- Suvi T. Häkkinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ltd. Finland: “Chicory as a potential source of bioactive ingredients”
- Benjamin Kogelmann, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria: “Advanced glycan-modulation in Nicotiana benthamiana”
- Shiqiang Gao, University of Würzburg, Germany: “Optogenetics for plant research”