Cocotech - International Coconut Community

49th International COCOTECH Conference & Exhibition
7-11 September 2021, Royale Chulan Hotel, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia
“Promoting Smart Farming, Eco-Friendly and Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Coconut Development”

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Tuesday, 7 September 2021
08:00 –09:00		Arrival Registration
09:00 –10:00		Inaugural Session (Refer to separate program sheet) Official Opening Inauguration of Exhibition Group Photo
10:00 –10:20		Networking Refreshment Break
1st Session: Impact of COVID-19 to the Global Health Economy Session Chairman: Mr. Christopher Gentles, Chairman, Coconut Industry Board, Jamaica
10:20 –10:30		Pre and Post COVID 19- Global Health Perspective an Overview -WHO Scenario- Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt
10:30 –10:40		Global Food and Nutrition -FAO overview- TBA, Nutrition and Food Systems Division, Economic and Social Development Department, FAO-UN
10:40 –10:50		Impact on Global Economy-Pre and Post COVID-19-Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok
10:50 –11:00		Open Forum & Discussion
2nd Session: Policies and Programs Promoting Sustainable Coconut Production and Demand during COVID-19 Pandemic and beyond Session Chairman: Mr. Tilafono David Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Samoa
11:00 –11:20		Policies and Programs on Sustainable Coconut Development in Malaysia – Dr. Anis Bin Mahmud Abdul Samad, Deputy Secretary General (Development), Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry
11:20 –11:40		Managing Coconut Supply Stability, Cost and Quality –Chairman, Coconut Development Board, India
11:40 –12:00		National Program and Policies for the Coconut Development in Philippines – Mr. Benjamin R. Madrigal Jr., Administrator, Philippines Coconut Authority, Philippines
12:00 –12:20		Strengthening National Program on Coconut Revitalization in Indonesia – Dr. Kasdi Subagyono, Director General, Directorate General of Plantation, Ministry of Agriculture, Jakarta, Indonesia
12:20 –12:50		Open Forum & Discussion
12:50 –13:50		Networking Lunch Break
3rd Session: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Coconut-Based Products in the era of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) Session Chairman: Mr. Len Monheit, Executive Director, Coconut Coalition of the Americas
13:50-14:10		Importance of Quality Standards and Product Certification for Potential Marketing of Coconut Products – Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India
14:10 –14:30		Access to Trade and Market Intelligence in the Regional and International Markets Ms. Federica Angelucci, Senior Consultant, Inclusive Agribusiness Systems, ITC
14:30 –14:50		Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development of the Coconut Industry in Malaysia – Mr. Christopher John Biai, Deputy Director, Crop industry Development Division, Department of Agriculture, Malaysia
14:50 –15:10		Coconut Oil and Coconut Waste as Renewable Energy/ Fuel: Potential, Challenges and Strategies for Future Development – Dr. Dadan Kusdiana, Director General of R&D for Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
15:10 –15:30		Networking Refreshment Break
15:30 –15:50		MCT Oil- Prospects & Perspectives – Mr. Dean A. Lao Jr., Chairman, United Coconut Association of Philippines, INC. (UCAP), Philippines
15:50-16:10		Prospects and Potential Market for Coconut Milk – Ms. Tilokskulchai Ratanasiri, Director, Cluster Marketing Services (APAC), Tetra Pak Singapore
16:10-16:30		Open Forum/Discussion
		Business Meet
19:00 –22:00		Welcome Dinner Hosted by ICC & Government of Malaysia
Wednesday, 8 September 2021
4th Session: Advanced Technologies for Supporting Adequate Supply of Raw Materials to Meet Current and Future Demand for Coconut-Based Products Session Chairman: Dr. Lalith Perera, Deputy Director (Research), Coconut Research Institute, Sri Lanka
08:30 –08:50		Coconut Micropropagation: strategy to meet global demand– Dr. Carlos Oropeza, Senior Researcher, CICY, Mexico
08:5009:10		The Prerequisite for the Success of Coconut Micro Propagation Through Tissue Culture – Dr Anitha Karun, Acting Director and Breeder, ICAR- Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI), Kerala, India
09:10 – 09:30		Hengniu: Fast Bearing Coconut Varieties – Dr. Hengky Novarianto, Indonesian Palm Crops Research Institute, Manado, Indonesia
09:30 – 10:00		Open Forum/Discussion
10:00 – 10:30		Networking Refreshment Break
5th Session: Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change for Sustaining Coconut Production and Increasing Farm Productivity Session Chairman: Dr. Ponciano A. Batugal, Consultant Scientist, Founding Chair of Farmers Foundation & Chairman, ICC Technical Working Group
10:30 – 10:50		Strategies to Sustain Coconut Production and Income – Mr. Petrus Chandra, Director, PT Indonesia Commodity Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), Logistics, Indonesia
10:50 – 11:10		Good Agricultural Practices for Improving Coconut Production – Ms. Siriporn Vorakuldumrongchai, Director, Horticultural Research Institute, Thailand
11:10 – 11:30		Climate Change Impacts on Coconut Production and Potential Adoption Measure – Dr. Rohit Lal, Principal Agriculture Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Fiji
11:30 – 11:50		Strategies for Improving Quality of Coconut Varieties – Dr. Ismail Maskromo, Director, IPCRI, Manado, Indonesia
