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Symposium Speakers
Education and sharing of knowledge is a major part of the 74th Annual International Lily Show & Symposium. Our exciting educational symposiums, will be composed of expert speakers, from across North America and Europe, addressing their areas of comprehensive knowledge.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Pontus Wallstén is an author and owner-operator of the nursery Pontus Wallstén Plants, which is based in Vaud Switzerland. He expects to describe his experiences hunting rare lilies in a presentation on July 11, at 1:30 pm read more...
- Sue and Larry Bagge plan to speak on “Designing with Lilies” in a presentation on July 11, at 2:45 pm. Sue Bagge has been a floral artist at Minnesota Art Institute’s annual spring Art in Bloom festival since it opened in 1984. read more...
- Mike Heger of Waconia, Minnesota, is an author, horticulturist, and retired owner of Ambergate Gardens. He plans to speak on “Companions for Lilies” in his presentation on July 11, at 4:00 pm. read more...
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Janos Agoston is a Hungarian lily grower, plant pathologist, and researcher. In a presentation on July 12, at 1:30 pm he plans to share information about the most common pest and diseases of lilies and how to control them. read more...
- Hugh Skinner plans to speak on martagon lily development in Canada in a presentation on July 12, at 2:45 pm. Hugh studied horticulture at the University of Manitoba and his interest in growing lilies, especially martagons, was strongly stimulated when he began visiting with Barrie Strohman in the 1990s. read more...
Saturday, July 13, 2024
- Frans Officer will be our after-dinner speaker on Saturday July 13 at the Awards Banquet read more...
As final confirmations are received from our symposium speakers, this page will be updated with links to speaker biographies, and expansion of each Symposium Session. Please continue to check back as we near closer to the start of the 74th Annual International Lily Show & Symposium.
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