CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Registration of Conference Participants
Welcome Address
YBhg Datuk Haji Daud Amatzin, PJN, AISP, FISP
Chairman, The Incorporated Society of Planters
Official Opening and Ministerial Address
YB Datuk Seri Johari bin Abdul Ghani
Minister of Plantation and Commodities (invited)
Refreshments & Tour of Exhibition
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Chairperson: YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lee Oi Hian, FISP (TBC)
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
Future-Proofing Plantation Agriculture: Innovation, Resilience, and Sustainability
Mr Jeffry Faizal Kamaruddin
SD Guthrie Berhad
MODULE I - OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & MANAGEMENT
Chairperson: Tuan Haji Roslin Azmy Hassan
Malaysian Palm Oil Association
Yielding to Change: Cultivating Innovation for a Sustainable Future
Dr S Ravigadevi
Academy of Sciences Malaysia
Driving Plantation Performance to Excellence - Wilmar’s Experience
Mr Gurcharan Singh
Wilmar International Limited, Singapore
Achieving CPO Yield - Beyond Imagination
Dr Tan Joon Sheong
Asian Agri, Indonesia
Discussions
Lunch & Tour of Exhibition
MODULE II - MECHANISATION, AUTOMATION AND DIGITALISATION / TALENT, LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE
Chairperson: YBhg Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope
Boustead Plantations Berhad
Transformation of Large-Scale Plantations - Smallholders Perspective
Dato’ Dr Suzana Idayu Wati Binti Osman (TBC)
FELDA
Talk, Truth and Tough Love: The Imperative of Communicating Effectively About the Plantation Sector
Mr Joseph Tek
Independent Writer
Balancing Technology with Traditional Field Wisdom and Culture
Mr Khairul Nizam Idris
SD Guthrie
Discussions
Refreshments & Tour of Exhibition
POST CONFERENCE TALK (BY INVITATION ONLY)
CONFERENCE DINNER
Dress Code: Smart Casual / Batik
MODULE III - REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE & SUSTAINABILITY
Chairperson: YBhg Dato’ Dr Mohamad Hashim Ahmad Tajudin, FISP
The Incorporated Society of Planters
Soil Centric Interventions to Build Yield Resilience
Dr Vijiandran Juva Rajah (TBC)
United Plantations Berhad
Enhancing Results through AI Mills
Mr Surendran Kurandan
AIREI Sdn Bhd
Refreshments & Tour of Exhibition
Soil Health Rejuvenation through Microbes
Mr Rais Andersen
Pascal Biotech Sdn Bhd
Balancing Key Performance numbers with ESG - SIPEF Experience
Mr Jonathan Fun
SIPEF Indonesia
Follow the Money: Is Yield Stagnation due to Chronic Underinvestment
Dr Julian McGill
Glenauk Economics
Discussions
Lunch & Tour of Exhibition
PANEL DISCUSSION
Title: Palm Oil Industry: Meeting Demands of a Changing World
Moderator: Mr M R Chandran, FISP
The Incorporated Society of Planters
Panel Members:
1. Dr Sathia Varqa, Fastmarkets, Singapore
– Policies and Resilience of Palm Oil Pricing
2. Dr Shermal Perera, Agrinexus International
– Investment Success Stories in Africa
3. Mr Girish Ramachandran, IRGA Sdn Bhd
– Carbon Negative Plantations – The Analysis & Numbers
4. Mr Ricky Delimarta, Sinarmas Agribusiness and Food, Indonesia
– Talent Management
Closing / Vote of Thanks
Tuan Haji Mohamad Fadzil Hitam
Vice-Chairman, The Incorporated Society of Planters)/
Chairman, Main Organising Task Force of IPC 2026
Refreshments & Tour of Exhibition
POST CONFERENCE TOURS
TOUR A: TBA
TOUR B: TBA
TOUR C: TBA