Agriculture Investment Summit Day Two (17 October)

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last modified: 12 October '12

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9.15am

Chairman’s opening remarks

EMERGING MARKETS UPDATE

9.30am

Uncovering the potential in the Chinese agriculture sector

Mr David Yiend at Agriculture Investment Summit Asia

How the landscape in China has evolved within the past 20 years
What are some of the investment strategies adopted by companies
How to deal with political and legislative barriers

› Mr David Yiend, CEO, Associated British Agriculture

10am

How to access new opportunities in underdeveloped markets

Mr Jonathan Lassers

Jonathan Lassers, has been resident in Uruguay for the last 7 years undertaking property development, investment and advisory roles throughout Latin America. He has 25 years experience of land and property development in the UK, USA and Latin...

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How to maximise returns from rapid economic growth
How to overcome risks and challenges when investing in unstable environments
What are some of the legislative procedures and challenges?

› Mr Jonathan Lassers, President, Ariel Investment Management

10.30am

Networking morning refreshments

11am

Financing and managing agro-forestry developments within ancestral lands of indigenous peoples in Philippines

Mr Tim Collver

Tim has over 35 years’ experience in natural resources and related financing of economic developments in Canada, Australia and the S.E. Asia - Pacific region. Geological studies from mid 1970¹s lead into mid 1980¹s commodity research which...

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Philippines Agricultural Land Use and Reforestation Policies Affecting Indigenous Peoples
Current Partnership Investments with the Indigenous Peoples Economic Enterprise, Inc
Innovative Funding Programs to Integrate Commercial Agro-Forestry Projects with Increased Sustainability for Human-Social Capital and Community Economic Advancement

› Mr Tim Collver, Chairman, PlantAsian

11.30am

Investment opportunities in African agriculture

Mr Sanjay Sethi

Sanjay Sethi is the Chief of African business of world’s second largest micro irrigation company – Jain Irrigation Systems. Sanjay is an expert in international relations and is developing farmlands and identifying right investment opportunities ...

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Accessing potential in African agriculture- what are the key investable commodities?
Key considerations for investments into African agriculture projects
Land ownership and political challenges when investing in African agriculture projects

› Mr Sanjay Sethi, Senior Vice President and Head - Africa Operations, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

12pm

Networking Lunch

ASIAN INVESTORS’ KEY CONSIDERATIONS

1pm

Ag investment strategies for Asian investors- what are their experiences & what are they looking for from potential investments?

Mr Peter Douglas at Agriculture Investment Summit Asia

Risk/return profiles favoured by Asian private investors – how has this changed?
Which are the different liquid and illiquid strategies available?
What do investors look for when completing due diligence on a potential fund manager?

› Mr Peter Douglas, Principal, GFIA

2pm

How can technology help aid investors’ decision making when investing in agriculture?

Mr Peter Johnston

As a graduate of Melbourne University in Agricultural Science, Peter has worked in the Precision Ag sector for the past 15 years, seeing the evolution and commercialisation of various technologies in the agricultural sector. The growing demand for...

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How investors can stay ahead of the curve by understanding trends in agricultural production
Using technology to assess crop performance and choose the best potential investment areas
Helping investors better understand risk and return potential of their investments

› Mr Peter Johnston, Business Manager, GEOSYS

2.30pm

Afternoon refreshments

2.30pm

Understanding the shift towards real assets investments

Mr Stephen Diggle at Agriculture Investment Summit Asia

› Mr Stephen Diggle, Founder, Vulpes Investment Management

3pm

Dealing with inflation and high volatility in commodities and agri markets

Mr Srinivasan Venkita Padmanabhan

Srinivasan Venkita Padmanabhan (known as Venkat) is the Senior Vice President of Olam International Limited. He also holds the position of Chief Financial Officer of Invenio Group (Subsidiary of Olam). This group engages in derivatives business such ...

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Dealing with falling agricommodity prices and the impact of inflation
The impact of credit tightening on the trade and supply chain- surviving in a limited credit scenario
Where are the key drivers for growth moving forward?

› Mr Srinivasan Venkita Padmanabhan, CFO, Invenio Holdings

3.30pm

How are institutional investors evaluating opportunities in ag?

Mr Simon Hopkins

Simon Hopkins – has been a senior figure in the international investment management industry for more than a decade, having started his career in 1986. In December 2010, Mr Hopkins founded and became the CEO of the Milltrust International Group, a...

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How are they diversifying their investments into the most profitable crops
Typically what part of the value chain attracts the institutional capital and why?
Should investors in Asia be diversifying beyond palm oil? What could derail the palm oil story?