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09.00 |
Registration and Coffee |
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SESSION 1 - Markets - developing markets and the drivers for growth |
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09.30 |
Chairman’s Introduction |
Dr Nigel Uttley,
Enigma Marketing Research |
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09.40 |
Changes in the global
crop protection industry
Part 1- Is growth always an uphill struggle?
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Gautam Sirur,
Director and Principal Consultant, Cropnosis |
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What are the drivers of change:
- Horn of plenty - food, feed and industry
- Over a barrel - energy impact on costs
- El niño or La niña - environmental change
and its impacts
- In
the limelight at last - investors and the climate for investing in agchems
and seeds
- Innovations ring in change - in chemistry,
in seeds and biotechnology
- Leaders or followers -companies that adapt
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10.15 |
North American and US
fungicide markets - from Asian rust bust to mini boom |
Roy Cleveland dmr-kynetec |
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Overview of the North American fungicide market,
size and trends by crop and country
- Overview of the US fungicide market, size
and trends by crop and disease
- Asian soybean rust
- Trends in the US foliar fungicide market
in soybeans and corn
- Outlook for
2007 and 2008
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10.50 |
Changes in the global
crop protection industry
Part 2 -
In the
limelight at last? |
Gautam Sirur,
Director and Principal Consultant, Cropnosis |
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- The emerging crop protection industry
- Company-industry peer groups
- Agrochemicals and biotechnology
- How investors evaluate crop protection
companies
- Leaders or followers
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11.25
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Tea/Coffee break |
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SESSION 2 - Marketing/Case Studies -
defending market position and identifying the new growth opportunities |
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11.45 |
Chairman's
Introduction |
Rod Parker, AIS Global |
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11.55 |
Profume -
managing risk through product stewardship
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Anette Schreyer,
Regulatory Team Leader- Europe Dow AgroSciences
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- History and
development
- Risk v hazard
- Risk Management
- Product stewardship
- Monitoring and
measurement
- Training
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12.30 |
The drivers and markets in the
non-crop sector
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Stefan Wifvesson
Head of Region Europe and Japan,
Bayer Environmental Science |
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- Overview of the non-crop market sector
- The specific challenges that participants
face
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13.05 |
Lunch - time to network and visit the BCPC Exhibition |
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14.05 |
Domestic distributor to
pan-European player-strategies for market defence and growth of a
medium-sized company |
Dr Richard Youngman,
Director Marketing & Business Development, Stähler International |
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- Company and market situation in the mid 1990's
- Growth opportunities for SME's via new markets and products
Strategy for the 21st century to maintain
growth and independence
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SESSION 3 - Supply Chain Strategy - supply chain management in a maturing
market |
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14.40 |
Agrochemical purchasing
strategies |
Dr Hans Elmsheuser
Head Global Purchasing
Syngenta Crop Protection
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Sourcing in a global market
What it takes to be a preferred supplier
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15.15 |
Third party sourcing for a
growing agrochemical organisation |
Dr Dirk Steffan, Business Development Engineer, Gowan Company |
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- Enabling grower solutions based on registration, application and
marketing expertise through effective source identification
- Resurrecting triallate via manufacturer partnering
- Driving efficiencies through effective sourcing of intermediates and
agrochemicals
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15.50 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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16.10 |
Answering the needs for
profitability and risk management in a changing environment |
Dr Uwe Brunk, Head
of Agro Business, Saltigo, Chair of the Agrochemical Intermediate
Manufacturers in Europe (AIME) |
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- Communication – listening to what the customer wants
- Reliability of supply and minimising risks
- Fulfilling the responsible care guidelines of your customers
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16.45 |
Agrochemical manufacture in China - an opportunity or a threat |
Sun Shubao, Secretary General,
China Crop Protection Industry Association |
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An overview of companies manufacturing actives in China
Government regulations which affect manufacture
The challenges facing Chinese exporters
- cost of energy, changes to VAT,
subsidies, strength of currency
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17.20 |
Questions
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17.45 |
Networking and cocktails
sponsored by Cropnosis
& Dmrkynetec |
 dmrkynetec
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dmrkynetec |
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The Programme for Day 2, Thursday 18th
October 2007
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SESSION 4 - The R&D Sector - the need for
continued investment |
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9.00 |
Chairman's introduction |
Martin Redbond, Crop Protection Monthly |
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9.10 |
New formulations =
new products
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Mark Bell,
Formulation Development Manager, Battelle |
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- New formulation as a means of product
differentiation
- New patented formulations to extend
proprietary market position
- Improving product weakness
- Regulatory data requirements
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9.45 |
The importance
of innovation to the R&D business |
Dr
Alan Baylis,
Nuvistix Innovation |
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Knowledge management for innovation – an internal audit
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An innovation and creativity toolkit
- How to create a culture of innovation
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SESSION 5 - The Generic Sector-
establishing a credible and sustainable position |
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10.20 |
The legal
hurdles for generic development |
Dr Noam Mushkin, Patent Attorney, Corporate Intellectual Property Counsel, Makhteshim Agan
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- The patent "pitfalls" in crop protection product development
- Navigating the pitfalls
- Strategies for creating affordable and enforceable IP
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10.55
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Tea/Coffee break |
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11.15 |
Global expansion of a generic
agrochemical company |
James Bristow,
General Manager -International
Rotam Group Agrochemical Division |
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Rotam Group overview
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Characteristics and
core strengths for a sustainable future
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Routes to growth,
organic v acquisition
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Select your mindset,
market driven v industrial drive
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Rotam case study
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The future challenges
for a generic company
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SESSION 6 - Legal/Registration - working within the
rules |
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11.50 |
Parallel imports into Europe -
the pros and cons |
Rocky Rowe, Adviser
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Trade Issues,
European Crop Protection Association |
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- Review of the current state of parallel import rules
- Proposals to implement consistent processes in member states dealing
with parallel trade applications
- The need for appropriate enforcement
- The need for a revision on labelling of parallel traded products
- Industry recommendations for the future
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12.25 |
The impact on the EU market of
the new regulations that will replace 91/414 |
Terry Tooby, Regulatory Affairs
Director, JSC International |
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- Current regulatory situation
- Transition from 91/414/EEC to revised
Regulation
- Impact of proposed revision
- Specific aspects of the revision e.g. data
protection, vertebrate studies, substitution
- Regulatory strategy
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13.00 |
Final
Questions & Wrap Up |
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