Speakers
Kris Peeters, Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Minister of Agriculture
Ms. Sandra E. Peterson, CEO Bayer CropScience
Greg Murray Chairman CleanStar, Mozambique
Hon. C. Damodara Rajanarsihma Deputy Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, India
Seth Meyer Economist UN FAO
Géraldine Kutas Senior advisor to the president for international affairs Head of international affairs Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association
John S. Wilson Lead Economist, Development Economics Research Group, The World Bank
Ass. Professor Niclas Scott Bentsen, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences
Robert Berendes, Head of Business Development, Syngenta
Rainer von Mielecki, Head of Global, Public/Government Affairs Crop Protection, BASF
Pol Coppin, Former Dean, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven
Adam Anders, Managing Director, Rabo Ventures Rabobank, Netherlands
Pekka Pesonen Secretary General, COPA/COGECA European Farmers and European Agri-Cooperatives
Henk Joos CEO Quinvita N.V.
Steen Riisgaard President & CEO Novozymes, Denmark
Georg Häusler Head of Cabinet, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director General Eduacation, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Wayne Jones, Head, Agro-Food Trade and Markets Division OECD
Maximilian Hardegg, Board Member, DLG, German Agricultural Union
Nathalie Brisbois, Manager, Enterprise Fund of the Belgian Investment Compnay for Developing Countries (BIO)
Knud Buhl, Director Copenhagen and Brussels Department for International Trade, Danish Bacon and Meat Council (DBMC).
David Cleary Global Agricultural Lead, The Nature Conservancy
Willem-Jan Laan Director Global External Affairs, Unilever
Hannah Stoddart, Head of Economic Justice Oxfam
John Barrett. Chief Professional, Research and Evidence Division, UK Deptartment for International Development
Marc Rosiers, Advisor of the Board of Directors and Manager of the Boerenbond Study Department Boerenbond
Dr. Ren Wang, Vice President Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Dr. Mike Bushell, Principal Scientific Adviser, Syngenta International AG.
Michael Doane, Vice President, Sustainable Agriculture Policy, Monsanto, USA
Roberto Rodriguez Labastida Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Dr. Christoph Wegner, Senior Vice President, Global Research and Development, Crop Protection Division, BASF
Ken Baker, Chairman of the Congress Organisation & Vice Chairman, WAF Advisory Board
Anton Robek, Senior VP Bio-based products & services, DSM
Noel Devisch, Former Chairman of the Belgian Farmers Union and Chairman, Vlaamse Visveiling
Ric Deverell, Director and Head of the Commodities Research Team Credit Suisse
Daniel Hough, European Head, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management
Rui Laurentino, Founder and CEO, Qufiel Resources, Portugal
H.E. Vangelis Vitalis, H E Vangelis Vitalis, Ambassador of New Zealand to the EU and formerly New Zealand Chief Negotiator for the ASEAN-Australian-New Zealand FTA (2009) and Malaysia-New Zealand FTA (2010) ASEAN-Australian-New Zealand FTA (2009) and Malaysia-New Zealand FTA (2010)
Ignace Coussement, Managing Director, AgriCord
Nick Moon, Co-founder, KickStart, Kenya
Dominic Dyer, Chief Executive, Crop Protection Association
Alex Chu, Deputy Chairman & Executive Director, Dah Chong Hong Holdings, Hong Kong
Professor Paul Collier, Professor of Economics, Oxford University
Mark Ekstein, Managing Director, International Finance, World Wildlife Fund
Dr. William Dar, Director General, ICRISAT (The Philippines)
Thierry de l’Escaille, Secretary General, ELO
Rt Hon James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand & Former New Zealand Ambassador to the United States
Gary Blumenthal, President and CEO, World Perspectives, Inc.
Dr. John Llewellyn, Partner, Llewellyn Consulting and Former Global Chief Economist Lehman Brothers
Jan Paul van Hoven, Director, Maatschap Wilhelminapolder, Netherlands
Mauritz Quaak, Member of the Board, SAF-agriculteurs de France
Poul Ruben Andersen, Vice President for Bioenergy, Novozymes
Tom Lambie, Chancellor & former President, Lincoln Agricultural University & Federated Farmers, New Zealand
Marcos Sawaya Jank, President and CEO Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association
Mikhail Orlov, Founder & President, The Ambika Group, Russia
Mindaugas Kuklierius, Vice-Minister of Agriculture of Republic of Lithuania
Emma Cardy-Brown, Director, Cardy-Brown & Co Ltd & Agri-Invest Publications Ltd, Kenya
Prof. Harald von Witzke, President, Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture, Berlin
Professor Allan Buckwell, Policy Director Country Land and Business Association
Philippe de Lapérouse, Managing Director, Global Food, Agribusiness and Biofuels, HighQuest Partners LLC
Thad W. Simons, President and CEO, Novus International
The Rt Hon. John Gummer, Lord Deben, Former UK Secretary of State for Environment and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Chairman, Sancroft International
Pierre Rolland, Director Business Development, GeoSys
Professor Stefan Tangermann, Former Director for Trade and Agriculture, University of Göttingen & OECD
Mr. Jorge Cazenave, President of the Agriculture School Foundation of the University of Buenos Aires and Founder of Cazenave y Asociados S.A.
Mr. Stéphane Frappat, CEO, Sodrugestvo Group S.A.
Bruce Tozer, Head of EMEA Sales Softs & Agricultural Products, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Commodities, Fixed Income Markets
Ron Bonnett, Board Member of WFO & President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA/FCA, Canada)
The Honorable Clayton Yeutter, Former US Secretary of Agriculture & Former US Trade Representative
Dr Franz Fischler, Former European Commissioner of Agriculture & Chairman, RISE
Professor Jo Swinnen, President-elect & Professor of Development Economics K.U. Leuven & International Association of Agricultural Economists
The Honorable Carole L. Brookins, Former U.S. Executive Director, The World Bank
Professor Aldas Janaiah, Head, School of Agribusiness Management, SABM, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, ANGRAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
Monty Jones, Executive Director & Winner of 2004 World Food Prize FARA, Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana
Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, President, Vice-President and former Agriculture Chief of Staff, ELO, RISE and European Commission
Said Silim, Director of East and South Africa Region, ICRISAT
Dr. Dirk Voeste, Head of Sustainability and Product Stewardship for Crop Protection, BASF
