2024 GLASE Summit

Exploring Dynamic Lighting

GLASE’s 2024 in-person Summit with a theme of Dynamic Lighting will be held on November 6, 2024 at the Hotel St. Paul in Montréal, Quebec in Canada. Researchers, academics, and industry professionals will share presentations and explore the CEA industry’s latest challenges and emerging technology solutions.

GLASE members are invited to participate in greenhouse tours and a member meeting on November 7, 2024.

Registration is now open!

Summit attendance: $100

Summit attendance + Discounted Individual GLASE Membership: $250

Already a member? Free!

Registration includes all programming including lunch and a networking event.

Please follow one of the following links for the booking via the hotel room block:

Hotel St. Paul (English)

Hotel St. Paul (French)

If you have questions about reservations, please contact reserve@hotelstpaul.com or call 514-380-2202.

Become a GLASE individual member and receive access to all of GLASE’s technical articles and short course module recordings, as well as complimentary admission to in-person events and future short courses. Learn more here!

Tessa Pocock,
Chief Science Officer at Soli Organic

Tessa Pocock Ph.D. is the Chief Science Officer at Soli Organic, the largest organic herb producers and distributors in the U.S.A. At Soli, she is defining their scientific and research strategies with the goal of moving our growing systems and technology into the future. Tessa’s Summit keynote presentation is titled “Light: Nature versus Nurture in Plants” and will cover dynamic lighting in nature and the greenhouse, circadian rhythms, and sole source lighting.

Tessa has been working in horticulture for over 40 years and has practical, business and academic experience in CEA. She joined Soli three years ago from her position as Director of Light Optimization at Plenty where she worked closely with engineers and growers to develop crop growth and screening protocols, light recipes and biological sensors. Her overall goal at Soli Organic is to translate fundamental plant science into practical applications and solutions. Tessa is originally from Canada and has lived and worked in Sweden and the U.S.A. and thus has had the opportunity to work with and experience CEA systems worldwide

Location: Montreal, QC
Venue: Hotel St. Paul
Date: November 6, 2024

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 am
Registration

9:30 – 10:00 am
Welcome and Presentation from Anchor Partner Sollum Technologies

10:00am
Keynote Speaker
Tessa Pocock, Soli Organic
“Light: Nature versus Nurture in Plants”

11:00am
U.S. and Canadian Grower Panel
“Dynamic Lighting in Our Farms”
Featuring Serres Brillo and Les Serres Point du Jour (Québec), The Chef’s Garden and Finn and Roots (U.S.)

12:00pm
Lunch

1:00pm
Researcher Panel
Featuring GLASE researchers from Cornell University (U.S.), McGill University and the Center for Horticultural Innovation (Québec)

2:00pm
Québec Government

2:45pm
Break

3:00pm
Don Cronin, IUNU
“Benefits and Applications of AI in Greenhouses”

3:30pm
Ryder Lane, Hoogendoorn Growth Management
“Integrated Automation for Dynamic Lighting”

4:00pm
Networking Reception featuring Vivid Canopy