2026 AGR PRO

1. Agnieszka Faligowska, Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Katarzyna Panasiewicz, Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Grażyna Szymańska, Associate Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Karolina Ratajczak, Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Anna Kolanoś, PhD Student, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Title: The Influence of Different Methods of Cultivation Using Strip Sowing on White Lupin Yield.
2. Liping Di, Professor and Director, Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems, George Mason University, USA.
   Liying Guo, Research Professor, George Mason University, USA.
   Title: Making Stressed Rural Community Climate Resilient with Geospatial Digital Twin and GeoAI Technologies.
3. Katarzyna Panasiewicz, Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Agnieszka Faligowska, Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Grażyna Szymańska, Associate Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Karolina Ratajczak, Professor, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Anna Kolanoś, PhD Student, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
   Title: The Effect of Different Methods of Cultivation Using Strip Sowing on Seeds Quality of White Lupin.
4. Cristiane Bernardo, Associate Professor, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil.
   Title: Scientific Evidence for Formulating Public Policies Aimed at Rural Development: The Role of Scientific Dissemination.

1. Stamatina Kotsakou, Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA.
   Title: Demand for Plant-Based Meat: Competition with Animal Proteins, Effects of Households’ Health Status and Diet Concerns, and Implications for the Environment.
2. Nonkululeko Mfeka, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
   Francis Bayo Lewu, Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.
   Azwimbavhi Reckson Mulidzi, Researcher, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa.
   Title: Physiochemical Properties and Enzyme Activity of Different Growing Media in Blueberry Production.
3. Natthasit Tansakul, Instructor, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
   Title: Application of Hemp and Hemp Seed: Unlocking the Potential for Companion Animal.

1. Glen Bright, Dean of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
   Title: Agricultural Potential of a Low-Cost, Intelligent Industrial UAV Seed Sowing System.
2. Rui Costa Neto, Professor and Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Antonio Rolo Bual, Researcher, IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: Assessment of the Potential Consumption of Green Hydrogen in the Portuguese Industrial Sector as a Direct Feedstock and for High Heat Applications.
3. Pavel Ikonomov, Professor, Western Michigan University, USA.
   Siddi Govardhan Reddy Karapureddy, PhD Student, Western Michigan University, USA.
   Title: Vision-based AI/ML-Enabled Optimization for Hybrid Metal 3D Printing.

1. Caroline Barakat, Professor, Ontario Tech University, Canada.
   Title: Reimagining Science for a Rapidly Changing World: Research, Education, and Innovation in an Era of Global Transformation and Human Challenges.
2. Cristiane Bernardo, Associate Professor, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil.
   Title: Scientific Dissemination in Master’s and Doctoral Programmes: Practices, Challenges and Impacts. A Case Study of the Graduate Program in Agribusiness and Development.
3. Seher Nur Sulku, Professor, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Türkiye.
   Title: AI in Health: Rethinking Education, Research, and Innovation.
4. Dimitrios Goulias, Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Maryland, USA.
   Title: Multidisciplinary Transformative Aspects in Engineering Research & Education.
5. Virginia Sisiopiku, Professor, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
   Title: The Changing Landscape of Science & Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges.
6. Sundaravalli Narayanaswami, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India.
   Title: Responsible AI: Trade-offs and Prospects for a Better Society.

Interventions: 

1. Rainer Lehmann, Professor, Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, Germany.
2. Ndakhona Bashingi, Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

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1. Lilach Iasur Kruh, Senior Lecturer, Braude College of Engineering, Israel.
   Title: Seed-Borne Microbiota from Wild Cicer as a Biological Tool to Enhance Growth and Disease Resilience in Domesticated Chickpea.
2. Jestinos Mzezewa, Senior Lecturer, University of Venda, South Africa.
   Title: Effects of Integrating Conservation Tillage and Manure Application on Soil Hydraulic Properties.
3. Jatuporn Rattanasrisomporn, Instructor, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
   Natthasit Tansakul, Instructor, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
   Title: Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Isolates from Dogs with Cystitis.
4. Leyli Purrafee Dizaj, Postdoctoral Researcher, Museum Für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany.
   Nadia Fröbisch, Professor, Museum Für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany.
   Florian Witzmann, Professor, Museum Für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany.
   Title: The Cranial Dermal Bone Ornamentation in Extant and Extinct Amphibians: A Comprehensive Review.

1. Eastonce Gwata, Professor, University of Venda, South Africa.
   Title: A Survey of Grain Crude Protein and Selected Mineral Content among Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Traditional Varieties.
2. Ciro Righi, Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
   Title: Land Use Impacts on Soil Fertility, Carbon Stocks, and Microbial Activity in the Amazonian Floodplains, Brazil.
3. Gizachew Tiruneh, Researcher, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
   Title: Integrating Spectroscopy with Machine Learning to Predict Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon Stocks in Amazonian Floodplain Soils, Brazil.
4. Taulant Shabani, PhD Student, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
   Rainer Waldhardt, Professor, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
   Title: Evaluation of the Effects of the Seed Terminator on the Segetal Vegetation on three Tillage Method.

1. Michaela Summerer, Independent Researcher, Switzerland.
   Title: Economic Development in the Buffer Zones: An Imperative for Nature Conservation by the Example of Hustai National Park, Mongolia.
2. Aveil Oberhammer, PhD Student, University of Guelph, Canada.
   Title: Room to Roam: Conservation and Coexistence in Mongolia’s Rangelands.
3. Didar Rahim, Director of Studies, Vision Foundation for Strategic Studies, Iraq.
   Title: Digital Market Intelligence and Agricultural Resilience in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.