There will be 12 2-hour selected symposia divided into four broad topics:

COMPLEXITY OF THE LICHEN SYMBIOSIS
- Ecology, evolution and diversity of lichen algae. Andreas Beck 
- Eco-evolutionary dynamics of symbiotic interactions. Nicolas Magain & Garima Singh
- Lichen-associated microorganisms. Lucia Muggia & Sergio Peréz-Ortega
 

ORIGINS AND QUANTIFICATION OF LICHEN EVOLUTION
- Macroevolution of lichens. François Lutzoni & Pradeep Kumar Divakar
- Genomics and bioinformatics. Silke Werth & Philipp Resl
- New approaches to harness data from herbarium specimens. Cecile Gueidan & Manuela Dal Forno
 

THE WORLDWIDE PICTURE OF LICHEN DIVERSITY
- Biodiversity of Neotropical Lichens. André Aptroot & Lidia I. Ferraro
- New developments in the taxonomy of the Lecanoraceae. Christian Printzen & Lucyna Śliwa
- Paleotropical Lichens. Ulla Kaasalainen & Paul Kirika

LICHEN PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- The expanding and diversifying field of lichen secondary chemistry. Edit Farkas & Daniele Armaleo
- Lichens as invaders of rocks and control strategies. Sergio Enrico Favero Longo & Asuncion De Los Ríos
- Lichens and Climate Change: A Multi-Scale Challenge. Christopher Ellis & Paolo Giordani