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Day 1 | 24 February 2025 | Monday

GMT +8

6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

POC2025 GOLF CHALLENGE*

Tropicana Golf & Country Resort

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

POC2025 PLANTATION TOUR*

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

Tentative Programme

6:45 AM

POC2025 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*

Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
Shaping Asia’s Renewable Feedstock & Biofuel Future

8:30 AM

Registration

9:00 AM

Unlocking Growth in Asia: The Impact of Emerging Mandates, Policies and Biofuel Strategies
Sophie Byron,
Global Director - Biofuels Pricing,
S&P Global Commodity Insights

9:45 AM

Navigating Renewable Feedstock Market: Demand, Challenges and Pricing Strategies
Daryl Chng,
Advanced Biofuels Manager, EcoCeres

10:30 AM

Coffee Break & Networking

11:00 AM

Southeast Asia’s Future with Used Cooking Oil
Vinesh Sinha,
CEO & Founder, FatHopes Energy

11:45 AM

Introduction to the USD Used Cooking Oil FOB Straits (Platts) Futures Contract (FUCO)
Stephanie Lim Sue Vern,
Sr Manager, Product & Market Development,
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives

12:00 PM

Q&A – Panel Session

12:30 PM

Workshop Ends

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

POC2025 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION OPEN

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

WELCOME RECEPTION

Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

Day 2 | 25 February 2025 | Tuesday

GMT +8

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION RE-OPEN

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

POC2025 OFFICIAL OPENING 

11:00 AM

SPECIAL PAPER 1
THE FUTURE OF PALM OIL: BALANCING GROWTH AND RESPONSIBILITY, UNAPOLOGETICALLY

Mr Mohd Haris Mohd Arshad

Group Chief Operating Officer, SD Guthrie Berhad

11:30 AM

PANEL SESSION
CEO ROUNDTABLE: GLOBAL VIEW ON PALM OIL MARKETS

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

Chairman of IRGA Sdn Bhd & Advisor to RSPO


Panel Members

  1. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lee Oi Hian
    Executive Chairman, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
  2. Dr Shariman Alwani Mohamed Nordin
    Chief Executive Officer, SD Guthrie International
  3. Mr Jeremy Goon
    Chief Sustainability Officer, Wilmar International Limited & Chief Executive Officer, FFM Berhad
  4. Mr Harish Harlani
    Vice-President & Global Leader, P&G Chemicals
  5. Mr Borhan Bachi
    Group Director, Plantation Division, FGV Holdings Berhad
  6. Mr Sunny Verghese
    Co-founder & Group CEO, Olam International Limited

 

12:45 PM

LUNCH

 

2:00 PM

PLENARY SESSION 1
LAURICS, BIODIESEL & OLEOCHEMICALS SESSION

Session Chair
Mr U.R. Unnithan

President, Malaysian Biodiesel Association
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SUMWIN Group

2:05 PM

PAPER 1
LAURICS MARKET DYNAMICS AND OUTLOOK

Ms Regina Koh

Senior Market Reporter, Fastmarkets

2:35 PM

PAPER 2
GLOBAL BIOFUEL OUTLOOK 25/26: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALM OIL AND OTHER OILS & FATS

Mr Artem Hammerschmidt

Head of Vegoils & Biofuels Research, Ceras Analytics

3:05 PM

PAPER 3
GLOBAL OLEOCHEMICAL MARKET OUTLOOK

Ms Eashani Chavda

Senior Editor Manager, ICIS

3:35 PM

Q&A SESSION

4:00 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

4:30 PM

CONFERENCE DAY 1 ENDS

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

POC2025 GALA DINNER REGISTRATION OPENS

Grand Ballroom Foyer, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM

POC2025 GALA DINNER*

Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

Day 3 | 26 February 2025 | Wednesday

GMT +8

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION RE-OPEN

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
10:00 AM

BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES HIGHLIGHTS

Mr Mohd Saleem Kader Bakas

Director, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad

10:30 AM

SPECIAL PAPER 2
BIOFUELS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LOW CI FEEDSTOCKS

Mr Lum Ji Yang

Associate Director, S&P Global (IHS Global (M) Sdn Bhd)

11:00 AM

PLENARY SESSION 2
PALM & MAJOR OILS SESSION

Session Chair
Datuk Nageeb Wahab

Deputy Secretary General, Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries

11:05 AM

PAPER 1
THE GLOBAL SUPPLY, DEMAND & PRICE OUTLOOK OF PALM OIL AND IMPACTS FROM SOYA OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL & RAPESEED OIL

Mr Thomas Mielke

Executive Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH

11:50 AM

PAPER 2
GLOBAL VEGETABLE MARKET: PAKISTAN PERSPECTIVE

Mr Rasheed JanMohammed

Chief Executive Officer, Westbury Group

12:20 PM

LUNCH

 

1:30 PM

PAPER 3
TRILEMMA OF INDONESIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRY: IMPLICATION AND OUTLOOK IN 2025

Dr Mohamad Fadhil Hasan

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

2:00 PM

PAPER 4
GEOPOLITICS & GOVERNMENT: GLOBAL SOY COMPLEX OUTLOOK 2025

Ms Emily French

Founder & CEO, Global Protein AG

2:30 PM

PAPER 5
PALM OIL PRICE OUTLOOK 2025: THE CHINESE MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Mr Ryan Chen

China CNF Business Director – Oils & Oilseeds
CASC Greater China Grains, Oilseeds and Oils
Cargill Investments (China) Ltd

3:00 PM

PAPER 6
OIL VS MEAL: THE OUTLOOK FOR VEGETABLE OIL PRICES IN 2025

Dr Julian Conway McGill

Managing Director, Glenauk Economics

3:30 PM

PAPER 7
IS IT TIME TO LIFT THE INDONESIAN MORATORIUM? PRICE OUTLOOK 2025

Mr Dorab Mistry, OBE

Director, Godrej International Limited

4:00 PM

Q&A SESSION

4:30 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

5:30 PM

POC2025 ENDS


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