"The green issue" CONFERENCE & EXPO for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry
17-18 September 2008.
allFresh! 2008 will be focusing on the future of this industry over the next 5 years.
__PROVISIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME |
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| __10:00 – 12:00 | __Registration |
| __11:00 – 12:00 | __Brunch |
| __12:00 – 12:15 | __Welcome by MC – Derek Watts |
| __12:15 – 12:55 | __Games Foxes Play - Clem Sunter |
| __13:00 – 13:40 | __SA's Economy: What Was, What Is & What Might Be... - Dawie Roodt Chairman __and Chief Economist of the Efficient Group |
| __13:45 – 14:15 | __Agriculture is the future - Ernst Janovsky - Absa AgriBusiness |
| __14:15 – 14:45 | __Refreshment break |
| __14:45 – 15:15 | __Information quality and decision making - Reinhardt Buys, BLC LLB (Pret) LLM __(Cape) |
| __15:15 – 15:45 | __The influence of global economic trends in South Africa over the next 5 years - __Vic de Klerk, Treasury One |
| __15:45 – 15:50 | __Innovation introduction - Malcolm Dodd, Cold chain specialist |
| __15:50 – 16:20 | __Tree fruit and the critical importance of temperature to keep quality, a Californian __perspective of their fruit export supply chain, Dr Carlos Crisosto. Post Harvest __Extension Horticulturist. Research Extension Specialist, __University of California, Davis. |
| __16:20 – 16:50 | __Horticulture in New Zealand: successful exports and supply chains - __Professor Errol Hewit. Emeritus Professor of Horticultural Science, Institute of __Food, Nutrition and Human Health |
| __16:50 – 17:10 | __SA Sustain Fruit - Gwynne Foster - Facilitator, Fresh Produce Traceability Project |
| __17:10 – 17:30 | __Marketing of fresh produce- potatoes - Etienne Booyens - Marketing Manager, __Potato SA |
| __17:30 – 17:35 | __Closing by MC - Derek Watts |
| __18:00 - till late | __Cocktail Party |
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| __07:00 – 07:50 | __Registrations and refreshments |
| __07:55 – 08:35 | __The Dragon and the Elephant: The remarkable Growth of China and India and their __effect on South Africa - Daniel Silke |
| __08:35 – 09:05 | __Southern Hemisphere fruit - Justin Chadwick, President of SHAFFE (Southern __Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters) |
| __09:05 – 09:35 | __International Retailing Trends – How to market your products world wide – _ Dorian Perry (Director & Owner - Arbor London) |
| __09:35 – 09:55 | __Breakthroughs in real time monitoring of temperature and relative humidity __throughout the cold chain. - Gary Ward, Ph.D.-Technology Development Director, __StePac L.A. Ltd |
| __09:55 – 10:15 | __Ethical Trading: a perspective from Tesco - Terry Babbs, International Trading __Law and Technical Director, Tesco Plc |
| __10:15 – 10:55 | __Refreshment Break |
| __10:55 – 11:15 | __The global super heroes for health: vegetables and Fruit - Jane Badham CEO of __the 5-a-Day for Better Health TRUST |
| __11:15 – 11:50 | __Empowerment in South Africa __- Citrus Academy – Jacomien de Klerk– Manager of Citrus Academy __- Top of the class – Stuart Symington - Chief Executive Officer Fresh Produce ___Exporters Forum |
| __11:50 – 12:15 | __Biofuels from CANEGROWERS perspective – Adrian Wynne (PhD) Director: __Industrial Affairs SA Canegrowers Association |
| __12:15 – 12:35 | __Applicability of Safety, Health and Environmental Legislation in the Food, Beverage __and Agricultural Industry - Lucinda Janse van Rensburg __- Managing Director of Implex Legal Compliance Solutions |
| __12:35 – 13:15 | __If you are not growing, your dying - David Molapo |
| __13:15 – 13:20 | __Closing of conference - Derek Watts |
| __13:20 | __Packed Lunch |
TBC = to be confirmed
