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GUEST OF HONOUR OF RT10 OPENING CEREMONY

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore
 
 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Professor Tommy Koh
Ambassador-At-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
 


PREPARATORY CLUSTERS
Preparatory Cluster 1: P&C Review Process and Outcome
Chairperson
Adam Harrison
Vice President I RSPO, Senior Policy Officer for Food & Agriculture, World Wildlife Fund Scotland
Speaker
Neil Judd
Director and Co-founder, Proforest
Speaker
Dr Gan Lian Tiong
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Head of Sustainability, PT Musim Mas Group
Speaker
Norman Jiwan
RSPO Executive Board, Head of Department for Social and Environmental Risks Mitigation Initiatives, Sawit Watch
Speaker
Dr Yap Son Kheong
Independent Auditor, SIRIM QAS International
 
 
Speaker
Adam Keatts
Economic Team Leader, Conservation International
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 2: Smallholders (Session 1 of 2)
Chairperson
Sandra Seeboldt
Policy Advisor Private Sector, Oxfam Novib
Speaker
Dr Simon Lord
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Group Director for Sustainability, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL)
Speaker
Dr Piers Gillespie
Commodity Supply Chain Manager, Asia Pacific Solidaridad Network
Speaker
Triyanto Fitriyardi
Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation
Speaker
Pavithra Ramani
Senior Project Manager, ProForest
 
 
Speaker
Dr Yotsawin Kukeawkasem
Smallholder Farming & Agribusiness Expert Consultant to Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 2: Smallholders (Session 2 of 2)
Chairperson
Norman Jiwan
RSPO Executive Board, Head of Department for Social and Environmental Risks Mitigation Initiatives, Sawit Watch
Speaker
Julia Majail
Taskforce on Smallholders and Dispute Settlement Facility Manager, RSPO
Speaker
Daniel May
Project Director - Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Thailand, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Speaker
Dani Rahadian P Hidayat
Palm Oil Senior Program Officer for Smallholder Engagement
, World Wildlife Fund Indonesia
Speaker
Tuan Haji Wahid Omar
Head of Crop and Livestock Unit, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
 
 
Speaker
Ian Orrell
Executive Director, Papua New Guinea's Palm Oil Council
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 3: New Frontiers and Emerging Markets
Chairperson
Gert Vandersmissen
Vice President IV RSPO, Group Director of Operations, SIAT Group
Speaker
German Vegarra
Global Head of Agribusiness & Forestry, International Finance Corporation
Speaker
Tulio Dias Brito
Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Manager, Agropalma Group
Speaker
Alexandra Booth
Manager of Sustainability, Olam International Ltd
Speaker
Dr S Baskar Reddy
Head of Agriculture, Food Processing and Water, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
 
 
Speaker
Dr Sun Weijun
Julong Group Office Director, Julong Group China
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 4: HCV and Biodiversity Management (Session 1 of 2)
Chairperson
Dr Junaidi Payne
Executive Director, Borneo Rhino Alliance (BORA)
Speaker
Michal Zrust
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Biodiversity and Palm Oil Project Manager, The Zoological Society of London, Indonesia
Speaker
Olivier Tichit
Director of Marketing, PT Tolan Tiga Indonesia (SIPEF Group)
Speaker
Beth Gingold
Project POTICO Research Lead, World Resources Institute
Speaker
Peter Heng
Managing Director of Communications and Sustainability, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR)
 
 
Speaker
Graham Usher
Protected Areas Planner, PanEco
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 4: HCV and Biodiversity Management (Session 2 of 2)
Chairperson
Dato' Henry S. Barlow
Non-Executive Director, Sime Darby Berhad
Speaker
Calley Beamish
Sustainability Senior Manager, Wilmar International Ltd, HCV Resource Network
Speaker
Dr Jamartin Sihite
Chief Executive Officer, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF)
Speaker
Dr Marcus Colchester
HCV Resource Network
Speaker
Bilge Daldeniz
HCV Resource Network
 
 
Speaker
Tang Men Kon
Head-In-Charge, Plantation Sustainability & Quality Management, Sime Darby Plantation
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 5: Greenhouse Gas (Session 1 of 2)
Chairperson
Dr Jan Kees Vis
President RSPO, Global Director Sustainable Sourcing Development, Unilever
Speaker

Environmental Scientist, Unilever
Speaker
Timothy J Killeen
Scientist, World Wildlife Fund USA
Speaker
Surin Suksuwan
Consultant to RSPO
Speaker
Melissa Chin
GHG Manager, RSPO
 
 
Speaker
Faizal Parish
Director, Global Environment Centre & Co-Chair Peatland Working Group
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 5: Greenhouse Gas (Session 2 of 2)
Chairperson
Adrian Suharto
Sustainability Manager, Neste Oil Corporation
Speaker
Ilmari Lastikka
Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Neste Oil Corporation
Speaker
Dr Andy Gent
Biofuels Sustainability Officer, Shell Group
Speaker
Arjen Brinkmann
Director and Principal Consultant, Brinkmann Consultancy
Speaker
Karl Heinz Schnau
Project Manager, Federal Office for Agriculture & Food (BLE)
 
 
Speaker
Dr Fahmuddin Agus
Senior Researcher, Indonesian Soil Research Institute
Speaker
Ben Ridley
Head of Sustainability Affairs, Asia Pacific Region, Credit Suisse
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 6: Complaints and Dispute Settlement Facility (DSF)
Chairperson
Johan Verburg
RSPO Executive Board, Coordinator Private Sector, Oxfam Novib
Speaker
Ravindran Krishnan
Complaints Coordinator, RSPO
Speaker
Dr Ramy Bulan
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University Malaya
Speaker
Dr Marcus Colchester
Director, Forest Peoples Programme
Speaker
Simon Siburat
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Group Sustainability Controller, Wilmar Group
 
