The summit will be held in Birmingham, UK from May 23-25, 2022

The Annual World BioProtection Summit & Awards (AWBSA), formerly the BioPesticide Summit, will be held from May 23-25, 2022 and will be held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. The event will bring together leading figures in the biocontrol industry, academia and the public sector to share expert knowledge and address major challenges in sustainable pest and disease management in agriculture.

Attracting delegates from Europe, Asia and the Americas, the AWBSA offers global networking opportunities as well as dedicated workshops which provide support for accessing investment to commercialise new bio protection products. There will also be a celebration of the best and brightest new ideas and achievements in the sector at the annual gala dinner and awards on the opening night.

Leading experts who have already confirmed their participation in the plenary sessions include Dr Minshad Ansari, Founder and CEO of Bionema, UK; Prof Toby JA Bruce, School of Life Sciences, Keele University, UK; Prof Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, Assistant Pro Vice- Chancellor (Enterprise) at the University of South Wales, UK; Anna Gregson, Partner, UK & European Patent Attorney, Mathys & Squire, UK; Dr Fatma Kaplan, CEO/CSO, Pheronym, USA; Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director, IBMA, UK; Marcus Meadows-Smith, CEO of Bioconsortia, USA; Carol Pullen, General Manager, Oro Agri Europe; Caroline Reid, Senior Technical Support Lead – Northern Europe, Bioline Agriscience, UK; Daniel Zommick, Global Technical Development Specialist, Valent Biosciences, USA and Prof Zhibing Zhang BEng, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Co-Director of the China Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.

The summit programme can be viewed online at www.worldbioprotectionforum.com/events.