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Eng. Richard Danko Mendel University in Lednice, Czech Republic

Project Manager and Research Assistant at Mendel University (Brno, Czechia), Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice (Czechia). He is in the process of completing his doctoral studies, with scientific interests focused on sustainable viticulture, plant physiology, and prevention methods, including the Simonit & Sirch methodology. Certified Advanced Master Pruner (Simonit & Sirch) in the field of Guyot shrub training and cutting grape cordons. He runs a consulting company specializing in viticulture and vineyard management, and manages his family’s boutique winery in Hustopeče, South Moravia. Additionally, he works as a private champagne sommelier.

Assoc. Prof. Magdalena Kapłan University of Life Sciences in Lublin

Professorat the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Head of the subdepartment of Pomology, Nursery and Enologyat the Institute of HorticultureProduction, at the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Her scientificactivityfocuses on improvingtechnologies for nurserymaterialproduction, apple and vinecultivation, as well as wineproduction. The author of numerousscientific and implementationpublications. Shecooperates with researchcentres in Poland and abroad, combiningscientificknowledge with practice. Sheis co-owner of a vinenursery and the Nobilis Vineyard, whosewineshave won awardsatnational and internationalcompetitions.

PhD. Eng. Janusz Mazurek Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Specialistat the Department of Plant Protectionat the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and supervisor of the Plant Disease Diagnostics Centre. He ran hisown consulting business for manyyears, beforejoining the university, providing independent technicaladvice on fertilization and plant protection, including for numerousvineyards. His interestsalsoincludephytosanitaryissues in urbangreenery. A long-timeexternalconsultant for Bayer Crop Science, between 2014 and 2023 he was responsible for supervising the health status of national plant collectionsat the Wojsławice Arboretum. Previously, he workedat the State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service, the Wrocław Botanical Garden, the Palm House in Lubiechów, and the companies such as Osadkowski SA, Agrosimex Ltd., and Bio-Lider Ltd. He holds certified qualifications as a Green Area Supervision Inspector. Author of numerous articles, presentations, scientific and practicall studies, as well as books including “Ochrona winorośli” (Grapevine Protection), “Profilaktyka ochrony drzew miejskich. Zalecenia bio-asekuracji” (Preventive Tree Protection in Urban Areas. Bio-security recommendations), “Nawożenie winorośli z elementami agrotechniki” (Grapevine Fertilization with Elements of Agrotechnics), and co-author of “Winorośl i wino. Wiedza i praktyka” (Grapevine and Wine: Knowledge and Practice) and “Winologia” (Oenology).

Wojciech Niemiec Biological Products Manager at Agrosimex

Biological Products Manager at Agrosimex. He gained experience through internships at renowned research institutions, including the experimental orchard at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), the Institute of Horticulture – National Research Institute in Skierniewice, and the BASF research station. He also worked in the ornamental plant greenhouse, one of the largest in the USA, as part of The Ohio State University program. Currently, he is responsible for the development and implementation of biological solutions in crops, combining knowledge with practice. Privately, he is passionate about gardening, motorization, and traveling; together with his family, he runs a orchard farm focused on the blackcurrants and cherries cultivation.

PhD. Eng. Dariusz Paszko University of Life Sciences in Lublin

PhD in AgriculturalSciences, specialist in horticulturaleconomics. He hasbeenassociated with the University of Life Sciences in Lublin for over 30 years, workingat the Department of Management and Marketing at the Faculty of Agrobioengineering. He teachescourses in economics, management, marketing, productioneconomics, and conductsresearch on costs and profitability in horticulturalproduction, includingviticulture. Author of over 150 scientific and popular science publications. He gainedpracticalexperience as a manager in the largehorticultural farm Agronom Berries. He hasbeenrunninghisownvineyard in the Roztocze region (South-East Poland) for morethan a decade, combiningresearch with practice. He enjoyshiking in the Tatra Mountains in hisfreetime.

Piotr Stopczyński Oenologist

Dr hab. Beata Komorowska Institute of Horticulture

Tomasz Krasowski Delphy Poland

Graduate of the University of Life Sciences in Poznań (formerly the Agricultural University of Poznań). From 1999 to 2010, he worked at Syngenta, where he co-created the Tomato Academy project. He has been a consultant at Delphy since 2011, providing professional advisory services to greenhouse vegetable growers, primarily tomato and cucumber. On a daily basis, he supports producers in the field of cultivation technology, yield optimalization, and sustainable management of production under cover.

