27th Mar 09
adminTHE EVENT BELOW IS CLOSED.
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.
World Grains Trade Summit 2009
SINGAPORE, February 17 – 18
08:00 Registrations & Refreshment
09:00 Introduction & Cards Exchange
09:10 Chairman’s Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Simon Bentley, Head of Grains, LMC INTERNATIONAL LTD
09:15 World Grains Market – Positioning Asia For The Future
Speaker: Diego Barbero, Head of Grains, NOBLE GROUP LTD
09.50 Round Table Discussion : How to Align the Business to Move Forward?
Panelist: Frederik Groth,Vice President, TOEPFER INTERNATIONAL ASIA
Vijay Iyengar, Managing Director, AGROCORP INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
Chris Nikkel, Director – Risk Management Asia, BUNGE AGRIBUSINESS SINGAPORE
10:20 Riding Out the Storm
Speaker: Prakriti Sofat, Asian Economist – Global Markets, HSBC
10:50 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
11:20 Producing More And Conserving More – How Can We Do Both?
Speaker: Gerald Steiner, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, MONSANTO COMPANY
11:50 Long-Term Prospects For Agriculture & Major Commodity Groups : World Agriculture Towards 2030
• Demand and production Of wheat, rice & coarse grains
• Demand and production of oilcrops, vegetable oils & products
• Demand and production of livestock commodities
• Diversion of food grains towards energy crops
Speaker: Mahesh Uniyal, Consultant, Economic and Social Development Dept, FAO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
12:20 Global / Asia Rice Trade Flow & Market Outlook
Speaker: Rajeev Raina, Senior Vice President & Head, Rice Division, OLAM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
12:50 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
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14:10 Afternoon Chairman’s Introduction
Speaker: Frederik Groth, Vice President, TOEPFER INTERNATIONAL ASIA PTE LTD
14:15 Fund Manager’s Perspective on How the Agricultural Commodities Markets is Doing?
• Importance of grains in their portfolio
• How is the fund industry shaping up?
Speaker: Daryl French, Associate Director, MACQUARIE BANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
14:45 Corn Market Outlook In China
• Demand/supply projection
• Substitution trends from Corn to Wheat
• Biofuels development & its impact on China’s corn market
Speaker: Gu Lifeng, GM – Corn Division & Deputy GM COFCO LOGISTICS & TRADING CO. LTD
15:15 Australia’s Wheat Supply and Its Global Impact an Trade
• AWB Operations Overview
- Grain acquisition
- International marketing plan
• Australian Wheat marketing has changed forever….
- Australian wheat market
- Competition increasing
- Our new competitors
• Wheat production
- Australia / World wheat production & consumption
• A world of opportunity
- Global demand for grains is trending at a faster rate than supply
- Grain food use consumption
• AWB future focus
Speaker: Gordon Davis, Managing Director, AWB LTD
15:45 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
16:15 Grains Shipping Trends & How is the Freight Market Doing?
• Analysing today’s freight trends, volatility & risk
• Collapse of the dry bulk index & impact on grains shipping
Speaker: Benjamin Wilkes, Executive Vice President, NOBLE CHARTERING LTD.
16:45 Grains Production & Export Potential in The Black Sea Region
Speaker: Simon Bentley, Head of Grains, LMC INTERNATIONAL
17:15 Discussion followed by End of Day One
17:30 – 19:00 hrs. Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates
09:00 Chairman’s Introduction
Speaker: Abah Ofon, Senior Softs Analyst, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
09:05 Commodities Risk Management – Issues & Solutions for Asia
Speaker: Bipin V. Karnik, Regional Business Development Manager – SEAP, SGS SINGAPORE
09:35 Commodities Trading in Asia
Speaker: Eric T. Maine, Vice President – Head, Product & Research, SINGAPORE MERCANTILE EXCHANGE PTE LTD (SMX)
10:05 An Update on the Role Exchanges Play in the Grain Industry and Safety of Transactions in the Current Financial Crisis
Speaker: Nelson Low, Head of Commodity Products, Asia, CME GROUP
10:35 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
11:00 Future Of Japan’s Agriculture Market & its Impact on Imports
Speaker: Tetsuo Ushikusa, Director – Food Security Division, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHERIES (MAFF)
11:30 Users / Importer’s Round Table Discussion: Measures to Counter Volatility in Commodities Market
Panelist: Tetsuo Ushikusa, Director – Food Security Division, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHERIES (MAFF)
Leon Chen Chao-Liang, Manager – Business Dept, TTET UNION CORPORATION
12:00 Review of the Global Biofuels Development
• Update on latest market developments
• Factors impacting the global biofuels industry – are there links to the crude oil prices?
• Challenges of maintaining industry competitiveness amidst increasing market uncertainty
• Effect of anticipated biofuels developments on the agricultural industry
Speaker: Connie Lo, Senior Consultant, NEXANT ASIA
12:30 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
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13:40 Afternoon Chairman
Speaker: Paul Harrison, Vice President, Agricultural Services, SGS GROUP MANAGEMENT
13:45 Middle East : Contending with a Dynamic Market
Speaker: Abah Ofon, Senior Softs Analyst – Global Research, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
14:15 Grains Demand/Supply Outlook In Africa
• Production & investment outlook
• Increasing grains demand
• Logistics & transportation hurdles
• Viability of a contract & contract execution challenges
Speaker: Jean Craven, Group Strategy, EXPORT TRADING GROUP
14:45 Final Discussion followed by Closing Tea
15:15 End of Conference
THE EVENT BELOW IS CLOSED.
