Speakers

Conference Chairman

Jeremy Zwinger, President & CEO, The Rice Trader

Guest of Honour

Arthur C. Yap, Secretary for Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines

Confirmed Speakers

(confirmed unless indicated)

Jessup P Navarro, Administrator, National Food Authority, Republic of the Philippines

Ludovico J. Jarina, Deputy Administrator, National Food Authority, Republic of the Philippines

Herculano Joji Co, President, Philippine Confederation of Grains Associations Inc, (PHILCONGRAIN)

Theresa P Alegado, National President, Confederation of Grains Retailers Association of the Philippines Inc.

Dr. Samarendu Mohanty, Head and Senior Economist, Social Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute

Sumeth Laomoraphorn, President, C.P. Intertrade Co. Ltd, Thailand

Senior Official, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, SR Vietnam

Dwight Roberts, President and CEO, US Rice Producers Association

Mohammed Yusuf, Director, Universal Navigation Pte Ltd

SG Vaseem, Executive Director, Majata General Trading LLC

Karan A. Chanana, Group Managing Director, The Amira Group, India

Shahid H. Tawawalla, Chief Executive, Meskay & Femtee Trading Company (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan

Robert S. Papanos, Seacor Commodity Trading LLC

Eklavya Chandra, Business Head - Rice, Phoenix Commodities Pvt. Ltd

Frédéric Lançon, Economist, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)

Dr. Mustafa Abubakar, President Director, Perum BULOG

Mohammad Ismet, Director for Planning and Business Development, Perum BULOG

Manish Behl, COO, Platinum Exports Pvt Ltd / Churchgate Group

Korbsook Iamsuri, CEO, Kamolkij Group of Companies, Thailand

Kov Jokowidjaja, Chief Executive Officer, PT Sumberbumi Makmursejahtera

Dr. Bruno Lanfranco, Sr. Researcher, National Agriculture Research Institute of Uruguay

V. Subramanian, Vice President, The Rice Trader