09:00 – 11:00: Session 10
WHEAT QUALITY, END-USE PROCESSING, NUTRITION AND HUMAN- HEALTH
CHAIRS: Itria Ibba (CYMMIT, Mexico), Tatsuya Ikeda (National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences in Japan, Japan)

09:00 – 09:15
CRISPR/Cas strategies for high-quality, celiac desease-safe wheat
Francisco Barro (CSICS Cordoba, Spain)

09:15 – 09:30
Agronomic and genetic approaches to reduce the risk of acrylamide formation in wheat products
Nigel Halford (Rothamsted, UK)

09:30 – 09:45
The role of wheat in a healthy and sustainable diet
Jan De Vries (De Vries Nutrition Solutions, The Netherlands)

09:45 – 10:00
Whole grain and technological quality: opportunities and challenges
Maria Caboni (University of Bologna, Italy)

10:00 – 10:15
Proteomic insights into baking quality and wheat-related disorders
Katherina Scherf (University of Munich, Germany)

10:15 – 10:30
Discussion

10:30 – 11:00
Selected short (5 min) talks

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTERS VISION

11:30 – 12:30 Panel Discussion V
NOVEL NUTRITIONAL TRENDS TOWARD A HEALTHIER WHEAT-BASED DIET
CHAIRS: Jan De Vries (De Vries Nutrition Solutions, The Netherlands), Marina Carcea (CREA, Italy)

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 16:00: Closing Session
ARE WE READY FOR DESIGNING THE FUTURE WHEAT CROP?
CHAIRS: Peter Langridge (University of Adelaide, Australia), Sylvie Coultier (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

14:00 – 14:15
A MicroGreen revolution empowering soil health, mitigating the emission of GHG for food production (remote presentation)
Mariangela Hungria (EMBRAPA, Brasil)

14:15 – 14:30
The nitrogen paradox: feeding wheat, cutting emissions, and building resilient cropping systems
Brian Beres (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

14:30 – 14:45
Is hybrid wheat a good thing for the Global South?
Flavio Breseghello (CIMMYT, Mexico)

14:45 – 15:00
The rise of resistance: from natural diversity to precise modification of plant immune receptors
Ksenia Krasileva (University of California, Berkeley, California)

15:00 – 15:15
Embedding robust disease resistance into the architecture of tomorrow’s wheat
Evans Lagudah (CSIRO, Australia)

15:15 – 15:30
The holobiont concept in wheat breeding – a paradigm shift into sustainable agroecosystems
Wolfram Weckwerth (University of Wien, Austria)

15:30 – 16:00
Discussion & Selected short (5 min) talks

16:00 – 17:30
Presentation of IWC6 (2030) & Congress closure