Day IV : September 24, 2026

Session 5: AI-Accelerated Precision Plant Breeding 
14:00 – 20:00 (Cairo, Egypt time | GMT+3)​

 🎤Keynote Lectures

14:00 – 14:40:  AI-Accelerated Data-Driven Breeding: Integrating Genomics, Phenomics, and                                           Optimization. Prof. Dr.  Hiroyoshi Iwata, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

14:40 – 15:20:  From Data to Seeds: Digital Technologies Driving Innovation in Plant Breeding and                                 Farming, Dr. Ana Garcia-Oliveira, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária 

                          (INIAV), Portugal.

15:20 – 16:00 : Genomic AI Prediction Framework Assisted by Proximal and Remote Sensing Data:

                          Examples and Methods. Dr. Diego Jarquin, University of Florida, USA

16:00 – 16:10 : ☕ Break​

🧬 Oral Presentations

                          Identification and Validation of a Novel Stripe Rust Resistance Locus on Chromosome                                 6BL  Using Genome–Wide Association Analysis in Common Wheat, Mr. Yirga Kindie                                     Wasihun, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China. 

🧾 Poster Session

 - To be determined

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