Programme

 

2026 CHINAEASA Conference

2026 China Essential Oils Forum

Sheraton Zhanjiang Hotel, Zhanjiang, China
May 19-22, 2026

 

Programme

 

May 19, 2026 Tuesday

10:00-22:00 Registration (Hotel Lobby), No Dinner

19:00-21:00 the 1st China Aromatic Concert (Zhanjiang Culture Center)

                    Entrance: 19:00, Performance: 19:30, tickets only

 

May 20, 2026 Wednesday

08:00-18:00 Exhibition (5/F, Corridor and Ballroom)

08:30-09:00 Entrance to Conference (5/F, Huawei Ballroom)

09:00-09:10 Opening Ceremony

Xu Xiaohu, Vice President of CFNA

Steffen Goetz, Senior Vice President, Global Aroma Ingredients, BASF

09:10-09:40 Speech I Shaping the Future of the F&F Industry: Scale, Innovation and

Sustainability at BASF

Alexandrine Guillez, Head of Global Marketing and Innovation Management, BASF Aroma

Ingredients

Jingjing (JJ) Wang, Head of Global Sales Managament, BASF Aroma Ingredients

09:40-10:10 Speech II Musks: An Unrivalled Collection of Biodegradable Ingredients

Jason Sun, Director Greater China, DSM-Firmenich P&B Aroma Ingredients

10:10-10:30 Group Photo (Back Door of Hotel)

10:30-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-11:30 Speech III Emerging Ingredients Trends: Creating A Consumer-Centric

Fragrance Experiences

Jessica Fang, China Body Care Marketing Manager, IFF

11:30-12:00 Speech IV Green Transformation Driving Industry Future: Innovative Practices

of Givaudan and Chinaherb in F&F E2E Industry Low-Carbon Collaboration

Dennis Wu, Deputy GM, Anhui Chinaherb Flavors & Fragrances Co.,Ltd.

Jason He, Fragrances & Beauty APAC EHS Director, Givaudan Fragrances (Shanghai) Ltd.

 

12:00-14:00 Lunch (3/F, Yue Chinese Restaurant)

 

14:00-14:30 Speech V Let Natural Return to Its Essence - Opportunities and Practices in

the Natural Pepperment Industry

Liu Lin, Director, Anhui Fengle Perfume Co.,Ltd.

14:30-15:00 Speech VI Mastering Cocoa Extracts: Technical & Clean Label Solutions for

Modern Formulation Challenges

Thomas Boiteau, Director at PROVA Shanghai

15:00-15:30 Speech VII Tech, Innovation & Fragrance Culture

Weng Haocong, Curator of the Xuelei Fragrance Museum in Guangzhou, China

15:30-16:00 Speech VIII Applications of Natural Fragrance Raw Material in Cosmetic        

Products

Emilie Mo, Chairman and GM of Sinno Cosmetics Company 

 

16:00-19:00 Free Commercial Time

19:00-21:00 Gala Dinner (BASF Topic Dinner, 5/F Huawei Ballroom)

 

May 21, 2026 Thursday

08:00-18:00 Exhibition

09:30-12:00 2026 China Essential Forum

09:30-10:00 Speech IX China's Essential Oils--Status, Market & Path of High Quality

Development

Winnie Yeung, Director Chairman of Kallin International Co.,Ltd.

10:00-10:30 Speech X Adulteration of Essential Oils

Dr. Prabodh Satyal, Chief Scientific Officer, Aromatic Plant Research Center,  USA 

10:30-11:00 Tea Break

11:00-11:30 Speech XI Building Reliable Supply Chains for Frankincense and Myrrh:        

Quality, Consistency and Partnership at Origin

Zahra Osman Guelle, Co-Founder and Director of Neo Botanika (Somaliland) and Neo Gr.

Limited (UK)

11:30-12:00 Speech XII Beyond The Numbers: Dynamics of Indonesian Essential Oil

Production and The Path Ahead

Adeline Salim, Secretary General of the Indonesian Essential Oil Council (Dewan Atsiri

Indonesia / DAI)

 

12:00-14:00 Lunch (3/F, Yue Chinese Restaurant)

 

14:00-18:00 Professors Forum

14:00-14:30 Speech XIII Research on Aroma Modulation and Product Innovation

Prof. Hu Jing, Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology

14:30-15:00 Speech XIV Synthetic Biology: A New Engine of Green Biomanufacturing        

Driving Transformation in Daily Chemicals

Prof. Li Shuang, South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China), Founder and

Chairman of Terpiot (Guangzhou) Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.

15:00-15:30 Speech XV From Natural Fragrance to Functional Carrier: Innovative

Development and Practice of D-Borneol in the Field of Cosmetic Penetration Enhancement

Prof. Su Jianyu, Professor in School of Food Science and Technology, South China University

of Technology

15:30-16:00 Tea Break

16:00-16:30 Speech XVI Extraction, Preparation, and Applications of Plant Essential Oil

Preservatives

Prof. Lin Lijing, Director of Agricultural Products Processing Research Institute, Chinese

Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences

16:30-17:00 Speech XVII "Medicine-Food-Fragrance" Synergistic Innovation in the Baking

Industry: Cinnamon and Star Anise Moving from the Stew Pot to the Oven

Prof. Wu Kegang, Guangdong University of Technology

17:00-17:30 Speech XXIII Comprehensive Utilization of Cinnamon Based on a Dual Phase-

Transition Strategy under Low-Temperature and Low-Oxygen Conditions and the

Development of High-Value-Added Products

Prof. Zhao Lichao, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University

 

17:30-18:00 Closing of the Conference

18:30-20:30 the 3rd China Aroma Cup Friendly Football Match (China Aroma

Football Team VS BASF Zhanjiang Factory Football Team)

 

May 22, 2026 Friday

Post Tour I On-site Visit to BASF Zhanjiang Factory

09:00 Check out and gather in lobby

09:15 Leave hotel to factory

10:00 Visit BASF Zhanjiang Factory

11:30 Go to factory dining room and have lunch

12:30 Leave factory and go back to hotel

13:00 Arrival at hotel

 

May 22-24, 2026 Friday to Sunday

Post Tour II Zhanjiang & Maoming Aroma Field Trip Alpinia officinarum Hance, Pandan, Patroli, Agarwood, Citrus grandis

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

13:00 Leave for Xuwen District, Zhanjiang City, the southernmost point of China Mainland

15:20 Arrive at Xuwen. Visit "Sea of Pineapples" on the way

16:30 Visit planting base and processing of Alpinia officinarum Hance

17:30 Visit Planting Base and Processing of Pandan

18:30 Go to hotel

20:00 Dinner

20:40 Check in hotel in "China Mainland Antarctic Village"

 

May 23, 2026 (Saturday)

09:00 Check out and leave for Suixi District, Zhanjiang City

11:00 Visit Planting Base and Processing of Patroli

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Leave for Dianbai District, Maoming City

15:00 Visit planting base, processing, museums, and shops of Agarwood

18:00 Check in hotel

18:30 Dinner in hotel

19:30 Visit Agarwood street

 

May 24, 2026 (Sunday)

08:30 Check out and leave for Huazhou City, Maoming City

10:30 Visit planting base of Citrus grandis (Orange Red)

11:30 Visit China Citrus Grandis Museum

12:30 Lunch

13:10 Leave for Zhanjiang Airport (50 minutes) or Maoming Railway Station (1 hour)
(it is recommended to arrange flights and trains after 15:00)