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SASTA Annual Congress 2026

The SASTA Annual Congress is organized by the South African Sugar Technologists' Association and brings together professionals in the sugarcane agriculture and sugar production industries. The event features a trade exhibition with stands for service providers and various opportunities for sponsorship. The congress aims to facilitate the exchange of scientif…

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35Speakers
2Sponsors
57Exhibitors
19On the bill · sessions
59Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at SASTA, in alphabetical order.
Amin M
Basdew I
Bhyrodeyal L
Buthelezi K
Clark D
Davis S
Dr Freddy Garcés
CEO, Sugarcane Research Institute Cenicaña · Cenicaña
Dr Muhammad Kadwa
SASTA President
Furniss N
Gujare D
Iqbal S
Jain D
Jones M
Joshi S
Maluleke I
Mbuyazi M
Mcfarlane S
Mdaka S
Mlalazi M
Mofurutsi T
Munsamy S
Mutatu W
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
John Thompson
Neptek
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Agenda

Selected from 19 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, 17 August 2026, 08:30-16:30

    Pre-Congress Tour (Separate registration with limited spaces available)

    Meet at OCC main entrance 15 minutes prior to departure.

  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 09:15-09:35

    Welcome

    OPENING SESSION
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 09:35-10:20

    Keynote Address: Integration and Innovation for Sustainability

    OPENING SESSION
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 09:35-10:20

    Keynote Speaker: Dr Freddy Garcés

    CEO of the Sugarcane Research Institute, Cenicaña, Colombia. His talk is entitled 'Integration and Innovation for Sustainability'.

  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 10:20-10:30

    Vote of Thanks

    OPENING SESSION
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:00-11:25

    A Review of South African Sugarcane Production in the 2025/26 Season: An Agricultural Perspective

    PLENARY SESSION
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:25-11:50

    Biosecurity: An Overview of the 2024/2025 Season

    PLENARY SESSION
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 11:50-12:15

    101st Annual Review of the Milling Season in southern Africa (2025/2026)

    PLENARY SESSION
  • Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 12:15-13:00

    SASTA Centenary Presentations

    PLENARY SESSION
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 59 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?

59 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
2All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
55Exhibitingexhibitor only
2Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

John Thompson·Neptek

Speakers by seniority

3% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Other roles3497%

Of 35 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01John ThompsonSpEx
  2. 02NeptekSpEx
  3. 03AESEx
  4. 04agrihawkEx
  5. 05Anton PaarEx
  6. 06AWLaserEx
  7. 07BabcockEx
  8. 08Bearings InternationalEx
  9. 09Bearings International In MotionEx
  10. 10Bell Forest AgriEx
  11. 11BMGEx
  12. 12BonfiglioliEx
  13. 13Bosch ProjectsEx
  14. 14BrukerEx
Sponsors by tier
unspecified2
100% of 2