Program

The INC 3D Online Conference will provide a unique environment for participants to learn, do networking and share knowledge and experiences.

Printeable Program

May 24, 2021

3D PLATFORM OPENING

May 24, 2021

May 25, 2021

OFFICIAL OPENING

7:00-7:05 am PDT | 4.00-4.05 pm CEST | 7:30-7:35 pm IST | 10:00-10:05 pm HKT | May 26, 12:00-12:05 am AEST

Michael Waring, INC Chairman
Goretti Guasch, INC Executive Director

May 25, 2021 | 04:00 PM - 04:05 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

ALMONDS

7:05-8:30 am PDT | 4.05-5.30 pm CEST | 7:35-9:00 pm IST | 10:05-11:30 pm HKT | May 26, 12:05-1:30 am AEST

Chair: Brian Ezell, Vice President, Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, USA
Panel:
- Laura Gerhard, Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing, Blue Diamond Growers, USA
- Craig Duerr, Vice President of International Sales & Marketing, Campos Brothers, USA
- Paul Thompson, Managing Director, Select Harvests, Australia
- Antonio Pont Jr., President, Crisol de Frutos Secos, Spain
- Raju Bhatia, Founder and Managing Partner, California Agri Nuts Corporation, India

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May 25, 2021 | 04:05 PM - 05:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

TOMRA FOOD SESSION

8:30-8:50 am PDT | 5.30-5:50 pm CEST | 9:00-9:20 pm IST | 11:30-11:50 pm HKT | May 26, 1:30-1:50 am AEST

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May 25, 2021 | 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

HAZELNUTS

9:00-10:30 am PDT | 6.00-7.30 pm CEST | 9:30-11:00 pm | May 26, 12:00-1:30 am HKT | May 26, 2:00-3:30 am AEST

Chair: Hasan Sabir, General Manager, Sabirlar,Turkey
Panel:
- Riccardo Calcagni, CEO, Besana Group, Italy
- Sean Denfeld, Owner and Managing Director, Denfeld Packing/Laurel Foods, USA
- Jorge Uslar, President, Hazelnut Committee of Chile, Chile
- Jean-Luc Reigne, General Director, Unicoque, France

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May 25, 2021 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

May 26, 2021

MACADAMIAS (STAGE 1)

5:00-6:00 am PDT | 2.00-3.00 pm CEST | 5:30-6:30 pm IST | 8:00-9:00 pm HKT | 10:00-11:00 pm AEST

Chair: Lizel Pretorius, Chief Executive Officer, Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC), South Africa
Panel:
- Richard Sampson Genest, Director, Chief Commercial Officer, Stahmann Webster, Australia
- Dr. Rui Shi, Consultant, China Macadamia Committee, China Chamber of Commerce CFNA, China
- Charles Muigai, Chief Executive Officer, Nut Processors Association of Kenya, Kenya
- José E. Mendes-Camargo, Co-Founder and Director, Queennut Macadamia, Brazil

May 26, 2021 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

PINE NUTS (STAGE 2)

5:00-6:00 am PDT | 2.00-3.00 pm CEST | 5:30-6:30 pm IST | 8:00-9:00 pm HKT | 10:00-11:00 pm AEST

Chair: Pino Calcagni, President, Besana Group, Italy
Panel:
- Chen Ying, Director of Cereal and Oils Department, China Chamber of Commerce CFNA, China
- Andrei Mikhailenko, Managing Director, Siberian Pine Nuts, Russia
- Abdulkadir Çikmaz, Managing Partner, Kahraman Tarim, Turkey
- Albert González, General Manager, Pinfruse, Spain

May 26, 2021 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 2

KEY TECHNOLOGY BuzzTalk INTERVIEW WITH GUILLAUME PAGY, PAGYSA and NOVA FRUITS INTL. (STAGE 1 & 2)

6:00-6:20 am PDT | 3.00-3:20 pm CEST | 6:30-6:50 pm IST | 9:00-9:20 pm HKT | 11:00-11:20 pm AEST

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May 26, 2021 | 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1 & 2

