Three young horticultural professionals have gain the last for the inaugural Young International Grower of the Year Award .
wait after the future of the decorative horticulture industry is full of life , which is why the International Association of Horticultural Producers ( AIPH ) has partnered with Jungle Talks to infix a Modern category to the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2022 .
The new award recognises the ambition of immature entrepreneurial professionals between the eld of 25 and 40 who participated in the Pro Manager Mastercourse organize by Jungle Talks . Entries have been assessed and three young professionals have attain the last .
Chris Rocheleau has experience as a Head Grower at three nurseries in the USA . He has a Bachelor of Science in Plant , Soil , and Insect Sciences from the University of Massachusetts Amherst . presently , Chris is a National Sales Manager for ForemostCo , USA , where he leads a team to create a library of maturate ethnic and technical piece of paper .
Pablo Bazzani is General Manager of Plazoleta Flowers , Colombia , where he is responsible for top and superintend financial , yield , sales , and logistics subroutine and results . Prior to this role , he gain experience as a Marketing Assistant and Marketing Manager for Perfection ® Group , Colombia .
Matyas Bartha is the Head of Operations at Silver Vase , an orchid cultivator based in Florida , USA . Having join in 2010 , Matyas pop out out as a Production & Maintenance Assistant before taking on the role of Grower and New Plant Production Development , ultimately progressing to the Head of Operations in 2018 .
The finalists will present their business ideas to the panel , which is made up of four expert horticultural entrepreneurs . The judges are : Leonardo Capitanio , AIPH Vice - President and CEO of Vivai Capitanio ( Italy ) ; Wouter Duijvestejn , Owner of Beyond Chrysant ( The Netherlands ) ; Stephanie Berkhout , Lead Grower at Qualitree ( Canada ) ; and Puck van Holsteijn , CEO of World Horti Centre ( The Netherlands ) .
The winner will be harbinger at the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards Ceremony on fourteenth June 2022 at GreenTech Amsterdam starting at 6 pm CEST . The evening outcome include a drink response with a cooking stove of food to satiate stomachs as Edgar Albert Guest internet with others in the industry .
ticket for the awards outcome cost € 50 ( incl . VAT ) per person . Groups of five tickets are available for the discounted price of € 200 and grouping of ten for € 350 . Tickets can be purchased here : aiph.org/event/igoty-2022
For more information : AIPHwww.aiph.org
