2nd Cocoa Revolution,

09-11 Mar, 2016 - Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM

Novotel Saigon Centre

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07:30

Gather at Novotel Saigon Centre Hotel.
Bus leaves for Cocoa plantation in Ben Tre.

09:30

Bus arrives BenTre plantation

11:00

Leave for Cocoa Fermentation & Drying Plant

12:30

Leave back to Hotel

13:00

Lunch on the way back

16:00

Arrive Novotel Saigon Hotel

08:00

Registration

08:55

Chairman’s Introduction & Welcoming Remarks

09:00

Opening Speech

09:15

Global Situation and Prospects of the Cocoa and Chocolate Markets - Current Challenges and Opportunities

10:10

Discussion followed by Coffee Break

10:35

Chairman’s Remarks

10:40

KeyNote Speech - Developing Cocoa as an industrial crop for Vietnam

11:15

Cocoa Fermentation R&D through Industrial Post Harvest Center: Case Study PGPV Vietnam

11:50

Cocoa’s Latin Future

12:30

Discussion followed by Lunch

13:55

Afternoon Chairman’s Introduction

14:00

Update on the Cocoa Association of Asia - Vietnam Project in collaboration with Nong Lam University

14:35

Improving Yields to Meet Local Demand – Indonesia’s Challenge

15:10

Maximizing productivity in Cacao through water and fertilizer management

15:40

Discussion followed by Tea

16:10

Natural Micro Nutrients to Improve Cocoa Yield and Control Black Pod Disease

16:40

Tachibana’s New Challenge for Cacao Beans Marketing

17:10

Final Discussion. Close of Day 1

17:30

Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates

09:00

Chairman’s Introduction

09:10

India on the Cocoa Map

09:40

Mars Cocoa Development Journey in Vietnam

10:10

Sustainable Sourcing of Cocoa – Stepping up to the Challenge

10:40

Discussion followed by Morning Coffee

11:10

Managing Cocoa Quality in the Post-Harvest Process

11:40

Cocoa Quality, Cocoa of Excellence Programme, and the Newly Founded Efforts to Establish a Full Fine Flavor Cacao Grading and Standards System

12:15

Final Discussion. End of Conference

12:30

Lunch

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