The 10th World Association of Beet and Cane Growers’ Conference 19-22 July 2010, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge,

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Welcome

The World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG) welcome you to its 10th triennial world sugar conference. This unique Conference is being held in the UK for the first time and is made possible by the National Farmers’ Union, which has the honour of hosting WABCG10 in Cambridge - the heart of the UK’s beet-growing region.

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General InformationWelcome ReceptionGala DinnerSpeaker BiographiesSponsors and SupportersNotes and AdvertsFloor Plan

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Delegate Instructions

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Land Rover is sponsoring limited transfers using their 7-seater Discovery vehicles. For anyone who has not previously notified the Conference Management team that they would be unable to walk between venues – please make them aware of these requirements. If you would just like to experience the drive - then all other spaces will be on a first come first served basis at the start and finish of each day. Timings are as follows:

Monday 19th JulyStart – from Hotel to West Road Concert Hall

07:45-08.15 WABCG Members session only

10:15-10:50

Return – from West Road Concert Hall to Hotel

17:30-18:15

Advance information handed out on Sunday

Delegate Registration – will take place from 8.00 a.m. on Monday 19th July through to 14:00 hours at the West Road Concert Hall only, you will receive a Delegate Pack.

Welcome to Cambridge and the start of the WABCG10 Conference. This programme should provide you with all the information you require to make your visit an enjoyable and stress free one. You can also obtain assistance from any member of the Conference Management team throughout your stay and will be available at the West Road Concert Hall and at the Crowne Plaza and Royal Cambridge Hotel.

The Delegate bag should include:- Map highlighting all the WABCG10 venues Your personal name badge with personalised itinerary on reverse

and a lanyard Route map with directions to all conference and social venues Welcome drinks – your name badge will serve as your ticket for

you and your Partner (if applicable) Technical tour details on reverse of name badge Gala Dinner entrance ticket (if attending) - please bring this with

you on Wednesday evening British Sugar full day tour (if attending) – on reverse of name

badge Selection of sponsored gifts

Your name badge should be worn at all times as identification and for access to the Welcome Drinks evening and coach travel for the selected half day technical tour and British Sugar full day tour.

In Cambridge from the Crowne Plaza and the Royal Cambridge Hotel, you can walk everywhere - to and from the conference venue at West Road Concert Hall, the Fitzwilliam Museum and King’s College. Please allow yourself 20 minutes to each location for a comfortable walk.

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HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO

I am delighted to be associated with the 10th World Association of Beet and Cane Growers conference, being held in the UK for the first time. Sugar beet is an important crop in the UK arable rotation and it makes an important contribution across the rural economy – on farms, in the transport industry and in the factories, where it is an important employer. This is mirrored across the world, with sugar beet and cane production playing a vital economic role.

The World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG) provide the only forum where beet and cane growers can meet internationally to discuss common interests, problems and solutions. This conference programme will provide everyone with thought-provoking information and debates about the state of the industry today and the opportunities and challenges that we all face in the future. I wish every participant success at WABCG10.

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WABCG welcome you to its 10th triennial world sugar conference here in the UK for the first time in this glorious and historical city of Cambridge.

Thanks to our host organisation, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), we intend to provide a unique opportunity for farmers from around the world to discuss and explore present and future challenges to be faced in the sugar and ethanol sector.

Considering the great quality and diversity of speakers and events, we hope this conference will be considered as a great success by every delegate.

National Farmers Union

The NFU is delighted to welcome everyone to this world class sugar conference. This honour is shared not just by us but with our sponsors, especially British Sugar and Farmers Weekly as well as all the supporters who have provided resources and time to bring information, knowledge and new experiences which we will share at this very special conference making it the success we know it will be. Thank you.

British Sugar

As a leading sugar business, British Sugar works closely with our beet and cane growers across three continents. So, we’re delighted to be principal sponsors for WABCG10. We wish the Conference every success.

The WABCG Conference is regarded as the flagship event of its kind, bringing together the world’s beet and cane growers in a single forum. This year has special significance as it is the Association’s 10th conference, and the first time it has been held in the United Kingdom.

With an impressive array of speakers, WABCG10 provides an ideal opportunity for the sector to discuss some of the issues affecting our industry, from market dynamics to environmental and nutritional developments.We are proud to work with WABCG and the National Farmers’ Union to facilitate these discussions through our sponsorship both of the Conference proceedings and of the Gala Dinner being held in the historic Hall at King’s College.As part of our involvement with WABCG10, British Sugar UK is also hosting the full-day Technical Tour, which will visit our Bury St. Edmund’s sugar factory and the near-by Broom’s Barn Research Centre.

Located around 30 miles to the east of Cambridge, the Bury St. Edmund’s sugar factory produces around 250,000 tonnes of beet sugar each year and is the UK’s largest milled sugar plant. The factory also produces a range of co-products including animal feed, soil conditioners and top soil. Its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant not only provides the sugar factory’s heat and power needs, it exports a further 50 MW of electricity to the local grid – enough for 120,000 people.Broom’s Barn, part of the world-renowned Rothamsted Research, is the UK’s national centre for sugar beet research and extension work. Its work spans a wide range of scientific disciplines and includes liaison / extension work with growers and the industry. Specialist extension staff provides a two-way dialogue of advisory information with growers and their technical advisers. Projects include different approaches to increasing crop production and profitability, reducing inputs and minimising environmental impact.

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly is proud to be associated with WABCG10. The Conference provides UK sugar beet growers with the opportunity to learn from their overseas counterparts and gives everyone the opportunity to discuss the issues faced by beet and cane growers worldwide. Both parts of the sugar sector face the same challenges, including increasing energy costs and climate change. This is an exciting time for the UK sector, which has seen the successful implementation of a new pricing mechanism taking into account currency exchange rates, wheat prices and the cost of production, to produce a fairer price for grower and processor alike and introduce more certainty. There has also been the introduction of an Outgoers’ Scheme to encourage production to migrate to the most efficient growers. And, on the breeding front, we are also seeing advances in sugar beet varieties with rhizomania tolerance being introduced.

