Dates: June 17–19, 2025
Location: Kufa, Iraq
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote Lecture 1 Ashok Kumar Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India Report: Integrated approaches to biodiversity assessment and ecosystem restoration |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Keynote Lecture 2 Subrata Trivedi Assistant Professor, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Report: Protecting Endangered Species: Innovative Strategies and Public Policy |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session I: Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation Session II: Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Session III: Biotechnological Innovations in Resource Management Session IV: Bioengineering and Biomaterials |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:45 | Poster Sessions & Roundtables |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | End of Day 1 |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome & Recap |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Keynote Lecture 3 Sankar Ghosh Assam University, Silchar, India Report: Tissue engineering and synthetic biology: creating new biomaterials for medicine |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Keynote Lecture 4 Jingjing You University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Report: Bio-inspired Engineering: Environmental Applications and Prospects for Sustainable Development |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session V: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Session VI: Ecological Monitoring and Data Science |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Session VII: Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Session VIII: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:45 | Concluding Sessions & Additional Poster Presentations |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks & End of Day 2 |
Cultural & Tourist Program – Kufa, Iraq
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Historic Tour of University of Kufa Campus |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Visiting the Great Mosque of Kufa & Surrounding Heritage Sites |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch at a Traditional Iraqi Restaurant |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Exploration of Local Markets & Cultural Exhibitions |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Optional Excursion to Nearby Najaf (Self-Arranged) |
We look forward to welcoming you to Kufa for an enriching blend of academic discourse and cultural immersion at BioCSB 2025.