SPARC: Building the Future of Sustainable Worm Control in Grazing Ruminants (In-person Final meeting)

04 December 2026 | Brussels, Belgium (Hendrik Conscience Building)

Morning Session | 09:00–12:30 (Auditorium)

• 08:30–09:00: Registration

• 09:00–09:10: Welcome and introduction (Prof. Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna | Freie Universität Berlin)

• 09:10–09:30: An EU Strategy for Livestock (Brigitte Misonne | Head of Unit AGRI E3, DG AGRI, European Commission)

• 09:30–09:50: Irish Presidency to the EU and parasite control (tbc)

• 09:50–10:10: Policy recommendations from SPARC (Johannes Charlier | Kreavet, BE)

• 10:10–10:30: Sustainable worm control: SPARC tools and lessons learned (Prof. Laura Rinaldi | University of Naples Federico II, IT)

• 10:30–11:00: Coffee break

• 11:00–11:20: SPARC Ambassadors share experiences from the field (Marieke De Louw, Bruce Thompson, Ruggero Amato)

• 11:20–11:35: European Communities of Practice and anthelmintic resistance: Fireside chat with the SPARC coordinator (Leen Lietaer | ILVO, BE)

• 11:35–12:25: Panel discussion: Q&A session moderated by Prof. Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna (Panel: Kevin Harrison, Gustavo Sabatini, Suzanne Keeling, FVE representative – tbc)

• 12:25–12:30: Close of morning programme

Lunch Break | 12:30–13:30

Networking lunch offered by the Livestock Helminth Research Alliance (LiHRA) and Boehringer Ingelheim.

Afternoon Session | 13:35–16:00 (Pierre and Marie Curie room, 1B15)

• 13:35–16:00: LiHRA market: sustainable control practices.

Meet SPARC partners, Ambassadors, and sponsors showcasing their initiatives at individual stands. Discover sustainable worm control approaches from across Europe and network over local European specialties.

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