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PULSES 2.1: Event Program
Day 1 / May 25
All times are GMT
9:00: Booths & Networking Lounge Open
10:00: President’s Opening: Cindy Brown, President of the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC)
10:05: Sponsor Recognition: Heena Tahiliani, Arab India Spices
10:08: VIP Speaker: Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director of Commodities and Financial Services at DMCC
10:15: VIP Speaker: Sunil Kumar Singh, Additional Managing Director of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed)
10:30: Featured Speaker: “Water Conflicts in India: Arithmetic Hydrology or Reductionist Economics?” With Nilanjan Ghosh, Observer Research Foundation Kolkata
10:45: Faba Beans Global Outlook
• Analyst: Brian Clancey, StatPub (Canada)
• Moderator: Dario Bard, Global Pulse Confederation (UAE)
• Panelists: Andy Bury, Frontier Agriculture (UK) / Francois Darcas, Agri-Oz Exports (Australia) / Mufaddal Saifudin, Mufaddal for Food Industries (Egypt) / Jean Louis Lamau, International Broker (France) / Ramses Bissada, Marina Commodities (Canada)
11:45: Featured Speaker: Sudan Outlook with Jahid Nagarwala, Alfa Group
12:00: Desi Chickpeas Global Outlook / Session Sponsor
• Analyst: Peter Wilson, Wilson International Trade (Australia)
• Moderator: Maulik Maheshwari, Mahashree Group (Tanzania)
• Panelists: Manoj Chowdhary, Sun Impex (Myanmar) / Lalit Pant, Wings Agro (India) / Muhammad Ahmed, AWAM Group (Pakistan) / Pranav Joshi, Export Trading Group (Tanzania)
13:00: Featured Speaker: Matt Tripodi (Euromonitor)
13:15: Shipping & Logistics Outlook / Session Sponsor
• Moderator: Stephen Paul, Ray-Mont Logistics (Canada)
• Panelists: Vikram Gnanadesikan, BLPL Singapore (Singapore) / Rakesh Shah, Narendra Forwarders Private Limite (India) / Ayhan Akbaba, Agrodrive (Ukraine) / Terry Lye, Meridian Shipping Group (Myanmar) / Rohitha Welmillage, Transco Cargo (Australia)
14:15: Featured Speaker: Turkey Market Outlook with Mehmet Sonmez, Armada Foods
14:30: GPCYP - Industry Veterans Q&A
• Panelists: Gordon Bacon, Pulse Canada (Canada) / Mufaddal Saifudin, Mufaddal for Food Industries (Egypt) / Marcelo Soto, Desdelsur (Argentina) / Florent Cattaneo, COGESER (France) / Mehmet Sönmez, Armada Foods (Turkey) / Rita Villafañe, ArgenCrops (Argentina) / Tina Mobayen, Victoria Pulse Trading (Canada) / Faisal Anis Majeed, Bombi's Group (Pakistan)
15:30: Featured Speaker: Tim McGreevy, American Pulse Association
15:45: Kabuli Chickpeas Global Outlook
• Analyst: Navneet Singh Chhabra, Global Garbanzo (India)
• Moderator: Albert Garcia, Alons-Gar (Spain)
• Panelists: Faisal Anis Majeed, Bombi's Group (Pakistan) / Lucas Genero, Agrofin (Argentina) / Rustam Guliev, Top Grain (Russia) / Joel Valenzuela, JOVA (Mexico) / Boualem Chalouche, Chalouche International (Algeria) / Ali S. Siddiqui, Northern Chickpeas Alliance (USA/Canada), Andac Kolukisa, Natural Gida (Turkey)
16:45: Cooking Demo Sponsored by USDPC
17:00: Closing & Recognition of Sponsors
Day 2 / May 26
All times are gmt
9:00: Booths & Networking Lounge Open
10:00: President’s Opening: Cindy Brown, President of the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC)
10:05: Sponsor Recognition: Dimple Tahiliani, Arab India Spices
10:08: VIP Speaker: Mr. Lee Pak Sing (Enterprise Singapore)
10:15: VIP Speaker: Lloyd Day (IICA)
10:30: Featured Speaker: The Growing Mung Bean Industry in Venezuela with Vanesa Tejero León (Skane Group)
10:45: Featured Speaker: G. Chandrashekhar (The Hindu Business Line)
11:00: Black Matpe & Pigeon Peas Global Outlook
Session Sponsor
• Analyst and Moderator: Sunil Patwari, Seasons Overseas (Singapore)
• Panelists: Abhijit Salecha, Sajjan Foods DMCC (UAE), / Shyam Narsaria, Arvee International (Myanmar) / Mukti Agrawal, Mahabir Overseas (Nepal) / Rahul Chauhan, Igrain (India) / Jayesh Patel. Bajrang International Group (UAE) / Muhammad Zakir, Farooq Impex (Pakistan)
12:00: Green Mung Beans Global Outlook
• Analyst: Vanessa Tejero León, Skane Group (Venezuela)
• Moderator: Lalit Bangar, Swiss Singapore (UAE)
