17
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NATIONAL SEMINAR
FROM PLANTATION TO PRESERVATION:
THE ROLE OF OIL PALM IN SUSTAINABLE VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTION
14 - 16 July 2025
Berjaya Waterfront Hotel,
Johor Bahru, Johor
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The Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP), will be organizing the 17th National Seminar (NATSEM 2025) on 14 - 16 July 2025 at Berjaya Waterfront Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor, after a very successful National Seminar in 2024. NATSEM 2025 captures the challenges, trends and developments in the plantation industry especially oil palm, and its future. The national Seminar highlights the theme of “From Plantation to Preservation: The Role of Oil Palm in Sustainable Vegetable Oil Production” and aims to shed light on key aspects crucial for enhancing the economic viability and sustainability of the oil palm industry.
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SEMINAR REGISTRATION (EARLY BIRD)
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Event schedules
- 0700 - 0830
- Borneo 1 Room
Registration of Seminar Participants
- 0830 - 0840
- Grand Ballroom
Welcome Address
YBhg Datuk Haji Daud Amatzin, PJN, AISP, FISP
Chairman, The Incorporated Society of Planters
Keynote Address
Chairperson: Mr. M R Chandran, FISP
The Incorporated Society of Planters
- 0840 - 0920
- YBhg Dato’ Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor
- Grand Ballroom
Opportunities & Strategies to Improve the Profitability of the Oil Palm Business
Session I - Leadership and Management
Chairperson: Mr. Eric Kiu Kwong Seng
Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA)
- 0920 - 0950
- Mr. Joseph Tek Choon Yee
- Grand Ballroom
Navigating Oil Palm Business Growth from Field to Boardroom, Advocacy and Beyond
- 1000 - 1020
- Grand Ballroom
Special Address
YBhg Datuk Seri Johari bin Abdul Ghani
Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Malaysia
- 1020 - 1050
- Grand Ballroom
Official Opening
Guest of Honour: YAB Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
Premier of Sarawak
- 1050 - 1130
- Grand Ballroom
Refreshments & Tour of Exhibition
- 1130 - 1200
- Dr. N M Thangaraj
- Grand Ballroom
Landscape of Talent Management in the Malaysian Plantation Industry: Practical Implications for Reshaping the Sector
- 1200 - 1230
- Grand Ballroom
Discussion
- 1230 - 1430
Lunch & Tour of Exhibition
Session II - Productivity and Competitiveness (Good Agriculture Practices - Land and Labour)
Chairperson: Mr. Joshua Mathews
The incorporated Society of Planters
- 1430 - 1500
- Mr. Selvarajah L
- Grand Ballroom
Managing Oil Palm Replanting Challenges on Peat
- 1500 - 1530
- Mr. Narayanan Ramanathan
- Grand Ballroom
Addressing Plantation Rising Cost of Production
- 1530 - 1600
- Mr. Jaya Raj B
- Grand Ballroom
Enhancing Workers’ Productivity in Oil Palm Plantation through Mechanisation - Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) Group of Plantation
- 1600 - 1630
- Dr. Mohd Hefni Rusli
- Grand Ballroom
Effects of Five Biocontrol Products on Ganoderma Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm from Replanting to 10-year-old Mature Palm in Miri, Sarawak
- 1630 - 1710
- Grand Ballroom
Discussion
- 1710
Refreshment & Tour of Exhibition
- 1730 - 1930
Post Seminar Talk
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS (M) SDN. BHD. (ACM)
(Hi-Tea 55th Anniversary - By Invitation Only)
- 1930 - 2230
- Grand Ballroom
Seminar Dinner
Guest of Honour:
YB Datuk Seri Johari bin Abdul Ghani
Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Malaysia
Session III - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Chairperson: YBhg Dato' Henry Sackville Barlow, FISP
Southdene Sdn. Bhd.
- 0830 - 1900
- Mr. Napolean anak Royal Ningkos
- Grand Ballroom
Effects and Way Forward on The Implementation of ESG on Independent Oil Palm Smallholders in Sarawak, Malaysia
- 0900 - 0930
- Puan Nurul Hasanah Ahamed
- Grand Ballroom
Sustainability
- 0930 - 0950
- Grand Ballroom
Discussions
- 0950 - 1100
- Grand Ballroom
Refreshments & Tour of Exhibitions
Session IV - Milling and Processing
Chairperson: Mr. Fairuz Ismail
Tradewinds Plantation Berhad
- 1100 - 1130
- Dr. Azmil Haizam Ahmad Tarmizi
- Grand Ballroom
Managing Food Safety and Quality at the Palm Oil Midstream and Downstream Sectors
- 1130 - 1200
- Datin Stella Ambrose
- Grand Ballroom
Adopting Automation into Milling
- 1200 - 1220
- Grand Ballroom
Discussions
- 1220 - 1430
Lunch & Tour of Exhibition
- 1430 - 1630
- Grand Ballroom
Panel Discussion
Title: Opportunities & Strategies to Improve the Profitability of the Oil Palm Business
Moderator: YBhg. Dato' Dr. Mohamad Hashim Ahmad Tajudin, FISP
The Incorporated Society of Planters
Panel Members
1. Tuan Sirai Daha, Ministry of Food Industry,
Commodity and Regional Development Sarawak
2. Mr. Joseph Tek Choon Yee, Malaysian Palm Oil Association
3. Dr. Meilina Ong Abdullah, Malaysian Palm Oil Board
4. Mr. Paul Wong Hee Kwong, Sarawak Oil Palm Plantations
5. Mr. Mohd Sabre Salim, The Incorporated Society of Planters
6. Mr. Napolean Anak Royal Ningkos, Sarawak Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association
7. Mr. Borhan Bachi, FGV Holdings Berhad
- 1630 - 1645
- Grand Ballroom
Closing / Vote of Thanks
Tuan Haji Mohammad Fadzil Hitam
Vice-Chairman, The Incorporated Society of Planters
Chairman, Main Organising Task Force of NATSEM 2024
- 1730 - 1930
Post Seminar Talk
TIMAB MAGNESIUM (BY INVITATION ONLY)
- 0700 - 1700
Post Seminar Tours
Tour A: Sungai Balim Estate (Sarawak Plantation Berhad)
Tour B: Miri City Tour
Tour C: Niah National Park Tour
Tour D: Brunei Heritage Tour
Tour D: Saremas 1 Estate (Wilmar Plantations Sdn Bhd)