Opening Session

Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, Founder of SEKEM
Dr. Yoshi Uramoto, Deputy Director-General, UNIDO
H.E. Counsellor Giovanni Maria De Vita, Head, Commercial Office, Italian Embassy to Egypt
On behalf of H.E. Amin Ahmed Abaza, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt: Dr. Saad Nassar, Special Advisor to the Minister
On behalf ofH.E. Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Nazif, Prime Minister, Egypt: H.E. Dr. Othman Mohamed Othman, Minister of Planning and Local Development

with members of the “International Advisory Board” on Sharing Innovative Agribusiness Solutions

Panelists:

Dr. Yoshi Uramoto, Deputy Director-General, UNIDO
Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, Founder of SEKEM
Mr. M. Albraithen, Assistant Director General for the Near East, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Mr. Ian Bretman, Director of Strategy and Policy, Fairtrade Labeling International
Mr. Alan Bryden, Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Mr. Mansour Cama, UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador and CEO, Senegalese Investment Company
Dr. Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Father Godfrey Nzamuju, Director-General, Songhai Center
Mr. Ranjit Page, CEO, Cargills (Ceylon) Ltd.
Mr. Daniele Rossi, Director-General, Italian Food Industry Association (Federalimentare)
Mr. Nasser Al- Kahtani, Executive Director, Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND)
Mr. Abdul-Rahman Taha, General Manager, Islamic Corporation for Insurance of Investments and Export Credits (ICIEC)
Mr. Michael Essex, Director for the Middle East and North Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Member of the World Bank Group
Mr. Mangina Srinivas Rao, ITC Ltd Agri Business Division

Moderator: Mr. Todd Benjamin, CNN International, Contributing Editor