• Panelists: Srinivas Boyap alli, Olam (Australia) / Bhavin Chheda, Ritika International (Myanmar) / Iuri Bruns, Samba Foods (Brazil) / Martin Lazara, Alisof SA (Argentina) / Vivek Agarwal, JLV Agro (India) / Bharat Kulkarni, Indo-Global SME Chamber (India)
13:00: Featured Speaker: Vishal Vijay, Agrocorp
13:10: Cooking Demo with Agrocorp
13:20: Featured Speaker: Black Sea Market Outlook: Sergey Feofilov (Ukragroconsult)
13:45: Cowpeas / Blackeye Global Outlook
• Analyst: Nathan Sano, California Dry Bean Advisory Board (USA)
• Moderator: Caroline Suy, Casibeans (Belgium)
• Panelists: Pritty Malde Kara, Malde Kara (Madagascar) / Gonzalo Isasi, APLEX (Peru) / Paulo Henrique Ribeiro de Aguiar, Samba Foods (Brazil) / Sandeep Jain, Adroit Overseas (India)
14:45: Featured Speaker: Alexandra Londoño Baderschneider, Bu?hler
15:00: Dry Pea Global Outlook / Session Sponsor
• Analyst: Marlene Boersch, Mercantile Consulting Venture (Canada)
• Moderator: Onur Ozdemir, Sintez Group (Ukraine)
• Panelists: Brajesh Panda, Agrocorp (Singapore) / Onur Vatan, Sintez Group (Ukraine) / Denis Plenkin, Agropa Trading (Russia) / Adrian Poletti, AgTrace (Argentina) / Hadi Doni, Doni & Company (Pakistan) / David Chen, Bonagro (China)
16:00: Featured Speaker: Atul Patel (Dltledgers Platform)
16:10: Green Lentil Global Outlook
• Analyst: Brian Clancey, StatPub (Canada)
• Moderator: Benjamin Perez, Gran Colmado (Colombia)
• Panelists: Elyce Simpson Fraser, Simpson Seeds (Canada) / Jeff Van Pevenage, Columbia Grain (USA) / Loveraj Rai, ETG World (USA) / Florent Cattaneo, COGESER (France)
17:00: Closing & Recognition of Sponsors
Day 3 / May 27
All times are gmt
9:00: Booths & Networking Lounge Open
10:00: President’s Opening: Cindy Brown, President of the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC)
10:05: Sponsor Recognition
10:10: VIP Speaker: Mr. Ahmet Gu?ldal (Turkish Grain Board)
10:20: VIP Speaker: Honorable David Marit (Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture)
10:30: VIP Speaker: Huseyin Arslan (AGT Foods)
10:50: Featured Speaker: Uzbekistan's Pulse Market with Abbos Botirov (Global Export)
11:10: General Assembly Call to Order
11:15: Featured Speaker: Overview of the Kazakstan Pulse Market with Kintal Islamov (JSC Atameken-Agro)
11:30: Featured Speaker: Gordon Bacon (Pulse Canada)
11:45: Red Lentil Global Outlook / Session Sponsor
• Analyst: Mostyn Gregg, Agrocorp International (Australia)
• Moderator: Farhan Adam, Marina Commodities (Canada)
• Panelists: Abhishek Agrawal, Viterra (Netherlands) / Yusuf Memis, Bashan (Turkey) / Mahesh Raja Manglani, Mast Qalander Group (Pakistan) / Rajendren Gnanasambantham, Gnanam Imports Private Limited (Sri Lanka) / Atef Tadros, TK and Danny (Egypt)
13:00: General Assembly Resumes
13:45: White Beans Global Outlook
• Analyst: Kevin Ackerman, Ackerman Marketing (USA)
• Moderator: Joe Cramer, Michigan Bean Commission (USA)
• Panelists: Horacio Fragola, Alicampo (Argentina) / Kassahun Bekele, Acos Ethiopia (Ethiopia) / Alaa Mohamed, Alamir (Egypt) / Tuba Memis, Memisoglu - TAT (Turkey) / Marion Hunt, Hensall District Co-Operative (Canada)
14:45: Featured Speaker: Hitesh Jain (AGT Foods)
15:00: Red/Speckled Beans Global Outlook
• Analyst: Randy Duckworth, Global Pulse Confederation (UAE)
• Moderator: Demian Gallego, GFI (Canada)
• Panelists: Matt Stawowy, Steele and Co (USA) / Matías Macera, Desdelsur (Argentina) / Marcelo Luders, Ibrafe (Brazil) / Felipe Sandoval, BeGrait (Mexico) / Manuel Sarraff, Importadora del Sur (Dominican Republic) / Alejandro Leloir, US Dry Bean Council (Costa Rica & Nicaragua) / Tewodros Yilma, Alpha Trading Partners PLC (Ethiopia)
16:00: Featured Speaker: Arnaud Petit (Intl. Grains Council)
16:10: Black Beans Global Outlook
• Analyst: Caleb Sundblad, Cooperative Elevator Co (USA)
• Moderator: Samuel Peck, Jack’s Bean Company (USA)
• Panelists: Alejandro Leloir, US Dry Bean Council (Costa Rica & Guatemala) / Nicolas Karnoubi, OLEGA (Argentina) / Eduardo Balestreri, Arbaza (Brazil) / Vicente Mendoza, Independent Consultant (Mexico)
17:00: Closing & Recognition of Sponsors