Opening Ceremony

09:00am	Welcome speech
09:15am	Chen Yuxiu

09:15am	Keynote speech:Macadamia Industry & poverty alleviation
09:45am	Leader of Licang government

09:45am	Keynote speech: Market driving force of macadamia in China
10:15am	Three Squirrels (Zhang Liaoyuan)

10:15am	Keynote speech:History of Yunnan Macadamia Industry
10:45am	Mystery guest

11:15am	Keynote speech:Nutrition of Macadamia and Health
11:45am	Zhai Fengying (Seretary General of Chinese Nutrition Society)

11:45am	Keynote speech:Macadamia health research
12:15pm	Joan Sabate

12:15pm	Sponsor presentations
12:30pm

International industry overview
	14:00pm-14:15pm		Ms. Chen Yuxiu
			China
	14:15pm-14:30pm		Jolyon Burnett
			Australia
	14:30pm-14:45pm		Barry Christie
			S. Africa
	14:45pm-15:00pm		Mbuagua Ngugi
			Kenya
	15:00pm-15:15pm		Alyssa Cho
			USA
	15:15pm-15:30pm		Pedro Piza
			Brazil

	16:00pm-16:15pm		Hoe Hoang
			Vietnam
	16:15pm-16:30pm		H.S.Pannu
			Macadamia development in Malawi
	16:30pm-16:40pm		Gabina Sol Quintas
			Mexico
	16:40pm-16:50pm		Coming soon…
			Zimbabwe or Nigeria
	16:50pm-17:00pm		Coming soon…
			Guatemala

17:00pm	Global yield round table-Global industry statistics & date sharing Group discussion
17:30pm

17:30pm

Adjourning

Session 1

High Altitude Production

	Chair: Ms. Chen Yuxiu
	09:00am-09:15pm	High altitude/steep ground plantingand post-harvest handling
		Mr. Li Xiaobo
	09:15am-09:30am	System of high-quality and high-efficiency cultivation technique on ecological planting of Macadamia nut in hilly area in China
		Mr. Lu Sen
	09:30am-09:45am	Exploitation and utilization of Macadamia nuts with Yunnan Characteristics
		Mr. Xiong Zhi
	09:45am-10:00am	Macadamia development in Guangxi China
		Mr. Chen Haisheng
	10:00am-10:15am	Macadamias in Mexico at high altitudes
		Gabina Sol Quintas

Orchard management
	Chair: Mr. Barry Christie
	10:45am-11:00am	Doing More with Less - integrated orchard management
		Jeremy Bright
	11:00am-11:15am	Management systems and yield of macadamia nuts in Central and Southern Africa
		Phillip Lee
	11:15am-11:30am	Influence of cultivar and season on leaf nutrient levels in South African macadamia orchards
		Andrew Sheard
	11:30am-11:45am	Tree height control using selective limb removal
		Sophie Parks (Trevor Olesen and David Robertson)
	11:45am-12:00pm	Modelling light in novel canopy architectures for increased production
		Dr Neil White
	12:00pm-12:15pm	Coming soon…
		Coming soon…
	12:15pm-12:30pm	Sponsor presentations

	14:00pm-14:15pm	The effect of plant density and tree training on early orchard flowering, yield and orchard light relations in macadamia
		John Wilkie
	14:15pm-14:30pm	Pollination in macadamias
		Brad Howlett
	14:30pm-14:45pm	Initial assessment of intercropping macadamia in coffee plantations in Tay Nguyen – Vietnam.
		Mr. Vinh Tran
	14:45pm-15:00pm	The tree above ground represents the life below ground
		Chris Trump
	15:00pm-15:15pm	Coming soon…
		Hanna Toelgel
	15:15pm-15:30pm	Coming soon…
		Coming soon…

Nursery production
	Chair: Mr. Leonie Kotejin
	16:00pm-16:15pm	Seedling Cultivation with Yunnan Characteristics
		Yang Bin
	16:15pm-16:30pm	Nursery production in Australia
		Kim Wilson
	16:30pm-16:45pm	Nursery tree standards in South Africa
		Mark Hassenkamp
	16:45pm-17:00pm	Tissue culture of macadamias
		Alan Sanders

