Official program
10th INTERNATIONAL BERRY FRUIT CONGRESS
Wednesday 18th June 2025
8:30 a.m.
Registration
Salón de Chimeneas
9:15 a.m.
Opening Keynote: “It’s Not Over”
Manu Sánchez, comedian and presenter
Congress Hall – Casa Colón
10:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Casa Colón Gardens
11:00 a.m.
Opening of the Exhibition Area
11:00 a.m.
Koppert: Biological control strategy for Scirtothrips in berries
Javier Calvo, R&D department researcher at Koppert Spain
Room A
Viveros California: VICA Alegría and Beyond – New Projects
Manuel de la Huerta, Operations Director at VICA Sur
Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, Breeder
Mario Loi, Sales Manager
Room B
11:30 a.m.
Bayer: ResiYou – The digital waste management tool. Digital tools
Beatriz Díaz, Head of Digital Tools for Central-Southern Spain, Bayer CropScience
Room A
11:30 a.m.
Bioline Iberia: The market’s first liquid-phase Phytoseiulus persimilis spraying system
Manuel A. Gómez Romero, Development Manager at Bioline Iberia
Room B
Official Ceremony and Fresa Awards Presentation
Pilar Miranda, Mayor of Huelva
Consolación Vera, Vice Councellor of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Regional Government of Andalusia
Congress Hall – Casa Colón
Afterwards
Lunch
Casa Colón Gardens
Following that
After Work | Descongrés: Berries and Sound
Performance by La Otra Banda
Casa Colón Gardens
Sponsored by SP Soluciones Agrícolas
Thursday 19th June 2025
9:00 a.m.
Alltech Crop Science: Is It Possible to Disinfect Without Chemicals? New Alternatives
Francisco de Asís Pérez Zunino, Technical Director at Alltech Crop Science
Congress Hall
9:00 a.m.
Herogra Group: Efficient Nutrition – The Future of Berries
Cristina León Molina, Agronomy Department, Herogra Group
Conference Room A
9:30 a.m.
FAENSE: Wooden Packaging – Key to Brand Value and Commercialisation
Emilio J. Pérez, General Director of FEDEMCO
Congress Hall
9:30 h.
Bioibérica: Terra-sorb radicular Symbiotic®, a strategic and sustainable solution for fertigation optimization.
Ignacio López-Cepero Tena, Agricultural Technical Engineer | Area Manager
Conference Room A
10:00 a.m.
TARAZONA AGROSOLUTIONS: Optimising Water Resources in Strawberry Cultivation
Ricardo Salvador Soldado, Product R&D
Marta Bonet Viana, Product Positioning and Catalogue
Congress Hall
10:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Casa Colón Gardens
11:00 a.m.
SEIPASA: Advanced Biocontrol – A Path Towards Residue-Free Berry Production
Ricard Brossa, Chief Portfolio Officer
Congress Hall
11:00 a.m.
DHL: Safety and Innovation in Berry Transport
Rafael Muñoz, Transport Director at DHL Supply Chain
Luis Manzano, Sales Manager at DHL Global Forwarding
Conference Room A
11:30 a.m.
Agrocolor: Sustainability Updates – Carbon Footprint, Food Waste Law and 100% Recycled Packaging
Ana María Robles, Director of Management System Certification and Sustainability
Conference Room B
11:30 a.m.
Syngenta Biologicals: Soil Health and Irrigation Management & Optimisation
Andrés Aguilera, Market Development Manager
Conference Room A
12:30 p.m.
Institutional Closing Ceremony
With the participation of the Regional Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Government of Andalusia, Ramón Fernández Pacheco.
Congress Hall
13:00 p.m.
Closing Keynote: Sowing Health – How Berries Can Lead the Food of Tomorrow
Pablo Ojeda, popularizer and senior technician in Dietetics.
Sponsored by Gusto del Sur, a quality brand of the Andalusian Regional Government, co-funded by FEDER funds
2:00 p.m.
Lunch
Casa Colón Gardens