08:00 - 16:00
REGISTRATION & BADGE COLLECTION
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
19.00 - 21.30
WELCOME RECEPTION
Sponsored by
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION & BADGE COLLECTION
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
09.00 - 16.00
EXPO
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
09.00 - 09.10
WELCOME SPEECH
Essa Al Ghurair
Conference Chairman of IAOM MEA 2024
Chairman, Essa Al-Ghurair Investment (UAE)
09.10 - 09.20
OPENING SPEECH
Ali Habaj
Regional Director of IAOM MEA
09:20 - 09:25
IAOM MEA REGIONAL LEADER AWARDEE
09.25 - 09.30
IAOM MEA MILLER OF THE YEAR
09.30 - 10.00
IAOM MEA 2024 SPONSORS' APPRECIATION
10.00 - 11.00
INSPIRATIONAL INSIGHTS
"THE WORLD IS CHANGING - HOW ABOUT US?"
Riaz Shah, OBE
Professor of Practice, Innovation & Leadership
Hult International Business School (UK)
This session will explore how the world is changing, focusing on demographic shifts, evolving consumer and employee attitudes, sustainability, and cutting-edge technologies. We will examine why companies struggle to adapt and discuss how leaders need to respond to these challenges.
11.00 - 11.30
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING AT EXPO
11.30 - 12.00
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
"GEOPOLITICS AND WORLD WHEAT IMPORTER DEMAND DRIVES 2024/2025 GRAIN PRICES - A REVIEW OF THE WORLD WHEAT SITUATION"
Dan Basse
President & Founder, AgResource Co (USA)
12.00 - 13.00
PANEL DISCUSSION
"HOW TO MANAGE RISK IN A DYNAMIC POLITICAL WORLD AS GRAIN TRADING TITANS DISCUSS WHAT’S AHEAD IN 2025"
Moderated by Dan Basse
President & Founder, AgResource Co (USA)
Panelists: To be announced soon
13.00 - 14.00
LUNCH BREAK
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RAFFLE DRAW
14.00 - 15.10
MILLING EFFICIENCY AND EDUCATION
PANEL Q&A moderated by:
Martin Schlauri
IAOM MEA Education Committee Chairman (Switzerland)
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: EDUCATION’S ROLE IN FLOUR MILL MANAGEMENT
Dr. Secil UZEL
Alapala Academy Supervisor Associate Prof. – Food Engineering Department, Hitit University (Türkiye)
THE FUTURE OF MILLING EDUCATION
Priscilla Bakalian
Head of Training – African Milling School, Bühler Group (Nairobi / Kenya)
POTENTIAL FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN THE FLOUR MILL
Andreas Hummel
Chief Technology Officer, Wingmen Group GmbH (Germany)
FORECASTING THE FUTURE LANDSCAPE OF MILLING: A TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
Alexis Noel
Digital Program Manager, Bühler Group (Switzerland)
15.10 - 15.20
WHAT'S NEW MILLING TECHNOLOGY
IS NATURAL (ORGANIC) NITROGEN FUMIGATION THE FUTURE IN MILLING AND GRAIN STORAGE?
Peer Hansen
Biochemist – R&D Director, Toxi-Scrub ApS (Denmark)
15.20 - 15.30
ATEX & HAZARD MONITORING
Ahmad Mansour
Sales Manager, 4B Braime Components (UAE)
15.30 - 16.00
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING AT EXPO
19.30 - 22.30
TRADERS' COCKTAIL DINNER
Sponsored by:Â
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION & BADGE COLLECTION
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
09.00 - 16.00
EXPO
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
RAFFLE DRAW
09.00 - 09.45
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"MEGATRENDS SHAPING THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD"
Dr Hischam El-Agamy
Executive Director, IMD (Middle East – Africa and Turkey)
09.45 - 11.00
PANEL DISCUSSION
"TURKEY IS THE WHEAT MILLER OF THE WORLD. HAS THE RECENT TURKISH GOVERNMENT WHEAT IMPORT BAN CAUSED A SHIFT IN REGIONAL FLOUR MARGINS AND OPPORTUNITIES? A POLICY DISCUSSION OF TURKEY’S WHEAT MILLING INDUSTRY"
Moderated by:
Dan Basse
President & Founder, AgResource Co (USA)
Panelists: To be announced soon
11.00 - 11.30
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING AT EXPO
RAFFLE DRAW
11.30 - 13.00
MARKET OUTLOOKS SESSION
Panel Q&A moderated by:
Dan Basse
President & Founder, AgResource Co (USA)
BALTIC SEA MARKET OUTLOOK
TBA
FRENCH MARKET OUTLOOK
Roland Guiragossian
Algeria & Middle East Manager, Intercereales (Egypt)
