Program

2012 FCI Malaysia Trade Summit Program

Sunday, December 4
13.00 -17.00 - Open registration, Starhill Level, 4th Floor

13.00 -17.00 - Exhibitor setup

Monday, December 5
8.30 Breakfast begins, Starhill 5, Level 4

9.00 Program begins, Starhill 5, Level 4
Keynote address: Malaysia’s Registration System and Cropping Trends
Join Malaysia Pesticide Board Deputy Director Mr. Halimi Bin Mahmud for an overview of Malaysia’s crop protection industry, including an overview on Malaysia’s registration system, cropping trends and adoption trends for the country’s crop inputs.
Halimi Mahmud is responsible for the approval, monitoring and enforcement of the registration, technical evaluation, advertising, monitoring and enforcement of pesticides in Malaysia, and he is the liaison officer of the Rotterdam Convention on International Trade of Chemicals and Pesticides. He has been involved with discussions with other ASEAN pesticides regulatory authorities in working toward registration harmonization in Southeast Asai, and he is a former member of the WHO/FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticides Management.

9.40 Rabobank International: Future Opportunities for Post-Patent Chemistries
Rabobank Unveils New Report on Post-patent Market Opportunities
Ms. Vaishali Chopra, Manager of Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory for Rabo India Finance Limited, will discuss global trends for emerging markets that will help manufacturers and distributors capitalize on growing populations, emerging middle classes and crop intensification that is propelling the crop input industry like never before.
Vaishali Chopra has been with Rabobank’s research division for five years, and she is an industry veteran with Excel Crop Care. She has worked on various private and public advisory projects, including Australia’s National Food Industry Strategy and a sector study for the government of Netherlands.
 

10.30 Exhibition begins: The Exposition will be on the Starhill Level in Rooms

17.00 Exhibition Ends
19.00 pm, Poolside Cocktail Reception, Bayu Room, Level 6

Tuesday, December 6
8.30 Breakfast begins, Starhill 5, Level 4

9.00 Program begins, Starhill 5, Level 4
Panel Discussion: ASEAN Trade, Registration Systems, Responsible Use and Counterfeiting
Join the discussion on registration systems, cropping trends, ASEAN trade implications, counterfeiting and more during our expert panel discussion. Farm Chemicals International assembles its program around representatives from governments, industry and the NGO community who all influence agriculture in the host region. Our goal is to create a venue where ideas can be articulated and refined to further the sustainability of agriculture businesses.
Panelists:
- Mr. Halimi Bin Mahmud, Deputry Director of the Malaysian Pesticides Board, Department of Agriculture
- Dr. Vasant Patil, Director of Regulatory Affairs for CropLife Asia
- Chooi Lam Khong, executive director of the Malaysian CropLife and Public Health Association
- Deddy Djuniadi, Executive Director of CropLife Indonesia
- Dr. Manthana Milne, Deputy Director, Thailand Department of Agriculture (invited)
Speakers will present on their host regions prior to the panel discussion. Questions will be entertained during the panel portion of this segment.

10.30 Exhibition begins
The Exposition will be on the Starhill Level in Rooms

17.00 Exhibition Ends

Wednesday, December 7
8.30 Breakfast begins, Starhill 5, Level 4

9.00 Exhibition begins: The Exposition will be on the Starhill Level in Rooms

12.00 Exhibition ends

For more information on the program for Malaysia or how to participate, please contact Farm Chemical International Editor Dave Frabotta.