17:00pm

Adjourning

Session 2

Pest & disease management

	Chair: Coming soon…
	09:00am-09:15am	Species identity and diversity of two of the most damaging insects pests currently of concern to macadamia growers in South Africa
		Gerda Fourie
	09:15am-09:30am	An international APP. for the identification and control of macadamia pests
		Chris Searle, SAMAC
	09:30am-09:45am	Stink bug control using enthopatogenic fungi
		Carlos de Los Rios
	09:45am-10:00am	Taking a fully integrated approach to pest management in macadamias
		Dr Ruth Huwer & Craig Maddox
	10:00am-10:15am	Fast-track orchard productivity gain with attention to insidious Phytophthora in macadamia
		Dr. Femi Akinsanmi

Post-Harvest
	Chair: Mr. Yang Bin
	10:45am-11:00am	Assessing the role of climate and altitude as drivers of geographical differences in total kernel recovery in South Africa
		Rohan Orford
	11:00am-11:15am	Post-harvest handling and processing
		Doran Bungay
	11:15am-11:30am	Non-destructive testing of macadamia quality and other nuts using hyperspectral imaging
		Shahla Hossein Bai
	11:30am-11:45am	Effect of harvesting time on shelf life of macadamia nut
		Tsvakai Gama
	11:45am-12:00pm	NIR Analysis of Macadamia nuts
		Kim Jones
	12:00pm-12:15pm	Coming soon…
		Coming soon…
	12:15pm-12:30pm	Sponsor presentations

Breeding
	Chair:Mr. Bruce Topp
	14:00pm-14:15pm	Gene mapping and dwarf variety
		Dr.Wayne Hancock
	14:15pm-14:30pm	A genetic platform to assist with Macadamia breeding
		Kirsty Langdon
	14:30pm-14:45pm	Towards a reference genome for macadamia
		Dr Catherine Nock
	14:45pm-15:00pm	Early growth and yield of three varieties on ‘Beaumont’ and ‘H2’ rootstocks in central Queensland,Australia
		Helen Hoffman
	15:00pm-15:15pm	Macadamia hybrid breeding development in Yunnan
		Mr. He Xiyong
	15:15pm-15:30pm	Australian Macadamia Breeding program and future directions
		Dr Mobashwer Alam

Research Cooperation
	Chair: Mr. Jolyon Burnett
	16:00pm-17:00pm	All research delegates are invited to attend this group discussion aimed at identifying and prioritizing opportunities for improved global cooperation in macadamia research
		Open to all researchers

17:00pm

Adjourning

Session 1

Global marketing

Chair: Coming soon…

09:00am	Coming soon…
09:15am	Lynne Ziehlke (AMS)

09:15am	The import and export trade of macadamia in Southern Africa
09:30am	Coming soon…

09:30am	The import and export of macadamia in China
09:45am	Cheng Hung Kay
09:45am	Opportunities for macadamia demand stimulation and market development
10:00am	Larry McHugh (MMI)
10:00am	Coming soon……
10:15am	Zhao Gang (Bestore)

New Production and New Technologies
Chair: Coming soon…
10:45am	Macadamia Flavor Development
11:00am	Zhang Jingfa (Qiaqia Food)

11:00am	Coming soon…
11:15pm	Yu Ruifen（Laiyifen）

11:15am	Keynote speech:Food Safety
11:45pm	Representation from INC

11:45am	Beauty Products
12:00pm	U.S.A

12:00am	Hand cracker
12:15pm	Vietnam

12:15pm	Sponsorpresentations
12:30pm

Research Cooperation
Chair: Mr. Jolyon Burnett
14:00pm	Discussion and unification of global macadamia standards
15:30pm	Myles Osborn

16:00pm	Summary of the 8th international macadamia congress
16:30pm	Jolyon Burnett

16:30pm	Prize-giving of lifetime achievement award, outstanding contribution award, innovation award & friendship award
17:00pm	Chen Yuxiu

17:00pm

Closing

Session 2

Grower
11:00am	South Africa
11:15am	Ian Williams

11:15am	Brazil
11:30pm	Joao Paulo

11:30am	Malawi & other Africa Countries
11:45pm	Grant Bramsen

11:45am	China
12:00pm	Coming Soon…

12:00am	Australia
12:15pm	Coming Soon…

12:15pm	Sponsor Presentation
12:30pm

14:00pm	Kenya
14:10pm	Coming Soon…

14:10pm	USA
14:20pm	Chris Trump

14:20pm	Vietnam
14:30pm	Coming Soon…

14:30pm	Other South American Countries
14:40pm	Coming Soon…

14:30pm	Panel discussion and Q&A
14:40pm