GrainCom 2023 Conference Program
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:
Moderators:
Michael Kaye, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, USA
Panels:
Emmanu
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
