3rd World Grains Trade Summit

In 1989, after graduation from college, Gu Lifeng joined COFCO, which is China’s most powerful player for diversified asset portfolio management and has been consecutively listed among FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 since 1994. Mr. Gu has been working in corn trade for 20 years, with rich experience in domestic and international trade. Now he is mainly in charge of the corn trade as the deputy general manager of COFCO Agri-trading & Logistics Co. Ltd, one member of COFCO (group).

World Grains Trade 2009 Singapore Speaker
Day 1 – Tuesday, Feb 17
14:45  Corn Market Outlook In China

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 Feb 17 to 18, 2009, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

Connie Lo is a Senior Consultant with Nexant Asia Limited.  Prior to joining Nexant, Connie was with JJ-Lurgi Engineering, responsible for developing Lurgi’s Bio-Fuels activities across South East Asia and China. During that time, she had also gained extensive experience in leading projects in the areas of Oleochemicals and Edible Oils.  Connie holds a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry from the University Science of Malaysia before obtaining a Masters Degree in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College in the UK.

World Grains Trade 2009 Singapore Speaker
Day 2 – Wednesday, Feb 18
12:00  Review of the Global Biofuels Development

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 Feb 17 to 18, 2009, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

Rajeev Raina is the Sr. Vice President and heads the global rice business at Olam International Limited. He has a Post Graduate in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India. Rajeev has over 16 years of varied experience in different aspects of supply chain management of agricultural raw materials. He is a member of the Management Committee at Olam.

World Grains Trade 2009 Singapore Speaker
Day 1 – Tuesday, Feb 17
12:20  Global / Asia Rice Trade Flow & Market Outlook

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 Feb 17 to 18, 2009, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

Mahesh Uniyal has been working with the FAO Asia-Pacific regional office for the past eight years as a consultant dealing with public information on FAO work on food security, agricultural and rural development, agricultural trade and pro-rural poor bioenergy issues in the region.

World Grains Trade 2009 Singapore Speaker
Day 1 – Tuesday, Feb 17
11:50  Long-Term Prospects For Agriculture & Major Commodity Groups : World Agriculture Towards 2030

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 Feb 17 to 18, 2009, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com

Jerry Steiner is Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs. He is responsible for leading the company’s sustainability strategy and global corporate affairs. He also develops value-added business with key food industry companies. Steiner has worked for Monsanto for over 25 years and been involved in biotechnology issues for more than a decade.

After receiving a B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1982, he worked in sales for Monsanto in Wisconsin and Texas, and various marketing and product management roles. In l992, Steiner received his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

From 1996-1998, Steiner led the Global Product Strategy group. He lived in Brussels for two years, serving as the general manager of Monsanto’s Europe/Africa business. Following this he led Monsanto’s Corporate Strategy group. In June of 2003 Steiner was appointed to his current position.

World Grains Trade 2009 Singapore Speaker
Day 1 – Tuesday, Feb 17
11:20  Producing More And Conserving More – How Can We Do Both?

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 Feb 17 to 18, 2009, please visit http://www.worldgrainstrade.com