Speakers

Renato Cavalini, Managing Partner & CEO, Brookfield Agriculture Group – Renato is based in Rio de Janeiro and has been working with Brookfield since 1999. As the head of Brookfield’s Brazil agricultural operations, Renato is responsible for several large farming operations totaling approximately 245,000 hectares of agricultural lands focused ...

Ms. Coralie David has been working at the OECD since 2010. She is responsible for leading OECD work on agricultural investment. She is working on policies to promote sustainable private investment in agriculture, in particular in Southeast Asian and African countries. She collaborates with the Committee on World Food Security to develop...

John Giles is a Divisional Director of Promar International – the agri food value chain consulting subsidiary of Genus plc. Educated at University College Swansea in the early 1980s, he has been with the company for over 18 years.  In this time, he has carried out supply chain analyses, business planning, evaluation and feasibility assignments...

Tom is Head of Environment for Genus plc. Tom has extensive experience of working with international plc companies and investment funds on advising where and how to invest in sustainable agriculture. Since joining Genus in 2011 he has worked on a wide range of international assignments across Asia, South America and Europe covering the whole of...

Daniel is a principal of Gunn Agri Partners. Gunn Agri provides tailored farm management and productivity optimisation to institutional clients with a transparent and aligned structure. This focus on farm services will be supported by institutional quality corporate governance, structuring and reporting.  Daniel's previous roles include...

Dr Aled Jones FRSA FIMA FHEA is the inaugural Director of the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) at Anglia Ruskin University. Dr Jones’s research particularly focusses on the finance sector and government and how they will respond to the impacts of global resource trends and climate change. He was lead author on the seminal report on resource ...

Dr. Bharat Kulkarni is Director of Stalwart Management Consultancy Services, a Dubai based consulting firm, working in the field of Agricultural investments, Agricultural Value chain and market microstructures. Bharat has provided advisory to several agribusiness investment projects in Africa and Asia, ranging from Private investors to...

Clyde Russell is Asia Commodities and Energy Columnist at Reuters. He writes about trends in commodity and energy markets, with a particular focus on the rise of China, and its impact on oil, coal and metals markets. He has been a journalist and editor for 25 years covering everything from wars in Africa to the current resources boom. Born in...

Marc Sadler is Adviser on Risk and Markets of the World Bank's Agriculture Global Practice. He is an expert on commodity markets, finance, logistics, trading and risk management, and regularly advises governments and supply chain stakeholders on these and related issues. Before joining the World Bank in Washington, D.C., Marc spent six...

Mr. Sullenger is a Managing Director of GAIA Capital Advisors SA and  a prominent investor in the agri space.  He  sponsored and co-produced the documentary film on the global food crisis “Last Supper for Malthus” that continues to be a key reference work for issues of food security.  Mr. Sullenger is a frequent commentator on the natural...

Michiel is chairman of Equity for Africa, founded in 2003 with Jeremy, Paul and Michael Schluter. He was formally Chief Investment Officer of Royal Bank of Scotland Asset Management.  Before joining RBS, he was Chief Operating Officer of a European equity fund management business, and prior to that he was co-founder of the alternative...

Roberto Vitón is founding partner of Valoral Advisors, an investment advisory Firm specialized in food & agriculture and based in Luxembourg. The Firm helps asset managers and a broad array of investment firms to build and implement investment strategies in the global agribusiness asset class, with particular focus on Latin America. ...

Dr Christof Walter is an agri-supply chain expert and consultant advising the on all aspects of sustainable agriculture, from muddy boots to board room. He works with clients in the branded goods, retail and financial industries and helps them with their sustainable sourcing strategies; ESG, standards and certification; due diligence; risks...

Mr Williams is a New Zealand national and comes from a farming family in the North Island where he continues to have dairy farming interests. At Milltrust Mr Williams is responsible for designing and co-managing the globally diversified agricultural strategy and specific focus on Australia and New Zealand. Prior to his current role, Mr...