How is the market for horticulture changing?
The participants in this Friday's group discussion in the Speakers' Corner (Hall 7) have been determined. Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director MESSE ESSEN, Thomas Buchenau, Managing Director Verband Deutscher Garten-Center (VDG), Dr. Henning Krause, Head of Producer Support Landgard, Frank Werner, Chairman Bundesverband Zierpflanzen (BVZ) and Boris Groetsch, Commercial Director ekaflor will talk about relevant market changes for flowers and plants.
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The panellists will also look back at IPM ESSEN 2023 and give an outlook on the next International Plant Fair. The moderator is Frank Teuber.
Before the final discussion, an interesting programme of topics once again awaits the audience. The Speakers' Corner is located in Hall 7 in the Discovery Center area.
Developments in the Horticultural Market
11 am: Tasks of the federal plant variety office in a changing environement
Jens Wegener (CPVO Federal Plant Variety Office)
12 pm: Delightful insects - with regional wild flowers
Ortun Heine, Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU)
1 pm: Greenbee Foundation - Green up the world
Frank Timmerman, Floriate
2 pm: Important market developments for flowers and plants, an outlook
Group discussion with
- Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director MESSE ESSEN
- Thomas Buchenau, Managing Director Verband Deutscher Garten-Center (VDG)
- Dr. Henning Krause, Head of Producer Support Landgard
- Frank Werner, Chairman Bundesverband Zierpflanzen (BVZ) and
- Boris Groetsch, Commercial Director ekaflor
2.30 pm: End