Farmers Weekly is delighted to be supporting this important event at such a crucial time for the sector.

Monday 19th July 2010

Session 1 - Council Session (Members)

08.00 - 14.00 Delegate registration will take place at the West RoadConcert Hall

08.30 - 10.30 WABCG Members Only

10.30 - 11.00 Morning Break

Session 2 - Opening Session

Chairman: Alf Cristaudo

11.00 - 11.05 Conference Chairman OpeningAlf Cristaudo, Chairman, WABCGAlf Cristaudo is Chairman of Canegrowers Australia

and became WABCG Chairman in 2007.

11.05 - 11.20 NFU Sugar Welcome OpeningWilliam Martin, Chairman, NFU Sugar William Martin has been a member of the NFU Sugar

Board since 2004. He became Vice Chairman in 2006 and has been Chairman since 2008.

11.20 - 11.30 AddressHRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVOThe Duke of Gloucester carries out a significant number

of public duties and is associated with over 150 charities and organisations. His patronages reflect his professional and personal interests.

11.30 - 11.40 HMG AddressDefra Secretary of State, The Rt. Hon. Sally Spelman

MP11.40 - 11.55 Opening Address

Ajay Vashee, President, IFAPAjay Vashee has been involved in organized agriculture for

over 22 years. Before his election as the IFAP President in June 2008, Mr Vashee was President of Zambian National Farmers

Union.

11.55 - 12.05

Opening Comments

Dr Peter Baron, Executive Director, ISO

12.05 - 12.30 An overview of the UK sugar beet industryColm McKay, British Sugar Agriculture Director

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

Session 3 - Sugar and Ethanol World Markets and Impacts on GrowersChairman: Tim Murray

14.00 - 14.20 Main drivers of the World Sugar MarketCyril Moine, EU Trade Manager, Sucres et

Denrées A description of the fundamentals of the world sugar market (production, consumption … ) together with a special focus on two main actors in the world market Brazil and India.

14.20 - 14.40 Ethanol’s fragile recovery – trends and opportunities inworld ethanol marketGeraldine Gilmartin, Senior Analyst, Kingsman

S.A. An overview of global supply, demand and pricing in the major global ethanol producing and consuming countries. A review of policy changes in the major global ethanol producing and

consuming countries. Changes in world trade and exports and an overview of global ETBE markets.

14.40 - 15.00 The impact of speculation on market volatility for sugarmarketsVincent Godier, Head of Soft Commodities &

Agriculture, Crédit Agricole CIBAgricommodities are volatile by nature - What is the

role of investors and speculators and how do they operate?A review of sugar economics over the last few years, the

tools involved in sugar trading and, what is yet to come?

15.00 - 15.20 Beet versus cane sugar production: general trends andchallengesMauro Virgino, Trading Analyst, ED&F ManSynopsis to follow

15.20 - 15.40 Panel Discussion

15.40 - 16.10 Afternoon Break

Session 4 - Contractual Conditions and Farm Practices

Chairman: William Martin

16.10 - 16.30 EU contractual practices - a great diversity of systems Elisabeth Lacoste, General Secretary,

CIBE Despite a common regulation contractual practices vary considerably across the EU. What lessons can be drawn and what distinctions exist between quota/out of quota contracts and between private companies and cooperatives?

16.30 - 16.50 Contract conditions in AustraliaIan Ballantyne, Executive Director, Australian Canegrowers AssociationWhat contract conditions operate in Australia for sugar

and how are growers dealing with world market volatility?

16.50 - 17.10 Brazil’s sugarcane payment system : CONSECANA - SP Maria Christina Pacheco, Vice President, ORPLANAHow is the price for sugarcane established in the

Center-South region? What specificities and distinctions are there between different Brazilian states? What are the challenges and

modifications under current discussion on this issue?

17.10 - 17.30 Panel DiscussionWABCG and NFU Sugar coordinate draft Congress

statement and Press Release

19.00 Welcome CocktailsHosted by Germain’s at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Session 5 - Trade and Policy

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Martin Todd info Access to the EU sugar market is regulated by a range of preferential access arrangements. Together with the EU’s WTO

Chairman: Alain Jeanroy

09.00 - 09.20 ACP sugar exports to the EU - Threats and challengesGeo Govinden, Overseas Representative,Mauritius Sugar Syndicate and Chamber of

Agriculture Reform of the EU Sugar Regime (2006). Denunciation of the Sugar Protocol (effective September 2009). Economic Partnership Agreements and negotiations. Everything But Arms (EBA) Initiative. Implementation regulation regarding ACP sugar imports (safeguard mechanisms).WTO Negotiations and FTA negotiations. Reform of the CAP

09.20 - 09.40 U.S.-Mexican Sweetener Market: Progress report on NAFTA Nicholas Sinner, Executive Director, Red River Valley What are the consequences for growers from the sugar sector

involved in this agreement? Consequences and modifications of both American and Mexican sugar sector: production level, growers’ incomes and new geographical repartition of industrial transformation areas

09.40 - 10.00 Indian Sugar Policy: how to reduce difficulties to stabilizeIndia’s sugar production?Vinay Kumar, Managing Director,Indian Sugar Exim Corporation LimitedIndia has witnessed significant fluctuation in production

in recent years. What is the current situation and how will the Indian Sugar Policy incentives and regulations seek to

stabilise production and the impact on growers

10.00 - 10.20 EU trade policy and its implications for the future level of sugar Martin Todd, Managing Director, LMC International

10.20 - 10.50 Panel Discussion

10.50 - 11.20 Morning Break

Session 6 - Climate Change and Agriculture’s Response

Chairman: George Mlingwa

11.20 - 11.40 OECD-FAO medium-term agricultural outlook, 2010-2019Armelle Elasri, Agro-Food Trade and Markets Division,

OECDPresentation of the 2010-2019 OECD-FAO Agricultural

Outlook Special focus on the sugar sector. An analysis of the evolution of production, consumption, trade and prices.

