| 0930 Hrs |
Registration |
|
| 1000 Hrs – 1100 Hrs Inaugural Session |
| 1000 Hrs |
Welcome Address |
Mr P C Duraisamy
Immediate Past Chairman,
CII Erode office &
Managing Director
Sakthi Masala Private Ltd |
| 1005 Hrs |
Address |
Mr Sunil Gupta
Head QA and Food Safety
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited |
| 1015 Hrs |
Special Address |
Mr Atul Anand IAS
Chief Executive Officer
Tamil Nadu State Agriculture
Marketing Board |
| 1025 Hrs |
Inaugural Address |
Thriu Veerapandi S Arumugam
Hon’ Minister for Agriculture
Government of Tamil Nadu |
| 1055 Hrs |
Vote of Thanks |
Mr G K Moinudeen
Head – TNTDPC |
| 1100 – 1115 Hrs |
Tea / Coffee Break |
|
1115 Hrs – 1230 Hrs Plenary Session-I: “Fruits & Vegetables Processing” |
| 1115 Hrs |
Opening remarks by Session Chairman |
Mr R Ravichander
Executive Vice President
Yes Bank Limited |
| 1125 Hrs |
Technology Trends in Processing systems |
Mr Manoj Paul
Country Manager - India & S. Asia
Heat & Control (South Asia) Pvt. Ltd |
| 1145 Hrs |
Processing Modules for Fruit juices, Concentrates and Purées |
Mr Dharmendra S Shukla
Head - Beverage & Viscous Foods Div.
Alfa Laval (India) Limited |
| 1205 Hrs |
Scope for Process Recording in Food Industry |
Mr Asutosh Shah
Director-Technical
G-Tek Corporation |
| 1225 Hrs |
Discussion |
|
| 1230 – 1340 hrs Plenary Session – II: Innovation in Food Processing Industry |
| 1230 Hrs |
Opening remarks by Session Chairman |
Dr P James Daniel Paul
Senior Expert,
Investment & Technology Promotion
UNIDO |
| 1235 Hrs |
Innovative Business Model for Food Industry |
Mr Sarath Babu
Chief Executive Officer
Food King Catering Services |
| 1255 Hrs |
Opportunities & Challenges in Citrus Processing |
Mr Y Vidya Sagar
Managing Director
Southern Citrus Products Pvt Ltd. |
| 1315 Hrs |
Innovative Technologies in Fruits and Vegetable Processing |
Mr Amit Vaishnav
Managing Director
Megafoods Products Madras (P) Ltd. |
| 1335 Hrs |
Discussion |
|
| 1340 – 1415 Hrs |
Lunch Break |
|
1415 – 1530 Hrs Plenary Session-III: “Modern Food Processing Technologies” |
| 1415 Hrs |
Opening remarks by Session Chairman |
Mr. Balaji Hakke
Head - Chittoor Plant,
Jain Irrigation Systems Limited. |
| 1420 Hrs |
Osmotic Drying and Freezing of Fruit Slices |
Dr. R B Tiwari
Senior Scientist, UNU-Kirin Fellow Japan
IIHR – Bangalore |
| 1440 Hrs |
Modified and Controlled Atmospheric Preservation Technologies |
Mr R Sivakumar
Regional Manager – Cold Storage,
Voltas Limited |
| 1500 Hrs |
Scope for Modified Atmosphere Packaging |
Mr Sachin Kulkarni
Business Development Manager
PR Agro Nutri (P) Limited |
| 1520 Hrs |
Discussion |
|
| 1530 – 1545 Hrs |
Tea Break |
|
| 1545 – 1715 Hrs Plenary Session- IV: ‘’ Post Harvest Technology‘’ |
| 1545 Hrs |
Opening remarks by Session Chairman |
Mr R Sivasubramanian
Director
Dorven Agro-Eco-Bio Ventures (P) Ltd |
| 1550 Hrs |
Concept of Colour Sorting in Fruit and Vegetables |
Mr Benedict Deefholts
Applications Specialist
Buhler Sortex Limited, London |
| 1610 Hrs |
Indian Horticulture Development Alliance (IHDA) & Fruits & Vegetables Processing Scenario |
Mr Shashi Kant Singh
Project Coordinator
USAID-MSU-IHDA Project |
| 1630 Hrs |
Internal defect detection and sorting of Post harvested mangoes using X-ray imaging techniques |
Dr. R Govindaraj
Scientist, CEERI
|
| 1650 Hrs |
Post Harvest Solutions |
Mr Arunkumar Sadanand
General Manager - Bus Dev.
Maagrita Exports Ltd |
| 1710 Hrs |
Discussion |
|
| 1730 Hrs |
Conference conclude |
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