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 and Consumer Affairs, Regional Government of Andalusia) - "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 LECTURE
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 of Rodent Management – Madrid City Council"
- "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"
Jose Maria Camara 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, Legionella Unit, National Center for Microbiology, Carlos III Health Institute - "Implementation of the PPCL in facilities of the Madrid City Council"
Maria Consuelo Garrastazu, Head of Environmental Health Department, Madrid Salud, 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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