TROPICAL FRUIT CONGRESS

The Tropical Fruit Congress is the first event in Europe dedicated to exotic fruits.

Two days of activities are scheduled to delve into and examine current market trends, consumption, trade, but also scientific developments, technology and methods of selling products that are increasingly in demand in global markets.

The significant growth in global demand for tropical fruits will be analysed and examined in depth with the world’s leading players in the field.

2019 EDITION

TROPICAL OVERVIEW

First session fully dedicated to the exotic sector in its entirety, with important data, market trends and special focuses on emerging products such as lime, papaya and passion fruit.

PINEAPPLE DAY

A unique appointment with the masters of pineapple covering all the aspects revolving around this particular fruit’s supply chain, step by step from production to distribution and technologies.

FRUIT RETAIL HANDLING WORKSHOP

This workshop is intended for shippers and wholesale, retail, and produce managers who are involved in handling and ripening tropical fruits. This 3-hour technical workshop has the objective to provide post-harvest biology and technology information to reduce avocado, lime, papaya, passion fruit, pineapple and mango losses at the receiving end and delivering ready-to-eat, delicious fruits to the costumer.

PROGRAM

The Tropical Fruit Congress is an all-round event dedicated to exotic fruits. 2 sessions have been scheduled. Here below the full detailed program:

Opening Day
Second Day

WEDNESDAY 9TH OF SEPTEMBER2:30PM - 6:00PM

		MARKETING & TRADE: THE AVOCADO MARKET Coordinated by Prof. Roberto Della Casa – Agroter / University of Bologna
01	2:30pm	Participants’ registration
02	3:00pm	RENZO PIRACCINI – MACFRUT Welcome Speech
03	3:10pm	DARIA LODI – CSO Avocado Consumption in Europe
04	3:30pm	THOMAS PADILLA – MISSION PRODUCE Production time windows
05	3:50pm	SAID BANNANY – TOTAL EXOTICS Traditional and new supplying countries
06	4:10pm	Networking Coffee Break
07	4:30pm	Coffee Break
08	5:30pm	ROUND-TABLE: HOW TO SELL AVOCADOS IN EUROPE Comparing experiences with top players and retailers
09	6:00pm	Networking Tropical Happy Hour

THURSDAY 10TH OF SEPTEMBER10:00AM - 1:30PM

		PRODUCTION & POST-HARVEST: WHAT’S NEW IN THE AVOCADO WORLD Coordinated by Pierre Escodo – Eurofresh Distribution
01	10:00am	Participants’ registration
02	10:30am	THERESE BRUWER – WESTFALIA Avocado cultivars
03	10:50am	MICHAEL HORNEY – PERUVIAN AGRITRADE Evolution of the avocado sector in Peru
04	11:10am	JORGE RESTREPO – CORPOHASS Evolution of the avocado sector in Colombia
05	11:30am	ANDREA PASSANISI – SICILIA AVOCADO Focus on Italian production
06	11:50am	Networking Coffee Break
07	12:10pm	EELKE WESTRA – WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Avocado quality improvements in post-harvest
08	12:30pm	TECHNICAL WORKSHOP: POST-HARVEST INNOVATIONS Comparing experiences with top technologies’ producers
09	1:30pm	Networking Tropical Cocktail

SPEAKERS

The program of speakers, workshops and discussions feature a special lineup of experts from around the globe.
It includes university teachers, researchers, CEOs and marketing managers of the most important exotic fruit organizations. Here’s the speakers: