PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

25/08/2025 – Partenope Conference Center, Naples

9.00-10.00 Registration and Opening Reception

10.00 Opening Session

Welcome by Conveners

Keynote 1.

Session 1. Environmental Suitability Assessment for Nut Tree Cultivation

Coffee Break

Session 2. Nut Tree Breeding and Genetics: Conventional and Innovative Strategies

Lunch

Poster Session

Coffee Break

17.30 Daily discussion

 

26/08/2025

9.00-10.00 Registration and Opening Reception

Keynote 2.

Session 3. Orchard establishment and sustainable management

Coffee Break

Session 4. Sustainable strategies for pest and disease control

Lunch

Business meeting

Poster Session

Coffee Break

Daily discussion

 

20.00 Social dinner

27/08/2025

Technical Tour to Hazelnuts, pistachio and almond orchards

 

28/08/2025

Transfer from Napoli to Alba (CN)

 

29/08/2025

Visit of Ferrero plant in Alba. Technical Tour to Hazelnut orchards in the Langhe area

 

30/08/2025- Ampelion Congress Room at University of Torino (Alba)

9.00-10.00 Registration and Opening Reception

Keynote 3

Session 5. Post-Harvest innovation and technologies

Coffee Break

Session 6. Emerging trends in processing of nuts

Lunch

Poster Session

Coffee Break

17.30 Daily discussion

 

31/08/2025

Transfer from Alba (CN) to Napoli