A recently held press conference in Bangkok for FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS ASIA 2016, demonstrated sustained growth in the size and influence of the event, along with a host of innovations, new products and services being shown by exhibitors.
Speakers were Pornsil Patchrintanakul, Chairman of the Federation of ASEAN Feed Associations and President of the Thai Feed Mill Association, Manat Kitprasert, President of the Thai Rice Millers Association, Henk van de Bunt, General Manager, Victam International BV and Catelijne van Gooijer,Visitor Promotion and PR Manager, Victam International BV.
Mr Pornsil and Mr Manat congratulated Victam for organising events for the animal feed and grain processing industries in Asia. In 2016 it will be 25 years since the first Victam show was held in a hotel car park in Bangkok. Victam exhibitions and conferences had had significant beneficial influences on their industries in Thailand and throughout Asia/Pacific and Southern Asia.
FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS events have become the showpiece event throughout the region where industry meets to see the latest innovations in products and services being introduced by exhibitors and hear from speakers at the many conferences held during the event.
Mr van de Bunt explained that over 200 of the world’s leading suppliers to the feed and grain industries will be present at the exhibitions at BITEC, Bangkok from 29 – 31 March 2016.
The following conferences will be held during the event:
1. Aquafeed Horizons Asia
2. FIAAP Animal Nutrition Conference
3. Petfood Forum Asia
4. Global Milling Conference with GRAPAS Asia
5. Biomass Asia
6. GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance
Ms de Gooijer, explained that the ASEAN Feed Summit and the ASEAN Feed & Rice Symposium will also take place during the 2016 event. The Summit will be held in closed session for all the Presidents and Secretary Generals of the ASEAN Feed Associations under the Chairmanship of Mr Pornsil Patchrintanakul. The ASEAN Feed & Rice Symposium is open to all registered visitors and respected authoritative speakers from the FAO, ADM and International Feed Industry Federation and will address the audience on a wide range of topics.
Entry to the shows is free of charge and online registration is now open. To register visit www.fiaap.com, www.victam.com or www.grapas.eu, click the free visitor registration button and complete the online forms.
