" Emerging Sustainable Asset for the Oil Palm Industry"

19th & 20th August 2008, Matrade Exhibition & Convention Center (MECC) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

           
     

 

Organized By :

Gold Sponsor :


Lurgi Sdn Bhd


Zealway Corporation Sdn Bhd

Supported By:



Government of Malaysia


Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia

Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM)

Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)



Palm Oil Industrial Cluster, Lahad Datu

Media Partner

 
 

 

 
 

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

19 August 2008 Tuesday

08.00 am Registration of Participants
08.45 am

Arrival of Guest of Honor Yang Berhormat Senator A. Kohilan Pillay
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities

08.55 am  Welcome Remarks by Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Organizing Chairman, ICOPB 2008
09.00 am 

Opening speech by Yang Berhormat Senator A. Kohilan Pillay
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities

09.20 am Tea Break (visit to Mini Exhibition)/Press Conference
09.45 am Keynote address: Technology Challenges in Renewable Energy
Mr. Frank Mueller, Modi Consult Co. Ltd, Thailand
Session 1        Overview on Oil Palm Biomass
10.30 am 

An Overview of the Utilization Potential of Oil Palm Biomass By Dr. Loh Soh Kheang, Acting Head Energy & Environment Unit, Engineering & Processing Division, MPOB

11.00 am

Development and Commercialization of Oil Palm Biomass by Dr. Leonard Gomes
Acting  Head of Research & Business Development, POIC Sabah

11.30 am

Changing Technology in the Utilization of Oil Palm Biomass
by En Ahmad Nor Azman Jamin, Felda Holdings Sdn Bhd

12.00 pm

Q & A Session
Session Chairman - Dr Yap kok Seng
Director General, Malaysian Meteorological Department, MOSTI

12.30 pm Lunch
Session 2        Oil Palm Biomass in Timber Industry
01.45 pm

Processing Sawn Timber & Plywood from Oil Palm Biomass
By YBhg. Dato' Dr. Abdul Latif Mohmod, Director General, Forest Research Institute Malaysia

02.15 pm Oil Palm Biomass in the Furniture Industry
02.45 pm Development of Pulp & Paper Products from Oil Palm Fibres
Mr. K.H. Leong, Business Advisor, Zealway Corporation Sdn Bhd
03.15 pm

Q & A Session
Session Chairman - Dr Wong Tuck Meng
Director
Timber Industries Development Division, Malaysian Timber Council (MTC)

03.30 pm  Tea Break
Session 3        Renewable Energy from Oil Palm Biomass
03.45 pm

Biomass, Carbon Credit & CDM Opportunities
by Dr. Johannes Gediga – PE International

04.15 pm

Conversion of Biomass and Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunches to Liquids
by Mr. Uwe Zwiefelhofer, Managing Director Lurgi Sdn Bhd

04.45 pm

Clean Development Mechanism - Converting Effluent into Renewable Assets in the Palm Oil Industry
by
Mr. Mark Leslie, VP Asean, AES Climate Solutions Delivery

05.15 pm Q & A Session
Session Chairman -
Y Bhg, Dato' Dr. Abdul Rashid Ab. Malik
Deputy Director General (Research), Forest REsearch Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
05.30 pm End of Session

 20 August 2008 Wednesday

Session 4        Other Uses of Oil Palm Biomass
09.00 am

Animal Feed from Oil palm Biomass
by Dr. Osman Atil, Malaysian Palm Oil Board

09.30 am

Chemical Constituents of the Different Parts of the Oil Palm and their   Efficient Utilization for Sustainable Development      
by Professor Dr. Shiro Saka, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan

10.00 am Unlocking Potential Through Technological Breakthroughs in Oil Palm Biomass
By
Mr. Rajan Skhariya, Managing Director, Mecpro Engineering, India
10.30 am Tea Break
11.00 am

Advances in Converting Oil Palm EFB into Lignocellulosic Fibres for
Value-Added Products Manufacture
By Mahmudin Saleh, Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia

11.30 am

Mushroom Growing using Oil Palm Fibres
By Suhaimi Masduki,

Principal Research Officer, Agro-Environment Management Program, Mardi

12.00 pm Q & A Session
Session Chairman - Dr
Jason Yapp
Director
for Businss Development AES AgriVerde
12.15 Networking Luncheon

Session 5        Panel Discussion on Kyoto Protocol (Business Opportunities for Oil Palm Biomass)

02.00 pm

Moderator – Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim
Chairman, Organizing Committee ICOPB 2008
Vice President of Industry Affair
Malaysia University of Science & Technology ( MUSTI)


Panel Speakers:
- Y.Bhg. Dato’Dr. Abdul Latif Mohmod
  Director General, Forest Research Institute Malaysia

-Dr. Yap Kok Seng
Director General, Malaysian Meteorological Department, MOSTI

- Dr. Frank Meuller
Fraunhofer Institute Germany

- Dr. Johannes Gedig
PE International, Germany

03.30 pm Closing Session by Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim
04.00 pm Tea Break
04.30 pm End of Conference