The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) members consist of thousands of growers of flowers and ornamental plants around the world who are together united by one essential goal – promoting the place of plants in people’s lives.
AIPH hosts several conferences, webinars and events such as the International Grower of the Year award throughout the year. Read about these along with the latest news about the association’s activities.
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3 September 2024 - 7 September 2024 , Warsaw, Poland
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The 76th AIPH Annual Congress will take place 3-7th September 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, alongside Green is Life – an AIPH-approved Horticultural Trade Exhibition.
Included in the programme:
3rd Sep – Welcome Dinner
4th Sep – International Horticultural Expo Conference, AIPH General Meeting, and Expo Dinner
5th Sep – Horticultural Industry Conference, tour of Green is Life Expo, visit to Warsaw Old Town and Dinner
6th Sep – Green City Conference, visit to Wilanów Palace & Gardens, and Dinner
7th Sep – Professional Tours and Farewell Dinner
Tickets
Tickets for the Congress will be available soon. Prices listed below exclude VAT.
Full congress early bird (book before 23:59 BST on Wednesday 7 August 2024) – €850
Full congress standard (price after 00:01 on Thursday 8 August 2024) – €1,000
Nestled in Warsaw’s business district, the Radisson Collection Hotel Warsaw offers elegant rooms and suites with stunning city views. A short walk from Old Town, the hotel is perfectly situated for exploring the city.
The hotel boasts two restaurants – The Spot Restaurant & Bar and Tago Breakfast Restaurant. Other amenities include a swimming pool, a spa, and a gym.
The hotel is verified sustainable on Hotel Sustainability Basics. They actively reduce their environmental footprint, support local communities, and promote inclusion and equality within their teams.
Join us for a Welcome Dinner on 3rd September 2024 to mark the start of the 76th AIPH Annual Congress.
The Welcome Dinner will take place at the Radisson Collection Hotel Warsaw, Polonia Room*
18:30 – Arrival drinks
19:00 – 21:30 Buffet dinner service
*To be confirmed.
4th September 2024, Radisson Collection Hotel Warsaw, Polonia Room*
International Horticultural Expo Conference
08:30 – Arrival refreshments
09:00 – Welcome by AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe and AIPH President Leonardo Capitanio
09:10 – Welcome by Renata Fryszkowska-Madej, Vice President of the Polish Nurseryman Association
09:20 – A1 World Horticultural Expos
Expo 2023 Doha Qatar – Review of event
Expo 2027 Yokohama, Japan
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand 2029
10:20 – Introduction to Dopplemayr
10:35 – BREAK
10:55 – B International Horticultural Expos
International Horticultural Exhibition Chengdu 2024, China
Expo 2026 Izmir, Türkiye
Expo 2026 Udon Thani, Thailand
11:55 – Category C Expo
Euroflora 2025, Italy
12:05 – Introduction to Florint by Simon Ogrizek
12:20 – City Presentations
12:40 – Expo applications
Minnesota, USA 2031 – Application for A1 World Horticultural Expo
13:15 – LUNCH
Sponsored by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) – Udon Thai Expo 2026 and Korat Expo 2029
14:15 – Expo applications continued
Ulsan, Korea – Application for B International Horticultural Exhibition
Chunhcungnamdo, Korea – Application for Category C Expo
15:05 – Closing remarks
15:10 – Conference closes
General Meeting
15:10– Refreshments
15:20 – General Meeting (members only)
17:30 – Meeting closes
Dinner
19:00-21:30 – Dinner to be held at Czerwony Wieprz (Red Hog)*
Sponsored by 2028 Ulsan International Garden Expo
Step back in time at this retro-Soviet era-themed diner and enjoy authentic Polish cuisine. The restaurant specialises in hearty meals with a twist from the country’s former Eastern Bloc recipe book, using ingredients from locally sourced suppliers. A truly unique experience.
*To be confirmed.
Times are subject to change
5th September 2024, Green is Life, EXPO XXI Center ul. Prądzyńskiego 12/14 Warsaw
Green is Life
09:00 – Arrive at Green is Life.
Green is Life is an AIPH-approved Horticultural Trade Show held annually in Warsaw, Poland. Organised by the Polish Nurserymen Association, the show is hosting its 31st edition in 2024. Delegates have the opportunity to join the opening ceremony at 10am.
