11^th ITGS

Registration & Networking

Welcome Cocktail

Opening Ceremony

• Joaquín Gómez, President of APOEXPA
• Álvaro Muñoz, CEO AMFRESH Group
• John Barker, Director General, International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)
• Fernando López Miras, President of Murcia

Keynote Speech: RABOBANK & AGROFRESH

• Cindy Van Rijswick, Rabobank
• Oscar Salgado, Agrofresh

Coffee Break

Keynote Speech: "New Breeding Technologies: Editing the Grapevine Genome via CRISPR"

• Carlo Bergamini, CREA Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology

Expert Panel 1: "The Supply Chain, The Journey Of The Grape"

Session Moderator: Rupert F Maude – Apoexpa

• Ben Cleghorn, Fresh Hub Group
• Damian Layton, Morrisons Plc
• Gerd Burmester, Agrovalue
• Dan Crooks, Ifruit Ltd
• Álvaro Aspee, Frutas de Chile
• John Pandol, Pandol Bros
• Luis Miguel Vegas Arias-Stella, PROVID

Expert Panel 2: "Branding, What does success look like?"

Session Moderator: Rupert F Maude – Apoexpa

• Alán Aguirre Camou, Divine Flavor
• Nomi Karniel, Grapa Global
• Pablo Gómez, Sunworld International
• Paul Farmer, Bloom Fresh
• Tersia Marcos, The Grapery
• Esther Gomez, ITUM Grapes
• Simon Bell, Fresh Produce Hub

Presentations of candidacies 12ITGS

Lunch and Networking break

Farm and Breeder Facility visits

• AGRONOVA BIOTECHi
• ITUM-CORTEVA-SUTERRAi
• SOLPLASTi
• UNITEC-MOYCAi

Guest of honour: “Dr. David Cain talks of his life”

• Dr. David Cain, Founder and President, International Fruit Genetics

Technical Session: "Consumer-Driven Breeding and Sustainable Innovation in the Table Grape Industry"

Session Moderator: Marisa Serrano – IMIDA

• Grapevine Precision Breeding and Genome Editing for Improving Disease Resistance and Quality Traits Sadanand Dhekney
• Marker-Assisted Breeding (MAB) Methodology for Table Grape Improvement Uzi Yaron
• Assessing the Benefits of Resistant Table-Grape Cultivars: A Combined Economic and Environmental Evaluation Pietro Scafidi
• From perception to data: developing the first table grape sensory wheel to enable consumer-driven breeding Esther Niu
• Red-flesh grapes as functional foods Manuel Tornel
• Building Trust from Origin: A Dual-Identifier Approach to Table Grape IP Protection Leo Cheung
• The Volcani Table Grape Breeding Program: From Genetic Diversity to Grower Resilience and Consumer Quality. Dimitrios Spanos, Dr. Avi Pearl

Technical Session: "Rachis and Berry Physiology: Mechanisms of Degradation, Splitting, and Quality Maintenance"

Session Moderator: Jordi Gómez – Frutas Esther

• ABA and light signaling converge on VvABF transcription factors to control chlorophyll degradation in grape rachis Ye Xia
• Bleaching Potential Index in Different Grape Cultivars: A Digital and Morphological Analysis Daniel Silva
• Auxin effect, Indole-3-butyric acid, on bunch architecture and quality at harvest and post-harvest on table grapes María Beatriz Pugliese
• Rachis browning in grapes: Temperature influence, ethylene and respiration rates, and evaluation techniques Camilo López
• Elucidating the role of fruit cuticle and cell wall polysaccharides in grape berry splitting Noam Reshef

Coffee Break

Technical Session: "Water, Soil, and Climate Resilience in Table Grape Systems"

Session Moderator: Ana Hernández – Grupo Hortofrutícola Paloma

• Biochar Improves Water Use Efficiency, Soil Function, and Soil Microbiome in Table Grapes Ashraf El-kereamy
• The interplay between vine water status and berry firmness: Implications for cracking and sour rot incidence Komal Kushwaha
• Water use efficiency and Yield Performance of Crimson Seedless Grapevines Under Controlled Irrigation Conditions in Different Micro-Climatic Environments Janéne Strydom
• What if the Soil Did More of the Work? A Regenerative Approach to Table Grape Production Rodrigo Sapiain
• How do grapevines sense and respond to warm ambient temperatures? Michael Considine

Technical Session: "Protective Cover Technologies and Microclimate Control in Table Grapes"

Session Moderator: Miguel Sánchez – El Ciruelo

• Agronomic comparative study of plastic covers with different additives on the “Autumn Crisp” table grape variety: analysis of radiation, climate and production efficiency over three growing seasons Erwin Weber
• Reducing Peak Heat Stress in Table Grapes Through Spectrally Selective Cover Technology Dr. Daniel Bryant
• Assessment of the Climatic Conditions of Table Grape Vineyards under Different Protected Cultivation Systems Sergio Ruffo
• Protected plastic cultivation of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley: impacts on agronomic performance and microclimate of BRS Tainá and BRS Melodia grape varieties Patricia Coelho
• Vegetative-Productive Response of the table grape variety IFG TEN (SWEET GLOBE™) trained to a Spur-Pruned permanent cordon under two different planting Carmelo Talmi
• Investigating relationships between relative humidity, dewpoint and table grape berry quality under protective covers in a mediterranean region of South Africa Eunice Avenant

