Speaker Presentations
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| Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | Registration | |
| 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Registration Open Registered attendees pick up nametag & program [Coastal Room] |
| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | First Day of Sessions | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Registration Open [Coastal Room] |
| 7:30am - 8:25am | Light Morning Refreshments [Island Ballroom] Sponsored by: Vincent Corporation |
| General Session [Beach/Gulf/Palm Rooms] | |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
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- Renée Goodrich Schneider, UF/IFAS FSHN, Program Organizer
- Barry Wilson, Safe Chem, Inc., Program Chair
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| Session 1: The Global Citrus Industry | |
| Moderator: Clarissa Albarran, Brown International, LLC | |
| 9:00am | The Greek Citrus Industry - Alexandros Christodoulou, Christodoulou Bros S.A. View Presentation (PDF) |
| 9:40am | Overview of the Citrus Production in Mexico - Ricardo Martinez, Citrofrut |
| 10:20am | Coffee Break [Island Ballroom] |
| 10:40am | California Citrus Processing - Sergio Lobo, Vita Pakt Citrus View Presentation (PDF) |
| 11:20am | Brazilian Citrus Overview - Vinicius Trombin, Fundecitrus/ Markestrat View Presentation (PDF) |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| Session 2: Worldwide Economics, Trade, and Marketing | |
| Moderator: Jennifer Davis, dsm-firmenich | |
| 1:30pm | World Citrus Organization – An Update - Jose Antonio Garcia, AILIMPO - Lemon from Spain® View Presentation (PDF) |
| 2:05pm | Marketing the Lime Industry in Mexico - Leo Espinosa, Rio Grande Juice Co./ Wonderful Citrus View Presentation (PDF) |
| 2:40pm | Coffee Break [Island Ballroom] |
| 3:10pm | Consumer Insights on Juice and Beverages - Ed Koza, dsm-firmenich |
| 3:45pm | IFU's Overview: Unveiling Initiatives and Vital Facts Shaping the Fruit and Vegetable Juice Industry - Tatiana Campos, IFU View Presentation (PDF) |
| 4:20pm | Global Alcohol Trends: Challenges and Opportunities for Citrus - Zareena Valappil, ADM View Presentation (PDF) |
| 4:55pm | Announcements |
| 5:00pm | Session Concludes |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Networking Reception [Poolside] Sponsored by: ADM Advanced Logistics Brown International Chemical Systems Cvista dsm-firmenich F.G.F. Trapani Flavor Materials International Florachem FlowTrans LLC Givaudan SA Veracruz Separator Technology Solutions Treatt Trisun Vicente Trapani S.A. Ziemann Holvrieka GmbH |
| Thursday, September 21, 2023 | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Registration Open [Coastal Room] |
| 7:30am - 8:25am | Light Morning Refreshments [Island Ballroom] Sponsored by: Givaudan |
| General Session [Beach/Gulf/Palm Rooms] | |
| Session 3: Consumers, AI and New Business Models | |
| Moderator: Keith Schneider, UF/IFAS FSHN | |
| 8:30am | Innovation and ESG Developments - Evera by Citrosuco - Alex Schuermans, Evera by Citrosuco View Presentation (PDF) |
| 9:05am | GMOs: Can We Get a Do-Over? - Kevin Folta, UF/IFAS View Presentation (PDF) |
| 9:40am | The Talent Shortage and What is Next -Gerry Hoeffner, Personal Dynamics, Inc. View Presentation (PDF) |
| 10:15am | Coffee Break [Island Ballroom] |
| 10:45am | Using AI and Mind Genomics as a “Daily Tool” to Understand the Consumer Mind and Generate Opportunities - Howard Moskowitz, Mind Genomics Associates, Inc. View Presentation (PDF) |
| 11:55am | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| Session 4: Technical and Processing Solutions | |
| Moderator: Elizabeth Webb, Peace River Citrus | |
| 1:30pm | Advances and Comparisons of Sterilization Technologies - Juan Martinez, JBT Corporation View Presentation (PDF) |
| 2:05pm | Helios Artficial Intelligence - Dino Cardelli, The Procurement Framework Company LLC and Francisco Martin-Rayo, Helios Artifical Intelligence, Inc. View Presentation (PDF) |
| 2:40pm | Coffee Break [Island Ballroom] |
| 3:10pm | Modification of Pectin Structure and Improvement of Pectin Gelling Capacity by a Physical Pre-treatment of Fresh Orange Peel Prior to
Pectin Extraction - Wei Zhao, USDA-ARS View Presentation (PDF) |
| 3:45pm | Practical and Effective Strategies to Debitter the HLB-affected Citrus Fruits and Juices - Liwei Gu, UF/IFAS View Presentation (PDF) |
| 4:20pm | Understanding the Orange Juice Supply and Consumer - Lisa House, UF/IFAS and Marisa Zansler, FDOC View Presentation (PDF) |
| 4:55pm | Announcements |
| 5:00pm | Session Concludes |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Networking Reception [Poolside] Sponsored by: AILIMPO- Lemon from Spain® Citromax Group Evera by Citrosuco International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) JBT Corporation |
| Friday, September 22, 2023 | |
| 7:30am - 10:00am | Registration Open [Coastal Room] |
| 7:45am - 8:30am | Morning Breakfast [Grand Ballroom] Sponsored by: Bell Chem D.L.Newslow & Associates Safe Chem Inc. |
| General Session [Beach/Gulf/Palm Rooms] | |
| Session 5: Hot Topics in the Citrus Industry | |
| Moderator: Anne Plotto, USDA-ARS | |
| 8:30am | Pesticides in the Citrus Industry - Elizabeth Berdis, dsm-firmenich View Presentation (PDF) |
| 9:10am | Symbionts™: The Prototype for Tomorrow's Plant Health, Growth and Characteristics - Michelle Heck, USDA-ARS and Mark Trimmer, AgroSource, Inc. View Presentation (PDF) |
| 9:45am | Effect of Antibiotic Injections on Citrus Trees - Ute Albrecht, UF/IFAS View Presentation (PDF) |
| 10:20am | Update on Genetic Engineering Citrus Field Trials - Matt Mattia, USDA-ARS |
| 10:55am | An Overview of Citrus Research - Rick Dantzler, CRDF View Presentation (PDF) |
| 11:30am | Conference Concludes |
September 19-22, 2023
Clearwater Beach, FL
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