Property Care Association

International Invasive Weed Conference

Risk ¤ Roots ¤ Research

Book your place today Full details and booking form available on the PCA website:

www.property-care.org/conferences

22nd November 2016

The Institution of Engineering (IET), Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL

An insightful and informative day with leading experts on key topics relating to the challenges

posed by invasive non-native weeds

Current legal situation and on-going case law with regard to non-native species...

Responding to the growing problem of aquatic invasive non-native plants...

Optimising physiochemical Japanese knotweed control in the UK...

Japanese knotweed and property risk...

Topics include:

Surveying and mapping of invasive non-native species...

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Invasive Weed Conference

Risk ¤ Roots ¤ Research

www.property-care.org

09.00 Registration

09.30 Conference Welcome - Steve Hodgson, CEO PCA

09:40 Session 1: Risk Chair: Philip Santo

09.50 - 10.10 “The current legal situation & on-going case law” Leo Charalambides, Barrister, Francis Taylor Building

10.10 - 10.30 “Current situation regarding Japanese knotweed and property risk” James Ginley, Head of Professional Risk, Legal & General

10.30 - 10.50 “Changes in the law on the management of non-native species” Robin Payne, Non-native Species Specialist

10.50 - 11.10 Q&A on Session 1

11.10 - 11.30 Break - please be back in your seats for 11.30

11:30 Session 2: Roots Chair: Dr Paul Beckett

11.40 - 12.00 “Surveying and mapping of Invasive Non Native Species” Dr Mark Fennell, Environmental Consultant, AECOM

12.00 - 12.20 “Management of invasive weed remediation works” Richard Newis, Ashfield Japanese Knotweed Ltd

12.20 - 12.40 “Responding to the growing problem of aquatic invasive plants” Dr Johan van Valkenburg, National Plant Protection Organisation

12.40 - 13.00 Q&A on Session 2 followed by 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14:00 Session 3: Research Chair: Prof. Max Wade

14.10 - 14.30 “Biocontrol of invasive non-native species” Dr Richard Shaw, Country Director, CABI UK

14.30 - 14.50 “Optimising physiochemical Japanese knotweed control in the UK” Dr Daniel Jones, Swansea University 14.50 - 15.10 “The science behind the Japanese knotweed invasion” Dr John Bailey, formerly of the University of Leicester

15.10 - 15.30 Q&A on Session 3

15:30 Panel Debate 16.15 - 16.30 Conference review and looking to the future Ian Graham, Complete Weed Control Ltd

16.30 Conference close