Event schedule

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Confirmed presenters CherryTech 2025

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Accreditation

08:30 - 09:00

Welcome coffee

09:00- 9:10

Welcome remarks Cherry Committee.

Iván Marambio, President of Fruits of Chile

09:10- 9:30

MASTER CLASS 1: Cherries from Chile. Are we ready for the second half?

Carlos Tapia T., Agricultural Engineer, M.Sc., specialist advisor in cherry production, technical director of Avium, co-founder of Smartcherry.

09:30 - 10:30

Forum 1: Santina - between tradition and varietal innovation. It's time for critical analysis.

Panelists:

Matías Kulzcewski, Agricultural Engineer, Advisor, researcher, and professor, kiwis, cherries, and apples.

Raúl Orellana, Agricultural Engineer. Specialist in postharvest and fruit variety development. Technical Manager at Quelen Fruit.

Enrique Urrejola, Agricultural Engineer, Technical Advisor to the exporter David del Curto, Specialist in deciduous fruit trees, especially cherries, stone fruits, and pome fruits.

Walter Masman, Agricultural Engineer, technical advisor and consultant, specialist in stone fruit and cherry production.

10:30 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 12:30

MASTER CLASS 2: Sustained Productive Potential. The Science Behind Bud Quality.

Karen Sagredo, Agricultural Engineer, PhD, and Academic at the University of Chile, specialist in fruit growing

12:30 - 13:30

Forum 2: Calcium - Technical Use and Silent Impact on Productive Potential

Panelists:

Valeria Lepe, Agricultural Engineer, M.Sc., Plant Nutrition Consultant, Pomanova Corporation.

José Ignacio Covarrubias, M.Sc., PhD, and Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile.

Rodrigo Ortega, Agricultural Engineer, MS, Colorado State University, PhD, Colorado University, USA, nutrition and soil consultant. Professor at Federico Santa María University.

Claudia Bonomelli, Agricultural Engineer, M.Sc., PhD, Professor at the Faculty of Agronomy and Natural Systems, Catholic University of Chile.

13:30 - 14:30

Brunch

14:30 - 15:30

Forum 3: Digital Agriculture in Cherry Cultivation. Advances and Impact on the Supply Chain.

Panelists:

Yordi Norero, Agricultural Engineer, UC. Academic and Advisor. Diploma in UAS (drones). Master's in Digital Agriculture.

David González, Agricultural Engineer, Department of Irrigation, Climate, and Technology, Avium.

Stanley Best, Agricultural Engineer, MSc in Agricultural Engineering and PhD in Bioresources and Agri-Engineering, Colorado State University, USA. Researcher at the INIA Chile Digital Agriculture Program.

15:30 - 16:30

MASTER CLASS 3: Mistakes are paid dearly: Analysis of forced production in early zones

Javier de Pablo Camarasa, Director of FINCA ALBALATE, a cherry producer under plastic. Cherry cultivation advisor in Spain and Azerbaijan.

16:30 - 17:30

Close Event

17:30

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