Latest trends in the dynamic emerging economies will be highlighted. Underlying assumptions and associated risks

and uncertainties will be discussed

11:40 - 12:00 Is there a new role for Agriculture through growing concerns with environmental issues?

David King, General Secretary, IFAP/WABCGAgainst the backdrop of The Copenhagen Conference

and with a growing importance concerning environmental issues, producers may be considered as major actors. Is there a new role for producers?

12.00 - 12.20 Future of EU sugar Lars Hoelgaard, Deputy Director General – DG Agriculture

and Rural Development, EU CommissionSynopsis to follow

12.20 - 12.40 Panel Discussion

12.40 - 14.30 Lunch

Half-Day Technical Tours

13:30 Coach transfer to pre-selected technical tour.

14.30 - 18.00 Delegates will be invited to select one of several tailor-made tours. Please see overleaf for further details.

Session 7 - Research and Technical Developments

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Chairman: Jürgen Winter

09.00 - 09.20 Sugar Beet for Biogas Production – potential and first production experiences

Volker Utesch, Regional Director North Europe, KWSThe practice of growing crops for farm-based

anaerobic digesters to produce biogas is already well established in Germany and in several other European countries. With financial incentive schemes to promote renewable energy supplies recently introduced into the UK the technical and practical implications of using sugar beet in the anaerobic digester are discussed

09.20 - 09.40 New developments in tropical beetJean-Noel Evrard, Marketing Manager, SES

VanderHave SESVanderHave is a specialist sugar beet seed companyworking around the world.Active in India for over five years working

with Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) and other institutes todetermine the most suitable genetics from their

portfolio for tropical conditions, and with Pest Control India (PCI) todevelop effective crop management techniques to

manage sugar beet pests and diseases under tropical conditions

09.40 - 10.00 Plene, an innovative sugarcane planting technologyLeandro Martinho, SyngentaPlene concept is an evolutionary way of planting

sugarcane to replace the current high cost path requiring heavy equipment and intensive labour. With Plene, Syngenta has developed a methodology of producing sugarcane one-

budded setts treated with proprietary crop protection and coatings that allows germination, crop stand and vigour.

10.00 - 10.30

Panel Discussion

10.30 - 11.00 Morning Break

Session 8 - Sustainability

Chairman: Ian Ballantyne

11.00 - 11.20 A comparison of ethanol produced from sugar beet andsugar caneAlain Jeanroy, Executive Director,Confédération Générale des planteurs de

Betteraves Comparison from an energy and GES perspective as well as part of the overall sustainable development point of view11.20 - 11.40 The political and social impacts for canegrowers in

developing countries – casestudy on block farming in Tanzania George Mlingwa, Chairman, Tanzania Sugarcane Growers

Political will and social life of the past can play an important role in shaping up farming models for cane growing in development countries. One of these models is that of Block Farming currently being adopted in Tanzania.

11.40 - 12.00 Biofuel as a driver for sustainable sugar productionPatrick Lynch, Biofuel Sustainability,

Greenergy Demand for sustainably produced ethanol, the impact of European and national law. Implementing sustainability in practice and The Greenergy example; sustainable production of sugar cane ethanol in Brazil

12.00 - 12.20 Panel Discussion

12.20 - 14.00 Lunch

Session 9 - Promotion Health and Consumption

Chairman: Cem Kaptan

14.00 - 14.20 Sugar and health - what does the science really tell us?Dr Alison Boyd, Director, Sugar Bureau

14.20 - 14.40 Why do so many people believe sugar is bad for them?Dr Richard Cottrell, Director General,World Sugar Research OrganizationOutline of the political, psychological and commercial

forces that have shaped consumer perceptions

14.40 - 15.10 Panel DiscussionWABCG staff to circulate draft Congress statement and

Press Release

15.10 - 15.40 Afternoon Break

Session 10 - Closing Session

Chairman: Alf Cristaudo

15.40 - 15.55 Final StatementAlf Cristaudo, Chairman, WABCGIssue Final Statement of Congress and Press

Release15.55 - 16.10 Election

Alf Cristaudo, Chairman, WABCG

16.10 - 16.20 Remarks by incoming PresidentDELETE William

16.20 - 16.25 Invitation to 11th World Beet and Cane Growers’ Conference Vinay Kumar, Managing Director,

Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited

16.25 - 16.30 Invitation to the 32nd WABCG Council in MexicoGeorge Mlingwa, Chairman, Tanzania Sugarcane GrowersGeorge and the TASGA team to present

16.30 - 16.40

Closing Remarks by Outgoing Chairman

British Sugar Itinerary -

08.30 Delegates to be collected by coach from the Crowne Plaze and Royal Cambridge Hotel

09.00 Depart Cambridge. Stop enroute at a farm to look at sugar beet in situ

10.00 Arrive at British Sugar. Bus tour around the factory

11.00 Arrive Broom’s Barn

Tea/coffee and cake on arrival – comfort break

Bill Clarke, Director, Broom’s Barn. Welcome and Introduction

Presentation by Steve Cuthbert, British Sugar, Bury St. Edmund’s Factory Manager on the Operations of the factory

Presentation by Tom Stevens, British Sugar, Bury St. Edmund’s Head of Beet Sugar Operations on the Bury Packaging Plant

12.15 Lunch

13.00 Presentation by Dr Mark Stevens, Broom’s Barn Research Group Leader on Crop Protection at Broom’s Barn

13.30 Tour of field trials

15.00 Refreshments and depart

15.30 Arrive back in Cambridge

Alf Cristaudo

Session 11 - Council SessionNew WABCG Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Executives

16.40 - 18.00 Members Only

from 19.15 The British Sugar Gala Dinner at King’s College Entrance for Ticket Holders only

19.15 - 20.00 Pre-dinner drinks on the Back Lawn

20.00 Move in to the Dining Hall for Dinner20.15 Dinner will be served

British Sugar Post Conference Full-Day Technical Tour

08.30 - 15.30 Delegates will be hosted by British Sugar on a full day technical tour.

