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The provisional program of the 15th World Processing Tomato Congress which will take place in Budapest on 9-12 June 2024 has been released.
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
Monday 10 June – Afternoon
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Moderation: 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:
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Zhu Chenhui (COFCO)
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Armando Gandolfi (Gandolfi)
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Manuel Goncalves (SUGAL)
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Mike Montna (CTGA)
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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:
- Norito Ebata (Kagome, Japan)-
- Diodato Ferraioli (La Doria, Italy)
- Francesco Mutti (Mutti, Italy)
- Endre Nagy (Univer, Hungary)
- Guo Shunjie (Cofco, China)
Tuesday 11 June – 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 the speakers
ISHS JOINT POSTER SESSION
Wednesday 12 June – Morning
AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Moderation: Roger Scriven, WPTC past-President
- Climate change and future of growing tomatoes, Davide Cammarano (Aarhus University)
- Tomato Breeding for future challenges: climate, technology, sustainability, Steven Schroeder (BASF/Nunhems)
- Safeguarding the global seed supply, Paulo Abreu (HeinzSeed)
- Key research from the symposium, Matthew Stewart (APTRC)
- Roundtable discussion with the speakers and:
- Don Cameron (CTGA)
- Manuel Vazquez (CONESA)
- Chris Taylor (Kagome Australia)
CONGRESS & SYMPOSIUM JOINT CLOSING CEREMONY
Note: This provisional program is subject to changes as additional speakers are confirmed and presentation titles are finalised.
