Preliminary Scientific Programme

 

June 11, 2023 | SUNDAY
16:00 – 19:00Registration
19:00 – 20:00Welcome drink

June 12, 2023 | MONDAY
08:30 – 18:00Registration
09:30 – 10:30Opening ceremony and Welcome addresses
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00INTRODUCTORY SESSION
11:00 – 11:30

Keynote speaker: Nick Van Eekeren, Netherlands
Leys in Sustainable Farming Systems.

11:30 – 12:00Keynote speaker: Žydrė Kadžiulienė, Lithuania
Functionality Herbaceous Plants and Perspectives of Long and Short-term Grasslands in Agroecosystems: Case of Lithuanian Agriculture.
12:00 – 13:30Lunch
13:30 – 14:30PLENARY SESSION 
Theme 1: Eco-Efficiency of Leys in Farming Systems
13:30 – 14:00Keynote speaker: Friedhelm Taube, Germany
Eco-efficiency of Leys in Dairy Farming Systems.
14:00 – 14:30Keynote speaker: Philipp Grundmann, Germany
Novel Rural Circular Solutions for Grass-based Agri-food Chains.
14:30 – 15:00PLENARY SESSION
Theme 2. Biodiversity and Other Ecosystem Services
14:30 – 15:00Keynote speaker: Ievina Sturite, Norway
Inclusion of Ley in Crop Rotations Promotes Soil Health, Carbon Sequestration and Other Ecosystems.
15:00 – 16:00POSTER SESSION
Theme 1: Eco-Efficiency of Leys in Farming Systems
Theme 2. Biodiversity and Other Ecosystem Services
Coffee break
16:00 – 18:00PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Theme 1: Eco-Efficiency of Leys in Farming Systems
Theme 2. Biodiversity and Other Ecosystem Services
19:00 – 21:00Welcome reception

June 13, 2023 | TUESDAY
08:00 – 11:30Registration
08:00 – 09:00PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Theme 2. Biodiversity and Other Ecosystem Services
09:00 – 10:00POSTER SESSION
Theme 2. Biodiversity and Other Ecosystem Services
Theme 3: Multi-Species Swards and Intercrops for Crop Rotations Benefits
Coffee break
10:00 – 11:00PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Theme 2. Biodiversity and Other Ecosystem Services
11:30 – 19:00Mid-conference tours (lunch boxes served prior to tours)
19:00 – 22:00Symposium dinner
22:00 – 23:30Back to Vilnius

June 14, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
08:00 – 13:00Registration
09:00 – 10:00PLENARY SESSION
Theme 3: Multi-Species Swards and Intercrops for Crop Rotations Benefits
09:00 – 09:30

Keynote speaker: Carsten Stefan Malisch, Denmark
The Importance of Multi-species Grassland Leys in Crop Rotations to Enhance Ecosystem Services.

09:30 – 10:00Keynote speaker: Åshild Gunilla Ergon, Norway
Combined Adaptation to Climate and Mixed Cropping in Perennial Forages.
10:00 – 11:00PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Theme 3: Multi-Species Swards and Intercrops for Crop Rotations Benefits
11:00 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30Panel discussion
12:30 – 13:00Closing ceremony 
13:00 – 14:00Lunch
14:00Departure for Post-symposium tour