InTSym100 Full program

Day 1 — 10th November 2025 (Monday)

07:30 - 08:15	Registration
08:20 - 10:20	Inauguration
10:20 - 11:00	Morning Refreshments
11:00 - 12:30	Technical Session - 1: Innovations in Tea Crop Improvement and Biotechnology
12:30 - 13:45	Technical Session - 2: Quality Improvement and Product Innovation
13:45 - 14:45	Lunch
14:45 – 15:05	Plenary Speech – 1: Mr. Kenta Oshima, General Manager, Kirin Holdings Company Limited, Japan
15:05 - 16:20	Technical Session – 3: Competitiveness and Market Trends in Tea
16:20 - 16:45	Evening Refreshments
16:45 - 17:45	Round Table Discussion - 1
19:00 - 23:00	Fellowship Dinner

08:30 - 08:50	Plenary Speech – 2: Mr. James Mackay, Sustainability and Technology Lead, Pepsi Lipton, United Kingdom
08:50 - 10:05	Technical Session – 4: Gender, Society and Tea
10:05 - 10:35	Morning Refreshments
10:35 - 10:55	Plenary Speech – 3: Mr. Martin Short, Chief Executive Officer, Ethical Tea Partnership, United Kingdom
10:55 - 11:55	Technical Session – 5: Innovative Approaches in Sustainable Crop Protection
11:55 - 12:55	Technical Session – 6: Climate Resilience and Crop Sustainability
12:55 - 13:15	Plenary Speech – 4: Ms. Gundega Silniece, Head of Latvia Tea Association, Latvia
13:15 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 14:20	Plenary Speech – 5: Dr. Sharon Hall, Chief Executive, UK Tea & Infusions Association, United Kingdom and Ms. Shabnam Weber, President, Tea and Herbal Association of Canada
14:20 - 15:35	Technical Session – 7: Technology Transfer in Tea
15:35 - 16:35	Round Table Discussion - 2
16:35 - 17:05	Evening Refreshments
17:05 - 17:35	Closing Ceremony