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Tuesday 20th July 2010

Bartlow Estate

Tuesday 20th July 2010, 13:00

Bartlow Estate is a 1,850 hectare arable farm producing wheat for bread making and animal feed, malting barley for beer, oilseed rape for cooking oil and energy use, and sugar beet; of which 260 hectares are grown and c.20,000 tonnes are processed by British Sugar. In total, 2,000 hectares of sugar beet are harvested and c.130,000 tonnes are loaded and transported to the Bury St. Edmund’s factory as a contract operation for other growers.

In addition, Bartlow has 60 hectares of woodland, environmental schemes, a pheasant shoot, rented houses and offices converted from redundant farm buildings. The Estate is located in rolling countryside, 12 miles south east of Cambridge, on the Cambridge/Essex border.

14:30 Meet at Hills Farm, Bartlow

Introduction to Bartlow Estate, the farm and its component enterprises14:40 Discussion on contract sugar beet harvesting operation and the integration ofgroup haulage for deliveries to British Sugar factory15:15 Tour of estate looking at growing crops including sugar beet16:30 Return to Hills Farm for further questions and discussion and to look at machinery

17:30 Depart for Cambridge

G’s / Shropshire’s

Guy Shropshire began farming in the Cambridgeshire Fens over 50 years ago. He and his family have built up a thriving business in the UK and in Europe, delivering the best fresh salads and vegetables from seed to shelf.

G’s Marketing provides Growers with services including harvesting, storage, packing, distribution, administration, quality assurance, technical advice and marketing. Farms are based in various locations in the UK and in Spain, where the climate enablesG’s to continue to service customers in all sectors of the food business in the UK throughout the winter months.

G’s Marketing is, at its heart, a family business with very strong values for its people, its customers and its suppliers as well having enormous respect for the environment and nature.This half day technical tour option will give delegates the opportunity for a tour around G’s. Delegates will see the greenhouse, one of the planting operations in the local area and then move on to see some harvesting.

14:30 Arrive at Second Willow

Tour of facilities (approx. 40 mins)

15:10 Depart Second Willow to see lettuceplanting

15:30 Arrive lettuce planting field

16:00 Depart to lettuce harvest field

16:45 Depart for Engine Farm for tea andbiscuits

17:30 Return to Cambridge

National Institute of Agricultural Botany

NIAB is a pioneering plant science organisation based at the heart of the Cambridge science, technology and university communities and a thriving UK agricultural industry, with over 80 years experience in the agricultural and food sectors. NIAB has an internationally recognised reputation for independence, innovation and integrity and traditional activities have always focused on science-led plant variety and seeds characterisation, evaluation, quality control and knowledge transfer.The NIAB tour will consist of an overview of the Recommended List system for choosing Sugar Beet varieties, a visit to an “innovation farm” with an overview of NIAB genetic research, a tour of the HQ crops and plots and an overview of ornamental operations.

14.30 Welcome and introduction

14.40 Overview of the sugar beet RL system

14.55 Cereals and oilseeds crops in the UK

15.30 Innovation farm

16.00 Overview of genetic research atNIAB

16.30 Tour of HQ crops and plots

17.00 Overview of ornamentals operations

17.30 Depart

Wednesday 21st July 2010

Thursday 22nd July 2010

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Welcome Reception

Germain’s Welcome Reception

Germain’s Seed Technology would like to welcome delegates to the opening of the 10th World Association Beet and Cane Growers Conference with our sponsorship of the Welcome Drinks. This prestigious event opens in the beautiful Fitzwilliam Museum, described as a museum collection of beauty, quality and rarity. Germain’s hope you enjoy the opportunity to discuss the issues and challenges faced by sugar beet and cane growers worldwide. Germain’s Seed Technology is the world’s leading independent seed technology company, which focuses on both the sugar beet and horticulture industries. Within the sugar beet industry Germain’s has an industry-leading sugar beet priming technology called XBEET. XBEET delivers speed, vigour and uniformity of seedling emergence in Sugar Beet fields. Independent trials in the US show XBEET offering significant yield improvement versus unprimed seed. Also, ambitious targets for improved crop output, has seen the UK uptake rising quickly in the two years since commercialisation, to 95% of the total sugar beet seed drilled in 2009/10. To find out more about XBEET and how we could work together, come and visit Germain’s stand at WABCG10. Through our innovative approach to seed technology, “We maximise Nature’s potential”.

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British Sugar Gala Dinner

British Sugar Gala Dinner at King’s College

British Sugar is delighted to be your host at this very special gala dinner to mark the close of the WABCG10 conference. We are in the splendid surroundings of King’s College, founded by Henry VI in 1441, and a great centre of learning and music. Tonight we follow in the footsteps of former scholars including Charles “Turnip” Townshend, agriculturalist and statesman; Sir Robert Walpole the first ever prime minister of Great Britain (and its longest-serving); and E.M. Forster, the writer who was a fellow of the college. Our evening will begin on the Back Lawn, for drinks and some uniquely English entertainment. From there we will move into the Hall, designed in 1824 -1828 in neo-Gothic fashion. In these magnificent surroundings we will enjoy a quintessentially British menu using only locally-sourced ingredients accompanied by some excellent English wines. We have had some influence with the ingredients for the puddings, which will be a stunning finale to the evening’s gastronomy. While perhaps not the musical style most closely associated with King’s College, our after dinner entertainment is provided by probably the best tribute band in the world, The Bootleg Beatles. Their curious history is almost as incredible as that of the original band, and with 26 years together it is considerably longer. It will be a fun-filled end to a glorious evening. We look forward to your company this evening, and to recounting our memories during our technical tour tomorrow.

