FORUM

The Regulatory Roundtable will bring together leading international authorities, scientists, and industry representatives to discuss the evolving regulatory landscape for “Next Generation Biopesticides”, in particular RNAi-, peptide-, and microbial-based biopesticides.This landmark session will focus on data requirements, environmental safety, target-specificity, persistence, and international harmonization efforts under OECD, EPA, EFSA, and IRAC frameworks.

The session will be moderated by Prof. Russ Groves (University of Wisconsin–Madison) and will include confirmed contributions from:

- Dr. Ersin Dilber (Head of Food and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Türkiye)
- Prof. Raul F. Medina (Texas A&M University)
- Prof. Craig C. Mello (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2006)
- Dr. Wiebke Striegel (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA) (provisional)
- Dr. Eder Victor Braganti Toppa (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, MAPA, Brazil)

This unique forum will create an unprecedented opportunity for open exchange among global regulators and innovators to shape the future of sustainable pest control. It will serve as a cornerstone event of IMPPC2026, bridging science, regulation, and industry toward a unified vision of next-generation bioprotection.

Note: Speakers marked as (provisional) are pending final institutional confirmation.