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Congress Program

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

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May 22, 2019

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 22, 2019 | 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM Conference Center

May 23, 2019

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 23, 2019 | 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM Conference Center

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Delegates Only

May 23, 2019 | 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn

BOOTH EXHIBITION

May 23, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Royal Palm Ballroom

ALL DAY COFFEE

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May 23, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Royal Palm Ballroom

MEETING AREA

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May 23, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Addison Ballroom & Spanish Terrace

Honorary Speaker: Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of The Republic of Turkey

May 23, 2019 | 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM Grand Ballroom

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 | 09:45 AM - 10:30 AM Grand Ballroom Dr. Oz

SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR

Chaired by Pino Calcagni, INC Scientific and Government Affairs Committee

  • 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 - 11:15 AM Grand Ballroom Pino Calcagni,  Vicki McWilliam Download Scientific Seminar presentations

DRIED APRICOTS, FIGS, DATES Round Table

Chaired by Riccardo Calcagni, Besana Group, Italy

  • Mark Masten, Joolies, USA
  • Ahmet Bilge Goksan, Osman Akça, Turkey
  • Feristah Miray Usta, Usta Gida A.S., Turkey

Riccardo Calcagni, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Riccardo Calcagni Mark Masten, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Mark Masten Ahmet Bilge Goksan, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Ahmet Bilge Goksan Feristah Miray Usta, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Feristah Miray Usta
May 23, 2019 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Grand Ballroom Riccardo Calcagni,  Mark Masten,  Ahmet Bilge Goksan,  Feristah Miray Usta

PINE NUTS Round Table

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

  • Chen Ying, China Chamber of Commerce, China
  • Emma Eyao, Meihekou City Jonason Pine Nuts Food Co. Ltd, China
  • Alberto González, Pinefruse, Spain

Dan Phipps, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Dan Phipps Chen Ying, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Chen Ying Emma Eyao, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Emma Eyao
May 23, 2019 | 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Grand Ballroom Dan Phipps,  Chen Ying,  Emma Eyao

BRAZIL NUTS Round Table

Chaired by Edward Danon, Voicevale, UK

  • Enrique Nelkenbaum, Tahuamanu, Bolivia
  • Jonathan Mondschein, The Richard Franco Agency, USA

Edward Danon, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Edward Danon Enrique Nelkenbaum, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Enrique Nelkenbaum Jonathan Mondschein , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Jonathan Mondschein
May 23, 2019 | 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM Grand Ballroom Edward Danon,  Enrique Nelkenbaum,  Jonathan Mondschein

BUFFET WORKING LUNCH

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May 23, 2019 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn

GLOBAL INTER-BOARD COOPERATION 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
  • Jolyon Burnett, Australian Nut Industry Council, Australia

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 Ece Tirkaz, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Ece Tirkaz Richard Waycott, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Richard Waycott Jolyon Burnett, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Jolyon Burnett
May 23, 2019 | 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM Estate II and III Antonio Pont,  Simon Melik,  Riccardo Calcagni,  Alessandro Annibali,  Maureen Ternus,  Ece Tirkaz,  Richard Waycott,  Jolyon Burnett Download Global Inter-board Cooperation Summit presentations

WELCOME COCKTAIL

The iconic and breathtaking Cloister Garden and Garden Pool of Boca Raton Resort & Beach Club will host the welcoming party of the Congress, a cocktail evening to enjoy the music and the atmosphere, to meet other friends and partners from the industry while taking advantage of such a networking opportunity.

Cocktail dress recommended.

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

May 24, 2019

HEALTHY WALK

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

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Delegates Only

May 24, 2019 Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 24, 2019 | 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM Conference Center

BOOTH EXHIBITION

May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Royal Palm Ballroom

ALL DAY COFFEE

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May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Royal Palm Ballroom

MEETING AREA

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May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Addison Ballroom & Spanish Terrace

WALNUTS Round Table

Chaired by John Aguiar, Mariani Nut Company, USA

  • Gary Ford, Diamond Foods, USA
  • Maria G. Kraus, EU Representative for California Walnut Commission, Germany
  • Gunjan Jain, VKC Nuts, India

John Aguiar, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. John Aguiar Gary Ford, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Gary Ford Maria G. Kraus, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Maria G. Kraus Gunjan Jain, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Gunjan Jain
May 24, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Grand Ballroom John Aguiar,  Gary Ford,  Maria G. Kraus,  Gunjan Jain

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 Grand Ballroom Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó,  Prof. Linda Tapsell Download Nutrition Seminar presentations

MACADAMIAS Round Table

Chaired by Lizel Pretorius, Macadamias South Africa, South Africa

  • Larry McHugh, Macadamia Marketing International, Australia
  • Mbugua Ngugi, Kenya Nut Company Ltd, Kenya
  • Rui Shi, China Macadamia Association, China

