Conference Schedule
Monday
February 26
Tuesday
February 27
Wednesday
February 28
Thursday
February 29
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024
draft program; subject to minor changes
| 9:00–9:30am | Congress Official Opening | Greg Seymour | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 9:30–10:30am | Keynote Address: Development of White Button Mushrooms as Multitarget Anticancer Medicine: Collective Perspectives and Insights from our Translational Research |
Dr. Shiuan Chen | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 10:30–11:00am | Morning Break | Grand Foyer | |
| 11:00am–12:00pm | Keynote Address: Profiling the Composition and Function of the Casing Devome: Manipulating Developmental Patterns and Disease-Suppression of Blotch in Agaricus bisporus |
Dr. Eoin O’Connor | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 12:00–1:35pm | Lunch | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 12:45–1:35pm | Poster Session Authors in Attendance |
Session Information > | Grand Ballroom AB |
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| 1:40–2:00pm | 1. Non-peat Casing Materials for Mushroom production – A Systematic Review |
Ms. Gabrielle Young | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 1:40–2:00pm | 5. Non-GM Genome Editing and its Utilization in Science and Breeding of Mushrooms |
Prof. Yoichi Honda | Cataluna AB |
| 2:00–2:20pm | 2. A Novel Non-Destructive Method for Monitoring CO2 and O2 Concentration During Spawn Colonization in Bag Systems | Mr. Jan Van Nuffel | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 2:00–2:20pm | 6. Transgenes, Anti-Sense and CRISPR in Agaricus bisporus | Dr. Mark Loftus | Cataluna AB |
| 2:20–2:40pm | 3. Enhancing Mycelium Production Efficiency: a Novel Approach to Evaluate Filter Materials for Growing Bag Systems | Mr. Frederik Cruyt | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 2:20–2:40pm | 7. Studies on Strain Instability in the Button Mushroom and the Grey Oyster |
Dr. Arend van Peer | Cataluna AB |
| 2:40–3:00pm | 4. Feeding the Compost: Nitrogen Supplementation During Production of White Button Agaricus bisporus Mushrooms | Dr. Meghann Thai | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 2:40–3:00pm | 8. Genomic Applications in Commercial Mushroom Breeding | Dr. Nolan Bornowski | Cataluna AB |
| 3:00–3:30pm | Afternoon Break | Grand Foyer | |
| 3:35–3:55pm | 9. The Potential of Wood-Based Products as Alternative Components in Mushroom Casing |
Dr. Eoghan Corbett | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 3:35–3:55pm | 12. Vegetative Incompatibility Occurs Between Closely Related Straiins of Agaricus bisporus |
Dr. Johan Baars | Cataluna AB |
| 3:55–4:15pm | 10. Optimizing Yield and Quality of Pleurotus ostreatus Cultivation Through Adapted Light Spectrum and Intensity, on an Industrial Scale |
Mr. Kristof Gheysens | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 3:55–4:15pm | 13. Applying Hybrid Plant Breeding Approaches to an Agaricus bisporus Breeding Program |
Dr. Nolan Bornowski | Cataluna AB |
| 4:15–4:35pm | 11. Colour quality assessment in white Agaricus bisporus mushrooms |
Dr. Andrea Uccello | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 4:15–4:35pm | 14. Metabolite Profiling of Functional Fungi Strains of Hericium erinaceus & Cordyceps militaris: Using Phenotypes, Untargeted Metabolomics by Mass Spectrometry and Cell-Based Assays | Dr. Julie Daoust | Cataluna AB |
| 4:35–4:55pm | 15. Confirming the Food Safety of Agaricus Mushrooms | Dr. Jenny Ekman | Cataluna AB |
| 5:00–7:00pm | Expo Reception | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 7:00pm–12:00am | The Mushroom Bar | Cascade |
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024
draft program; subject to minor changes
| 8:30–8:35am | Welcome to Day 2 | Greg Seymour | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 8:35–9:35am | Keynote Address(Synthetic) Biology + Mycotecture as Enabling Technologies for Space Exploration | Dr. Lynn Rothschild | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| Scientific Presentation: Pest & Disease. Session Chair: Dr. Mark Wach |
