Draft
Programme of the International Grain Forum
«World grain market - prospects, challenges, risks, threats»
10.00-10.15
Opening of the IGF, welcoming speeches on behalf of:
the Russian Federation
(to be confirmed)
Executive Director of the International Grains Council
(Etsuo Kitahara)
10.15-10.35
Special guest
(to be confirmed)
10.35-12.00
Session 1 “Challenges of the world food security – driver of the grain sector
development”
Macroeconomic conditions of the grain market development in uncertainty at
financial markets. Climate, growing markets, changes in nutrition patterns - how
will the geography of supply and demand change in the medium term. Investing in
agriculture – today’s trends and issues. How will the configuration of the world
grain market change in the medium term?
The contours of the world grain market in the second half of 2011/12 year demand, supply, market conditions, forecasts – what should the market wait for?
Moderated by - (to be confirmed)
Participants:
Abdolreza Abbassian, Secretary of the Intergovernmental Group on Grains, Food
and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
World Bank (to be confirmed)
Vincent Peterson, Vice-President for Overseas Operations, U.S. Wheat
Associates, Inc
Stephan Mac Farlan, Russkaya Zemlya
12.00-12.30
Coffee break
12.30-13.30
Panel discussion “Jumps in grain prices in 2007/08 and 2010/2011 - cyclical
crises or message from the future?”
The global grain market - reasons and ways to alleviate the problems of instability.
Causes and consequences of price volatility, impact on the grain market. Volatility
and speculation. What can the regulator do - prospects, mechanisms and
consequences for the market.
Moderated by - (to be confirmed)
Participants:
World Bank (to be confirmed)
Representative from France (to be confirmed)
New York Stock Exchange/СМЕ-Group (to be confirmed)
13.30-14.30
Lunch
14.30-15.45
Session 2 “Black Sea grain – the return to the market”
The implementation of the agricultural potential of the Black Sea, its place and role
in maintaining the world grain market stability and impact on the world grain
trade; export potential, infrastructure capabilities. Far-East grain corridor when the
breakthrough in the Asia-Pacific market should be awaited?
Moderated by – Arkady Zlochevskiy, President of the Russian Grain Union
Participants:
Ilya Shestkov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
Dmitri Rylko, General Director, Institute for Agricultural Market Studies
Arman Evniev, Chairman of the Central Council of the National Agro-Industrial
Chamber of Kazakhstan
Ukranian League of the Agrarian Business (to be confirmed)
Sergey Levin, General Director of the United Grain Company
Representative from the importing Asian country (Japan) – (to be confirmed)
15.45-16.15
Coffee break
16.15-17.45
Session 3 “Asian - Pacific region: challenges of the growing market”
The evolution of consumption patterns, the potential of production increase and
world trade in grain and flour. Status and prospects of global and regional rice
markets development.
Moderated by - (to be confirmed)
Participants:
Lamon Rutten, Mumbai Stock Exchange
Australia – (to be confirmed)
Thailand or India – (to be confirmed)
Indonesia – (to be confirmed)
Bangladesh – (to be confirmed)
China – (to be confirmed)
17.45-18.00
Conclusions