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IPOC 2025
21th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and 2026 Price Outlook
"Navigating Complexity, Driving Growth: Governance, Biofuel Policy and Global Trade"
Bali International Convention Center (BICC), The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali, 12-14 November 2025

PRE - CONFERENCE

Wednesday, 12 November 2025
07:00 - 14:00 Golf Tournament at New Kuta Golf Pecatu
14:00 - 20:00 Conference Registration
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Cocktail Reception

DAY ONE

Thursday, 13 November 2025
07:00 - 09:00 Registration    
  Opening Ceremony    
09:00 - 09:10 Report from Organizing Committee - Mona Surya, Chairperson of IPOC    
09:10 - 09:20 Welcome Remarks - Eddy Martono, Chairman of GAPKI    
09:20 - 09:40 Special Address    
  Palm Oil Industry Roadmap Towards Golden Indonesia 2045    
  Rachmat Pambudy, Minister of National Development Planning / Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) of the Republic of Indonesia*    
09:40 - 10:00 Special Address    
  Trump Reciprocal Tariffs, Market Access and Industry Competitiveness & EUDR Implementation    
  Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia*    
 10:00 - 10:20 Keynote Speech    
  Strengthening Indonesian Palm Oil Domestic Policy    
  Sudaryono, Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia*    
10:20 - 10:30 Inaugural Ceremony    
       
SESSION 1 Navigating Domestic Government Policies in Palm Oil Industry    
10:30 - 11:30 Moderated by Dwi Asmono, GAPKI    
  Panelists:    
  Increasing Production and Improving Productivity: Strategies for a Sustainable Indonesian Palm Oil Industry    
  Heru Tri Widarto, Director General of Plantation, Ministry of Agriculture*    
  Future of Indonesian Biodiesel Policy    
  Eniya Listiani Dewi, Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources*    
  Challenges and Opportunities of Indonesian Biofuel Program in Sustaining BPDP and Palm Oil Industry    
  Eddy Abdurrachman, President Director, Plantation Fund Management Agency/BPDP*    
  Balancing Indonesian Biofuel Mandatory Policy: Financing, Blending a Sustainability of Palm Oil Industry    
  Khor Yu Leng, Senior Economist, Segi Enam Advisor PTE LTD*    
  Strengthening Legal and Investment Certainty in Indonesia's Palm Oil Sector    
  Budi Mulyanto, Head of Center for Palm Oil Studies IPB University/Rector, Nusa Bangsa University    
11:30 - 12:00 Q & A    
12:00 - 13:30 Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit    
       
SESSION 2 Trade Strategies for Palm Oil: Addressing Tariffs, Market Access, and EUDR    
  Moderated by Agus Purnomo, Advisor, PT Smart Tbk*    
13:30 - 13:55 Securing Market Access for Sustainable Palm Oil: Strategic Responses to Global Trade Barriers    
  Sathi Varqa, Senior Analyst, Fastmarkets*    
13:55 - 14:20 Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff and Its Impact on Global Palm Oil Trade    
  Oscar Tjakra, Senior Analyst, Asia Rabobank Singapore*    
14:20 - 14:45 Adapting to Change: Trade and Market Strategies for Palm Oil in the Era of EUDR    
  Alain Rival, Senior Scientist, CIRAD – France*    
14:45 - 15:10 Navigating Trade, Sustainability, and Geopolitical Risk: Strengthening Palm Oil Export Strategies in a Regulated Global Market    
  Izzana Salleh, Secretary General, Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC)*    
15:10 - 15:35 Update on EUDR and the Way Forward    
  Andri Hadi, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Belgium the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the European Union    
15:35 - 16:05 Q & A    
16:05 - 16:30 Coffee Break & Exhibition Visit    
19:00 - 21:00 Networking Night    

DAY TWO

Friday, 14 November 2025
08:00 - 09:00 Welcome Coffee, Refreshments & Exhibition Visit
SESSION 3 Palm Oil in a Shifting World: Regional Perspectives
  Moderated by Agam Fatcurrochman, GAPKI
09:00 - 09:30 EUDR and Beyond: Navigating New Frontiers for Palm Oil
  Pietro Paganini, Adjunct Professor Fox School of Business at Temple University of Philadelphia
09:30 - 10:00 India's Palm Oil Policy Balancing Act: Tariffs, Subsidies and Regional Trade Dynamics
  Atul Chaturvedi, Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)*
10:00 - 10:30 Global Vegetable Oil Market: Pakistan Perspective
  Abdul Rasheed Jan Mohammad, CEO, Westbury Group
10:30 - 11:00 Market Potential of Palm Oil Industry: Middle East and Mediterranean Perspectives
  TBA
11:00 - 11:30 USA Palm Oil Market and Reciprocal Tariff
  TBA
11:30 - 12:00 Q & A
12:00 - 13:30 Exhibition Visit, Networking Lunch and Friday Prayer
   
SESSION 4 Economic Outlook and Market Trends
  Moderated by Edi Suhardi, GAPKI
13:30 - 14:00 China Economic Outlook and the Prospect of the Palm Oil Industry
  Ryan Chen, China CNF Business Director – Oils & Oilseeds, Cargill Investments (China) Ltd.*
14:00 - 14:30 Global Economic Outlook and Vegetable Oil Dynamics in 2026
  Julian Conway McGill, Managing Director, Glenauk Economics
14:30 - 15:00 Global Supply, Demand and Price Outlook of Palm Oil and other Vegetable Oils
  Thomas Mielke, Executive Director, ISTA Mielke Gmbh (OIL WORLD)
15:00 - 15:30 Resilience Strategies for Indonesian Palm Oil Industry Competitiveness
  M. Fadhil Hasan, Head of Foreign Affairs Department, GAPKI
15:30 - 16:00 Price Outlook for Palm Oil and other Vegetable Oils in 2026
  Dorab Mistry, Director, Godrej International Ltd
16:00 - 16:30 Q & A
16:30 - 16:45 Refreshment
16:45 End of IPOC 2025

*) to be confirmed

Last updated on 10 July 2025

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