Horticultural Industry Conference
11:30 – Horticultural Industry Conference. Presentations include:
Sustainability and marketing initiatives to support France’s horticulture industry – Catherine Muller, President of VALHOR, France
Supporting the horticulture industry on sustainability and future challenges – Edmund Timm, MPS, Netherlands
How to get EU support for developing a nursery or garden center? – dr inż. Marta Czaplicka, University of Life Sciences in Wroclaw
Useful microorganisms and bio-fertilizers an opportunity for sustainable horticulture – prof. dr hab. Lidia Sas-Paszt, Institute of Horticulture InHort
How to sell to sell. The secrets of e-commerce – Karolina Kałdońska, Magazine Biznes Ogrodniczy
Sustainability and marketing initiatives to support Australia’s horticulture industry – Joanna Cave, Chief Executive of Greenlife Industry Australia
Influencer marketing’s impact on sales in China’s horticulture industry – ‘Uncle Wang’, Chinese social media influencer
15:00 – Conference closes
Old Town Warsaw
16:00 – Delegates have free time to explore Warsaw’s Old Town. A labyrinth of winding cobblestone streets, ornate tenement facades and picturesque plazas with plenty of Olde World charm, it’s easy to understand why the Old Town is Warsaw’s top tourist area.
18:30 – Meet for dinner in a traditional Polish building, restored after World War 2, within Warsaw Old Town.
Times are subject to change
6th September 2024, Green is Life, EXPO XXI Center ul. Prądzyńskiego 12/14 Warsaw
Green City Conference
09:00 – Arrive at Green is Life
10:00 – Conference starts. Presentations include:
Responsible design – Wojciech Januszczyk, Landscape Architect, Institute of Landscape Architecture at the Catholic University of Lublin
The Importance of Greenery on Architectural Surfaces in the Era of Climate Change – dr hab. inż. Jan Łukaszkiewicz, Polish Green Roofs Association
‘Dendro Futura’ – the urban trees of tomorrow and the importance of the nursery delivering these trees – Henrik Sjoman, Senior Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Science
How to reduce watering of new plantings for the benefit of plants? An innovative solution from scientists in Wroclaw – Magdalena Biernacik-Rdzanek, PhD, Brand Manager of Hydrobox
Synergic cooperation in transforming industrial sites into green, biologically active oases – Stephan Treuke PhD, Coordinator, lecturer and workshop leader in the design of landscape architecture objects and illumination and lighting of urban areas
Creating sustainable urban settlements – dr. hab. inż. arch. Monika Trojanowska, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management at the University of Gdansk, Poland
How to design night-time in urban green areas? – dr inż. arch. Magdalena Zienowicz PhD, Designer, architect, member of the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland, assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Wrocław University of Life Sciences, Poland
Komunikacja w mieście / Communication in the City – Urszula Forczek-Brataniec PhD, Doctor of Technical Sciences in the specialisation of landscape architecture, Professor at the Krakow University of Technology. Designer in eM4 Pracownia Architektury Brataniec in the field of public space and greenery projects
Wilanów Palace & Gardens
15:00-21.30 – Visit to Wilanów Palace & Gardens followed by Dinner at Villa Intrata*
The Wilanów Palace, together with its garden, is one of the most beautiful places of interest in Poland. The Baroque palace and the meticulously designed surrounding gardens were built for King John III Sobieski (1629-1696) and are filled with Polish as well as European culture. The 45 hectares of Wilanów Park comprise gardens in several styles: a two-level Baroque garden, a neo-Renaissance rose garden, an English landscape park and an English-Chinese landscape park. The Park has a unique microclimate thanks to its natural lake and stream and its man-made pond dating back to King John III’s days.
The trees grown in the Park are mostly local species, such as lime trees (Tilia cordata), maples (Acer platanoides) and ironwood (Carpinus betulus) to name a few. Exotic tree species include ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), southern catalpas (Catalpa bignonioides) and katsura trees (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). Many of the trees are valuable specimens, with 28 officially listed in the Register of Natural Heritage.
* To be confirmed.
7th September 2024, Various locations
Professional tours
Szmit Nursery
Szmit Nursery is a large family nursery with a wide assortment of plants. They produce around one million plants per year and export to over 20 countries.
CLEMATIS Źródło Dobrych Pnączy (The Source of Good Climbers) was founded in 1988 in Jawczyce near Warsaw. In 1996 the entire operation was moved to Pruszkow, where it is presently situated. Their main specialisation is production of Clematis and they have over 1,000 species and cultivars. In 2019, CLEMATIS won Gold in the Finished Plants and Trees and Silver in the Young Plants categories of the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards.
18:30 – 21:00 Buffet dinner service at Radisson Collection Hotel Warsaw *
* Provisional Booking- to be confirmed.
Horticultural Industry Conference
Catherine Muller
Catherine Muller is President of VALHOR, the French interbranch organization dedicated to horticulture, floristry and landscape. Over 25 years, Catherine ran with her husband a landscape company near Strasbourg in France.
Designing, building, planting and maintaining green spaces, all these services were performed upon a wide range of environments: public parks, gardens of private and shared residences, grounds of schools, hospitals, offices and other commercial buildings, sports greens, and alongside roads.
