7:30-8:30

Registration

9:00-10:45

Opening

10:45-11:15

Coffee break

PL1.1

11:15-11: 50

Dynamics of the global sugar industry: current state and outlook

Mr. Arvind Chudasama, Deputy Editor, International Sugar Journal, London, UK.

PL1.2

11:50-12:25

Insight & perspective of sugar & bio-fuel in India

Mr. Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) Government of India.

TL1.1

12:25-12:40

Performance evaluation of antifoams and antiscalants

Dr. Berd Weyershausen, Keller & Bohacek GmbH & Co. KG (KEBO), Germany.

TL1.2

12:40-12:55

Successful beet sugar factory and refinery projects and challenges in implementation

Mr. Maik Schlosser, BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt GmbH, Germany.

TL1.3

12:55-13:10

Cleaning technologies for the sugar industry made simple

Mr. Russell Vince, Skatoskalo International Limited, UK.

TL1.4

13:10-13:25

Evaluation of Automatic Filtration Equipment for Polarimetric Analysis

Mr. Philipp Neumann, SCHMIDT + HAENSCH GmbH & Co., Germany.

TL1.5

13:25-13:45

Breaking barriers: High-capacity de-lumping and fine screening in the sugar industry

Mr. Tristan Stephan, RHEWUM GmbH, Germany.

13:45-15:30

Lunch

PL2.1

15:30-16:05

Energy efficiency is a new trend in the global sugar industry

Mr. Sanjay Awasthi, President of the Sugar Technologists’ Association of India.

PL2.2

16:05-16:40

Eco-friendly decolorization technology in sugar refining: A sustainable and low-cost approach to enhance purification processes

Mr. Emmanuel Sarir, CEO and President of Carbo Solutions International (CSI), USA.

TL2.1

16:40-16:55

Large and small capacity single shaft lime kiln: Innovation, tradition, and optimization of the burning efficiency and energy balance

Mr. Daniele Terruzzi, TENENS SAS S.r.l. unipersonale, Italy.

TL2.2

16:55-17:05

An introduction to Stord International AS technologies

Mr. Jan Heldal, Stord International AS, Norway.

TL2.3

17:05-17:25

Revolutionizing mill spares: Innovations for cost efficiency and enhanced productivity in sugar mills

Mr. Mohsin Shaikh, Fortek International Ltd, India.

TL2.4

17:25-17:45

Putsch® Smart Slicing System – The drive for cossette perfection

Mr. Martin Hermann, Putsch GmbH, Germany.

TL2.5

17:45-18:05

Improving the efficiency of extraction of sugar cane mills using rollers with compound triple pitch

Eng.  Mohammed Helal, Egyptian Sugar & Integrated Industries Company, Egypt.

TL2.6

18:05-18:25

Application of hypochlorite compounds in the sugar industry: technical and economic aspect

Dr. Ahmed N. Gad, Egyptian Sugar & Integrated Industries Company, Egypt.

18:30-20:00

Get together in the exhibition area

19:30-22:00

Dinner

PL3.1

9:00-9:45

Sustainable production of sugarcane for sugar and bioenergy: how far we can go?

Prof. Prakash Lakshmanan, Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China.

PL3.2

9:45-10:20

Management of Cercospora Leaf Spot in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving strains of Cercospora

Dr. Melvin Bolton, Sugar Beet and Potato Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fargo, USA.

TL3.1

10:20-10:35

An introduction to APRO Polska technologies

Ms. Anita Blaszykm, APRO Polska Sp. z o.o., Poland.

TL3.2

10:35-10:50

The benefits of using wedge wire screens in a continuous centrifuge

Mr. Markus Weingartner, ANDRITZ AG, Stattegger Str. 18, 8045 Graz, Austria.

TL3.3

10:50-11:10

Improvement of sugarcane breeding program of the Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Company

Dr. Bazied Mohamed, Egyptian Sugar & Integrated Industries Company, Egypt.

TL3.4

11:10-11:10

MERCIER: Sugar Mill Performances at the Core of Our Challenges

Mr. Martín Cabezón, Talleres Mercier, Spain.  

TL3.5

11:20-11:30

An introduction to Atef Habib Rizk & Co services

Eng. Mahmoud Ismail, Atef Habib Rizk & Co, Egypt.

11:30-12:00

Coffee break

PL4.1

12:00-12:35

Cercospora leaf spot: Epidemiology and Management in the USA

 Prof. Gary Secor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.

TL4.1

12:35-12:55

Descaling treatment of sugarcane evaporative tubes using Organic acids solution

Dr.  Ali Hamam, Egyptian Sugar & Integrated Industries Company, Egypt.

TL4.2

12:55-13:15

Practical experiments of ethanol produced from molasses on the combustion and emission performance in an industrial burner

Dr. Saad El-malla, Delta Sugar Company, Egypt.

TL4.3

13:15-13:35

Physico-chemical and microbiological changes during long-term storage of beet thick juice under the climatic conditions in Egypt: A joint venture between Savola Group and Faculty of Sugar and Integrated Industries Technology

Mr. Adel A. Abdellah, Alexandria Sugar Company (Savola), Egypt

Ms. Marwa Abdelhak, Faculty of Sugar & Integrated Industries Technology, Assiut University, Egypt.

13:35-15:30

Lunch

14:00-17:00

Visit Karnak Temple

18:00-20:00

Get together in the exhibition area

20:00-22:00

Dinner

PL5.1

9:00-9:35

Advancing industrial processes: rusonic's innovations in enhancing biogas production

Prof. Lalit Vashishta, CEO, Founder Diva Envitec Pvt Ltd, India.

TL5.1

9:35-9:55

Nitrogen fertilization management and its effect on technological properties and raffinose formation of sugar beet

Dr. Ibrahim Abdel-Ghaney, Delta Sugar Company, Egypt.

TL5.2

9:55-10:15

Sucrose accumulation and maturity dates of six sugarcane genotypes

Dr. Mohamed Bekheet, Sugar Crops Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Egypt.

TL5.3

10:15-10:35

Future opportunities and challenges for artificial intelligence applications in the sugar industry: Reality and expectations

Dr. Aly Ghaly, Delta Sugar Company, Egypt.

10:35-11:05

Coffee break

11:05-11:45

The closing session, and Departure