The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium Live
From Tree Genomes to Future forest
November 4 2025, 08.30-12.20 CET
Welcome to the Marcus Wallenberg Prize Symposium Live
The theme of this year’s symposium is From Tree Genomes to Future Forest. A distinguished selection of speakers will deliver presentations on forest genomics from scientific, regulatory, and business perspectives.
The 2025 MWP Laureate, Dr. Gerald Tuskan, will give a keynote presentation at the symposium. Dr. Gerald Tuskan is awarded the 2025 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome. His leadership in this project has revolutionized research in tree and forest genomics and biotechnology, paving the way for genome-based breeding of commercially important trees.
Very welcome!
Marcus Wallenberg,
Chairman of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
Agenda
Part 1
Tree Genomes – moderated by Mike Wingfield
08:30 – 08:35
08:35 – 08:40
08:40 – 09:00
Steve Strauss
09:00 – 09:30
2025 MWP Laureate Gerald Tuskan
09:30 – 09:50
Jessica Polfjärd, EU Parliament
09:50 – 10:00
Tahani Kaldéus
10:00 – 11:00
Part 2
11:00 – 11:15
Dario Grattapaglia
11:15 – 11:30
Chung-Jui Tsai
11:30 – 11:45
Sanushka Naidoo
11:45 – 12:00
Catherine Bastien
12:00 – 12:15
Harry Wu
12:15 – 12:20
Mike Wingfield
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize
The purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development within the fields of importance to forestry and forest industries.
Learn more: mwp.org
Mail: shiva.telavari@mwp.org Tel: +46 72 572 58 50.
The purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development within the fields of importance to forestry and forest industries.
Learn more: mwp.org
