Prayer

 Prayer Song 

Welcome Address

 Mr. V.J.Kurian, IAS

Chairman, Spices Board

Presidential Address

 Dr. Rahul Khullar, IAS

Union Commerce Secretary 

Inauguration of the World Spice Congress and Inaugural Address

Mr. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia

Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry 

 Keynote Address

Mr. K.M.Chandrasekhar, IAS

Union Cabinet Secretary 

Felicitation speech

Mr. T.Nandakumar, IAS

Union Agriculture Secretary

Mr. P.K.Chaudhery, IAS

Additional Secretary

Department of Commerce Government of India

Vote of Thanks

Mr. Philip Kuruvilla

Chairman

All India Spices Exporters Forum

Inauguration of Exhibition

The Exhibition will be inaugurated at 6.45pm by:

Mr. K.M.Chandrasekhar, IAS

Union Cabinet Secretary  

TIME

NAME OF THE SPEAKER

TOPIC

09:15-10:00 am

Mr. T.Nandakumar, IAS

Union Agriculture Secretary     

Agricultural Progress in India, with special emphasis on Spices

10:00- 10:30 am

Mr. Somit Mukherjee,

Purchasing Head, Dabur India

Indian Agricultural commodities & Dabur India:  A success story

10.30 to 10.45am

Tea break

10:45 –11:15 am

Mr. V.N. Gaur, IAS

CEO, Ministry of Food Processing

Food Processing Reforms in India

11:15 –11:30 am

Mr. Roger Clarke,

Quality Auditor Cannemela, Italy

Development of GAP for Spices

11: 45-12:00 noon

Dr. C.S. Kodali

Director, AARA, Hyderabad

GAP & Experience of Chilli Farmers of Konur Village, Andhra Pradesh, India 

12:00 – 12:30 pm

Q & A and floor debate

12:30 - 12:45 pm

Summing up and concluding remarks by Chairman of the Session

12:45 – 1:00pm

Distribution of Mementos to Speakers & Chairman of the Session and

House Keeping and Announcements

1:00-2:00pm

Lunch Break

2:00 – 3:30 pm

1.      Pepper White & Black: Mr.Prashant Peter Shah, Harris Freeman, USA

2.      Seed Spices: Mr.Bharat Maskai, Laxmi Enterprises, Mumbai

3.      Chillies (Capsicums): Mr.Devender Reddy, ITC, Guntur

4.      Turmeric: 

3:30 -4:00 pm

Q & A and floor debate

4:00-4:30 pm

Summing up and concluding remarks by Chairman of the Session

Distribution of Mementos to Speakers & Chairman of the Session and

House Keeping and Announcements

TIME

NAME OF THE SPEAKER

TOPIC

09:15-9:30 am

Mr. Roger Lawrence, Corporate Vice President -Quality Assurance & Regulatory

McCormick & Company, Inc. USA

Food Safety & Risk Management Strategy of a Global Spice company

9:30-9:50 am

Ms.Christine Majewski, Strategist, EFSA, Europe

Food Safety & Risk Assessment by European Regulators.

9:50-10:20 am

Ms. Roberta Wagner, Director, Office of Compliance, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition,

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Food Safety & Risk Assessment by US Regulators.

10:20 – 10:40 am

Mr. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius. Director of Food Control in the Health Department, South Africa

Food Safety & Risk Assessment by South African Regulators.

10:40 – 11:00am

Tea break

11:00 –11:20 am

Ms.Cheryl Deem,

Executive Director

American Spice Trade Association, USA

ASTA’s Commitment to Food Safety

11:20 –1:40 noon

Mr.Geemon Korah,

CEO, Kancor Ingredients Ltd.,  India

Indian Spice Industry’s response to growing food safety concerns

11:40 – 12:15 pm

Q & A and floor debate

12:15 - 12:30 pm

Summing up and concluding remarks by Chairman of the Session

12:30 - 1:00 pm

Indian Spices - Emerging Markets & Issues:

A Panel discussion

1:30 - 1:45pm

Distribution of Mementos to Speakers & Chairman of the Session and

House Keeping and Announcements

1:45 – 2:00pm

Concluding Session & Vote of Thanks

2:00 pm

                                Lunch Break

X World Spice Congress Ends