09:10

International Keynote Address:
Video Link-up: The Outlook for the World Rice Market: Will Indonesia Rescue Exporters from their Burdensome Stocks or Will India Add to their Pain?

• Global assessment of the current rice situation
• Market trends, status of the world rice industry in context to production, consumption, and price
• Overview of supply/demand status in key consuming and producing markets
• New consumption patterns and emerging rice markets
• Outlook for 2010/2011  

Tom Slayton former publisher of the Rice Trader and The Rice Report, USA

09:55

International Keynote Address:
Trading Rice in an Uncertain Market: Price Outlook, Drivers, Trends, and Forecast

• Trading rice in the current market
• Price drivers, trends, and forecasts
• Will rice market integration become viable to hedge risk?
• Short-term uncertainties that will have an impact on the rice market

Milo Hamilton, President, Firstgrain, Inc., USA

10:30
Open Forum: Questions and Discussion
Followed by Refreshments Break

11:00

Shifting Government Policies and National Strategies for a More Resilient Global Rice Economy

• Government intervention in the rice sector – current developments and its impact on international trade
• Stockpiling practices

David Dawe Senior Economist, Agricultural Development Economics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

11:40

Rice Buyer and Supplier Face-Off: Managing Market Expectations and Improving Collaboration Across the Supply Chain

• Current market risks and a collective approach to manage trade risks
• Improving transparency in the supply chain
• Rice smuggling and the parallel trade market – where is the accountability?
• Rice export cancellations and trade defaults
• Buyer / seller protection issues arising

Rice Buyers and Suppliers:

	Mohamad Ismet Agricultural Economist and Senior Adviser,Perum BULOG, Indonesia
	Joey Cordero Assistant Administrator for Technical Services, National Food Authority , Philippines
	Rut Subniran Managing Director, Herba Bangkok S.L ., Thailand
	Vo-Tong Xuan President, An Giang University , and, Member Board of Trustees, Rockefeller Foundation, Vietnam
	Abdul Rahim Janoo Managing Director, Hina Exports and Immediate Past Chairman REAP and Chairman Ruling Group REAP, Pakistan
	Vijay Setia Managing Director, Chamanlal Setia Exports Ltd, and, President, All India Rice Exporters Association, India

12:40
Open Forum: Questions and Discussion
Followed by Networking Lunch

14:00
Rice Supply Chain Management - Improving the Rice Supply Chain from Farm to Market

• Risks in agri-food/rice supply chain
• Reducing bottlenecks in the rice value chain
• Making rice value chain conducive for markets and trade

Francesco Goletti, President, Agrifood Consulting International , USA

14:30

Update on NFA’s role in the Philippines’ rice value chain under the new government

Joey Cordero Assistant Administrator for Technical Services, National Food Authority, Philippines

14:50

Rice Procurement Models – G2G, Private Sector, or Other?

• Evaluating pros and cons
• Reliability of G2G agreements
• Improving transparency in the market
• The role of the private sector
• Regional stockpile/reserve and rice procurement

Ramon Clarete, Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines and Consultant, ADB ASEAN Plus Three Food Security project

15:20
Open Forum: Questions and Discussion
Followed by Refreshments Break

15:50

The Game Changers – spotlight on key markets that will impact rice trade

China’s Rice and Grains Industry Outlook

• China ’s demand for grains including rice and factors driving demand
• The balance between supply and demand
• The task of meeting grain security in 2020
• China ’s changing consumption habits and increasing demand for Japonica rice

Zhang Haoran, Senior Analyst, National Grain and Oil Information Center, China State Grain Administration

Will India’s rice export ban be lifted before 2010 ends?

Vijay Setia, Managing Director, Chamanlal Setia Exports Ltd, and, President,All India Rice Exporters Association

Rice production outlook, rice branding and post harvest developments in Thailand

• Thailand ’s rice crop production and rice stockpile
• Rice milling challenges and the role of private sector in the development of post harvest sector
• Adding value to rice products through rice branding

Rut Subniran Managing Director, Herba Bangkok S.L., Thailand

17:10
Open Forum: Questions and Discussion

17:30
End of Day 1

09:00
Greetings from the Chairman

Milo Hamilton President, Firstgrain, Inc.

09:05
Industry Address:
A Trader’s Outlook on Rice Market Opportunities

• Trade routes
• Comparing rice market segments – white, parboiled, and aromatic rice
• Emerging markets
• Trading in an uncertain market

Amit Gulrajani General Manager – Rice Division, Olam International Limited, Singapore

09:35

World Grains & Rice – Recent Developments and Perspectives

• Market outlook for other major grains
• Rice-grains markets interaction
• The changing grains consumption trend and how it will affect market dynamics

Darren Cooper Senior Economist, International Grains Council

10:05
Panel Discussion: Capitalising on Inter-linkages and Trade Opportunities in Global Grains Trade

• Market trends and linkages in the 5 major grains – rice, wheat, corn, soybean, and barley
• Consumption trends and demand drivers
• Recent developments that will impact trade
• Price outlook for the big 5

Moderator:
	Milo Hamilton, President, Firstgrain, Inc., USA

Panellists:
	Mohamad Ismet Agricultural Economist and Senior Adviser,Perum BULOG, Indonesia
	Amit Gulrajani General Manager – Rice Division, Olam International Limited
	Darren Cooper Senior Economist, International Grains Council

10:45
Open Forum: Questions and Discussion
Followed by Refreshments Break

11:15
Development of CME rice futures

• Who trades CME rice futures and why?
• What does the futures market tell us about price trends?
• How do the US futures correlate with Asian cash prices?
• What are the prospects for Asian rice futures?

Owain Johnson Associate Director, Research and Product Development,CME Group

11:45

Risk Transfer Solutions for Agriculture Corporates

• Adverse weather conditions largely influence rice production (volume) and price that can impact the entire supply chain including farmers, millers, transporters, exporters and investors leading to earning volatility, reduced margins and defaults in forward contracts
• While most agriculture corporates hedge price risk to some extent, volume risk is commonly perceived as difficult to manage
• Index-based crop shortfall insurance offers a flexible framework to cover volume risk and is used increasingly across the soft commodity sector to achieve stability in revenues and earnings in years with below expected production

Roman Hohl Director, Insurance and Specialty, Swiss Re

12:15
Open Forum: Questions and Discussion
Followed by Networking Lunch

13:30
Facing the future challenges of rice production in Asia and Africa: A new Paradigm

Abed Chaudhury Chief Scientist & Director, VitaGrain

14:00
Improving Rice Seed Through Access to Modern Technology

• Challenges to increasing higher rice yield
• Biotechnology for rice seed improvement
• R&D and investments in hybrid rice
• Market challenges to commercialization

Frederic Arboucalot Global Head of Rice Seed & Traits, Head of BioScience AgCrops APAC, BayerCropscience

14:30

Efficient Management and Innovative Post-Harvest Technology as a Key Link to a Sustainable Rice Business

• Challenges to a sustainable rice production
• Minimizing post-harvest losses
• Reducing transaction costs
• Improving technology for better rice crop management

Martin Gummert Senior Scientist, Post Harvest Development, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

15:00
End of Conference