Dr Mian Riaz Director, Food Protein R& D Centre, Head - Extrusion Technology Program, Graduate Faculty, Food Science and Technology Program at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Topics:
Extrusion beneficiation of various waste products
Food safety for the extrusion processor
Ms Nomfuneko Majaja Chief Director at Department of Trade and Industry Topic: Role of advanced manufacturing technologies in achieving economic growth
Mr David McGluwa Regional Manager - North West Province, Industrial Development Corporation, South Africa Topic: IDC funding of agro-processing
Doug Baldwin Director of Business development, Wenger, USA Topic: Latest world trends in extrusion processing
Mr Michael Pascal Managing Director, Aquaculture Production Technology (Israel) ltd.
Topic: Establishment of sustainable commercial aquaculture industries
Danie Vorster Director, CFAM Technologies
Topic: Latest diagnostic technologies for managing plant maintenance
Dr Kalep Filli Senior Lecturer - Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Topic: Extrusion cooking, a viable technology for achieving food production and security in Africa
Prof Wilna Oldewage-Theron Director - Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
Topic: Value of extruded soy products in achieving nutritional security in Africa
Prof LJ Grobler Dean: Faculty of Engineering, North West University, Porchefstroom, South Africa
Topic: Energy and the Agro-processor: Quo Vadis?
Prof Herman van Schalkwyk Agricultural economist and Rector of North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Topic: South African agriculture and agroprocessing - Quo Vadis?
Me Shareen Osman Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa
Topic: dti Incentive programs
Carlos Neves Nutri Se7en Advances, South Africa
Topic: Extruded product design from concept to market
Dr Edward Lack Vice President, Natex Prozesstechnologie GMBH, Austria
Topic: Niche market opportunities for super-critical CO² extraction
Dr Gerda Botha CSIR Biosciences, South Africa
Topic: Product development process for extrusion
Mr Neville Maimane Provincial Manager - North West Small Enterprize Development Agency, South Africa
Topic: Enterprise development and available support mechanisms