15th WPTC & 17th ISHS
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9 - 12 JUNE 2024
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Agenda - 15th World Processing Tomato Congress

The WPTC Congress program is NOW available in downloadable format

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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

08:00

REGISTRATION

09:00

CONGRESS & SYMPOSIUM JOINT OPENING CEREMONY

09:30

THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Moderator: Jason Fritsch (President of WPTC)

  • 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)

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

THE FUTURE OF FOOD (continued)

  • Artificial Intelligence: imagine the future, science and innovations, Willem Jan Knibbe (Wageningen Data Competence Center)
  • Roundtable discussion with all speakers

12:00

Lunch break

14:00

WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Moderation: Alistair Blake (President of AMITOM)

  • The global processing tomato industry in 2024, Alistair Blake
  • Global comparison of costs of production, Martin Stilwell (HIT)
  • Research activities supporting EU sustainability initiatives in the food sector Valeria De Laurentiis (European Commission)
  • The economic, social and environmental sustainability of the European tomato supply chain,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)

16:30

Coffee break

Tuesday 11 June

09:00

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
Moderator: Nick Kastle (Vice President of WPTC)

  • Tomato Products: Navigating global markets, consumer insights and product dynamics, Anastasija Nadezdina (Euromonitor International)
  • The Impact of food inflation: How will companies stay relevant to already financially stressed consumers? Nick Kastle

10:00

Coffee break

10:30

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? (continued)

  • How do we position ourselves to remain relevant or seize opportunity? Roundtable discussion with:
    o Attila Avramucz (Univer, Hungary)
    o Norito Ebata (Kagome, Japan)
    o Diodato Ferraioli (La Doria, Italy)
    o Francesco Mutti (Mutti, Italy)
    o Raissa Ninelli Momenti (Fugini, Brazil)
    o Guo Shunjie (Cofco, China)

12:30

Lunch break

14:00

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE TOMATO PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Moderator: Manuel Vazquez (Vice President of WPTC)

  • Global Policy: A Public Plant Breeder’s Perspective, Allen Van Deynze (UC Davis)
  • The era of zero-steam tomato plants, Mario Gozzi (CFT)
  • The role of technology in the ecological transition: Challenges and opportunities, Francesco Rossi (Rossi Ingegneria Alimentare)
  • What is the next innovation for tomato processing? Chris Rufer (Morning Star)
  • Symposium Synopsis: Unveiling the key research findings, Matthew Stewart (APTRC)

16:00

Coffee break

16:30 to 18:00

CONGRESS & SYMPOSIUM JOINT POSTER SESSION
(Please refer to the Symposium program for a list of posters & speakers)

Wednesday 12 June

09:00

AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Moderator: Roger Scriven (Past president of WPTC)

  • Climate change and future of growing tomatoes, Domenico Ronga (University of Salerno)
  • Climate Change and Processing Tomato Districts: Challenges, Adaptations and Resilience, Gabriele Canali (Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
  • Tomato Breeding for future challenges: climate, technology, sustainability, Steven Schroeder (BASF/Nunhems)

10:30

Coffee break

11:00

AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION (Continued)
Moderator: Roger Scriven

  • Safeguarding the seed supply, Paulo Abreu (HeinzSeed)
  • Roundtable discussion with the speakers and:
    o Don Cameron (CTGA)
    o Manuel Vazquez (CONESA)
    o Chris Taylor (Kagome Australia)

12:00

CONGRESS & SYMPOSUM JOINT CLOSING CEREMONY

12:30

Lunch

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.

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29/04/2024
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