Catherine was president of UNEP (Union Nationale des Entreprises du Paysage France) from 2013 to 2019. She was member of the board of ELCA (European Landscape Contractors Association) from 2019 to 2022. In 2021, she was elected president of VALHOR.
Edmund Timm
Manager Commerce, Marketing & Communication, MPS, Netherlands. Edmund joined the Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS as commercial director in September 2022. He has a proven track record in leading positions and a good understanding of standardisation’s needs, strengths, and values within the international business environment. He has extensive knowledge of making use of data to improve business and calculated footprints for more than 150 customers in 20 countries.
Joanna Cave
Chief Executive of Greenlife Industry Australia. Jo has over 25 years’ successful leadership experience as CEO of a variety of peak bodies, member organisations and not-for-profit associations.
Greenlife Industry Australia is AIPH’s member in Australia, representing horticultural producers in the country.
Ding Wang
Otherwise known as ‘Uncle Wang’, Ding Wang is a Horticulture streamer and CEO of JiaXingYunYao Flower Co., Ltd.
Wang’s professional journey commenced in 2016. Before that, he was an ardent gardener who shared his gardening life and planting experience on the internet. As his following expanded, he transitioned into the horticultural industry officially, disseminating gardening expertise and horticultural insights online, as well as promoting superior new plant cultivars and establishing his own enterprise. To date, his enterprise has garnered over five million followers across various social media platforms, and they have achieved annual sales volume in excess of 100 million yuan through live-streaming sales. Their product range encompasses hundreds of growing items, including gardening implements and fertilizers.
Green City Conference
Wojciech Januszczyk
Landscape architect, employee of the Institute of Landscape Architecture of the Catholic University of Lublin and the Department of Landscape Architecture of the AB, graduate of the School of Ecopoetics at the Institute of Reportage, owner of the design studio Krajobrazy Sp. z o.o., founder of the Krajobrazy Foundation, Supervising Inspector of Green Areas. He has served as president of the nationwide Association of Landscape Architects and is currently an honorary member of SAK. Creator of the “Garden of Dream” supporting the activities of the Ewa Błaszczyk “AKOGO?” Foundation. He promotes the introduction of circular economy principles into landscape architecture.
dr hab. inż. Jan Łukaszkiewicz
Jan is a landscape architect, affiliated for many years with the oldest university school of landscape architecture in Poland at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). He is a member of the Polish Dendrological Society (PTD), the Association of Polish Architects (SARP), and the Polish Association of Green Roofs (PSDZ). In his professional work, he conducts research, projects, and expert studies on the design and maintenance of greenery in both urban and rural landscapes. He develops studies of parks and gardens, as well as linear green systems such as alleys, green tram corridors, greenery along waterways, and more. He is particularly interested in the development and implementation of solutions that integrate plant growth with technical infrastructure (so-called “green infrastructure”). In the era of climate change, he places special emphasis on the design of greenery on architectural surfaces, especially vegetative roofs, green facades, green parking lots, and similar innovations.
Henrik Sjoman
Henrik is a scientific curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden and teacher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science. His research examines the selection and diversification of urban forestry with several ongoing research projects dealing with understanding plants capacity to grow and perform well in different urban environments additionally with their capacity for delivering different ecosystem services.
Stephan Treuke
Scientific researcher in Technical University of Dortmund. Member of World Urban Parks and the German Academy for Spatial Planning and Housing. Specialises in working on large-scale green infrastructure programmes, regional planning and urban climate change adaptation. He works as an advisor on international cooperation in European and non-European countries, focusing on integral water management solutions and transformative governance in public administration.
Monika Trojanowska
Graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Gdansk University of Technology and postgraduate studies in Landscape Architecture. From 2017 to 2022, she worked at the Faculty of Construction, Architecture and Environmental Engineering at Bydgoszcz University of Technology. Since 2022 she has been employed as a university professor at the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management at the University of Gdansk.
Magdalena Zienowicz
Designer, architect, member of the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland, assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Wrocław University of Life Sciences.
Coordinator, lecturer and workshop leader in the design of landscape architecture objects and illumination and lighting of urban areas.
Urszula Forczek-Brataniec
Graduate of the Krakow University of Technology, Doctor of Technical Sciences in the specialisation of landscape architecture, Professor at the Krakow University of Technology. Designer in eM4 Pracownia Architektury Brataniec in the field of public space and greenery projects. Member of the Presidium of the Scientific Council of the Pieniny National Park and long-standing board member of the Society of Landscape Architecture (SAK). Currently Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at PK.
