Conference Program
Insects for Feed and Food
Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
ul. Dybowskiego 11
Conference Room
19 June 2024, Wednesday
900 – 1000 Registration of Conference participants
1000 – 1015 Opening of the Conference
1015 - 1200 Plenary session (1)
Lectures
“Edible Insects from an Entomological Perspective”
Assoc. Prof. Marcin Kadej, University of Wrocław
Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation
, Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław
“Insects as Food and Feed in Latin America: Advances and Perspectives"
Assoc. Prof. Karol Barragán-Fonseca DVM, PhD
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Director of Terrestrial Arthropod Research Center. Departamento De Producción Animal, Facultad De Medicina Veterinaria Zootecnia, La Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1200 – 1230 coffee break
1230 - 1430 Plenary session (2)
Conference Room
Lectures
”The Ento-Revolution: Edible Insects and the Future of Development”
Remigiusz Gałęcki, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Prevention and Feed Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
“Lessons in Scaling the Insect Sector on a National Level, Benefiting from Public-Private Partnerships”
Marian Peters BSc, MBA
CEO of New Generation Nutrition B.V. (NGN), Wageningen, Holand
“Development of the Insect Sector in Poland”
Assoc. Prof. Tadeusz Bakuła, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Polish Association of Insect Breeders and Producers
1430 – 1600 lunch break
Lunch will be served in the cafeteria at the Conference Center, ul. Dybowskiego 11
1600-1730 Thematic session (
A)
Conference Room
Reports
A – Technologies in Insect Farming
1730-1830 Thematic session (
B)
Conference Room
Reports
B – Selected Aspects of Hermetia illucens and Tenebrio molitor Farming
1830-1850 Poster session –
Hall at the Conference Center
1930 – Gala Dinner – Integration Meeting – Omega Hotel in Olsztyn
20 June 2024, Thursday
Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury
ul. Dybowskiego 11
Conference Room
930 – 1145 Plenary session (3)
Lectures
“Insect Farming in European Union Regulations: What Are the Missing Pieces?"
Francis Maugère
Political Adviser for Animal Feed - Insect Farming
Political Adviser in charge of insect farming issues at Eurogroup for Animals, a pan-European organization dedicated to animal protection
“Teaching and Training Veterinarians in Relation with Productive Insects”
Nils Th. Grabowski, DVM, PhD
Head of Department at the Institute for Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany
“A Beautiful Mourning” – Welfare in Insect Farming
Wojciech Zahaczewski MSc, PhD
Co-founder and Sales Director in OVAD Co. Ltd.
1145-1230 coffee break
1230-1445 Thematic session (
C)
Conference Room
Reports
Selected Sanitary and Veterinary Aspects of Insect Protein Production
1230-1445 Research Project Session (D)
Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury
Crimson Room
Reports
Automated Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Farming System – Feeding Technology
1230-1445 Research Project Session (E)
Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury
Blue Room
Reports
Insect Protein-Based Food for Companion Animals
1445 – 1530 lunch break
Lunch will be served in the cafeteria at the Conference Center, ul. Dybowskiego 11
1530 – 1700 Thematic session (F)
Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury
Conference Room
Reports
Legal and Economic Aspects and Quality Control Systems in Insect Breeding and Farming
1700-1730 Discussion
Closing Remarks
End of the Conference
Exhibition in the Hall at the Conference Center