The recent emergency that involved some areas of the Emilia-Romagna Region faces us with several problems linked to climate change and make us think about synergic actions that we necessarily need to develop.

Speakers:

• Paola Angelini – Epidemiologist, Collective Prevention and Public Healthcare, Emilia-Romagna Region
• Raffaella Perrone – Directorate General of Medical Devices of the Pharmaceutical Service, Ministry of Health
• Giuseppe Diegoli – Managing director, Collective Prevention and Public Healthcare, Emilia-Romagna Region
• Romeo Bellini – Entomologist, Director of Sanitary Entomology and Zoology, Agricultural center “G.Nicoli”

From integrated crop management to biological control in processing industries, today we can take actions for a safe and natural pest control.

Speakers:

• Mirko Frignani – Supply Chain Quality manager NESTLE’ PURINA
• Luciano Suss – University of Milan
• Stefano Cassani – Managing Director, LEAA – Applied Entomology Laboratory
• Lorenzo Furlan – Veneto Agricoltura

Today, governments, administrations and citizens ask for a more rational and sustainable way to do pest control. Institutions are launching the National Plan on Biocides Control in order to monitor their correct use.

Speakers:

• Marco Benedetti – A.N.I.D. President
• Francesca Ravioli – General Direction of Health Prevention, Office IV Ministry of Health
• Celsino Govoni – Interregional Technical Group REACH e CLP

For the whole food industry, from production to distribution, actions on hygiene and pest management are taken to ensure safety throughout the production process until the food preparation.

Speakers:

• Francesco Salieri – Head of Quality – Fresh Meat, INALCA spa
• Viviana Simeoni – Head of Quality and R&D, ROADHOUSE spa
• Direzione Qualità – Chef Express
• Davide Di Domenico – ANID – Ambienti Sani Magazine

A round table discussion between large-scale retail trade and PCO in order to share climate change future challenges and threats caused by pests. The whole contained in a context of environmental protection and reduction in the use of biocides.

Speakers:

• Lucia Tortoreto – Head of Quality COOP Italia
• Mariangela Urso – Head of Quality – ALCE NERO
• Mirko Frignani – Supply Chain Quality Manager NESTLE’ PURINA
• Davide Di Domenico – ANID – Ambienti Sani Magazine

In 2021 ANID has developed a technical document on pest control to be applied to organic and sustainable production methods. The document is the result of a working group established after the agreement with ICEA (Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification), signed with the aim of developing a standard model for the certification of the sustainable pest management.

Speakers:

• Marco Benedetti – ANID President
• Mariano Serratore – Technical Director of ICEA
• Paolo Guerra – ANID Advisor

During the last decades urbanization of wildlife seems to be progressively expanding. The causes are many and mainly related to three main fields: the climate change, the spread of exotic species, the fast-growing urban development. In Italy, today we are facing urbanization of animal species whose habitat is unrelated to the urban setting.

Speakers:

• Marco Zaccaroni – University of Florence
• Emiliano Mori – CNR/IRET Florence
• Antonio Iannibelli – FEDER GEV Bologna