Countdown to the 2nd World Coconut Congress

It is only less than a week, exactly five days to go until the much-awaited 2ND WORLD COCONUT CONGRESS Conference & Exhibition on August 27 to 29, 2019 at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Philippines. 

For details, visit the conference website at www.worldcoconutcongress.com.  A full list of the program including conference speakers and topics are available at the site. Conference delegates can register at the website as well as those participating at the B2B session to be facilitated by the Export Marketing Bureau of the Department of Trade & Industry. Visitors in the exhibits who register online enjoy 50% off the entrance fee.  Online registrations for the conference participants and exhibition visitors will close on Friday, August 23.  New registrants  can register onsite.  

Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Philippine Coconut Authority Administrator Gonzalo Duque will be guests of honor and will lead the ribbon cutting to open the exhibits.  They will be assisted by United Coconut Association of the Philippines Chairman Dean Lao, Jr. and Philippine Exporters Confederation President Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr.  Leaders of the International Coconut Community (ICC) member countries attending the ministerial meeting on August 26-30 will be at the Congress for the opening program and plenary sessions.