Speakers at ExtruAfrica 2013

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

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Ms Nomfuneko Majaja
Chief Director at Department of Trade and Industry
Topic: 
Role of advanced manufacturing technologies in achieving economic growth

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Mr David McGluwa
Regional Manager - North West Province, Industrial Development Corporation, South Africa
Topic:
IDC funding of agro-processing 

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Doug Baldwin
Director of Business development, Wenger, USA
Topic:
Latest world trends in extrusion processing

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Mr Michael Pascal
Managing Director, Aquaculture Production Technology (Israel) ltd.

Topic: 
Establishment of sustainable commercial aquaculture industries

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Danie Vorster
Director, CFAM Technologies

Topic:
Latest diagnostic technologies for managing plant maintenance

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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

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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

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Prof LJ Grobler
Dean: Faculty of Engineering, North West University, Porchefstroom, South Africa


Topic:
Energy and the Agro-processor: Quo Vadis?

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Prof Herman van Schalkwyk
Agricultural economist and Rector of North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Topic: 
South African agriculture and agroprocessing - Quo Vadis?

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Me Shareen Osman
Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa

Topic:
dti Incentive programs

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Carlos Neves
Nutri Se7en Advances, South Africa

Topic: 
Extruded product design from concept to market

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Dr Edward Lack
Vice President, Natex Prozesstechnologie GMBH, Austria

Topic:
Niche market opportunities for super-critical CO² extraction

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Dr Gerda Botha
CSIR Biosciences, South Africa

Topic:
Product development process for extrusion

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Mr Neville Maimane
Provincial Manager - North West Small Enterprize Development Agency, South Africa

Topic:
Enterprise development and available support mechanisms

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Mr Louis Legrange




Topic:
Agro-processing business model development

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