The conference theme "Chemical Ecology and Sustainable Development" emphasizes the immense potential chemical ecology has, to inform our understanding of the natural world and its potential for practical applications.

Talks will cover the chemistry, biochemistry and function of natural products, their importance at all levels of ecological organization in diverse taxa, and their evolutionary origins.

2020 Early career award talk by Prof. Tobias Zuest, University of Zurich: Novel chemical defences as an escape from co-adapted herbivores.

2021 Early career award talk by Dr. Ricardo Machado, University of Neuchâtel: Engineering bacterial symbionts of nematodes improves their biocontrol potential to counter the western corn rootworm

Conference website
https://isce2021.carlamani.com