The Polish Nurserymen Association is an AIPH member representing ornamental growers in Poland. It was established in autumn 1991 by a dozen producers of nursery ornamental material. From the beginning, members of the association met high ethical and professional requirements. The association was consciously formed as a non-profit organisation to facilitate the implementation of the main goals.
Green is Life is an AIPH-approved Horticultural Trade Exhibition organised by the Polish Nurserymen Association. The 31st edition takes place from 5-7 September 2024.
Doppelmayr is a world market leader for mobility with ropeways.
With innovative transport systems, they continue to set standards in ropeway mobility: maximum comfort and safety define their installations – both in summer and winter tourism areas as well as in urban passenger transport and material handling.
MPS is committed to making the global horticultural sector more sustainable. They do this by making the sustainability efforts of horticultural entrepreneurs transparent and measurable. To achieve this, they develop and manage (online) tools and certificates.
Royal FloraHolland is a cooperative of growers and we have brought together growers and buyers for over 100 years. We strive for sustainable success for our members by working together with all parties in the floriculture industry, so that the industry continues to grow. We believe that we are smarter and better together, and can do more at less cost than if we each operate on our own. Together, we are becoming increasingly efficient and sustainable and are working towards a future-proof floriculture industry.
Royal FloraHolland’s mission is ‘Growing opportunities together’, we connect parties in the floriculture industry and create opportunities for sustainable growth and success on the global market.
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) – Udon Thai Expo 2026 and Korat Expo 2029
Expo Conference Dinner Sponsor
2028 Ulsan International Garden Expo, which is applying to be an AIPH-approved B International Horticultural Exhibition, will invite guests to the city of Ulsan in South Korea to enjoy nature.
Expo Conference Partner
Florint, the international Florist Organisation, is a non-profit umbrella organisation supporting the professional florist and nurturing the flower sector. Florint is a vital partner for the future oriented florists, associations, and other industry players.
FloraCulture International (FCI), your gateway to global ornamental horticulture is the only international trade magazine in the worldwide ornamental sector. FCI shares knowledge, inspires, and strengthens the special and necessary cooperation within the ornamental sector by bringing people, markets and cultures together in the themes and articles.
Floriculture Today is first and only magazine on floriculture, landscape, gardening and greenhouse technology. Floriculture Today was launched way back in 1996 when Indian floriculture industry was in its infancy. The magazine connected flower growers from across India and brought them to one common communication platform. Ever since, the magazine has been the de-facto national media for the rainbow industry called Commercial Floriculture and Professional Nurseries.
The magazine very soon developed into best promotion media platform for flower growers to connect with market. Greenhouse suppliers, planting material suppliers, irrigation system and fertilizer suppliers soon joined Floriculture Today and the magazine became a reference point for anyone interested in commercial cultivation of any high value crop.
Guiaverde is a specialist media for the horticultural sector in Spain and Portugal. Professional Web Portal and Printed Directory about Companies, Products and Services from the Horticulture, Gardening and Associated Markets.
Manager Commerce, Marketing & Communication, MPS, Netherlands. Edmund joined the Dutch environmental certification scheme MPS as commercial director in September 2022. He has a proven track record in leading positions and a good understanding of standardisation’s needs, strengths, and values within the international business environment. He has extensive knowledge of making use of data to improve business and calculated footprints for more than 150 customers in 20 countries.
Chief Executive of Greenlife Industry Australia. Jo has over 25 years’ successful leadership experience as CEO of a variety of peak bodies, member organisations and not-for-profit associations.
Jan is a landscape architect, affiliated for many years with the oldest university school of landscape architecture in Poland at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). He is a member of the Polish Dendrological Society (PTD), the Association of Polish Architects (SARP), and the Polish Association of Green Roofs (PSDZ). In his professional work, he conducts research, projects, and expert studies on the design and maintenance of greenery in both urban and rural landscapes. He develops studies of parks and gardens, as well as linear green systems such as alleys, green tram corridors, greenery along waterways, and more. He is particularly interested in the development and implementation of solutions that integrate plant growth with technical infrastructure (so-called “green infrastructure”). In the era of climate change, he places special emphasis on the design of greenery on architectural surfaces, especially vegetative roofs, green facades, green parking lots, and similar innovations.
Designer, architect, member of the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland, assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Wrocław University of Life Sciences.
Graduate of the Krakow University of Technology, Doctor of Technical Sciences in the specialisation of landscape architecture, Professor at the Krakow University of Technology. Designer in eM4 Pracownia Architektury Brataniec in the field of public space and greenery projects. Member of the Presidium of the Scientific Council of the Pieniny National Park and long-standing board member of the Society of Landscape Architecture (SAK). Currently Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at PK.
2028 Ulsan International Garden Expo, which is applying to be an AIPH-approved B International Horticultural Exhibition, will invite guests to the city of Ulsan in South Korea to enjoy nature.
