Final Program
Day 1: Sunday 18th January 2026 Venue : Grand Ballroom- Le Meridien Hotels and Conference Centre, Dubai
5.00pm to 8.00pm :
Allotment of stalls- and badges to all participants
Day 2 : Monday 19th January 2026- Inaugural & Morning Session-
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Le Meridien Hotels and Conference Centre, Dubai
8.30am to 9.00am:
Registration
9.00am to 10.25am:
Inaugural Session
9.00 am:
Lighting of the Lamp
9.05 am:
Welcome Address by Mr. Pradip Dave-Chairman- Aimco Pesticides Ltd. & President PMFAI
9.15 am:
Keynote address: Role of International Plant Health Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries- Dr. Shaza Roshdy Omar- Plant Health Expert, Egypt.
9.35am:
Choke Points in Global Agrochemicals: Strategic Risks and Opportunities- Mr. Shanni Kumar Srivastava Vice President- International Business, SML Limited
9.55am:
Seed/Crop Nutrition and NUE technology – Mr. RK Goyal- Managing Director ,{Asia: APAC Region}, Verdesian Life Sciences LLC
10.15am:
Strategies to enhance India’s role in the global supply chain & Way Forward for Indian Agro-chemical Industry- Mr. Rohit Nagaraj, Research Analyst Batlivala & Karani
10.35am:
Vote of Thanks-Mr. Deepak Shah-Chairman Sulphur Mills Ltd.
Morning Session
10.40am:
Impact of shifting regulations in key markets (EU, US, China, Latin America) Tariff and non-tariff barriers affecting and agrochemical trade- Strategies for growth in regulated markets- Mr. Ajay Joshi- Chemical Sector Expert, AJC
11.00am:
Round table Discussion : Shaping the Future of Agrochemicals
Panelist:
- Divyansh Agarwal-Director- Retail and Agribusiness Strategy, Krishi Rasayan Exports Pvt. Ltd.
- Adhiraj Swarup Agarwal- Strategic Financial Advisor, Business Development- International Sales- India Pesticides Ltd.
- Sanskar Agarwal- Director (Mktg and Sales) at Insecticides India Ltd.
11.45am:
Advancing Agricultural applications with Momentive’s Innovative Silwet Adjuvant Solutions- Mr. Sushil Kumar Bahuguna, Commercial Leader – Agriculture & Process Industries (IMEA) at Momentive.
12.15am:
Biopesticides and biostimulants market and opportunities/challenges- Mr.Lawrence Middler, Senior Analyst, AgbioInvestor
12.35am:
Doing Business in UAE- Mr. Himanshu Kishnadwala -Partner, CNK & Associates LLP
Lunch Break:
1.00pm to 2.30pm
Exhibition :
10am onwards
Post Lunch Session: Grand Ballroom – LE Meridien Hotels and Conference Centre
3.00PM:
European Plant Protection Market: Review of markets and registration constraints- Dr. Yves Coconnier is Global Business Development Manager at STAPHYT
3.20PM:
Enhancing Performance and Stability in Challenging Agrochemical Formulations with Latest Surfactant Chemistry : Mr. Rahul Sonawane Team Lead Technical Service - Agro, Agriculture and Food - Southeast Asia, Nouryon Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
3.40PM:
Novel biodegradable dispersant for water-based formulations in Agriculture- Mr. Sachin Vishwakarma- : Technical Service Manger Agro- Agriculture at Evonik
4.00Pm:
Fertilizer Fortification Boosting Nutrient Use efficiency through biosolutions- Mr. Shanmugam Sambanthan – Commercial Head – Agriculture- Novonesis
4.20PM:
Process Technologies for Agrochemicals – A Comprehensive Approach - Dr. A. Krishnaiah, Chief Scientist & Head, Fluoro-Agrochemicals Dept,CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
4.40 pm
Digitisation of Supply Chain – Ms. Nitiin R Sonar, COO : Biostadt India Ltd
Evening Program : 600pm onwards Awards, Live Band & Gala Night -Grand Ballroom – LE Meridien Hotels and Conference Centre
6.30pm to 7.30pm PMFAI -SML Awards
6.30pm: Live Band
6.45pm: Awards Function
7.15pm: Live Band
7.45pm: Cocktail’s and Dinner
Day 3 -Tuesday 20th January 2026- Morning Session-
Grand Ballroom – LE Meridien Hotels and Conference Centre
9.45am:
Current China manufacturing status and also their export - Mr. David Li, VP of SPM BIO
10.05am:
Transforming Agrochemical Solutions: From Silicone Excellence to Green Solutions in Agriculture - Dr. Manju Dharman, Head R&D PCD/CRTI, RESIL Chemicals Pvt Ltd.
10.25am:
From Strength to Scale: Tailor-Made Surfactant Solutions Driving Agro Innovation- Mr. Nitin Khatik- General Manager – Sales, ROSSARI BIOTECH LIMITED
10.45am:
Shifting Innovation in Agrochemicals: With New Molecule Discovery Moving from Japan to China, How Can Indian Companies Step Up, Overcome Challenges, and Build Their Own Innovation Pipeline- Mr. Jitendra Mohan, COO,Willowood Chemicals Ltd
11.05am:
Intro/crop protection market overview and outlook- Mr. Derek Oliphant, Senior Analyst at AgbioInvestor
11.25am
Enhanced Stabilization & Anti-Crystallization Dispersant For Suspension Concentrates - Mr Sandeep Thakur, Technical Leader, Syneco
11.45am:
Production processes and intermediate requirements for newly off-patent active ingredients- Ms. Rachael Lowe, Analyst, AgbioInvestor
12.00noon:
Building International Industry Cooperation by bringing together Regulators- Dr. Imme Gerke- Regulatory Consultants, Canada- Via ZOOM
Exhibition : 10am onwards