LAITRAM SESSION (STAGE 1 & 2)

6:30 am-6:50 PDT | 3:30-3:50 pm CEST | 7:00-7:20 pm IST | 9:30-9:50 pm HKT | 11:30-11:50 pm AEST

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May 26, 2021 | 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1 & 2

WALNUTS (STAGE 1)

7:00-8:30 am PDT | 4.00-5.30 pm CEST | 7:30-9:00 pm IST | 10:00-11:30 pm HKT | May 27, 12:00-1:30 am AEST

Chair: Bill Carriere, President/CEO, Carriere Family Farms, USA
Panel:
- Jinkui Zhou, Deputy General Manager, Fenyang Reell Food Co., China
- Edmundo Valderrama, President, Chilenut, Chile
- Gunjan V. Jain, Managing Director, VKC Nuts, India
- Valerii Mardari, Export Department Manager, Maestro Nut, Moldova

May 26, 2021 | 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

RAISINS, PRUNES & CRANBERRIES (STAGE 2)

7:00-8:30 am PDT | 4.00-5.30 pm CEST | 7:30-9:00 pm IST | 10:00-11:30 pm HKT | May 27, 12:00-1:30 am AEST

Chair: Dane Lance, President and CEO, Sunsweet Growers, USA
Panel:
- Sebastian Plaza, Sales and Product Manager, Frutexsa, Chile
- Koray Oz, Board Member, Anatolia A.Ş., Turkey
- Colin Zhu, Vice President, Lontrue Co. Ltd, China
- Tim Richardsen, Director Global Partner Management, Bösch Boden Spies, Germany

May 26, 2021 | 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 2

KREYENBORG: INFRARED LIGHT TECHNOLOGY: AN ALL-NATURAL PROCESS FOR PASTEURIZATION AND ROASTING OF NUTS, SEEDS & DRIED FRUITS (STAGE 1 & 2)

7:05-8:30 am PDT | 4.05-5.30 pm CEST | 7:35-9:00 pm IST | 10:05-11:30 pm HKT | May 27, 12:05-1:30 am AEST

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May 26, 2021 | 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1 & 2

CASHEWS (STAGE 1)

9:00-10:30 am PDT | 6.00-7.30 pm CEST | 9:30-11:00 pm IST | May 27, 12:00-1:30 am HKT | May 27, 2:00-3:30 am AEST

Chair: Ganesh Rajaraman, Senior Vice President, Cashew Sales and Marketing, Olam International, USA
Panel:
- Pankaj N. Sampat, Director, Samsons Traders, India
- David Rosenblatt, President, The Richard Franco Agency, USA
- Kees Blokland, Director, Global Trading & Agency, Netherlands

May 26, 2021 | 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

PECANS (STAGE 2)

9:00-10:00 am PDT | 6.00-7.00 pm CEST | 9:30-10:30 pm IST | May 27, 12:00-1:00 am HKT | May 27, 2:00-3:00 am AEST

Chair: Jeffrey Sanfilippo, Chief Executive Officer, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., USA
Panel:
- Ricardo Martínez-Cobian, Chief Operating Officer, Pecaninis, Mexico
- Andreas Snyman, Executive Manager, GWK, South Africa
- Andrew Waddell, Sales Manager, Stahmann Webster, Australia

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May 26, 2021 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 2

May 27, 2021

DATES, APRICOTS & FIGS (STAGE 1)

5:00-6:30 am PDT | 2.00-3.30 pm CEST | 5:30-7:00 pm IST | 8:00-9:30 pm HKT | 10:00-11:30 pm AEST

Chair: Ahmed Boujbel, General Manager, Boudjebel, Tunisia
Panel:
- Guillaume Pagy, General Manager, Pagysa & Nova Foods, Turkey
- Hoda Asgaroladi, General Manager, Hassas Export, Iran
- Mark Masten, CEO, Joolies, USA

May 27, 2021 | 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

BRAZIL NUTS (STAGE 2)