Speaker Biographies

William MartinChairman, NFU Sugar Board

William farms a 1000-acre family farm in Cambridgeshire Fens, near Ely, growing combinable crops and sugar beet. He has a degree in French from Cambridge University and is BASIS qualified. Formerly Chairman of his local NFU Branch, County and East Anglian Regional Board, William has been a member of the NFU Sugar Beet Committee since 2001. He was elected to the NFU Sugar Board in 2004, became Vice Chairman in 2006 and has been Chairman since 2008. William is Chairman of his local Internal Drainage Board and Chairman of a group of farmers co-operatively purchasing agronomy advice. William is also Vice Chairman of the World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG). In his spare time William enjoys cycling and playing the guitar. (please delete July 2009)

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Ajay VasheePresident, IFAP

Ajay Vashee is President of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP), which represents farmers at the world level. Elected at the 38th IFAP World Farmers’ meeting in June 2008, he is the first President from a developing country in IFAP’s 62-year history. He also served as the IFAP Vice President from 2006-2008, during which time he was leading IFAP’s work on environmental issues.

During his IFAP Presidency, Ajay led the Farmers’ Group at the UNFCCC Summit in Copenhagen in December 2009, the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in May 2009, and the World Water Forum in Istanbul in March 2009. He also addressed the FAO World Food Summit in November 2009, Chaired the session on agriculture at the WTO Public Forum in October 2009, and has participated at several private sector events including the World Economic Forum in Davos.Ajay is also the founding President of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU), which represents fourteen national farmers’ organisations in Southern Africa. Previously, he served as President of the Zambia National Farmers’ Union, where he united diverse national farming interests under its umbrella for the first time in the history of the nation.Ajay is married with two children. A dairy and crop farmer in Zambia, he has been involved in organised agriculture for over 23 years.

Dr Peter BaronExecutive Director, International Sugar Organisation

Dr. Peter Baron, was educated in Germany where he took a degree in Agricultural Economics and Policy. From 1967-1971 he was a junior lecturer at the Technical University, Munich. From 1972-1993 Peter served in the German Government at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in Bonn. His responsibilities covered agricultural commodities, i.e. cereals, sugar, cocoa, bananas and wine. In this capacity he represented Germany at many multilateral trade and commodity conferences (GATT, WTO, UNCTAD, UN, FAO, OECD). From 1973-1980 he chaired the German-Turkish Steering Committee on Cooperation in Agriculture. Peter served for eight years as spokesman for the Cocoa Producing Countries. In 1988/89 he was Chairman of the International Grains Council and in 1989/90 Chairman of the International Cocoa Council. In 1992 Peter chaired the United Nations Sugar Conference in Geneva which led to the present International Sugar Agreement, 1992. In January 1994 he was appointed Executive Director of the International Sugar Organization. During his term in office membership increased from 39 to 84 countries. This makes the ISO the biggest commodity organization worldwide. In October 2006 Dr. Peter Baron was elected as “International Personality 2006 in the category – Sugar” by MasterCana, Brazil, for his efforts to further a sustainable, driving and dynamic sugarcane agro industry and to ensure enhanced international cooperation in world sugar matters.

Colm McKayAgriculture Director, British Sugar UK

Colm McKay started his career with British Sugar in 1984 and has held a number of agriculture and operational roles within the organisation. He is now Agriculture Director at British Sugar UK with responsibility for areas including beet procurement, co-product sales and the company’s horticulture operations. Colm is an Agriculture Graduate of Leeds University. British Sugar UK is a leading supplier to the UK and Ireland food and beverage markets. The sole processor of the UK sugar beet crop it produces 1.2 million tonnes of sugar in its 4 factories from 7 million tonnes of sugar beet.Cyril Moine  NEED PHOTO And LOGO EU Trade Manager, Sucres et Denrées

After a Master Degree in Arts, Cyril Moine started his career as a trader in New York. He worked for two years at Commodity Specialist Company responsible for the Caribbeans. Cyril joined Sucden in 2001 as a trader on the raw sugar desk. He specifically focused on Africa and the Middle East, supplying the main refiners of the region. In 2008 he became EU trade manager at Sucden, responsible for the intra EU sugar flows.

Geraldine Gilmartin

Senior Analyst, Kingsman

Geraldine Gilmartin has been with Kingsman for four years as a senior analyst, focusing on ethanol and ETBE markets. Geraldine previously had over 10 years experience with Reed Business Information covering global commodity petrochemical markets. She holds a BA (Hons) degree in International Relations with French from the University of Reading. Geraldine is based in London.Kingsman advises many of the world’s sugar and biofuels producers and industrial users, as well as banks, trading houses, oil companies, private equity and hedge funds.

Vincent Godier NEED LOGOHead of Soft Commodities and Agriculture, Crédit Agricole CIB

Vincent Godier is head of Soft Commodities and Agriculture for Crédit Agricole CIB. He graduated from the French National Institute of Agronomy in 1988. Vincent is still co-managing the family grain and sugar beet farm in Fay-lès-Marcilly (Aube). After 10 years at Crédit Lyonnais where he held various trading and management positions within the Equity Derivatives Group, Vincent joined Credit Lyonnais Rouse Derivatives as head of the Energy Option Group in 2001. In 2003, he joined NM Rothschild & Sons as a board director and head of energy trading. From 2005 to 2007 he was a partner of a hedge fund trading equity and commodity volatility. Early 2008, Vincent went back to Crédit Agricole CIB, he is now in charge of building the agricultural commodities hedging capabilities within the FIM Commodities Products line.

Elisabeth Lacoste NEED LOGOGeneral Secretary, CIBE

Elisabeth Lacoste is an agronomist and Doctor of industrial economics. After experience as a researcher, specialising in agricultural policy and market regulations, she worked for a European food company and as a consultant on world agricultural commodities markets. Since 2006 Elisabeth has been General Secretary of the International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) based in Brussels.CIBE- The International Confederation of European Beet Growers – is the representative organisation at European level for the sugar beet sector for around 400 000 beet growers from 18 EU sugar beet producing countries, as well as Switzerland and Turkey. It defends the interest of beet growers by collecting and exchanging information as well as by drawing up common positions on fundamental issues such as EU policy on sugar, biofuels, trade and the environment.

Ian BallantyneChief Executive Officer CANEGROWERS AustraliaIan Ballantyne is the CEO for CANEGROWERS in Brisbane and was

appointed to this position in April 1991. Prior to this appointment with CANEGROWERS, Ian was CEO of the North Queensland Enterprise Zone Corporation after serving as a senior officer for 23 years in the Australian Army, which included a period as commanding officer of an Operational Deployment Force Battalion. Ian has travelled extensively in the interests of the sugar industry and has been active in trade, marketing and management forums, both nationally and internationally. He represents CANEGROWERS on various committees and is Deputy Chairman of AustSafe Super and of CANEGROWERS’ commercial subsidiaries - Financial Services and Superannuation companies. He is also a Director of Ravensdown Fertiliser Australia Limited. Ian is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He is a past Director of the Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Board of Advice. Ian is a graduate of the Royal Military College (UNSW) Duntroon, in Arts (Economics), The University of Queensland in Commerce, and the Australian Staff College. He is married with one daughter and two sons.Maria Christina Pacheco

Vice President, Orplana

Maria was born in Capivari-SP and raised on the family farm, bought by her great grandfather in 1889. In 1965 she married an American and moved to the US. After living in NE of Brazil, Niger-Africa, and Lima-Peru she move to Brasilia-Brazil and work as a computer analyst until 1985. When her father died in 1985, she had to transform herself into a farmer and run the family’s 441 hectares of sugarcane crop. In 1989 she was elected president of the Sugarcane Growers’ Association for the Capivari-SP region, and later Maria was elected Financial Director of Orplana - Organization of Sugarcane Grower’s for the CS region of Brazil. Today she is Orplana’s, vice-president and since1998 she has been a member of Consecana-SP, representing growers. Orplana - Organisation for sugarcane growers for Brazil central-south region, is an entity that has as objectives: the organisation of growers, the technical knowledge, its responsibility before society, markets and government. It is located in Piracicaba-SP, was founded in 1976 and today has 30 sugarcane associations as members from the estates of São Paulo - Mato Grosso - Minas Gerais and Goias. Through CONSECANA’s system is defined the price for sugarcane produce by the grower. She has one son and three grandchildren.

Geo Govinden

Overseas Representative,Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture & Mauritius Sugar Syndicate

1985 to date: Overseas Representative of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture and of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate. Geo is a member and adviser of the Mauritius official delegation both in Brussels and Geneva.In this capacity, he has been directly involved in all negotiations regarding ACP-EU cooperation (Lome 4, Cotonou and EPA Agreements). He participates in ACP and ACP-EU Council of Ministers and is also actively involved in the WTO work (primarily in the agricultural sector). Geo has participated in all seven WTO Ministerial meetings (Singapore, Geneva, Seattle, Doha, Cancun, Hong Kong and Geneva) and currently participating in the ongoing negotiations.Geo is also a Member of Mauritius International Sugar Organisation (ISO) Council.The Mauritius Sugar Syndicate (MSS) is the sole sugar marketing organisation in Mauritius. Its objectives are the sale of all sugar received on behalf of its members and the distribution of such a sale. All sugar producers are members of MSS . The primary objective of MSS is to optimise producer revenue. Mauritian sugar producers enjoy the benefits of economies of scale which such an organisation in a small island State can bring about.

Nick SinnerExecutive Director, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association

Nick Sinner is the Executive Director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association which is based in Fargo, ND. He has held this position for the past six years. Nick received his BS in Accounting from St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN. After graduation, he was a part of a family farming partnership with his father, uncle and brother in the Casselton, ND area for 20 years. Nick and his wife Chris have been married for 27 years and have 4 childrenThe Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association was incorporated in 1954. Its membership is made up of the approximately 2900 grower-owners of The American Crystal Sugar Company. The purpose of the Association is to represent the membership in legislative issues on both a national as well as a state wide basis. The organisation is governed by an Executive Committee made up of two representatives from each of the five Factory Districts, plus the Chairman

Martin ToddManaging Director, LMC International

Martin Todd is Managing Director of LMC International, and is responsible for the company’s extensive work in the sugar, starch and ethanol sectors. As well as directing projects for clients in the private and public sector, he oversees studies on industry production costs, technical performance and profitability. Before joining LMC in 1990, Martin worked for four years for an international trade house, where he managed the company’s commodities research department. LMC International has delivered in-depth specialist analysis to agribusiness around the world for the last 30 years. From crops to agro-industrial products, agricultural commodities to downstream end-uses, and provide global business intelligence and market analysis. LMC advises on issues of production and demand, raw materials, price forecasting, profitability, trade and policy

Armelle ElasriAgro-Food Trade and Markets Division, OECD

NOT COMPLETE / 20 years in the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate working on medium term outlook projections and forward looking market and trade policy analysis with the AGLINK-COSIMO model, a model jointly developed by OECD and FAO Secretariats. Area of analysis: world sugar markets. The OECD is an inter-governmental organisation financed by its member countries (31 members), which has the mission to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalization.

David King

Secretary General, IFAP LOGO NEEDED

David King is Secretary General of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) - a worldwide farmers’ network of 112 national organisations. He is also Secretary General of the World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG). David participated in the first World Conference of Beet and Cane Growers in Mexico in 1981 and was the first Secretary of WABCG. He participated in all subsequent Conferences, and helped to set up the annual consultations with the International Sugar Organisation.David is responsible for preparing the policy positions of IFAP to make sure that the voices of farm families are heard internationally. He has participated on behalf of world farmers in major U.N. Conferences, including the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, the World Food Summits of 1996 and 2002, the WTO Ministerial Conferences from 1998 to 2005 and the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen in 2009. His committee activities include: membership of the Advisory Committee of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative; membership of the Board of Directors of AgriCord and of Ecoagriculture Partners; founder member of the International Agri-Food Network. He also served as Chair of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (a joint UN-civil society body), as member of the World Bank Task Force on Commodity Risk Management, and a Council Member of the International Land Coalition. David has degrees in agricultural economics from the University of London, U.K., and the University of Guelph, Canada.

Lars Hoelgaard LOGO NEEDEDDeputy Director General, Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission

Lars Hoelgaard is Deputy Director General in the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development in the European Commission since 2004. He is in charge of the Directorates C (Economics of agricultural markets and CMO) and D (Direct support, market measures, promotion). In EU jargon this is called Pillar I of the CAP with Rural Development being Pillar II. From 2002-2004 he was Director for Markets in livestock products, specialised crops and wine. From 1997 to 2002 Lars was Director for Markets in crop products and from 1989 to 1997 he was Director for Public, animal and plant health. As such Lars was in charge of the legislation in relation to Agriculture and the creation of the Single Market in 1992 and subsequent implementation. After his graduation in Economics from the University in Copenhagen in 1974, Lars started his career in the Ministry of Agriculture in Denmark. From 1980 to 1983 he was Agricultural Counsellor at the Danish Permanent Representation to the EC in Brussels. After his return to the Ministry, Lars took up a position as Assistant Secretary in charge of general EC-affairs and Danish Spokesman in the Special Committee for Agriculture, a position he held until joining the European Commission in 1989.Volker Utesch

Regional Director North Europe, KWS

Volker Utesch is currently Director of KWS’ sugar beet business across Northern Europe. Prior to this he was commercial manager of the breeder’s UK-based operation.

Volker also has an extensive knowledge of the biogas industry; KWS is one of the leading suppliers of purpose-bred material for efficient bio-digester operation.His academic qualifications include an agricultural engineering degree from Humboldt University and an MPhil in Land Economy from Cambridge University.

Jean-No

ël Evrard

Marketing Manager, SESVanderHave

Jean-Noël Evrard is born in Homblières, Aisne, France. In 1983, after receiving his diploma of Agricultural Engineer ISA Lille, Jean-Noël started his career at McCain in France. In 1988, he was engaged by VanderHave France as Sales Area Manager for sugar beet seeds. In 2004, Jean-Noël became International Marketing Assistant based in Belgium where he moved with his family. Today, he is Marketing Manager Worldwide of SESVanderHave. As Marketing Manager, he is in constant contact with all markets and informing all departments (research and development, production and processing) about anticipating future customers’ needs for the short and long term. Jean-Noël and his team work on opening up new markets for sugar beet seeds such as in tropical areas. SESVanderHave specialises in every aspect of the production of sugar beet seeds. From developing new resistances and varieties through to the final seed processing in the factory, SESVanderHave maintains full control at every step of the process. They sell customised sugar beet varieties in over fifty countries and are proud to be an international market leader in the sugar beet industry.

Leandro MartinhoGlobal Technical Manager Insecticides, Syngenta

Leandro Martinho is an agronomist specialist in crop protection and biotechnology. He conducted his studies in Brazil and in the USA. Leandro has 12 years of experience in developing new technologies for Syngenta AG and in the last two years has led the efforts for Research and Development of the Plene technology in Brazil. Currently he is based in Basel Switzerland. Plene (TM) concept is an evolutionary way of planting sugarcane to replace the current high cost path requiring heavy equipment and intensive labour. With Plene (TM), Syngenta developed a methodology of producing sugarcane one-budded setts treated with proprietary crop protection and coatings that allows germination, crop stand and vigour. This protocol associated with an industrial cutting and stalks treatment technologies and a lighter planting machine provides a dramatic improvement on planting operations, reducing the amount of seedling from 18 t of stalks to 1.5 t of Plene (TM) per hectare. This technology has the potential to simplify the planting process and represents a good strategy for sustainable sugarcane production.Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Syngenta employs more than 19,000 people on over 90 countries and invested around $ 1 billion in R&D in 2009.

Alain JeanroyExecutive Director, CGB

Born in Coucy (Ardennes) Jeanroy Alain started his career in 1980 at the FNSEA then the CGB in 1982 as Chief Economist and Deputy Director. Director of the Association des Producteurs de Maïs (AGPM), and the Fédération des Producteurs de Semences de Maïs et de Sorgho (FNPSMS) from 1990 to 1993. He is now Director General of CGB since 1993, as well as S2B (Société de Services des Betteraviers).Alain has many key economic French, European and global links with sugar beet and ethanol. He has also, since January 2005, been responsible for coordinating the development of production and use of bioethanol in France, representing the interests of the sectors involved: beets (CGB), cereals (AGPB) and corn (AGPM).

George Mlingwa NEED LOGO

George was born in 1947 in Tanzania. His early education was undertaken in Tanzania and later moved to Kenya for his first degree in Civil Engineering in 1970. In 1973 George joined the University of Leeds in the UK where he obtained a Ph. D in Civil Engineering in 1978. George’s work experience started in 1970 as a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Water where he worked for three years before being seconded to the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania as a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering. His Tour at the University of Dar es Salaam ended in 1980 when he was appointed by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania to establish the National Construction Council. In 1987 George was again appointed by the President to oversee the Construction of the New Capital of Tanzania, Dodoma. He was further appointed by the President in 1990 as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works Communication and Transport in Tanzania where he remained until retirement in March 1996. On retirement George set up a sugarcane farming business in the Kilombero Valley where he also played an active role in the establishment of Tanzania Cane Growers Association (TASGA) in the year 2000 and has been its Chairman since its establishment. George is currently Chairman and Managing Director of Bulima Investment Company Ltd – a family business in sugarcane farming and farm services provider to smallholder cane farmers.

Dr Alison Boyd

Director, The Sugar Bureau

Dr Alison Boyd was appointed Director of The Sugar Bureau in 2007 having held the position of Research Director since 2001. Previously she worked as a Senior Dietician at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where she specialised in Nutrition Support for the critically ill. Alison is a member of the British Dietetic Association, Nutrition Society, Diabetes UK and European Association for the Study of Diabetes. She sits on the Scientific and Communications Committee of the World Sugar Research Organisation

Dr Richard CottrellDirector General, World Sugar Organisation

Richard Cottrell has been Director General of the World Sugar Research Organisation since 2004, specializing in the nutrition and health aspects of sugar consumption in humans. Until 2008 he was also Director of The Sugar Bureau in London. Prior to joining the Bureau in 1993, he held senior appointments at the Leatherhead Food Research Association (1989-1993) and the British Nutrition Foundation (1984-1989). From 1971-1984 Richard was engaged in research into the origins of cancer and a number of toxicological issues, first at University College London and later at the British Industrial Biological Research Association. He graduated with First Class honours in Chemistry from University College London and went on to a PhD in Biological Chemistry and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biochemistry. He is widely known as a speaker on nutrition and health aspects of sugar and on the reliability and policy implications of research in this area. Richard is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist and a Fellow of the Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Public Health and the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Richard has published numerous scientific and popular articles on nutrition, obesity and toxicology

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Sponsors and Supporters

The World Association of Beet and Cane Growers (WABCG) is an international farmer organization gathering national and sub-national beet and cane organizations since 1981. WABCG has over 30 countries represented and gathers about 5 millions cane growers and 650 000 beet growers which account for more than 40% of the world sugar production and almost 70% of the sugar produced by family farmers. WABCG is a specialized body of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and provides the only forum where beet and cane growers can meet internationally to discuss common interests, problems and solutions.  The National Farmers’ Union represents the farmers and growers of England and Wales. Its central objective is to promote successful and socially responsible agriculture and horticulture, while ensuring the long term viability of rural communities. NFU Sugar is the sole representative of UK sugar beet growers, acting on of behalf of all growers. As part of the responsibility for being their sole representative NFU Sugar is committed to negotiate on behalf all UK sugar beet growers with a variety of bodies, both domestic and abroad, in areas necessary to represent their interests.British Sugar Group is one of the world’s largest sugar producers; employing more than 42,000 people, operating in 10 countries and producing around 5 million tonnes of sugar each year. Its operations stretch from Europe, to southern Africa, to China, encompassing climates suited to both beet and cane, and sited in countries at all stages of economic development. The Group produces a range of co-products across its operations.British Sugar UK is a leading supplier to theBritish and Irish food and beverage markets. The sole processor of the UK sugar beet crop it produces more than 1 million tonnes of sugar in its 4 factories from 7 and a half million tonnes of sugar beet. The

company was the first to manufacture bioethanol in the UK at its Wissington site in Norfolk and seeks to turn all of its inputs into sustainable products.

Germain’s Seed Technology is the world’s leading independent seed technology Company, which focuses on both the sugar beet and horticulture industries. Within the sugar beet industry Germain’s has an industry-leading sugar beet priming technology called XBEET, which delivers speed, vigour and uniformity of seedling emergence, improving final yield. To find out more about XBEET and how we could work together, come and visit Germain’s stand at the WABCG 2010.SESVanderHave, a leading seed company was formed through the merger of SES and VanderHave, and specialises in Sugar Beet. They are exclusively focused on the development, production and distribution of higher yielding and more competitive sugar beet varieties for growers and industry throughout the world. More than 175 years of combined experience creates a sound platform for an ongoing process of innovation. Because your goal is our goal: we work hard to ensure you have a strong future with the best varieties, and we continue to deliver innovative, market leading genetics throughout the world – whether Tandem® varieties with enhanced Rhizomania resistance, or tropical beet.As the number one source of farming information in print and online, Farmers Weekly serves the whole agricultural industry by providing the latest news, market data and independent technical advice to British farmers. Also part of the Farmers Weekly group is Crops magazine, which brings more in-depth information aimed at keeping sugar beet growers abreast of the latest technical know-how in managing their crop.Omex operates globally, manufacturing liquid fertilisers and foliar health promoters for agricultural and horticultural crops.

In the UK, Omex suspension fertiliser applications means tailor made formulations. Overseas, Omex manufactures speciality products specifically for sugar crops, to enhance yield and crop health.

Sugar by-products make ideal feedstock for biogas production. Omex is the leader in process optimisation using bio available nutrients to increase biogas yield and process stability.

Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that represent true ‘breadth of capability’ across the model range. The latest award-wining models: Defender, Freelander 2, Discovery 4, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover each define the world’s 4x4 sectors, with 78% of this model range exported to over 140 countries.LMC International has delivered in-depth specialist analysis to agribusiness around the world for the last 30 years. From crops to agro-industrial products, agricultural commodities to downstream end-uses, we provide global business intelligence and market analysis. We advise on issues of production and demand, raw materials, price forecasting, profitability, trade and policy. We have a large permanent team of economists with global expertise on sugar and a wide range of alternative sweeteners. Our services include consultancy, customised research and analysis for individual clients, multi-client reports and a range of monthly, quarterly and annual publications.

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Booth 1

Booth 2 & 3

Booth 4

Booth 5 - 7

Germains

OMEX

Sugar Industry

British SugarGala Dinner

Wednesday 21st July7.15 p.m.

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