11:50 – 12:10		Efficient Coconut Farming System for Increasing Coconut Production – Dr Mohamad Roff Bin Mohd Noor, Deputy Director General -MARDI Malaysia
12:10 – 12:30		Open Forum/Discussion
12:30-13:30		Networking Lunch Break
6th Session: Processing and Strategies for Ensuring Sustainable Demand for Coconut as Functional Foods, Nutraceutical, Pharmaceutical and Cosmeceutical Products Session Chairman: Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit, Department of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University and Chairman ICC Scientific Advisory Committee on Health, Manila, Philippines
13:30 -13:50		Coconut Flour as a Functional Food/Ingredient: Future Perspectives – Dr. Dr Domina Esther M. Nkuba, Senior Research Scientist (Nutritionist), Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Tanzania
13:50 -14:10		Effect of Coconut Oil Pulling on pH, Buffering Capacity and Total Antioxidant Capacity of Saliva – Prof. Faizal C Peedikayil, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, Kerala, India
14:10 -14:30		Lesson Learnt from Coconut Hybridization to Cosmetic Application - Ms. Somlak Kongmuang, Associate Professor, and Ms. Wilaiwan Twishsri, Senior Researcher, Bangkok, Thailand
14:30 -15:00		Open Forum & Discussion
15:00 – 15:30		Networking Refreshment Break
7th Session: Global Trade Outlook on Non-Edible Products from Coconut Session Chairman: Mr. Uron N Salum, Director, Kokanas Indastri Koporesen (KIK), Papua New Guinea
15:30 – 15:50		Coconut Shell Based Activated Carmen and its Market Prospects – Mr. Yves Debayles, Regional Director, Jacobi Carbon, Singapore.
15:50 – 16:10		Prospects of the Coconut Shell Charcoal Briquette Industry – Mr Asep Jembar Mulyana, CEO, PT. TOM COCOCHA, Bogor, Indonesia
16:10 – 16:30		Processing of Coir and Coir Products and its Market Potential-Indian Scenario TBA, Central Coir Research Institute, Coir Board, Kerala, India
16:30 – 16:50		Coconut Based Avtur: Opportunities and Challenges – Dr. Arend Mapanawang, Director, PT. HMS Halmahera Mandiri, NTT, Indonesia
16:50 – 17:20		Open Forum & Discussion
17:30- 18:30		Side Meeting: Restructuring of ICC Technical Working Group and updating the ToR
Thursday, 9 September 2021
8th Session: Innovative Strategies for Preventing Economic Losses Caused by Pests and Diseases Session Chairman: Dr. Viliami Toalei Manu, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, food, Forests and Fisheries, Tonga
08:30 – 08:50		Bogia Coconut Syndrome and Related Phytoplasma Syndromes Developing Biological Knowledge and a Risk Management Strategy- Prof. Geoff Gurr, Charles Stunt University, Australia.
08.50 – 09:10		Potential Measures Adopted for the Control of Coconut Lethal Yellowing Diseases – Dr. Wayne Myrie, Plant Pathologist, Coconut Industry Board, Jamaica
09:10 – 09:30		Potential of Area wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM) for New Variant of the Coconut Rhino Beetle – Dr. Wee Tek Tay, Senior Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia.
09:30 – 10:00		Networking Refreshment Break
10:00 – 10:20		Technologies for Management of Rhynchoporus ferruginous in Indonesia – Dr. Meldy L.A. Hosang, Head Crop Protection Division, IPCRI, Manado, Indonesia
10:20 -10:40		The Strategies of Controlling Weligama Coconut Leaf Wilt Disease and its Current Status in Sri Lanka – Dr. Rohana Wijesekera, Head, Crop Protection Division, CRI, Sri Lanka
10:40 -11:00		Open Forum and Discussion
11:00 -12:30		Malaysian Stakeholders Interaction
12:30 – 13:30		Networking Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:30		USAID Session
15:30 – 16:00		Networking Refreshment Break
16:30 – 17:30		Side Meeting: Restructuring of ICC Scientific Advisory Committee on Health and updating the ToR.
Friday, 10 September 2021
9th Session: The New Dynamic in Coconut Development, Poverty Alleviation and Women Economic Empowerment Session Chairman: Mr. Vincent Johnson, Interim COGENT Coordinator, Montpelier, France
08:30 – 08:50		Improve Coconut Producers Lives through Networks, Capacity Building, and Internet of Thing (ToT) – Dr. A. Sivapragasam, Regional Director (South East Asia), CAB International, Malaysia
08:50 – 09:10		Success of Women in Coconut Business – Ms. Ernestine Kong, Director, Oshin Organics, Boroko, NCD, Papua New Guinea
09:10 – 09:30		Initiatives and Options in Improving Coconut Farmer’s Livelihood – Ms. Karen Mapusua, Director, Land Resource Division, The Pacific Community (SPC)
09:30 – 10:00		Open Forum & Discussion
10:00 – 10:30		Networking Refreshment Break
10:30 – 12:00		Committee Meeting on Conference Recommendations Chaired by Executive Director, ICC Committee Members: Heads of Delegations, Session Chairs & Resource Persons
12:00 – 15:00		Networking Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:30		Closing Session: Meeting of Delegates: Adoption of Conference Recommendations & 49th International COCOTECH Conference
		Session Chairman: Mr. Alan Aku, Acting Managing Director, Kokanas Indastri Koporesen (KIK), NLO for Papua New Guinea, and Chair of ICC 2021
		Agenda Items: 1. Remarks by National Ministers Present 2. Adoption of Recommendations from 49th International COCOTECH Conference 3. Announcement of the 50th International COCOTECH Conference 2022 4. Acceptance Speech by Host of 50th International COCOTECH Conference 5. Vote of thanks by Executive Director, ICC 6. Adjournment
16:30 – 17:00		Networking Refreshment Break
		*Free Evening for participants*

Saturday, 11 September 2021

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