Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olszty
Str. Dybowskiego 11
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
10.00 Opening of the Conference
10.15 - 12.00 Plenary session (1)
1. Prof. Marcin Kadej, MSc, PhD, DSc.
Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Head of the Forensic Biology and Entomology Laboratory, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław
“The World Through the Eyes of Insects and Their Well-Being”
2. Prof. Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow, MSc, PhD, DSc.
Department of Ecology and Genetics, University of Oulu, Finland
“Entomophagy's Role in Human Societies Through the Ages: Past, Present and Future”
12.00 - 12.15 coffee break (Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
12.15 - 14.00 Plenary session (2)
3. Nils Th. Grabowski, DVM, PhD, Prof. Madeleine Plötz, DVM, PhD, DSc.
Department at the Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany
“Veterinary Expertise for Productive Insects Along the Production Chain”
4. Remigiusz Gałęcki, DVM, PhD
Department of Veterinary Prevention and Feed Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
“Edible Insects in Companion Animal Nutrition from an Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Perspective”
14.00 - 15.30 lunch break (Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Kortowiak Cafeteria)
Thematic session
15.30 - 16.30 Session (A) – 15-minute presentations
- Selected Sanitary and Veterinary Aspects of Insect Farming and Insect Protein Production
- Insect Diseases and Prevention
16.30-16.45 coffee break (Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
16.45 17.45 Session (B) - 15-minute presentations
-Technologies in Insect Farming and Processing
- Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Insect Farming
17.45 - 18.15 Poster session
19.30 Gala Dinner – Integration Meeting – Park Hotel in Olsztyn
Thursday, 28 May 2026
10.00 - 12.00 Plenary session (3)
5. Thomas Lefebvre, MSc, PhD
Former R&D Director at YNSECT, France
“Buzzing Before Upswing: An Overview of the Insect Industry’s Challenges and Opportunities”
6. Chrysantus Tanga, MSc, PhD
ICIPE (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology), Kenia
“Advances in Insect Farming Within a Circular Bioeconomy in Africa”
7. Arya Rezaei Far, DVM
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
“Application of Insects in Poultry Diets”
12.00 - 12.30 coffee break (Conference Center at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
Thematic session
12.30 - 13.30 Session (C) - 15-minute presentations
Physiology, Behavior, Welfare, and Ethics in Insect Farming
13.50 -14.30 Panel discussion, summary, concluding remarks, and closing of the Conference
14.30 – lunch
