March 11, 2014

11/03/14: Event: Second global milling conference announced.

Preparations for India’s 2nd Global Milling Conference are almost complete with the program being finalized with last-minute speakers.

This year, the 2GMC is being hosted in Bangalore to coincide with VIV India that is taking place at the same time – on April 23-24, 2014.

“We have been fortunate enough to arrange both events in the same city at the same time to complement each other,” says Roger Gilbert, an organizer of the conference. 

“Grain and Feed Technology also works with VIV, hosting its CropTech-FeedTech event. This year we will be incorporating this event into the 2GMC as a debate at the end of the first days proceedings.”



2GMC will have a strong feed emphasis while maintaining its flour and food milling aspects, he adds.

“Dr Dinesh Bhosale, the chairman of CLFMA - the Indian Feed Manufacture’s Association - will be one of our keynote presenters and will be addressing feed technology in an industry that is booming in terms of total feed production.

“He will be joined by the director of Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Dr K Alagusundaram and Pratish Batavi.a the managing director of PD Navakar Bio-Chem Pvt which is an additive and enzyme company that produces bakery improvers to vitamin and mineral premixes.”

The IICPT, with its modern laboratories equipped with hi-tech instruments, is engaged in the R&D of food grain processing, value addition, by-product utilization through bio-processing, process and product development.



Two-day conference -

This year’s program covers both feed and food subject jointly over eight sessions which include, in addition to the opening keynote session with its focus on UK, India and China, will include:
  • Food & Feed Security
    "Feeding 9 billion by 2050"
  • Session 3 & 4: Milling Developments 1 & 2

    "Minimizing energy usage in the mill"
  • Session 5: Storage & Transportation

    "Quality in-Quality Out"
  • Session 6: New Technologies 
    "Whats new in feed and food milling?"
  • Session 7: Feed & Food Heat Treatments
    "Maintaining hygienic standards"
  • Session 8: The way ahead

    "Adopting quality control programs & regulations"

The cost to attend is US$250/person for foreign registrants and Rs10,000/Person for Indian delegates. The full programme can be seen on the following links along with registration procedures.

International registrations can be made through the link: http://conta.cc/1dLDToE

Indian registrations can be made through the link: http://www.assocom-india.com/gmc/


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