Networking opportunity for participants at PIPOC 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: The 8,000-odd participants expected at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board’s (MPOB) International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (PIPOC) 2017 from Nov 14-16 will be able to network and update themselves on the latest products, technological innovations and services related to the industry, as well as global oils and fats.

Director- General Dr Ahmad Kushairi Din said as the Malaysian oil palm industry celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, PIPOC 2017 was also tailored to reminisce on the industry’s achievements as well as chart its future direction.

“To commemorate achievements in the one century of oil palm cultivation in Malaysia, MPOB will organise a special evening forum on the first day of PIPOC 2017 to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

“The forum will be guided by the event’s theme with a discussion on the challenges faced by the industry, a trip down memory lane dating back a hundred years, as well as on how to entrench sustainability and technology best-practices for the long-term growth and well-being of the sector,” he said in a statement.

Ahmad Kushairi noted that the PIPOC 2017 theme, “Treasuring the Past, Charting the Future”, is timely and reflects an emphasis on the vital aspects of oil palm research and development, crucial in the 21st century.

PIPOC 2017 will have five concurrent conferences to provide a strategic platform to deliberate, debate and inform participants on the many facets of the palm oil industry - upstream, midstream, downstream, economics and marketing - as well as future trends.

Overall, about 50 countries will be gathered at the event and includes business decisions makers, top executives, policy makers as well as researchers, planters, economists and traders in oils and fats.

The conference will unveil the latest data and developments related to oil palm science, health and nutrition and economic outlook for the crop with the aim of improving the sector, as well as discuss new strategies to boost sustainability, competitiveness and address automation and trade challenges. — Bernama