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| 9:35–10:00am | 16. The Effect of Metrafenone, Prochloraz and Bacillus Based Biological Control Agents on the Control of Cobweb Disease in Agaricus bisporus Mushroom Crop Trials | Ms. Joy Clarke | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 10:00–10:30am | Morning Break | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 10:35–0:55am | 17. Investigating Biorationals for Mushroom Integrated Pest Management |
Dr. Aimee McKinnon | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 10:55–11:15am | 18. Microbial Perspectives Towards Mitigation of Green Mold Disease in Agaricus bisporus Cultivation System | Dr. Fabrício Vieira | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 11:15–11:35am | 19. Development of Attract and Kill Stations to Control Mushroom Phorid Flies on Farms |
Dr. Michael Wolfin | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 11:35–11:55am | 20. Exploring the Potential of Bacillus velezensis as a Bioinoculant for Enhanced Mushroom Cultivation in a post-Peat Era |
Dr. William Kay | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 11:55am–12:15pm | 21. Mushroom Dry Bubble Disease: Novel Pathogens, and Mycoviruses as Potential Biocontrol Agents | Dr. Lorant Hatvani | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 12:15–1:45pm | Lunch | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 12:45–1:35pm | Poster Session Authors in Attendance |
Session Information > | Grand Ballroom AB |
| Scientific Presentation: Substrate & Casing/Nutrition, Bioactive Compounds, Medicinal. Session Chair: Dr. John Pecchia |
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| 1:20–1:40pm | 22. The Impact of Recycled Mushroom Compost Casing on the Cultivation and Yield of Agaricus bisporus |
Mr. Nicholas Gabel | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 1:40–2:00pm | 23. Working Towards Cultivating Morels in the Northeastern United States |
Mr. Xiangrong Guo | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 2:00–2:20pm | 24. The Potential of Selected Cultivation Techniques to Shorten the Crop Cycle of Agaricus bisporus | Dr. Nancy Pyck | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 2:20–2:40pm | 25. Biofortification of Pleurotus floridanus Using Iron Based Supplements |
Mr. Stuart Whitehall | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 2:40–3:00pm | 26. Effect of Different Light Wavelengths on Productive and Qualitative Characteristics of Pleurotus ostreatus Production | Mrs. Marina de Bonis | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 3:00–3:30pm | Afternoon Break | ||
| Scientific Presentation: Mycomatierals. Session Chair: Dr. Christine Smith |
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| 3:30–3:50pm | 27. Quality Assurance of Mushroom Products for Pets—Analysis of 10 Products |
Dr. Robert Silver | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 3:50–4:10pm | 28. Mycelial Cell Wall: Breeding Targets for the Future Mushroom Materials |
Dr. Moriyuki Kawauchi | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 4:10–4:30pm | 29. Aerial Mycelium, the Fungi World Upside Down | Dr. Bert Rademakers | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 4:30–4:50pm | 30. Bio-Processed Mycelium-Based Alternatives to Plastic Packaging Materials |
Dr. Philippe Amstislavski | Grand Ballroom CDE |
| 4:50–5:00pm | ISMS Program Closing Ceremony | Grand Ballroom CDE | |
| 5:30–7:00pm | NAMC Opening Reception | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 7:00pm–12:00am | The Mushroom Bar | Cascade |
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
| 7:00–8:00am | Breakfast | Marquis Ballroom | |
MycoSummit |
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| 8:00–8:50am | Mycelium: Food, Textiles, Fabrics, Structural Materials | Gavin McIntyre, Ecovative Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer |
Grand Ballroom |
| 8:50–9:40am | Mushrooms as Brain Medicines: The New Science of Psilocybin | Dr. David Nutt, Imperial College London Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Director of the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Chief Research Officer of Awaknlifesciences |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:40–10:30am | Food and Labeling | Kathy Musa-Veloso, Intertek Ph.D. Director, Health Claims, Food & Nutrition Group |
