Congress
program
| Sunday, 4 June | Venue | Location | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | 17:30 | Golf Tournament | DeZalze Golf Estate | ||
| Registration | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 | ||
| 16:00 | 22:00 | President dinner (invitation only) | External place | ||
| Monday, 5 June | Venue | Location | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Registration | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 13:30 | Acc. Person: Cape Town City Tour | |||
| 09:00 | 10:30 | Opening Ceremony | CTICC | Auditorium 1 | Level 1 |
| 11:00 | 12:30 | Press Reception | CTICC | ||
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Coffee and water station | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Internet corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Media corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Trading Floor – reserved and unreserved tables | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Exhibition | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Private Meeting Room | CTICC | ||
| 11:00 | 18:00 | Future Generation Corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Press Reception Lunch | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | Channel World Seed – Sponsor | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 13:00 | 13:30 | Channel World Seed – Syngenta | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted – N°1: How to enhance farmers access to quality seed in Africa | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 15:15 | 15:45 | Customers Panel | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Coffee break | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Channel World Seed – SANSOR – Investing in South Africa’s seed sector | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted – N°2 Digitalization in the Agri Supply Chain | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | Welcome Party | CTICC | Ballroom West and Foyer | Level 2 |
| Tuesday, 6 June | Venue | Location | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 | ||
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Internet corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Media corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Trading tables, reserved and unreserved tables | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Exhibition | CTICC | Hal 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Private Meeting Rooms | CTICC | Hal 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Future Generation Corner | CTICC | Hal 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 09:00 | 17:00 | Acc. person: Peninsula Tour – Cape of Good Hope – Cape Point | |||
| 09:00 | 17:00 | Coffee & water station | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted – N°3: Intellectual Property in Africa: is there a future for UPOV 91? | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Channel World Seed – ISF – ISPM45: 3rd Party Authorization | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Coffee Break | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Customer Panel: Syngenta | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | Channel World Seed – ISF | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 13:00 | 13:30 | Channel World Seed – Syngenta | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | CTICC | Hall2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | Women Luncheon | CTICC | Level 0 | |
| 14:30 | 15:30 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted- N°4: Plant Breeding Innovation: Hopes, Dreams, and Reality | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Coffee Break | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Channel World Seed – ISF | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted – N°5: Agri-Food Value Chain opportunities in Africa and beyond | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| Wednesday, 7 June | Venue | Location | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 | ||
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Internet Corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Media Corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Trading Tables – reserved and unreserved tables | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Exhibition | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Private Meeting Rooms | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | Future Generation Corner | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted – N°6: Phytosanitary framework and strategies in Africa and beyond | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | Acc. Persons – Cultural cooking Tour – Bo Kaap | |||
| 09:00 | 17:00 | Coffee & water station | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Coffee break | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | Channel World Seed – ISF | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:00 | 12:30 | Channel World Seed – Sponsor | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 13:00 | 13:30 | Channel World Seed – | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | ISF Panel – Broadcasted – N°7: Annual forum of Seed business leaders | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Coffee break | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | ISF General Assembly | CTICC | Level 1 | |
| 18:00 | Trading floor, Exhibition and Private Meeting Rooms dismantling | CTICC | Hall 2-3 | Level 0 | |
| 20:00 | 02:00 | Farewell Get Together | Cabo Beach |
| Wednesday, 7 June | Venue | Location | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | 16:30 | “A better way to move seed around the world: Systems Appoach” – Workshop presented by SANSOR and ISF | |||
Golf Tournament
Get involved! Join the fun!
The golf tournament will be held on Sunday, 4 June 2023
The program will be shared at a later stage.
If you have always been ‘afraid’ of joining the Golf Tournament, this year you will be able to enjoy the sport whether you are an amateur or a pro. If you sign up to our Golf Clinics, you will receive a series of golf lessons and discover more about this activity. The basic package consists of a green fee, lunch and transport. Clubs, caddies or anything else related to this fantastic sport can be rented or bought on-site according to your needs.
Prizes
Incotec will provide a cash prize that the winning team can donate to their favorite charity. In addition, there will be prizes for hole-in-one, closest to the pin and longest drive.
Registration
Register for ISF World Seed Congress 2023 Golf Tournament or Golf Clinics upon submitting your registration for the Congress. Please indicate your handicap by emailing our Core PCO K.I.T. Group GmbH at isfwsc@kit-group.org after submission of your Congress registration request.
Price for registered golfer is EUR 280 including green fees, transportation, and lunch.
A limited number of golf clubs can be rented as follows:
– Golf club rental – Full set standard RH – Lady EUR 50
– Golf club rental – Full set standard LH – Lady EUR 50
– Golf club rental – Full set standard RH EUR 50
– Golf club rental – Full set standard LH EUR 50
– Golf cart rental EUR 50
– Golf trolley rental EUR 15
Deadline:
For registering to the Golf Tournament is the 26 of May 2023 (same as the registration process)
Cancellation Policy
For information on cancellation requests and refunds, refer to the Cancellations section.
