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Wednesday 1st October 2014

	Day 1
08.00	Doors open, registration commences While participants get coffee, tea and croissants there is the opportunity for networking Doors open, registration commences
08.50	Conference doors open
08.55	Welcome and Chairman Introduction Caroline Steinort, Project Manager, Terrapinn Welcome and Chairman Introduction
09.00	Chairman’s Opening Remarks › Mr John Giles, Chair, Food, Drink & Agricultural Group of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, & Divisional Director, Promar International, Promar International Chairman’s Opening Remarks
	Taking Stock of Agri
09.10	Panel: How macro fundamentals are working to continue the trend of the past 10 years – Where can we expect the sector to go in the next 10 years? › Mr Marc Sadler, Adviser, Risk and Markets, Agriculture, The World Bank › Mr Daniel Hough, Managing Partner, Gunn Agri Partners › Mr Christof Walter, Founder, Christof Walter Consulting Ltd. › Mr Coast Sullenger, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Gaia Capital Panel: How macro fundamentals are working to continue the trend of the past 10 years – Where can we expect the sector to go in the next 10 years?
09.50	Framing the global food & agriculture asset class from an asset management perspective › Mr Roberto Vitón, Founder and Partner, Valoral Advisors Framing the global food & agriculture asset class from an asset management perspective
10.10	The Food Industry of the Future - Sustainability and the Bottom Line › Mr Marc Sadler, Adviser, Risk and Markets, Agriculture, The World Bank The Food Industry of the Future - Sustainability and the Bottom Line
10.40	Morning Refreshments - Coffee and tea
11.45	Panel Debate: Developed vs. Emerging…..Where should you invest geographically? Developed: South America……Catching the next wave of investments into the food & agriculture industry Emerging: Investing in African Agriculture › Dr Bharat Kulkarni, Consultant, Stalwart Management Consultancy › Renato Cavalini, CEO, Brookfield Agriculture Group Panel Debate: Developed vs. Emerging…..Where should you invest geographically?
12.25	Feedback Panel with Participants on stage › Dr Bharat Kulkarni, Consultant, Stalwart Management Consultancy › Mr Michiel Timmerman, Co-founder & Chairman, Equity for Africa › Mr Roberto Vitón, Founder and Partner, Valoral Advisors › Renato Cavalini, CEO, Brookfield Agriculture Group › Mr Coast Sullenger, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Gaia Capital Feedback Panel with Participants on stage
12.50	Networking Lunch
	Assessing the Impact of China on Agricultural Investment
14.20	Interview: Examining China’s potential economic shift from an investment based economy to a consumption based economy › Mr Clyde Russell, Asia Commodities And Energy Columnist, Thomson Reuters Asia Interview: Examining China’s potential economic shift from an investment based economy to a consumption based economy
	Maintaining and Improving Sustainability
14.50	Panel: What is the reality of investing in sustainable agriculture? › Mr Christof Walter, Founder, Christof Walter Consulting Ltd. › Coralie David, Policy Analyst - Investment in Agriculture, OECD › Tom Gill, Head of Environmental Consulting, Genus Plc Panel: What is the reality of investing in sustainable agriculture?
15.30	Afternoon Tea
	Investing in Agriculture - Risk or Opportunity
16.30	Agriculture, food security, global trends and politics › Mr Aled Jones, Director of the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University Agriculture, food security, global trends and politics
16.50	Panel: Investigating ways to best invest into agriculture and how to maximise best returns › Mr Michiel Timmerman, Co-founder & Chairman, Equity for Africa › Mr Daniel Hough, Managing Partner, Gunn Agri Partners › Mr Griff Williams, CIO, Milltrust International Group Panel: Investigating ways to best invest into agriculture and how to maximise best returns
17.30	Wrap up and conference action points
17.40	Drinks reception and networking

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Conference programme

Doors open, registration commences

Welcome and Chairman Introduction

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Panel: How macro fundamentals are working to continue the trend of the past 10 years – Where can we expect the sector to go in the next 10 years?

Framing the global food & agriculture asset class from an asset management perspective

The Food Industry of the Future - Sustainability and the Bottom Line

Panel Debate: Developed vs. Emerging…..Where should you invest geographically?

Feedback Panel with Participants on stage

Interview: Examining China’s potential economic shift from an investment based economy to a consumption based economy

Panel: What is the reality of investing in sustainable agriculture?

Agriculture, food security, global trends and politics

Panel: Investigating ways to best invest into agriculture and how to maximise best returns

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