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Sugar & Ethanol Asia
Radisson Blu Bangkok Plaza

Summit Day: 23 September 2025
Conference: 24 - 25 September 2025

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08:15 - 09:00
Registration & Networking Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
Chair’s Opening Address:
  • Peter de Klerk - Senior Economist, International Sugar Organisation (ISO)
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09:10 - 09:40
Keynote: Policy and regulatory update
09:40 - 10:20
Panel: Asian Sugar & Ethanol Markets – Trends & Forecasts
  • Market projections for sugar and ethanol in Asia
  • Overview of sugar and ethanol production in Thailand
  • India’s shifting production and export trends
  • How are tariffs impacting the market in Asia?
  • Global overview
  • Pipat Suttiwisedsak - The Honorary President of Thai Ethanol Manufacturing Association, and, Managing Director of KTIS BioEthanol Company Limited
  • Sasathorn Sanguandeekul - Executive Market Analyst, Mitr Phol
  • Deepinder Singh Basra - Experienced Agri Commodity Professional &Commodity Analyst, Green Pool Commodities
10:20 - 10:40
Indonesia’s Bioethanol Industry: Unlocking Emerging Market Potential through a New Policy Landscape
  • Supply-demand shifts and price volatility are reshaping market dynamics across key consuming and producing regions
  • Biofuel integration and sustainable practices are creating new revenue streams, with ethanol emerging as a game-changer
  • India's transition from net importer to major exporter, coupled with industry consolidation and technological advancement, is transforming the competitive landscape
  • Izmirta Rachman - Chairman, Indonesia spiritus & ethanol producer association (Apsendo)
10:40 - 11:20
Networking coffee break
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11:20 - 11:40
Keynote: Future Outlook for Sugar
11:40 - 12:10
The Economics of Sugar: Pricing, Trends and Influencing Factors
  • Veena Hingarh - Professor of Finance and Independent Director, Balrampur Chini Mills
12:10 - 12:30
The Energy Illusion: Why the World Can’t Afford to Ignore Crop-Based Ethanol

Challenges in scaling non-crop biofuels (e.g., waste-based, advanced) and the economic and environmental case for 1st-gen ethanol

  • Johan Ullman - Managing Director, Marquis Energy Global
12:30 - 12:50
Biorefinery of sugar and ethanol, economic assessment and environmental impact
12:50 - 14:10
Networking lunch
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14:10 - 14:40
Pivoting Thailand’s Ethanol Platform toward Sustainable Aviation Fuel
  • Pipat Suttiwisedsak - The Honorary President of Thai Ethanol Manufacturing Association, and, Managing Director of KTIS BioEthanol Company Limited
14:40 - 15:10
Unlocking Ethanol Investments in Asia: Policy and Profitability
15:10 - 15:40
Indian Sugar Export Potential for 2025-26
  • Kiran Wadhwana - Chair on the Board of Directors, Bonsucro and Director International Trading Co, Bonsucro
15:40 - 16:10
Networking Break
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16:10 - 16:40
Tech-driven Efficiency: How Digitalisation and AI are Reshaping Ethanol Production in Asia
16:40 - 17:10
Feedstock Innovation and Biorefinery Breakthroughs: The Future of Ethanol in Asia
17:10 - 18:40
Networking Drinks Reception
Workshop: Innovation in Sugar & Ethanol Production
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