General Outline
The joint International Conference on Precision Agriculture and Brazilian Congress on Precision and Digital Agriculture will be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 13-16 July 2026. Below is the general outline for the four-day conference.
All ICPA and ConBAP workshops, sessions, and events will take place in Brasilia Standard Time (BRT)
at the PUCRS Event Center in Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil.
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*This schedule is subject to change.
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Monday, 13 July |
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| Start | End | Description |
| TBD | Workshops | |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | Opening Ceremony |
| 14:30 | 15:30 |
Invited Presentation:
How the digital agriculture technology can accelerate the global transformation of food systems
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| 15:30 | 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 | 16:35 |
Invited Panel Presentation:
Challenges in adapting precision agriculture to specific contexts in Latin America José Paulo Molin - Esalq/USP
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| 16:35 | 17:10 |
Invited Panel Presentation:
Current scenario of precision and digital agriculture in Europe |
| 17:10 | 17:45 |
Invited Panel Presentation:
Current scenario of precision and digital agriculture in the USA |
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17:45
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18:30
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Panel Discussion of Invited Speakers:
Digital and Precision Agriculture Throughout the World
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| 18:30 | 22:00 | Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, 14 July |
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| Start | End | Description |
| 8:30 | 9:30 |
Invited Presentation:
Innovations in Agricultural Robotics
Wen-Hao Su – China Agricultural University
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| 9:30 | 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 | 10:50 |
Invited Presentation:
Integrated Production Systems and Low-Carbon Agriculture in the context of Agriculture 4.0
Alberto Carlos de Campos Bernardi - Embrapa
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| 11:00 | 12:15 | Concurrent Oral Sessions and Market Room |
| 12:15 | 14:00 | Break for Lunch |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Concurrent Oral Sessions and Market Room |
| 15:30 | 16:30 | Poster Presentations and Coffee Break (session 1) |
| 16:30 | 17:30 |
Invited Presentation:
Innovations in Fertilizer recommendations in the context of Precision and Digital Agriculture: The Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool
Luciano Gatiboni - NCSU
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| 17:30 | 18:30 |
Invited Presentation:
Pedometrics innovations and applications for precision agriculture
Jose Alexandre Melo Demattê - USP
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| 18:30 | 20:00 | ISPA Community and Region Meetings |
Wednesday, 15 July |
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| Start | End | Description |
| 8:30 | 9:30 |
Invited Presentation:
Innovations in Crop Protection Management in the Context of Precision & Digital Agriculture
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| 9:30 | 10:30 |
Invited Presentation:
Innovations in Precision Irrigation
George Vellidis - UGA
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| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | 12:15 | Concurrent Oral Sessions and Market Room |
| 12:15 | 14:00 | Break for Lunch |
| 14:00 | 15:30 | Concurrent Oral Sessions and Market Room |
| 15:30 | 16:30 | Poster Presentations and Coffee Break (session 2) |
| 16:30 | 16:50 |
Invited Panel Presentation:
Current scenario of PA service provision in Brazil
Fernando Martins – ABPSAP
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| 16:50 | 17:10 |
Invited Panel Presentation:
Brazilian Cooperative Perspective
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| 17:10 | 17:30 |
Invited Panel Presentation:
Large American Agricultural Company Perspective
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| 17:30 | 18:30 |
Panel Discussion of Invited Speakers:
Practitoners Perspective
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| 18:30 | 20:00 | ISPA Community and Region Meetings |
Thursday, 16 July |
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| Start | End | Description |
| 8:30 | 9:30 |
Invited Presentation:
Artificial Intelligence in Precision & Digital Agriculture
Silvia Massruhá – Embrapa
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| 9:30 | 10:30 |
Invited Presentation:
ISPA Legacy Award: The future of Precision & Digital Agriculture for a more sustainable and profitable agriculture
ISPA Legacy Award Winner
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| 10:30 | 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 | 11:45 | Announcement of ISPA and AsBraAP Award Winners |
| 11:45 | 12:00 | Closing Session |
| TBD | Post Conference Tour | |