Conference Agenda
Agenda
Saturday, February 7, 2026 - all day
Hackathon (requires separate registration - coming soon)
Sunday, February 8, 2026 - all day
Hackathon (requires separate registration - coming soon)
Monday, February 9, 2026 - all day
Pre-conference workshops (open to registered attendees - coming soon)
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration Open
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Session 1 Keynote
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Session 1 Speaker 1
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Session 1 Speaker 2
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 1 Speaker 3
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM: Break / Exhibitors
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Fast-Forward Talks
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch / Posters / Exhibitors
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Session 2 Keynote
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Session 2 Speaker 1
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 2 Speaker 2
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 2 Speaker 3
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: Poster Session 1
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Session 3 Keynote
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Session 3 Speaker 1
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Session 3 Speaker 2
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Session 3 Speaker 3
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM: Break
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Session 4 Keynote
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Session 4 Speaker 1
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Session 4 Speaker 2
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 4 Speaker 3
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM: Break / Exhibitors
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Fast-Forward Talks
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch / Posters / Exhibitors
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Session 5 Keynote
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Session 5 Speaker 1
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 5 Speaker 2
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 5 Speaker 3
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: Poster Session 2
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Session 6 Keynote
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Session 6 Speaker 1
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Session 6 Speaker 2
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Session 6 Speaker 3
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM: Break
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Conference Banquet
Thursday, February 12, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: NAPPN General Assembly
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM: NAPPN Awards
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Break / Exhibitors
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Session 7 Keynote
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Session 7 Speaker 1
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Session 7 Speaker 2
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM: Session 7 Speaker 3
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch / Posters / Exhibitors
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Session 8 Keynote
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 8 Speaker 1
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Session 8 Speaker 2
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Session 8 Speaker 3
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM: Community Activity / Networking / Conference Closing
Keynote Speakers
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Nate Coles
Corteva Agriscience
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Julian Cooper
WinField United
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Sarah Dohle
USDA Agriculture Research Service
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Katie Murphy
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
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Steve Shirtliffe
University of Saskatchewan
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Dirk Colbry
Michigan State University
Speakers
Sai Manogna Adapa, Colorado State University
Muluken Demelie Alemu, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Steven Binder, University of Georgia
Keely Brown, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Jonathan Concepcion, Michigan State University
Joseph Crawford, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Jensina Davis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Erin Farmer, Cornell University
Kabir Hossain, West Virginia State University
Katrin Jakob, Phenospex
Yonghyun Kim, George Washington University
John Lagergren, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
William LaVoy, University of Arizona
Huy Cong Khanh Le, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Venkata Hemanth Limmada, Purdue University
Heather Manching, North Carolina State University
Ismael Mayanja, University of California, Davis
Seth Murray, Texas A&M University
Chimdi Walter Ndubuisi, University of Missouri-Columbia
Elizabeth Okinedo, University of Massachusetts Boston
Anuradha Singh, Michigan State University
Tarandeep Singh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Christopher Topp, Michigan State University
Program Committee
Gabrielle Berger, Washington State University
Elizabeth Buescher, NAPPN/WinField United
Noah Fahlgren, NAPPN/Danforth Center
Miranda Haus, Michigan State University
Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, Michigan State University
Katie Murphy (chair), Danforth Center
Sandesh Neupane, University of Saskatchewan
Rubi Quiñones, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Muhammad Rizwan, University of Saskatchewan
Oliver Scholz, Fraunhofer IIS
Addie Thompson, Michigan State University
Sara Tirado Tolosa, Corteva Agriscience
Jose Tovar, NAPPN/Bayer Crop Science