NPOC23 PROGRAMME

DAY 1

Conference Registration
8.00 AM
Refreshment and Exhibition Opens

8.45am Security video to be played

Emcee welcome everyone and gives short intro of MPOA, NPOC23, mention main Sponsor
9.00 AM FGV Holdings Bhd., goes through house rules

Welcome Remarks

9.00 AM YBrs Mr Joseph Tek – Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil

Association (MPOA)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9.10 AM Chairperson: YBhg Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian

CEO & Executive Director, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK)

Keynote Address: Future-Proofing Palm Oil Competitiveness, Sustainability and Market

Access
9.15 AM
YBhg Dato' Carl Bek-Nielsen - Chairman, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) & MPOA Council
Member

10.00 AM Refreshment & Tour of Exhibition

SESSION 1 - Key Updates from the 'ABC' of Malaysian Oil Palm Stakeholders
10.15 AM
Chairperson: Dato' Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor

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 MPOA Council Member & Chairman - MPOA Main Committee

(Government Affairs)

Paper 1: MPOA – Palm Progress: Updates on Sectorial Key Matters and

Relevant Engagements 2022/2023

10.25 AM
Mr Joseph Tek Choon Yee - Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil

Association (MPOA)

Paper 2: MPOB – R&D Focus for Oil Palm: Addressing Challenges and Seizing Opportunities
10.50 AM YBhg Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir - Director General, Malaysian Palm Oil Board
(MPOB)

Paper 3: MPOC – EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) – Challenges and Opportunities for

the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
11.15 AM
Ms Belvinder Kaur Sron - Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Palm

Oil Council (MPOC)

11.40 AM Q & A Session

(Emcee to announce arrival of YAB Minister and dignitaries)

Backgrnd fanfare music

Teaser video
12.00 PM
Salutations by Emcee, invite Dato LYC to stage

Welcoming address by YBhg. Dato Lee Yeow Chor, Chairman of MPOA

Ministerial Opening Address

12.15 PM
YAB Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof

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 Honourable Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Plantation and Commodities

12.30 PM OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

LAUNCH OF MPOA RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT GUIDELINE OF THE MPOA RESPONSIBLE

12.35 PM
EMPLOYMENT CHARTER

12.40 PM Tour of Exhibition

1.00 PM Lunch

SESSION 2 – Focused Oil Palm R&D Imperatives

2.00 PM Chairperson: Mr Joseph Tek Choon Yee

Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA)

Paper 4: Key Strategies on Oil Palm Upstream Applied Research & Development for
2.10 PM Sustainable Yield Intensification

Mr Tey Seng Heng - Director of Research, Applied Agricultural Resources (AAR) Sdn. Bhd.

Paper 5: Are We Ready for Oil Palm Replanting?

Dr Lee Chin Tui – Senior General Manager, FGV Holdings Bhd

2.40 PM
En. Wan Mohd. Fakrudin W. Ab Manan – Head of Replanting Unit,

FGV Plantations Sdn. Bhd.

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 Paper 6: Intricacies about Oil Palm Pollination Weevils, Pollination and Fruit Set in Oil Palm

En. Saharul Abillah Mohamad, Research Officer, Entomology & Integrated Pest Management
3.05 PM
Unit, Biology and Sustainability Research Division, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

Dr Su Chong Ming, Head of Research, Plantation, Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad

3.30 PM Q & A Session

4.00 PM Refreshment

PANEL DISCUSSION – 1

Driving Conversation on Palm Oil Sustainability

4.30 PM
Moderator: Mr Jeremy Goon Kin Wai

MPOA Council Member & Chairman – MPOA Main Committee (R&D / Sustainability)

Panellist 1: Social Imperatives on Forced Labour: Debt Bondage, Zero Recruitment Fee and
4.40 PM ‘Shared Responsibility’ of Stakeholders

Dr. Surina Ismail - Group Head of Sustainability, IOI Corporation Berhad

Panellist 2: Climate and Nature Disclosure: Expectations and Readiness of the Palm Sector
4.50 PM Ms Perpetua George – Managing Director, Asia Pacific Sustainability, Biodiversity (PwC
Malaysia)

