Programme
11 – 16 July 2027 · Auditorium Sant’Orsola, Pergine Valsugana (Trento)
Symposium Program
The programme is provisional and subject to change
13 July 2027
| 4 – 7 pm | Registration & Welcome Reception |
14 July 2027
| 8 – 9 am | Registration & Poster Placement |
| 9 – 9:30 am | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:30 – 11 am | Session I: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding – Part 1 |
| 11 – 11:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 am – 12 pm | Session I: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding – Part 1 (continued) |
| 12 – 2 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2 – 3 pm | Session I: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding – Part 2 |
| 3 – 3:30 pm | Workshop — From Regulation to Practice: Navigating the EU’s Two-Tier NGT Landscape Speakers will include representatives from CPVO, CIOPORA and Società Italiana Brevetti |
| 3:30 – 4 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4 – 4:30 pm | Workshop (continued) |
| 5 pm | Cultural Activities |
15 July 2027
| 8:30 – 11 am | Session II: Physiology and Production Systems |
| 11 – 11:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Session III: Pathology and Pest Management – Part 1 |
| 12:30 – 2 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2 – 3:30 pm | Session III: Pathology and Pest Management – Part 2 |
| 3:30 – 4 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4 – 6 pm | Session IV: Fruit Quality and Nutrition |
| 8 pm | Gala Dinner |
16 July 2027
| 8:30 – 10:30 am | ISHS Business Meeting |
| 10:30 – 11 am | Session V: Post-harvest |
| 11 – 11:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Session V: Post-harvest (continued) |
| 12:45 – 1 pm | Closing Session |
| 1 pm | Lunch |
Pre Tour Program
11 – 13 July 2027 ⋅ Limited places, reserve before 30 March 2027
Bologna & Cesena
11 July 2027
| 7:45 am | Meeting point in Bologna |
| 8 am | Departure from Bologna |
| Transfer to Cesena and visits to: G-Berries Battistini Vivai CBC Bioplanet |
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| 8 pm | Return to Trento |
Valsugana
12 July 2027
| 8:30 am | Meeting point in Trento |
| Transfer to Valsugana and visits to: Fall Creek Italia Sant’Orsola SCA – Production and Experimental Fields |
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| 5:30 pm | Return to Trento |
| Optional: Cultural visit in Trento |
Trentino
13 July 2027
| 8:30 am | Meeting point in Trento |
| San Michele all’Adige: visit to Fondazione Edmund Mach | |
| Cirè di Pergine Valsugana: visit to Sant’Orsola SCA facility | |
| 4 pm | Registration & Welcome Reception |
| 7 pm | Return to Trento |
Keynote Speakers
Genetics, Genomics and Breeding: Dr. Nahla Victor Bassil
Molecular Plant Geneticist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - USA
Plant Physiology and Production Systems: Dr. Lisa Wasko DeVetter
Professor of Small Fruit Horticulture, Washington State University - USA
Pathology and Pest Management: Dr. Ioannis E. Tzanetakis
Professor of Plant Virology, University of Arkansas - USA
Fruit Quality and Nutrition: Dr. Sonia Osorio
Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Universidad de Málaga - Spain
Postharvest: Dr. Giancarlo Colelli
Professor of Postharvest Technology, Università di Foggia - Italy
Research ● Analysis ● Climate change ● Future ●