82nd Plenary Meeting
29 September 2024 - 03 October 2024 , International Hotel, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Global partnerships to promote innovation in cotton and textile value chains
| REGISTRATION |
Final List of Participants to the ICAC 82nd Plenary Meeting as of 3 October 2024
FINAL STATEMENT OF THE 82ND PLENARY MEETING: ARABIC, ENGLISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH
ACCOMMODATION
The following two hotel options are proposed:
The International hotel, Tashkent is located 13.3 km / 32 minutes from the international airport. 82nd ICAC Plenary Meeting will be held in this hotel.
International hotel, Tashkent
Uzbekistan, 100000, Tashkent Amir Temur Str., 107A
Uzbekistan
Direct Phone : +998-78-120-70-00
https://ihthotel.uz/ru/gallery/
Booking with promo code: https://ihthotel.uz/booking/?room-type=80998
The promo-code will be included in the confirmation email upon registration. Special hotel rates are available from 29 September to 4 October 2024.
The Navruz Hotel, Tashkent hotel is located near the venue and 12 km / 30 minutes from the international airport; 650 meters / 3 Minutes from the International hotel (where the 82nd ICAC Plenary Meeting will be held).
Navruz Hotel, Tashkent
Uzbekistan, 100000, Tashkent Amir Temur Str., 6-8
Uzbekistan
Direct Phone : +998 78 150 10 90
https://navruzhotel.uz/facilities
Booking with promo code: https://navruzhotel.uz/en/booking/
The promo-code will be included in the confirmation email upon registration. Special hotel rates are available from 29 September to 4 October 2024.
| Technical Tours |
The registration for technical tour is closed
The government of Uzbekistan kindly presents three options for your selection:
1) 4 October 2024, one-day tour around Tashkent, including visits to a cotton cluster and a textile enterprise. Detailed program is available here. Price per person: $100.
2) 4-6 October 2024, three day tour in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand, including visits to a cotton cluster and a textile enterprise. Detailed program is available here. Accommodation on 4 October is not included. Price per person: $510.
3) 8-10 October 2024 (following the WCRC-8), three day tour in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand, including visits to a cotton cluster and a textile enterprise. Detailed program is available here. Accommodation on 8 October is not included. Price per person $510.
| Bilateral Meetings |
Please follow this link to learn about meeting facilitation for the ICAC 82nd Plenary Meeting: BILATERAL MEETINGS
| PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 82nd PLENARY MEETING (as of 15 September 2024). The time is for Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
PUBLICATIONS
Procedural Matters for the 82nd Plenary Meeting (English, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish)
On Free Access: Cotton: Review of the World Situtation, August issue (English) – The ICAC RECORDER, June issue (English) – Production and Trade Subsidies Affecting the Cotton Industry (English, French, Spanish) – Specialty Cotton, December 2024 Issue (English) – Cotton: World Statistics (Compile the data to download the Report from the tab "World Cotton Statistics" of the ICAC Data Portal) – ICAC Cotton Data Book (now accessible through the Cotton Production Data Portal)
Paid Access (Please use Google Chrome to order. Members and subscribers can access with their password): ICAC Cotton Data Book (English) – World Cotton Trade (English) – World Texttile Demand (English)
COUNTRY REPORTS (Members and non Members)
| Argentina | Australia | Côte d'Ivoire | Egypt: English, Arabic | Greece | Japan | Kenya | |
| Taiwan | USA |
SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2024
| 9:00 – 16:30 | Registration |
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9:00 – 10:30
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Meeting of the Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economic Performance of Cotton Production (SEEP) |
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9:00 – 10:30
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Meeting of the Committee on the Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC) |
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10:30 – 12:00
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Meeting of Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) |
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | Cotton Leaders Meet (by invitation only) |
MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
| 9:00 – 11:30 | First Plenary Session: Inauguration Master of Ceremony: Dr Mirzakamol Ayubov |
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| - Social, Environmental & Economic Performance - SEEP | |
| - Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton - CSITC | |
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch Break |
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Second Plenary Session: Government Members' Statements |
12:30 – 14:30 | First Breakout Session: Traceability and Transparency: Building Trust through digitization (in English only) Chairperson: Mr Rinat Gulyaev |
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Mr Nezihi Aslankeser Biography Presentation |
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Mr Kinner Lakhani Biography Presentation |
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Mr Mark Messura, SVP, Global Supply Chain Marketing, Cotton Inc |
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Mr Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Biography Presentation |
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| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
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| 15:00 – 17:00 | First Open Session: Recent Advances in cotton genetics, genomics and breeding to combat climate change Chairperson: Mr. Abdusalom Makamov, Head of the Marker Assisted selection laboratory of the Center of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
15:00 – 17:00 | Second Breakout Session: Future challenges for cotton consumption and fibre market competition (in English only) Chairperson: Mr Axel Drieling |
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Prof. Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Agriculture, Uzbekistan Biography Presentation |
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Dr Marinus (René) van der Sluijs, Principal Consultant, Textile Technical Services. Victoria, Australia. |
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Prof. Jodi Scheffler, Lead Scientist Cotton genetics research group, USDA Crop Genetics Research Unit, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA Biography Presentation |
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Pia Terasa, Vice President, Saurer Group Biography Presentation |
