GrainCom 2023 Conference Agenda

DAY 1
Monday, May 15th

13.30

Registration

  • Jupiter Room

14.00

Workshop

Mr Sharif Nezam Mafi, Executive Director of IranGrain Conference, Topic of Speech “Iran-Saudi Détente” potential for new business environment
Mr Kaveh Zargaran,
Chairman at Iran grain union, Topic of Speech “Iranian Grain Market outlook 2023”
Mr Merzad Jamshidi, Regional Chairman, IAOM- Middle East African Region, Topic of Speech “Subsidies – future of Iranian flour market”
Ms Haleh Hossein Zadeh, International Banking Manager, Topic of Speech “Potential opportunities in Iranian grain market”
Mr Amirhosein Afrashtehpour,
Managing Director, Afra Holding, Topic of Speech “Iran 2023-24 Challenges and Solutions for the Grain Market”
Mr Cyrus Siassi, Lawyer,
Siassi McCunn Bussard, Topic of Speech“Exporting soft commodities to Iran”

18.00-20.00

Brokers Cocktail

  • Wilson Foyer and Glow Area

DAY 2
Tuesday, May 16th

09.00

GrainCom opening remarks

Gert-Jan van Noortwijk, Founder, Graincom Events

09.15

Presentation

Grain and Oilseed Outlook, 2023/24 Campaign

Dan Basse, AgResource

Panel

Campaign 23/24 major origin supply estimates, a contrarian view or not to Dan Basse

Moderator:
Jeffrey McPike, Waseda Commodities, Boulder, USA

Panels:
North America Neil Townsend, Senior Market Analyst, FarmLink, Winnipeg, Canada
South America Augusto Abati, Copenhagen Merchants, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Europe Rory Deverell, Black Silo/Fryers Reports
West Europe Harm de Wilde, Cefetra, Rotterdam
Black Sea Region Stefan Florescu, Global Trade Leader (Wheat), CHS, Geneva
Australia Chris Whitwell, Basis Commodities, Sydney, Australia

11.00

Refreshment Break – Collaborate and Connect (sponsored by SayBolt)

11.30

Panel

Black Sea Logistics (supplies, transportation, documentation, risk)

Moderator:
Indrek Aigro, Copenhagen Merchants

Panels:
Black Sea Victoria Golubyatnikova, SGS, Slovakia  

Russia Dmitry Rylko,
IKAR 
Ukraine Nikolay Gorbachov, UGA 
West Europe
(Roumania, Bulgaria, Danube) Mikhail Ganevitch, Country Manager Ukraine and Romania, CHS
All Region Matt Ammermann, StoneX

 12.15

Presentation

Weather, looking at the future

Olivia Kellner and Scott Yuknis, Climate Impact, USA

13.00

Lunch – Collaborate and Connect (sponsored by Maxar)

 14.15

Presentation

The Farm Future in 20 years

Gregg Doud, Aimpoint Research, USA

Panel

Moderator:
June Arnold, GAFTA, Geneva

Panels:
Crop Protection and Seeds Alain-Dominique Quintart, Syngenta
Fertilizer Alzbeta Klein, IFA International Fertilizer Association
EU Farm Harm de Wilde, Cefetra, Rotterdam
World Farm Gregg Doud, Aimpoint Research, USA

 15.15

Presentation

The Geo-Political situation, present and forward looking

Braz Baracuhy, Permanent Representative to WTO, Brazil
George Mina, Ambassador, Australia Permanent Mission to WTO, Switzerland
Dan Basse, AgResource, Chicago

16.00

Refreshment Break – Collaborate and Connect (sponsored by SayBolt)

16.30

Presentation

Which Derivative Market best helps the Black Sea and European Grain Traders manage Risk

Paul Dubravec, Advance Trading, USA

17.15

Panel

Consumers, their requirements from suppliers, logistics and concerns

Moderator:
James  Dunsterville, GrainCOM Events, Switzerland

Panels:
Leandro Daniel Racedo, Al Ghurair, Dubai
Anis Alam, ARASCO, Saudi Arabia 
Ashwanth Raghavan, Agrocorp, Singapore
Mohamed Eid, SGS, Egypt
Mark Daniels, Scipio, Geneva

18.30

Gala Evening

  • Pool Terrasse, President Wilson Hotel
  • Sponsored by SGS, CME, TDM Music by the Soul Brothers, Kenny Klaar and Dorien Smith

22.00

End of day 2

DAY 3
Wednesday, May 17th

08.30

Refreshments – Collaborate and Connect (sponsored by SayBolt)

 09.00

GrainCom opening remarks

Gert-Jan van Noortwijk, Founder, Graincom Events

 09.15

Weather – Campaign 23/24 “When we think droughts”

Kyle Tapley, Maxar, USA

 10.00

Presentation

Presentation Freight, the Agri outlook for coming campaign and insight for the future

Serena Piazzo, Research, Ifchor/Galbraiths 
Laura Gomez, Research, Ifchor/Galbraiths 

10.45

Refreshment Break – Collaborate and Connect (sponsored by SayBolt)

11.15

Panel

Compliance, Legal, Regulatory Challenges and the Ag Commodity Industry:

 International Economic Sanctions, Trade Remedies and Disruptions, Foreign Direct Investment and M&A Restrictions, Phytosanitary and GMO Regulations, Sustainability and ESG, Data Technology

Moderators:
Michael Kaye, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, USA

Panels:
Emmanuel Ayuk, Chief Counsel EMEA and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, ADM
J.F. Van Hollebeke, Senior International Counsel, Louis Dreyfus Co. 
Thomas J. Erickson, Legal Advisor, International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC) and NAEGA
Neal Sawatzke,  Deputy General Counsel, Cargill

12.15

GrainCom Closing remarks

Gert-Jan van Noortwijk, Founder, Graincom Events

12.30

Lunch – Collaborate and Connect (sponsored by Maxar)

14.30

GrainCOM 23 Closure