The 3rd ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
- focusing on food, flour and rice milling -
April 8, 2014 - 10:00-17:00 
The BITEC - Meeting Room 224-225 (2^nd Floor), Bangkok, Thailand

COFFEE

10:00-10:30
KEYNOTE
'World Rice Reform'
Speaker:
Niphond Wongtra-ngan, Thai Rice Millers Association, Thailand  

 10:30-11:00
Presentation One    
''New Analysis Methods for Rice and Flour Milling'
Speaker:
Raymond Wu, Perten Instruments, Australia
 
11:00-11:30
Presentation Two
'Encouraging the adoption of sustainable and energy efficient rice processing'
Speaker:
Nick Wilkins, Buhler Group, Switzerland

11:30-12:00
Presentation Three
'Storing Rice to Protect its Quality'
Speaker:
Pablo Fernández, Silos Cordoba, Spain

12:00-13:00
LUNCH

SESSION B: Flour & Rice - Grain Processing and Handling
13:00-13:30
Presentation Four
'Expert Experience and Fuzzy Control for High-Efficient Feed Pelleting' 
Speaker:
Bob Chen, Muyang, China

13:00-14:00
Presentation Five
'Efficient Milling. Premium End Products'
Speaker:
Roman Inauen, Buhler Group, Switzerland

14:00-14:30
Presentation Six      
'The KAHL Group - Innovative Grain and Legumes Processing Technology'
Speaker;
Dennis Peukert, Area Manager, Amandus Kahl, Germany

14:30-15:00
Presentation Seven
'Extrusion Technology for Processing Cereals'
Speaker;
Mian N. Riaz, Ph.D, Director, Food Protein R&D Center and Head - Extrusion Technology Program
Graduate Faculty, Nutrition and Food Science Department, Texas A&M University, USA

15:00-15:15
COFFEE

SESSION C: Flour & Rice - Milling Technology and Development
15:15-15:45
Presentation Eight   
'The new Frontier of Organic Rice and Rice Products for Healthy Life'
Speaker:
Dr Laddawan Kunnoot, former-Assistant Director General of Rice Department and
Director of Bureau of Rice Products Development, Rice Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative, Thailand and now working in the private sector

15:45:16:15
Presentation Nine
'Plant Solutions from Grain to Noodles and Pasta'
Speaker:
Robert Zhu, Buhler Group, Switzerland

16:15-16:45
Presentation Ten
'Millings Impact on the Production of Seafood'
Speaker:
Roy Palmer, Executive Director, International Association of Seafood Professionals, Australia

16:45-17:00
Presentation Eleven
 'Benefits of Rice Fortification'
Speaker:
Judith Smit, Rice Fortification Manager, World Food Programme, Thailand

17:00-17:20
Presentation Twelve
'Product Development from Rice'
Speaker:
Dr Amara Wiengweera, Rice Department, MAF, Thailand
 

17:20
Close  - 'World Rice Overview - Supply & Demand'
Roger Gilbert, Grain & Feed Milling Technology, United Kingdom  
 

For the third time GRAPAS Asia Exhibition will host a milling conference focused on rice, flour and other food milling topics. 

GRAPAS the exhibition hosted by Victam International to run alongside its Victam Asia and FIAAP Exhibitions in Bangkok, Thailand (from April 8-10, 2014) at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC). Perendale Publishers Limited – the publishers of the International Milling Directory and the long-standing Grain and Feed Milling Technology magazine – is proud to be txhe chosen patron of the GRAPAS Conference and sponsor of the 2014 GRAPAS Awards.

Keeping firmly in mind the need to provide information and new ideas in a timely and efficient way, the 2014 GRAPAS Conference Asia will be held on the opening day of the Exhibition – April 8, 2014 from 10:00-17:00 - in three parts; one morning and two afternoon sessions. The Conference will be in English with simultaneous translation into/from Thai. Morning and afternoon coffee and refreshements will be provided (but not lunch). There is no participation fee for those who register in advance. Registering on spot costs US$10. We are expecting between 100-200 delegates over the course of the day.

Pre-registered attendees will receive a 'Certificate of Attenance' at the end of the day together with a 2014 subscription to GFMT magazine. All attendees will receive a copy of the latest edition of the International Milling Directory 2013-14. There will be an opportunity for attendees to meet with speakers and other delegates during the coffee breaks.

REGISTER NOW! The Theme of Conference –
Guaranteeing safety through greater use of technology in the milling process in food, flour and rice processing
"This time we have split the conference into three separate sessions focusing on food, flour and rice, from the control of raw material and product quality at each step of the milling process. This format will make it easier for attendees to step in and out of the conference to suit their needs on what will be a busy show day," says organiser Roger Gilbert.

GRAPAS Conference Asia 2014 would like to thank sponsors who include:
Muyang, China; Texas A&M, USA; Buhler Group, Switzerland;' Amandus Khal, Germany; Silos Cordoba, Spain; Perten, Sweden, Agentis Innovations, Thailand, the Marketing Organisation for Thai Farmers; Thai Rice Millers Association and the Ministry of Agriculture, Thailand.