Day 1: Friday, September 5, 2025
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Delegate Registration & Welcome Cocktail Reception - The Garden (Hyatt Regency Atakoy)
Day 2: Saturday, September 6, 2025
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Announcement
9:10 am to 9:20 am
Welcome Address
9:20 am to 9:40 am
Keynote-1: Global Sesame Crop 2025: Supply & Demand Situation
- Mr Mukul Gupta, Owner, Shakumbhri Organic Exim LLP Group - (English)
9:40 am to 10:00 am
Keynote-2: European Peanut Market in 2025: Trends and Opportunities
- Ms Nurcan Sayim, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Aldebaran Commodities BV - (English)
10:00 am to 10:10 am
Launch of "Compendium of Clinical Trials on Sesame Seed Consumption on Human Health and Wellness"
10:10 am to 10:20 am
Group Photo Session
10:20 am to 10:45 am
Networking Break Sponsored by Leno Gulf
10:45 am to 12:15 pm
Session-1: Country-wise 2025 Sesame Crop: Review & Outlook
Chair:
- Mr Sanjeev Sharma, Senior Vice President & BU Head, Speciality Grains and Seeds, Olam Agri
Speakers:
- India - Mr Jay Chandarana, CEO, Dhaval Agri Exports LLP - (English)
- Sudan - Ms Amel W Mahgoub, Mahgoub Sons Group. - (English)
- Pakistan - Mr Mahesh Raja Manglani, Director Commercial, Mast Qalander Group - (English)
- Nigeria - Mr Godhan Bisht, BU Head - Sesame & Oilseeds, Valency International Pte Ltd. - (English)
- Brazil - Mr Pietro Schisler, Global Account Manager, Arbaza Alimentos LTDA - (English)
- Mozambique - Mr Mustakim Nagarwala, AgroX Gulf-Alfa Group - (English)
- Ethiopia - Mr Zelalem Zemede Lemma, General Manager, Ethiopian Pulses, Oilseeds, Spices Processors Exporters Association (EPOSPEA) - (English)
- Chad - Mr Yassir Alghoul, GM, Trade Ventures Tchad Ltd (Online) - (English)
- UAE - Mr Dhaval Raninga, ETG - (English)
12:15 pm to 2:00 pm
Networking Lunch Sponsored by NES
2:00 pm to 2:40 pm
Special Session-1: Brazil Sesame Sector
Chair:
- Ms Najla Souza, Institutional Relations Director, IBRAFE - (English)
Speakers:
- Mr Bernardo Sell, Export Director, AgrÃcola Ferrari
- Mr Pietro Schisler, Global Account Manager, Arbaza Alimentos LTDA
- Mr Jean Carvalho, Senior Trader | Development of new negotiations focused on agro commodities, Dassoler Agronegocios
- Mr Julio Mariucci, Sales Manager, Coperaguas
2:40 pm to 3:05 pm
Special Session-2: Tanzania Sesame Sector - (English)
Speakers:
- Mr Collins Nyakunga, Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies - Regulatory, TCDC
- Ms Tulibako Minga, Principal Marketing Officer, COPRA
- Mr Asangye Bangu, Managing Director, WRRB
- Mr Godfrey Malekano, CEO, TMX
3:05 pm to 3:30 pm
Special Session-3: TBA
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Networking Break Sponsored by Leno Gulf
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Session-2: Country-wise 2025/26 Peanut Crop: Review & Prospects
Chair:
- Ms Nurcan Sayim, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Aldebaran Commodities BV
Speakers:
- USA - Mr Ryan Lepicier, CEO, National Peanut Board - (English)
- Brazil - Mr Jose Antonio de Souza Rossato Jr, Director, Coplana - (English)
- China - Mr Kobe HE, Senior Director, China Metaintl Corporation - (English)
- Senegal - Mr El Hadji Ndane Diagne, Director General, Sonacos SA - (English)
- Mozambique & Tanzania - Mr Mustakim Nagarwala, AgroX Gulf-Alfa Group
- Sudan - Mr Islam Baasher, Bayrony Group (Online) - (English)
- Argentina - Mr Edoardo M Fracanzani, Executive Director, Argentine Peanut Chamber (Online) - (English)
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Gala Dinner Sponsored by ETG
Day 3: Sunday, September 7, 2025
9:30 am to 9:45 am
Announments
9:45 am to 10:15 am
Presentation: Peanut & Health
- Dr. Samara Sterling, Research Director, The Peanut Institute USA (Online) - (Watch Video)
10:15 am to 11:30 am
Session-3: Sesame Markets in 2025
Chair:
- Mr Mukul Gupta, Owner, Shakumbhri Organic Exim LLP
Speakers:
- China - Ms Qin He, Senior Sesame Consultant, CFNA and Marketing Director, Henan Yixin Industry Co Ltd - (English)
- Japan - Mr Takeo Kaji, Trader and Section Manager of Sesame Seed Section, Cocoa and Sesame Dept, ITOCHU Food Sales and Marketing Co., Ltd - (English)
- Korea - Mr Mihir Parmar, Director, Mamta Commodities - (English)
- Egypt - Mr Ghazwan Mousallati, CEO, Leno Gulf FZC - (English)
- US/ Canada - Mr Mustafa Puri, Allgold - (English)
- Turkey - Mr Selcuk Akilli, CEO, Inci Bulgur San Ve Tic A S - (English)
- Eastern Europe - Mr Usman Riaz, Head of Sesame Trade, AST Enterprises Inc - (English)
11:30 am to 12:00 noon
Networking Break
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Session-4: Technology & Innovation in Peanut and Sesame Sector
Speakers:
- Mr Yildiz Tarek, International Sales Dep, AKY Technology - (English) (Watch Video)
- Mr Eric Wang, Sales Manager, Julite Sorting Tech Co Ltd - (English)
- Mr Miao, International Manager Diector, Hebei Taobo Machinery Co ltd - (English)
1:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Valedictory Function
1:15 pm to 2:30 pm
Networking Lunch, WSPC 2025 Concludes