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Last updated: 12 Jan 2010, 10.04am
 
DAY ONE: THURSDAY, 17 JUNE, 2010
07:30AM - 04:00PM STUDY TOUR TO THE MALAYSIAN RUBBER BOARD'S RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXPERIMENTAL STATION IN MALAYSIA
- Forum on Natural Rubber Research and Innovation Programs by the Malaysian Rubber Board
- Visit to Rubber Research Institute Experimental Station (RRIES): Hevea Germplasm Center, Latex harvesting Technology Center, Biotechnology Laboratory, Rubber Products Testing Facilities and the International Rubber Products Exhibition Center

05:30PM - 07:30PM ARC 2010 Registration Begins
05:00PM ARC 2010 Exhibition Opens
06:00PM - 09:00PM ARC 2010 Welcome Cocktail and Networking
 
DAY TWO: FRIDAY, 18 JUNE, 2010
07:30AM ARC 2010 Registration Resumes
08:00AM Exhibition Opens
08:30AM Delegates to be seated at the Conference Hall
08:40AM Arrival of Distinguished Guests
08:45AM
Arrival of Guest of Honor
The Honorable Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok, Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities (Invited)
08:50AM Arrival of Guest of Honor
The Right Honorable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj. Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (Invited)
OPENING CEREMONY
08:55AM Malaysian Cultural Dances
09:00AM INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Mr. Stephen Lai, Chief Executive Officer, NextVIEW
09:05AM WELCOME ADDRESS
The Honorable Datuk Dr. Abdul Aziz S.A. Kadir, Secretary-General, International Rubber Research and Development Board
09:10AM SPECIAL ADDRESS
The Honorable Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok, Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities (Invited)
09:20AM INAUGURAL ADDRESS AND LAUNCH OF ARC 2010 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
The Right Honorable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj. Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (Invited)
09:35AM Presentation of Souvenirs to Sponsors
09:45AM Networking & Refreshments Break
PLENARY SESSION
Chairman: datuk Dr. Abdul Aziz S.A. Kadir
10:15AM View Synopsis  Keynote Speech 1: Resource-Based Industrialization and The Effectiveness of Industrial Policies with Special Reference to The Rubber Industry in Malaysia
The Honorable Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia (Invited)
10:45AM View Synopsis  Keynote Speech 2: Investment Potential and Smallholding Developments in the Natural Rubber Industry in Laos
Mr. Neeraj R.S. Kanwar, Managing Director, Apollo Tyres Ltd, India (Invited)
11:00AM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers
SESSION ONE: INNOVATIVE POLICIES FOR THE GLOBAL NATURAL RUBBER INDUSTRY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

11:15AM View Synopsis  Paper 1: Exploiting the Technical Merits of Natural Rubber:Options for a Competitive Global Future

11:45AM View Synopsis  Paper 2: Essential Criteria and International Specification for Natural Rubber Products to Meet Global Market Demands

12:15PM View Synopsis  Paper 3: Biological and Political Factors Threatening the Production and Distribution of Natural Rubber

12:45PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers
12:55PM Luncheon for Guest Speakers and Delegates
SESSION TWO: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE NATURAL RUBBER INDUSTRY

01:40PM View Synopsis  Paper 4: Problems of and solutions for the Effective Management of Smallholdings and Training of Smallholders

02:10PM View Synopsis  Paper 5: Optimizing Indonesian Smallholder Rubber Production through Adoption of Improved Rubber Technology

02:40PM View Synopsis  Paper 6: Structural Changes and Improvements Required in the Natural Rubber Plantation and Smallholder Sectors

03:10PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers
03:20PM Networking & Refreshments Break
SESSION THREE: NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURE: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

03:50PM View Synopsis  Paper 7: Executive Policy and Strategies to Strengthen and Expand the Natural Rubber Manufacturing Sector

04:20PM View Synopsis  Paper 8: The Automobile and Tire Manufacturing Industries and The Effect of The Global Economic Crisis

04:50PM View Synopsis  Paper 9: The Challenges of Doing Business: Market and Economic Issues Affecting Sale of Natural Rubber Goods

05:20PM View Synopsis  Paper 10: Supply o Latex and Global Marketing and Profitability Factors Affecting Latex-Related Product Manufacture

05:50PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers
07:30PM - 10:00PM ARC 2010 INDUSTRY NIGHT
 
DAY THREE: SATURDAY, 19 JUNE, 2010
08:00AM Exhibition Opens
SESSION FOUR: NATURAL RUBBER AS A GREEN COMMODITY: REALITY OR UTOPIA?

08:30AM View Synopsis  Paper 11: Natural Rubber: The Green Engineering Material for the Future

09:00AM View Synopsis  Paper 12: Waste Rubber: Refuse or Resource? Issues and Challenges

09:30AM View Synopsis  Paper 13: The Climate Debate in Copenhagen and Its Aftermath: What is in Store for the Natural Rubber Industry?

10:00AM View Synopsis  Paper 14: Natural and Synthetic Alternatives to Hevea Braziliensis: What Prospects?

10:30AM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers
10:40AM Networking & Refreshments Break
SESSION FIVE: CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION: SUPPLY, DEMAND AND PRICE MOVEMENT FOR 2010-2011

11:10AM View Synopsis  Paper 15: Post Crisis Global Economic Outlook for 2010-2011 and Its Impact on Commodity Markets

11:40AM View Synopsis  Paper 16: Changes and Trends in Natural Rubber Supply and Demand Situation: A Global Overview

12:10PM View Synopsis  Paper 17: Effect of Crude Oil Price Trends on Natural Rubber Prices for 2010-2011

12:40PM Open Forum: Comments, Questions and Answers
12:50PM CLOSING ADDRESS
Mr. Paul Yeo, Organizing Chairman, ASEAN Rubber Conference 2010
01:00PM Luncheon for Guest Speakers and Delegates
01:00PM CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION ENDS
 
 
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International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB)
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