| 09:00am – 09:15am | Opening Remarks: The Honourable Dato Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak – Prime Minister of Malaysia (Tentative) |
| 09:15am – 09:35am | Keynote Address: Dato Seri Mustapa Mohamed – Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia |
| 09:35am – 09:40am | Presentation of Award: Crops for the Future Research Centre |
| 09:40am – 10:00am | Keynote Address |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Productive and Sustainable Agriculture Investment Speakers1. Y.B Dato Mukhriz bin Mahathir (Tentative), Deputy Minister , Ministry of Trade and Industry, Malaysia
2. Professor. lr Zaini Bin Ujang, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
3. Fawaz Al Alamy, Board Member, Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority, Saudi Arabia
4. William Tseng, Co-Founder, JW Keystone Ltd, Malaysia Agenda– What are the obstacles to acquiring land in ASEAN for investors?
– Where and how can investments be made to increase agricultural productivity?
– How can investors help create agricultural sector jobs?
– What sustainable energy solutions will prove to be the most effective in agriculture? How can they be financed? |
| 11:20am – 12:10pm | Halal: No Longer for a Niche Market Speakers1. Datuk Hajah Norah Tun Abdul Rahman, Executive Chairman, Tanjung Manis Halal Hub, Malaysia
2. Prof. Dr. Winai Dahlan, Director, Chulalongkorn University , Thailand
3. Dato Seri Jamil Bidin , CEO, Halal Development Corporation , Malaysia Agenda– What challenges do investors face ensuring that national halal practices are maintained, regulatory procedures are in place and who are the accreditation bodies?
– How can halal products help provide secure and nutritionally balanced diets in the GCC and South-east Asia?
– What innovative halal food products can be developed in a sustainable manner?
– The halal economy: Encompassing the role of the media, Islamic Finance, and moving to a mainstream market. |
| 12:10pm – 01:00pm | Nutrition/Obesity: Maintaining Secure Food Supplies with Healthy and Sustainable Options Speakers1. Rita Bhatia, Advisor, Thai Red Cross and Research Centre, Thailand
2. Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, CEO, Crops for the Future Research Centre, Malaysia
3. Gurtay Kipcak, Director Eurasia and Africa, The Coca Cola Company, Malaysia Agenda– With changes in lifestyle and eating habits of a nouveau middle class, what nutritional and food security issues will arise?
– How can surfeit food supplies in countries be managed to lower obesity levels?
– How is obesity being combated through contemporary nutritional guidelines? What economic incentives can be use to promote nutritional diets?
– Are genetically modified foods an answer to strains on food supply? Are nutritional and health worries an issue here?
– The role of governments in fighting obesity. |
| 02:00pm – 02:15pm | Keynote Address: Tun Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi – Former Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| 02:15pm – 03:00pm | How do we move forward? Speakers1. Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, CEO, Crops for the Future Research Centre, Malaysia
2. Raja Teh Maimunah (Tentative), CEO, Hong Leong Bank , Malaysia
3. Prof. Dr. Winai Dahlan, Director, Chulalongkorn University , Thailand Agenda– Solutions in food security: improving diets, the role of islamic finance in halal products, innovation. - How can increased agricultural productivity be profitably financed?
- Looking forward, what tech transfers are most cost-effective?
- How can Islamic finance meet the demands of halal food? Where does trust need to be developed?
- Should islamic financial institutions provide incentives to aid halal food development?
- Where can islamic financial institutions, having plenty of energy experience, assist in the forecast increased energy demands for agriculture?
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| 03:00pm – 04:00pm | Closing Speech: Gita Wirjawan – Ministry of Trade Indonesia (Tentative) |
  