Day 1: Sunday, August 30, 2026
4:30 pm onwards
Registration Commences
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Welcome Cocktail Dinner -
ICON SAIGON CRUISE
6 pm departure from Le Meridien, 7 pm to 9 pm Cruise & back to the hotel (Shuttle will be provided to all delegates)
Day 2: Monday, August 31, 2026
9:00 am to 9:05 am
Announcement
9:05 am to 9:15 am
Welcome Address
- Mr Vinayak Meharwade, Director & COO, Eventell Global Advisory Pvt Ltd - (English)
9:15 am to 9:30 am
Opening Address
- Mr Asangye Bangu, Managing Director, Warehouse Receipts Regulatory Board (WRRB), Tanzania
9:30 am to 9:45 am
Keynote Address-1: Global Sesame Markets in 2026/27: Supply, Demand and Price Dynamics
- Mr Shailendra Singh Rajput, Regional Sales Lead, Olam Agri - (English)
9:45 am to 11:00 am
Discussion-1: Origin-wise 2026/27 Sesame Supply Scenario
Chair:
- Mr Jayesh Patel, CEO, Bajrang International Group
Speakers:
- Sudan - Mr Mohamed Noorain , CEO, Rossel First General Trading LLC - (English)
- Pakistan - Mr Mahesh Raja Manglani, Director Commercial, Mast Qalander Group - (English)
- Burkina Faso & Togo - Mr Raj Thakker, Director, JKT Global - (English)
- Chad - Mr Taha Sahin, Business Development Manager, Trade Ventures Ltd - (English)
- Tanzania & Ethiopia - Mr Tarun Chawla, Executive Director, Johnvents Group - (English)
- Mr Shailendra Singh Rajput, Regional Sales Lead, Olam Agri
- Mozambique - Mr Jahid Nagarwala, Director, AgroX Gulf-Alfa Group - (English)
- Nigeria - Mr Godhan Bisht, BU Head - Sesame & Oilseeds, Valency International Pte Ltd
11:00 am to 11:30 am
Networking Break Sponsored by Jasmine Trades
11:30 am to 11:45 am
Keynote Address-2: 2026 Global Peanut Supply and Demand
- Mr Kanak Thakker, Managing Director, JKT Global - (English)
11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Discussion-2: Origin-wise 2026/27 Peanut Supply Scenario
Chair:
- Mr Sanjiv M Sawla, Managing Director, M Lakhamsi Industries Limited
Speakers:
- India - Mr Khushwant Jain, Owner, G.S. Exports - (English)
- China - Mr Kobe HE, CFNA - (English)
- Brazil - Mr Jose Rossato, Peanut Chamber of Brazil - (English)
- USA - Ms Louise Mckerchar, Vice-President (Europe, UK & SE Asia), American Peanut Council - (Watch Video)
- Senegal - Mr Cheikh Ahmeth Tidiane GUEYE , General Director Manager, SONACOS
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Networking Lunch Sponsored by NES Century Exports Ltd
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Special Session - 1: Mozambique Sesame Ecosystem
Speaker:
- Ms Ancha Ismail Ainadine, Director, Central Services for Value-added and Market Promotion, Mozambique Cotton & Oilseeds Institute (IAOM) - (English)
3:00 pm to 3:40 pm
Special Session - 2: Brazilian Sesame: Building Long-Term Partnerships
Chair:
- Ms Najla Souza, Institutional Relations Director, IBRAFE - (English)
Speakers:
- Mr Iuri Bruns, Executive Director, Samba Foods
- Mr Pietro Schisler, Global Account Manager, Arbaza Alimentos LTDA
- Ms Pamela Lago, International Business Development, Cisbra
- Mr Lorenzo Fleishhacker, Commercial Director, Atlas Agro
3:40 pm to 4:20 pm
Discussion-3: Technology and Innovation
Chair:
- Mr Srivatsava Ganapathy, Director & CEO, Sesameinfo.in / Eventell Global Advisory Pvt Ltd
4:20 pm onwards
Networking Break Sponsored by Jasmine Trades
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Gala Dinner Sponsored by Inci Bulgur
Day 3: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
9:00 am to 9:15 am
Announcement
9:15 am to 9:30 am
Opportunities in Organic Sesame Seeds in Europe
- Mr Marco Fischer, CEO, Nungesser Group
9:30 am to 9:50 am
Presentation: Food Safety and Quality Standards in Sesame with Risk Mitigation: Some Reflections
- Mr Rutuparna Dole, Director of International Trade, Bora Foods
9:50 am to 11:00 am
Discussion-4: Sesame 2026/27 Demand Scenario
Chair:
- Mr Mukul Gupta, Director, Shakumbhri Group
Speakers:
- China - Ms Qin He, Sesame Industry Expert, CFNA
- Japan - Mr Takeo Kaji, Trader and Assistant Manager of Sesame Seed Section, Cocoa and Sesame Dept, ITOCHU Food Sales and Marketing Co., Ltd
- Korea - Mr Mihir Parmar, Director, Mamta Commodities
- Egypt - Mr Ghazwan Mousallati, CEO, Leno Gulf FZC
- India - Mr Jay Chandarana, CEO, Dhaval Agri Exports LLP
- Turkey - Mr Selcuk Akilli, CEO, Inci Bulgur San Ve Tic A S
- Europe - Mr David Buttery, CEO, Global Grains & Ingredients Limited
11:00 am to 11:15 am
Networking Break Sponsored by Bajrang International Group
11:15 am to 11:35 am
Presentation
11:35 am to 12:35 pm
Discussion-5: Peanut 2026/27 Demand Scenario
Chair:
- Mr Srivatsava Ganapathy, Director & CEO, Sesameinfo.in / Eventell Global Advisory Pvt Ltd
12:35 pm to 12:50 pm
Conference Summary and Valedictory Function
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Networking Lunch, WSPC 2026 Concludes