Forum Details
Date: 28th September 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Diamond Jubilee Hall, Yangon University
Forum Agenda
8:30 am: Registration
9:00 am: Forum Welcome: Kyaw Thu Htet, CEO, Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences (MILS)
9:10 am: Opening Keynote Speech by Prof. Dr. Khin Zaw, Director General, FDA Myanmar
9:15 am: Speech by Dr. Stephan Paul Jost, WHO Representative to Myanmar
9:20 am: Speech by Ajay Pohare, Head of QA, METRO Wholesale Myanmar
9:25 am: Speech by Mayra Cladera, Agricultural Affairs Officer, USDA, US Embassy Yangon
9:30 am: Photo Session, Coffee Break and Networking
9:50 am: Panel Discussion 1: Overview of Food Safety Landscape in Myanmar
Moderator
Dr. Mo Mo Tin, Myanmar Consumers Union (MCU)
Panelists
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U Ye Htut Naing, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs (DOCA), Ministry of Commerce
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Dr. Than Aung Soe, Member of Parliament, Min Hla, Bago Region
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U Win Myint Aung, Group Corporate Affairs Director, City Holdings Limited
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U Kyaw Thu Htet, CEO, Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences (MILS)
11:10 am: Panel Discussion 2: Implementing Food Safety, a Tri-Sector Dialogue
Moderator
Dr. Win Win Kyi, Former Chairman of Food Science and Technology Association Myanmar (FoSTA)
Panelists
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Dr. Chaw Nu Nu Aye, Deputy Director, FDA Myanmar
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Ada Chai, Director of Communities, One to Watch Myanmar
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Dr. Than Than Lwin, Head of Health Department, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC)
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Dwight Jason Ronan, Program Coordinator, Mekong Institute (MI)
12:30 pm: Networking Lunch
1:30 pm: Training Workshops
Breakout Session 1 (GMP and HACCP in Food Processing)
Lead Trainer
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Dr. Swe Swe Win, FoSTA Myanmar
Breakout Session 2 (Food Labelling and Consumer Relations)
Lead Trainer
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U Maung Maung, Myanmar Consumers Union (MCU)
Breakout Session 3 (Legal Frameworks and Compliance)
Lead Trainer
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U Ye Htut Naing, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs (DOCA), Ministry of Commerce
Breakout Session 4 (Food Hygiene and Sanitation)
Lead Trainer
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Daw Si Si Win, FoSTA Myanmar
3:00 pm: Tea Break
3:30 pm: Continuation of Training Workshops
4:45 pm: Closing Remarks
5:00 pm: End of Forum
Forum Directory
Ground Floor
Main Entrance and Lunch Area
Please use the stairs to go to the second floor for registration
Second Floor
Breakout Session Rooms for Training Workshops
Please follow the signs to find the right room for your registered training workshop. Please reach out to the volunteers for any help.
Third Floor
Main Plenary Hall, Registration Desk and Booths
Please use the stairs to go to the second floor for registration
Location Map
Parking
Parking is available in the Diamond Jubilee Hall compound but due to its limited availability, guests are suggested to use the parking lots outside of the compound and around Universities Dhamma Hall and Post Office.