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Wednesday, 4th February, 2015
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2:00 pm onwards
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Room check-ins at Atlantis The Palm |
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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Delegate registration for resident delegates at Royal Terrace
with Coffee/Tea & Networking |
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Thursday, 5th February, 2015 - Ballroom C, D & E
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Delegate registration, conference kit sponsored by Buddhi Industries
Networking High Tea |
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9:15 am - 10:00 am |
Inaugural function
Guest of Honor: Mr Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC
Mr Jayesh Patel, ETG
Mr Srivatsava G, Foretell Business Solutions Pvt Ltd |
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10:00 am - 10:20 am
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Special address: Reflections on trends in Indian cashew markets
Mr Walter DSouza, Fernandes Brothers
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10:20 am - 11:05 am
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Panel discussion - 1: Global kernel markets - Sustaining the growth momentum
Moderator: Mr. Pankaj Sampat, Samson Trading
Panelists: Mr
Hari Nair, Western India Cashew, Mr Rajkumar, Rajkumar Impex, Mr Lars
Wallevik, MIM Cashew, Mr Kees Blokland, Global Trading |
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11:05 am - 11:35 am
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Networking & High Tea |
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11:35 am - 12:00 noon
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Presentation - 1: Complying with FSMA: What a cashew exporter to US needs to do?
Mr Bob Bauer, AFI US |
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12:00 noon - 12:45 pm
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Panel discussion - 2: Financing the cashew value chain
Moderator: Mr Roger Brou, African Cashew Alliance
Panelists: Mr Marco Rosini, ResponsAbility, Mr Gabriel Nicaise TOSSOU, Oiko Credit
Mr Jean-Guy E. Biley, CFS sarl
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12:45 pm - 1:00 pm |
Presentation - 2: What can Vietnam cashew industry offer the rest of the world?
Mr Ashok Narayanan, Orion Commodities |
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm |
Networking lunch sponsored by Benin Gold |
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2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
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Presentation - 3: An overview of the cashew sector and investment opportunities in Nigeria, Mr Segun Awolowo, Nigerian Export Promotion Council |
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2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Presentation - 4: ACIs sustainable supply chain model
Ms Rita Weidinger, ACi
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2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
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Panel discussion - 3: Raw cashew: Opportunities to engage with Africa
Moderator: Mr Vasudev Barkur, ETG
Panelists: Mr Roger Brou, African Cashew Alliance, Mr Peter Masawe,
Cashewnut Board of Tanzania, Mr Tola Faseru, National Cashew Association of
Nigeria |
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Networking & High Tea |
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4:00 pm - 4:45 pm |
Panel discussion - 4: Cashew processing technologies - Whats next?
Moderator: Mr Shaktipal, Technoserve
Panelists: Mr Stefano Massari, Oltremare, Ms Minik Buddhini, Buddhi Industries |
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4:45 pm - 5:00 pm |
Presentation - 5: Price outlook for cashew markets in 2015
Mr Jim Fitzpatrick, Ingredient Sourcing, Inc. |
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5:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
Concluding remarks |
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7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Cocktail gala dinner by the Poolside sponsored by Rajkumar Impex / Rals |
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Friday, 6th February, 2015
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9:30 am - 1:30 pm
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Buyer seller meet
at Ballroom C & D |
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9:30 am - 11:15 am
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Parallel sessions at Ballroom E |
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9:30 am - 9:50 am |
Connecting farmers to consumers - Experiences in using traceability and
documentation systems in cashew value chain
Mr Kalifa Belem, Caro Nut Inc. |
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9:50 am - 10:20 am
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Vocational training programme in cashew processing - Practical lessons from
experiments in Odisha
Mr Rajendra Sabat, Independent Consultant to CashewInfo
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10:20 am - 10:50 am
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Palasa processing cluster: Impact on employment and environment & lessons
Mr Malla Srinivas Rao, Palasa Cashew Manufacturers Association
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10:50 am - 11:15 am
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Brainstorming session on generic promotion of cashew kernel - Open discussion
Mr Srivatsava G, Cashewinfo.com
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11:15 am - 11:45 am |
Networking & High Tea |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Networking lunch sponsored by Orion Commodities
Close of WCC 2015
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