Session Speakers
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Session 1 – Plant Biotic Interactions

Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Research focus: Soil ecology, Nematode community analysis, Rhizosphere interactions and communication, Agroecology, Plant-parasitic nematodes

Department of Soil and Plant Microbiology, Estación Experimental del Zaidin, CSIC, Granada, Spain
Research focus: Induced resistance, Mycorrhiza, Plant defense priming, Plant immunity, Biocontrol, Bioprotection, Multitrophic interactions, Symbiosis
Session 2 – Metabolism and Biochemistry

BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
Research focus: Abiotic stress, adaptation, Arabidopsis, domestication, functional genomics, grapevine, ROS, SUMOylation

Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology and University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias, Spain
Research focus: Systems Biology, Epigenetics, Stress responses, Proteomics, Metabolomics
Session 3 – Plant Development

Institutt for plantevitenskap (IPV), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Norway
Research focus: Grasses, Temperature, Plant Development

Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Barcelona, Spain
Research focus: Flowering time, Plant development, RAV gene family, RAV evolution, Abiotic stress
Session 4 – Abiotic and Biotic Stress

Grapevine Pathogen Systems Lab, BioISI, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant-pathogen interactions, Proteases, Lipid signalling, Secretome, Apoplast, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Metagenomics

Center of Edaphology and Applied Biology of Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Murcia, Spain
Research focus: Abiotic stress combination, Plant biochemistry, Plant physiology, ABA, ROS and NO signaling, -omics, Melatonin
Session 5 – Biotechnology and Molecular Farming

Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal
Research focus: Molecular farming, Plant cell suspension cultures, Recombinant proteins, Carotenoids, BY-2, Medicago, Microalgae

Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Research focus: Somatic embryogenesis, Grapevine
Session 6 – Facing Climate Change

Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences / University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (CITAB/UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
Research focus: Climate change, Agriculture, Olive, Viticulture, Crops, Global warming

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Ce3C)Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal / CHANGE Institute for Global Change and Sustainability, Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant ecology; Trait ecology, Climate changes, Hyperaccumulation, Pollution, Abiotic stress
Session 7 – Post-Harvest Biology

Centre of Electronics, Optoelectronics and Telecommunications (CEOT), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Research focus: Visible near infrared spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS); Citrinos do Algarve IGP; Quality; Ripening; Optimal harvest date (OHD); Smart orchards management; Intervarietal ripening onset

Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
Research focus: Abiotic and biotic stress; Chilling injury; Citrus fruit; Hormones; Physiological disorders; Postharvest physiology; Transcriptomic
Session 8 – Agroecosystems and Sustainable Crop Production

New Biopesticides Department, InnovPlantProtect, Elvas, Portugal
Research focus: Biopesticides, Biological control agents, RNA-based biopesticides, Peptide-based biopesticides, Rice blast, Fire blight, Plant protection

University of Oxford, School of Archaeology, Oxford, United Kingdom
Research focus: Archaeobotany, Ethnography, Experimental archaeology, Ancient farming systems, Traditional knowledge, Isotopic analysis
Session 9 – Plant Environmental Physiology

ICREA / Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida / AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Lleida, Spain
Research focus: Yield physiology, Crop physiology, Cereal crops, Crop development, Spike fertility, High temperature, Photoperiod

Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Barcelona, Spain
Research focus: Light signaling, Light stress, Chloroplast retrograde signaling, Light-regulated development, Phytochrome-interacting factors PIFs
Session 10 – Seeds of Knowledge

Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO/InBIO); Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning (BIOPOLIS), University of Porto; Higher Institute of Agronomy (ISA), University of Lisbon; Botanical Society of Portugal.
Research focus: Ecological modelling, Biodiversity, Community models, Botany, Conservation

Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Research focus: Biological invasions, Invasive plants, Citizen-science, Science communication, Biological control of invasive plants, Management of invasive plants, Nature conservation

Department of Stress, Development and Signalling in Plants. Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Granada. Spain
Research focus: Plant stress, Plant phenotyping, Imaging techniques, Plant pathogens, Thermography, Precision agriculture
Session 11 – Systems Biology

Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Oeiras, Portugal
Research focus: Gene regulatory networks, Transcriptomics, Secondary growth, Periderm development, Suberin, Cork oak, Drought

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant stress responses, Gene expression regulation, RNA splicing, Membrane transport, Arabidopsis thaliana
Session 12 – Mineral Nutrition and Water Relations

Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Ce3C), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research focus: Plant nutrition, Nitrogen biotransformations, Nitrogen metabolism, Symbiotic plant nutrition, Symbiotic lifestyle, Plant microbiome, Soil health