DIAC Annual Member Meeting 2024 and Visit of Syngenta
| Start Date | 02.05.2024 - 09:30 |
| Event End | 02.05.2024 - 15:30 |
| Registration Deadline | 15.04.2024 - 23:00 |
| Location | Syngenta Crop Protection AG Breitenloh 5, 4333 Münchwilen AG - Switzerland |
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to this year's Annual Members' Meeting at Syngenta in Münchwilen.
Before lunch, we will gain insights into Syngenta's business and conduct the DIAC Annual Meeting 2024.
Lunch will be followed by a tour of the Syngenta plant.
The DIAC Board looks forward to welcoming you on May 2, 2024.
Best regards
Dr. Roger Marti, President DIAC
Program
10:00 Welcome address
Dr. Andrea Rolf Sting, Head Global Process Technology AI, Syngenta Crop Protection AG
10:05 Syngenta Münchwilen Site Introduction
Sebastien Stoessel, Site Manager Münchwilen, Syngenta Crop Protection AG
10:30 «Sustainable Chemical Process Development at Syngenta»
Dr. Denis Gribkov, Fellow Process Chemistry, Syngenta Crop Protection AG
11:30 DIAC Fellowship Award Ceremony and short award lecture
Dr. Florian Kleinbeck, Novartis Pharma AG
11:50 Member Meeting 2024 of the DIAC
12:30 Lunch offered by Syngenta
13:45 Plant tour of Syngenta Münchwilen
15:15 Closing meeting & farewell
Registration
Deadline: 15. April 2024
Registration is closed.
Travel
As Münchwilen doesn't have a train station, you'll have to stop at “Stein-Säckingen” train station. A 1-minute walk from the station exit, you'll find a shuttlebus dedicated to Syngenta employees on the C platform of the bus station. It will bring you to the entrance of Münchwilen site in 4 minutes.
If you plan your visit by car, take the exit “Eiken” on the highway - Autobahn A3 Basel – Zürich. Free parking spaces are available next to the site.
Safety information
- For safety reasons all participants must wear closed footwear with flat soles (no high heels) and clothes covering arms and legs.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) required for visiting the laboratory & pilot plant includes safety glasses, bump cap and an overcoat and will be provided locally.
- It is strictly prohibited to carry mobile phones, pagers or any other electronic gear while visiting the pilot facilities (Ex-Zone!).
- 10 people maximum group size for visiting pilot facilities.
- Photography prohibited.
About Syngenta
Syngenta is a leading science-based agtech company. We help millions of farmers around the world to grow safe and nutritious food, while taking care of the planet. Syngenta is a global company with headquarters in Switzerland. 30,000 employees, in more than 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown and protected. We accelerate our innovation and invest to advance a more sustainable agriculture which is good for nature, farmers and society.
Our work helps farmers to face the challenges of today’s changing world. Farmers must adapt to the effects of climate change, improve the soil and enhance biodiversity, and respond to society’s views on food and agricultural technology. And we are transparent about what we’re doing and the impact it is making.
We play a vital role in the food chain to safely feed the world and take care of our planet. We will be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture, providing leading seeds and crop protection innovations to enhance the prosperity of farmers, wherever they are.