Keynote Speech

Chair: Ms Chen Yuxiu

09:10am	History of Yunnan Macadamia Industry
09:35am	Mystery guest

09:35am	To Be Decided by Presenter
10:00am	TBC

10:00am	Macadamia Industry & poverty alleviation
10:25am	Leader of Lincang government

10:45am	Market driving force of macadamia in China
11:10am	Zhang Liaoyuan

11:10am	Nutrition of Macadamia and Health
11:35am	Zhai Fengying (Secretary General of Chinese Nutrition Society)

11:35am	Overview of Global Tree Nut Industry
12:00pm	Michael Waring(INC vice chairman)

International industry overview
Chair: Michael Waring
	14:00pm-14:15pm		Ms. Chen Yuxiu
			China
	14:15pm-14:30pm		Jolyon Burnett
			Australia
	14:30pm-14:45pm		Barry Christie
			S. Africa
	14:45pm-15:00pm		Mbuagua Ngugi
			Kenya
	15:00pm-15:15pm		Alyssa Cho
			USA
	15:15pm-15:30pm		Pedro Piza
			Brazil

	16:00pm-16:15pm		Hoe Hoang
			Vietnam
	16:15pm-16:30pm		H.S.Pannu
			Macadamia development in Malawi
	16:30pm-16:45pm		Gabina Sol Quintas
			Mexico

16:45pm	Platinum Sponsor: MPC & MMI
17:00pm

17:00pm	Platinum Sponsor: Qiaqia Food
17:15pm

17:15pm	Global yield round table-Global industry statistics & data sharing
17:45pm

Session 1

China Session

Chair: To be coming

	08:45am-09:00am	Housekeeping
	09:00am-09:15am	High altitude ground planting
		Mr. Li Xiaobo
	09:15am-09:30am	System of high-quality and high-efficiency cultivation technique on ecological planting of Macadamia nut in hilly area in China
		Mr. Lu Sen
	09:30am-09:45am	Macadamia industry development in Guangxi
		Mr.Chen Haisheng
	09:45am-10:00am	Application of ethephon on the efficient macadamia harvest of mountainous area in Yunnan
		Dr. Liu Jin
	10:00am-10:15am	CNFA
		TBC
	10:15am-10:30am	Platinum Sponsor: Three Squirrels Co., ltd
	10:30am-10:45am	Morning tea & Trade Exhibition

Orchard management
Chair: Mr. Barry Christie
	10:45am-11:00am	Doing More with Less - integrated orchard management
		Jeremy Bright
	11:00am-11:15am	Management systems and yield of macadamia nuts in Central and Southern Africa
		Phillip Lee
	11:15am-11:30am	Influence of cultivar and season on leaf nutrient levels in South African macadamia orchards
		Andrew Sheard
	11:30am-11:45am	Modelling light in novel canopy architectures for increased production
		John Wilkie
	11:45am-12:00pm	Relative timing of vegetative and reproductive growth and competition in macadamia
		Hanna Toegel
	12:00pm-12:15pm	Case studies on orchard management
		Lenoi Kojetin
	12:15pm-12:30pm	Gold Sponsor: Yunnan Sanzhu Agricultural Scientific Co., Ltd

Chair: Richard Ray
	14:00pm-14:15pm	Pollination in macadamias
		Brad Howlett
	14:15pm-14:30pm	Initial assessment of intercropping macadamia in coffee plantations in Tay Nguyen – Vietnam.
		Mr. Vinh Tran
	14:30pm-14:45pm	The effect of plant density and tree training on early orchard flowering, yield and orchard light relations in macadamia
		Dr.John Wilkie
	14:45pm-15:00pm	The tree above ground represents the life below ground
		Chris Trump
	15:00pm-15:15pm	The methods and benefits of irrigation to Macadamia growers
		Jamie Zapp

Nursery production
Chair: Mr. Leonie Kojetin
	16:00pm-16:15pm	Nursery production in Australia
		Kim Wilson
	16:15pm-16:30pm	Nursery tree standards in South Africa
		Mark Hassenkamp
	16:30pm-16:45pm	Tissue culture of macadamias
		Eddie Yeung
	16:45pm-17:00pm	Early growth and yield of three varieties on 'Beaumont' and 'H2' rootstocks in central Queensland,Australia
		Hanna Toegel

17:00pm

Adjourning

Session 2

Pest & disease management

Chair: Alyssa Cho

	09:00am-09:15am	Characterization of Lepidoptera species associated with Macadacia nut damage in South Africa
		Gerda Fourie
	09:15am-09:30am	An international APP. for the identification and control of macadamia pests
		Chris Searle, SAMAC
	09:30am-09:45am	Taking a fully integrated approach to pest management in macadamias
		Dr Ruth Huwer
	09:45am-10:00am	Fast-track orchard productivity gain with attention to insidious Phytophthora in macadamia
		Dr. Femi Akinsanmi

