Pre-Event WorkshopsMonday, 27 July 2026 - BRT (Brasilia Time, GMT-03:00)

9:00am - 9:50am

Registration for: Advancing Innovation - Exploring Novel Technologies , Product Implementation and Strategic Partnerships in Biocontrol and Biostimulants Workshop

9:50am - 10:00am

Opening welcome remarks

10:00am - 10:30am

Microalgae-derived organic compounds as functional substrates for soil microorganisms and drivers of crop performance across different agricultural systems

Luiz Lourenco - Agronomist and Co-owner, Prada Agricola

10:30am - 11:00am

An in depth presentation on microorganisms of the caatinga: a frontier for the adaptation of agriculture to climate change

Adailson Feitoza de Jesus Santos - Professor and Researcher, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Brazil

11:00am - 11:30am

Prospective analysis and competitive intelligence as tools for biotechnological valorization of biomass and agro-industrial co-products toward biocontrol and biostimulant development

Luana Beatriz Nascimento - Senior Researcher, SENAI Institute of Innovation in Biosynthetics and Fibers (Firjan)

11:30am - 12:00pm

This session is on hold for an event sponsor

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Networking Lunch Break

1:30pm - 2:00pm

The rise of defined biological molecules in crop protection

Henrique de Souza - Associate Professor, Unicamp

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Exploring the main barriers to adoption of innovative products in agriculture in Brazil

Sergio Almeida - Founder and Director, Demetra Business Serviços de Apoio Empresarial Ltda

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Partnership session: Group activity

3:00pm - 3:05pm

End of Workshop

3:05pm - 4:00pm

Registration for Regulation Is the Key to Business Seminar- Hosted by Croplife Brazil and RED Latam

4:00pm - 4:05pm

Welcome to the regulation workshop

4:05pm - 4:50pm

Definition of Bioinputs: How can the new regulatory framework stimulate the development of new technologies in the bioinputs sector? //Definição de Bioinsumos: Como o novo marco regulatório pode estimular o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias na área de bioinsumos?

4:50pm - 5:50pm

Regulatory Deep Dive: Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina

Regulation Is the Key to Business

Brief introduction and welcome by Norberto Arias, President of RED LATAM
Presentations: 10 to 15 minutes each country
Focus of the presentations: Key regulatory aspects for the registration of biostimulants and biocontrol products, new regulations, and factors to be considered
Conclusions, discussion, and Q&A (final 30 minutes)

Speakers:
Paraguay: María Fernanda Cáceres
Uruguay: Hugo Francois
Bolivia: Kelly Gutierrez
Argentina: Emilia Viñas and María Inés Zerba

Maria Fernanda Cáceres Sanabria - Technical Coordinator of Registrations, Paraguay S.R.L. Consulting Firm
Hugo Daniel François - Agronomist & CEO, New Agriculture
Maria Ines Zerba - Regulatory consultant - Argentina, RED Latam

5:50pm - 5:55pm

End of workshop followed by drinks and networking

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Pre-Event WorkshopsMonday, 27 July 2026 - BRT (Brasilia Time, GMT-03:00)

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