Detailed Agenda
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | Registration | |
| 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Registration Open Registered attendees pick up nametag & program [Coastal Room] |
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | First Day of Sessions | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Registration Open [Coastal Room] |
| 7:30am - 8:25am | Light Morning Refreshments [Grand Ballroom] |
| General Session [Island Ballroom] | |
| 8:30am - 8:45am | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
| Session 1: The World of Citrus – A Global Perspective | |
| 9:00am | The Peruvian Lime Industry - Melanie Cooksey-Stott, Berje, Inc. |
| 9:40am | Spanish Citrus Industry – An Update - José Antonio García, AILIMPO |
| 10:20am | Coffee Break [Grand Ballroom] |
| 10:40am | Citrus in South Africa - Lukas Wegener, Nkwaleni Processors – Böcker Group |
| 11:20am | Why “Winning” Beverage Concepts Fail in Market – and What We’re Missing - Dave Lundahl, InsightsNow |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| Session 2: Worldwide Programs, Economics, and Development | |
| 1:30pm | Citrus Identity and European Programmes regarding HLB - Aintzane Esturo, International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association |
| 2:05pm | Exploring Unique Chinese Cultivars for Novel Flavor Development - Shirley Liu, dsm-firmenich |
| 2:40pm | Coffee Break [Grand Ballroom] |
| 3:10pm | Is the Mediterranean a New Citrus Belt? - Joel Longbons, Agrumaria Reggina |
| 3:45pm | The Argentine Lemon Industry – An Update - Sol Rotman, S.A. Veracruz |
| 4:20pm | Citrus Outlook and Marketing Update - Marisa Zansler, BFDOC |
| 4:55pm | Announcements |
| 5:30pm | Session Concludes |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Networking Reception [Outdoor Lawn Reception Area - Weather Permitting] |
| Thursday, September 17, 2026 | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Registration Open [Coastal Room] |
| 7:30am - 8:25am | Light Morning Refreshments [Grand Ballroom] |
| General Session [Island Ballroom] | |
| Session 3: Industry Processing and Technology | |
| 8:30am | Juice HACCP 2.0 - Alexis Hamilton, University of Tennessee – Knoxville |
| 9:05am | Advances in Enzyme Applications - Klaudija Milos, AB Enzymes |
| 9:40am | New Technology for Next Generation Concentrates - Alex Schuermans, CISOL |
| 10:15am | Coffee Break [Grand Ballroom] |
| 10:45am | Sanitation in the High-Protein Era - Paul Winniczuk & Joe Varga, Chemical Systems |
| 11:20am | Tote and Drum Unloading, Ampco Pumps Company - Gowtham Sundar, AMPCO Pumps |
| 11:55am | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| Session 4: Ingredient and Formulation Innovation | |
| 1:30pm | GLP-1 and its Implications for Citrus and Beverage Innovation - Colleen Orozco, IFF |
| 2:05pm | Biotech Based Ingredients - Joe Syrko, Isobionics |
| 2:40pm | Coffee Break [Grand Ballroom] |
| 3:10pm | A Foundation Amidst Change: Everything’s Better with Citrus - Hélène Moeller, ADM |
| 3:45pm | Beverage Trends in the Restaurant Category - Shane Schaibly, First Watch |
| 4:20pm | To be announced |
| 4:55pm | Announcements |
| 5:00pm | Session Concludes |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Networking Reception [Outdoor Lawn Reception Area - Weather Permitting] |
| Friday, September 18, 2026 | |
| 7:30am - 10:00am | Registration Open [Coastal Room] |
| 7:45am - 8:30am | Buffet Breakfast [Grand Ballroom] |
| General Session [Island Ballroom] | |
| Session 5: Hot Topics in the Citrus Industry | |
| 8:30am | Grove-First - Robert Shatters, USDA - Randall Niedz, USDA |
| 9:10am | Citrus Variety Evaluation - Weston Johnson, The Coca-Cola Company |
| 9:45am | The Grove of the Future - Nelson Wulff, Fundecitrus |
| 10:20am | Citrus-derived Ingredients to Replace Gum Arabic - USDA, ARS |
| 10:55am | Finger Limes 101 - Manjul Dutt, UF/IFAS CREC |
| 11:30am | Conference Concludes |
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