5:00-6:00 am PDT | 2.00-3.00 pm CEST | 5:30-6:30 pm IST | 8:00-9:00 pm HKT | 10:00-11:00 pm AEST

Chair: Edward Danon, Director, Voicevale, UK
Panel:
- Jose Padilla, Commercial Director, Amazonas and Manutata, Bolivia
- Byron Machuca, Commercial Manager, White Lion Foods, Peru
- Kris Dahlinger, Trader, ATCO, Germany
- Dan Phipps, President and CEO, Red River Foods, USA

May 27, 2021 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 2

MEET QcifEye: THE FUTURE OF QUALITY CONTROL AND LINE MONITORING (STAGE 1 & 2)

6:30 am-6:50 PDT | 3:30-3:50 pm CEST | 7:00-7:20 pm IST | 9:30-9:50 pm HKT | 11:30-11:50 pm AEST

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May 27, 2021 | 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1 & 2

PISTACHIOS (STAGE 1)

7:00-8:30 am PDT | 4.00-5.30 pm CEST | 7:30-9:00 pm IST | 10:00-11:30 pm HKT | May 28, 12:00-1:30 am AEST

Chair: Mia Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, USA
Panel:
- 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

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May 27, 2021 | 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

PEANUTS (STAGE 2)

7:00-8:00 am PDT | 4.00-5.00 pm CEST | 7:30-8:30 pm IST | 10:00-11:00 pm HKT | May 28, 12:00 -1:00 am AEST

Chair: Richard Owen, President and CEO, American Peanut Council, USA
Panel:
- Chen Ying, Director of Cereal and Oils Department, China Chamber of Commerce CFNA, China
- Charlie Jia, Managing Director, Qingdao FoodLink Co. Ltd., China
- Edoardo Fracanzani, Executive Director, Argentina Peanut Chamber, Argentina
- Guillermo Feo, Peanut Specialist Director, Importaco, Spain

May 27, 2021 | 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 2

INNOVATION AWARD & OFFICIAL CLOSING (STAGE 1)

8:30-9:00 am PDT | 5.30-6.00 pm CEST | 9:00-9:30 pm IST | 11:30 pm -12:00 am HKT | May 28, 1:30-2:00 am AEST

Michael Waring, INC Chairman
Goretti Guasch, INC Executive Director

May 27, 2021 | 05:30 PM - 05:45 PM (CEST) Auditorium - Stage 1

On Demand

NUTFRUIT AND IMMUNITY

Available anytime on Nutflix

Chair: Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Chairman, INC World Forum for Nutrition research and Education, INC

Panel:
- Prof. Ahmad Alkhatib, Head, Public Health and Preventive Healthcare, Teesside University, UK
- Prof. Ramon Estruch, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain

NUTFRUIT AND SUSTAINABILITY

Available anytime on Nutflix

Chair: Pino Calcagni, Chairman, Sustainability, Scientific and Government Affairs Committee, INC
Panel:
- Julie Adams, Vice President, Global Technical & Regulatory Affairs, Almond Board of California, USA
- Brendan O'Donnell, Global Category Director - Nuts, TOMRA Sorting Inc., USA
- Dr. Helena Melnikov, Managing Director, Waren-Verein der Hamburger Börse e.V., Germany
- James Obarowski, Country Director, TechnoServe, Uganda

INDUSTRY MARKETING PROGRAMS UPDATE

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Chair: Antonio Pont, Honorary President and Executive Committee Member, INC
Panel:
- Giovanna Caccavelli, Nutrition Scientist Coordinator, SPRIM (Nucis Italia), Italy
- Richard Matoian, President, American Pistachio Growers, USA
- Pamela Graviet, Sr. Marketing Director, International, California Walnut Board and Commission, USA
- Alexander Ott, Executive Director, American Pecan Council, USA
- Maureen Ternus, Executive Director, International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation, USA
- Phil Gowland, Committee Member, Dried Fruit Alliance, UK
- Belinda Neville, Program Manager, Nuts for Life, Australia
- Henniel Smit, CEO, LIMBIK (Raisins South Africa), South Africa