The Conference is built on the PlantACT! initiative’s mission (https://www.plant-act.org/) to provide a platform for international experts to discuss their research and collaborate on pressing climate change-related issues. The goal is to break down barriers, enabling participants to explore cross-disciplinary approaches that enhance both scientific understanding and practical applications for mitigating climate impacts.

Conference Keynote Speakers:

• Fernando Maestre – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
• Siobhan Brady – College of Biological Sciences, University of California- Davies, USA
• Wolfgang Busch – Salk Institute for Biological Studies – San Diego, USA
• Jonathan Lynch – Huck Institues of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USA
• Gloria Coruzzi – Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, USA
• Fernando Valladares – Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales – CSIC, Spain
• Paloma Ruiz-Benito – Universidad de Alcalá – Alcala de Henares, Spain
• Maria Jose Sanz – Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain
• Jaume Flexas – Instituto de Investigaciones Agroambientales y de Economía del Agua, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
• Ron Mittler – College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, USA
• Carolin Delker – Crop Physiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
• Gabriele Berg – Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Registration Information: Registration Deadline: January 15th, 2025

The Conference is free of charge and requires previous registration, which gives access to conference sessions, keynote talks, and workshops is mandatory. It will be held at the Salón de Actos of UPM Agronomy School (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, ETSIAAB) in Madrid.

Conference attendees are encouraged to present a poster during the poster session or to give a short talk (upon selection).

Do not forget to register: https://www.plantactconference2025.cbgp.upm.es/index.php/key-dates-registration

Please check the conference website for more details: https://www.plantactconference2025.cbgp.upm.es/

For general inquiries & registration support don’t hesitate to get in touch with events.cbgp(at)upm.es