2012 Conference Agenda

Pre-Conference Registration and Evening Drinks Reception

18:00 - 20:00

• Welcome Drinks and canapes
• Location: Level 23 Nightspot, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers

Registration and Coffee

08:00 - 09:00

• Conference registration open
• Location: Foyer of the Grand Ballroom, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers 

Introductions and Welcomes

09:00 - 10:00

Welcome Address - Dr. Bui Ba Bong, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Vietnam

Introduction to Conference & The Role of FARMD - Marc Sadler, Team Leader of the Agriculture Finance and Risk Management Unit, the World Bank

Regional Rice Overview: Regional and Global Trends - Dr. C. Peter Timmer, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University (PDF)

Video: Introduction to Supply Chain Risk Assessment Framework

Session 1A: Production Risk in Rice: Risks

10:00 - 11:30

Panel Discussion focused on production risks faced by leading experts, including an overview of how they currently manage these risks.

• Udhoro Kasih Anggoro, Director General of Food Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
• Apiradee Yimlamai, Director of Research Center, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Thailand
• Raul Montemayor, National Manager, Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives
• U Hla Htun, Managing Director, Myanmar Rice Miller Company
• Sumeth Laomoraphorn, CEO, C.P. Intertrade

11:30-12:00 - Morning Coffee Break

Session 1B: Production Risk in Rice: PossibleSolutions

12:00 - 13:15

Panel discussion relating to the challenges and risks that production risk creates for them and the mechanisms they utilize for risk management, as well as potentially needed solutions to better manage these risks.

• Christina Ulardic, Vice President of Corporate Solutions, Swiss Re
• William Salas, President and Chief Scientist, Applied Geosolutions
• Shane Emms, Chair, CropLife Vietnam and Commercial Unit Head, Syngenta Vietnam
• Dr. K.L. Heong, Principal Scientist in Insect Ecology, International Rice Research Institute
• Dr. Matty Demont, Senior Value Chain Specialist, AfricaRice 

13:15 - 14:40 - Lunch and Discussion of “The Big Picture”
Lunchtime talk on "Climate Change and Rice"
Dr. Wei Xiong, Professor of Climate Change Impacts and Agronomy
Chinese Academy for Agricultural Sciences (PDF)
*Presentation in Vietnamese (PDF)

Session 2: Enabling Environment Risk

15:00 - 15:30

Presentation: “The role of policy in enhanced risk management. Governments role in improving risk management.” - Dr. Samarendu Mohanty, Head of the Social Sciences Division at the International Rice Research Institute (PDF)

Panelist introductions highlighting the main enabling environment risks in the region and the ways that government policies can benefit producers and consumers.

• Dr. Dang Kim Son, Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD).
• Dr. Nipon Poapongsakor, President, Thailand Development Research Institute
• Le Nguyet Minh, Country Representative , Economic Justice Country Lead, Oxfam
• Dr. Min Aung, Advisor, Myanmar Rice Industry Association
• Peter Timmer, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
• Victoria Serrato, Marketing and Enterprise Development Officer, Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Development
• Tom Slayton, Slayton & Associates

16:00 - 16:30 Afternoon Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:50

Panel discussion considering of beneficial government policies that can benefit producers and consumers in Asian countries.

18:00 - 20:00 Cocktail Reception

08:00 -09:00 Breakfast / Coffee - Location: Foyer of the Grand Ballroom

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome and Introduction to Day 2 - Marc Sadler, the World Bank

Session 3A: Market Risk – Price Risk for Rice Exports

09:10 - 09:40

Presentation focused on the drivers in rice export price volatility – Tom Slayton, Slayton & Associates (PDF)

09:40 - 11:00

Panel discussionpresentation focused on what can be done, what is being done and what might work.

• Agus Saifullah, Senior Researcher, BULOG
• V. Subra, Vice President, Asia, Africa & Europe, The Rice Trader
• Masahiro Yamashita, Vice President, the Tokyo Grain Exchange

• Peerapat Srivithayaraks, Trade Officer, Bureau of Rice Trade Administration, Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

Session 3B – Market Risk: More than Just Price

11:30 - 13:30

Presentation on non-price market risks - Paul Nicholson, General Manager, Research & Rice Management, Rice Division, Olam International Limited (PDF)

Panel discussion focusing on non-rice price related market risks including input prices, changing consumer patterns, infrastructure, contract default, etc.  The session will consider the transition that is taking place from state management of the rice sector in Asian countries to more market oriented operations. 

• Abhishek Sahai, Senior Vice President, Rice Division, Olam International Limited
• Vichai Sriprasert, President, Riceland International
• Dr. Min Aung, Advisor, Myanmar Rice Industry Association
• Tony Knowles, SME Renewables, Cambodia
• Nipath Kuasakul, Senior Vice President, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Thailand
• Avinash Wagh, Asia Continent Manager, GrainPro, Inc.

13:30 - 14:45 – Lunch and Discussion of “The Big Picture 2”
Lunchtime talk on "Changing Consumer Preferences and the Impact on the Industry"
Dr. Peter Timmer (PDF)
*Presentation in Vietnamese (PDF)

Session 4: Moving Forward – Next Steps in Risk Management in Asian Rice Organizations

15:00 - 16:45

Moderated session where a panel of International Organizations, Regional Organizations, National Bodies and Private Sector discuss what needs to be done going forward to improve risk management for Asia’s rice sector.

• Jaap Smit – Policy Officer, Innovation and Markets, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
• Masahiro Yamashita, General Manager, Tokyo Grain Exchange
• Dr. Nguyen Van Sanh, Director, Mekong Delta Development Research Institute
• Victoria Serrato, Marketing and Enterprise Development Officer, Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Development
• Paul Nicholson, General Manager, Research & Rice Management, Rice Division, Olam International Limited
• Christina Ulardic, Vice President of Corporate Solutions, Swiss Re

• Hans Woldring, Rural Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank

• Dr. K.L. Heong, Principal Scientist in Insect Ecology, International Rice Research Institute

 16:45- 17:00 Closing & Event Wrap-Up