World Tomato Congress, Estoril 2010

Invitation

What will the future hold

In 1979 Portugal successfully organized the first International Symposium for Processed Tomatoes in Evora, which was the precursor for the many Tomato Congress’s and Symposia which have since been held every two years in virtually all the continents of the Globe.

We now have the pleasure of inviting you, to the World Tomato Congress and ISHS Symposium which will take place in Estoril Portugal in June 2010.

In these intervening 30 years the “World” of Tomatoes has changed dramatically, yields per Hectare have grown nearly threefold, Global production doubled from 20 M tons to 40 M Tons.

Recent events raise the issue as to whether the models which have served us in the past will continue to do so in the future.

In an effort to look forward over the next 30 years we will over the congress sessions examine each of the commercial steps which takes place from Growing to final Consumption.

In a the days when we will meet we hope to have the opportunity to show you something of our beautiful country and to invite Speakers who will help us to promote discussions which will lead us to better understand this business in which we are actively involved and to further its sustained development.

We look forward to greet you in Estoril.

For the Local Organizing Committee
Martin Stilwell

 

Congress Info

• Sunday, June 20th

Estoril Congress Centre

• > 14h00/17h30 - Early Registration and booth set-up for exhibitors

• Hotel Estoril Palácio

• > 14h00/15h30 - AMITOM Meeting – room Parksuite
• > 15h30 - Coffee-break
• > 15h30/17h30 - WPTC Meeting – room Parksuite

• Hotel Cascais Miragem

• > 19h00/ 20h00 - Welcome reception

• Monday, June 21st - Morning Sessions

What will the future hold?

• The Tomato Crop - To Produce 200 tons / ha

• > 09h00 - Opening Ceremony presided by HE the Minister of Agriculture.
• Moderator – President of AMITOM Constantino Vaia
• > 10h00 - Global Crop Protection Research Tomato: innovative concepts and outlook towards 2020
  Dr. Josep Izquierdo - Bayer CropScience
• > 10h30 - The genetic and physiologic potential of the Tomato Crop?
  Dr. John Lindbo - Campbell Soup R&D
• > 11h00 – Coffee - Break
• > 11h15 - How could Genetic Engineering contribute to Tomato Varietal performance?
  Dr. Timothy Conner, R&D Monsanto
• > 11h45 - Water a limited resource, Better Irrigation systems, New Geography?
  Sikke Meerman, Chairman of the Working Group on Water and Agriculture of SAI Platform
• > 12h15 - The context of future Tomato policy in EU: Prospects for CAP after 2013.
  Prof Arlindo Cunha –Catholic University of Porto, Former Minister of Agriculture, Former MEP
• > 13h00 – Buffet Lunch at Hotel Palácio Estoril

• Monday, June 21st – Afternoon Sessions

What will the future hold?

• Transforming (processing) the Tomato

• Moderator – Engº Sevinate Pinto – former Minister of Agriculture and presently adviser of HE the President
• > 15h00 - Is there a limit to the size of our Tomato processing plants? A challenge for our equipment manufacturers?
  Chris Rufer, The Morning Star Company
• > 15h30 - Improvements in energy utilization and efficiency in the design of Continuous evaporators.
  Stefano Rossei CFT Catelli - Italy
• > 16h00 - The impact of CO2 emission limitations and Carbon trading on future industrial development.
  TBA
• > 16h30 – Coffee-break
• > 16h45 - The impact of higher brix levels on the efficiency of our industry and the quality of its products.
  Gene Miyau - University of Davis
• > 17h15 - 'Seven consumer trends... and matching product innovations'
  Elisa Nistri & Thierry Gihan - Tetra
• > 17h30 – Lycocard symposium – AMITOM Room F7 of the Conference Centre. This suymposium runs parallel to the congress sessions

• Partner Program

• > 09h30 - Half Day sight seeing tour into the Sintra Region The buses leave from the Estoril Congress Centre main entrance

• Hotel Palácio Estoril

• > 18h30 – Reception offered by the Hotel

• Tuesday, June 22nd – Morning Sessions

• What will the future hold?

• Selling / Delivering the Tomato

• Moderator – Dr. Vitor Escarias
• > 09h30 - The role of Brands.
  HJ Heinz - Europe Dr. ROEL van NEERBOS – President Continental Europe
• > 10h00 - The increasing power of the Distribution, short or long term trend?
  Jonathan Banks, Global Insight Director, Nielsen
• > 10h30 - Own brand only distributors trends or exceptions?
  Pedro Silva - Head of Group Operations Jerónimo Martins
• > 11h00 –Coffee-Break
• > 11h15 - EU economic development with particular ref to S. Europe
  Prof Economics University of Lisbon, Former Minister of Economy and Finance Portugal - Professor Augusto Mateus
• > 11h45 - Management in Times of crisis, solutions to maintain growth.
  Prof Fernandez Aguado, University of Madrid - Spain
• > 13h00 – Buffet Lunch at Hotel Palácio Estoril

• Tuesday, June 22nd – Afternoon Sessions

• What will the future hold?

• The continuing Growth in Consumption

• Moderator - Prof. Carlos Portas
• > (14h00 – 15h00 room F7 of the Congress Center – AMITOM)
• > 15h00 - Alimentary habits and cardiac health
  Prof. Rueff
• > 15h30 - Novel derivatives of Tomatoes and Vegetables a contribution to human health?
  Dr Suganuma Kagome Cº Japan
• > 16h00 - Will the new generation’s Chinese population consume Processed Tomatoes?
  Yelong Qin - Cofco - China
• > 16h30 – Coffee-break
• > 16h45 - Russia, remarkable growth in the last years, is it over?
  Anton Sidorenko, Development Director, DESAN, Moscow, Russia
• > 17h15 - Production and Consumption in Brazil. An expanding market?
  Dr Rogerio Rangel, Director, Unilever Brazil

• Partner Program

• > 09h30 - Half Day sight seeing tour into the Cascais Region with lunch kindly offered by the Mayor of Cascais and the Estoril Convention Bureau The buses leave from the Estoril Congress Centre main entrance

• Congress Gala Diner

• > 18h00- departure of the busses from the Estoril Congress Centre towards the Palácio Nacional de Queluz where the Gala Diner will be held. Dress code: dark suit

• Wednesday, June 23rd – Morning Sessions

• What will the future hold?

• Sustainable Production

• Moderator – Dr. Rui Cardoso
• > 09h30 - Global warming or Climate Change, Impact on Food supplies?
  Prof Soromenho Marques, Gulbenkian Foundation Lector in the E.U.
• > 10h00 - Sustainability of the Fruit and Veg. Sector in the E.U. area
  Tomas Garcia Azcarate - DG Agric. Brussels
• > 10h30 - The European Union in 30 years.
  Vasco CAL - DG Foreign affairs, European Commission, Brussels
• > 11h00 – Coffee-break
• > 11h15 - Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain, Long term members of the Euro?
  Niels C Jensen, Absolute return Partners, UK
• > 11h45 - Was the “food Crisis” of 2007/2008 real or imagined?
  Paul Roberts Author of “The end of Food” California USA
• > 12h30 Closing Ceremony
  Moderated by the President of WPTC Marco Serafini
• > 13H15 – Buffet Lunch at the Hotel Palácio Estoril with presentation of the WTPC2 012 award winning Chef also responsible for some of the dishes to be presented at this buffet lunch

• Partner Program

• > 09h30 - Half Day sight seeing tour of Lisbon. Lunch at the Hotel Palácio Estoril. The buses leave from the Estoril Congress Centre main entrance
• > 15h30 – departure of the Post Congress Tour
• Schedules might suffer slight changes in course of the sessions depending on Q&A times.

Congress Info

What will the future hold?

The lectures are held in the Estoril Congress Centre main auditorium with the following schedule:

Departure of the post congress tour at 15h30

Congress Info

The Venue: Estoril Congress Centre

The Estoril Congress Center is located at the heart of the beautiful and glamorous seaside resort of Estoril and Cascais, just a short driving distance from Lisbon Airport. The Estoril Congress Center (ECC), certified as a Green Venue by Green Globe International, is the European leader and foremost MI venue in Sustainable Business Tourism.

Winner of the “Excellency in innovation and Architecture Quality Prize” and “Best Tourism Development” in 2002, amongst other awards, the Estoril Congress Center is located on a very prominent tourist site known as the Estoril Coast, next to the famous Casino, granted with the surrounding gardens and sea views.

The main purposes for the design were: specialized meeting facility areas with high flexibility usage and transparency towards outdoor views and sunlight. Opened in 2001, the Estoril Congress Center, was design by the distinguished architect office Regino Cruz Arquitectos, who also designed other renown meeting and event facilities such as Atlântico Pavilion, Algarve Congress Center, Faro Stadium, Parque das Cidades Congress Center, etc.

Due to its modern design, equipment and structural orientation, the ECC building is extremely energy and water efficient. Still a few changes in energy equipment and waste control were applied in 2007 and, in concordance with our 2008 policy commitment to Sustainable Business and Services, a plan to change other equipment and energy resources has been development for implementation in the upcoming years.