Grain Trading Summit

Program of the conference "Grain Trading Summit-2012» April, 26-29, Amman, Jordan

Thursday, April, 26

Arrival of the conference participants
19:00-20:00 Registration of the conference delegates
Friday, April, 27
08:30-09:40 Registration of the conference delegates. Morning coffee
09:40-10:00 Opening of the conference:
Representatives of the Minidtry of Agriculture of Russia, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Jordan, Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, United Grain Company
Session 1. Global grain trade. The positions of the key countries-exporters
10:00-10:30 World Grain Markets in 2011/12 and beyond: State and Prospects
IGC, Darren Cooper, Senior economist
10:30-10:50 Grain strategy of Russia: in going from quantity to quality
National Union of grain producers of Russia, Pavel Skurihin, President
10:50-11:10 Ukraine: opportunities and prospects of enlargement of grain export geography
State Food Corporation of Ukraine, Andrej Druzjaka, Advisor of President
11:10-11:25 EBRD's potential role in supporting the grain chain between the CIS
and the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region
EBRD, Peter Bryde, Senior banker
11:25-12:00 Coffee-break
12:00-12:20 European wheat on the Arab land: condition and prospects
France Export Cereales, Leandro Pierbattisti, analyst
12:20-12:40 Argentina: infrustructure of the export market of wheat
El Tejar, Alberto Ospital, Manager Research
12:40-13:00 Ensuring quality and safety of export consignments of Russian grain by the state
FSFI Centre for Grain Quality Assurance, Alexander Khatuntsov, Director
13:00-13:20 Development and prospects of sea freight market, grain direction.
KOZA CHARTERING AND TRANSPORTATION CO. LTD. , Okan Bayer
13:20-14:30 Lunch
Session 2. Key countries-importers of grains in the new season
14:30-14:50 Jordan: current condition and opportunities
Ministry of Trade and Industry of Jordan, Muhanned Ghesh, Director of Finance
14:50-15:10 Turkey: yesterday, today, tomorrow
Turkish Grain Board, Ali Ozlem GUVENIR - Director of Trade Department
15:10-15:25 Investment Environment in Jordan
Jordan Investment Board, Elias S. Farraj, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
15:25-15:45 Saudi Arabia: barley and maize as the key import crops
Ecotec Global Ltd, Fekry El-Saidy, General Manager
15:45-16:00 Iraq: challenges and difficulties of the grain market
Speaker is specified
16:00-16:30 Coffee-break
16:30-17:30 Report-discussion: Risk minimization in trading on the world grain market
Clyde & Co LLP, Ivanna Dorichenko, consultant
19:00-22:00 Gala-dinner in honor of conference participants
Saturday, April, 28
09:30-10:00 Morning coffee
10:00-12:00 Session-seminar for traders. World Food Program, Roberto Marchetti
12:00-12:30 Round-table discussion devoted to the problems of maize market
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:00 Excursion to hot springs Mujeb Canyon
The program is subject to alternate