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Programme

Day 1

Thursday, November 26, 2026

9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome
9:30 – 10:00 am Conference introduction
Theme 1 Climate change and environmental stress
10:00 – 10:10 am Presentation of the theme - moderator Dr N.Ollat, ISVV, France
10:10 – 10:50 am Keynote - Dr Th. Caquet, INRAE, France
10:50 – 11:20 am Coffee break
11:20 am – 12:30 pm Round-table discussion & Q&A with the audience.
Participants to roundtable : Pr H.R. Schultz, Univ Geisenheim, Germany ; Pr C. Collins, Univ Adelaide, Australia ; Dr A.Graca Sogrape, Portugal ; Dr M. Villanova ICVV Logroño, Spain ; Dr V. Bonnardot, Univ Rennes, France.
12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch break (cocktail)
Theme 3 Resilient and sustainable viticulture
2:00 – 2:10 pm Presentation of the theme - moderator Dr A. Rusch, Dr F. Delmotte, ISVV, France
2:10 – 2:50 pm Keynote - Pr R. Bommarco, Swedish agricultural sciences, Sweden
2:50 – 4:00 pm Round-table discussion & Q&A with the audience.
Participants to roundtable : Dr S. Winter, Boku Univ Wien, Austria ; Dr L. Zachmann ETH Zurich, Swiss ; Dr C. Hoffmann, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany ; Pr N. Kimberly, Univ Lund ; V. Moreaud, winegrower, France.
4:00 – 4:30 pm Coffee break
Theme 2 Genetics and yeast / grapevine breeding
4:30 – 4:40 pm Presentation of the theme - moderator Pr Ph. Gallusci, Dr Ph. Marullo, ISVV, France
4:40 – 5:20 pm Keynote - Dr J. Salses, INRAE, France
5:20 – 6:30 pm Round-table discussion & Q&A with the audience.
Participants to roundtable : Pr J. Schacherer, Univ Strasbourg, France ; Dr S. Vezzuli, FEM, Trento, Italy ; Pr M. Pezzotti, Univ Verona, Italy ; Dr O. Zekri, Bloom fresh, France ; Pr H. Robinson, Univ Geisenheim, Germany ; Pr M. Dressler, Univ. Ludwigshafen, Germany.
6:30 – 6:40 pm Conclusions
Evening Evening at leisure

Day 2

Friday, November 27, 2026

8:30 – 9:00 am Welcome
9:00 - 9;20 amConference introduction
9:20 – 9:30 am Introduction to the think tank and working methods For those who were absent on day 1
Theme 5 Consumer preferences & market shifts
9:30 – 9:40 am Presentation of the theme – round-table moderator Dr N. Rouiai and Dr Y. Raineau, ISVV, France
9:40 – 10:20 am Keynote - Pr E. Pomarici, Univ Padova, Italy
10:20 – 10:50 am Coffee break
10:50 – 12:00 am Round-table discussion & Q&A with the audience.
Participants to roundtable : Pr J-F Trinquecoste, Univ Bordeaux, France ; Pr S. Bastian, Univ Adelaide, Australia ; B. Bloch, Bordeaux, France;  P. Perrin, The Perrin Family, Beaucastel Castle, France
12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch break (cocktail)
Theme 4 Winemaking innovation and adaptation to the evolution of viticulture
2:00 – 2:10 pm Presentation of the theme round-table moderator Pr P.L. Teissedre, ISVV, France
2:10 – 3:00 pm Keynote - Dr M. Herderich, AWRI, Australia
3:00 – 4:10 pm Round-table discussion & Q&A with the audience.
Participants to roundtable : Pr L.Moio, Univ Napoli, OIV, Italy ; Pr M. Schmitt, Univ Geisenheim, Gemanny ; Dr Á. González, Concha y Toro, Chili ; Dr Th. Thomas-Danguin, INRAE, France.
4:10 – 4:30 pm Coffee break
4:30 – 5:30 pm Closing ceremony – synthesis by moderators and perspectives