INNOVATION / RESEARCH
- Agronomy
- Blockchain technology
- Disruptive technologies
- Emerging issues and solutions
- Mechanisation and automation
- New breeding developments and varieties
- Pathology
NUTRITION / HEALTH
- Consumer nutrition studies
- Micronutrition
- Potato nutraceuticals
- The role of the potato in global nutrition
SUSTAINABILITY
- Climate studies
- Agrochemical management and product development
- Water management and irrigation
- Integrated pest management
- Economic impacts and incentives
POTATO BUSINESS
- Value chain developments
- Added value products
- Consumer trends
- International trade
- Technology impacts
- Marketing initiatives
- Product types and processing
- Agribusiness
DEVELOPMENT
- Food security
- Social impact studies
- Development case studies
- Global challenges
| 11:00 - 15:30 | Congress Registration | |||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Welcome Refreshments | |||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | WPC 2021 Congress Opening | |||
| Opening Address Michael Hoey, President IPF |
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| Opening WPC Address Romain Cools, President WPC Inc. |
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| 16:00 - 17:30 | PLENARY SESSION | |||
| Ireland, Canada and the Potato Robert Kearns, Canada |
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| Ireland, The Green Island Tara McCarthy, CEO, Bord Bia, Ireland |
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| 17:30 | Welcome Reception - RDS | |||
| 06:30 | ||||
| 09:00 - 10:30 | PLENARY SESSION | |||
| The Global Food Market in 2025 Professor Damien McLoughlin, University College Dublin | ||||
| The Dynamic Global Potato Market Cedric Porter, World Potato Markets, UK | ||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | ||||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | BUSINESS SESSION Where will the potato business be in 5 years’ time? | HEALTH & NUTRITION SESSION The Potato – healthy or not? | ||
| 12:30 - 14:00 | ||||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | ||||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | ||||
| SEED POTATOES Where will seed production be in 5 years? | PLANT HEALTH Emerging challenges and plant health in the potato production system | POTATO TRADE AND UTILIZATION IN ASIA Demand, Consumption and Opportunities for International Business | PROMOTION & EDUCATION Prepare to be Surprised |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | ||||
| 16:30 - 17:30 | PLENARY SESSION | |||
| Global Consumer Trends in Fresh Produce Lauren M Scott, CMO, Produce Marketing Association | ||||
| Fuelling Performance with Potatoes Katherine Beals,University of Utah | ||||
| 17:30 - 17:45 | WPC Industry Awards | |||
| 19:00 - 21:00 | ||||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | PLENARY SESSION | |||
| The Future of Potato Research and its Contribution to Food Security and Sustainability Prof. Louise Fresco, President-Executive, Wageningen University | ||||
| 09:45 - 11:15 | INNOVATION SESSION How new and emerging technologies will impact your bottom line | SUSTAINABILITY SESSION How does the potato fit into sustainable production? | ||
| 11:15 - 11:45 | ||||
| 11:45 - 12:45 | ||||
| 12:45 - 14:00 | ||||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | ||||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | ||||
| PROCESSED POTATOES | NUTRITION & FERTILISERS | BREEDING Is breeding powering ahead or losing its way? | TECHNOLOGY | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | ||||
| 16:30 - 17:30 | PLENARY SESSION | |||
| Planet of Plenty Dr. Mark Lyons, AlltecH | ||||
| Contribution of the Potato to the SDG's and Climate Action Tom Arnold, Ireland | ||||
| 17:30 | Handover Ceremony | |||
| 17:45 | Congress Closing | |||
| 20:00 | ||||
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