Programme Overview & Congress Themes
| Confirmed International Speakers | Theme Highlights |
|---|---|
| Professor Damien McLoughlin University College Dublin Cedric Porter Lauren M Scott Chris Koch David Hughes Tom Keogh | • Value chain developments • Added value products • Consumer trends • International trade • Technology impacts • Marketing initiatives • Product types and processing • Agribusiness |
SUSTAINABILITY
| Confirmed International Speakers | Theme Highlights |
|---|---|
| Tara McCarthy CEO, Bord Bia, (Irish Food Board), Ireland Dr. Mark Lyons Elmar Schulte Gelderman Brian Kilgallen David Zaruk Oscar Ortiz | • Climate studies • Agrochemical management and product development • Water management and irrigation • Integrated pest management • Economic impacts and incentives |
HEALTH / NUTRITION
| Confirmed International Speakers | Theme Highlights |
|---|---|
| Katherine Beals University of Utah, USA Stu Baker John Toaspern | • Consumer nutrition studies • Micronutrition • Potato nutraceuticals • The role of the potato in global nutrition |
INNOVATION / RESEARCH
| Confirmed International Speakers | Theme Highlights |
|---|---|
| Dan Milbourne Potato Geneticist, Senior Research Scientist, Teagasc, Ireland Franz Bernd Kruthaup | • Agronomy • Blockchain technology • Disruptive technologies • Emerging issues and solutions • Mechanisation and automation • New breeding developments and varieties • Pathology |
DEVELOPMENT
| Confirmed International Speakers | Theme Highlights |
|---|---|
| Tom Arnold Former CEO, Concern Worldwide, Ireland Hannelore Beerlandt Yalin Yang | • Food security • Social impact studies • Development case studies • Global challenges |
WPC 2022 Congress Programme Overview
Please note this preliminary programme overview is correct as per May 2021 and is subject to change.
