Preliminary program
Day 1st, July 19
13.00 - 14.30 – Lunch
15.00 - 16.30 – Inauguration Session
Welcome Address
Mr. Atul Chaturvedi,
President, The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA)
Prof. Xu Xuebing Xu,
President, International Sunflower Oil Association (ISOA)
Address by
Mr. Sandeep Bajoria, Chairman Organizing Committee (ISSOC)
Chief Guests
Mr. Piyush Goyal (Invited)
Hon. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, (Invited)
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Guests of Honour
Dr. Luis Miguel Etchevehere,
Agriculture Secretary (Minister), Government of Argentina,
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Economist, Vice Chairman, (Invited)
NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi
Mr. Jesus Maria Silveyra, Deputy Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Argentina
Presentation of mementos to Patrons & Dignitaries
Vote of Thanks - Dr. B V Mehta, Organizing Secretary ISSOC
16.30 - 18.00 – Business session
16.30 - 17.00 Key Note Address by
Mr. Pradeep Chowdhry, Managing Director
M/s. Gemini Edible & Fats India Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad
17.00 - 17.30 Agri Economic Situation in India
Dr. Ashok Dalwai, IAS, Chairman, Task Force for Demonstrating Doubling of Farmers’ Income & CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India
17.30 - 18.00 Spl. Presentation (TBA)
18.00 - 19.00 – Networking time
19.00 - 20.30 – Awards & Entertainment Programme
20.30 - 23.00 – Cocktail and Dinner
Day 2nd, July 20
9:30 - 11:30 Country Session Producing & exporting countries
9:30 - 9:50 Ukraine Demand supply and export scenario of Sunflower seed, meal and oil in Ukraine
Ms. Svitlana Synkovska, Marketing Director APK Inform Agency, Ukraine
9:50 - 10:15 Argentina Demand supply and export scenario of Sunflower seed, meal and oil in Argentina
Mr. Gustavo Idigoras, President CIARA
10:20 - 10:40 Africa Role of SITA Project in Africa for Development of Sunflowerseed Crop and future outlook
Mr. Govind Venuprasad, SITA Project Coordinator, ITC Geneva, Switzerland
10:45 - 11:05 Russia
Speaker: TBA
11:10 - 11:30 Egypt
Speaker: TBA
11:30 - 12:00 Tea
12:00 - 13:00 Country Session Consuming & importing countries
12:00 - 12:20 India Why the Indian Sunflower Oil Sector is in a Catch- 22 situation?
Mr. Ali Mohammad Lakdawala, Manager (Procurement)
ITC Ltd Bangalore
12:25 - 12:40 China Overview of oils and fats industry in China
Dr. Yuanrong Jiang, Wilmar Global R & D Center
12:45 - 13:00 China Current situation and future trend of China Sunflower oil
Mr. Gang Fang, Director, Wilmar
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Marketing & Branding Scenario of Sunflower Oil
Moderator: Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, President, SEA & Director, M/s. Adani Wilmar Ltd., Ahmedabad
Mr. Angshu Mallick, Dy. CEO, M/s. Adani Wilmar Ltd.,
Mr. M. Arun, M/s. Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt. Ltd.,
Mr. Ali Kader, C.E.O. & Director, M/s. Liberty Oil Mills Ltd.,
Mr. Sergio Eduardo Gancberg, M/s. Glencore, Argentina
Representative from M/s. Kernel Trade, (Ukraine)
Representative from Wilmar China
14:45 - 16:25 Production Technology Session
Moderator: Prof. Xu Xue Bing, General Manager, R & D Center, Wilmar Global, China
14:45 - 15:05 An Integrated System Approach for Sustainable Sunflower Seed and Oil Processing
Speaker: TBA
15:05 - 15:25 Title: TBD
Prof. Xingguo Wang
Jiangnan University, China
15:25 - 15:45 Precise Minimal processing of Sunflower oil
Dr. Shengmin Zhou, Wilmar Global R & D Center, China
15:45 - 16:05 Technical Specifications & Quality of Argentina Sunflower Oil
Dr. (Mrs.) Angela Orlando, (Argentina)
16:05- 16:25 Sunflower seed, Oil & Meal- International/ Codex Specifications updates
Dr. Prabodh Halde, Convener, SEA Food Regulatory & Legal Committee, (M/s. Marico Limited, Mumbai)
16:25- 17:25 Sunflower seed, Oil & Meal Price Outlook Session
Moderator: Mr. Sandeep Bajoria, Chairman, Organizing Committee (ISSOC) and CEO, M/s. Sunvin, Mumbai
Mr. Sudhakar Desai, M/s. Emami Agrotech Ltd., Kolkata
Shri T.K. Kannan / Mr. Saumin Sheth, M/s Adani Wilmar Ltd.
Mr. Akshay Chowdhry, M/s.Gemini Edible & Fats India Pvt.Ltd
Mr. P.K. Thakore, IFFCO, Singapore
Mr. Manan Khan, M/s. M.K. Agrotech Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Elena Neroba, M/s. M.P. Commodities, Switzerland
Representatives from Kernel, COFCO, Glencore, Bunge, Cargill, Alfa, ADM
17:25 - 17:30 Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks
Followed by Hi- Tea
