Exploring algal diversity: Phylogenomic and phylogenetic approaches
Chair: Pilar Diaz-Tapia, Shinya Sato
Speakers: Luna van der Loos, Akira Kuwata
Algal distributions- patterns and processes over space and time
Chair: Ramiro Logares, Denise Ong
Speakers: Denise Ong, Ramiro Logares
-Omic approaches to the study of algae
Chair: Delin Duan
Harmful algal blooms (toxins, microbiomes, physiology)
Chair: Stefano Accoroni
Speakers: Stefano Accoroni, Mitsunori Iwataki, Haifeng Gu, Anusuya Willis
Algae and their microbial symbionts: from mutualists to pathogens
Co-chairs: Simon Dittami, Suhelen Egan
Speakers: Laura Wegener Parfrey, Shady Amin, Gaoge Wang, Sylvain Faugeron
Aquaculture: Global perspective and different crops
Co-chairs: Michael Roleda, Michael H. Graham
Speakers: Sergey Nuzhdin, Kyosuke Niwa, Pamela Fernandez, Michael Roleda, Michael H. Graham
Response to climate change: Physiology, ecology, and diversity
Chair: Catriona Hurd, Guillermo Diaz-Pulido
Charting new frontiers: Evolutionary and ecological theory in algal invasions
Co-chairs: Stacy Krueger-Hadfield, Aschwin Engelen
Life cycle genetics: Control of sex and development
Chair: Susana Coelho, Tifeng Shan
Critical areas for taxonomic research: bridging gaps in seaweed biodiversity knowledge
Chair: Juliet Brodie, Frederik Leliaert
Restoration and Resilience in the Anthropocene
Co-chairs: Melinda Coleman, Georgina Wood
Speakers: Melinda Coleman, Dan Reed, Georgina Wood
Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology and Chemistry
Chair: Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes
Co-chair: Dr. Milagrosa Martinez-Goss