Global Grain Asia and AgFlow are back with a pre-conference afternoon workshop specifically designed for the benefit of the feed and flour millers in South East Asia and beyond. The workshop is limited to 40 people. Trading experts will be using real-life market case-studies to cover key topics of interest to procurement professionals. Partici-pants will have ample time to raise questions and to debate the topics.

Where? Shangri-La Hotel, SingaporeWhen? 10th of March 2015, 14:00-18:00, Global Grain Asia Day 1Who should attend? Procurement managers, trading, risk management Registration for the workshop is free for Global Grain Asia 2015 participants

About Global Grain Asia: 10-12 March 2015, Shangri-La Hotel, SingaporeThe leading grains and oilseeds event in the world's largest destination market. Over 350 trade professionals expected - www.globalgrainevents.com

Confirmed workshop topics: Topic 1: Ags procurement from India: Reality check Sumit Gupta, Business Manager, McDonald Pelz, Gurgaon, India What lies ahead for procurement managers originating Indian grain-related products? At what price levels does India become relevant to world markets? What is the accept-ability of Indian wheat across the various destination markets? Going forward, will India be a regular player in world ags markets? How will Modi’s government policies impact the agri exports? Sumit Gupta of McDonald Pelz India will bring his unique perspective and shed light on the key factors that matter to procurement managers looking at India: its inland logistics, storage method, quality spex, counterparties selection, load ports and their constraints.

Afternoon Workshop for Asia-Pacific Feed and Flour MillersLatest Developments in Grain Procurement10 March 2015, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, 2:00 PM

Sumit Gupta started the McDonald Pelz India/SEA Asia office in August 2014. After 9 years at Cargill where he was involved in Indian grain origination, export and supply chain program, he subsequently joined Olam in Singapore where he was handling corn books for Asia and the Black Sea

Topic 2: Outlook for container shipping of ag commodities from the Americas: risks and opportunities for South East AsiaBy Rolf Peters, Co-Founder and CEO, US CommoditiesHistorically, the United States has been a major source of grain-related container ship-ments to South East Asia. Recent problems of port congestion and inland logistical challenges on the US West coast are causing shipping companies and exporters to reposition assets and rethink business models, potentially causing problems for SEA buyers and importers. Going forward, the situation will grow more complex but will also present opportunities for buyers and sellers alike. Rolf Peters, CEO of US Com-modities, will explain what risks and opportunities lie ahead for consumers in South East Asia sourcing products in containers from The Americas.

Rolf Peters is Co-Founder and CEO of Minneapolis-based AgMotion, Inc. the parent company US Commodities. US Commodities is a robust physical commodity trading com-pany involved in trading conventional and organic grains, feed ingredients, dairy ingredients, forest products, rendered products, pet food ingredients internationally. Rolf began his career at The Pillsbury Company as a commodity trader after graduating with a BA from Carleton College, North-field, MN, in 1986. He left Pillsbury in 1988 to found R. S. Peters, Inc., a trading firm whose operations became Viking Ag Commodities, Inc. and are housed today within US Com-modities. Rolf is Deputy President of GAFTA, the Grain and Feed Trade Association, London, UK and part of the Interna-tional Trade and Ag Policy committee of the National Grain and Feed Association,WashingtonDC.

About AgFlow: Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, AgFlow is a web-based marketintelligence platform designed for physical traders of grains, oilseeds and vegoils active in international markets - www.agflow.com

Topic 3: The non-GMO food and feedgrain market By Rael Chapaval, Broker, América Corretora de MercadoriaDetails to follow.

About AgFlow: Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, AgFlow is a web-based marketintelligence platform designed for physical traders of grains, oilseeds and vegoils active in international markets - www.agflow.com

Short-topic: Launch of Euronext premium milling wheat n°3 contract

By Nicholas Kennedy, Director, Head of Business Development - Commodity Derivates, Euronext. Following Euronext’s announcement of the upcoming launch of its new milling Wheat futures contract, Nicholas will briefly present the new contract and share insights on the traction achieved by the n° 2 milling wheat contract since 1999.

Nicholas Kennedy started his career as an equity sales trader at Instinet in 1999 promoting electronic trading to large European Buy side customers from Paris then London before joining a Swiss Private bank and running the trading desk of their Paris office. Nicholas then moved into commod-ities in 2005 when he joined the sales team at Diapason Commodities Management, co founded by Jim Rogers, in Lausanne then in the UK where he helped open the London office. Following this commodity hedge fund experience, Nicholas moved back into trading and held senior brokerage roles in cocoa and soft commodities at ED&F Man (MCA) and UBS in London. In 2009 Nicholas joined NYSE Liffe’s Commodities Team. Following the acquisition of NYSE by ICE and the subsequent IPO of Euronext he is now based in Paris and is Director and Head of Business Development Commodities for Euronext.