Asia Choco Congress 2013

SINGAPORE - The cocoa world is moving rapidly and those who influence its activities are constantly seeking new vehicles for positive change and industry betterment. With this in mind, IMAPAC is proud to announce the programme for the forthcoming Asia Choco Congress 2013.

Scheduled for March 26-28 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the heart of Jakarta, this power-packed 3 days conference will feature a lineup of world-renowned leaders and representation from policy-makers and the top cocoa and chocolate businesses around the world.

“Over the past few years cocoa and chocolate sector leaders around the world have been exploring new strategies to achieve a more sustainable cocoa economy,” says Joost Oorthuizen, IDH Sustainable Trade executive director and chairman of the Asia Choco Congress. “To accelerate and upscale these strategies, it is crucial that all involved parties work together.”

With this in mind, the conference will focus on the most important issues affecting the industry today on a variety of thought-provoking panel discussions and enlightening sessions, an exclusive industry leaders roundtable and networking events.

With global industry support from major organisations, including the World Bank, United Nations and the top public and private stakeholders, Asia Choco Congress 2013 will be tackling regional and international  challenges  including  the  latest  sustainability  strategies, regulatory landscape, market growth and innovation that will invigorate the development of the industry.

Conference sponsors include Bühler, Cargill and Netzsch and some of the headliners joining the conference are: 

Fay Fay Choo, Asia Cocoa director, Mars Inc., Singapore
Tristan Borne, Cocoa and Chocolate managing director, CEMOI, France
Michiel Hendriksz, director of Sustainability, ADM Cocoa, Switzerland
Dr Soetanto Abdoellah, chairman, Indonesian Cocoa Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia  and head of Research Division, Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute
Marc Donaldson, director of Sustainability, Petra Foods, Singapore
Dr Lee Choon Hui, director general, Malaysian Cocoa Board
Jasbir Singh, general manager, Armajaro, Malaysia
Judy Ganes-Chase, president, J. Ganes Consulting, USA
Mustafa Imir, Indonesia representative, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations