WAF Conference 2017

Keynote SPEAKERS
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Mr Michael O'Sullivan

Chief Investment Officer, International Wealth Management, Credit Suisse

Mr Michael O'Sullivan
Chief Investment Officer, International Wealth Management, Credit Suisse

Dr Koh Poh Koon

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Ministry of National Development Republic of Singapore

Dr Koh Poh Koon
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Ministry of National Development Republic of Singapore

SCENE-SETTERS AND CHAIRS
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Rt. Hon.
James B. Bolger

Chairman World Agricultural Forum Advisory Board and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Rt. Hon. James B. Bolger
Chairman World Agricultural Forum Advisory Board and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Dr Mahfuzuddin Ahmed

Advisor, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank

Dr Mahfuzuddin Ahmed
Advisor, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank

Mr Bernd
Naaf

Head of Business Affairs & Communications and Member of the Executive Committee, Bayer Crop Science Division

Mr Bernd Naaf
Head of Business Affairs & Communications and Member of the Executive Committee, Bayer Crop Science Division

Dr Jacqueline Hughes

Deputy Director General for Research, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Dr Jacqueline Hughes
Deputy Director General for Research, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Amb. Ong
Keng Yong

Former ASEAN Secretary-General and Executive Deputy Chairman, RSIS

Amb. Ong Keng Yong
Former ASEAN Secretary-General and Executive Deputy Chairman, RSIS

Associate Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony

Head, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, RSIS, NTU

Associate Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony
Head, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, RSIS, NTU

Professor
Paul Teng

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, RSIS and Principal Officer at the National Institute of Education (NIE)...

Professor Paul Teng
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, RSIS and Principal Officer at the National Institute of Education (NIE), both of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr Kenneth Baker

Chairman, World Agricultural Forum

Dr Kenneth Baker
Chairman, World Agricultural Forum

Speakers
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Dr Shenggen Fan
(樊胜根)

Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Dr Shenggen Fan
Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Ms. Tan Poh Hong

CEO, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA), Republic of Singapore

Ms. Tan Poh Hong
CEO, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA), Republic of Singapore

Mr Vangelis Vitalis

Deputy Secretary of Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), New Zealand, and Former Chairman of WTO Agricultural Negotiations

Mr Vangelis Vitalis
Deputy Secretary of Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), New Zealand, and Former Chairman of WTO Agricultural Negotiations

Mr Vijay Iyengar

Chairman and Managing Director, Agrocorp International Pte Ltd

Mr Vijay Iyengar
Chairman and Managing Director, Agrocorp International Pte Ltd

Mr Jeffrey Khoo PT

Vice President and Senior Orginator, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Mr Jeffrey Khoo PT
Vice President and Senior Orginator, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Dr Kazuhito Yamashita

Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies

Dr Kazuhito Yamashita
Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies

Mr Bruce Blakeman

Vice President, Corporate Affairs Asia Pacific, Cargill, and Chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council Food & Agriculture Committee

Mr Bruce Blakeman
Vice President, Corporate Affairs Asia Pacific, Cargill, and Chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council Food & Agriculture Committee

Dr Rangsit Poosiripinyo

Deputy Secretary General, Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE), on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thailand

Dr Rangsit Poosiripinyo
Deputy Secretary General, Office of Agricultural Economics(OAE), on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thailand

Dr Ngiam
Tong Tau

Chairman, Sky Urban Solutions Holding

Dr Ngiam Tong Tau
Chairman, Sky Urban Solutions Holding

Dr Suthad Setboonsarng

Member, National Reform Council of Thailand

Dr Suthad Setboonsarng
Member, National Reform Council of Thailand

Dr Jürgen Oldeweme

Senior Vice President & Global Head Regulatory Affairs Crop Protection, BASF SE

Dr Jürgen Oldeweme
Senior Vice President & Global Head Regulatory Affairs Crop Protection, BASF SE

Mr Michael Dean

Co-Founder and CIO, AgFunder

Mr Michael Dean
Co-Founder and CIO, AgFunder

Dr David Bergvinson

Director General, ICRISAT (The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, UN’s CGIAR)

Dr David Bergvinson
Director General, ICRISAT (The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, UN’s CGIAR)

Mr (Shri) T
Vijay Kumar

IAS, Former Special Chief Secretary to Government & Advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh

Mr (Shri) T Vijay Kumar
IAS, Former Special Chief Secretary to Government & Advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh

Mr Kenny Eng

President, Kranji Countryside Association

Mr Kenny Eng
President, Kranji Countryside Association

Mr Will Prichard

Partner at A H Prichard & Son, Director at Natural Wagyu Ltd., and Trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth

Mr Will Prichard
Partner at A H Prichard & Son, Director at Natural Wagyu Ltd., and Trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth

Mr Suriyan Vichitlekarn

Regional Project Director, Better Rice Initiative Asia, GIZ

Mr Suriyan Vichitlekarn
Regional Project Director, Better Rice Initiative Asia, GIZ

Mr Timothy Loh

Regional Director, U.S. Soybean Export Council Southeast Asia

Mr Timothy Loh
Regional Director, U.S. Soybean Export Council Southeast Asia

World Agricultural Forum (WAF)

Mr Michael O'Sullivan

Dr Koh Poh Koon

Rt. Hon. James B. Bolger

Dr Mahfuzuddin Ahmed

Mr Bernd Naaf

Dr Jacqueline Hughes

Amb. Ong Keng Yong

Associate Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony

Professor Paul Teng

Dr Kenneth Baker

Dr Shenggen Fan(樊胜根)

Ms. Tan Poh Hong

Mr Vangelis Vitalis

Mr Vijay Iyengar

Mr Jeffrey Khoo PT

Dr Kazuhito Yamashita

Mr Bruce Blakeman

Dr Rangsit Poosiripinyo

Dr Ngiam Tong Tau

Dr Suthad Setboonsarng

Dr Jürgen Oldeweme

Mr Michael Dean

Dr David Bergvinson

Mr (Shri) T Vijay Kumar

Mr Kenny Eng

Mr Will Prichard

Mr Suriyan Vichitlekarn

Mr Timothy Loh

Rt. Hon.
James B. Bolger

Mr Bernd
Naaf

Amb. Ong
Keng Yong

Professor
Paul Teng

Dr Shenggen Fan
(樊胜根)

Dr Ngiam
Tong Tau

Mr (Shri) T
Vijay Kumar