{"id":23,"date":"2026-07-31T14:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:59:29","slug":"keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large hide-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/files\/2026\/07\/picture1-1-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/files\/2026\/07\/picture1-1-768x1024.png 768w, 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src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/files\/2026\/07\/picture2-1-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/files\/2026\/07\/picture2-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/files\/2026\/07\/picture2-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/iufro2027\/files\/2026\/07\/picture2-1.png 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ver\u00f3nica Loewe-Mu\u00f1oz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Principal investigator at the Forest Institute (INFOR) and at the National Excellence Center for the Timber Industry (CENAMAD)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" 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