Welcome

The International Phytobiomes Conference 2026 will brought together a broad community of scientists from the public and private sector as well as agricultural stakeholders to collectively advance the field of phytobiome science.

The Conference theme "Cultivating Phytobiomes: From Systems Science to Agricultural Innovation" reflects the full scope of what was explored: the complexity of phytobiome systems, the connections within them, and the path from scientific discovery to real-world agricultural solutions.


Speakers and Panelists

The Honourable Robert Black, P. Ag. (Hon) – Senator for Ontario

Trevor Charles – University of Waterloo, CA

Kwang-Hyung Kim – Seoul National University, KR

Danica Lombardozzi – Colorado State University & NCAR, US

Bridget Emmett – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK

Adrien Frémont – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US

Julia Kelliher – Michigan State University, US

Van Schepler-Luu – IRRI, PH

David Sherman – Inria, FR

Yinxiao Chen – University of Toronto Scarborough, CA

Kari Dunfield – University of Guelph, CA

Alonso Favela – University of Arizona US

Suzanne Fleishman – The Pennsylvania State University, US

Nichole Ginnan – University of California, Riverside, US

Lauren Hemara – University of Toronto Scarborough, CA

Livleen Kaur – The Pennsylvania State University, US

Tanja Kostic – AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT

Jan Leach – Colorado State University, US

Rhea Amor Lumactud – Dalhousie University, CA

Janice Parks – University of Idaho, US

Kara Reardon – University of Toronto Scarborough, CA

Stefan Sanow – University of California, Davis, US

Steven Wakelin – Bioeconomy Science Institute, NZ

Jason Wallace – University of Georgia, US

Jeff Barlow – Barlow Farms, CA

Bill Redelmeier – Southbrook Organic Vineyards, CA

Belal El-Hassan – Hendriks Greenhouses, CA

Vera Bonardi – Corteva, US

Natalie Breakfield – NewLeaf Symbiotics, US

Danielle Rose – Mastronardi Produce, CA

Anastassia Khrouchtchova – Novo Nordisk Foundation, DK