2026 WPTC Congress

The 16th World Processing Tomato Congress & the 18th International Symposium on Processing Tomato took place in Monterey, California in June 2026

Congress & Symposium Programs

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Congress presentations

CHALLENGES TO FEEDING THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Richard Sexton, UC Davis

CROP RESULTS AND 2026 FORECASTS

AMITOM

Antonio Casana, Amitom President

NORTH AMERICA

Aaron Giampietro, The Morning Star Packing Company

SOUTH AMERICA & REST OF THE WORLD

Manuel Gonçalves, WPTC Vice-President

China

Zhu Chenhui, Deputy General Manager of COFCO Tunhe

CONSUMER CLARITY IN A MULTI-POLAR WORLD


Thomas Bailey, Head of North America-Consumer Research at Rabobank

“EUPHORIA OR DESPAIR”: A look at the historical cycles and what the future may hold

Martin Stilwell, President Tomato News

NAVIGATING FOOD PACKAGING RECYCLING MANDATES: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

The case of aseptic bags for tomato and other fruits

Guido Aufdemkamp,  Executive Director, Aseptic Bags Manufacturers Association (ABMA)

The case for food and beverage cartons

Samantha Kappalman, VP of Corporate Affairs, Public Policy US & Canada, Tetra Pak

PUBLIC BREEDING AND THE FUTURE OF PROCESSING TOMATO IMPROVEMENT

David Francis, Professor of Tomato Breeding & Genetics, The Ohio State University

Who Owns Tomorrow? A No BS Playbook For The Leaders Who Refuse To Wait

Brett Schklar, Best Selling Author and Futurist

THE OUTLOOK FOR GLOBAL FOOD DEMAND: 2025-2030, NAVIGATING THE CHANGING CONSUMER LANDSCAPE

Matthew Barry, Global Insight Manager Food & Beverage, Euromonitor

TRADE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: PRESENTATIONS ON CURRENT TRADE LANDSCAPES

US OUTLOOK

Carolyn Gleason, McDermott-Will and Emory LLP

EU OUTLOOK

Alex van der Laan, TomatoEurope

Symposium presentations

The symposium presentations are not available but the full scientific articles will be published in a special edition of Acta Horticulturae in the coming months.

Congress photos 

The photos from the event will be posted here soon. 

After a successful congress, we look forward to seeing everyone again in Avignon in June 2028 for the 17th World Processing Tomato Congress & the 19th International Symposium on Processing Tomato

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