PhD Paweł Krawiec Horti Team / Horticulture of the Future Cluster

Expert in the international berry market, scientist, practitioner, and advisor in the field of berry crop. Over 25 years of work at the Department of Pomology at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, he supervised 75 master’s and engineering theses. Author or co-author of more than 150 publications on the agricultural engineering and protection of raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, currant, chokeberry, and Japanese quince. He grows these species on his own farm in the Lublin region. Owner of Horti Team, a research and development company. In cooperation with the portal jagodnik.pl, he carries out the “Raspberry Factory” and “Blueberry Factory” projects. Co-founder of the Horticulture of the Future Cluster.

PhD Dorota Łabanowska-Bury Pod Osłonami.pl, Agro Smart Lab

PhD in Agricultural Sciences specializing in ecology, environmental protection, and entomology. Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), as well as postgraduate studies in language editing (University of Warsaw) and public relations (Warsaw School of Economics). She has been active in the horticultural sector as an editor, author of scientific and popular-scientific publications, and speaker at numerous conferences for over 15 years. Currently, she coordinates R&D projects on innovative solutions for horticulture, integrated pest management, and regenerative agriculture. She is particularly interested in the “zero residue” production of fruit and vegetable, plant protection innovations, economics of production, and preparation of horticultural products for sale.

PhD Dariusz Paszko University of Life Sciences in Lublin

PhD in Agricultural Sciences, graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture at the Agricultural University in Lublin, with a specialization in pomology. After completing his studies, he began working at his alma mater, where for nearly 30 years he was employed at the Department of Horticultural Economics, for many years under the supervision of the late Prof. E. Makosz, earning his doctoral degree in 2000 in the field of horticultural economics. This cooperation shaped his research interests towards the study and analysis of costs as well as the evaluation of the profitability of horticultural production. He is currently employed at the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin. For many years he has been conducting economic research and analyses in horticultural farms, both in conventional and organic production. Between 2006 and 2015, he gained practical experience in managerial positions at the large-scale horticultural farm Agronom Berries in the Lublin region. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific, popular science articles and monographs in the field of horticultural and economic sciences. As he himself says, he always dreamed of having his own orchard, and for several years he has been the owner of a vineyard in the Roztocze region and a producer of grape wine. By conducting comprehensive economic research on horticultural farms, carrying out market analyses and expert assessments, and participating in numerous industry meetings and national and international conferences, he strives to share his knowledge and research results in a way that helps fruit growers and horticultural producers achieve satisfying results more effectively.

Dr. Sylwia Stępniewska Plant Disease Clinic at the Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute in Poznań

PhD Eng. Agnieszka Stępowska Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences in Skierniewice

Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), specializing in vegetable growing. Her entire professional career has been associated with the Institute of Vegetable Growing, and later with The National Institute of Horticultural Research, where she worked as a scientist, advisor, and trainer. Author of numerous scientific and popular science publications on vegetable agrotechnics, including properties and use of substrates, methods of cultivation under cover, evaluation of varieties and adaptation of lesser-known vegetables to Polish conditions. She has lectured at the Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences for over 20 years. She teaches Gardening at Medical, Natural and Technical College, subjects related to plant nutrition, vegetable cultivation, greenhouse engineering, and herbalism. Privately, she is passionate about nature, literature, fine arts, handicrafts, and artistic dolls.

Dr. Eng. Gabriela Wyżgolik

Piotr Jakóbczyk Witabo Producers Group Ltd.

PhD Mirosław Korzeniowski Horticulture of the Future Cluster / AgroEkoton

Co-founder and President of the AGROEKOTON Association, dedicated to sustainable development, innovation in agriculture, and food production.

A graduate the University of Agriculture in Lublin, majoring in Environmental Protection and Management & Marketing in Agribusiness. He earned his doctorate at the University of Agriculture in Kraków with a dissertation on sustainable plant protection. Manager with 25 years of experience in multinational crop-protection companies, he has led the development of marketing strategies and coordinated projects while managing teams of specialists across 29 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Initiator and leader of international R&D projects focused on sustainable horticultural production. Author and co-author of scientific publications, and an active proponent of innovation and measures supporting sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. Honorary Member of the National Association of Fruit and Vegetable Processors.

