Main Conference Room
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| 07:45 - 08:30 | Registration / Accreditation |
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| 08:30 - 08:45 | Inauguration / Welcome Remarks |
Jorge Esquivel
Agr. Eng. M.Sc. Director Blueberries Consulting |
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| 08:45 - 09:15 | Trade flows and consumption habits: A macro analysis of the blueberry industry |
Gonzalo Salinas
Senior FAR Analyst at Rabobank |
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| 09:15 - 09:45 | Leadership in numbers: Evolution of Peru's productive and commercial matrix in the last season |
Luis Miguel Vegas
General Manager PRO BLUEBERRIES |
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| 09:45 - 10:00 | Price dynamics in the blueberry market: Why variety is now the main driver of value |
Pablo Cortés
PUCV Agronomist Engineer Sales Manager Agronometrics |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 11:10 | Question Round |
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| 11:10 - 12:00 | - PANEL DISCUSSION - How logistical efficiency redefines agro-export business success: challenges and opportunities |
Gonzalo Rios Polastri
Deputy General Manager COSCO SHIPPING Ports Chancay, Peru
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Antonio Cuenca
Specialist in Foreign Trade |
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Mario Salazar
President of Agriculture Chavín Director of the Civil Association for Air Refrigeration Member of the Board of Directors of ADEX and AGAP |
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Juan Pablo Avendaño
Agricultural Engineer in Agribusiness Commercial Executive Reefers |
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Nick Bonifaz
Owner at VE Logistics |
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| 12:00 - 12:10 | Award for technical excellence, professional ethics and contribution to the blueberry industry worldwide |
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| 12:10 - 13:00 | - PANEL DISCUSSION - Blueberry Market Overview: Reconfiguration of the Global Landscape and Competitiveness Strategies |
Miguel Bentín
President PRO BLUEBERRIES |
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Juan José Gal´Lino
Operations Director Agricultural - AGROVISION |
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Daniel Bustamante
Commercial Director ACP Agricultural Cerro Prieto |
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Federico Maggio Capelli
Operations Manager Industrialists in Camposol |
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Gustavo Salinas
Chief Operating Officer Officer at Hortifrut |
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| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
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| 14:30 - 15:20 | Mechanisms of floral induction and differentiation in blueberries |
Thomas Fichet
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Professor of the Department of Agricultural Production Faculty of Science Agronomic U. of Chile |
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| 15:20 - 16:10 | Variety-directed nutrition: Redefining sufficiency ranges for new blueberry genetics |
Juan Hirzel
Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. INIA researcher International Consultant
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| 16:10 - 16:30 | Blueberry production: AI-based yield prediction |
Fiona Turner
Co-Founder and CEO Bitwise Agronomy |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break |
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| 17:00 - 17:20 | Question Round |
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| 17:20 - 18:20 | - PANEL DISCUSSION - Firmness Engineering in Blueberries: Nutrition, Hormonal Interaction and Post-Harvest Strategies for Long-Distance Markets |
Jorge Retamales
Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. International Researcher and Consultant |
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Reinaldo Campos
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Department Director of Agricultural Production Faculty of Science Agronomic U. of Chile
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Daniel Díaz
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. plant physiology Michigan State University
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Juan Hirzel
Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. INIA researcher International Consultant
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María del Carmen Salas
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. researcher and Professor Doctorate University of Almería |
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| 18:20 - 18:30 | Closing |
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| 18:30 - 20:00 | Cocktail |
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| 08:15 - 08:45 | Registration / Accreditation |
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| 08:45 - 09:40 | Foliar pathogens and their impact on blueberry yield and quality: quantification of losses |
Walter Apaza Tapia
Ing. Agr. MS. Phytopathology UN Agraria La Molina |
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| 09:40 - 10:30 | Nutrition and salinity control tools in potted blueberry production |
María del Carmen Salas
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. researcher and Professor Doctorate University of Almería |
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| 10:30 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | Strategic solution to improve harvest management and quality in Peruvian blueberries |
Por Confirmar
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| 12:00 - 12:15 | Question Round |
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| 12:15 - 12:25 | Diploma Award Ceremony - University of Almería |
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| 12:25 - 13:20 | - PANEL DISCUSSION - Reducing losses and maximizing quality: A systemic approach from genetics to the end consumer |
Bruno Defilippi
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Researcher INIA La Platina |
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Walter Apaza Tapia
Ing. Agr. MS. Phytopathology UN Agraria La Molina |
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José Monasterio
Manager Quality and Postharvest Frusan SA |
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Haydeé Quevedo
QAFSRSC Manager Driscoll's |
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César Guzmán
Corporate Manager quality agrovision
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Ignacio Santibáñez
CEO QIMA Produces |
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| 13:20 - 13:30 | Closing |
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Complementary Conference Room
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| 11:10 - 12:00 | Physiological effects of heat stress on blueberries |
Reinaldo Campos
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Department Director of Agricultural Production Faculty of Science Agronomic U. of Chile
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| 12:10 - 13:00 | Data analysis interpretation workshop |
Juan Hirzel
Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. INIA researcher International Consultant
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| 14:30 - 15:20 | Advanced workshop on the design and analysis of tests for R&D&I |
Claudia Moggia
Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. Researcher University of Talca |
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| 15:20 - 16:10 | Advanced strategies for managing thermal and oxidative stress in blueberries |
Daniel Díaz
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. plant physiology Michigan State University
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Sponsors
Media Partners
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General February 01 - March 05 |
$300 | S/1000+IGV |
Lima will host the XXXIX International Blueberries Seminar – Lima 2026 on March 11 and 12, the first milestone of the 2026 world tour. The country's most important blueberry seminar brings together conferences, a complementary hall, a commercial area, and a technical field tour to compare production in pots and in soil, review critical protocols, and return with an action plan.
A full day in the field to observe, compare, and ask questions about pot and soil-grown production, focusing on key protocols and measurable criteria that translate into concrete actions on the farm. The technical tour takes place in the lead-up to the Lima meeting and is part of the official program.
Lima will host the XXXIX International Blueberries Seminar: two days of applied content, B2B networking and solutions exhibition, with a complementary hall and spaces to finalize agreements and plan the next campaign.
Headquarters hotel Doubletree Hotel BY HILTON SAN ISIDRO
Av. Arequipa 2960, San Isidro 15073.
Lima, Peru
For accommodation reservations at the Headquarters Hotel Doubletree Hotel BY HILTON SAN ISIDRO with preferential pricing, contact: