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  IGC GRAINS CONFERENCE 2008 - PROGRAMME

  CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
  MONDAY 9 JUNE
Institute of Directors,
116 Pall Mall, London, SW1
1830-2030 Welcome reception
Tuesday 10 JUNE
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre,
Westminster, London, SW1
0845 Registration, participants visit the exhibition area
0945 Morning Session

Introductory remarks: Etsuo Kitahara, Executive Director, International Grains Council



Opening of Conference: Mark E. Keenum, Under Secretary of Agriculture, USA

  • Abdulfalah Hassan Al-Sudani, Minister of Trade, Iraq

  • Frank Ning, Chairman, COFCO, China

  • Henk-Jan Brinkman, Chief, Food Security Policy and Markets, World Food Programme
1130 Refreshments and networking in the exhibition area
1200 Conference resumes

  • Akio Shibata, Director, Marubeni Research Institute, Japan

  • Chantal Fauth, Secretary General, COCERAL, EU

  • Mark G. Bagan, President & CEO, Minneapolis Grain Exchange, USA
1315 Buffet lunch
1430 Afternoon Session

  • John D. Johnson, President & CEO, CHS Inc., USA

  • Bernhard Dahmen, Head of Grain and Feed Department, CropEnergies AG, Germany

  • Ahmed Jallala, Economic Adviser, National Supply Corporation & National Grain Corporation, Libya
1530 Refreshments
1545 Conference resumes

  • David Stack, Director, Agricultural Commodities, Barclays Capital, USA

  • Acharaporn Noenplab, Senior Rice Researcher, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

  • Jeremy Penn, Chief Executive, The Baltic Exchange, UK
1645 Closing remarks
Drinks reception in the exhibition area
1800 Event concludes

The Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) will be holding its annual dinner on the evening of the IGC Grains Conference.

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