Mexico: GreenTech Americas Conference on CEA

GreenTech Americas will take place from March 12-14 at Querétaro Congress Center (QCC) in Mexico. It will focus on bringing together knowledge and technologies for growers in controlled environments in the Americas.

With 200 companies and more than 3,000 expected attendees, GreenTech Americas aims to mark a pivotal moment in shaping a future for the region's horticulture. During the conference, experts will highlight the latest developments in controlled environment agriculture and crop optimization.

Conference program and highlights include:

Tuesday 12 March

• 10:20 – 10:50: 'Agriculture 4.0: Adoption of advanced technologies' by José Carlos Arredondo (Uteq) and Alfredo Diaz (Amhpac)
• 12:45 – 13:30: Keynote: 'Strategies for the control and management of ToBRFV, Challenges related to virus management. Do's and dont's' by Stijn Weijns (Agro Care Rilland)
• 15:00 – 16:00: 'Semi-closed greenhouse: An improvement on the traditional greenhouse' by Barthelemy Richel (Richel Group / Richel Mexico), Bas Duijvestijn (Van der Hoeven) and Alejandro Avila (Bonanza Greenhouses)
• 16:45 – 17:30: 'The road to sustainable protected horticulture' by Nelson Santiago Perez (Ludvig Svensson), Genaro Montes (Seduse Queretaro), Joel Hernandez (Smeap), Octavió Perez (Nature Fresh Farms) and Timo Spruijt (Ridder)

Wednesday 13 March

• 8:30 – 11.00: Powerday: 'Inspiring and connecting morning program with the theme: 'Human skills make the difference!' Hosted by Peter Klapwijk (2Harvest), speaker: Stijn Weijns (Agro Care Rilland) and table moderators: Felix Tarrats (Ceickor), Hugo Escoto (Alternativa Agrícola Sustentable), Oscar Woltman (Phoenix) and Bernardo Carranza (Uteq)
• 16:00 – 17:00: 'Planning and implementation of technology for the growing labor shortage' by Oscar Woltman (Phoenix), Ben Sosef (Royal Brinkman Mexico), and Marcel van Steekelenburg (Berg Hortimotive).

Thursday 14 March

• 09:30 – 10:15: 'Alternative crops in protected horticulture' by Carla Garcia (Hort Americas), Freek Knol (Enza Zaden), and Elmar A. Pérez (Agrosistemas controlados)
• 10:15 – 11:15: 'Integration of diverse technologies for specific crops' by Iván G. Mendez (Megafrescos - Priva) and Dionysis Tarnavas (Ridder)
• 13:30 – 14:30: Closing panel: 'Grower to grower: comparing experiences' by Ernesto Oliveros (Agricola Oliveros) and Oscar Woltman (Phoenix)

Check out the full conference program at greentech.nl