 
Speaker
Aryo Gustomo
RSPO Scheme Manager for ASEAN, BSI Group Singapore Pte Ltd
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 7: Certification and Accreditation
Chairperson
Simon Siburat
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Group Sustainability Controller, Wilmar Group
Speaker
Anne Gabriel
Communications Director, RSPO
Speaker
Hidde van Kersen
RSPO Executive Board, Sustainability Director, IOI Loders Croklaan
Speaker
Guntars Laguns
Managing Director, Accreditation Services International GmbH (ASI)
Speaker
Inge Triwulandari
Management System Auditor, PT SAI Global Indonesia
 
 
Speaker
Dr Simon Lord
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Group Director for Sustainability, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL)
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 8: Industry Best Management Practices
Chairperson
M.R. Chandran
Advisor to RSPO & Honorary Member, RSPO
Speaker
Juzer Jangbarwala
Chief Technology Officer, Platinum NanoChem Sdn Bhd
Speaker
Kumaran Rajagopal
Principal Agronomist, Sime Darby Research Sdn Bhd
Speaker
Dr Thomas Fairhurst
Director, Tropical Crop Consultants Ltd (Representing Cargill Incorporated)
Speaker
Azlan Adnan
General Plant Superintendent, Cargill Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd
 
 
 
 

Preparatory Cluster 9: Supply Chain (eTrace System) and Trademark
Chairperson
Joko Arif
RSPO Executive Board, Sustainable Development Manager, Carrefour Indonesia
Speaker
Daphne Hameeteman
Implementation Manager Traceability, UTZ Certified
Speaker
Bob Norman
General Manager, GreenPalm
Speaker
Cherie Tan
Global Director, Sustainable Sourcing of Renewable and Smallholder Development, Unilever
Speaker
Olivier van Oort
Consultant to RSPO
 
 
 
 


PLENARY SESSIONS
Plenary Session 1: RSPO - A Decade of Success; and Its Significance Ahead
Chairperson
Professor Bungaran Saragih
Advisor to RSPO
Speaker
M.R. Chandran
Advisor to RSPO & Honorary Member, RSPO
Speaker
Edi Suhardi
Vice President II RSPO, Head of Sustainability, Agro Harapan Lestari
Speaker
Dr Gan Lian Tiong
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Head of Sustainability, PT Musim Mas Group
Speaker
Cherie Tan
Global Director, Sustainable Sourcing of Renewable and Smallholder Development, Unilever
 
 
Speaker
Julian Walker-Palin
Head of Corporate Sustainability, Wal-Mart Stores Inc
 
 

Plenary Session 2: Sustainability - The Next Level
Chairperson
Darrel Webber
Secretary General, RSPO
Speaker
Dr Jennifer Lucey
The Royal Society's South East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP)
Speaker
Dr S Baskar Reddy
Head of Agriculture, Food Processing and Water, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Speaker
Professor Benjamin Cashore
Environmental Governance & Political Science, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
Speaker
Dorjee Sun
Executive Director, Carbon Agro Pte Ltd
 
 
Speaker
Dr Jan Kees Vis
President RSPO, Global Director Sustainable Sourcing Development, Unilever
 
 

Plenary Session 3: Meeting Commitments and Continuous Performance Along The Supply Chain
Chairperson
Hidde van Kersen
RSPO Executive Board, Sustainability Director, IOI Loders Croklaan
Speaker
Professor Jirong Sun
Senior Advisor for SR and Sustainability, WWF China &
Senior CSR Consultant, CIM Germany
Speaker
Harald Sauthoff
Vice President, Global Procurement Natural Oils and Oleochemicals, BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH
Speaker
Joko Arif
RSPO Executive Board, Sustainable Development Manager, Carrefour Indonesia
Speaker
Agnes Pondaven
Sustainable Palm Oil Project Leader, Carrefour Indonesia
 
 
Speaker
Anneke Assink
Category Group Procurement Manager, Royal FrieslandCampina NV
 
 

Plenary Session 4: Investment Challenges in the New Frontiers
Chairperson
Adam Harrison
Vice President I RSPO, Senior Policy Officer for Food & Agriculture, World Wildlife Fund Scotland
Speaker
Marcello Brito
Commercial & Sustainability Director, Agropalma Group
Speaker
Dr Arun Venkataraman
Vice President of Sustainability, Olam Palm Gabon, Olam International Ltd
Speaker
Jens Mesa-Dishington
Executive President, Fedepalma
Speaker
Neil Judd
Director and Co-founder, Proforest
 
 
 
 

Plenary Session 5: Smallholder Achievements and Sustainability
Chairperson
Dr Simon Lord
Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board, Group Director for Sustainability, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL)
Speaker
Daniel May
Project Director - Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Thailand, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Speaker
Daniel Tan
Council Member, Malaysian Estate Owners' Association
Speaker
Senniah Appalasamy
Client Manager/ Lead Auditor, BSI Group Singapore Pte Ltd
Speaker
Anthony Yeow
General Manager, PT Hindoli
 
 
 
 

Plenary Session 6: Multistakeholders Initiative-CEO Forum of Roundtables
Chairperson
Sameer C. Mohindru
Commodities Correspondent, Dow Jones Newswires & Wall Street Journal
Speaker
Darrel Webber
Secretary General, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Speaker
Agustin Mascotena
Executive Director, Round Table for Responsible Soy Association (RTRS)
Speaker
Alistair Monument
Asian Regional Director, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Speaker
Brad Ack
Director, Strategic Initiatives Office of the CEO, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
 
 
Speaker
Nick Goodall
Chief Executive Officer, Bonsucro