Post-Harvest
Chair: Mr. Yang Bin
	10:45am-11:00am	Assessing the role of climate and altitude as drivers of geographical differences in total kernel recovery in South Africa
		Rohan Orford
	11:00am-11:15am	Post-harvest handling and processing
		Durran Bungay
	11:15am-11:30am	Post-harvest with Yunnan mountainous characteristics
		Wu Xueyun(Director)
	11:30am-11:45am	NIR Analysis of Macadamia nuts
		Dr.Kim Jones
	11:45am-12:00pm	Post-harvest quality of Macadamia kernel and lipidomic analysis
		Liu lei
	12:00pm-12:15pm	Gold Sponsor: Golden Macadamias
	12:15pm-12:30pm	Gold Sponsor: Yunnan Mojiang Agricultural Holding Co., Ltd

Breeding
	Chair:Mr. Bruce Topp
	14:00pm-14:15pm	Gene mapping and dwarf variety
		Dr.Wayne Hancock
	14:15pm-14:30pm	A genetic platform to assist with Macadamia breeding
		Kirsty Langdon
	14:30pm-14:45pm	Towards a reference genome for macadamia
		Dr Catherine Nock
	14:45pm-15:00pm	The history of genetic improvement on macadamia and the origin of commercial cultivars
		Dr.Craig Hardner
	15:00pm-15:15pm	Saving our Wild Macadamias
		Ian McConachie
	15:15pm-15:30pm	Macadamia hybrid breeding development in Yunnan
		Mr.He Xiyong
	15:30pm-15:45pm	Australian Macadamia Breeding program and future directions
		Dr Mobashwer Alam

Research Cooperation
	Chair: Mr. Jolyon Burnett
	16:00pm-17:00pm	All research delegates are invited to attend this group discussion aimed at identifying and prioritizing opportunities for improved global cooperation in macadamia research.
		Agreement signing
		Letter of appointment to experts
		Open to all researchers

Session 1

Global marketing

Chair: Richard Genet

08:45am	Housekeeping
09:00am

09:00am	Global Macadamia marketing puts spotlight on innovation
09:30am	Lynne Ziehlke (AMS）

09:30am	The import and export trade of macadamia in Southern Africa
09:45am	Werner Barnard (Golden)

09:45am	The import and export of macadamia in China
10:00am	Cheng Hung Kay
10:00am	Opportunities for macadamia demand stimulation and market development
10:15am	Larry McHugh (MMI)）

New Production and New Technologies
Chair: Walter Giuricich
10:30am	Marketing by world avocado organization
10:55am	Zac Bard

10:55am	Macadamia Flavor Development
11:10am	Zhang Jingfa (Qiaqia Food)

11:10am	Hand Crack
11:25am	Bui Quoc Hoan

11:25am	Exploitation and utilization of Macadamia nuts with Yunnan Characteristics
11:40am	Mr. Xiong Zhi

11:40am	Pasteurization of Nuts: Technologies developed to address new Regulations
11:55am	Cameon Ivarsson

11:55am	Food safety and Testing & Inspection
12:10pm	Ding Yuanming

12:10pm	Platinum Sponsor: Yunnan Macadamia Industry Development Co., ltd
12:25pm

Research Cooperation
Chair: Mr. Jolyon Burnett
14:00pm	Unification of global macadamia standards
14:15pm	Myles Osborn
14:15pm	Discussion
15:30pm

Session 2

Lincang Session

Chair:Wang Weibin

09:00am	Agricultural Standardization System Construction to build an Alliance Brand
09:15pm	Si Rong

09:15am	“Best of LinCang”— Mechanism Innovation of Agricultural Branding
09:30pm	Ma Dong

09:30am	The Natural Resource Superiority and Efficient Technology of Macadamia Cultivation in Lincang
09:45pm	Yang Jianrong

09:45am	Key Technology Research on Macadamia Breading and Cultivation in China
10:00pm	Zhan Rulin

New & Traditional Regions Communication
Chair: Ms Lizel Pretorius
10:30am	South Africa
10:45am	Ian Williams

10:45am	Brazil
11:00am	Joao Paulo Leiva

11:00am	Zimbabwe
11:15am	Grant Bramsen

11:15am	Australia
11:30am	Andrew Starkey

11:30am	USA
11:45am	Chris Trump

11:45am	Macadamias in Mexico at high altitudes
12:00pm	Gabina Sol Quintas

12:00pm	Planting and scientific research of macadamia in Guizhou
12:15pm	Mr.Fan Jianxin

14:00pm	Agricultural experts’ answering meeting of International Macadamia
16:00pm

Closing ceremony
To be coming
16:00pm-17:30pm	Closing Ceremony of 8th IMS	A.Conference wrap up and summary (Jolyon Burnett)
		B.Prize-giving of lifetime achievement award, outstanding contribution award, innovation award & friendship award
		C.Announcement of 9th IMS City 1.Announcement 2.Transfer the IMS flag 3.The speech by 9th IMS Representative
		D. Host activities & Closure