Congress

9:30h WELCOME

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

9:40h OPENING CEREMONY

10:00h OPENING KEYNOTE

Manuel García Howlett, Chief Executive Officer, Anecpla

10:30h COFFEE BREAK

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

Moderator: Manuel García Howlett, Chief Executive Officer, 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
• "Climate change, globalization, and ETVs. Where are we now?"
  Blanca Gómez, Public Health Pharmacist. Environmental Health Service. Directorate-General for Public Health. Regional Ministry of Health of the Valencian Regional Government
• "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 DISCUSSION: "Management of Harmful Organisms in the Air"

Moderator: Belén Rodríguez Serrano, Head of Technical Advisory Services and Member Relations, 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
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16:00h - 16:50h | CHALLENGES IN APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• "The future of anticoagulant rodenticides"
  Josep Parnau, Killgerm
• "Documentation and requirements in Health inspections"
  Elena Soria, GMB Internacional
• "Use of cholecalciferol"
  ENVU
• "The need for digitalization in pest management"
  Isaac Ramos, EVISANE
• Q&A

16:50h - 17:40h | NEW CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PEST ORGANISMS

• Ekommerce
• Quimunsa
• "Professionalization of Endotherapy"
  Roger Busquets Huix, Endoterapia Vegetal
• "IK SMART LIGHT: From vector control in Africa to future applications in Environmental Health"
  Aritz Artabe, DTS Oabe
• Q&A

17:40h - 18:30h | TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• "Digital rodent monitoring"
  Gary Nichols, Syngenta
• "Technological innovations in pest control"
  Roger Brunet, Mylva
• iGEO ERP
• "Connected solutions from the IQ range"
  Bell
• Q&A

18:30h END OF THE DAY

9:30h CONFERENCE: "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

Moderator: Paloma Valentín, Deputy Director, ANECPLA

• "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 DISCUSSION: "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