Meet the Experts: 2024 GLASE Summit Speaker Roster Unveiled

The greenhouse lighting landscape is changing as automation brings new capabilities to growers and is proven to save energy. Growers, researchers, manufacturers, educators, policymakers, and other industry leaders from across North America and beyond will gather to explore dynamic lighting via thought-provoking researcher and grower panels, presentations on new technologies, and an exciting keynote from Tessa Pocock, a lighting expert with over 40 years of horticulture experience. Registration is limited to 100 attendees so secure your place in Montréal on November 6 today.

The 2024 GLASE Summit Agenda:

9:30 – 10:00 am
Welcome and Presentation from Anchor Partner Sollum Technologies

10:00am
Keynote Speaker
Tessa Pocock, Independent Light Consultant
“Light: Nature versus Nurture in Plants”

11:00am
U.S. and Canadian Grower Panel
“Dynamic Lighting in Our Farms”
Bob Jones, Co-owner and CEO of The Chef’s Garden
Holly Counter Beaver, President and Managing Member of Finn & Roots
Robert Thérien, CEO and agronomist at Les Serres Point du Jour
Denis Lavoie, Co-owner and Head Grower at Serres Brillo

12:00pm
Lunch

1:00pm
Researcher Panel
Neil Mattson, Associate Professor, Cornell University and GLASE Consortium
Matt Korpan, Executive Director of Research and Development, Center for Horticultural Innovation
Valérie Gravel, Associate Professor, McGill University

2:00pm
Don Cronin, Vice President of Sales, IUNU
Crop Registration with AI Imaging

2:45pm
Research Panel
Tim Shelford, Research Associate, Cornell University and GLASE Consortium
Stijn Jochems, Researcher, Delphy
Etienne Lord, Researcher, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

3:30pm
Ryder Lane, Area Sales Manager, Hoogendoorn Growth Management
“Climate Controls Under One Roof”

4:00pm
Networking Reception featuring Vivid Canopy sponsored by Hoogendoorn Growth Management

The 2024 GLASE Summit is sponsored by Industry Advisory Board member Sollum Technologies. “We are happy to be an anchor partner of this year’s GLASE Summit and help usher in a new era of greenhouse technologies. Our commitment to dynamic lighting promotes superior plant growth and helps the greenhouse community commit to a more sustainable future. This summit is a vital hub of ideas and innovations propelling the industry forward,” shared Jenny Zammit, VP of Marketing at Sollum Technologies.

The 2024 GLASE Summit will be hosted at the St Paul Hotel, a historic venue located in the historic Old Montréal. In addition to world-class tourist attractions, Montréal is also home to a thriving urban agriculture scene and is close to a variety of innovative CEA growers. Book your room at the St Paul Hotel today!