The comittee would be made up of all operators in the sector who wish to participate and bring value to the Congress. The Scientific Committee is responsible for the technical programme of the congress, and its functions include deciding on the most interesting topics and speakers for the event.
It will be made up of academics, researchers and specialists, both national and international, from the world of olive oil.
It also participates in the evaluation of the poster contest.
President: Ramzi Belkhodja - Coordinator of Plant Production, Health and Breeding (CIHEAM Zaragoza)
Yousra Antit - Head of the IOC's Department of Olive Chemistry
Ayça Akça Uçkun - Turkish Olive Research Institute
Iñaki Benito - Managing Director of Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero
Ali Ben Dhiab - Researcher at the Institute of Olive Growing in Tunisia
Mehdi Ben Mimoun - Professor at the Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT)
Marta Bosquet Aznar - President of The Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA)
Emilio Camacho - Professor of hydraulics and irrigation at the University of Cordoba
María José Carmona - Coordinator of the Food Area of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha
Pedro Cerezuela Sánchez - Deputy Director of Industries, Innovation, and Agri-Food Chain. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development
Kostas Chartzoulakis - Senior researcher at the Institute of Olive and Subtropical Plants (NAGREF) in Greece
Alessandra De Santis - Head of office CIA representative office to the EU
Wafaa El Khoury - Service Chief for Near East and North Africa and Europe and Central Asia Service, FAO Investment Centre
Mercedes Fernández - Head of the IOC's Standardisation and Research Unit
Primitivo Fernández - Managing Director of ANIERAC
Helder Fraga - Senior Researcher and Lecturer CITAB
Rosa Gallardo - Managing Director of the School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering - UCO
Kamel Gargouri - Professor at the Olive Institute in Tunisia
Aniceto Gómez - Managing Director of Aceites Malagón
Macarena González - Agri Testing Laboratory Manager in Natural Resources
Patricia González - Sales and Marketing Director at KUBOTA ESPAÑA, S.A.
Juan Ramón Izquierdo Álvarez-Buylla - Head of the Insurance Section of the General Sub-Directorate for the Promotion of Spanish Foodstuffs
Juan Manuel Jariego - Head of GEA Center of Excellence of Olive Oil at GEA Group
María Juárez - Head of the IOC's Economy and Promotion Unit
Georgios Koubouris - Researcher and head of the Olive Growing Laboratory at the Institute of Olive, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture in Greece
Lorenzo León - Senior Researcher at IFAPA
Pedro Lopes - Presidente de la asociación Olivum
Antonio López - Head of Quality and Innovation of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía
Ana Martínez - General Manager of the Spanish Federation of Industrial Olive Oil Manufacturers (Infaoliva)
Antonio Martínez - Head of Communications of Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva
Enrique Martínez - Managing Director of Instituto de la Grasa
Esteban Momblan - Managing Director of Interoleo
Francisco Mondragão Rodrigues - Project coordinator and ESAE professor
María Naranjo - Food Industry Director of ICEX
Sara Oulbi - Researcher at the National Institute for Agricultural Research in Morocco
Teresa Pérez - Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva de España
Dolores Pérez Martín - Deputy Director of International and Institutional Relations, ETSIAM-UCO
Enzo Perri - Researcher and director of the CREA Centre for Research in Olive, Fruit and Citrus Growing in Italy
Rafael Pico - General Manager of Asoliva
Juan Antonio Polo Palomino - Head of the IOC's Technology and Environment Department
Milad Riachy - Researcher at the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
Miguel Rodríguez de la Rubia - Chairman of Agrocolor
Agustí Romero - Researcher on virgin olive oil and nuts at IRTA
María Teresa Sánchez Pineda - UCO
Lucía Serrano - President of the Spanish Federation of Industrial Olive Oil Manufacturers (Infaoliva)
Lhassane Sikaoui - Head of the IOC's Olive Growing, Olive Oil Technology and Environment Unit
Mladen Todorovic - Scientific administrator at the CIHEAM-Bari Institute
Figen Tokatli - PhD at the Department of Food Engineering at the Izmir Institute of Technology in Turkey
Imene Trabelsi - Head of the IOC's Promotion Department
Mariela Valdivia - Interóleo Partner Consulting Manager
Domingo Valiente - Executive Director of the Mediterranean Diet Foundation
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