COOKIES POLICY

This website may use some cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Please, before continuing with your navigation through our website, we recommend that you read the COOKIES POLICY.

Accept Read More
NUTFRUIT.ORG FAQ CONTACT MEETING POINT

Congress Program

The INC Congress will provide a unique environment for participants to learn, do networking and share knowledge and experiences.

Printeable Program View Tours FAQs

May 21, 2019

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 21, 2019 | 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

May 22, 2019

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 22, 2019 | 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

May 23, 2019

ALL DAY COFFEE

Continental Breakfast will be served from 7:00am to 8:30am.

Sponsored by
May 23, 2019 | 07:00 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 23, 2019 | 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

BOOTH EXHIBITION

May 23, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

MEETING AREA

Sponsored by
May 23, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

ALMONDS Round Table

Chaired by Mark Jansen, Blue Diamond Growers, USA

  • Brenton Woolston, Almondco Australia Limited, Australia
  • Josep Arqués, Borges - BAIN, Spain
  • Raju Bhatia, California AGri Nuts Corporation, India

Mark Jansen, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Mark Jansen Brenton Woolston, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Brenton Woolston Raju Bhatia, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Raju Bhatia
May 23, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Mark Jansen,  Brenton Woolston,  Raju Bhatia

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Oz

"Issues Communicating the Message of Health"

Dr. Oz, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Dr. Oz
May 23, 2019 | 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Dr. Oz

SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR

Chaired by Pino Calcagni, INC Scientific and Government Affairs Committee, Italy

  • Guest speaker: Dr. Vicki McWilliam, Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia
    "Nut allergies -update on current evidence and management"

Pino Calcagni, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Pino Calcagni Vicki McWilliam, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Vicki McWilliam
May 23, 2019 | 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Pino Calcagni,  Vicki McWilliam

DRIED APRICOTS, FIGS, DATES Round Table

Chaired by Riccardo Calcagni, Besana Group, Italy

Riccardo Calcagni, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Riccardo Calcagni
May 23, 2019 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club Riccardo Calcagni

PINE NUTS Round Table

Chaired by Dan Phipps, Red River Foods Inc., USA

  • Chen Ying, China Chamber of Commerce, China

May 23, 2019 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

BRAZIL NUTS Round Table

Chaired by Edward Danon, Voicevale, UK

Edward Danon, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Edward Danon
May 23, 2019 | 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club Edward Danon

BUFFET WORKING LUNCH

Sponsored by
May 23, 2019 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

GLOBAL SUMMIT

Chaired by Antonio Pont, INC Honorary President and Executive Committee Member, Spain

  • Simon Melik, UK National Dried Fruit Trade Association, UK
  • Riccardo Calcagni, Nucis Italia, Italy
  • Alessandro Annibali, Nucis Italia, Italy
  • Maureen Ternus, INC NREF, USA
  • Ece Tirkaz, Aegean Exporters’ Associations, Turkey
  • Richard Waycott, Almond Board of California, USA

Antonio Pont, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Antonio Pont Simon Melik, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Simon Melik Riccardo Calcagni, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Riccardo Calcagni Alessandro Annibali, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Alessandro Annibali Maureen Ternus, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Maureen Ternus Richard Waycott, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Richard Waycott
May 23, 2019 | 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club Antonio Pont,  Simon Melik,  Riccardo Calcagni,  Alessandro Annibali,  Maureen Ternus,  Richard Waycott

WELCOME COCKTAIL

May 23, 2019 | 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM Cloister Garden & Garden Pool

May 24, 2019

HEALTHY WALK

May 24, 2019 | 06:45 AM - 07:30 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club

ALL DAY COFFEE

Continental Breakfast will be served from 7:00am to 8:30am.

Sponsored by
May 24, 2019 | 07:00 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 24, 2019 | 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

BOOTH EXHIBITION

May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

MEETING AREA

Sponsored by
May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

WALNUTS Round Table

Chaired by John Aguiar, Mariani Nut Company, USA

John Aguiar, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. John Aguiar
May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club John Aguiar

NUTRITION SEMINAR

Chaired by Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination, Spain

  • Guest speaker: Prof. Linda Tapsell, Senior Professor of School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia
    “Nuts as part of a healthy diet: evidence and insights from research”

Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó Prof. Linda Tapsell, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Prof. Linda Tapsell
May 24, 2019 | 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó,  Prof. Linda Tapsell

MACADAMIAS Round Table

Chaired by Lizel Pretorius, Macadamias South Africa, South Africa

Lizel Pretorius, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Lizel Pretorius
May 24, 2019 | 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Lizel Pretorius

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Hamdi Ulukaya

“Doing well by being good”

Hamdi Ulukaya, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Hamdi Ulukaya
May 24, 2019 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Hamdi Ulukaya

PEANUTS Round Table

Chaired by Patrick Archer, American Peanut Council, USA

  • Daniel Whitehouse, Mars Wrigley Confectionary, USA 

Patrick Archer, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Patrick Archer Daniel Whitehouse , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Daniel Whitehouse
May 24, 2019 | 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club Patrick Archer,  Daniel Whitehouse

PISTACHIOS Round Table

Chaired by Mia Cohen, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc., USA

  • Morad Mortaz, Iran Pistachio Association, Iran
  • Michael Hohmann, The Wonderful Company, USA
  • Serkan Gürgülü, Tiryaki Agro Gida, Turkey

Mia Cohen, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Mia Cohen Morad Mortaz , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Morad Mortaz Michael Hohmann, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Michael Hohmann Serkan Görgülü, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Serkan Görgülü
May 24, 2019 | 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club Mia Cohen,  Morad Mortaz ,  Michael Hohmann,  Serkan Görgülü

BUFFET WORKING LUNCH

Sponsored by
May 24, 2019 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

BUFFET CASUAL DINNER

Sponsored by
May 24, 2019 | 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM Beach Club

May 25, 2019

ALL DAY COFFEE

Continental Breakfast will be served from 7:00am to 8:30am.

