| Wednesday 21st November |
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| 14:00 onwards |
Registration |
| 14:00 - 18:00 |
Exhibition open |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Cocktail Party - sponsored by SGS |
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| Thursday 22nd November |
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| 08:00 onwards |
Conference desk open |
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| 09:00 - 09:15 |
Chairman’s opening address |
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James Dunsterville, Global Commodities Group |
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| 09:15 - 10:15 |
World Grain Outlook for 2007/08 and observations for 2008/09 |
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Dan Basse, President, AgResource, Chicago. |
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Dan Basse's authoritative grain outlook is the most anticipated in the industry. This campaign has been the
most volatile many of us have ever seen so his experience this year will be even more valuable. |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 |
EU27 and Black Sea Grain Outlook for 2007/08 and observations for 2008/09 |
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Bob Steele, Global Wheat Coordinator, Nidera B.V., Holland. |
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The company is one of the few that trades both the EU27 and the Black Sea Grain as a
major player. Their market insight, especially for the Third Country buyers in all African regions and Middle East
destinations, should not be missed. |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Weather, the impact on yield and quality prognoses on satellite images |
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Juergen Born, Intelligent Crop Forecasting, Germany |
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The weather has never played a more important part in commodity trade as the world has brought
stocks down to minimum levels. Traders are watching the weather and studying the satellite maps -
this presentation explains how better to read and use them. |
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| 11:45 - 12:30 |
The Law: contractual maintenance, how to avoid legal problems. |
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Brian Perrott, Partner, Holman, Fenwick & Willan, London |
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From the leading commodity law firm, some sound advice on how to avoid legal problems. Brian Perrott's annual
presentations at GlobalGrain have proved of great interest to delegates. |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch sponsored by Holman Fenwick & Willan |
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| 14:00 - 14:45 |
Bio Energy, producers demand for quality and control of the inputs. |
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Kris Truyens, SGS European Sales Manager Alternative Fuel Services, Geneva |
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Buyers of cereals and oilseeds for the bio industry require just as much quality and condition control as any other
buyer. This presentation will explain why. |
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| 14:45 - 15:30 |
Bio Energy - present situation in the EU27 and the effect on the grain market for the coming years |
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Hemeline Macret, Analyst, Strategie Grains, France |
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The company has written extensively about the impact of the Bio Energy situation for the EU27 grain and oilseed
markets. A political initiative has placed a great burden on the grain industry and can it be sustained? |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
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| 16:00 - 16:45 |
The Freight market: now a major trading component. |
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Chris Thomlinson, Senior Analyst, Thurlestone Shipping Ltd, London |
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Even with the record high grain markets the percentage of freight in the delivered price is also at a record high level.
The trade needs to be fully aware of the freight market and trends. |
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| 16:45 - 17:30 |
Grain trading has a new dimension: an analysis of the price relationship between the agriculture and energy worlds
created by biofuels. |
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Emmanuel Jayet, Senior Analyst, Soft Commodities and Biofuels, BNP Paribas, Paris |
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Grain traders have had to increase their knowledge of other commodity markets in order to trade grains successfully.
This presentation will give invaluable insights. |
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| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Cocktail Party - sponsored by BNP Paribas |
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| Friday 23rd November |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 |
Forum |
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An opportunity to meet and question various members among those who spoke, exhibited and supported
the conference or a time for delegates to hold their private meetings. |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Champagne Brunch - sponsored by the Swiss Grain Traders |
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