Location
The golf Tournament will take place at DeZalze Golf Estate
The 2023 Golf Tournament is generously sponsored by:
Accompanying Persons Program
We are pleased to present the program that has been designed for Accompanying Person. All tours include transfers, lunch, entrances, guides, gratuity, and drinks allowance during lunch.
Monday, 5 June 2023
Cape Town City tour & Table Mountain
Half day tour
Description: The group will depart hotel at 08:30 to arrive at 08:50 and spend an hour on the mountain. From Table Mountain the group will journey to various places of interest like the Slave Museum, Company Gardens, and National Museum before stopping for lunch at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. The tour will finish around 13:30.
Timing: 08:30 – 13-30
Lunch: included
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Peninsula tour - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Point
Full day tour
Description: The group departs at 9:00 for the Cape Peninsula Tour. The journey time to the Cape Point Nature Reserve is about 1,5-hour with the coach traversing along a scenic Cape Town route. On arrival, the group will have a photo opportunity at the Cape of Good Hope sign and enjoy a ride on the funicular a motorized tram that takes them to a lookout point. Lunch will then be enjoyed followed by a visit to Boulder’s Beach where the group will have the opportunity to walk through the Penguin Colony and see these African Penguins in their natural breeding grounds. The tour will finish around 17:00 – approximate arrival time back in the city.
Timing: 09:00 – 17:00
Lunch: included
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Cultural Cooking tour - Bo Kaap
Half day tour
Description: The group departs at 9:00 for the Cultural Cooking Tour in Cape Town. The group will visit various places of interest like the Bo Kaap Museum, the oldest Mosque in South Africa (when open), pass the oldest house, the first farmhouse, the Scotches-Kloof Apartments (sub economic housing), take a walk past the famous colorful houses, step into the aromatic spice shop to learn about the origin of wares. After the walk, the group will stop at a Cape Malay home and learn how to cook an authentic pot of curry, fold a samosa, and learn how to knead, spin, and roll perfectly flaky roti. Finally, the group will sit with their hostesses and taste their scrumptious cooking, the perfect end to their journey.
Timing: 09:00 – 15:00
Lunch: included
Venue
An ideal place for business !
The ISF World Seed Congress 2023 will provide many opportunities to conduct business in small or large group settings.
From the Trading Floor to the Exhibition area and Private Meeting Rooms, delegates will find exceptional meeting facilities that meet their needs.
During the annual ISF World Seed Congress, ISF organizes panel discussion on ISF key topics. These meetings are open to all ISF members and provide the participants with an update of what has been done over the past years.
These meetings also serve to set the positions that ISF will be taking in its outreach efforts to external stakeholders. Should you wish to make your voice heard, these would be the meetings to go to.
Congress venue
The CTICC prides itself of being a leading convention center on the African continent, which continually settles the benchmarkin terms of global best practice within the meetings and events industry.
Getting to the CTICC is straight forward as it is located in the business and entertainment hub, where Cape Town well-established transport systems is at its best.
Venue address:
Internet
Complimentary Wi-Fi will be available for all participants throughout the Congress venue.
Internet connection kindly sponsored by : 
CHANNEL WORLD SEED
Channel World Seed
Chanel World Seed is ISF’s own live broadcast platform with a studio set in the Congress venue. It will air content to both the onsite attendees (exhibition area) and the virtual audience.
As a sponsor, you can book a 30-minute time slot on our programming schedule to broadcast your own content such as live interviews, product promotions, panel discussions on specific topics, and other content.
Contact ISF Secretariat to have more information: infowsc@worldseed.org
Speakers
Opening ceremony
Social Events
Welcome Party
A fun and informal get-together to enjoy local culture and network opportunities
Date: Monday, 5 June 2023
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Venue: CTICC, Ballroom West and Foyer, Level 2
Dress code: Business casual
Women Luncheon
On day 2, we are putting the spotlight on women in the seed sector to inspire leadership, effect lasting change, and create more opportunities for inclusiveness in our industry.
Date: Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Venue: CTICC, Jasminum, Level 0
Future Generation corner
Over the three days of the congress, we are offering a unique space for exchange among young professionals in our industry.
If you are 40 and below, don’t miss this chance to meet, mingle and network in a cozy, casual environment within the congress.
Date: Monday – Wednesday, 5 – 7 June 2023
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Venue: CTICC, Exhibition area (hall 2-3), Level 0
Farewell Get Together
It marks the official close of the World Seed Congress. A modern event, with seated and standing tables to enjoy a last evening together.
Date: Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Time: 20:00 – 02:00
Venue: Cabo beach
Dress code: Business casual
The venue is a beach club, be careful at your shoes!