AGENDA AT A GLANCE: Key sessions
Session I: Climate change and its impact on Food Security
Session II: Rice Americas: Production and Export Outlook
Session III: Food Security and Security of Supply
Session IV: Milling Technology and the Role of Postharvest and Technology
Session V: Key International Market Developments and impact on trade and price
DAY ONE
PRE-CONFERENCE: 20 APRIL 2010 : 1500hrs to 1900hrs
3.00pm
Pre-Registration & Set-up
5.00pm
Welcome Reception
DAY ONE: 21 APRIL 2010
8.00am
Registration* and Coffee
* Registration only for delegates who did not pre-register on the 20th April 2010
Welcome and Conference Opening
9.00am
Welcome from Conference Chair & the Organizers:
Jeremy Zwinger, President & CEO
The Rice Trader
9.10am
Welcome Address:
Dwight Roberts, President and CEO
US Rice Producers Association
Dr. Rafael Hernandez President
FedeArroz, Colombia
Alvaro Hernan Ruiz, Board President
Cámara de InduArroz, Colombia
9.40am
Keynote Address
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator (invited)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
10.00pm
- World Rice Market in Motion - Rice Crisis v2.0?
- What happened in 2009?
- What does it mean to 2010-11?
- Rice Production in 2009-10: El Nino and more Supply Shocks?
Jeremy Zwinger,
President and CEO
The Rice Trader
11.00am
Questions followed by Networking & Refreshments Break
Session I: Climate change and its impact on Food Security
- Changing weather patterns
- Are crop cycles affected? Will production be more difficult to predict?
- Impact on Food Security
11.45am
Dr. S. Elwynn Taylor, Extension Agronomist, Climatology/ Meteorology
Iowa State University
Fred Clark, EVP, General Counsel
Cornerstone Government Affairs
12.45am
Questions followed by Lunch
Session II: Rice Americas: Production and Export Outlook
- Can South American Exports remain competitive in the changing production outlook?
- How do Central American Players stand in the current state of global markets
- Update from the Caribbean: Will Caribbean Exports help carry the load of tight supplies elsewhere?
- Key concerns and issues that will determine South America's role in the regional and international markets
2.30pm
PART 1: Latin America in Focus
Dr. Bruno Lanfranco, Sr. Researcher
National Agriculture Research Institute of Uruguay
Tiago Barata, Rice Market Analyst
Agrotendências Ltda, Brazil
3.00pm
Questions followed by Networking & Refreshments Break
4.00pm
PART 2: Commercial concerns in the Americas & US Exports
Jay Kapila, CEO
The Rice Company
Thomas Wynn
Farm & Trade / The Rice Trader
Cocktail Reception : 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Congress delegates are invited to unwind and use a more informal setting to add to the information gained and contacts made. Network with peers, renew old friendships and make new contacts that will reinforce your business. Open to all registered delegates, speakers, sponsors as well as accompanying spouse and partners.
DAY TWO: 22 APRIL 2010
9.00am
Chairman's Remarks
Jeremy Zwinger, President & CEO
The Rice Trader
Session III: Food Security and Security of Supply
- Seeds and Varietal Developments for the future
- The future of GM Rice
- The Cost of Food Security - Seed Industry Future and Outlook
9.10am
Angelo Carlos Maronezzi, Director
Agro Norte Pesquisa e Sementes Ltda - Semente de Arroz AN Cambará
Dr. César Martínez, Rice Program Leader,
CIAT
(International Center for Tropical Agriculture /
Centro Internacional de Agricultura de Tropical)
Representative, RiceTec
Randy Ouzts, General Manager
Horizon Ag / BASF
10.30am
Questions followed by morning refreshments
SESSION IV: Milling Technology and the Role of Postharvest and Technology
- Rice Output Gains that are possible from a strong foundation in Milling and technology
- Latest Technology and applications
- Getting the best from parboiling rice technology
- Mini-Milling School
11.15am
Eduardo Libin, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Delta Technology, USA
11.40am
Rice parboiling: Getting the best from Rice Output
The process to obtaining the best from "the harvest of virtual plantation"
Gilberto Wageck Amato, Eng. Quim.- Magister Scientiae
IRGA - Centro de Excelência do Arroz
11.50am
Technology and Automation in Milling to Increase Yields
Claudio Martinez, President
Marco Technology Corporation
12.15am
Questions followed by Lunch
SESSION V: Key International Market Developments and impact on trade and price
- Outlook for the Philippines; The world's largest importer
- India in 2009, 2010 and 2011; will India feature in white rice exports of the future?
- Price trends and the competitive environment in global rice markets
- The Future of Exports - Destination Markets in Focus
* Global Parboiled rice markets
* African Import trends and concerns
2.15pm
V. Subramanian, Vice President
The Rice Trader
Jean-Pierre Brun, Managing Director
Marius Brun & Fils, France
Prashant Trikha & Leandro Barnada,
Olam International
Deshbir Bhandari, Managing Director (subject to final confirmation)
Akila Group, South Africa
4.00pm
Questions followed by Closing Comments and End of Conference
