Dr. Richard Smart - (Australia)
World leader in canopy management and viticulture, graduated in agriculture from University of Sydney and Phd from Cornell University. Richard is a canopy management consultant for numerous wineries in different countries.

Prof. Bernard Seguin – (France)
Head of the Departament of Bioclimatology for INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) in Avignon, France. His research interests are in areas such as micrometeorology and on the effects of climatology over agriculture. His work on climate change has made him one of the leading world experts on this field.

Dr. David Smart – UC Davis (California)
Assistant Professor of Root Biology and Assistant Plant Physiologist, Department of Viticulture & Oenology at the University of California at Davis. Research interests include carbon, water and nitrogen cycling in vineyards and oak forests, climatic change and exchange of carbon and nitrogen trace gases within the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

Dr. Mª José Truco – UC Davis (California)
Assistant Plant Geneticist, Genomics Institute, at the University of California at Davis. Disease resistance, phenology of wide crosses and use of molecular genetic technologies to promote disease resistance in plant cultivars.

Dr. Greg Jones – University of Southern Oregon
Assistant Professor of Climatology at Southern Oregon University in the USA. His research interests are in areas such as climatology, hydrology, agriculture, phenology y climate change.

Carlos Falcó
The Marqués de Griñón has been one of the pioneers in the Spanish winemaking scene, introducing varieties such as syrah and cabernet sauvignon as well as the latest techniques in viticulture and winemaking. An Agricultural Engineer, he has a Masters Degree from UC Davis.

Charlotte Hey – (UK)
Editor for Drinks Business Magazine, one of the most important publications of the wine and drinks industry in the UK.

Dr. Christian Butzke – (USA)
Associate Professor of Oenology, Department of Food Science at Purdue University.  Before joining Purdue, Dr. Butzke had been Director of Winemaking for Sakonnet Vineyards, one of the US East Coast's premier wineries. Prior to making wines professionally, Dr. Butzke was a tenured faculty member and oenologist in the world-renowned Department of Viticulture and oenology at the University of California, Davis.

Adam Lechmere (UK)
Editor at large for the prestigious Decanter magazine. Founder of www.decanter.com, Adam has written several articles on weather and climate. He has also done research on environmental issues in Napa and on irrigation problems in Southern Australia.
 
Dr. Xavier Sort (Bod. Miguel Torres)
Responsible for the Departament of Soils and Enviroment for Bodegas Miguel Torres. He is a graduate from Barcelona University in Biology; holds a Masters Degree in Soil Managament and Conservation and a PhD in Sciences specializing in soils.

Vicente Sánchez – (Spain)
President of the Spanish Federation of Oenology Associartions. Winemaker and enologist in La Mancha.

Salvador Manjón (Spain)
With a degree in Business Administration he is the Managing Director for the magazine “La Semana Vitivinícola”, one of the most important specialized publications in the Spanish wine industry.

Pancho Campo (Spain)
President of The Wine Academy of Spain, founder of the International Wine Symposium and the Barcelona Wine Festival. He has studied medicine and is a second year student to become Master of Wine. He has studied with UC Davis and is the coordinator of the WSET in Spain. He is also the founder and organizer of this world meeting on Global Warming and Wine.