Preliminary Program

ALMONDS Round Table

Chaired by Laura Gerhard, VP Global Ingredients, Blue Diamond Growers, USA
- Craig Duerr, Vice President, Global Sales/Marketing, Campos Brothers Farms, USA
- Brenton Woolston, Managing Director, Almondco, Australia
- Antonio Pont Jr., President, Crisolar, Spain
- Raju Bhatia, Founder and Managing Partner, California Agri Nuts Corporation, India

Delivery of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Research in Almonds to Dr. Karen Lapsley

Brenton Woolston Laura Gerhard Craig Duerr Antonio Pont Jr Raju Bhatia

DRIED APRICOTS, FIGS, DATES Round Table

Chaired by Guillaume Pagy, General Manager, Pagysa & Nova Fruits, Turkey
- Ahmed Boujbel, General Manager, Boudjebel, Tunisia
- Ogan Ceryan, Plant Manager/Board Member, Anatolia AS, Turkey
- Benedetto Noberasco, Import Manager, Noberasco, Italy

Guillaume Pagy Ahmed Boujbel Ogan Ceryan Benedetto Noberasco

PEANUTS Round Table

Chaired by Toño Pons, President, Importaco, Spain
- Sandeep Bhura, Managing Director, Om India Trading Co., India
- Richard Owen, President and CEO, American Peanut Council, USA
- Paul van Velzen, Managing Director, Aldebaran Commodities B.V., Netherlands

Richard Owen Toño Pons Sandeep Bhura

WALNUTS Round Table

Chaired by Bill Carriere, President/CEO, Carriere Family Farms, USA
- Edmundo Valderrama, President, Chilenut, Chile
- Tatiana Calcii, Export Department Manager, Maestro Nut, Moldova
- Ralph Beranek, Managing Director, Seeberger, Germany
- Cheng Hung Kay, General Manager, CHK Trading Co. Ltd., China-Hong Kong

Cheng Hung Kay Bill Carriere Edmundo Valderrama Tatiana Calcii Ralph Beranek

MATCHING SUPPLY CHAIN TO PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION TRENDS: LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE

Chaired by Michael Waring, INC Chairman

• Ashok Krishen, MD & CEO, Nuts Business, ofi, Singapore
• Russell Mooney, Managing Director, Intersnack Procurement B.V., Netherlands
• Dinika Bhatia, Founder & CEO, DRB Foods Pvt. Ltd., India
• Pieter Slabbert, National Sea Logistics Reefer, Pharma and Vinlog Manager, Kuehne + Nagel, UAE

Michael Waring Ashok Krishen Russell Mooney Dinika Bhatia Pieter Slabbert

PISTACHIOS Round Table

Chaired by Mike Hohmann, Executive Vice President and CFO, Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, USA
- Behrooz Agah, Member of the Board of Trustees, Iran Pistachio Association, Iran
- Serkan Görgülü, Nuts Trade Director, Tiryaki Agro Gida, Turkey
- Carlos Suárez-Morales, CEO, Nuevos Cultivos Agrarios, Spain
- Gunjan V. Jain, Managing Director, VKC Nuts, India

Michael Hohmann Behrooz Agah Serkan Görgülü Gunjan V. Jain

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

Chaired by Jose Tomas Quezada, Commercial Manager, Pacific Nuts & Dried Fruits, Chile
- Lee Doleman, General Manager EMEA & Asia Pacific, Ocean Spray, USA
- Ahmet Bilge Goksan, Chairman, Osman Akça, Turkey
- Donn Zea, Executive Director, California Prune Board, USA

José Tomás Quezada Ahmet Bilge Goksan Donn Zea

HAZELNUTS Round Table

Chaired by Anupam Jindel, Country Head Turkey, Global Head Hazelnuts & Sesame, ofi, Turkey
- Hasan Sabir, General Manager, Sabirlar, Turkey
- Sean Denfeld, Owner and Managing Director, Denfeld Packing/Laurel Foods, USA
- Riccardo Calcagni, CEO, Besana Group, Italy
- Merab Chitanava, Chairman of Executive Board, Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association, Georgia

Anupam Jindel Hasan Sabir Sean Denfeld Riccardo Calcagni Merab Chitanava

MACADAMIAS Round Table

Chaired by Larry McHugh, Chief Executive Officer, Marquis Macadamias, Australia
- Alan Sutton, Chairman, Valley Macadamia Group, South Africa
- Mbugua Ngugi, Managing Director, Kenya Nut Company Ltd., Kenya
- Cheng Hung Kay, General Manager, CHK Trading Co. Ltd., China-Hong Kong
- José Eduardo Camargo, Co-Founder and Director, Queennut Macadamia, Brazil

Eduardo Camargo Cheng Hung Kay Alan Sutton

CASHEWS Round Table

Chaired by Wim Schipper, Director Tree Nuts, Intersnack Procurement B.V., Netherlands
- Hari Nair, President, Western India Cashews, India
- Ümit Ergin, Vice President - Product Line Manager & Head of Sales Cashews, ofi, USA
- Vu Thai Son, Chairman, Long Son, Vietnam
- Dan Phipps, President & CEO, Red River Foods, USA

Wim Schipper Hari Nair Ümit Ergin Vu Thai Son Dan Phipps

BRAZIL NUTS Round Table

Chaired by Edward Danon, Director, Voicevale, UK

• Greg Vickers, Founder and Managing Director, White Lion Foods, Peru
• Victoria Mutran, International Sales Director, Mutran Exportadora, Brazil
• Kris Dahlinger, Trader, ATCO, Germany

Edward Danon Greg Vickers Victoria Mutran Kris Dahlinger

PINE NUTS Round Table

Chaired by Pino Calcagni, Honorary President, Besana Group, Italy
- Mehmet Cikmaz, Executive Manager, Kahraman Tarim, Turkey
- Albert González, General Manager, Pinfruse, Spain
- Cheng Hung Kay, General Manager, CHK Trading Co. Ltd., China-Hong Kong

Pino Calcagni Mehmet Cikmaz Albert González Cheng Hung Kay

PECANS Round Table

Chaired by Jeff Worn, President and CEO, South Georgia Pecan Company, USA
- Andreas Snyman, Executive Manager, GWK, South Africa
- Andrew Waddell, Business Development Manager, Stahmann Webster, Australia