World Sesame Convention

English

Day - 1, Sunday August 18, 2019

2:00 pm onwards - Room Check-in at Hyatt Regency Venue Hotel

5:00 pm onwards - Registration & Networking at Residence Veranda

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Welcome Cocktail Reception at Residence Veranda

Day - 2, Monday August 19, 2019

8:30 am - 9:00 am - Registration of delegates

9:00 am - 9:45 am - Inaugural function

Welcome address: Mr Srivatsava G SesameInformation.com (English)
Chief Guest HE Mohammed Badaru Abubakar Executive Governor, Jigawa State, Nigeria (English)

Keynote Address: Mr Hakan Bahceci Hakan Agro DMCC

9:45 am - 10:00 am - Thanking Sponsors & Committee Members

10:00 am - 10:15 am - Special Address - 1

Global Sesame crop review and outlook for 2019/20

Mr Tarun Chawla
ETG
(English) (French) (Turkish)

10:15 am - 10:30 am - Special Address - 2

Mr Olusegun Awolowo
Nigerian Export Promotion Council
(English)

10:30 am - 11:00 am - Networking break

11:00 am - 12:45 pm - Sesame crop prospects for 2019 / 20

Discussion-1: Country - wise Sesame 2019/20 crop update and outlook
Moderator: Mr Sandeep Bhura Om India Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd

China - Ms He Qin CFNA, China (English)	SeGaBi & Guinea - Mr Amrith Kurien ComAfrique Group (English) (French)	Ethiopia - Mr Ato Haile Berhe Kinfe Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices Producers & Exporters Association (EPOSEA) (English) (French)	India - Mr Kishor Bheda Bheda Brothers (English) (French)
Nigeria - Mr Sebastian Andrew Product Head TGI Group (English)	Sudan - Mr Satyam Batra Agropower Industrial Trading & Investment Co. Ltd (English) (French)	Burkina Faso - Mr Thierry W. Pouya Lutheran World Relief (English)

12:45 pm - 2:15 pm - Networking Lunch

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm - Special Address - 3

Strategies for sustainable growth of sesame industry

Mr Sanjeev Sharma
Sesame and Super Foods, Olam International

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Discussion-2: Sesame Trade Forum (discuss trade challenges, enforcement of contract, quality or any other challenges)
Moderator: Mr K S Prakash Hakan Agro DMCC

Mr Mohammed Fakhran Rasagra	Mr Alok Bhargava Praramb Agri Trading DMCC (English)	Mr Tomohisa Fujimoto Mitsui & Co Ltd (English) (French)	Mr Sheriff Balogun National Sesame Seed Association, Nigeria

Ms He Qin CFNA, China

3:45 pm - 6:00 pm - Buyer Seller Meet

7:00 pm onwards - Cocktail Dinner at Vue Rooftop

Day - 3, Tuesday August 20, 2019

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Open house - Global Sesame Council

Moderator: Mr G Chandrashekhar Global Commodities Expert (English)

Mr Jay Chandarana Dhaval Agri Exports LLP	Mr Sandeep Bhura Om India Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd	Mr Srivatsava Ganapathy Sesameinformation.com

10:00 am - 10:20 am - Presentation: Hulling industry and food safety challenges

Mr Mukul Gupta
Shakumbhri Expo Impo Ltd.
(English) (French)

10:20 am - 10:40 am - Presentation: Financing the Sesame value chain

Mr Zhuang Liang
Aglook
(English)

10:40 am - 11:00 am - Networking Break

11:00 am - 11:20 am - Presentation: Sesame consumption trends in Japan

Mr Shohei Kagoshima
Itochu Corporation
(English) (French)

11:20 am - 11:40 am - Presentation: Sesame consumption trends in Israel

Mr Yaniv Tal
Prince Tahina
(English)

11:40 am - 12:25 pm - Understanding the Value-added Sesame industry of Turkey

Moderator: Mrs. Berham Bahceci Hakan Agro DMCC

Mr Alper Onel Orgin Agro Trade Ltd (English) (French)	Mr Huseyin Celik Tunas & Celiker Food Industry (English)	Mr Levent Buyukince INCI Gida Sanayi Ticaret Limited (English) (French)