Conference Schedule:
- November 16, 2026: Arrival of conference attendees.
- November 17, 2026: Inauguration; Technical session; Plenary lecture, Conference dinner.
- November 18, 2026: Plenary lecture; Technical session; Poster session.
- November 19, 2026: Technical session; Poster session; Closing ceremony.
- November 20, 2026: Local sugar industry visit (optional).
Technical Sessions
Day 1: November 17, 2026
Inaugural Session: 9.00 – 12.00 am
• Opening ceremony
• Awards presentation
• Honouree felicitation
Tech Session- I : Innovations for Future Proofing Sugar Crops
Next-Gen breeding technologies for development of climate resilient and more productive varieties; Climate-smart agro technologies to reduce carbon footprint and mitigate biotic and abiotic stress; Application of AI, ML and Precision Agriculture (PA) in sugar crop breeding and production, and soil, crop and input management; Integrated disease and pest management; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Water saving agriculture; Strategies to improve soil health; Regenerative agriculture; Crop diversification for sustainability.
Day 2: November 18, 2026
Tech Session-II : Next-Gen Sugar Crops Production and Farm Mechanization and Management
Mechanized planting and crop management; Mechanised harvesting of small farms and cane transport; Autonomous farm machinery and farm automation; Smart Farm Management surveillance tools- Drones, GIS mapping, IoT sensors, Mobile apps for advisory, scheduling, and weather and crop health alerts; GPS-guided field mapping; Smart logistic and supply chain management.
Tech Session-III : Next-Gen Technologies in Sugar Mills
Industry 4.0 Automation; AI, ML and IoT-based equipment monitoring; Predictive maintenance alerts to reduce downtime; Digital tools of mill operations for simulation and process improvement; Smart energy and efficiency technologies; Waste-to-energy technologies; Robotics for automated material handling; Carbon-neutral sugar production
Interactive Poster Session
Day 3: November 19, 2026
Tech Session-IV : Next-Gen Business Models for A Sustainable Sugar Industry
Integrated Green Bio-Refinery Model; Green Energy Business Model; Value-Added Sugar Products Model; Sustainability and ESG-driven Business Model; Waste-to-Wealth Circular Economy Model; Ethanol-Centric Model (Fuel & Chemicals); Bio-Chemicals and Bio-Materials Business Model; Sustainable Food-Grade & Health-focused Sugar Model.
Interactive Poster Session
Closing Ceremony
Day 4: 20 November 2026
Local sugar industry visit (Optional)