Session Programme

Plenary session

Auditorium Room │ Wednesday – 3 June 2026 (10.30-13.00)

Time Title Presenter(s) Abstract Presentation
9:00 Report of the ICAR President
Agenda Presentation
10:30 75 years of ICAR Neil Petreny (Lactanet) and Enrico Santus (Synergy) Presentation
10:45 The FAO Sustainable livestock Transformation Thanawat Tiensin (Director of the Animal Production and Health Division at FAO) Presentation
Definitions of sustainability of livestock systems, the current landscape, and its importance for global food security and environmental health Michael Lee (Deputy Vice Chancellor Harper Adams University, FAO LEAP Scientific Advisor, WFO Scientific Council) Presentation
Sustainability in dairy: the industry perspective Pier Cristiano Brazzale (Former President of IDF) Presentation
How technology meets sustainability Claudia Kamphuis (Researcher Big Data at Wageningen Livestock Research) Presentation
12:05 The 2025-2026 ICAR Brian Wickham Young Person Exchange Program (BWYPEX) Moderated by Jo Newton (Agriculture Victoria) and Katharina Schodl (ZuchData) Presentation

Abstracts and Presentations will be added before and after the conference.