Partnerships to Innovate: Advancing Crop Improvement Technologies

Name: Partnerships to Innovate: Advancing Crop Improvement Technologies
Start: 2026-01-12T12:50:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-12T15:00:00-08:00
Location: Royal Palm Room 1-2, Town and Country Resort

Schedule

Mon Jan 12 2026 at 12:50 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Royal Palm Room 1-2, Town and Country Resort | San Diego, CA

Keygene Industry Workshop at PAG XXXIII. Monday January 12,2026. 12:50p.m.-3:00p.m. Royal Palm Room 1-2.
About this Event

Please join us to hear how KeyGene is partnering to solve existential challenges such as the Fusarium TR4 challenge in cavendish banana, how we are empowering our genetics research with the most leading-edge AI tools, and much more.

Agenda

🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:10 PM
Keygene: Partnerships to Innovate-Advancing Crop Improvement Technologies
Host: Walter Nelson, Keygene USA CEO
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:30 PM
The Future of Banana is Genetic Diversity
Host: Anker Sørensen, VP of New Business
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Empowering Crop Research: AI Agents for Informed Decision-Making
Host: Maureen van Eijnatten, Prog. Sci. Computational BioSyst.
🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:10 PM
2S1- Bridging Genotypes Through Advanced Grafting Techniques
Host: Alec Hayes, Head of Partnership and Innovation
🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:30 PM
Exploring Tropical to Temperate Transition Using Passion Fruit as a Model
Host: Alan Chambers, Dir. Applied Plant Breeding Innovation