Beautiful Biopesticides: Biologicals Protecting Crops
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Conventional pesticides—which generally aim to kill—aren’t the only weapons available to fight crop pests.
More farmers are using biopesticides derived from natural materials such as plants and minerals. Biopesticides biodegrade in nature, won’t hurt humans, and may reverse pest-resistance caused by synthetic pesticides.
The market is paying attention. The global biopesticide market is projected to reach $8.5 billion by 2025, and is a big reason for the increase in organic farming and market demand for sustainable products.
This webinar will discuss developments in biologicals for crop protection and natural pest control, and how new technologies are dramatically transforming the market.
Speakers
Philip Rollinson
Global Business Consultant, Sustainable Agriculture
Philip is an agronomist that has held numerous positions in the field, in country management and global leadership with a major global crop protection company where he spent more than ten years as the Global Insect Control Portfolio Manager. He spent four years as Executive Vice President Sales & Business Development with a biotech startup based in Southern California. Philip is now a private consultant helping a select group of startup companies establish novel, sustainable biotech products in the global agriculture market. He studied agronomy at Harper Adams Agricultural College in the United Kingdom where he developed a keen interest in entomology and crop protection.
Jacques Haverlant
Head of Research & Innovation, Certis
Jacques is a member of the Certis’ Management Board, leads the sustainability steering group in charge of developing and ensuring the implementation of sustainability initiatives at Certis Europe. He joined Certis in 2007 as a portfolio manager and successively managed the marketing team in France and the Seed Treatment portfolio globally. Jacques held different global positions in project and product management at Syngenta. He has about 30 years of experience in crop protection in Europe and at the global level.
Fernanda Avila Swinburn
Senior Research Analyst, Boundless Impact Research & Analytics
Fernanda graduated from Columbia University in 2018 with a Master’s Degree in Sustainability Management and a focus on renewable energy, sustainability strategies, data analysis, and life cycle assessment. Prior to Columbia, she graduated from Universidad de Chile with a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. Fernanda has experience modeling demand-side management systems for micro-grids and renewable resources forecasting. Her work on these topics was recognized with the first-place award in the Eco-Logicas Monograph competition, given by the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento de Energias Alternativas na América Latina.