AICA Cashew Convention
Programme Schedule
Day 1 - Thursday, August 8, 2024
1:00 pm onwards
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Chief Guest:
Shri Abhishek Dev, IAS
Chairman
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Chairman
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Guest of Honour:
Dr. Tarun Bajaj
Director – BEDF
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Director – BEDF
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Dr. Femina
Director, Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development (DCCD)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Director, Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development (DCCD)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Dr. Alka Rao
Advisor (Science and Standards)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Advisor (Science and Standards)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Special Invitees:
Mr Gunjan Jain
Chairman
Nuts and Dry Fruits Council India
Chairman
Nuts and Dry Fruits Council India
AICA Office Bearers:
Mr Rahul Kamath
President
All India Cashew Association
President
All India Cashew Association
Mr M Ramakrishnan
National Secretary
All India Cashew Association
Mr Phani Raghavalu M
Governor
All India Cashew Association
7:00 pm to 7:15 pm
7:15 pm to 7:45 pm
7:45 pm to 10:00 pm
Day 2 - Friday, August 9, 2024
9:15 am to 9:30 am
9:30 am to 11:00 am
Session - 1: RCN session
Chair:
Mr Rohan Savara
Tropical Industries International Pvt Ltd
Tropical Industries International Pvt Ltd
Speakers:
Mr Alfred Francis
Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) (Online)
Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) (Online)
Mr Ilidio Afonso Jose Bande
Institute of Nuts of Mozambique (Online)
Institute of Nuts of Mozambique (Online)
11:00 am to 11:30 am
11:30 am to 11:45 am
Presentation - Energy conservation and sustainability
Mr Kiran Ananth
Deputy Executive Director
Confederation Indian Industry (CII)'s Green Business Centre
(English)
Deputy Executive Director
Confederation Indian Industry (CII)'s Green Business Centre
11:45 am to 12:15 pm
Presentation - Important points for owners while transitioning from traditional to modern factories
Chair:
Mr Siddharth Suresh Zantye
Zantye Groups of Industries
Zantye Groups of Industries
Panellists:
Ms Sarika Gupta
Arihant Industries
(UB Aggarwal Group)
Arihant Industries
(UB Aggarwal Group)
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Presentation - Global Cashew Kernel Market
Mr Jim Fitzpatrick
Ingredient Sourcing Solutions (Online)
Ingredient Sourcing Solutions (Online)
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Session - 4: Interaction with cashew buyers
Chair:
Panellists:
Mr Vinay Malpani
Dev Trading Company
Dev Trading Company
Mr Unnikrishnan Vijayan
ITC Foods Limted
ITC Foods Limted
Mr Sumeet Nahar
Manak Mewa
Manak Mewa
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Day 3 - Saturday August 10, 2024
9:30 am to 9:45 am
9:45 am to 10:15 am
10:15 am to 10:45 am
Presentation - Transforming cashew from commodity to product to brand: Learnings from egg and meat industry
Dr. Mahesh Subhash Patlapati
Joint Commissioner GoI & Director Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry (CEAH)
Govt. of India Bangalore Rural
(English)
Joint Commissioner GoI & Director Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry (CEAH)
Govt. of India Bangalore Rural
10:45 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 11:15 am
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Session - 5: Understanding the aspirations of "Next Gen"
Chair:
Mr Pramod Kamath
K Subraya Anantha Kamath and Sons
K Subraya Anantha Kamath and Sons
Panellists:
Mr Aarnav Aggarwal
UB Aggarwal Group
UB Aggarwal Group
Mr Chakravarthy Arumugam
Agro Chakra Internationals
Agro Chakra Internationals
Mr Kannan Malla
Kannan Cashews
Kannan Cashews
Mr K Anil Kumar Patro
Maa Cashew Industries
Maa Cashew Industries
Mr Adeeth Rao Kalbavi
Kalbavi Consumer Foods Pvt. Ltd
Kalbavi Consumer Foods Pvt. Ltd
Mr Pratyush Nair
Vijayalaxmi Cashew Co
Vijayalaxmi Cashew Co