Programme
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Day 1 | 4 Mar 2024 | Monday

GMT +8

6.15 AM - 2.30 PM

POC2024 GOLF CHALLENGE*

Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club

6.15 AM

Bus Departs from Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

6.45 AM

Registration & Breakfast

7.45 AM

Shotgun Tee-Off

1.00 PM

Lunch & Prize Presentation

2.30 PM

Bus Departs for Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

6.45 AM - 3.30 PM

POC2024 PLANTATION TOUR*

Palm Oil Experience Centre (POEC) at Carey Island, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Tentative Programme

6.45 AM

POC2024 Plantation Tour Registration Opens
Lower Lobby, Shangri-La Hotel 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
  • SDP 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 Hotel Kuala Lumpur

9.00 AM - 12.30 PM

BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES WORKSHOP*

Johor Room 1 & 4, Lower Lobby Level, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Gain Exposure to the Chinese Soybean Oil Market through Bursa Malaysia Derivatives

8.30 AM

Registration Opens

9.00 AM

Understanding the Bursa Malaysia DCE Soybean Oil Futures ("FSOY") Contract
*DCE: Dalian Commodity Exchange
Mr Ryan Long Hian Yee
Head of Product Development, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives

9.30 AM

Global Trade of the Soybean Oil and its Pricing Mechanism
Mr Paul Bloemendal, Paper Trader Platform Pte Ltd

10.30 AM

Coffee Break

11.00 AM

Arbitrage Opportunities with Soybean Oil Futures
Mr Paul Bloemendal, Paper Trader Platform Pte Ltd

12.00 PM

Discussion and Q&A

12.30 PM

Workshop Ends

2.00 PM - 5.00 PM

BIOCARBON ROUNDTABLE 1.0*

Johor Room 1 & 4, Lower Lobby Level, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur


Biocarbon Opportunities in the Palm Oil Sector
Organised by Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX)
 

Discover opportunities to generate income from the voluntary carbon markets in the palm oil sector.
 

2.00 PM

Welcome Remarks by Head of Carbon Market
Introduction to BCX, Objectives, Milestone, Carbon Market Update
Dr Wei-nee Chen, Head of Carbon Market, Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Q&A
 

2.30 PM

Biogas
Opportunities for Carbon Projects in the Palm Oil Sector
Ms Komathi Mariyappan, Founder, ClimatEra Consulting Sdn Bhd

Case Study Sharing & Discussion
Knowledge & Experience Sharing Session
Ir Kwok Yew Hoe, Chief Business Dev. Officer, Cenergi SEA Berhad
Nesa Albeper, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Strategy, Cenergi SEA Berhad
 

3.15 PM

Networking Tea Break

3.45 PM

Biochar
Understanding Biochar Methodology with case studies from APAC
Tan Win Sim, Regional Representative, Verra

Carbon Project Development
Russ Cullinane, Global Lead, Technology Strategies, Agriculture, South Pole

Case Study Sharing & Discussion
Knowledge & Experience Sharing Session
Yusof Faizal, CEO of Tigasfera Sdn Bhd
Jason Cheng, Research Advisor of JTS Optimax Sdn Bhd

Q&A

4.45 PM

Wrap-Up
Key Takeaway & Actionable Items

5.00 PM

End

5.00 PM - 8.00 PM

POC2024 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION OPEN

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur
6.30 PM - 9.00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION

Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Day 2 | 5 Mar 2024 | Tuesday

GMT +8

8.00 AM

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION RE-OPEN

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur
9.45 AM

POC2024 OFFICIAL OPENING

Welcome Address
Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar

Chairman, Bursa Malaysia Berhad

 

Special Exchange Partner's Address
Dr Ran Hua

Chairman, Dalian Commodity Exchange

 

Strategic Partner’s Address
Mr Russell Beattie

Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific, CME Group

 

Minister’s Address
YB Datuk Seri Johari Bin Abdul Ghani

Minister of Plantation and Commodities

 

11.00 AM

SPECIAL PAPER
MALAYSIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRY - NAVIGATING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha

Chairman, Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Group Managing Director, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