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Prof. Dharminder Pathak, Professor, Genetics and Plant Breeding, PAU, Ludhiana, India Biography Abstract – Presentation |
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Dr. Mohamed Abdelwahab Zaki, Audit & Technical Manager, Cotton Egypt Association Biography Presentation |
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Welcome Reception |
TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2024
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Second Open Session: Reports from the ICAC Secretariat Chairperson: Prof. Shahlo Turdikulova |
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World Cotton Market Outlook |
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World Cotton Trade and Specialty Cotton |
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Global Textiles Demand and Supply |
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Textiles Strategy: Developing the Textiles Value Chain in Cotton-Rich Countries |
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Global Economics of Cotton Production |
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ICAC Marketing and Promotion Efforts |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | Third Open Session: Reports from International Organizations on cotton initiatives Chairperson: Mr. Alisher Shukurov |
12:30 – 14:30 | Third Breakout Session: Empowering Women: Closing the Gender Gap in the Cotton Industry (in English only) Chairperson: Dr Monali Prajapati |
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Eimear McDonagh, Director, ICA Biography Presentation |
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Tina Stridde, Managing Director, AbTF/CmiA Biography Presentation |
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Ingrid Zabaleta, Regional Executive Assistant + Cotton Project, FAO-ABC/MRE Biography Presentation |
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Nini Mehrotra, Senior Manager Gender Equality Global Impact Team, Better Cotton Initiative – BCI Biography Presentation |
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Dr. Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Head of Biological Research and Food Safety Lab, Ecobiome R&D Ltd |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Fourth Open Session: Technical seminar on Gene Editing in Cotton Farming Chairperson: Dr Marc Giband |
15:00 – 17:00 | Fourth Breakout Session: Impact of Global Events on Commodity Prices (in English only) Chairperson: Mr Iain Gardiner |
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Dr. Mirzakamol Ayubov, Senior Researcher. Centre of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Academy of Science of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Biography Presentation |
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Mr Jon Devine, Senior Economist, Cotton Inc. Biography Abstract Presentation |
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to validate gene function and for practical applications |
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Amrouk El Mamoun, Senior Economist, FAO Biography Presentation |
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Dr. Sandhya Kranthi, Former Head, Crop Protection Dvision, ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India. Current: Consultant, Regenerative Agriculture and Pest Management. Woodbridge, USA. Biography Presentation |
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Graham Soley, Agricultural Economist, USDA-FAS, USA |
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Opportunities for gene editing in cotton for economic development Dr. Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Associate Professor|Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan Biography Abstract – Presentation |
| 18:00 | Dinner |
WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2024
| 9:30 – 11:30 | Fifth Open Session: PSAC session : Traceability and sustainability requirements in natural vs. man-made fibre Chairperson: Mr Peter Wakefield |
9:30 – 11:30 | Fifth Breakout Session: Assessing the potential of regenerative cotton farming to capture and store carbon, mitigating climate change (in English only) Chairperson: Fakhriddin Kushanov |
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Dr. Kater Hake Biography Presentation |
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Dr. Marcelo Paytas Biography Presentation |
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MV Venugopalan Biography Presentation |
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Shukhrat Shermatov Biography Presentation |
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| 12:30 – 14:30 | Sixth Open Session: The Green Shift: How International Environmental Policies Could Reshape Cotton Textile Trade Chairperson: Dr Bakhodir Eshchanov |
12:30 – 14:30 | Sixth Breakout Session: Strategies for Improving Cotton Data Accuracy (in English only) Chairperson: Mr Allan Williams |
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Dr Olivier Zieschank, Director, ITMF Biography Presentation |
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Graham Soley, Agricultural Economist, USDA-FAS, USA |
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Ms Elke Hortmeyer, Director of Communications, Bremen Cotton Exchange |
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Improving the Accuracy of Cotton Data: Challenges and Opportunities Mr. Ben Turner, Trade and Markets Reporter, Cotlook Ltd |
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Mr Jens Writh, Managing Director, Bremen Cotton Exchange Biography Presentation |
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Ms. Katerina Gorbunova, Country Manager, Better Cotton Initiative – BCI Biography Abstract Presentation |
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Mr. Bill Kingdon, Managing Director, ICA Biography Presentation |
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Ms. Ruchita Chhabra, Director of Grower Engagement, The Sourcery Biography Abstract Presentation |
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14:30 – 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 15:30 – 17:30 | World Café - Building an Inclusive and Resilient Global Cotton Textiles Value Chain Chairperson: Dr. Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Head of Biological Research and Food Safety Lab, Ecobiome R&D Ltd |
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Facilitator: Parkhi Vats, Trade Analyst, ICAC Biography |
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Dinner |
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2024
| 9:00 – 11:30 | Meeting of the Steering Committee (Member Governments Only) (closed door meeting). | |||
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| 11:30 – 12:30 | Closing ceremony | |||
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
