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Presentations & posters

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Keynote Speaker

We are proud to announce our three keynote speakers for the 24th World Orchid Conference in Dresden.

Discover all our WOC 2026 speakers and their presentation topics below — or click here to explore the full lineup.

Speaker & Poster
Application

With a click on the button below, you will find all the information, forms, and instructions for registering as a speaker or submitting a poster.

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A central feature of the WOC is its extensive lecture program, featuring over 70 planned presentations across three parallel streams.

 

We prioritize not only showcasing renowned experts in orchid research and cultivation but also providing a platform for young speakers to share their ideas and insights with a broad audience. This blend of experience and fresh perspectives will enrich discussions and open new avenues for exploration.

The lecture program will be complemented by a scientific poster presentation that visually represents further topics, focusing on the exploration of individual species and genera. The WOC offers an excellent opportunity to present the latest findings on selected orchid species, their pollinators, phylogenetics, and evolution. Particularly intriguing is the comparison of orchids across (almost) all continents and climate zones, which opens up numerous avenues for discussion.

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Presenting the Voices of WOC 2026

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We’re proud to present the full speaker roster for the World Orchid Conference 2026 in Dresden! Combining insightful reports and breathtaking photography, our international speakers - from established luminaries to up-and-coming orchidologists - will bring to Dresden exciting presentations on orchids in their habitats, orchid cultivation and breeding, science and ecology, and feature a special focus on conservation. Each talk has been carefully selected to inspire, inform and spark new conversations across our three parallel conference streams. Whether you're a seasoned botanist or a passionate hobbyist, there's plenty here for everyone.

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Coming Soon: Speaker Spotlight

Get ready to meet the faces behind the presentations. In our upcoming Speaker Spotlights, we’ll introduce each speaker with a closer look at their background, passions, and what drives their work with orchids.

Manuel Aybar

Orchids Species of the Dominican Republic

Julien Baruch

Modern Breeding with Genus Bulbophyllum

José Lázaro Bocourt Vigil

History of the Soroa Orchid Botanical Garden. Contribution to the study & conservation of Cuban Orchids.

Heinfried Bock, Christy Powell & Jasmin Langhammer

Palau Orchid Conservation

Deborah Boersma

Sobralias, The Exotic Ephemerals of Central and South America

Luke Callaghan

Growing Odontoglossums in Scotland, my journeys in hybridising & in-vitro propagation

Chu Xuan Canh

(supported by Slipper
Orchid Alliance) Slipper orchids of Vietnam in their habitat

Alejandro Capriles

Ruby Red: The Search for the Elusive Standard Red Cattleya

Arthur Chadwick

Cattleya breeding and cultivation

Frank Cervera

Phragmipedium Section Himantopetalum; The ecology and taxonomy of a group of Phragmipedium species unlike any other

Ian Chalmers

Accepted species ”academic (DNA) vs practical"

Emrys Chew

Vandacious breeding in Singapore

Hildegard Crous

Deciduous Disas, - a further investigation of in situ growth patterns

Stig Dalström

New species of Cyrtochilum… or not?

Norbert Dank

A Brief History of Odontoglossum Breeding

Guido Deburghgraeve

Re-discovery of Odontoglossum hunnewellianum

Nora de Angelli

(supported by WOC Trust) 

A Comprehensive Exploration of Romanian Orchid Diversity and the Fascinating Predator-Prey Dynamics within Orchid Ecosystems

Thomas Ederer

Simplified and cost-efficient seed sowing methods for orchid conservation

Leslie Ee

Cattleya warscewiczii: The Last Frontier of the King of the Andes

Vitor Garcia de Almeida

Growing Phalaenopsis species on window sills and in indoor living spaces

Rafaël Govaerts

Orchids names, the old, the new and the hopeful future of their providers

Gregory Griffis

The Eric Young Orchid Foundation: A Path to the Future

Olaf Gruss

Lesser-known and some newer Species of the Genus Phalaenopsis

Erica Hannickel

Empresses and Orchids of the 19th Century

Clare Hermans

The history of Mascarene orchid discoveries through the centuries

Johan Hermans

The fabulous orchids of the Vercors, South-east, France

Jean-Michel Hervouet

In situ conservation of wild orchids in Madagascar

Yojiro Ishibashi

Paphiopedilum breeding in Japan

Michael & Wesley & Barbara Homoya

The Hoosier Orchid Big Year: A Status Survey of Indiana (USA) Orchidaceae

Julian Hummel

A low-cost in vitro culture model for conservation of endangered endemic orchids in Reunion Island, “the Orchids 3.0 project”

Stefan Kattari

Terrestrial Orchids of Chiemgau region: old and new threats by land use and climate change

Ron Kaufmann

The Orchid Conservation Alliance

Lina Susanti Juswara

Phylogenetics of Paphiopedilum section Barbata: the slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae, Orchidaceae) from Eastern Indonesia, nomenclature, and its complexity.

Carol Klonowski

Master of The Slipper Orchids: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Norito Hasegawa (lecture invited by WOC Trust)

Bulbophyllums of New Guinea

Marta Kolanowska

Estimation of the distribution of climatic refugia for plants and their ecological partners as an element of effective orchid conservation strategies

Harold Koopowitz

Conservation of Orchids in the Face of Global Climate Change

Yung-I Lee

The history of Phalaenopsis breeding in Taiwan

Matthias Kropf

Monitoring of the largest Central European population of Orchis (Anacamptis) coriophora in the 'Heißländen' (dry grasslands) of the Donau-Auen Nationalpark (Austria)

Monika Lipińska

It takes three to tango? Presentation of the ORCHIDBIOM project and its aims. (How floral microbiome shapes plant-pollinator interactions in orchids)

Peter T. Lin

Hybridising Miniature and Compact Vanda Hybrids

Amihan Lubag-Arquiza

Agroecotourism and Endemic Philippine Orchids: Stories and Scenarios

Manuel Lucas García

Ants & Orchids: stories of love and deception

Kyle Lucyk

Popular Masdevallia Species and their contribution to modern hybrids

David Mathers

Ex situ Conservation: Caring for Six National Collections of Orchids

Helen Jean Millner

A very close look at Restrepia form and function - Restrepia pollination biology and the consequences for its survival

Julita Minasiewicz

Unveiling Mycoheterotrophic Symbiosis: Transcriptomic Insights from Terrestrial Orchid Protocorms

Antonio Miranda Zapata

Bolivia: South America's Best Kept Secret

Martin Motes

Vanda coelestis (Rchb.f.) Motes, a new combination with wide ranging horticultural significance

Claudia Obermüller

Angraecoids in Tyrol and thoughts on species conservation

Promila Pathak

Medicinally important orchids of India - Their status, threats and conservation strategies

Wenqing Perner

Chinese Cymbidiums & Their Cultivation in the West

Bijaya Pant

(supported by WOC Trust)
Orchid Conservation and Sustainable Use Initiative: Research and Community Engagement

Chariya Peterson

Exploring OrchidRoots: Tools, Growth, and What's Next in the AI Era

Alexander Portilla

Phragmipedium: Insights into In-Situ Growth and Hybridization Approaches at Ecuagenera

Craig Peter

Orchids at the source of the Okavango River: contemporary exploration of the orchid diversity of the highlands of south-east Angola

Audrey Reilly and Esmée Winkel

The art of painting Orchids

Roland Schettler

Seldomly seen Dendrobiums and their cultivation

André Schuiteman

Orchids of the Bird’s Head Peninsula, New Guinea

Reza Saputra

(supported by WOC Trust)
Racing Extinction: In-situ Conservation Efforts and Field Discoveries in the Remote Forests of West Papua

Björn Schäfer

IUCN Orchid Conservation Project: Species Survival Center for Orchids at the Wilhelma Botanical Garden

Julian Shaw

The Work of a plant detective

Sharif Hossain Sourav

Wild orchid species in Bangladesh

Manfred Speckmaier

Orchids “on the rocks” ... but do they really need it?

Phillip Spence

Dendrobium Section Latouria, species and their hybrids

Kanchit Thammasiri

Development of Orchid Biotechnology in Thailand

Jie-Yu "Jerry" Wang

(supported by WOC Trust)

Plastid phylogenomics resolves the phylogenetic relationship and classification of moth orchid, Phalaenopsis (Aerideae, Epidendroideae)

Ludger A. Wessjohann

Orchids - a Huge Plant Family with Little Phytochemistry Known - Can this be Overcome by Modern Methods?

Cássio van den Berg

Cattleya and related genera: insights from phylogenomics

Elbert Wijaya

Revisiting habitat of Phalaenopsis amabilis f. elysia

Gary Yong Gee

Should Dendrobium be a Gigantic Genus?

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