Congress

Expocida Congress Program 2026*

Thursday, February 26

9:30h WELCOME

Sergio Monge, President, ANECPLA
Miguel Reís, President, GROQUIFAR


9:40h OPENING


10:00h OPENING KEYNOTE


10:30h COFFEE BREAK


11:00h PANEL: "Management of Harmful Organisms in Spaces: Pest Control 5.0"

Moderator: Paloma Valentín, Deputy Director, ANECPLA

  • "Main changes in biocides regulations"
    Santiago González, Deputy Director General for Environmental Health and Occupational Health, Ministry of Health
  • "Management strategies against mosquitoes (VFNO)"
    Carolina Sánchez, Director of the Andalusian Strategic Plan for Surveillance and Control of Arthropod Vectors Affecting Health (PEVA) (Department of Health, Presidency and Emergencies.)
  • "New challenges in cockroach management"
    Sergio Chinea, Technical Director, Faycanes SL
  • "Challenges in BIRD management"
    Juan Carlos Ortíz, President, Spanish Association of Municipal Veterinarians (AVEM)
  • "Advances in research on rodenticide resistance"
    Azucena Bermejo-Nogales, PhD. Environment Department, National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA)
  • Discussion

13:00h PANEL: "Management of Harmful Organisms in the Air"

Moderator: Elena Martínez, Secretary, ANECPLA

  • "Air quality and its impact on Health"
    Dr. Beatriz Nuñez Corcuera, Air Pollution Area, National Center for Environmental Health, ISCIII (Carlos III Health Institute)
  • "Technical Health Guide on Indoor Environment Quality"
  • "Indoor Environment Quality Health Plan"
    Paulino Pastor, President, FEDECAI
  • Discussion

14:00h BREAK / LUNCH


15:00h MOTIVATIONAL CONFERENCE

Víctor Küppers, motivational speaker passionate about attitude management and enthusiasm.


16:00h EXPOCIDA OPEN SESSIONS


18:30h END OF THE DAY

Friday, February 27

9:30h LECTURE: "The Present and Future of Biocides and Pesticides Legislation: Challenges and Opportunities in Spain and the EU"

Guillermo Díaz, Director of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, ADELMA


10:00h DIGITALIZATION WORKSHOP

  • "Digitalization applied to pest control: from paper to smart data"
    Alberto Molino Benito, CEO, Pest System International
  • "Madrid Salud: public management and digitalization in the control of urban vectors"
    José María Cámara Vicario, Head of Department, Vector Control Department, Madrid Salud
  • "Innovation in the surveillance and control of urban vectors: new technologies serving public health"
    Tomás Montalvo, Head of Urban Pest Surveillance and Control Service, Environmental Health Department, Public Health Agency of Barcelona (ASPB)

11:15h COFFEE BREAK


11:45h PANEL: "Management of Harmful Organisms in Water: Legionella"

Moderator: Teresa Ferrer, Head of Environmental Health Section, Institute of Public and Occupational Health of Navarra

  • "Legionella: one name, multiple threats"
    Fernando González-Camacho, Legionella Unit, National Center for Microbiology, Carlos III Health Institute
  • "Implementation of PPCL in Madrid City Council facilities"
    Consuelo de Garrastazu, Head of the Environmental Health Department, Madrid Health, Madrid City Council
  • "PSL and Standard 100.030: two names, one process"
    Sergi Martí, President, Aqua España
  • "Hidden factors in the proliferation of Legionella"
    Javier Reinares, Senior Public Health Technician, Madrid City Council
  • Discussion

13:35h CLOSING SESSION

 

* Preliminary program, subject to change.

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