Dr. Mark Sosnowski leads the Horticulture Pathology sub-program at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). He completed a PhD in plant pathology in 2002 at the University of Adelaide (UA). Since then, Dr. Sosnowski has been responsible for research on managing Eutypa dieback disease in grapevines, also collaborating with colleagues in Europe and North and South America, and is currently responsible for national research programs on management of Eutypa and Botryosphaeria dieback diseases in both Australia and New Zealand. He is the Australasian regional representative on the International Council for Grapevine Trunk Diseases, chaired the council from 2014 to 2017, and convened the 9th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Australia. In addition, he managed a biosecurity research program focusing on impact management of exotic grapevine pathogens in collaboration with Cornell University, USA. Dr Sosnowski also leads research on management of almond trunk disease in collaboration with Agriculture Victoria and the University of California Davis. He is an affiliate senior lecturer at UA and supervises post-graduate students on a range of plant pathology topics. Dr. Sosnowski has 22 years of grapevine disease research experience and draws from this to provide the industry with the latest information for effective management of grapevine and almond diseases.