Archives: Speakers

Professional background: Michel Boër has a PhD diplomas from the University of Toulouse – Paul Sabatier in astrophysics and space sciences and he is Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is a recognized specialist of high energy transients and gamma-ray bursts.…

Professional background: Erik Dahl Kjær (DSc in Forest Genetics) is full professor at University of Copenhagen with previously employments as Senior Advisor on genetics (Danida Forest Seed Center) and Head of Tree Improvement and Gene Conservation Section (Danish Forest and Nature Agency). He has co-authored more than 250…

Professional background: Master in Plant ecology, PhD in Plant Genetics, vocational education in greenhouse growing Research Focus: Sustainablity in food chain. Sustainability in the management of higher education institutions. Key Engagements and Contributions: Chair of the Committee for Natural Resources education, The Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of…

Professional background: Dr Dimitris Tsitsigiannis is the President of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, member of the Board of Directors in Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Director of the Postgraduate Program entitled "Integrated Plant Protection and Environmental Management Systems" and Director of the Laboratory of Plant Pathology in Agricultural…

Professional background: Prof. Dr. Hossein Azadi obtained his first PhD in Agricultural Economics and a second in Human Geography. He is currently a scientific staff at the Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium. With about 400 peer-reviewed journal articles, over 13,000 citations, and an h-index of 59, he…

Professional background: Viktorija Vaštakaitė‑Kairienė is an applied biochemist (MS) and agronomist (PhD). She trained at Michigan State University and leading institutes in Poland, Bulgaria, and Italy, blending plant physiology with practical agronomy. She has contributed to 20 funded projects, authored 30 Web of Science - indexed papers and…