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:30–10:45am | Break | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 10:45–11:45am | Q&A Panel | Moderator: Chris Smith Gavin McIntyre, Ecovative Dr. David Nutt, Imperial College London Kathy Musa-Veloso, Intertek Bert Rademakers, Mushroom Mycelium Europe (known as MME) |
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| 11:45am–1:00pm | Lunch | Marquis Ballroom | |
| 1:00–1:35pm | Special Presentation | Ron Jaworski Former Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, and Los Angeles Rams |
Grand Ballroom |
The Future of Mushrooms |
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| 1:35–2:15pm | Keynote Future of Fresh |
Cathy Burns, International Fresh Produce Association CEO |
Grand Ballroom |
| 2:15–2:45pm | Cultivating Mushroom Mania | Anne-Marie Roerink, President, 201 Analytics; Pam Smith, President/Foodservice Strategist, Shaping America’s Plate; Amy Wood, Senior Vice President, Curious Plot | Grand Ballroom |
| 2:45–3:00pm | Break | Marquis Ballrooom | |
Growing for the Future |
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| 3:00–3:45pm | O’Neil Lecture Nitrogen Supply and Demand in Agaricus Mushroom Production |
Michael Kertesz, University of Sydney Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology Sydney Institute of Agriculture |
Grand Ballroom |
| 3:45–4:45pm | Innovations and Automation in Harvesting | Ray Samp, Moderator Panelists: Allen Edwards, Mushroom Machine Sean O’Connor, 4AG Robotics Jack Lemmen, GTL Roland van Doremale, Christiaens Stefan Glibetic, Mycionics |
Grand Ballroom |
| 5:00–6:30pm | Expo Reception | Marquis Ballrooom | |
| 8:00–12:00am | The Mushroom Bar | Cascade |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024
| 7:00–8:00am | Breakfast | Marquis Ballroom | |
Stabilizing the Future of Business |
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| 8:00–8:50am | Keynote Succession and Family Transitions; a Herr’s Foods Story |
Ed Herr, Herr Foods Incorporated CEO/Chairman |
Grand Ballroom |
| 8:50–9:30am | Attracting and Retaining Labor | Jacqui Fatka, CoBank Lead Industry Analyst |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:30–9:50am | Break | Marquis Ballroom | |
The Future of Sustainability, ESG, and Business |
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| 9:50–10:30am | Sustainability for Specialty Crops | Ariel Larson, Sustainable Food Group Senior Project Manager |
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:30–11:00am | Supply Chain Sustainability in an Unstable Time | Phil Coles, Lehigh University Teaching Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management |
Grand Ballroom |
| 11:00–12:00pm | Specialty and Locally Sourced Mushrooms | David Law, Moderator Lucinda Williams, Hazel Dell Mushrooms; Pete Gray, Phillips Mushrooms; Eric Rose, River Valley Ranch; Kasper Moreaux, Mycelia Julie Daoust, M2 Ingredients |
Grand Ballroom |
| 12:00–1:15pm | Lunch | Marquis Ballroom | |
Future Opportunities
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| 1:15–2:00pm | The Science of Casing Materials | Helen Grogan, Teagasc; Dr. Eoghan Corbett, Teasac; Dr. Ralph Noble |
Grand Ballroom |
| 2:00–3:00pm | Casing Panel | Moderator: John Pecchia Panelists: Daniel Norden, Profile Products Asha Hingorani, Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association Jody Williston, Theriault & Hachey Peat Moss Ralph Noble, Microbiotech Ltd Eoghan Corbett, Teasac David Nesselrode, Monterey Mushrooms |
Grand Ballroom |
| 3:00–3:20pm | Break | Marquis Ballroom | |
Betting on a Winning Future |
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| 3:20–3:30pm | AMI: Opportunities and Outreach | Rachel Roberts, AMI President |
Grand Ballroom |
| 3:30–3:40pm | Sponsor Thank You | Stephen Anania, Amycel NAMC Chairman |
Grand Ballroom |
| 3:40–3:45pm | Mushroom Canada Announcement | Ryan Koeslag, Mushrooms Canada President |
Grand Ballroom |
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3:45–3:55pm |
Jim Angelucci Introduction | Curtis Jurgensmeyer, J-M Farms |
Grand Ballroom |
| 3:55–4:15pm | Looking Back to Look Forward | Jim Angelucci, Phillips Mushroom Farms | Grand Ballroom |
| 4:00–6:30pm | The Mushroom Bar | Cascade | |
| 6:30–10:00pm | Closing Party: A Night in Vegas | Valencia Ballroom | |
| 10:00–12:00am | The Mushroom Bar | Cascade |
