Wednesday 25 March 2009

09.30 – 10.15
Barley, malt & beer in Russia
OLGA SIDOROVA
Import Manager
ZAO "Nevsky Bereg"
St. Petersburg, Russia

10.15 – 11.00
World cereal demand – Does it outpace supply
GERARD RIJK
Food & Beverage Equity Analyst
ING Wholesale Banking
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 12.15
Why be interested in winter malting barley – New genetic & climate changes
GILLES FOUQUIN
General Manager
SECOBRA Recherches
Maule, France

12.15 – 12.45
What is happening in the global beer market?
Current trends & forecasts
MARLOUS KUIPER
Industry Manager for Alcoholic Drinks
Euromonitor International
London, England

12.45 – 13.00
Malt & malting barley demand projections
ROGER MARTIN
RM International
Lindfield, Sussex, England

14.45 – 15.30
Global malting capacity
WILLIE RAHR
Director
Rahr Malting Co.
Shakopee, Minnesota, USA

15.30 – 16.15
The Canadian barley situation – A consumer’s perspective
STEVE GORST
President
Canada Malting Co. Ltd
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Thursday 26 March 2009

09.30 – 10.15
Malting plant construction costs, capital investments and profitability
PHILIPPE LEHRMANN
Group Commercial Officer
Boortmalt N.V.
Antwerp, Belgium

10.15 – 11.00
Carbon emissions in the malting & brewing industry
NIGEL DAVIES
Manufacturing & Technical Director
Muntons plc
Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.
RICHARD NAYLOR
UK Environmnet Manager
Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd
on behalf of Heineken BV

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 12.15
The outlook for global malting barley production
MICHAEL FLEISCHER
Trading Manager
Interbrau GmbH
Hamburg, Germany

12.15 – 12.30 Question & answer session

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch – Sponsored by Interbrau

14.00 – 14.45
Barley, malt & beer in China
JIANONG XU
Executive deputy general manager
COFCO Malt
Beijing, China

14.45 – 15.30
Australian barley review
LYNDON ASSER
Marketing Manager - Barley
ABB Grain Ltd.
Adelaide, Australia

15.30 – 16.15
Innovative malting technologies for the production of quality malt
PAUL MARQUARDT 
Project Engineer – Malting Technology
Schmidt-Seeger GmbH
Beilngries, Germany

Friday 27 March 2009

09.00 – 09.45
Managing the supply chain from Carlsberg’s point of view
JEAN-SEBASTIEN FORNES
Group Raw Materials Director
Carlsberg Group
Copenhagen, Denmark

09.45 – 10.30
The Scottish whisky industry
ALAN WILLIAMSON
European Procurement Manager, Cereals & Spirits
Diageo
Edinburgh, Scotland

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 11.45
Ethanol & Bio-Fuels – A view from the USA
DON GRAMBSCH
Sr. Vice President
Riverland Ag
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

11.45 – 12.30
Risk management – futures & options
RENAUD DE KERPOISSON
President
Offre et Demande Agricole
Bourges, France