Roundtable: «Green Bunches: Strategies for Sustainable and Circular Table Grape Cultivation»

Session Moderator: Javier Carpe – Gplant

• Juan José Hueso Martín, Fundación Cajamar
• Francisco Javier García Domínguez, Corteva
• Marisa Ruiz, El Ciruelo Group

Lunch and Networking break

Farm and Breeder Facility visits

• AGRONOVA BIOTECHi
• ITUM-CORTEVA-SUTERRAi
• SOLPLASTi
• UNITEC-MOYCAi
• GRAPAi
• BLOOM FRESHi

Keynote Speech: "Innovative cultivation techniques in table grape production"

• Luis Garavito, Agricultural consultant

Technical Session: "Smart Viticulture: From Field AI and Automated Monitoring to International Guidelines"

Session Moderator: Jerónimo García – MOYCA

• Robotic AI Workers in the Vineyard: Field Validation of Automated Vineyard Operations in Table Grapes Jose Claure, Royi Levav
• Murcia Regional Pest Monitoring Network (Empoasca, Ceratitis and Scirtothrips) Gregorio Velasco
• Country-Scale Discrimination of Table Grape Cultivars Using Sentinel-2 Time Series and Multi-Stage Ensemble Modeling Luca Brillantte
• Global data and common OIV guidelines Enrico Battiston
• A novel non-destructive sensor developed to measure berry composition for table grapes Joy Hollingsworth
• From Data to Decisions: Building a Unified Digital Backbone for Grape Quality from Harvest to Retail Daniel Silva
• ResiYou database José Luis Robles
• The experience, innovation and technology of UNITEC serving the table grape industry Raffaele Benedetti
• Table grape nursery: grafted plant and sanitary certification Reme Egea
• International Premiere of the Global Table Grape Report Colin Fain

Coffee Break

Technical Session: "Biostimulants, Soil Microbiome, and Sustainable Innovation in Table Grapes"

Session Moderator: María Martínez – El Murtal

• Temporal modulation of bacterial and fungal communities accompanies treatment-driven yield improvement in table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) David de Scals
• Microbial biofertilization improves soil functional microbiome and nutrient cycling in table grape: evidence from a two-year field trial Antonio Bernal
• Agronomic approaches to reduce carbon footprint and increase sustainability in table grape production Mauricio Hunsche
• Effect of the biostimulant Kelpak® on productivity, fruit quality and postharvest performance of Sweet Globe® table grapes under desert production conditions in North Peru Pamela Galleguillos
• Innovation and resistance management as integrated pest management tools for current and future challenges for table grape farmer. José Antonio Insa
• Use of Ascophyllum nodosum-Based Biostimulants to Improve Table Grape Quality and Mitigate Abiotic Stress under Chilean Mediterranean Conditions Alonso Pérez Donoso
• Effect of Ecklonia maxima extract application on berry size uniformity in table grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Autumn Crisp. Cristian Riquelme

Technical Session: "Crop Physiology, Advanced Nutrition, and Ripening Management in Table Grapes"

Session Moderator: Francisco Molina – Frutas Maripi

• A sorbitol-mediated calcium nutrition as a sustainable technology to improve table grape quality and shelf-life. Alberto Guirao
• ACC as a color promoting alternative for table grapes Cecilia Peppi
• SINODAL® in table grape cultivation: seedlessness, fundamentals, trial, and results. Curro Romero
• Acceleration of ripening and improvement of berry quality in Ivory table grapes through foliar applications of P-K and osmoprotectants in complex climatic zones Francisco José Quijada
• Pre-harvest foliar treatments with Terra-Sorb® enhance the organoleptic quality, bioactive compounds content and aromatic profile of "Gensel III" table grape. Alberto Guirao
• Effect of preharvest application of glycine betaine and calcium formate on table grape ripening and quality María Emma García
• Antioxidant Bioproduction in table grapes: Impact of biostimulants on fruit health and quality Mikel Domínguez

Closing Session: "Conclusions, acknowledgments and 12th ITGS host Country announcement"

Lunch and Networking break

Farm and Breeder Facility visits

• AGRONOVA BIOTECHi
• ITUM-CORTEVA-SUTERRAi
• SOLPLASTi
• UNITEC-MOYCAi

Gala Dinner - Finca Buenavista

Departure of the coaches for the visit from the Hotel Nelva, the congress venue

Experience at Bodegas San Isidro (Jumilla, Murcia): visit, wine tasting and lunch