One-day Plant Empowerment training | Philadelphia, USA | September 22, 2026

Improve crop performance under challenging growing conditions

How do you keep crops performing under challenging growing conditions? Greenhouses are becoming increasingly challenging environments to manage. Water quality, high radiation, rising temperatures and changing climate conditions can all affect crop performance.

Join us for a one-day live training in Philadelphia and explore practical strategies to help you get more from the conditions you have.

About the training

Throughout several in-depth sessions, you’ll explore practical approaches to water quality, light, climate and plant activity. You’ll learn how to interpret what your crop is telling you, connect this to your greenhouse data, and make more informed decisions under challenging growing conditions.

The training combines expert knowledge with practical examples, real-world case studies and interactive discussions, giving you insights you can apply directly in your own greenhouse.

Training details

Location Live, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Date September 22, 2026
Duration 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Investment €197.95
Membership option Annual Members can attend this training at no additional cost.
Language English

What you’ll learn

  • Limit production losses related to water quality
  • Get more from available light, water and climate conditions
  • Keep crops in balance during periods of high radiation and temperatures

Using real greenhouse examples, case studies and data, our experienced trainers will show how these challenges can be understood and addressed through the Plant Empowerment approach.

The Plant Empowerment approach

The challenges growers face are rarely caused by one factor alone. Plant Empowerment provides a framework for understanding how energy, water and assimilates interact within the plant, and how greenhouse conditions influence these processes. By understanding these relationships, growers can move beyond fixed cultivation recipes and make more informed decisions based on what the crop actually needs.

Who should join?

This training is for growers and horticultural professionals who are dealing with challenging growing conditions and want to better understand how to keep their crops performing. It is particularly relevant if you want to improve crop performance under high light and temperature conditions, better manage the impact of water quality, make more effective use of available light, water and climate conditions, or turn greenhouse data into more informed growing decisions.

No previous knowledge of Plant Empowerment is required.

About the trainers

Evripidis Papadoupoulos

Evripidis Papadoupoulos

Data-driven growing expert with a passion for autonomous greenhouses and smarter decision-making.

Open: Evripidis Papadoupoulos
René Beerkens

René Beerkens

René is an experienced greenhouse climate specialist with deep expertise in climate control, energy management, and crop balance.

Open: René Beerkens
Ton Habraken – Greenhouse Climate Expert

Ton Habraken

Your go-to expert for climate screens and creating an active, balanced greenhouse climate.

Open: Ton Habraken
Ruud Schulte

Ruud Schulte

Ruud is a water management specialist with extensive expertise in water quality, irrigation strategies, and root zone management.

Open: Ruud Schulte
Paul van Gils

Paul van Gils

Paul is a specialist in greenhouse coatings and light management, with expertise in light transmission, hortiscatter, and heat emission.

Open: Paul van Gils
Amos Bassi

Amos Bassi

Amos is a horticultural lighting specialist with deep expertise in LED lighting, crop performance, and climate strategies.

Practical information

Admission requirements None. This course is specifically designed as the introduction to Plant Empowerment.
What do you need? Nothing is required. You may want to bring a notebook and pen or a laptop for taking notes.
Learning format A full day of expert-led sessions, practical examples, real-world case studies and interactive discussions.
Follow-up After the training, continue exploring each topic in greater depth through the Plant Empowerment Knowledge Platform.
Course completion After completing the training, you’ll receive a personalized certificate of completion.
Location Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, United States

 

Subject Climate, Data-Driven Growing, Energy Management, Irrigation & Root Zone
Level Beginner
Theme Plant Empowerment Fundamentals
Crop All crops
Season Year round

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