Sponsored by
May 25, 2019 | 07:00 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 25, 2019 | 07:30 AM - 02:00 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

BOOTH EXHIBITION

May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

MEETING AREA

Sponsored by
May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

ANNUAL REPORT AND AWARDS

Delivery of the:

  • Excellence in Research Award
  • Excellence in Gastronomy Award
  • Innovation Award

May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club

HAZELNUTS Round Table

Chaired by Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar, Balsu Gida, Turkey

  • Riccardo Calcagni, Besana Group, Italy
  • Antonio Pont Jr, Crisol de Frutos Secos, Spain
  • Troy Johnson, Laurel Foods, USA

Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar Riccardo Calcagni, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Riccardo Calcagni Troy Johnson , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Troy Johnson
May 25, 2019 | 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar,  Riccardo Calcagni,  Troy Johnson

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Brad Rose

“Changing the Conversation: How New Technology is Shaping Marketing and Consumer Insights”

Brad Rose, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Brad Rose
May 25, 2019 | 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Brad Rose

DRIED CRANBERRIES, RAISINS/SULTANAS/CURRANTS, PRUNES Round Table

Chaired by Brad Schuler, Sunsweet Growers, USA

Brad Schuler, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Brad Schuler
May 25, 2019 | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Boca Raton Resort & Club Brad Schuler

CASHEWS Round Table

Chaired by David Rosenblatt, The Richard Franco Agency, USA

  • Harry Sinclair, Treehouse Foods, USA
  • Ganesh Rajaraman, Olam International, USA
  • Wim Schipper, Intersnack Procurement, Netherlands

David Rosenblatt, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. David Rosenblatt Harry Sinclair, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Harry Sinclair Ganesh Rajaraman, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Ganesh Rajaraman
May 25, 2019 | 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club David Rosenblatt,  Harry Sinclair,  Ganesh Rajaraman

PECANS Round Table

Chaired by Steve Zaffarano, National Pecan Company, USA

  • Alexander Ott, American Pecan Council, USA
  • Jill Whyte, Green and Gold Macadamias, South Africa
  • Cheng Hung Kay, CHK Trading, China-Hong Kong

Steve Zaffarano, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Steve Zaffarano
May 25, 2019 | 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club Steve Zaffarano

BUFFET WORKING LUNCH

Sponsored by
May 25, 2019 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Boca Raton Resort & Club

GALA COCKTAIL, DINNER & BALL

Sponsored by
May 25, 2019 | 06:30 PM - 12:00 AM Grand Ballroom

Thanks to all our sponsors

Turkey, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Chilean Walnut Commission, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
BALSU, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
The Wonderful Company, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
California Dried Plum Board, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Almond Board of California, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
AEGEAN DRIED FRUITS EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
AKY TECHNOLOGY - Turkey, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
American Pistachios, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Kuehne + Nagel, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Sacramento Packing, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Starline Global Trade, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Summit, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Tayba Dates, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Borrell USA, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Buhler, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Cablevey, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
California Walnut Comission, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
CIMBRIA S.R.L., Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
CPM WOLVERINE PROCTOR, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
GRACELAND FRUIT, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
HDG VERPACKUNGSMASCHINEN GMBH, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
IMPORTACO, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
INSORT GmbH, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
KEY TECHNOLOGY, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Kreyenborg, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
LAITRAM MACHINERY LLC, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
LOG 5 B.V., Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
MULTISCAN TECHNOLOGIES, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
NAPASOL AG, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
agri-neo, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
OPTIMUM SORTING, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
PATTYN PACKING LINES NV, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
QCIFY, INC, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
RAYTEC VISION SPA, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
REVTECH, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
SAFE FOOD ALLIANCE, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
SATAKE, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
SIERRA VALLEY ALMONDS, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Specialty Crop Trade Council, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Sunshine Produce, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
TNA SOLUTIONS, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
TOMRA SORTING SOLUTIONS, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
USTA GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET A.S., Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
VACQPACK, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
VISYS MAKINE SAN VE DIŞ TIC LTD ŞTI, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Besana, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Blue Diamond Growers, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Orienco, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
SettonFarms, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
MWT Foods Pty Ltd., Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
CG Hacking, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Crain Walnut, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Crisol From Spain, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Fresh Nuts GmbH, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
KENKKO, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Eurofins, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Jameel International Company, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Shoei Foods (USA), Inc, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Tadim, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
Vann Family Orchards , Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress
VKC NUTS, Sponsor of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Exemple: Besana, sponsor of iNC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress