Agenda
WORKING AGENDA
PRE-CONFERENCE – 1st May 2012
2pm to 6pm Pre-Registration and Exhibition
Set-Up
6pm to 8pm Welcome Reception at the Miami Beach Botanical
Gardens
DAY ONE – 2nd May 2012
SESSION 1 - OPENING CEREMONY & KEYNOTE
9.00am to 10.30am
Chairman
Jeremy Zwinger, President & CEO, The
Rice Trader
Welcome address
Ed Schaeffer
Former Secretary of Agriculture,
United States of America
Keynote Address I
USA Rice Federation (to be
confirmed)
Global Markets for Rice – India’s Return, Eurozone
Concerns and How This Has Left its Mark on the World Rice Trade
Jeremy Zwinger, President & CEO, The
Rice Trader
10.45am – 11:30am
Morning Refreshments
SESSION 2 – PANEL SESSION: WORLD TRADE – BIG BUST OR
RUNNING SUCCESS?
11:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Jeremy Zwinger, President & CEO, The
Rice Trader
Or V. Subramanian, Vice President,
The Rice Trader (presentation)
Or Representative, FAO
Panellists:
Jay Kapila, CEO, The Rice Company,
USA
Ramiro Velasquez, CEO, Global Commodities Inc., USA
12:45 pm to 2.15pm Networking Luncheon
SESSION 3 – SUSTAINABLE RICE PRODUCTION AND THE IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
2.15pm to 4:00pm
12.45pm
Investments in Agriculture – Comparative Analysis of Cereal Crops and
the Road to Sustainable Food Production and Security
William Wilson
North Dakota State University
3.00pm
Climate Change and its Impact: The Road Ahead
Dr. S. Elwynn
Taylor, Extension Agronomist, Climatology/Meteorology,
Iowa State
University
3:30pm
Sustainable Rice Production – The New Initiative for a New Age in
Rice Production Sustainability
Duncan
MacIntosh, Development Director
International
Rice Research Institute, The Philippines
4.30pm
Questions and Discussion followed by Afternoon Refreshments
6.00pm till late Dinner amongst the stars! Dinner Cruise
The
ultimate networking event, aboard a 3-storey yacht for some of the best
views of the Miami sunset, and the best networking opportunity in a
luxurious setting that will warm up any participant!
DAY TWO – 3rd May 2012
SESSION 4 – GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS; THE EUROZONE, US
ECONOMIC PROSPECTS, ENERGY MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACT
9.00am to 10.00am
9:00am
Industry Address – Key Concerns Facing Global Agriculture
Mike Dwyer, Director, Global Policy
Analysis Division (GPAD)
Office of Global Analysis (OGA),
Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA
9:45am
US Rice Production and Export Outlook 2012/2013
To be Announced
10.30am – 11:30am Questions and Discussions Followed by
Morning Refreshments
SESSION 5 – THE FUTURE OF RICE PRODUCTION IN THE AMERICAS
11.30am to 12.15pm
11:30am
Presentation and Panel Session: Conventional vs Hybrid vs
Biotechnology Led Yield and Output Gains
Steve Lindscombe, Profession and
Director, LSU AgCenter
Charles (Chuck) E. Wilson, Extension
Agronomist – Rice, University of Arkansas
Kent S. McKenzie, Director-Plant
Breeder, California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation
12.30pm to 2.00pm
Networking Luncheon
SESSION 6 – MERCOSUR vs INDIA: THE SHAPE OF FUTURE TRENDS
IN EXPORTS?
2.00pm to 4.00pm
2:00pm
Latin American Rice Markets – Review of Production, Consumption and
Import/Export Trends and the Key Issues That Will Shape Trade
Patricio Mendez del Villar, Centre de Cooperation Internationale Recherche
Agronimique pour le Developpement (CIRAD)
2:00pm
What can we Expect From the MERCOSUR in Terms of Exports in 2012?
Dr. Bruno Lanfranco, Sr. Researcher,
National Agriculture Research Institute of Uruguay
2:30pm
Peru’s Ambitions in Rice Production, Meeting Consumption Needs
Victor Vasquez, APEAR, Peru
3:00pm
India Market Developments and Impact on the Global Market
V. Subramanian, Vice President, The
Rice Trader
4.00pm
Questions and Answers Followed by Networking Refreshments
4.30pm
END OF CONFERENCE
