Day - 1, Wednesday February 17, 2021

Theme: "Sustaining and growing raw cashew production through fair income for producers"

11:00 am onwards - Virtual Networking platform opens

3:00 - 3:05 pm - Welcome Address

3:05 - 3:10 pm - Special Address by

Dr. Noordeen Abdul Chairman CEPCI

3:10 - 3:15 pm - Special Address by

Mr Alex Tran VP & Trade Promotion Director Vinacas

3:15 - 3:20 pm - Special Address by

Dr. Adama Coulibaly Director General Cotton & Cashewnut Council (CCA) Cote d'Ivoire

3:20 - 3:30 pm - Keynote Address by

Mr Amit Khirbat President and Global Head Olam International ltd

3:30 - 3:45 pm - Inaugural Session by

Chief Guest HE Mr. Harouna Kabore Honourable Minister of Trade Industry & Handicrafts, Burkina Faso and Chairman International Consultative Committee on Cashews (CICC)

3:45 - 5:00 pm - Discussion-1: Country-wise Raw Cashewnut Crop 2021 - Review and Outlook

Moderator:
- Mozambique 2020 crop Mr Ilidio Afonso Jose Bande Institute of Nuts of Mozambique, IAM, IP	- Brazil 2020 crop Mr Vitor Oliveira Instituto Caju Brasil	- Ivory Coast 2021 crop Mr Mayank Srivastava Olam International	- Nigeria 2021 crop Mr Adeyemi Murtada Adeniji Starlink Global & Ideal Ltd	- Benin 2021 crop Mr Peniel FANOU CoNEC BENIN
- Vietnam / Cambodia 2021 crop Mr Alex Tran VINACAS	- Tanzania 2020 crop Mr Francis Alfred Cashewnut Board of Tanzania	- Ghana / Togo 2021 crop Mr Seth Osei Akoto Ministry of Food & Agriculture, Ghana	- Burkina crop Mr Ibrahim Sanfo Comité Interprofessionnel de l'Anacarde du Burkina (CIAB)	- Bissau 2021 crop Mr Josep Arrey Grupo Arrey
- India 2021 crop Compilation of views from across India will be presented

5:00 - 6:00 pm - Discussion-2: Innovations during Covid-time: Lessons for Future

Moderator: Ms Rita Weidinger ComCashew
Mr Kalbavi Prakash Rao Kalbavi Cashews	Mr Kees Blokland GTA	Ms Carol Jara Caronut	Mr Wim Schipper Intersnack Procurement
Ms Simone Hertzberger SNI Chair	Mr Gerard Klijn DG Nuts2

6:00 - 6:15 pm - Update: Quality and Food Safety

Mr Bob Bauer AFIUS

Till 8:00 pm - Virtual Networking platform is open

Day - 2, Thursday February 18, 2021

Theme: Increasing demand for and price of all grades of cashew kernels

11:00 am onwards - Virtual Networking platform opens

3:00 - 3:05 pm - Announcement

3:05 - 3:20 pm - Keynote Address by

Mr Andre M TANDJIEKPON CICC

3:20 - 4:20 pm - Discussion-3: Transforming Africa as the Regional Cashew Processing Hub

Moderator Mr Valentin Senou ATCHAOUE TechnoServe Benin
Mr Jace Rabe Tolaro Global SAS	Mr James Fitzpatrick Ingredient Sourcing Solutions

4:20 - 4:30 pm - Presentation on "Shift in trends and consumption habits in cashew industry"

Mr Pulkit Jain Pajson Trading DMCC

4:30 - 5:30 pm - Discussion-4: Cashew Kernel Market - Review and Outlook

Moderator Ms Salma Setaroo Ivoirienne de Noix de Cajou S.A
- USA market Mr David Rosenblatt Richard Franco Agency	- Australia market Mr Robert Saccocioo Scalzo Foods	- Europe Ms Annabelle Noorland Cornhouse BV	- Europe Ms Marion Cuisin Cornhouse BV	- UK market Ms Amanda Wright Humdinger Foods
- China market Mr David Long SG Agro Co Ltd	- India market Video Compilation of views from across India Mr Prahaladan Soundaryarajan Amazon India

5:30 - 5:45 pm - Presentation on "Logistics Challenges and the Way Forward"

Mr Kader Lo MSC

5:45 - 8:00 pm - Virtual Networking platform is open

Day - 3, Friday February 19, 2021

Theme: Harnessing women power

11:00 am onwards - Virtual Networking platform opens

2:15 - 2:50 pm - Master Class Session on "Quality Control Guidelines for Mechanised Factories" by

Mr Jayan Jacob Synergy Systems (Must attend for all processing factories)

3:00 - 3:05 pm - Intro & Welcome Address by

Ms Swapna Cashewinformation

3:05 - 3:10 pm - Keynote Address by

Ms Rita Weidinger ComCashew

3:10 - 3:30 pm - Overview of participants (Who is in the room?) / Connection / Self-awareness by

Ms Nunana Addo ComCashew

3:30 pm - 4:05 pm - Session on How to build your self-confidence and maintain it? Life experience sharing

Topic: Self-Confidence

Moderator Ms Al-Da Cynthia Benon ComCashew
Ms Carol Jara Caronut	Ms Amanda Wright Humdinger Foods	Ms Susana Nerkie Yohuno Ministry of Food & Agriculture Ghana	Mrs Suchithra Sasisekar Nanopix Integrated Software Solutions (P) Ltd.	Ms Rajeshwari, M.C Cashewinformation
Ms Abhinaya Cashewinformation	Ms Sumalatha Cashewinformation

4:05 - 4:15 pm - Practical Exercise & Conclusion by

Ms Al-Da Cynthia Benon ComCashew

4:15 - 4:25 pm - Q&A / Discussions by

Ms Alima Viviane M´Boutiki ComCashew

Ms Nana Yaa ComCashew

4:25 - 4:35 pm - Wrap-up by

Ms Al-Da Cynthia Benon ComCashew
Closing by Ms Swapna Cashewinformation

5:00 - 5:10 pm - Concluding remarks & close of WCC 2021

End of WCC 2019

* This is a draft agenda. Programme, Speakers, topics may change