Programme

World Cashew Conference 2025

Programme Schedule

Day 1 - Friday, February 21, 2025
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Delegate Registration followed by Welcome Cocktail Dinner @ Habtoor Palace Ballroom

Day 2 - Saturday, February 22, 2025
9:00 AM to 9:05 AM

Announcement

9:05 AM to 9:15 AM

Welcome Address

9:15 AM to 9:30 AM

Keyonte Address-1:

9:30 AM to 9:45 AM

Keynote Address-2:

9:45 AM to 11:00 AM

Special Address: A review of Government policies in Africa and Lessons Learnt

Session-1: Policies, Priorities, and Regulation - How do Government Manage the Cashew Sector?

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Networking Coffee Break

11:30 AM to 11:45 AM

Presentation-2: Global RCN Crop Scenario in 2025: Review and Outlook

11:45 AM to 1:00 PM

Session-2: Country-wise 2025 RCN Crop Scenario: Review and Outlook

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Networking Lunch Sponsored by NES Century Exports Ltd

2:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Business Networking - Structured Meetings

2:30 PM to 2:45 PM

Presentation-3

2:45 PM to 3:30 PM

Session-3: RCN Trade: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

3:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Networking Coffee Break

4:00 PM to 4:15 PM

Presentation-4: Prosper Cashew Initiative

4:15 PM to 5:00 PM

Session-4: Technology & Innovation

5:00 PM to 5:45 PM

Session-5: Cashew Processing in Africa - What has Worked and How to Increase Capacity Utilisation?

7:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Gala Dinner at Firefly (Hilton Poolside)

Day 3 - Sunday, February 23, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Cashew Women Breakfast Meeting (Closed door)

9:30 AM to 9:45 AM

Presentation-5: Food safety and quality updates

9:45 AM to 10:00 AM

Presentation-6: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Regulations of EU: What does it mean to a cashew kernel supplier to the EU?

10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Session-6: CasheWomen Session

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM

Session-7: TBA

11:15 AM to 1:00 PM

Business Networking Tables - Structured Meetings (Parallel)

11:15 AM to 11:30 AM

Networking Break

11:30 AM to 11:45 PM

Presentation-7: Understanding cashew kernel markets for snack and ingredient usage

11:45 PM to 12:45 PM

Session-8: Cashew Kernel Markets in 2025: Trends and Opportunities

12:45 PM to 1:00 PM

Vote of Thanks

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Networking Lunch Sponsored by Foods' Co S.A. & close of WCC 2025