17-18 Feb, 2009 - Singapore, SINGAPORE
Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore
Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore
Centre for Management Technology (CMT) will hold theWorld Grains Trade Summit in Singapore on 17-18 Feb 2009.The Conference aims to discuss how the regional grains business is evolving amid volatile supplies & changing climate.
World Grains Trade Summit 2009 is a platform for grains buyers and sellers, commodities trade finance professionals, grains traders and brokers, grains producers, dry bulk shipping agents, and grains industry service providers to share their views on the world grains market positioning, the demand and supply outlook in Asia, Middle East/ Africa, Iran, and Australia.
Among the key speaker contributions at the conference are;
· Major importer/ end user like MAFF Japan & TTET Union Corp who will share how they are responding to market volatility.
· Dr Kinlay Dorjee the Senior Economist from FAO Regional office for Asia and the pacific.He will provide his view on the long term prospect for agriculture & major commodities group till 2030, the demand and production of wheat, rice & coarse grains as well as the diversion of food grains towards energy crops.
· TheSingapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) will discuss the launch of the commodity exchange in Singapore and provide an overall view of commodities trading inAsia.
· Mr Nelson Low, Head of Commodities Product ofCME group,Asia is to provide an update on the role exchange plays in the grains industry & safety of transaction in the current financial crisis.
· Ministry of Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MAFF)’s Director of Food Security Division Mr Tetsuo Ushikusa, will discuss the future of Japan Agriculture Market & it impact on imports.
· From Middle East / Africa, the chairman of Setareh Flour Mills Mohammad Reza Mortazavi will provide an overview of the Grains market outlook in Iran.
· Jean Craven, Group Strategy of Export Trading Group will share on the production & investment outlook as well as demand of grains in Africa
· From Australia,Mr Gordon Davis Managing Director of AWB will speak on Australia’s Wheat Supply and its Global impact on Trade. He will also discuss Australia / world wheat production & consumption, its marketing and the competition in the grains industries.
In addition to above, top panel of experts from Noble Group Ltd, Agrocrop International Pte Ltd, Nexant Asia, HSBC, Toepfer International Asia, Olam International Limited, Monsanto Company, SGS, Cofco Logistics & Trading Co Ltd, LMC International, Noble Chartering Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, TTET Union Corporation, Bunge Agribusiness Singapore and many more will also be present at CMT’s World Grains Trade Summit 2009
