TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Registration |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Opening ceremony Welcome addresses by Institutional and Local Authorities |
| 15:00 - 16:45 | Session 1 - One health - Plant genes for human health Chairpersons: Ambrosone A., Comino C. |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Invited Lecture Bosch D. Plant terpene biosynthesis genes for human health; application via genome editing in chicory |
| 15:30 – 16:45 | Oral Communications |
| 16:45 – 17:10 | Coffee Break and Online Poster Viewing |
| 17:10 – 19:00 | Session 2 - One health - Developing the holobiont concept Chairpersons: Mastrangelo A.M., Salvi S. |
| 17:10 – 17:40 | Invited Lecture Hochholdinger F. Genetic control of maize root formation and its interaction with the rhizosphere |
| 17:40 – 18:40 | Oral Communications |
| 18:40 – 19:00 | General Discussion |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th
| 09:00 – 10:45 | Session 3 – Phytormones, sensing and signaling Chairpersons: Beretta M. Leone A. |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Invited Lecture Cano-Delgado A.I. Deciphering the role of brassinosteroids in plant adaption to climate change |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Oral Communications |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | General Discussion |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break and Online Poster Viewing |
| 11:15 – 13:00 | Session 4 - Comparative genomics and pangenomics Chairpersons: Maccaferri M., Mazzucotelli E. |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Invited Lecture Wulff B. Sustainable control of disease resistance – the case for GM wheat |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Oral Communications |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | General Discussion |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Session 5 - New routes to plant adaptation and sustainable agriculture Chairpersons: Dell'Acqua M., Lanubile A. |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Invited Lecture Dubcovsky J. Reverse genetic tools and their utilization to dissect grain yield components in wheat |
| 15:00 – 16:15 | Oral Communications |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | General Discussion |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | SIGA Young Research Award 2022 Chairpersons: Filippone E., Rosellini D. Award ceremony |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Coffee Break and Online Poster Viewing |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | SIGA General Assembly |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Session 6 - Genetics and beyond: from Mendel to epigenomics Organized by Next Generation SIGA Chairpersons: Cassibba V., Mascagni F. |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Invited Lecture Benoit M. Impact of structural and epigenetic variation on quantitative traits during tomato domestication |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Oral Communications |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break and Online Poster Viewing |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Session 6 - (cont.) |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Oral Communications |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | General Discussion |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Workshop - Coordinamento delle politiche di conservazione e utilizzo delle risorse genetiche vegetali per attività di ricerca e di miglioramento genetico Discussants: Ercolano M.R., Giannino D. |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Coffee Break and Online Poster Viewing |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Parallel Poster Sessions in presence |
| 20:30 | Social Event |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
| 09:30 – 11:45 | Session 7 - SIGA on Mendel's footsteps Chairpersons: Cattivelli L., Masci S. |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Oral Communications |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Invited Lecture Morgante M. The evolving definition of a gene in the context of modern plant breeding |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | General Discussion |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Closing Ceremony |