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9:15 - 10:15
Markets overview panel - Focus on nitrogen, potash and phosphates markets

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Speaker:
Shruti Kashyap, Head of Nitrogen, CRU
Logan Collins, Markets Editor, Potash, CRU
Maurício Fortuna, Research Analyst , CRU
Jennifer Willis-Jones, Senior Markets Editor, Nitrogen, CRU

10:15 - 10:35
How to Adjust Fertilizer Recommendations in Time of HighFertilizer Prices

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Speaker:
Luís I. Prochnow, Diretor Geral, Nutrição de Plantas Ciência e Tecnologia, NPCT

10:35 - 10:50
Nutrient use efficiency

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Speaker:
Augusto Meneses, Vice President LatAm and Vice President of International Specialty Strategy, Verdesian Life Sciences

11:20 - 12:20
Panel discussion – Sustainability

  • Climate change and its impact on regional agriculture - How resilient are Latin American countries to emerging energy, food and fertilizer challenges? 
  • Reducing C02 emissions through the supply chain and increasing carbon sequestration in soil 
  • Assessing water efficiency and zero discharge goals 
  • Reducing C02 emissions in fertilizer production - The potential for blue and green ammonia

Speaker:
Nico Pinkowski, CEO, Nitricity
Miguel A. Taboada, Profesor Regular Titular Ded. parcial Edafología Facultad de Agronomía, UBA
Cassidy Million, Director Ag Science , Heliae® Agriculture

12:20 - 13:20
Panel discussion - Gas, blue & green ammonia and biofuels

  • Assessing the timeline for blue and green ammonia projects
  • Exploring the outlook for global gas markets
  • The Brazilian ethanol markets
  • Impact of decarbonisation on global energy prices
  • Examining the role of LNG in alleviating high prices in the short and medium terms

Moderator:
Thomas Monducci, Upstream Officer , International Finance Corporation
Speaker:
Claudio Nascimento, General Manager, CF Industries
Mauricio Medici, Licensing Manager/Area Sales Manager, Stamicarbon
Shruti Kashyap, Head of Nitrogen, CRU
José Firmo, CEO, Porto do Açu
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Luiz Fustaino, Investor Relations Officer , Unigel

9:20 - 10:30
Panel discussion - Regional highlights

  • Exploring the outlook wheat, grain, corn, sugarcane, soya beans and other key crops
  • Assessing fertilizer affordability and consumption
  • Spotlight on Brazilian fertilizer – should fertilizer be regulated differently to other mineral commodities, in light of their strategic importance
  • Focusing on developments in the Argentinian market such as drives to increase potassium usage.
  • Examining regional policy developments and their implications for supply, demand and investments

Speaker:
María Fernanda Gonzalez Sanjuan, Gerente Ejecutivo, Fertilizar Asociación Civil
Enrique Hahn Villalba, CEO, Sustentap
Patricio Gutierrez, Regional Director Innovation, R&D, Dole Food Company
Mario Suffriti, Commercial Director, Profertil S.A.
Ramiro Samaniego Montiel, CEO & Founder, Organitec Fertilizantes SA

11:00 - 11:20
Nutrient budget in Brazilian Fertilizers

  • Removal of nutrients by crops
  • Historical trends for fertilizer use and crop productivity
  • P enrichment – the legacy of P

Jose Francisco da Cunha, Director, Tec Fertil Agroconsultoria e Negócios
Speaker:
Luís I. Prochnow, Diretor Geral, Nutrição de Plantas Ciência e Tecnologia, NPCT

11:20 - 12:20
Panel discussion - Brazilian Fertilizer policies and markets

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Speaker:
Bruno Caligaris, Diretor de Projetos Estratégicos na Secretaria de Assuntos Estratégicos , Presidência da República
Carlos Vilhena, Partner, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

12:20 - 12:40
Examining the role of ESG in access to project and tradefinance

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Speaker:
Kelly Johnson, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation

12:40 - 12:40
Brazilian logistics

  • Spotlight on developments in Brazilian logistics
  • What is the outlook for freight rates and vessel availability?
  • When will clean fuels such as green hydrogen, ammonia or methanol be available at scale?

Speaker:
John Sinden, Senior Partner, JSA Limited

9:20 - 9:40
Soft commodity market outlook

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Speaker:
Bruno Fonseca, Senior Economic Analyst for the farm input market at Rabobank Brazil, RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness

9:40 - 10:30
Keynote Panel discussion: Global fertilizer markets

  • Phosphate, nitrogen and potash fertilizer price expectations
  • Examining the outlook for Chinese, Middle Eastern and African phosphates exports
  • How are fertilizer trade flows realigning in light on the war in Ukraine?
  • Probing global fertilizer demand projections

Gordon McKenzie, President and CEO, Canpotex
Chaitanya Kosaraju, Sr Director, Global Ammonia and International Sales , Nutrien
Alexander Chumakov, COO, Fertilizers, Ameropa
Armelle Gruère, Fertilizer Demand Program Manager, IFA

11:00 - 13:30
Panel discussion - Focus on speciality fertilizers, bio stimulantsand digital farming

  • To what extent will the focus on sustainability contribute to the growth in speciality fertilizer and bio stimulant markets?
  • Addressing development in the region to improve nutrient use efficiency
  • The role of digital farming solution in improving fertilizer efficacy

Moderator:
Dr. Marcel Barbier, President & CEO, ABC Organics, LLC
Speaker:
Gustavo Branco, Managing Director, Haifa South America
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Matías Ruffo, Director Agronomy Latin America & Southern Africa, Koch Agronomic Resources
Speaker:
Jonas Hipolito, Diretor de Estratégia e I&D , Biotrop
Fabio Vale, Senior Agronomist LATAM, ICL
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Dr Douglas Guelfi, Professor, Universidade Federal de Lavras - Departamento de Ciência do Solo
Speaker:
Magda Bergmann, Pesquisadora em Geociências, CPRM