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TIM JACKSON

CEO, Almond Board of Australia, Australia

May 8, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 PM – ALMONDS ROUND TABLE

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DINIKA BHATIA

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SEBASTIAN PLAZA

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NATALIA PIETRZAK-FREIGANT

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BENNY NOBERASCO

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OGAN CERYAN

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JUAN PABLO COSTABAL

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JERVIS WU

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WILSON MAN

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HELENA SOLANA

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BEHROOZ AGAH

Member of the Board of Trustees, Iran Pistachio Association, Iran

EDUARDO RODRÍGUEZ

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ANNE WARDEN

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YUXIU CHEN

General Manager, Yunnan Macadamia Industry Development Co., Ltd., China

PJ VENTER

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TATIANA CALCII

Export Department Manager, Maestro Nut, Moldova

ALBERT GONZÁLEZ

General Manager, Pinfruse, Spain

RICHARD OWEN

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EMMA EYAO

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LARRY GEORGE

President, George Packing Company, USA

HASAN SABIR

General Manager, Sabirlar, Türkiye

ÜMIT ERGIN

Senior Vice President, ofi, Netherlnds

TIM JACKSON

CEO, Almond Board of Australia, Australia

LEVAN BOLKVADZE

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DANIEL PHIPPS

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GARY FORD

Executive Chairman/CEO, Diamond Foods, USA

VIGNESHWAR RAJKUMAR

Managing Director, Dorado Nuts, Cote d’Ivoire

SANYUKTA AGIDE

Purchasing Manager, Instersnack Procurement, India

SHALIN BEHAL

Head of the Cashew Department, Terra Nova Trading, Vietnam

EDWARD DANON

Director, Voicevale, UK

GUILLAUME PAGY

General Manager, Pagysa & Nova Fruits International, Türkiye

JILL WHYTE

Executive Chair, Green Farms Nut Co., South Africa

CRAIG DUERR

Vice President of Sales, Campos Brothers Farms, USA

GEORGE SOUSA JR.

President, Mariani Packing Company, USA

Lalo Medina

President, Pecan Grove Farms, USA

RICCARDO CALCAGNI

CEO, Besana Group, Italy

AHMED BOUJBEL

General Manager, Boudjebel, Tunisia

MIKE HOHMANN

Executive VP and CFO, Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, USA

LAURA GERHARD

Vice President, Global Ingredients and International Branded, Blue Diamond Growers, USA

PANKAJ SAMPAT

Director and Owner, Samsons Traders, India

MIA COHEN

Chief Operating Officer, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, USA

RICHARD SAMPSON GENEST

CEO and Managing Director, Stahmann Webster, Australia

MALLIKARJUNA KUMARASWAMY

Senior Vice President, Country Head Türkiye and Head of Hazelnuts Business, ofi, Türkiye

Dr. DAVID BAER

Research Leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

OZAN YEŞILYER

Trader, Tiryaki, Türkiye

JOSE LUIS DE PRADO

President, De Prado Almonds, Spain

JEFF MCLEMORE

VP of Global Sales & Marketing, Sunsweet Growers, USA

JOHN AGUIAR

International Sales Director, Mariani Nut Company, USA

SYLVAIN DUFOUR

VP of Business Development, Fruit d'Or, Canada

RAFAEL BIANCHINI

Executive Director, Frunut, Chile

MITCH YU

Purchasing Manager, Overseas Division, Three Squirrels, China

TONI NADAL

Tennis Coach, Ambassador of Rafa Nadal Academy, Spain

YIYI ZHANG

Director of Cereals and Oils, China Chamber of Commerce, China

MBUGUA NGUGI

Managing Director, Kenya Nut Company, Kenya

JOSÉ EDUARDO CAMARGO

Co-Founder and Director, QueenNut Macadamia, Brazil

PROF. JORDI SALAS-SALVADÓ

Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and ICREA Acadèmia Researcher, Chairman of the INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination, Rovira i Virgili University, IISPV, CIBERobn

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