Session 01 14:00

Germplasm and Genetic Diversity for Oat Improvement

• 14:00Introduction
• 14:05Global Genomic Diversity in Wild and Cultivated Oat Shaped by Chromosomal RearrangementsWubishet Bekele, AAFC Canada
• 14:30Status and Perspectives for the World Collection of Oats (Avena L.) at PGRCAxel Diederichsen, Canada
• 14:45Harnessing the Breeding Potential of Old Recurrent Selection Population to Bring the Nordic Oats Back in CompetitionKai Ilves, Norway
• 15:00Adapting Oats to the Final FrontierJuho Hautsalo, Finland
• 15:15One Hundred and Three Years of Oat Breeding at Barrow Experimental StationLiliana Wehrhahne, Argentina

Executive Roundtable 14:00

Global Oat Supply Chain

Moderator: Randy Strychar, Oat Information, USA

• 14:00Introduction
• 14:05Perry Anderson • North America
• 14:30Adnan Zeljkovic • Europe
• 14:45Andrew May • Australia
• 15:00Alex Strodthoff • Chile
• 15:15Open discussion

Session 02 16:00

Innovative Genomic and Breeding Methodologies

• 16:00Hidden Diversity in Hexaploid Oat: Insights from a Pangenome and PantranscriptomeJeff Maughan, USA
• 16:25Pangenome-Guided Mapping of Chromosome Rearrangements in Mediterranean OatBorja Rojas, Spain
• 16:40SNP Genotyping of OatMartin Ganal, Germany
• 16:55An 8-Founder Reference Genome Assembled MAGIC Population for Cultivated OatVanda Marosi, Germany
• 17:10Establishing the CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing System in Oat to Uncover Flowering Time RegulationMehtab Singh, Canada
• 17:25Pangenomic and Functional Characterization of Oat Lipases Reveals Targets for Improving Grain QualityTuomas Hämälä, Finland
• 17:45Final Discussion

Sessions 16:00

• 16:00Who Has the Cards?Jan Lambregts • Head of RaboResearch Global Economics & Market, Rabobank, UK
• 16:20China & India: Consumer Growth and Milling Expansion TBC
• 17:00Innovations

Session 03 08:30

Phenomics, Statistical Modelling and Artificial Intelligence for Precision Breeding

• 08:30Designed Phenotyping for Genomic SelectionWeikai Yan, Canada
• 08:55Emerging Distributional Traits of Grain Morphology in Multi-Trait Genomic Prediction Models for Grain Yield in OatInés Berro, Uruguay
• 09:10Digitizing Oat: Image-Based Phenotyping of Root System Architecture Reveals Genomic Regions Associated with Lodging ResistanceJ. Allan Feurtado, Canada
• 09:25Computer Vision Captures the Genomic Landscape of Complex Interactions in the Oat Crown Rust PathosystemCraig Carlson, USA (TBC)
• 09:40Statistical Models to Analyze Oat Accessions for Their Value in Oat–Pea IntercropsJean-Luc Jannink, USA (TBC)
• 09:55Integrating Phenomics and Genomics to Characterize Drought Adaptation and Accelerate Precision Breeding in OatKilian Pfatrisch
• 10:25Final Discussion

Round Table 1 08:30

Boosting the Mill

Moderator: Rick Schwein, Millstone Consulting, USA

• 08:40From Farm to FlakesAlan Koechner • PepsiCo, USA
• 08:55Everything, Including the SquealFlorian Streckel • Streckel & Schrader, Germany / Herman Roux • Codema Inc, USA
• 09:10The Soul of the MillPatrick Doyle • King Milling Co, USA
• 09:25Open discussion

09:40

Science Meets the Mill. Part 1

• 09:40Flaking in Food and Feed: Opportunities, Challenges and Innovations in Automated Oat ProcessingMarius Hermes, Germany
• 09:55Oat Power from Grain to Glass: Oat Base Production with BühlerKatharina Hilker, Switzerland
• 10:10Assessment of Current and Proposed Legal Regulations on Mycotoxins in Food-Grade Milling Oats in the European UnionJens Meyer, Germany

