MOLECULAR FUTURES SUMMIT
Featured within IMPPC2027
📍 May 23–27, 2027
📍 Limak Limra Hotel | Antalya, Türkiye
A Davos-Style Executive Forum on the Future of Molecular Plant Protection
Agriculture is entering an era increasingly shaped by molecular innovation, precision biologics, nucleic acid technologies, AI-enabled discovery, and next-generation crop protection systems. The future of plant protection is no longer being defined by a single technology, but by the convergence of multiple molecular platforms.
To address this emerging landscape, IMPPC2027 proudly introduces the Molecular Futures Summit, a selective executive-level platform designed to explore one defining question:
“What will the future architecture of plant protection look like over the coming decades?”
Unlike conventional scientific sessions, technology workshops, or company presentations, the Molecular Futures Summit is designed as a high-level strategic forum bringing together Nobel Laureates, CEOs, senior R&D and business leaders, innovators, and global agricultural decision-makers.
The Summit will not focus on explaining how individual technologies work. Instead, it will address the big questions that determine whether molecular innovations become mainstream agricultural platforms: commercialization, farmer adoption, manufacturing, scalability, investment, strategic partnerships, regulation, market integration, and long-term industry transformation.
Held within the framework of the 3rd International Molecular Plant Protection Congress (IMPPC2027), the inaugural Summit will feature two complementary flagship executive discussions representing the major molecular technology families shaping the future of crop protection.
The Future of Nucleic Acid Technologies in Plant Protection
Moderator
Prof. Craig C. Mello
2006 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Discovery of RNA interference (RNAi)
Strategic Discussion Questions
- Which RNA- and DNA-based technologies are most likely to reshape crop protection over the next decade?
- Will RNAi become a mainstream platform, and how will sprayable and trait-based approaches evolve?
- How might RNAi, gene editing, gene silencing, and other nucleic acid technologies complement one another?
- What will drive large-scale farmer adoption and global commercial deployment?
- Have manufacturing, delivery, cost, and scalability reached the point required for mainstream use?
- How will major agricultural companies evaluate, integrate, and invest in these platforms?
- Will the next decade bring major partnerships, acquisitions, and industry consolidation?
- What might crop protection look like in a nucleic acid-enabled future?
The Future of Protein-Based Technologies in Plant Protection
Moderator
Prof. Brian Kobilka
2012 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Pioneer of GPCR biology and receptor-targeted molecular systems
Strategic Discussion Questions
- Which protein-, peptide-, enzyme-, and toxin-based platforms are most likely to transform crop protection?
- Can these technologies deliver the efficacy, selectivity, and reliability required for mainstream agriculture?
- Will they complement conventional chemistry or create entirely new crop protection categories?
- What are the remaining barriers in discovery, formulation, stability, manufacturing, and field deployment?
- What will drive meaningful farmer adoption and commercial scale?
- How will large agricultural companies integrate emerging protein-based technologies into their portfolios?
- Where are investment, partnerships, and acquisitions heading?
- Could protein-based platforms become one of the dominant architectures of future crop protection?
Executive Discussion Format
Each session will feature:
- 1 Nobel Laureate moderator
- Approximately 5 invited CEO / senior executive participants
- Live strategic discussion rather than formal presentations
- Audience interaction and Q&A
The Molecular Futures Summit is designed as a live executive dialogue where industrial vision, commercial realities, farmer adoption, sustainability, investment dynamics, and the future direction of molecular agriculture converge.