Speakers

CIB-5 speakers

Researchers, trainers and local stakeholders: the people who will make the symposium, from 9 to 12 December 2026.

The workshop trainers

Three specialists from Canada, France and Martinique lead the workshops: half a day of hands-on practice in a small group, 15 places per workshop.

Lectures

Pr Sylvie MICHEL

Université Paris Descartes, France

Thursday 10 Dec. · 10h00

Opening lecture — “Tropical biodiversity and scientific innovation”

Dr José DURANTY

Parc naturel régional de la Martinique

Thursday 10 Dec. · 16h30

Plenary lecture — “From tree lineages to the tropical forests of the future: systematics, evolutionary genomics, ecosystem resilience. The case of Martinique”

Dr Anne PENE-ANNETTE

Université des Antilles, Martinique

Thursday 10 Dec. · 17h00

Round table — “What science brings to the ecological transition and to society”

Scientific papers

List based on the programme of 13 October 2026; it will change as papers are selected through the call.

Thursday 10 Dec. · Session 1 — Micro-worlds, part 1

  • 11h00Dr Didiana GALVEZ LOPEZ · Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, MexicoContributions of genetic fingerprinting to the characterisation and valorisation of plant biodiversity: the case of the Ataulfo mango
  • 11h15Dr Estelle BONNIN · INRAE Nantes, FranceCell wall: diversity and impact on the use of plant resources
  • 11h30Pr Antony T. VINCENT · Université Laval, CanadaBioinformatics and biodiversity — microbiota

Thursday 10 Dec. · Session 1 — Micro-worlds, part 2

  • 14h00Dr Jonathan COLOMBET (remote) · Université Clermont Auvergne, FranceGiant viruses
  • 14h20Pr Philippe JARNEStudy of a simple food chain in Martinique's freshwaters
  • 14h40Dr Lory-Anne BAKER · AREBio, MartiniqueDiatoms: sentinels of the freshwater / sea interface

Friday 11 Dec. · Session 2 — Ecological interfaces & balances

  • 09h00M. Kevin URVOY · Office national des forêts, MartiniqueThe tombolo: geology and species survival
  • 09h15Conservatoire du littoral (French coastal conservation agency)Title to be confirmed
  • 09h30Dr Thomas BEAUDRY · Université de Poitiers, FranceThe role of crayfish in bioindication
  • 10h50Dr Bidyut MOHAPATRA · University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, BarbadosUnravelling the phylogenetic diversity and biosynthetic potential of the microbiome of pelagic Sargassum seaweed waste
  • 11h05Dr Claudine CORBION · CIRAD, MartiniqueSugar cane and wetland biodiversity
  • 11h35Dr Frédérique FARDIN · Roots of the Sea, MartiniqueMangroves: ecology

Friday 11 Dec. · Session 3 — Application & transfer

  • 14h00Mme Laurence QUITMAN · Rooted in love, MartiniqueCosmetics derived from local biodiversity
  • 14h20Dr Odile MARCELIN · Université des Antilles, MartiniqueBioprocesses & pure juice
  • 14h40M. David-Emmanuel TISSERANDAquaponics and food sovereignty
  • 15h00Dr Sabrina ATTERE · Université Laval, CanadaFrom research to industry: phages and aquaculture

Speakers on video

Meet Dr Bidyut Mohapatra

1 min 16 s · In English, with French subtitlesA microbiologist at the University of the West Indies (Barbados), he studies the microorganisms living in beached sargassum. He speaks on Friday 11 December.

See the hour-by-hour programme

Call for papers open

Speak at CIB-5

The programme is still open to new contributions. Propose an oral presentation or a poster in one of the symposium's scientific areas.

Submit a paper

Submissions close on 8 November 2026.