24 November 2020, Tuesday ( Day 1) 

SESSION 1 : ONLINE OPENING CEREMONY & OVERVIEW OF THE INDUSTRY

10.00am - 10.10am : Opening Remarks by Malaysian Palm Oil Association(MPOA)

10.10am - 10.20am : Keynote Address
                                "Overview of the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry during the
                                 Pandemic and the Route to Recovery"
                                 Dr. Ahmad Parveez
                                 Director-General of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

10.20am - 10.35am : Palm and Laurics Oil Outlook 2021

                                 Dr. Sathia Varqa,
                                 Owner and Co-founder of Palm Oil Analytics, Singapore

11.15am - 11.45am : Combustion Technology for Palm Waste
                                 Mr. Calvin Yeoh 
                                 Senior Manager
                                 Boilermech Group

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11.50am - 12.05pm : An Advanced Nursery System for Production of
                                Oil Palm Seedlings
                                Humibox (M) Sdn Bhd

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12.05pm - 12.20pm : Establishment of Leguminous Cover Crops (LCC) in Plantation
                                Humibox (M) Sdn Bhd

SESSION 2 : COUNTRY IN FOCUS - MALAYSIA

2.15pm - 2.30pm : The Issue and Challenges of Palm Oil Mill
                             Dr. David Lim
                             Technical Advisor
                             Palm Oil Millers Association of Malaysia (POMA)

2.30pm - 2.45pm : Malaysia Biodiesel Present and Future
                             Mr. TC Long
                             Deputy President
                             Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA)

3.15pm - 3.45pm : State-of-The-Art "Batten" Fine Bubble Air Diffuser System
                             Dr. Wun Wee Long

                             Technical General Manager

                             i-Chem Solution Sdn Bhd 

3.45pm - 4.15pm : Innovative Products For Higher productivity and safety in Plantations
                            Palm King Marketing Sdn Bhd 

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4.15pm - 4.45pm : Flow Cytometry: Selecting your Oil Palm for Breeding
                            Gloria Tso, PhD
                            Scientic Affairs Liaison
                            Sysmex Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

25 November 2020, Wednesday ( Day 2) 

INSIGHTS INTO THE INTERNATIONAL PALM OIL INDUSTRY

SESSION 3 : COUNTRY IN FOCUS - THAILAND

10.45am - 11.00am : Overview of Thailand Palm Oil Industrry and Thailand's Smallholders

                                 on Sustainability Issue
                                 Mr. Sanin Triyanond
                                 Chairman of Thai Biodiesel Producer Association

11.20 am - 11.50am : Monitor and Improve Oil Fractionation Process
                                 Mr. Shamsul Qamar Khan
                                 Regional Director Asia Pacific
                                 Sensotech GmbH

SESSION 4 : COUNTRY IN FOCUS - INDONESIA

1.45pm - 2.00pm : Indonesian Palm Oil Today and Future

                            Ir. Derom Bangun
                            Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Board (IPOB)

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2.00pm - 2.15pm : Overview of the Indonesia Oleochemical sector
                            Mr Rapolo Hutabarat
                            Chairman
                            Indonesian Oleochemical Manufacturer Association(IOMA)

2.15am - 2.30am : Improving Palm Oil Mill Efficiency to Prevent Losses
                             and Contamination
                             Dr. M. Ansori Nasution, S.T, M.Sc
                             Researcher of Engineering &
                             Environmental Management Technology

                             Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI)

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SESSION 5 : COUNTRY IN FOCUS - AFRICA

2.45pm - 3.00pm : Opportunities and Challenges in Africa Palm Oil Market
                             Mr. Hisham Hussain
                             Regional Manager
                             MPOB Africa

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3.00 - 4.00pm : Palm Oil’s Future in Southeast Asia - by Asia Palm Oil Magazine Live Interview Session  

                             Interviewees:

                             i) Tan Sri Datuk Yusof Basiron

                                Executive Director

                                Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) 

                             ii) Dato' Lee Yeow Chor
                                Group Managing Director of IOI 
                                Chairman of  Malaysia Palm Oil Association (MPOA)

3.15pm - 3.45pm : India's sole turnkey solution provider for PK/CPO processing
                            Mr. Ankur Chitroda / Mr Jeewan Joshi
                            Sales and Marketing Manager
                            Goyum Screw Press

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4.15pm - 4.30pm : DxP Sriwijaya's Superior Oil Palm Seed
                            Mr Zulhermana Sembiring
                            Head of Seed Production and Seed Commercial
                            PT. Binasawit Makmur, Sampoerna Agro Tbk.

LIVE INTERVIEW SESSION

26 November 2020, Thursday ( Day 3) 

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS

10.30am - 11.00am : A Ground-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) and False
                                Colour Detector and Counter of the Bagworms
                                (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
                                Mr. Mohd Najib Ahmad
                                Senior Research Officer, Agronomy and Geospatial Unit
                                Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

11.00am - 11.30am : Rising importance of the role of drones in the Palm Oil Industry 

                                Mr. Cheong Jin Xi
                                Founder and CEO
                                Poladrone

3.00pm - 3.30pm : POME Evaporation: The Palm Oil Industry Game Changer
                             Mr. Ong Toon Wei
                             Sales Director - Food & Water Division,
                             Malaysia / Singapore

                             Alfa Laval

3.30pm - 4.00pm : Shaping the Future of Margarine and Shortening Plant
                             Mr. Raffaele Baldini
                             Technology Manager, Edible Oil Systems
                             Alfa Laval
 

*CONFERENCE TOPICS AND SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.