BRIGIT final meeting – Day 1 Agenda

27 September 2021

Welcome and Introduction
9:15 – 9:30	Building resilience to plant diseases and pests – with a focus on Xylella fastidiosa	Nicola Spence (Defra)
9:30 – 9:45	The Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme	Debbie Harding (BBSRC)
9.45 – 10:00	BRIGIT project objectives and management plan	Saskia Hogenhout (John Innes Centre
*Xylella* diagnostics
10:00 – 10:30	Highlights of outcomes and impacts of BRIGIT Xylella diagnostics research	Joana Vicente and colleagues
10:30 – 10:45	Q & A session
10:45 – 11:00	Break
*Xylella* insect vectors
11:00 – 11:30	Highlights of outcomes and impacts of BRIGIT Xylella insect vector research	Saskia Hogenhout and colleagues
11:30 – 11:45	Q & A session
Predicting the potential spread of Xylella
11:45 – 12:15	Highlights of outcomes and impacts of BRIGIT research on predicting the potential spread of Xylella	Steven White and colleagues
12:15 – 12:30	Q & A session
	End of First Day