Presentations – 24th SEA Global Castor Conference 2026
- Welcome Address –Mr. Sanjeev Asthana, President, SEA
- Brief Overview of the Castor Industry: Special Remarks by Mr. Shailesh Baldha, Chairman, SEA Castor Seed & Oil Promotion Council
- Special Remarks- Mr. Haresh Vyas, Chairman, World Castor Sustainability Forum (WCSF)
- Global Castor Oil Consumption Outlook and Emerging Trend
a) India : Vikram V. Udeshi, CFO, Jayant Agro-Organics Ltd.
b) China : Wei Wei Sun (Vivian), Hengshui Jinghua Chemical Company Limited, China
c) USA :Matt Kriech, CEO, Biosynthetic Technologies, USA
d) Japan :Yosuke Kusumoto-San, M/s. Kusumoto Chemicals, Ltd., Japan
e) Europe :Arthur de Raad, Castor International, Netherlands
f) Brazil :Jan Brochausen, OLMA, Brazil
- Accelerating Castor Productivity: Overcoming Challenges in Short cycle Varieties & Yield Enhancement
Chirag Bhuva, Founder, Pingaksh Agri -Advisor & Consultant
Henrique Martins, Head Seed production, Kaiima Seeds
- World Castor Sustainability Forum (WCSF): Updates- Dr. Chirag Bhuva, Founder, Pingaksh Agri -Advisor & Consultant
- Carbon Credits & Sustainability Certification Opportunities in Castor Farming- GHG Report.-Mr. Himanshu Pancholi, Principal Consultant & Director, GKE Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
- Digital Traceability & Blockchain for Castor Supply Chain –Mr. Chirag Shahare, Project manager, Peterson Solutions, New Mumbai
- Enzymatic Castor Oil Splitting for Sustainable Ricinoleic Acid Production- Mr. Rohit Bangera, Business Development Manager, Novonesis, Raigad
- Indian Castor Crop Survey 2025-26: Insights and Projection-Mr. Nalin Rawal, Director of GIS Services, Agriwatch, New Delhi
- Castor Oil Price Forecast & Forex Market- Mr. Nagaraj Meda, MD Transgraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad,Telangana.
- Castor Seed Analysis Report: