Agenda - 15^th World Processing Tomato Congress

Congress sessions will take place all day on Monday, 10 and Tuesday, 11 June and in the morning of Wednesday, 12 June. The program of presentations and roundtable discussions is currently being prepared by the organizers in co-operation with WPTC members, with the following provisional content:

Monday 10 June

Morning

CONGRESS & SYMPOSUM JOINT OPENING CEREMONY

THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Moderator: Jason Fritsch, WPTC President

• Emerging Trends in Agriculture, Ryan Avery (Bayer Vegetable Seeds)
• Reimagining our food systems: accelerating transformation to better sustain our planet and its people, Magdalena Psuja (TetraPak)
• Artificial Intelligence: imagine the future, science and innovations, Willem Jan Knibbe (Wageningen Data Competence Center)
• Roundtable discussion with all speakers

Afternoon

WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Moderator: Alistair Blake, AMITOM President

• The global processing tomato industry in 2024, Alistair Blake (AMITOM president)
• Global comparison of costs of production, Martin Stilwell (HIT)
• Ensuring environmental and social sustainability Antonio Casana (Tomato Europe)
• Roundtable: How to ensure fair competition in the processed tomato markets? with the speakers and:
  - Zhu Chenhui (COFCO)
  - Armando Gandolfi (Gandolfi)
  - Manuel Goncalves (SUGAL)
  - Mike Montna (CTGA)

Tuesday 11 June

Morning

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
Moderator: Nick Kastle, WPTC Vice President

• Global market trends & consumer preferences, Anastasija Nadezdina (Euromonitor)
• Roundtable: How do we position ourselves to remain relevant or seize opportunity? with all speakers and:
  o Norito Ebata (Kagome, Japan)
  o Diodato Ferraioli (La Doria, Italy)
  o Francesco Mutti (Mutti, Italy)
  o Endre Nagy (Univer, Hungary)
  o Guo Shunjie (Cofco, China)

Afternoon

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE TOMATO PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Moderator: Manuel Vazquez, WPTC Vice President

• Gene Editing and GMO, Allen Van Deynze (UC Davis)
• The era of zero-steam tomato plants, Mario Gozzi (CFT)
• What is the next innovation for tomato processing? Chris Rufer (Morning Star)
• Roundtable discussion with all speakers

ISHS JOINT POSTER SESSION

Wednesday 12 June

Morning

AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Moderator: Roger Scriven

• Climate change and future of growing tomatoes, Domenico Ronga (University of Salerno)
• Tomato Breeding for future challenges: climate, technology, sustainability, Steven Schroeder (BASF/Nunhems)
• Safeguarding the seed supply, John Marchese (Heinzseeds)
• Symposium Synopsis: Unveiling the Key Research Findings Matthew Stewart (APTRC)
• Roundtable discussion with the speakers and:
  o Don Cameron (CTGA)
  o Manuel Vazquez (CONESA)
  o Chris Taylor (Kagome Australia)

CONGRESS & SYMPOSUM JOINT CLOSING CEREMONY

Interpretation service of Congress lectures

The official language of the Congress and the Symposium is English. All presentations should be delivered in English, regardless of the presentation format, whether oral or poster.

Spanish and Italian-speaking participants are hereby informed that Congress presentations (10-12 June), held in the Ballroom of Hilton Budapest, will be translated into Spanish and Italian. Questions during the Q&A session should be asked solely in English, as the interpretation is only provided for the talks.

The scientific presentations of the ISHS Symposium, located in Corvina Hall, will not be translated. No interpretation service will be available in this hall.

Spanish:

El idioma oficial del Congreso y del Simposio es el inglés. Todas las presentaciones deben ser realizadas en inglés, independientemente del formato de presentación, ya sea oral o de póster.

Se informa a los participantes que hablan español e italiano que las presentaciones del Congreso (10-12 de junio), que se llevarán a cabo en el Salón de Baile del Hilton Budapest, serán traducidas al español e italiano. Las preguntas durante la sesión de preguntas y respuestas deben hacerse únicamente en inglés, ya que la interpretación se proporciona solo para las ponencias.

Las presentaciones científicas del Simposio de ISHS, ubicadas en la Sala Corvina, no serán traducidas. No habrá servicio de interpretación en esta sala.

Italian:

La lingua ufficiale del Congresso e del Simposio è l'inglese. Tutte le presentazioni devono essere svolte in inglese, indipendentemente dal formato di presentazione, che sia orale o poster.

I partecipanti che parlano spagnolo e italiano sono informati che le presentazioni del Congresso (10-12 giugno), che si terranno nella Sala da Ballo dell'Hilton Budapest, verranno tradotte in spagnolo e italiano. Le domande durante la sessione di domande e risposte devono essere fatte esclusivamente in inglese, poiché l'interpretazione è fornita solo per le relazioni.

Le presentazioni scientifiche del Simposio ISHS, situate nella Sala Corvina, non saranno tradotte. Non sarà disponibile alcun servizio di interpretazione in questa sala.