Strategies for Enhancing the Sustainable Productivity of Indian SoybeanSession Chair : Dr. D.K. Yadava, Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR (Confirmation Awaited)

10:40 - 10:45 Opening remarks by the Session Chair

10:45 - 11:00 Presentation — Dr. K.H. Singh, Director, ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore

11:00 - 11:45 Panel Discussion

                       Strategies for Enhancing the Sustainable Productivity of Indian Soybean

                       Moderator: Prof. S.K. Rao, former Vice-Chancellor

                       Panellists :  Dr. A.K. Vyas, former Vice-Chancellor,

                                          Dr. R.K. Mathur, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research,

                                          Mr. Ashish Upadhyay, UPL Limited, Mr. Prakash Jain, Green Gold Agritech

11:45 - 12:00  SANKALP

                        A Large-Scale Intelligent Platform for Understanding the Dynamics of the Soybean Value Chain — Dr. Alok Mukherjee, LeadsConnect

12:00 - 12:15 Sustainability and Regenerative Agriculture in Soybean — Dr. Suresh Motwani - Solidaridad

12:15 - 12:25 Questions and the Session Chair’s concluding remarks

12:25 - 12:30 Mementos to the Session Chair, speakers and panellists; vote of thanks

Value Addition: New Frontiers in Soy Foods

Session Chair: Dr. Mahavir Sharma, ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore

12:30 – 12:35   Opening remarks by the Session Chair

12:35 – 12:55   The Future of Soy Protein Processing: Emerging Extrusion Technologies for Next-Generation Foods — Dr. Mian N. Riaz, Texas A&M University, USA

12:55 – 01:15   New Avenues for Value-Added Soy Foods — Dr. Dipika Agrahar Murugkar, Centre of Excellence on Soybean Processing and Utilization, ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal

01:15 – 01:30   Interactive and Concluding remarks by the Session Chair; mementos

 02:30 – 02:50   Presentation — Novel Deodorization Technology with Focus on Micronutrient Recovery in Soybean Oil

                          By- Sanjay Rathi: Alfa Laval

02:50 – 03:10   Technology Pathways for Value Addition in Soybean Processing

                          By - Ms. Aarti Chame, DVC

03:10 – 03:15   Felicitation   

                          ‘Legacy and the Leap: A Conversation Across Generations’

                          Moderator:  Mr. D.N. Pathak, Executive Director, SOPA

                                                Mr. G.K. Sood, veteran commodity expert and economist,

                                                in conversation with

                                                Mr. Avdhesh Goenka and

                                                Mr. Aakash Matlani next-generation industry leaders 

Futures Trading: Boon or Bane?

                          Moderator: Mr. G. Chandrashekhar

04:00 – 04:50     Panel Discussion

                          Panellists:    Mr. Amit Maheshwari, Senior Vice President, MCX;

                          Mr. A. Janakiraman, Head Soy Operations, Suguna Foods,  

                          One FPO Representative

06:30 – 07:00    Processing, Export and Sales Awards

07:00 – 0800     SOPA - Special Awards

08:00 – 10:30    Cocktails, entertainment programme and gala dinner