• Speaker Profile: HE. Eng. Waleed Elkhereiji, Director General, Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization

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    HE. Eng. Waleed ElkhereijiH.E Engr.Waleed Elkhereiji was appointed as the Director General Grain Silos & Flour Mills Organization Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia on 28 February 2009.

    Prior to that, he was appointed as Ambassador of the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia to the Netherlands between 2002 to 2009, as well as the Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). He was also Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program between 1990 to 1994, and he was Director-General of Agriculture and water at Makkah Region between 1995 – 2002.

    H.E Engr.Waleed Elkhereiji represents the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in many international conferences, political and economic symposia and cultural and social activities.

    H.E Engr.Waleed Elkhereiji was nominated as the “Ambassador of The Year 2006″ to be the first Arab ambassador receiving this prize in the Netherland.

    H.E Engr.Waleed Elkhereiji was born in Medina- Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia in 1958 and finished his studies in civil engineering from University of Miami, USA. and appointed as Civil Engineer in Ministry Of Agriculture and Water Riyadh.

    2nd World Grains Trade 2010 Singapore Speaker
    Day 2 – Thursday, 21 Jan
    10:45  Wheat Demand in Saudi Arabia

    2nd World Grains Trade Summit is a critical global conference that guarantees in-depth coverage, insights and objectivity to provide clarity to your interests and investments in the grains & oilseeds markets. To find more about Grains World in Singapore from Jan 20 to 21, 2010, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

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  • Speaker Profile: Mohammad Ismet, Director for Planning & Business Development, BULOG Indonesia

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    Mohammad IsmetDr. Mohammad Ismet finished his Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics from Gadjah Mada University in 1981; Master degree in Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines at Los Banos in 1988, and Ph.D in Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University in 1995.

    He is now currently holding a position as Director of Planning and Business Development, BULOG Indonesia

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    Day 1 – Wednesday, 20 Jan
    15:45  Indonesia’s Rice Industry & its Challenges

    2nd World Grains Trade Summit is a critical global conference that guarantees in-depth coverage, insights and objectivity to provide clarity to your interests and investments in the grains & oilseeds markets. To find more about Grains World in Singapore from Jan 20 to 21, 2010, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

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  • Speaker Profile: Frederik Groth, Vice President, Toepfer International Asia Pte Ltd

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    Frederik GrothFrederik Groth was born in Hamburg Germany. He graduated from the foreign trade academy in Hamburg 1994 and joined TOEPFER International the same year.

    After working for 4 years in the headquarters in Hamburg he was posted as a Grain Trader for TOEPFER in Paris until 2000. Coming back from Paris he spend 2 years in Hamburg as the responsible for the French and North African grain markets.

    Since 2003 he is working for TOEPFER International Asia stationed in Singapore. In his position as a Vice President, Frederik is responsible for the Grain trade in Asia as well as TOEPFER’s activities and joint venture in Australia.

    2nd World Grains Trade 2010 Singapore Speaker
    Day 1 – Wednesday, 20 Jan
    14:15  Global Wheat Market

    2nd World Grains Trade Summit is a critical global conference that guarantees in-depth coverage, insights and objectivity to provide clarity to your interests and investments in the grains & oilseeds markets. To find more about Grains World in Singapore from Jan 20 to 21, 2010, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

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  • Speaker Profile: Bob Hansen, Managing Director, Sabio Pronostico P/L

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    Bob HansenBob Hansen was been Managing Director of Peanut Company of Australia from1993 to jul 2009. His previous experience was in Poultry Processing and Marketing with Ingham’s Victoria. Bob’s training was in Poultry Genetics but commercial experience was in business recovery of agricultural enterprises to a profitable situation; Nuigini Tablebirds (1977 to 1985), Harvey Farms NZ (1986 to 1988), Ingham’s VIC (1989 to 1993) and Peanut Company of Australia (1993 to Current).

    Bob has been instrumental in commercialising peanut breeding in Australia and introducing new international cultivars. PCA has released a minimum of one new cultivar annually.

    Bob is an advocate of the scientific and innovation approach to business. He has introduced many new innovations to the business such as
    a) Release of Cultivars annually
    b) Statistical approach to food quality
    c) New Generation of Electronic sorters
    d) Mitigation and adaption to Climate Change Impacts
    e) Developing Agricultural business’s in Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia.

    Bob has established a consultancy focusing on the impacts of Climate Change on the Supply Chain, and the projection of Future Grain Prices, Rainfall, Crop Production and Currencies. He is a Director of several companies and Boards in Australia.

    2nd World Grains Trade 2010 Singapore Speaker
    Day 1 – Wednesday, 20 Jan
    13:45  Global Weather Pattern & Change

    2nd World Grains Trade Summit is a critical global conference that guarantees in-depth coverage, insights and objectivity to provide clarity to your interests and investments in the grains & oilseeds markets. To find more about Grains World in Singapore from Jan 20 to 21, 2010, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

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  • Speaker Profile: Michael Jester, Managing Director, Peter Cremer (Singapore) GmbH, Agri

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    Michael JesterMichael Jester was educated at the Kirchenpauer Gymnasium in Hamburg and has joined the Cremer-Gruppe in Hamburg as a trainee in 1986. After two years of apprenticeship he graduated at the Chamber of Commerce in 1988.

    In 1993 he set up a trading hub for grain and agricultural products for the Cremer group in Singapore. Today, he is the Managing Director of Peter Cremer Singapore and is responsible for the trading activities of the group with special focus on Asia. In addition to his responsibilities in Asia, he is a Director of the Cremer Companies in Australia and Canada.

    2nd World Grains Trade 2010 Singapore Speaker
    Day 1 – Wednesday, 20 Jan
    09:45  CEO Panel : Challenges of Managing Commodity Business Amid Market Volatility & Uncertainty

    2nd World Grains Trade Summit is a critical global conference that guarantees in-depth coverage, insights and objectivity to provide clarity to your interests and investments in the grains & oilseeds markets. To find more about Grains World in Singapore from Jan 20 to 21, 2010, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

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