TUESDAY, MAY 6
| ITALIAN | The reasons behind the success of berries in Italy: consumer behavior - Thomas Drahorad (NCX Drahorad - Italian Berry) |
| Round table | What's happening in the produce department: myfruit and Italian Berry discuss with Italian retail - Sponsor: NSG |
| RASPBERRY FOCUS |
| ENGLISH | New raspberry breeding program for adaptability and quality - Bruno Mezzetti and Valeria Pergolotti (Università Politecnica delle Marche), Giuliano Dradi (Battistini Vivai) |
| ENGLISH | Understanding the genetics of winter phenology in raspberry - Brezo Mateos (James Hutton Institute) |
| Round table | From breeding to consumption: raspberry trends - Alessandro Gualandi (G-Berries) and Gianluca Savini (Sant’Orsola) |
| ENGLISH | Trends in maintaining postharvest freshness and quality of raspberry - Nicole Giuggoli (DISAFA University of Turin) |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
| ITALIAN | Blueberry focus: rediscovering diversity and cultivating the future - Brian Farneti (Edmund Mach Foundation) |
| ITALIAN | Infia packaging: network and genuine sustainability - Matteo Camillini (Infia) |
| BLUEBERRY FOCUS |
| ENGLISH | Global blueberry market by the numbers: data-driven insights and future projections - Sarah Ilyas (Agronometrics) - Sponsor: UNITEC |
| ENGLISH | Blueberry import overview and insights into the Italian market - Thomas Grandperrin (Agronometrics) - Sponsor: UNITEC |
| ITALIAN | Optimizing blueberry nutrition in soilless cultivation: impact on yield and quality - Davide Raffaelli, Franco Capocasa (Università Politecnica delle Marche) - Sponsor: UNITEC |
| ITALIAN | New blueberry varieties adapted to the Italian climate, better for growers and consumers - Andrea Pergher (Fall Creek Nursery) |
| ENGLISH | Growing blueberries: soil or pot system? - Cristiana Peano (DISAFA University of Turin) |
| ITALIAN | Photovoltaic systems on blueberry crops - Cristiano Carli (Agrion) |
| ITALIAN | Naike Blueberry Club: all the opportunities for producers - Matteo Molari (I frutti di Gil) |
| ENGLISH | Berry Revolution: Battistini Vivai looks to the future with new blueberry genetics - Romano Roncasaglia (Battistini Vivai) |
| ITALIAN | New technologies for growing berries in pots - Stefanie Delgado Perdones (Nuova Pasquini & Bini) |
| ENGLISH | The role of technology in turning the challenges of the blueberry industry into opportunities - Nour Abdrabbo (UNITEC) |
| BREEDING VALUE |
| ENGLISH | Breeding strategies for berries: the Breeding Value project - Bruno Mezzetti (Università Politecnica delle Marche) |
| ENGLISH | Breeding powdery mildew-resistant strawberries: the advantages of genomic selection - Justine Perrotte**, Alexandre Prohaska**, Pol Rey-Serra*, Juliette Bénéjam*, Aurélie Petit**, Béatrice Denoyes* (*INRAE / **Invenio) |
| ENGLISH | Metabolomic studies for berry fruit quality - Josè Vallarino (University of Malaga, Spain) |
| ENGLISH | Berry breeding: a genomic and bioinformatics perspective - Bjorn Usadel (FZ-Juelich, Germany) |
| ITALIAN | New frontiers in strawberry farming: innovation in NSG breeding - Nicola Tufaro (Nova Siri Genetics) |
THURSDAY, MAY 8
| ITALIAN | Rossetta Strawberry branding project by NSG - Alida Stigliano (Nova Siri Genetics) |
| ROUND TABLE | Well-being, beauty and identity: why berries speak to the heart of the consumer - Manuela Soressi (journalist for Sole 24 Ore, Sale&Pepe) with Laura Maragliano (editor-in-chief of Sale&Pepe) - Sponsor: Rossetta |
| STRAWBERRY FOCUS |
| ITALIAN | How to create value for strawberry consumers: nutritional qualities and sensory evaluation - Luca Mazzoni (Università Politecnica delle Marche) |
| ENGLISH | Precision irrigation in protected strawberry cultivation - Bartolomeo Dichio, Maria Calabritto, Alba Mininni (Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), University of Basilicata) |
| ITALIAN | New varieties for Italian strawberry farming - Gianluca Baruzzi (CREA) |
| ENGLISH | Breeding Value survey: the European strawberry consumer - Stefano Predieri (CNR-IBE - Breeding Value) |
| ENGLISH | Invenio, the French association of growers for strawberry breeding: innovations and solutions for all stakeholders - Justine Perrotte (INVENIO), Sophie Laval, Amandine Gallet, Gwénaël Caer, Roxane Volpatti, Pierre Millet, Elora Pujol, Aurélie Petit |
| [coming soon] | Consumer tasting: methodology and results - Stefano Predieri (CNR-IBE) |
