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Sustainable Natural Rubber Forum: Aligning Priorities for Resilient Supply Chain

31 Jul 2026

Sustainable Natural Rubber Forum: Aligning Priorities for Resilient Supply Chain

Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 9.00 am– 5.00 pm (IST, GMT+5.30hrs)

Crowne Plaza, Kochi, India

 

SNR Forum Programme

08.30 to 08.55 AM

 

Registration

 

08.55 AM: 9.00 AM

 

Arrival of Delegates

 

 

 

  9.00 am -9.10 am

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Session

 

Welcome Remarks:

 

Mr. M. Vasanthagesan, Executive Director, Rubber Board of India  

Dr. Suttipong Angthong, Secretary General, ANRPC

9.15 am

Setting the Scene: Aligning Priorities for Resilient Supply Chain

 

ANRPC

 

 

 

 

9.20am-10.10am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.10am

Q&A

Session 1: Net-Zero, Supply Chain Visibility, and Inclusive Approach

 

Keynote 1: Supply Chain commitments towards Net-zero

Ms. Rinika Grover, Global Head of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Apollo Tyres

 

Keynote 2: Pathways to Net-zero and inclusive sustainability frameworks

Dr. Satya S. Tripathi, Secretary General, Global Alliance for Sustainable Planet  

 

10.20am-10.25 am

 

Group Photo 

10.25am-10.40am

 

Coffee Break  


 

10.40 am -11.55 am

(15 minutes /speaker)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q&A

11.55am to 12.10pm

 

Session 2: Sustainability Commitments, Implementation Targets, and Progress

 

Ms. Bunyanuch Sriboonkeaw, Rubber Authority of Thailand, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

Dr. Binoi Kurian, Rubber Board of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India

Ms. Shima Nazri, Malaysian Rubber Board, Ministry of Plantation  and Commodities, Malaysia    

Mr Nary Ou, Department of Rubber Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia

 

12.10pm-1.10pm

(15 minutes /speaker)

 

 

 

 

 

Q&A

1.10pm to 1.25pm

 

 

Session 3: Industry Partnership Case Studies

 

Mr. Santhosh Kumar, Harrisons Malayalam

Ms. Alison Chan, Michelin

Mr. Mohammad Hafezh bin Abdul Rahman, Malaysian Rubber Council

Mr. Stefano Savi, GPSNR, Singapore  

 

1.25pm-2.25pm

 

Lunch Break

 

2.25pm-3.00pm

(15 minutes /speaker)

 

 

 

Q&A

3.00pm to 3.15pm

Session 4: Traceability and Compliance

 

Mr. Manoj Venbu, Trst 01, Singapore

Ms. Pamela Elias and Mr. Edwin Gaarder,

European Forest Institute 

 

 


 


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