Detailed agenda

Conference programme (in file)

The lectures in the program are divided into four thematic blocks:
production, product range, soft skills and management, and sales and marketing.

25 Nov, 2025
# Session Speakers Time Venue
1 Opening Andrzej Kujawa 9.30 - 9.40 Hall: A
2 Sustainable nursery of the future - mulches, biocontrol and automation in practice Arno Engels 9:40 - 10:40 Hall: A
3 Controlled Release Fertilizers will have a bright future! New opportunities for CRF by 2028, when new regulatory will be effective. Gerard Klein Onstenk 10:40 - 11:00 Hall: A
4 Practical aspects of using eco-innovative horticultural substrate in production. Methods of stimulated biodegradation of phenoxy acid herbicides in soil. Prof. Magdalena Urbaniak 11:00 - 11:30 Hall: A
5 Coffee break ..... 11:30 - 12:00
6 Peat-free cultivation in practice: how we changed the technology – mistakes, decisions, conclusions. Jonathan Marquis 12:00 - 12:40 Hall: A
7 Trends and plant news Graham Spencer 12:40 - 13:10 Hall: A
8 Lunch ..... 13:10 - 14:10 Hall: A
9 Ecosystem-based design and nursery stock - new requirements, new opportunities Dr inż. Joanna Rayss 14:10 - 14:50 Hall: A
10 Gardenphilia: From nursery to customer in 3 clicks Stefan Daszewski 14:50 - 15:10 Hall: A
11 The use of lignite-derived soil conditioners in nursery production Dr inż. Jerzy Próchnicki 15:10 - 15:30 Hall: A
12 Coffee break ..... 15:30 - 16:00
13 New cultivation strategies - adaptation of plant species to climate change Piotr Banaszczak 16:00 - 16:30 Hall: A
14 Between tradition and the future - how to lead a family business through generational change (panel discussion) Katarzyna Gierczak-Grupińska 16:30 - 17:10 Hall: A
15 Leadership in times of transformation - effective change management in the company Mateusz Kusznierewicz 17:10 - 17:50 Hall: A
16 Gala dinner ..... 20:00 - 24:00 HAll
26 Nov, 2025
# Session Speakers Time Venue
1 AI in nursery management - faster, cheaper, professional Adrian Tomaszewski 9:00 - 10:00 Hall: A
2 Coffee break ..... 10:00 - 10:30
3 How does thriftiness combine with Lean Management in a family-run nursery business? Adam Legutko 10:30 - 11:15 Hall: A
4 ESG - responsibility strategy or nursery business development tool? Monika Michalska 11:15 - 11:45 Hall: A
5 Transfer to the nursery Vitroflora Grupa Producentów Spółka z o.o. (Own transport or registration with the organiser) ..... 12:00 - 12:45
6 Study visit to the nursery Vitroflora Grupa Producentów Spółka z o.o. ..... 12:45 - 14:15
7 Lunch during the study visit ..... 14:15 - 15:00