Presentations and panel discussions in the new Gardeners' Forum

On the first day of the fair, everything at the Gardeners' Forum will revolve around trends and best practices. A joint look into the future is on the agenda for tomorrow, the second day of the fair. On Thursday, the focus will be on industry and trade. On the last day of the fair, the topic of the day will be the environment.

All lectures at the Gardeners' Forum will be simultaneously translated for non-German-speaking visitors. Before the official start, the specialist audience can look forward to a Meet & Coffee event every day from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., where they can exchange ideas with representatives from politics and associations. The program is rounded off twice a day by guided tours to the exhibitors participating in the gardeners' forum.

The program:

TUESDAY – TRENDS & BEST PRACTICES
moderated by Peter Mecklenburg (@kopflastigs_garten)

• 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.: Lubera Edibles – Passion for edible plants! – Resistance, simplicity, diversity & taste for the home garden (Rupert Mayer, CEO & Frederik Vollert, Product Development Manager)
   
• 11:15 - 12:00: LVG Heidelberg – The online variety finder – an overview of the summer flowering program (Rainer Koch)
   
• 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Kötterheinrich – Hydrangea production - Future retail requirements: How can breeding goals, planned logistics and consumer wishes contribute to the success of all members of the supply chain? (Jürgen Gerdvordermark, Sales Manager and Robert Wacker, Finance & Sales Cultivaris)
   
• 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.: Engelbert Kötter – Plants of the future. For customers. Now.
   
• 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.: Cultivaris – outstanding genetics, innovative marketing and long-term brand development using the example of the garland hydrangea “Runaway Bride®” (Garry Grüber, Managing Director & Robert Wacker, Finance & Sales)
   
• 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Proven Winners – A global brand for horticulture (Robert Psenner, PW EU & Kevin Hurd, PW USA)

WEDNESDAY - FUTURE & SUSTAINABILITY
moderated by Peter Mecklenburg (@kopflastigs_garten)

• 10:30 – 11:00 am: Brandkamp – Generational change in horticulture: Mastering challenges, seizing opportunities (Leon Hünting, Sales Manager)
   
• 11:00 – 11:30 am: Syngenta Agro GmbH – The future of plant protection (Rainer Peters, Technical Specialist Ornamentals & Maurus Wüllner, Key Account Manager Ornamentals)
   
• 11:30 – 12:00: LVG Heidelberg – Challenges in the organic production of young pot plants (Ruben Schewes)
   
• 12:00 – 12:30: Wir sind Garten – Current study: Gardens in transition – insights for the green industry (Torsten Brämer, Digital Creator)
   
• 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.: Center for Business Administration in Horticulture – Between Science and Practice: Sustainability in Horticulture That Counts (Pierre Adrian Filohn, Marius Tegethoff, Dr. Marike Isaak & Robert Luer)
   
• 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: GlobalG.A.P. – Where responsible plant propagation begins – IFA Standard V6 (Dr. Friedrich Lüdeke, Consultant for Standard Management (Crops) and Trainer)

THURSDAY - INDUSTRY & TRADE
moderated by Jacky Uda (@jackystraumgarten)

• 10:30 - 11:45: GASA GROUP Denmark A/S - Category Management in the horticultural industry (Lars Rose-Hansen, Commercial Manager)
   
• 12:00 - 12:30: Bailey Nurseries – How brands bridge the gap between industry and consumers (Alec Charais, Chief Marketing & Product Development Officer & Janny Meemelink, Growth Marketer Concept Factory)
   
• 12:30 - 1:00 p.m.: Kordes Jungpflanzen – Rethinking the garden. What do consumers need, what does the industry offer? (Claudia Kordes, Marketing/ Press)
   
• 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.: Syngenta Flowers – Flower consumption in different parts of the world (Michael van Baekel, Head of Marketing APAC)
   
• 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Panel discussion – French growers from the Loire Valley: young plants à la française – let's grow together! With Matthieu Vele, President Ernest Turc, Julie Renault, Owner & Director Pépinières Renault, Claire Alix-Barrault, Owner & Director Maison Barrault, Mark Hodson, Owner & Director Turcieflor
   
• 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Presentation of ZVG/ Inifes gGmbH - QUAGA project (Alexander Kühl, project coordinator)

FRIDAY - ENVIRONMENT
moderated by Jacky Uda (@jackystraumgarten)

• 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.: LAFORET Young Plant – innovation and modernization process for sustainable production (Antoine Metivier, Quality Manager)
   
• 11:30 – 12:00 a.m.: Dümmen Orange – bee-friendly breeding (Sven Straeten, Product Business Development Manager)