Conference organising committee
Lynley Hayes
(Co-Chair)
Principal Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Hester Williams
(Co-Chair)
Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
William Anaru
Te Arawa Lakes Trust Operations Manager
Te Arawa Lakes Trust
Angela Bownes
Science Team Leader – Biocontrol & Molecular Ecology
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Arnaud Cartier
Senior Technician – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Mike Cripps
Senior Scientist
Lincoln University
Simon Fowler
Principal Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Shane Grayling
BoPRC – Biosecurity Team Leader
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Ronny Groenteman
Senior Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Shane Hona
Vice President & Central North Island Branch Chairperson
New Zealand Biosecurity Institute
Kate McAlpine
Science Advisor
Department of Conservation
Chris McGrannachan
Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Zane McGrath
Senior Technician – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Indigo Michael
Pacific Natural Enemies – Natural Solutions (NENS) Co-ordinator
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Stephanie Morton
Senior Technician – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Annette Mwayawa
Pacific Natural Enemies – Natural Solutions (NENS) Co-ordinator
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Quentin Paynter
Principal Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Chantal Probst
Researcher – Plant Pathology
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Angela Pronger
Science Team Co-ordinator
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Luise Schulte
Researcher – Plant Pathology
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Robyn White
Technician – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Toni Withers
Senior Entomologist and IOBC-APRS President
BSI – Scion group
Scientific Programme Committee
Simon Fowler (Chair)
Principal Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Graeme Bourdot
Principal Scientist
BSI – AgResearch group
Angela Bownes
Science Team Leader – Biocontrol & Molecular Ecology
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Willie Cabrera Walsh
Director
FuEDEI, Argentina
Andrea Clavijo-McCormick
Manager Plant Risk
Ministry for Primary Industries/Massey University
Mike Cripps
Senior Scientist
Lincoln University
Jianqing Ding
Professor
Henan University, China
Ronny Groenteman
Senior Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Nikki Harcourt
Kauhautū Māori Research Impact Leader
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Martin Hill
Professor
Rhodes University, South Africa
Hélia Marchante
Professor
Polytechnic University of Coimbra – Coimbra Agriculture School, Portugal
Andrew McConnachie
Senior Reseach Scientist and Leader – Weed Biocontrol
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Australia
Chris McGrannachan
Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Ikju Park
Professor
University of California, Riverside, USA
Quentin Paynter
Principal Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Chantal Probst
Researcher – Plant Pathology
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Raghu Sathyamurthy
Research Director
CSIRO, Australia
Luise Schulte
Researcher – Plant Pathology
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group
Yan Sun
Professor
Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Philip Weyl
Head Weed Biological Control
CABI, Delemont, Switzerland
Greg Wheeler
Research Entomologist
United States Department of Agriculture, USA
Hester Williams
Researcher – Weed Biocontrol
BSI – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research group