1st Day Event Highlights
Inauguration and Keynote Address
Welcome Address: Mr Vivek Agrawal, MD, BSAF
Theme Address: Mr Sudhakar Tomar, Hon. Chairman, BSAF
Special Adresses:Mr Eduard Zernin, Chairman, RUSGRAIN Union, Russian Federation
Mr Sunil Kumar Singh, Additional MD, NAFED. Govt of India
H.E. Paul Stephens, High Commissioner of Australia, Sri Lanka
H.E. Eric Walsh, High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka
Ms. Devika Lal, Head of Economic & Commercial Wing, High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Guest of Honor: Mr Ahmad Hamza, Executive Director, DMCC, UAE
Chief Guest: Hon’ble Hanif Yusoof, Governor, Western Province, Govt of Sri-Lanka
Vote of Thanks: Jay Saraff, CEO, Mandala Trading, Australia
Business Session 1: Chickpeas
Panel Members: Navratnam Katheeswara, City Mines, Sri Lanka
Gaurav Jain, AgPulse Analytica, India
Ankush Jain, Olam, India
Jayjeev Saraff, Mandala Trading, Australia
Md Ali Rashed, City Commodity, Bangladesh
Vivek Agrawal, JLV Agro, India
Special Session 1: Right to Protein Awareness
Business Session 2: Sugar
Panel Members: Ravi Gupta, Shri Renuka Sugars, India
Rahil Shaikh, Meir Commodities, India
G K Sood, Meir Commodities, India
Ranga Wellappili, Sri Lanka
Manoj Mohan, Perry Sugars Refinery, India
Tayyab Balagamwala, Sea Trade, Pakistan
Nihal Seneviratne, Sri Lanka
Kasun Andrahennadi, Partner – Wilson Trading Company, Sri Lanka
Business Session 3: Vegoils Vision 2025 Driving Growth, Sustainability, and Synergies
Panel Members: Sandeep Bhan, SD Guthrie International Trading, Malaysia
Bhavna Shah, N K Proteins and Vice President, IVPA, India
Thanveer Siddique, Pyramid Wilmar, Sri Lanka
Business Session 4: Lentils
Panel Members: Abhishek Agrawal, Viterra BV – Netherlands
Ankush Jain, Olam, India
Tanvir Zaidi, WestAg Solutions Inc, Canada
Binod Agarwal, SGR, Bangladesh/Nepal/India
Sandeep Gondi, Integrated Services Point, India
Gaurav Jain, AgPulse Analytica, India
Rahul Chauhan, Igrain India, India
2nd Day Event Highlights
Business Session 5: Grains
Moderator: Manisha Gupta, Group Commodity Editor, CNBC TV 18, India
Panel Members: Rajiv Kumar, Executive Director, The Rice Exporters Association, India
Rahul Chauhan, Igrain India, India
Eduard Zernin, RUSGRAIN Union, Russian Federation
G K Sood, Meir Commodities, India
Md Ali Rashed, City Commodities, Bangladesh
Atul Chhura, StarAgri, India
Business Session 6: Yellow Peas
Panel Members: Eduard Zernin, RUSGRAIN Union, Russian Federation
Abhishek Agrawal, Vittera, India
Harsha Rai, Mayur Global Corporation, India
Mukesh Jain, Adroit Overseas, Singapore
Vivek Agrawal, JLV Agro, India
Rahul Chauhan, Igrain India, India
Business Session 7: Spices
Panel Members Kunal Goel, Expo Commodities, Sri Lanka
Gopal Ahuja, Navi Mumbai Merchants’ Chamber, India
G Rajendran, Gnanam Imports Private Limited, Sri Lanka
Murtaza Lukmanjee, Adamjee Lukmanjee & Sons, Sri Lanka
Ashwin Nayak, Founder Chairman, Federation of Indian Spice Stakeholders (FISS)
Business Session 8: Pigeon Peas (Toor), Black Matpe (Urad) & Moong Beans
Panel Members: Shyam Narsaria, Arvee International, Myanmar
Rohit Poptani, Krishna Canvassers, India
Rahul Agrawal, Shiv Shakti Group, Nepal
Hiten Kataria, Sunraj Shipping Agency, India
Dheeraj Purohit, Bajrang International DMCC, Dubai
Special Session 2: Adwait Soman
USA Dry Pea & Lentils Council Update for 2024-25
Representative, USA Dry Pea & Lentils Council
Special Session 3: Dwight Gerling
Growing demand of Soyabean in South Asia For Human Consumption
Dwight Gerling, MD, DG Global, Canada