11.30 AM

PANEL SESSION 1
CEO ROUNDTABLE: FORGING A MORE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY

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

Chairman of IRGA Sdn Bhd & Advisor to RSPO


Panel Members

  1. Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen
    Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Director, United Plantations Berhad
    Chairman, Malaysian Palm Oil Council
  2. Dr Shariman Alwani Mohamed Nordin
    Chief Operating Officer, Sime Darby Oils
  3. Mr Harish Harlani
    Vice-President & Global Leader, P&G Chemicals
  4. Mr Rahul Kale
    Group Head of Oleochemicals & Biofuels, Wilmar International Limited
  5. Ms Nurul Hasanah Ahamed Hassain Malim
    Group Chief Sustainability Officer, 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

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, DIBIZ Pte Ltd

2.05 PM

PAPER 1
THE LAURIC OIL PRICE ROLLERCOASTER: WHAT NEXT FOR PKO AND CNO PRICES?

Dr Julian Conway McGill

Managing Director, Glenauk Economics

2.35 PM

PAPER 2
BEYOND BIODIESEL: THE CASE FOR PALM OIL AND PALM DERIVATIVES AS A SAF FEEDSTOCK

Mr Lum Ji Yang

Senior Principal Research Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights

3.05 PM

PAPER 3
OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL OLEOCHEMICALS LANDSCAPE

Mr Nikhil Vallabhan

Director - Chemicals, Materials & Food Practice, Frost & Sullivan

3.35 PM

Q&A SESSION

4.00 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

5.00 PM

CONFERENCE DAY 1 ENDS

7.00 PM - 8.00 PM

POC2024 GALA DINNER REGISTRATION OPENS

Grand Ballroom Foyer, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur
8.00 PM - 10.00 PM

POC2024 GALA DINNER*

Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Day 3 | 6 Mar 2024 | Wednesday

GMT +8

8.00 AM

REGISTRATION & EXHIBITION RE-OPEN

Lower Lobby & Level B2, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur
9.30 AM

BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES HIGHLIGHTS

Mr Mohd Saleem Kader Bakas

Director, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad

10.00 AM

PANEL SESSION 2
GLOBAL ECONOMICS 2024 – 2025 AND THE IMPACT ON COMMODITIES

Session Chair
Mr Joseph Tek

Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil Association


Panel Members

  1. Ms Ivy Ng Lee Fang, CFA
    Head of Research & Head of Agribusiness, CIMB Investment Bank
  2. Dr Sathia Varqa
    Senior Analyst, Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics
  3. Mr Lee Heng Guie
    Executive Director, SERC 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

11.00 AM

PAPER 1
WORLD SUPPLY, DEMAND & PRICE OUTLOOK OF PALM OIL AND OTHER VEGETABLE OILS

Mr Thomas Mielke

Executive Director, ISTA Mielke GmbH - Oil World

11.45 AM

PAPER 2
GLOBAL VEGETABLE OIL MARKET: PAKISTAN PERSPECTIVE

Mr Rasheed JanMohammed

Chief Executive, Westbury Group

12.15 PM

LUNCH

 

1.30 PM

PAPER 3
FACTORS DETERMINING PERFORMANCE OF INDONESIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRY IN 2024

Dr Mohamad Fadhil Hasan

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

2.00 PM

PAPER 4
GLOBAL OILSEED OUTLOOK 2024: GEOPOLITICS DOMINATE

Ms Emily French

Founder & CEO, Global Protein AG

2.30 PM

PAPER 5
PALM OIL PRICE OUTLOOK 2024 : 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
INTEREST RATE CYCLE, HEAVY SOFT OIL SUPPLY AND PRICE OUTLOOK FOR PALM 2024

Mr Nagaraj Meda

Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, TransGraph Consulting Pvt Ltd

3.30 PM

PAPER 7
PRICE OUTLOOK FOR PALM & LAURIC OILS 2024

Mr Dorab Mistry, OBE

Director, Godrej International Limited

4.00 PM

Q&A SESSION

4.30 PM

NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

5.00 PM

POC2024 ENDS


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