Program

Entitled "Above and Below  – Towards the Future", the conference will address the key challenges in viticulture of today and tomorrow. In particular the program focuses on physiological responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, sustainable and organic viticulture, and soil and water management and much more.

Explore our comprehensive program! 

Sunday 27.07.25

Welcome Receiption and Registration 

Monday 28.07.25
8.30 am - 12.30 am Opening Conference session
  Session 1: Soil and water management
12.30 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch
  POSTERSESSION
2.00 pm Session 2: Varieties and rootstocks in response to future challenges
  Experimental facility tour: Breeding, FACE, Engineering, Diversity
Evening Visit
Tuesday 29.07.25
8:30 am -12.30 pm Session 3: Digitization, mechanization and robotics
  Session 4: Data management/modeling
12.30 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch
  POSTERSESSION
2.00 pm onwards Industry tour
Wednesday 30.07.25
8:30 am -12.30 pm Session 5: Organic and sustainable viticulture
  Session 6: Maintaining and improving biodiversity
12.30 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch
  POSTERSESSION
2.00 pm Session 7: Physiological responses to abiotic and biotic stress
Evening Gala dinner
Thursday 31.07.25

8:30 am -12.30 pm

Professional day
  Session 8: Adaptation to and mitigation of global warming conference session hybrid (digital)

12.30 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm

Session 9: Challenges of sparkling production in response to climate change

Awards
  General assembly (GiESCO business meeting)

Evening

Farewell sundowner
Friday 01.08.25

Post conference Tour