Programme
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Day 1 | 9 February 2026 | Monday

GMT +8

6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

GOLF CHALLENGE*

Glenmarie Golf & Country Club, Valley Course

6:00 AM

Bus Departs from Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

6:45 AM

Registration & Breakfast

7:45 AM

Tee-Off (Shotgun)

1:00 PM

Lunch & Prize Presentation

2:30 PM

Bus Departs for Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

6:45 AM - 3:30 PM

PLANTATION TOUR*

Palm Oil Experience Centre (POEC) at Carey Island, SD Guthrie Berhad

6:45 AM

POC2026 Plantation Tour Registration Opens
Lower Lobby, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

7:15 AM

Buses depart for POEC

9:00 AM

Arrival at Centre of Sustainability

  • Meet & Greet
  • Welcoming Refreshment/Breakfast

9:30 AM

Tour Palm Oil Experience Centre

  • Introduction to Oil Palm
  • SDGI History, Footprint & Sustainability Effort
  • Upstream & Downstream Processes
  • Sustainability Gallery

10:30 AM

Arrival at Field Demo Site Palm Oil Experience Centre

  • Briefing on Oil Palm Estate Sustainable Agriculture Practices
  • Oil Palm Fruit Harvesting Demo
  • Briefing on Palm Oil Mill Processes

12:00 PM

Arrival at Plantation Museum

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM

Buses depart for Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES WORKSHOP*

Johor 1-4, Lower Lobby, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
Turning Volatility into Opportunity Risk Management with Options on Crude Palm Oil Futures (OCPO)

8:30 AM

Registration & Networking

9:00 AM

The Growing Role of OCPO in Palm Oil Price Risk Management
Mr Ryan Long Hian Yee
Head of Product Development, Derivatives & Carbon Market, Bursa Malaysia

9:30 AM

Beyond Theory: How Palm Oil Industry use Options to Manage Margin & Risk
Mr Paul Bloemendal
Chief Executive Officer, PRETB Pte Ltd

10:30 AM

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 AM

Ride the Waves: How Volatility Shapes Opportunities with OCPO
Mr Paul Bloemendal
Chief Executive Officer, PRETB Pte Ltd

12:00 PM

Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:30 PM

Workshop Ends and Networking Lunch

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

POC2026 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION OPEN

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION


Day 2 | 10 February 2026 | Tuesday

GMT +8

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS

9:45 AM

OFFICIAL OPENING

  • Welcome Address
  • Special Exchange Partner’s Address
  • Strategic Partner’s Address
  • Minister’s Address
11:00 AM

SPECIAL PAPER

Dato' Carl Bek-Nielsen

Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive Director, United Plantations Berhad

11:35 AM

PANEL SESSION 1
CEO ROUNDTABLE: THE NEXT DECADE FOR MALAYSIAN PALM OIL

Session Chair
Ms Belvinder Sron

Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Palm Oil Council


Panel Members

  1. Mr Haris Arshad
    Deputy Group Managing Director, SD Guthrie International
  2. Mr Jeremy Goon
    Chief Sustainability Officer, Wilmar International Limited & Chief Executive Officer, FFM Berhad
  3. Dato' Fakhrunniam Othman
    Group Chief Executive Officer, FGV Holdings Berhad

 

12:45 PM

LUNCH

 

2:00 PM

PLENARY SESSION 1
LAURICS, BIODIESEL & OLEOCHEMICALS SESSION

2:05 PM

PAPER 1
LAURICS

2.35 PM

PAPER 2
PALM OIL OUTLOOK 2026-2027 AND IMPACTS FROM THE GLOBAL BIOFUEL SECTOR

Mr Artem Hammerschmidt

Head of Vegoils & Biofuels Research, Ceras Analytics

3.05 PM

PAPER 3
OLEOCHEMICALS

Mr Samuel Chevigny

Director of Operations, HBI and Oleoline Group

3.35 PM

Q&A SESSION

4:00 PM

NETWORKING REFRESHMENTS

5:00 PM

CONFERENCE DAY 1 ENDS

8.00 PM - 10.00 PM

POC2026 GALA DINNER


Day 3 | 11 February 2026 | Wednesday

GMT +8

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS

10:00 AM

BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES HIGHLIGHTS

Mr Mohd Saleem Kader Bakas

Director, Derivatives & Carbon Markets, Bursa Malaysia

10:30 AM

PANEL SESSION 2
NAVIGATING PALM OIL’S GLOBAL ACCESS – CERTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE & MARKET FRONTIERS

Session Chair
Mdm Izzana Salleh

Secretary-General, Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries


Panel Members

  1. Mr Mohamed Hafizin Mohamed Tajudin
    Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil
  2. Mr Joseph D’Cruz
    Chief Executive Officer, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
  3. Mr Supun Nigamuni
    Managing Director, Control Union Malaysia
  4. Dr Shariman Alwani Mohamed Nordin
    Chief Executive Officer, SD Guthrie International
11:15 AM

PLENARY SESSION 2
PALM & MAJOR OILS SESSION

Session Chair
Mr MR Chandran, KMN, FISP

Chairman IRGA Sdn Bhd & Advisor to RSPO

 

11.20 AM

PAPER 1

Mr Thomas Mielke

Executive Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH

12.00 NOON

PAPER 2
GLOBAL VEGETABLE MARKET - PAKISTAN PERSPECTIVE

Mr Rasheed JanMohammed

Chief Executive Officer, Westbury Group

12:30 PM

LUNCH

 

1:45 PM

PAPER 3

Dr Mohamad Fadhil Hasan

Head of Foreign Affairs Department, Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI)

2.15 PM

PAPER 4

Ms Emily French

Founder & CEO, Global Protein AG

2.45 PM

PAPER 5

Mr Ryan Chen

China Import & Export Business Director, Cargill Investments (China) Ltd

3.15 PM

PAPER 6
BIOFUEL POLICIES AND SHIFTING TRADE FLOWS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR VEGETABLE OIL PRICES?

Dr Julian Conway McGill

Managing Director, Glenauk Economics

3.45 PM

PAPER 7

Mr Dorab Mistry

Director, Godrej International Limited

4:15 PM

Q&A SESSION

4.45 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

5:30 PM

POC2026 ENDS


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