Panellist 3: Empowering MSPO Mandatory Certification Locally and Internationally

5.00 PM Dato’ Dr Suzana Idayu Wati Osman – Chairperson, Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council
(MPOCC)

Panellist 4: Sustaining Change: RSPO’s Social Impact

5.10 PM
Mr Joseph D’ Cruz - Chief Executive Officer, Roundtable on Sustainable

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 Palm Oil (RSPO)

Panellist 5: Driving Trends in Sustainability

5.20 PM Mr Ku Kok Peng - Chief Sustainability Officer, Kuala Lumpur

Kepong Berhad (KLK)

5.30 PM Conference Panel Discussion

6.00 PM End of Day 1

DAY 2

Refreshment and Conference Exhibition Reopens

8.00 AM
Registration for HRDC participants

PANEL DISCUSSION - 2

C & D-Suite Conversation on Augmenting Plantation Management

9.00 AM
Moderator: Mr Joseph Tek Choon Yee - Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil Association
(MPOA)

Panellist 6: Managing Plantation Costs including Agrochemical Inputs

9.10 AM Mr Patrick Ng Hong Chuan

Group Plantations Director, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK)

9.20 AM Panellist 7: Maximising Crop Recovery & Plantation Mechanisation

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 Mr NB Sudhakaran - Plantation Director, IOI Corporation Berhad

Panellist 8: Enticing Recruitment of Locals in Plantation Sector

9.30 AM Tuan Haji Roslin Azmy Hassan

Chief Executive Officer – Upstream Malaysia, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Panellist 9: Talent Recruitment, Retention and Succession Planning

9.40 AM Mr Gurcharan Singh

Plantation Head (East Malaysia) - Wilmar Plantations Sdn. Bhd.

Panellist 10: Smallholders and Surroundings Communities in the

Supply-Chain
9.50 AM
Dr. Norita bte Azmi

Head of Sustainability Regulations, FGV Holdings Berhad

10.00 AM Conference Panel Discussion

10.30 AM Refreshment & Tour of Exhibition

SESSION 3 - Focused Engagement with Government Agencies

11.00 AM Chairperson: YBhg Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha

MPOB Chairman & MPOA Council Member

Paper 7: The Role of the Palm Oil Sector in the Malaysian National Budget

11.10 AM Mr. Mohd Nakhafi bin Hassan

Head of Section, Direct Tax Policy, Tax Division, Ministry of Finance (MOF)

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 Paper 8: Elevating Labour Standards

Tuan Haji Mohd Asri Abdul Wahab

11.35 AM
Deputy Director General (Operation), Jabatan Tenaga Kerja Semenanjung Malaysia
(JTKSM)

Paper 9: Updates on Inter-Ministerial Engagements Relating to Food Safety and

12.00 PM Environmental Compliances in the Palm Oil Supply Chain

Dr Zainab Idris - Deputy Director General (R&D), Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

12.30 PM Q & A Session

1.00 PM Lunch

SESSION 4 – Review on Palm Oil Competitiveness and Outlook

Chairperson: Mr Paul Wong Hee Kwong

2.00 PM
MPOA Council Member & Chairman- MPOA Main Committee

(Marketing & Promotion)

Paper 10: Analysing the Shifting Terrain of Production Costs in Malaysia’s Palm Oil
Industry
2.10 PM
Ms Ivy Ng Lee Fang

Head of Research Equities, CIMB Investment Bank

Paper 11: Why Oil Palm Mechanisation Won’t Reduce the Need for Workers?
2.35 PM
Dr. Julian Conway McGill - Managing Director, Glenauk Economics

Paper 12: Palm Oil Market and Price Outlook Year 2023 - 2024
3.00 PM
Dr Sathia Varqa - Palm Oil Analytics (Fastmarkets)

3.30 PM Q & A Session

4.00 PM Closing, Refreshment and Networking

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 (Emcee to mention dinner registration starts at 7pm)

4.30 PM End of Day 2

MPOA GALA DINNER 2023

7.00 PM Guest of Honour

YAB Honourable Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (Invited)