GLOBAL DUBAI TEA FORUM

Welcome reception

Welcome speech

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

Registration and check-in

Welcome speech

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

Keynote speaker

H.E. Abdulaziz Alnuaimi, Assistant Undersecretary for Entrepreneurship and the Economic Affairs Regulatory Sector, Ministry of Economy

The Future of Trade: Tea edition

Feryal Ahmadi, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer, DMCC

Special address

A World Rewritten: How global trade lost its map
Melanie Noronha, Principal, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact

Networking break

Opening Presentation

Daniel Bolton, Founder, Tea Journey Magazine and Tea Biz

Panel 1: The Future of Tea: Key challenges and solutions for the global tea industry

Moderated by Sanjay Sethi, CEO, Gundlach Packaging DMCC
Panellists:
James Suranga Perera, Executive Director, International Tea Committee
Sherring Thekekkara, Global Executive Vice President - Market Access, DP World
Mao Limin, Chairman, Zhejiang Tea Doctor Biotechnology
Mohit Agarwal, Director, The Asian Tea Group

Lunch break

Panel 2: Surplus to Sizzle: Reigniting global demand for tea

Moderated by Kurush Bharucha, Former Global Tea Expertise Director, Lipton Teas and Infusions
Panellists:
Amir Bagheri, Head of Sales, Ahmad Tea
Jan-Berend Holzapfel, Owner, Ronnefeldt Tea
Wouter Verelst, Marketing & Business Development, Satemwa Tea Estates Ltd - Satemwa Europe BV

Panel 3: From Auction to Action: The direct-to-consumer regional tea revolution

Moderated by Dilhan C. Fernando, Chairman & CEO, Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC
Panellists:
Chris de Lavigne, Executive Director, Deloitte
Rudra Chatterjee, Managing Director, Luxmi Group 
Tanvi Binani, SVP, Strategy & Ops Excellence, Vahdam India

Networking break

Panel 4: Sustainable Tea Production: Shifting to quality in a challenging climate

Moderated by Anil Cooke, Managing Director, Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC
Panellists:
George Omuga, Managing Director, East African Tea Trade Association
Julius Ng'ang'a, Senior Director East and Southern Africa, Rainforest Alliancee
Mohit Agarwal, Director, The Asian Tea Group

Closing remarks

Gary Winslade, Associate Director of the Tea Centre, DMCC

Celebratory dinner