International Conference on Herbs and Spices (ICHS-2026)

April 21-23, 2026 / Rimini EXPO Center, ITALY

Invited Speakers

INVITED SPEAKERS OF THE ICHS-2026

Prof. Dr. Mahesh NARAYAN

Director, Chief, Biochemistry Division
The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, USA

"VSEPR Engineered Herbaceous Organics as Antidotes to Neurotoxicant Anthropogenics"

Prof. Dr. Zora Dajic Stevanovic

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture
President of AMAPSEEC

Belgrade, SERBIA

"Wild Collection of Medicinal Plans in Southeast Europe:
Needs and Challenges to Preserve Biodiversity"

Prof. Dr. Sonia A. O. Santos

CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials
Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro

Aveiro, PORTUGAL

"Natural Compounds: Extraction Approaches and Pathways to Valuable Applications"   


Prof. Dr. Annalisa Santucci

Director of the Department of
Biotechnology Chemistry & Pharmacy, 
*Department of Excellence 2018-2022*
Università Degli Studi Di Siena

Siena,
 ITALY

"“Biophytostimulants from the Sea”

Prof. Dr. Alban Ibraliu

Agricultural University of Tirana, 
Department of Crop Production

Tirana - ALBANIA

"Sustainable Collection of NWFPs and Challenges of Innovation Implementation in Albania"

Prof. Dr. Naima Zehhar

Cadi Ayyad University, UCA, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques
Center for Agrobiotechnology and Bioengineering
CNRST Labeled Research Unit., Bd Abdelkrim Khattabi

Marrakesh, MOROCCO

"Natural Preservatives from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants:
Sustainability and Applications"

Prof. Dr. Kuntal DAS

 Research Director and Professor at Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
Mallige College of Pharmacy 
Silvepura, Chikkabanavara Post

Bangalore-
INDIA

"From Bench to Bedside:
Addressing the Pharmaceutical Challenges of Nutraceuticals”


Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stefano Benvenuti

Bologna University, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Bologna, ITALY

"Dagli ecosistemi alla farmacia:
Evoluzione agronomica della biodiversità "selvaggia"
 
“From Ecosystems to the Pharmacy: Agronomic Evolution of ‘Wild’ Biodiversity”


Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hanen Najjaa


Institute of Arid Lands (Institut des Régions Arides)
(Member of Pastoral Ecosystems and Valorisation of Spontaneous Plants laboratory)

Medenine, TUNISIA

"Medicinal and Edible Plants of the MENA Region:
New Insights into Health-Promoting and Nutritional Properties"

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadire Pelin BAHADIRLI

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Agricultural Faculty
Field Crops Department 

Hatay, TÜRKİYE

"PA-Free Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants:
Myth or Achievable Reality?"


Eva Moré i Palos

Forest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC)
Specialist of the Group of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants /
Bioeconomy and Governance Program

Solsona, SPAIN

"Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC):
25 years of research on the sustainable wild collection of MAPs"

 Dr. Prabodh Satyal

Aromatic Plant Research Center
Lehi Utah, USA

"Adulteration of Essential Oils"