Lizel Pretorius, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Lizel Pretorius Larry McHugh, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Larry McHugh Mbugua Ngugi, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Mbugua Ngugi Rui Shi, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Rui Shi
May 24, 2019 | 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Grand Ballroom Lizel Pretorius,  Larry McHugh,  Mbugua Ngugi,  Rui Shi

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 Grand Ballroom Hamdi Ulukaya

PEANUTS Round Table

Chaired by Patrick Archer, American Peanut Council, US

  • Jamie Brown, Olam International, USA
  • Daniel Whitehouse, Mars Wrigley Confectionary, USA
  • Jens Vergin, Omnitrade, Germany

Patrick Archer, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Patrick Archer Jamie Brown, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Jamie Brown Daniel Whitehouse , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Daniel Whitehouse Jens Vergin, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Jens Vergin
May 24, 2019 | 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Grand Ballroom Patrick Archer,  Jamie Brown,  Daniel Whitehouse ,  Jens Vergin

PISTACHIOS Round Table

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

  • Hamed Ramezani, Iran Pistachio Association, Iran
  • Michael Hohmann, The Wonderful Company, USA
  • Serkan Görgülü, Tiryaki Agro Gida, Turkey

Mia Cohen, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Mia Cohen Hamed Ramezani, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Hamed Ramezani 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 Grand Ballroom Mia Cohen,  Hamed Ramezani,  Michael Hohmann,  Serkan Görgülü

BUFFET WORKING LUNCH

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May 24, 2019 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn

BUFFET CASUAL DINNER: THE HAVANA NIGHT

The Caribbean, the beach and the palm trees of the resort’s Beach Club will be the matchless venue where Congress  delegates and accompanying persons will immerse themselves into the Havana Night. Live music and a set of the most exotic Cuban ambience, among other shows and surprises, will generate a unique and genuine atmosphere.

Smart casual dress recommended.

Shuttle buses depart from Boca Raton Resort from 6:30pm to 7:30pm

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

May 25, 2019

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Delegates Only

May 25, 2019 | 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn

CONGRESS REGISTRATION

May 25, 2019 | 07:30 AM - 02:00 PM Conference Center

BOOTH EXHIBITION

May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Royal Palm Ballroom

ALL DAY COFFEE

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May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Royal Palm Ballroom

MEETING AREA

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May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM Addison Ballroom & Spanish Terrace

ANNUAL REPORT AND AWARDS

New Chairman Ceremony

  • Excellence in Research Award: Prof. Linda Tapsell
  • Excellence in Gastronomy Award: Chef Andrew Roenbeck
  • Innovation Award

May 25, 2019 | 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Grand Ballroom

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 Antonio Pont Jr, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Antonio Pont Jr Troy Johnson , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Troy Johnson
May 25, 2019 | 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM Grand Ballroom Ahmet Bilge Anbarlilar,  Riccardo Calcagni,  Antonio Pont Jr,  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 Grand Ballroom Brad Rose

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

Chaired by Brad Schuler, Sunsweet Growers, USA

  • George Sousa Jr, Mariani Packing Company, USA
  • Guillaume Pagy, Pagysa, Turkey
  • José Tomás Quezada, Pacific Nut & Dried Fruits, Chile  

Brad Schuler, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Brad Schuler George Sousa Jr. , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. George Sousa Jr. Guillaume Pagy, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Guillaume Pagy José Tomás Quezada, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. José Tomás Quezada
May 25, 2019 | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Grand Ballroom Brad Schuler,  George Sousa Jr. ,  Guillaume Pagy,  José Tomás Quezada

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 Wim Schipper, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Wim Schipper
May 25, 2019 | 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Grand Ballroom David Rosenblatt,  Harry Sinclair,  Ganesh Rajaraman,  Wim Schipper

PECANS Round Table

Chaired by Steve Zaffarano, Diamond Foods/National Pecan, 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 Alexander J. Ott , Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Alexander J. Ott Jill Whyte, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Jill Whyte Cheng Hung Kay, Speaker of INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. Cheng Hung Kay
May 25, 2019 | 12:45 PM - 01:15 PM Grand Ballroom Steve Zaffarano,  Alexander J. Ott ,  Jill Whyte,  Cheng Hung Kay

BUFFET WORKING LUNCH

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May 25, 2019 | 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn

GALA COCKTAIL, DINNER & BALL

The traditional Gala Dinner and Ball will be celebrated at the marvelous Grand Ballroom. The Golden Nut Award ceremony stands as the central moment of the program, that also includes live music. Delicious food, fine wine and a glamorous atmosphere will captivate you in a delightful soiree of joy.

Black tie recommended.

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May 25, 2019 | 06:30 PM - 12:00 AM Grand Ballroom & Grand Lawn