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Conference Agenda
IPOC 2025
21st 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 | |||
| 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, Indonesian Plantation Fund/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 | ||
| Sathia 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* | |||
| 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 Business Administration, John Cabot University Rome |
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| 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 |
| Alvin Tai, Soft Commodity Analyst, Bloomberg | |
| 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 2026 – Time for Indonesia to lift the Moratorium |
| 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 5 August 2025
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