Invited speakers
| Pamela S. Soltis | Florida Museum of Natural History (USA) |
| Jonathan F. Wendel | Iowa State University (USA) |
| Jeffrey L. Bennetzen | University of Georgia (USA) |
| Jeffrey J. Doyle | Cornell University (USA) |
| Peter H. van Tienderen | University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Frank R. Blattner | IPK Gatersleben (Germany) |
| Anna M.G. Koltunow | CSIRO Plant Industry Adelaide (Australia) |
| Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid | Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (Austria) |