Greenkeepers Conference
BLACK WATER LINKS - eagle golf tech
Greenkeepers Conference – The Future of Turf Management
7-9 October 2025
We warmly invite you to a unique event organized by Black Water Links Course dedicated to the latest challenges and solutions in green space management – with a special focus on golf courses and sports fields.
As all greenkeepers know, due to European Parliament regulations, the availability of chemical products used in our industry is becoming increasingly limited each year. The pressing question is no longer if, but when plant protection products will be completely banned on golf courses and sports grounds.
At every conference we’ve attended in recent years, the same issue keeps resurfacing: how can we achieve top-quality turf under increasingly restricted chemical use? This question has been close to my heart for years. Our extensive experience in maintaining facilities with minimal or strictly controlled use of chemical agents has allowed us to develop effective methods that we are now ready to share with a wider audience.
During the conference, we will also address important topics such as the origin of chemical agents, carbon footprint, and sustainable resource management. Furthermore, this event will serve as a platform to showcase cutting-edge technologies that support greenkeepers’ work – including robotic mowers, drones, and AI-driven solutions that are revolutionizing golf course management and helping make better data-driven decisions.
Join us to gain practical knowledge, discover innovative tools, and prepare together for the future of our industry.
Kris Misiaczynski Head greenkeeper @ Black Water Links
Early bird price until 31st of August 2025:
Double room - 495 €/person
Single room - 610 €/person
Entrance without accommodation - 320 €/person
Normal price after 31st of August 2025:
Double room - 550 €/person
Single room - 650 €/person
Entrance without accommodation - 360 €/person
Conference schedule
Arrival Day
19:30 – Reception at the Black Water Links Restaurant
20:00 – Welcome dinner at Black Water Links Restaurant
Education Day at Black Water Links
07:30 – 09:00 – Breakfast at BWL Restaurant
09:00 – 09:15 – Welcome by Kris Misiaczynski, Paul Woodham & Radosław Frańczak (PGU)
09:15 – 10:00 – Paul Woodham (Sustainable Agronomy Lead, The R&A; keynote speaker): Dealing with Threats and Opportunities – A Vision for Sustainable Greenkeeping and Agronomy
10:00 – 10:45 – Alicia Moulin (Sustainability Manager, EGA): The key sustainability challenges for golf in Europe and how the EGA is responding to the needs of its members
10:45 – 11:15 – Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:45 – Kris Misiaczynski (Head Greenkeeper, Black Water Links Golf Club): Traditional Greenkeeping Meets Modern Technology; The EGCC Experience 2016-2020
12:45 – 13:30 – Amandine Lucchin (Project Manager – Agronomy, Sustainability and Course Quality; French Golf Federation): Best Practices in Sustainability from France
13:30 – 14:15 – Lunch
14:15 – 15:00 – Frideric Paczkowski (General Manager; SKIM Turf Management): AI Technology for Turf Management
15:00 – 15:45 – Caspar Grauballe & Lukas Szadny: Designing and Building a Modern Golf Course – The Black Water Links Experience
15:45 – 16:15 – Coffee Break
17:30 – Bus Departure to Poznań Old Town for City Tour and Dinner
Education & Golf Day at Black Water Links Natural Greenkeeping: “A Better Life After Chemicals”
7:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast at BWL
09:30 – 11:30 – Kris Misiaczyński & Oliwier Kasperek: Golf Course Tour with Live Demonstrations of Robots and Drones in Action; Patron Time
11:30 – 12:00 – lunch
12:00 – 17:30 – Golf Tournament at Black Water Links (Golf academy available for non-golfers)
18:00 – 22:00 – Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the BWL Clubhouse
Departure day
8:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast
11:00 – Check out and departure of participants
Package includes:
3 nights’ accommodation at Black Water Links Village or a partner hotel
3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners and coffee breaks during lectures
- Access to all workshops and lectures
Golf tournament for golfers / Golf academy for non-golfers
Welcome gifts for all participants
Event partners:
Under the Honorary Patronage of:
