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 NOON

Arrival at Biodiversity Park

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 Room, 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 Derivatives Product Development, Derivatives & Carbon Markets, Bursa Malaysia

9:30 AM

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

12:00 NOON

Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:30 PM

Workshop Ends and Networking Lunch

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION HOSTED BY PHILLIPCAPITAL

Grand Ballroom & Level B2, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

POC2026 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Lower Lobby, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

Day 2 | 10 February 2026 | Tuesday

GMT +8

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
9:45 AM

OFFICIAL OPENING

Welcome Address
Dato' Fad'l Mohamed

Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia

 

Special Partner Exchange's Address
Ms Yu Li

Executive Vice President, Dalian Commodity Exchange

 

Strategic Partner’s Address
Mr John Ricci

Managing Director and Global Head, Agricultural Products, CME Group

 

Minister's Address
YB Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini binti Ahmad

Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Malaysia

11:00 AM

SPECIAL PAPER 1
SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL - NAVIGATING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

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 Mohd Haris Mohd Arshad
    Group Managing Director, SD Guthrie Berhad
  2. Mr Jeremy Goon
    Chief Executive Officer, FFM Berhad & Chief Sustainability Officer, Wilmar International Limited
  3. Dato' Fakhrunniam Othman
    Group Chief Executive Officer, FGV Holdings Berhad
  4. Mr Lee Jia Zhang
    Chief Operating Officer, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad

 

12:45 PM

LUNCH

 

2:00 PM

PLENARY SESSION 1
LAURICS, BIODIESEL & OLEOCHEMICALS SESSION

Session Chair
Mr U.R. Unnithan

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SUMWIN Group

 

2:05 PM

PAPER 1
LAURICS MARKET OUTLOOK 2026

Dr Sathia Varqa

Managing Editor, Fastmarkets 

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
OLEOCHEMICAL MARKET OUTLOOK

Mr Samuel Chevigny

Director of Operations & Broker, HBI and Oleoline Group

3:35 PM

Q&A SESSION

4:00 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

4:30 PM

CONFERENCE DAY 1 ENDS

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

GALA DINNER REGISTRATION OPENS

Grand Ballroom Foyer, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

GALA DINNER

Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
 


Day 3 | 11 February 2026 | Wednesday

GMT +8

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION, EXHIBITION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
9:30 AM

BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES HIGHLIGHTS

Mr Mohd Saleem Kader Bakas

Director, Derivatives & Carbon Markets, Bursa Malaysia

9:50 AM

SPECIAL PAPER 2
HOW HAS THE LANDSCAPE FOR OILS AND OILSEEDS CHANGED SINCE COVID?

Dr James Fry

Economic Consultant

10:10 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 Sdn Bhd
  4. Dr Shariman Alwani Mohamed Nordin
    Chief Executive Officer, SD Guthrie International
11:10 AM

SPECIAL PAPER 3
REIMAGINING - WORLD WITHOUT PALM OIL

Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha

Chairman, Malaysian Palm Oil Board

11:30 AM

PLENARY SESSION 2
PALM & MAJOR OILS SESSION

Session Chair
Mr M.R. Chandran, KMN, FISP

Chairman, IRGA Sdn Bhd & Advisor, RSPO

 

11:35 AM

PAPER 1
WORLD SUPPLY, DEMAND AND PRICE OUTLOOK OF PALM AND LAURIC OILS, AND IMPACTS FROM OTHER VEGETABLE OILS

Mr Thomas Mielke

Executive Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH

12:15 PM

PAPER 2
GLOBAL VEGETABLE OILS MARKET - PAKISTAN PERSPECTIVE

Mr Rasheed JanMohammed

Chief Executive Officer, Westbury Group

12:45 PM

LUNCH

 

2:00 PM

PAPER 3
INDONESIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRY 2026: NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY

Dr Mohamad Fadhil Hasan

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

2:30 PM

PAPER 4
PARADOX OF ABUNDANCE: 2026 GLOBAL AGRICULTURE MARKET OUTLOOK

Ms Emily French

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Global AG Protein

3:00 PM

PAPER 5
PALM OIL PRICE OUTLOOK 2026: THE CHINESE MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Mr Ryan Chen

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

3:30 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

4:00 PM

PAPER 7
GLOBAL PALM & VEGOILS PRICE OUTLOOK 2026 IN THE REIGN OF PRESIDENTS TRUMP AND PRABOWO

Mr Dorab Mistry, OBE

Director, Godrej International Limited

4:30 PM

Q&A SESSION

5:00 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

5:30 PM

POC2026 ENDS


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