Committees
Local Organising Committee
| NAME | INSTITUTION |
| Prof. Dr. Stephanie Midgley (Convenor) | Western Cape Department of Agriculture Stellenbosch University |
| Dr. Nicky Taylor (Co-Convenor) | University of Pretoria |
| Dr. Carlos Poblete-Echeverría (Co-Convenor) | Stellenbosch University |
| Prof. Dr. John Annandale | University of Pretoria |
| Dr. Sebinasi Dzikiti | Stellenbosch University |
| Dr. Elmi Lötze | Stellenbosch University |
| Dr. Karin Hannweg | Agricultural Research Council |
| Mr. Phumudzo Tharaga | University of the Free State |
| Dr. Eunice Avenant | Stellenbosch University |
Scientific Committee
| NAME | INSTITUTION |
| Dr. Nicky Taylor, Chair | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Prof. Dr. John Annandale | University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Ms. Eunice Avenant | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Dr. Alon Ben-Gal | Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute, Israel |
| Dr. Brent Clothier | New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd, New Zealand |
| Dr. Simona Consoli | Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy |
| Dr. Tinashe Dirwai | University of the Free State, South Africa |
| Dr. Sebinasi Dzikiti | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Prof. Dr. Elias Ferreres | Scientific Research Council of Spain (IAS-CSIC), Spain |
| Dr. Helder Fraga | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
| Dr. Federica Gaiotti | Research Centre of Viticulture and Oenology, Italy |
| Dr. Steve Green | TRANZFLO NZ Ltd, New Zealand |
| Dr. Diego Intrigliolo | Scientific Research Council of Spain (IAS-CSIC), Spain |
| Prof. Dr. Lee Kalcsits | Washington State University, USA |
| Prof. Dr. Shaozhong Kang | China Agricultural University, China |
| Dr. Poolad Karimi | The World Bank |
| Dr. Eric Kent | University of California Davis, USA |
| Dr. Elmi Lötze | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Prof. Dr. Stephanie Midgley | Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa |
| Prof. Dr. Brunella Morandi | University of Bologna, Italy |
| Dr. Amos Naor | MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Northern R&D, Israel |
| Dr. Samuel Ortega-Farias | Universidad de Talca, Chile |
| Dr. Carlos Poblete-Echeverría | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Prof. Dr. Salah Er-Raki | Université Cadi Ayyad, Morocco |
| Dr. Anabela Afonso Fernandes Silva | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
| Mr. Phumudzo Tharaga | University of the Free State, South Africa |
| Dr. Theresa Volschenk | Agricultural Research Council , South Africa |
| Mr. Wim Voogt | Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands |
| Dr. Manuela Zude-Sasse | Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Germany |