BLACK SEA MARKET OUTLOOK
Indrek Aigro
Head of Grains, Copenhagen Merchants (Denmark)
US MARKET OUTLOOK
Ian Flagg
Regional Vice President, U.S. Wheat Associates (Netherlands)
AUSTRALIAN MARKET OUTLOOK
TBA
CANADIAN MARKET OUTLOOK
TBA
13.00 - 14.00
LUNCH BREAK
Sponsored by:Â
RAFFLE DRAW
14.00 - 14.50
FEED MILLING TECHNOLOGY
Panel Q&A moderated by:
TBA
EFFICIENT AND SAFE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR FEED MEALS
Nicoleta Axenti
Marketing Manager, METALMONT SRL (Italy)
BEYOND THE HYPE: PRACTICAL AI APPLICATIONS IN FEED MILLING FOR MEASURABLE GAINS
Ivan Harjacek
Head of Digitalization, ANDRITZ (Denmark)
HIGH QUALITY EXTRUDED SHRIMP FEED PRODUCTION
Philippe Taeschler
Head of Sales & Market Development Value Nutrition, Bühler Group (Switzerland)
14.50 - 15.00
WHAT'S NEW MILLING TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATED FLOUR MILLING: FOOD SECURITY THROUGH PRODUCTION SAFETY: COMBUSTIBLE DUST RISK MANAGEMENT
Hank Paul
Market Development Manager, BS&B Pressure Safety Management BV (Netherlands)
15.00 - 15.10
FOOD SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION: SUSTAINABLE & FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE SOLUTIONS
Dylan McNamara
CEO, Rubb MEA (South Africa)
15.10 - 15.20
ACHIEVING PACKING EXCELLENCE WITH THE NEW FULLY AUTOMATIC BAGGING STATION
Jovin Wehrli
Junior Product Manager, Bühler Group (Switzerland)
15.20 - 15.30
HOW TO STORE AND RECLAIM HARD TO FLOW BULK MATERIALS
John Koorn
International Sales Manager, Laidig Systems, Inc. (USA)
15.30 - 16.00
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING AT EXPO
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION & BADGE COLLECTION
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
09.00 - 16.00
EXPO
Sheikh Rashid Hall - DWTC
RAFFLE DRAW
09.00 - 11:00
RUSSIAN GRAIN INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Presentation followed by Panel Discussion
11.00 - 11.30
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING AT EXPO
RAFFLE DRAW
11.30 - 12.40
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ITS IMPACT ON MILLING
Panel Q&A moderated by:
Ibrahim Al-Hazaa
Executive Director, Al-Hazaa Investment Group (Jordan)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) – HOW MILLERS CAN BENEFIT?
Martin Ellegast
CEO, Wingmen Group GMBH (Switzerland)
BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN HUMAN INTUITION AND MACHINE PRECISION: HOW AI-DRIVEN PROCESSES REVOLUTIONIZE FLOUR MILLING
Alexis Noel
Digital Program Manager, Bühler Group (Switzerland)
AI BATCHING TECHNIQUES IN MILLING
Ali Magboul
CEO, ASM Process Automation (UAE)
NAVIGATING THE PATH TO FLOUR QUALITY EXCELLENCE: LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MILLING OPERATIONS
Fabien Varagnac
Founder, Grains & Flours Insights (France)
12.40 - 12.50
WHAT'S NEW MILLING TECHNOLOGY
INSTALLATION EXAMPLE OF TMS
Tobias Diener
CEO, Agromatic (Switzerland)
12.50 - 13.00
THE NEW MULTIPLEXA PLANSIFTER
Onder Seker
Marketing Manager, IMAS (Türkiye)
13.00 - 13.10
OMAS’ FLEXY MILL
Pietro Barbalarga
Sales Director, Omas Industries (Italy)
13.10 - 13.20
INTEGRATED DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES FOR MILL BUILDINGS
Dr Martino Celeghini
CEO, CESCO EPC GmbH (Germany)
13.20 - 14.20
PASTA & BAKING
Panel Q&A moderated by:
Tarik Gahi
Assistant Technical Director, U.S. Wheat Associates (Morocco)
DOUGH RHEOLOGY
Salim Makhoul
Head of Crown Bake, Crown Flour Mills (Lebanon)
FROM UNDERSTANDING WHEAT QUALITY TO PROVIDING CONSISTENT FLOUR QUALITY TO BAKERS: MILLERS’ CHALLENGES
Novrani Bundhoo
Technical Team lead, Mühlenchemie GmbH &Co. KG (Germany)
CEREAL-BASED INGREDIENTS AND NEW PREMISES FOR MILLERS
Nicolas Sulblé
R&D Formulator, AIT Ingredients (France)
COUSZYM – WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF COUSCOUS
Sven Mattutat
Global Head of Product Management, Mühlenchemie GmbH &Co. KG (Germany)
14.20 - 14.30
CLOSING SPEECH
ANNOUNCEMENT OF IAOM MEA 2025
Ali Habaj
Regional Director of IAOM MEA
14.30 - 15.30
LUNCH BREAK
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