TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Registration |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Opening ceremony Chairpersons: Filippone E., Ricciardi L., Lotti C. Welcome addresses by Institutional and Local Authorities |
| 15:00 - 16:45 | Session 1 - Omics to study and use genetic resources in plant breeding Chairpersons: Ambrosone A., Mazzucotelli E. |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Invited Lecture Iorizzo M. Omics approach to uncover the origin of high carotenoid orange carrots |
| 15:30 – 16:45 | Oral Communications |
| 16:45 – 17:15 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| 17:15 – 18:45 | Session 1 - (cont.) |
| 17:15 – 18:30 | Oral Communications |
| 18:30 – 18:45 | General Discussion |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Welcome Cocktail |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th
| 09:00 – 10:45 | Session 2 – Breeding for resilience: addressing climate change in plant genetics Organized by Next Generation SIGA Chairpersons: Broccanello C., Di Marsico M. |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Invited Lecture Dixon L. Adapting cereal development to changing climates |
| 09:30 –10:30 | Oral Communications |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | General Discussion |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| 11:15 – 13:00 | Session 3 - Innovative methods and tools in plant genetics and breeding Chairpersons: Lotti C., Pavan S. |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Invited Lecture Bai Y. Impaired plant susceptibility genes in resistance breeding: from concept to cultivars |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Oral Communications |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | General Discussion |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Communication from Eucarpia |
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Session 4 - Underground genetics: roots and their interactions Dedicated to Marina Tucci Chairpersons: Salvi S., Beretta M. |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Invited Lecture Laplaze L. Targeting root traits to improve tolerance to early drought episodes in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) |
| 15:00 – 16:15 | Oral Communications |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | General Discussion |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | SIGA Young Research Award 2023 Dedicated to Francesco D’Amato and Gian Tommaso Scarascia Mugnozza Chairpersons: Filippone E., Rosellini D. |
| Award ceremony | |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | SIGA General Assembly |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Session 5 - Exploring the plant epigenomes Chairpersons: Comino C., Varotto S. |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Invited Lecture Zilberman D. Long-term epigenetic inheritance and phenotypic diversity in natural populations |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Oral Communications |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Session 5 - (cont.) |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Oral Communications |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | General Discussion |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 – 16:45 | Session 6 – Fruit and forest trees genomics, genetics and breeding Chairpersons: Giannino D., Montemurro C. |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Invited Lecture Gonzalez Martinez S. Population vulnerability of a keystone Mediterranean tree under future climate – an ecological genomics approach |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Oral Communications |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Invited Lecture Decroocq V. Genetic diversity and use of stone fruit tree wild relatives for a more sustainable fruit production |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | General Discussion |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Coffee Break |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Parallel Poster Sessions |
| 20:30 | Social Event |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th
| 09:30 – 12:00 | Session 7 - Updates and upgrades in genome editing Chairpersons: Lanubile A., Nigro D. |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Invited Lecture Cereseto A. Expanding the CRISPR-Cas toolbox for precise and efficient genome editing |
| 10:00 - 11:15 | Oral Communications |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Invited Lecture Granell A. Genome editing for better, healthier tomatoes |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | General Discussion |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Closing Ceremony Chairpersons: Filippone E., Salvi S. |