PhD Kamila Bokszczanin Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)

Assistant Professor at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. She studies the molecular biology of fruit trees and the microbiome of the rhizosphere of crops, with particular emphasis on apple trees. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of organic and inorganic methods of soil maintenance in orchards and their impact on soil microbiome biodiversity. She analyses interactions between plants and microorganism in the context of soil health and crop quality. In her scientific work, she uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques and the analysis of ITS and 16S rRNA markers to study the structure and function of the soil microbiome. She participates in national and international projects, including the Grójec Living Soil initiative, which aims to develop sustainable soil management methods in orchards. She publishes papers in prestigious scientific journals and presents them at national and international conferences. Her research focuses on ecological and biotechnological innovations in orchards, molecular biology of fruit trees, and mechanisms of plant response to environmental stress. She actively participates in research and development projects and cooperates with the agricultural and horticultural sectors, striving to implement innovative and sustainable solutions in plant production.

Agata Kawecka Yara Poland Sp. z o.o.

Jan Szałas SzałasAgro

Jan Szałas – graduated from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology. He has been involved in agriculture from an early age, mainly in the hop sector, actively working locally and internationally, both in union and regulatory structures. Founder of Szałas agro, a company specializing in the supply and delivery of both basic fertilizer products and advanced solutions to professional horticultural farms, primarily to the berry sector. Originator and co-founder of the BerryCon training project for berry cultivation under cover.

PhD. Piotr Baryła Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie

Employee of the Institute of Horticultural Production at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, specialist in currant cultivation technologies and fruit tree nursery production. Privately a currant grower, co-creator of the Currant Demo Farm, president of the Polish Association of Currant Growers, and long-standing board member of the International Blackcurrant Association (IBA).

Michał Baryła Timac Agro Polska

A graduate of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. He is a senior advisor at Timac Agro Polska and a mentor to young employees. Co-owner of a implementation and production farm specializing in currant cultivation.

Robert Binkiewicz Agrosimex

Robert Binkiewicz - Technical Crop Manager at Agrosimex, expert in the field of fruit cultivation (specializing in the protection and fertilization of apple, pear and cherry trees), also manages the Info-Karta signaling system.

PhD. Jürgen Braun ADEMA formerly KIKU

CEO of ADEMA Company, is an internationally recognized expert in variety protection and trademark strategy.

He has decades of experience in managing licensing models, PBR, plant patents and navigating UPOV rules.

Magdalena Cieślak- Włodarczyk Yara Poland

Magdalena Cieślak-Włodarczyk – a fruit-growing enthusiast from an early age. A graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture. She works for YARA, where she continues her passion for horticulture as Regional Sales Manager. She is committed to supporting the development of modern horticulture, specializing in fertilization of berry and fruit crops. Privately, she is a lover of nature and innovative solutions in gardening. Together with her husband, she runs an orchard farm, where the Strawberry Inspirations project is carried out.

Maciej Cybulak sadownik

Prowadzenie: Justyna Dobrosz sad24.pl

Arkadiusz Donke Selgros buyer, Transgourmet Polska Sp. z o.o.

Karolina Felczak-Konarska Procam

Karolina Felczak-Konarska to ceniona naukowiec i autorka wielu publikacji naukowych oraz artykułów poularno-naukowych, a także książki dotyczącej analizy i badania patogenów w uprawie truskawki. Ekspert z zakresu fitopatologii, szczególnie roślin jagodowych. Absolwentka Wydziału Ogrodnictwa i Architektury Krajobrazu SGGW na kierunku Ogrodnictwo. Ukończyła studia podyplomowe w zakresie Integrowanej Ochrony i Produkcji, a także Bezpieczeństwo w użytkowaniu i Zarządzaniu Substancjami Chemicznymi. Skutecznie łączy naukę z praktyką. Nadal pozostaje wykładowcą i przekazuje swoją wiedzę praktyczną studentom kierunków rolniczych i ogrodniczych. Posiada ponad 15-letnie doświadczenie w branży agronomicznej, w zakresie rejestracji i obrotu środkami ochrony roślin oraz szeroko pojętego doradztwa ogrodniczego. Ekspert w zakresie doświadczalnictwa polowego w uprawach ogrodniczych i rolniczych. Specjalizuje się również w badaniach i usługach skierowanych do sektora ogrodniczego i przemysłu spożywczego. Obecnie w firmie PROCAM odpowiada za prowadzenie badań środków ochrony roślin, rozwój nowych produktów oraz doświadczenia polowe. Jej ekspertyza w dziedzinie badań i analiz, przyczynia się do postępu w dziedzinie nauki i technologii rolniczej i ogrodniczej.

