Preliminary Programme

Here is the preliminary program for the FAOPMA Pest Summit 2026. Please note that timings, topics, and speakers are subject to change.

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PEST SUMMIT 2026

15 - 17 JULY 2026

Wednesday 15th July 2026

13:00 – 15:00 FAOPMA AGM
Location: TBC
14:00 – 17:00 Registration
Location: Entry Foyer - TBC
15:00 – 16:00 Conference Welcome & Opening Ceremony
  • PMANZ President, Gerwyn Jones
  • AEPMA President, Rob Boschma
  • FAOPMA President, Raju Parulkar
  • Karakia – Maori Welcome – Turongo Collective
Location: TBC
16:00 – 18:30 Exhibition Hall opening – followed by Welcome Reception
(Reception commences at 17:00)
18:30 – 21:30 FAOPMA ExCo Dinner + Australian Awards Night
(TICKET REQUIRED - Limited spaces available) Location: TBC

Thursday 16th July 2026

    STREAM 1
(Theatre 1)		   STREAM 2
(Rooms 503 & 504)
EXHIBITION HALL OPEN 07:30 – 09:00 AWPMA Networking Breakfast
SPEAKER: Monique Bradley – (TICKET REQUIRED - limited spaces available)
08:00 – 09:00 Registration Opens - Coffee, meet & greet
09:00 – 09:15 Housekeeping
09:15 – 10:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Dr Michelle Dickinson
10:30 – 11:00 MORNING TEA – in Exhibition Hall
11:00 – 11:45 Predator Free New Zealand 2050-What have we Learned over the Past Decade?
Prof James Ross		 11:00 – 11:30 Termites
David Arnold
11:45 – 12:30 It Matters What and How Dinner is served - Bait and Bait Presentation
Partho Dhang		 11:30 – 12:00 Wasps
David Priddy
12:00 – 12:30 The Future of Bird Control
Peter McCarthy
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH – in Exhibition Hall
13:30 – 14:15 Next Generation Pest Trapping and Surveillance
Dr Helen Blackie		 13:30 – 14:00 Mosquitoes – Considerations for Control
Dr Gene Browne
14:15 – 15:00 Beyond the Bait – Coaching and Mentoring
Stephen Mansfield		 14:00 – 14:30 Bed Bugs - What we have Learnt
David Lilly
14:30 – 15:00 The House Mouse
Gavin Wilson
15:00 – 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA – in Exhibition Hall
15:30 – 16:30

PANEL PRESENTATION
Trailblazing Growth: Strategies from Business Leaders Who Changed the Game

Chair: Steve Broadbent
Presenters: Rupert Trotter & Rayner Lorenzo

 15:30 – 16:00 Interesting Pests; Interesting Trends
Dr David Lilly
16:00 – 16:30 Ant Biology - When the Exceptions Rule
Dr Paul Craddock
16:30 – 17:00 Networking in Exhibition Hall
  18:30 – 21:30 Gala Dinner – Theatre 1 – NZICC

Friday 17th July 2026

    STREAM 1
(Theatre 1)		   STREAM 2
(Rooms 503 & 504)
EXHIBITION HALL OPEN 08:00 – 08:50 Registration open - Coffee, Meet & Greet
08:50 – 09:00 Housekeeping
09:00 – 09:45 Post-Disaster Pest Control: Our Experience in the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011
Junichiro Katayama
09:45 – 10:30 Stick to the Basics: Biology and Behaviour First
Dr Gene Browne
10:30 – 11:30 MORNING TEA – in Exhibition Hall
11:30 – 12:15 Hotter, Wetter, Buggier: New Horizons
Steve Broadbent		 11:30 – 12:15 Service and Organisational Structure
Andrew Stone
12:15 – 13:00 When Heat Meets Chemistry: Temperature-Driven Shifts in Ceiling Spray Efficacy Against Musca domestica
India McJarrow-Keller		 12:15 – 13:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

Next Generation Service Technician - Challenges & Training
CHAIR:  Tom McGill 
PANEL:  Aimee McBean, Trent Chapman, Abhinesh Pal
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH – in Exhibition Hall
EXHIBITION HALL CLOSED 14:00 – 14:40 Somersaults, Suicide and Unpleasant Smell of Success: Developing a Pheromone Tool for the Eradication of Redback Spiders in New Zealand
Dr Cor Vink		 14:00 – 14:40

Smarter Pest Management for a Warmer World. Low-Footprint Practices and Sustainable System Design for Daily Operations

Sathes Chandran
14:40 – 15:20 Modes of Action: How Insecticides Ruin a Bug's Whole Day
Mark Linton		 14:40 – 15:20

The 30% You're Leaving on the Table:  What AI Actually Does for Your Business

Peter Mangin
15:20 – 16:00 Itching for Answers: When the Pests Aren't Really There
Dr Paul Craddock
16:00 – 16:30 Conference Close and Handover to next FAOPMA Host
16:30 – 18:30 Post conference drinks
(venue and timing TBC)

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