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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 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.

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