Dorota Furmaniak Timac Agro Polska

She has been involved in fruit growing since her early years, and today runs an orchard near Warka. Professionally, she has been associated with Timac Agro for 11 years. Visiting farms daily, she serves as a field advisor for the company. Her work focuses on fertilizing orchards and berry fields, but due to her personal experience in growing berries, she also offers her practical knowledge. Daily visits to farms allow her to gain a broad perspective on the changes in Polish orchards over the years.

PhD Artur Godyń InHort

Dr inż. Artur Godyń: absolwent SGGW w Warszawie, od 1991 roku pracownik naukowy Instytutu Ogrodnictwa – Państwowego instytutu Badawczego w Skierniewicach – Zakład Agroinżynierii (do 2011 r. – Instytutu Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa) obecnie adiunkt. Zajmuje się techniką ochrony roślin, głównie w sadach, ale także zagadnieniami związanymi ze sprzętem ochrony roślin stosowanym w szeroko rozumianym rolnictwie, np. zaprawiarkami do nasion, sprzętem szklarniowym i opryskiwaczami kolejowymi. W ostatnim czasie prowadzi badania nad stosowaniem dronów do ochrony sadów. Autor licznych opracowań dotyczących badania sprawności technicznej różnych rodzajów sprzętu ochrony roślin, a także filmów szkoleniowych dotyczących badania opryskiwaczy polowych i sadowniczych i ograniczania znoszenia w sadach.

dr Dorota Łabanowska-Bury

Graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), as well as postgraduate studies in text editing at the University of Warsaw and Public Relations at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). PhD in Agricultural Sciences in the field of ecology, environmental protection, and entomology. For several years, she has been strongly interested in “zero residue” fruit and vegetable production in connection with changes in EU legislation regarding the withdrawal of active substances in plant protection products. She is engaged in topics related to plant protection, innovation, horticultural production economics, as well as the preparation of horticultural products for sale. For more than 15 years, she has been associated with horticultural trade publishing, editor of newsletters and specialist books, author of scientific and popular science publications in Poland and abroad, and a speaker at numerous scientific and industry conferences. Currently, she works as an R&D project coordinator in the field of innovative solutions for horticulture, integrated plant protection, and regenerative agriculture.

PhD. Eng. Radosław Łaźny Plon Expert Doradztwo Agronomiczne

Expert in international vegetable and berry crop production. Scientist, practitioner and advisor in hydroponic cultivation of vegetables and berries using solid substrates, as well as in conventional and organic vegetable production in the ground. Author and co-author of several scientific publications. He also specializes in soil reclamation and reducing the negative impact of human activity on the soil microbiome and on soil itself. Owner of Plon Expert, which provides agronomic consultancy across Europe and beyond. Plon Expert is an independent agronomic company that offers ready-made solutions for vegetable and berry production. Conscious food production and reduction of environmental footprint of agriculture/ horticulture on the natural environment is a goal that he promotes among producers.

Kuba Niewczas Szkółka Truskawek Niewczas

Co-owner of Niewczas Szkółka Sadzonek Truskawki. An entrepreneur and farmer with a passion for strawberries, he is responsible for all nursery operations.

Tomasz Olszewski Procam

Karol Pajewski sad24.pl

Karol Pajewski is a computer scientist by training, but has been involved in fruit farming since his early years. He hails from the Mogielnica area in the Grójec basin. He is a blogger and journalist. He contributes content to the website www.sad24.pl and the MPS SAD magazine. His daily work focuses primarily on the economics of fruit farming and the international trade in fruit and preserves. He also helps out on his family's fruit farm. By participating in numerous industry meetings, agricultural committees, and international trade fairs, while also working in the orchard, he strives to convey to fruit growers all the perspectives and interdependencies that exist within the horticultural industry.

Marcin Piesiewicz sad24.pl/ MPS Sad

PhD Wojciech Piotrowski InHort

Institute of Horticulture (InHort) — National Research Institute, Skierniewice

The researcher conducts studies in the field of protection of fruit plants against pests, mainly including: breeding, monitoring of phytophages and their natural enemies; creating and improving traps; optimizing and minimizing the use of pesticides; creating and improving fruit crop protection programmes; searching for substances that repel pests from fruit and the interaction between plant and pest. He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications, speeches at national and international conferences and grower meetings, as well as many popular-science articles.