Session 04 11:00

Adaptation to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change

• 11:00Unraveling the Genetic Control of Flowering Time in Oats to Enhance Climate AdaptationScott Boden, Australia
• 11:25Differential Metabolic Responses to Drought in Oat Cultivars Linked to S-Adenosylhomocysteine AccumulationAiswarya Girija, UK
• 11:40Genome-Wide Association Mapping Identifies Loci Underlying Mediterranean Climate Resilience in Oat LandracesFrancisco Canales, Spain
• 11:55Identification of Promising Sources of Pre-Anthesis Drought Tolerance in Nordic Oat Landraces and Modern CultivarsMorten Lillemo, Norway
• 12:10Enhancing Deep-Sowing Success: Genetic Diversity in Mesocotyl and Coleoptile Length and Field Establishment of OatsAllan Rattey, Australia
• 12:25Integrated Transcriptomic and Phytohormone Analyses Uncovered Hormone-Regulated AsWRKY-Mediated Stress ResponsesHunny Waswani (TBC)
• 12:40High-Throughput Physiological Phenotyping and Molecular Characterization of Oat Responses to Early-Stage Drought StressSajeevan Radha Sivarajan (TBC)
• 12:55Final Discussion

Round Table 2 11:00

Smart Oat, Conscious Energy

Moderator: Jochen Brüggen

• 11:10The Future of AI, Mills that ThinkLiam Cassidy • Knobelsdorff Electric, USA
• 11:25Lower Cost, Higher MarginTino Boehm • Bühler, Switzerland
• 11:40Beyond the GridOlive Buyse • Vyncke, Belgium
• 11:55Open discussion

12:15

Science Meets the Mill. Part 2

• 12:15Process Heat Recovery: Key Element for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Oat MillingFlorian Streckel, Germany
• 12:30Characterization of Oat Hulls for Biorefinery Applications and the Production of Platform Compounds and Sugars Using Hydrothermal LiquefactionBenjamín Nahuelcura, Chile
• 12:45From Nutrition to Functionality: Hydrothermal Processing Reshapes Oat PropertiesNima Mohammadi, Ireland
• 13:00Sprouting as a Strategy to Enhance the Nutritional Profile of OatsAiswarya Girija, UK

Session 05 14:00

Plant Pathology, Microbiota and Disease Resistance for Sustainable Agriculture

• 14:00Oat Crown Rust: Understanding and Managing a Shifty Enemy in the Era of GenomicsShahryar Kianian, USA (TBC)
• 14:25Population Dynamics of Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae and Genetic Resistance in Argentine Oat GermplasmJuan Ignacio Dietz, Argentina
• 14:40Genetic Mapping of Resistance and Cleistogamy for Durable Control of Loose Smut of OatsSelma Schurack, Germany (TBC)
• 14:55Resistance to the Oat Leaf Blotch Pathogen (Pyrenophora avenae) Is Delimited to a Region of Chromosome 1DAaron Beattie, Canada
• 15:10GST-Mediated Detoxification of Deoxynivalenol in OatAsta Rønager, Denmark (TBC)
• 15:25Notes for Oats: Effector-Guided Identification of Susceptibility in Oats, Utilising Lessons Learned from the Wheat SNB PathosystemKealan Hassett, Australia

Session 01 14:20

Nutrition Session

• 14:20Lieselotte Cloetens, Sweden
• 14:40Closing the Fiber Gap with Oats: Enabling Nutrition at ScaleKatharina Hilker, Switzerland
• 15:00Variability in Carbohydrate Composition and Functional Properties of Oat Flakes, Flour and Bran Produced from Canadian OatsMarta Izydorczyk, Canada
• 15:20Polar Lipid Composition of Oat Oil from Batches of 20 Different Pure Finnish CultivarsAnna Puganen, Finland

Session 06 16:10

Genetics of End-Use Quality, Nutrition and Food Safety

• 16:10Nickel and Cadmium Accumulation in Oats: Evidence for Strong Genotypic DifferencesHanna Jaikka, Finland
• 16:35Dissecting Fusarium Resistance in Oat CultivarsJuho Hautsalo, Finland
• 16:50Toward Low-Acrylamide Oat Cultivars: Managing Free Asparagine in FinlandTenhola-Roininen, Finland
• 17:05Structural and Functional Characterization of Oat Dietary Fibres in Novel Oat LinesJosé Alfredo Zambrano, Sweden
• 17:20Integrating Seed Composition, Functionality and Genetic Insights to Improve Oat Quality for Plant-Based Food ApplicationsSirja Viitala · Minna Kahala, Finland
• 17:35Closing of the Genetics Sessions

Session 02 16:10

Nutrition Session

• 16:10Oat Cultivar Variation and Modulation of Starch and Protein DigestionNefeli Lampoglou, Ireland
• 16:30High-Moisture Extrusion and Ultra-High Pressure Treatment for Oat Protein Food DevelopmentHu Xinzhong, China
• 16:50The Overlooked Role of Oat Arabinoxylan: Variation in Content and Extractability Relative to β-Glucan Among Different Oat ProductsMaud Hamers, Switzerland (TBC)
• 17:10Role of Tailored Fermentation in Inducing Changes in Sensorial, Textural and Nutritional Properties of OatsSilvia Cera, Finland (TBC)