08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
INAUGURATION & NETWORKING
Delegate Registration
Inauguration Ceremony
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Mr. Hoang Trung (Chief Guest)
Vice Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - MARD
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Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien
Chairwoman
VIET NAM PEPPER AND SPICE ASSOCIATION
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Mr. Prakash Jhanwer
Managing Director and CEO, Spices
OFI USA
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Mr. Sudhanshu Kaul
Senior VP & Business Head
Spices & Vegetable Ingredients, Olam Vietnam Ltd
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Mr. Mike Liu
Chairman
BCFoods Inc. (USA) & China Spice Association (CSA)
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Mr. Emmanuel Nambusseril
Chairman
All India Spices Exporters Forum
SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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Mr. Mike Liu
Chairman
BCFoods Inc. (USA) & China Spice Association (CSA)
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Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien
Chairwoman
VIET NAM PEPPER AND SPICE ASSOCIATION
Coffee Break
Award Ceremony
Exhibition inauguration
11:00 AM to 12:40 PM
SUSTAINABILITY: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
Moderator
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Ms. Sushama Srikandath
Managing Director
AVT McCormick Ingredients Pvt Ltd
Food Safety Management for Plant-Based Products in Vietnam
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Mr. Nguyen Quy Duong
Deputy Director
Department of Plant Protection - MARD
The Impact of Climate Change on Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Pepper and Spices
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Ms. Nguyen Hoang Yen
Head of Unit
OFI Viet Nam
Report on Heavy Metal Issues in Vietnamese Cassia
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Mr. Duc Dung Nguyen
Vice Director
Research Center for Fertilizers and Plant Nutrients - Soils and Fertilizers Institute (SFI)
Sustainability drivers for Vietnam black pepper
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Mr. Gabriel Sarasin
Sustainability & Technology Director
McCormick & Company, Inc. (USA)
Diversification in spices for risk management
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Mr. Nguyen Ba Truc
Director
Highland Herbs Company Limited - DATO
01:00 PM to 02:30 PM
LUNCH
Rex Hotel Sai Gon
02:30 PM to 05:30 PM
SUSTAINABILITY: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD (COND'T)
Experiences in Developing Sustainable Pepper Farms by Cooperatives
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Mr. Le Anh Son
Director
Binh Minh Co-operative
Requirements for Deep Processing and Value Addition, Introduction of Deep Processing Technology
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Mr. Masayuki Goto
Senior Staff
OKAWARA MFG. CO., LTD. (Japan)
Green Finance and Support Solutions for Vietnamese Export Businesses
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Mr. Tran Hoai Phuong
Director of Corporate Banking Division
Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank - HD bank
Tea Break
How to Create, Capture and Distribute Value in Sustainable Spice Supply Chains?
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Mr. Tamas Sarkadi
Global Head of Sustainabillity
Ramon Sabater Group
A Rising need to Co-Create a Responsible and Sustainable Spice Industry
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Ms. Sushama Srikandath
Managing Director
AVT McCormick Ingredients Pvt Ltd
Panel Discussion
Quiz & award
07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
GALA DINNER
Rex Hotel Sai Gon
09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
RISK MANAGEMENT
Moderator
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Mr. Jasvinder Singh Sethi
Director
Namagro
Regulations of the U.S. Market
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Ms. Shannen Kelly
Senior Manager of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
American Spice Trade Association
Regulations of the European Market
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Mr. BENOIT WINSTEL
DIRECTOR - COLIN PALC
PRESIDENT - EUROPEAN SPICE ASSOCIATION
Spice Market Development Strategy - Managing Risks, Preparing for the Future
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Mr. Gustavo Ferro
Sector Expert
SIPPO Swiss Import Promotion Programme
Tea break
Risks related to maritime transport
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Mr. Mac Nguyen Bao Khanh
General Director
GOEX TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS CORPORATION
Managing Market Risks better through Sustainability
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Mrs. Malathi C H
Manager- Sustainable Sourcing
Terova Inc
Quiz + award
12:00 PM to 01:30 PM
LUNCH
Rex Hotel Sai Gon
01:30 PM to 03:40 PM
CROP REPORT 2025
Price risk assessment
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Mr. Jasvinder Singh Sethi
Director
Namagro
Global pepper report 2025
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Mr. Jos van Gulick
General Director
Nedspice Processing Vietnam Limited
Vietnam Cassia Crop report 2025
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Mr. Ranjith Sasikumar
Business Unit Leader
Son Ha Spice & Flavourings Co Ltd
Vietnam pepper crop report 2025
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Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien
Chairwoman
VIET NAM PEPPER AND SPICE ASSOCIATION
Panel Discussion
Quiz + award
03:30 PM to 03:45 PM
Opinion Poll
03:40 PM to 03:45 PM
CONCLUDING NOTES
03:45 PM to 06:00 PM
Coffee Break
Rex Hotel Sai Gon
03:45 PM to 06:00 PM
Buyer-Seller Meet/Networking
07:00 AM to 04:30 PM
01-day farm visit in Ba Ria Vung Tau province
6.45 -7.00 am: Pick up the delegates at Rex Sai Gon Hotel by bus
Departure from Rex Hotel to the Community Cultural Center Hall, Kim Long Commune, Chau Duc District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
Departure from Rex Hotel to the Community Cultural Center Hall, Kim Long Commune, Chau Duc District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
Departure to visit three pepper farms.
Tour of three pepper farms (30 minutes at each farm).
Transfer from Chau Duc to Ba Ria City Center.
Lunch at Restaurent
End of the itinerary. The group departs from Ba Ria - Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City.
09:30 AM to 05:30 PM
(CANCEL) 1-day Historical heritage at Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve visit
The bus picks up the delegates at Rex Sai Gon Hotel
Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio
LUNCH
Travel to the Rung Sat tourist area
Visit some locations and take a canoe tour of Rung Sat forest.
Back to Ho Chi Minh City
Drop off guests at Rex Hotel