Mariusz Podymniak jagodnik.pl

Editor, Passionate about blueberries and ... bees

He has been involved in the gardening business for over 30 years. 10 years of education allowed him to gain the basics in the field of broadly understood gardening. He has always been passionate about plants and modern techniques of growing them. Therefore, immediately after graduation, he started working in a trade publishing house specializing in gardening titles. He described modern farms and technologies related to orchard, nursery, vegetable crops, but also ornamental plants. Ultimately, his activities focused on berry plants and vegetables. He has been running his own company Hortus Media sp. z o.o. together with Tomasz Werner (fellow editor) since 2011. We focus on providing information in the field of modern berry cultivation (JAGODNIK magazine and www.jagodnik.pl portal) and field vegetables (warzywapolowe.pl portal).

Iwona Polewska-Jankowiak Bio-Gen

Director of the Horticultural Department at Bio-Gen

A graduate of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). She is an expert in fertilization, soil microbiology, and plant biostimulation. For nearly 20 years, she has been supporting horticultural producers, advising on fertilization and fertigation, improving soil fertility, building active microflora, and natural methods of supporting plant immunity. She specializes in consulting and designing effective fertilization programs based on soil analysis and plant needs. She is the author of numerous lectures, articles, and industry training courses, valued for her practical approach and ability to combine scientific knowledge with realities of farming.

Krzysztof Sak 4berries

Berry market expert with 18 years of industry experience. For 15 years, he successfully led the sales department at Poland's largest strawberry and raspberry plant nursery. He is currently the Sales Manager for Europe and the Middle East at Botanicoir, a leading coir substrate producer.
In addition, he is the owner of 4Berries, a company specializing in the supply of coir substrates and providing business consulting services to berry producers in Poland. With a deep understanding of market trends and cultivation technologies, he helps clients optimize their operations and achieve sustainable growth.

Hanka Sobczyńska Spółdzielnia Ogrodnicza w Grójcu

PhD. Andrzej Soska Soska Konsulting

Sebastian Szymanowski Galster

Jacek Witkowski Timac Agro Polska

Jacek Witkowski is a Key Account Manager at Timac Agro Polska, specialist in strawberry and raspberry cultivation. He has been advising gardeners in central Poland for years. He draws his knowledge from experiments conducted on his farm, where he produces dessert strawberries. A resident of the largest strawberry "basin" in Poland, which is the Czerwińsk nad Wisłą Municipality. Creator and organizer of the Vip Berry Room – meeting for the largest producers of soft fruits and berries.

Mateusz Włodarski

Aleksandra Woda-Liebner Szkółka Truskawek Niewczas

Sales Specialist at Niewczas Szkółka Sazonek Truskawki. Responsible for selecting seedlings and varieties to meet individual grower needs and providing cultivation advice.

Piotr Zieliński Grupa Organic

Ph.D. Aleksandra Czerwińska-Nowak

Jakub Dobrosz AgroHorti Media (Warzywa.pl)

Dorota Walczak VitaFer

Dorota Walczak is an experienced specialist in the field of agricultural technology, currently working as an Agricultural Expert at VitaFer. She has extensive experience in agricultural consulting, with a particular focus on fertilization, the use of microbiological products, and plant protection. As a graduate of postgraduate studies in Integrated Production at the Plant Protection Institute in Poznań, she combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience gained during many years of work at the Pomeranian Agricultural Advisory Center and cooperation with agricultural, horticultural, and fruit-growing farms. She specializes in developing and implementing innovative strategies to support crop protection, with a particular focus on biological methods, foliar fertilization, and sustainable agriculture. Her lecture “From soil to leaf: a comprehensive strategy for strengthening onion resistance to soil-borne diseases” will present a modern approach to disease prevention in onion cultivation, based on the latest research and practical field experience.

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Mateusz Włodarczyk producent truskawek - Hornigi

Mateusz Włodarczyk comes from a fruit farm in Hornigi near Warka. Together with his wife, Magdalena, they run their own farm, specializing in the production of dessert strawberries, apples, and vegetables. Since 2011, he has been involved in the implementation of the Strawberry Inspirations project.