Expert conference "Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change"
January 13, 2026 / 1:45 PM
As part of the AGRISHOW trade fair, a conference organized by the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, and the Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences entitled "Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change" will take place on Monday, April 13, in the Conference Hall Rotunda, Hall A.
The conference will take place in the Rotunda and will offer an expert view of the current challenges facing Czech agriculture in connection with climate change. The event is intended for professionals, representatives of agricultural enterprises, and those interested in sustainable agriculture.
Conference program
Adaptation of agriculture to climate change
AGRISHOW, Brno Exhibition Center, Hall A, Conference hall Rotunda, April 13, 2026
8:00 – 9:00 Registration, Coffee and refreshments
9:00 – 9:05 Opening
Prof. Ing. Zdeněk Žalud, Ph.D.
9:05 – 9:30 Introductory Remarks
Mgr. Jan Kubata – General Director of BVV
Ing. Martin Šebestyán, MBA – Minister of Agriculture
Ing. Jan Doležal – President of the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic Representatives of the European Commission (to be confirmed)
Expert Presentations, Block I (9:30 – 11:00)
9: 30 – 9:50 Climate Change and Adaptation Measures in Agriculture
Markus Röser (BASF, Head of Communications,Public Affairs & S ustainability Northern Europe)
9:50 – 10:10 Impact of Adaptation Measures on Food Security Representative of EFSA (to be confirmed)
10:10 – 10:30 Targeted genome editing for future crops
Mgr. Tomáš Čermák, Ph.D. (Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, USA)
10:30 – 10:50 New Genomic Techniques and Their Regulation in Europe: EU-SAGE Perspective
Oana Dima (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Belgium)
11:00 – 11:40 Coffee Break
Expert Presentations, Block II (11:40 – 12:20)
11:40 – 12:00 Common Agricultural Policy
Representative of the European Commission (to be confirmed)
12:00 – 12:20 Preparation of Legislation Regulating the Use of New Genomic Techniques
Ing. Veronika Vrecionová, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
12:20 – 14:00 Panel discussion with representatives:
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of the Environment
Agricultural Committee of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
European Commission
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Conference Conclusion
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch