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Post Harvest Seminar
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WELCOME RECEPTION
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Dwight Roberts

Roberto Zeigler

Michael T. Scuse

Networking Break, Sponsored by:

Rakesh Sodhia

Mark Isbell

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Alberto Livore

Jorge Vara

Steve Linscombe

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DISCOVERY CENTER
Danilo Vera
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Balamurugaraja Karuppiah
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Jeff Gray
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Randy Ouzts
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Gary Billups
Zaccaria
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Principal Issues Confronting Rice Research, Entomology and Pathology in the Americas
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Mark Pousson & Kabir Ahmed
Dwight Roberts

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Which Influences Price More: Supply or Demand?
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Alice Gomez
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Shashikumar Thimmaiah
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Tim Walker
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Cyma Masoom
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Johannes Karcher
Alvaro Durand-Morat
Alice Gomez

Marco Antonio dos Santos

Lunch Sponsored by:

Mike Gumina
Jeffrey Fajardo

Luis Gasco

Networking Break, Sponsored by:

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Dwight Roberts





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Dr. Danilo Vera Coello
Dr. Danilo Vera Coello, he earned his Master Degree In epidemiology comparative in the development of the Black Sigatoka on banana and plantain in 2003 at Universidad Federal de Vicosa,…
Dr. Steve Linscombe
Steve Linscombe received his Ph.D. in Agronomy, Plant Breeding & Genetics in 1982 from Mississippi State University and his M.S. in Agronomy in 1979 and his B.S. in Animal Science…
Mark Isbell
Mark Isbell, North Little Rock, Arkansas , has been named the 2016 Rice Farmer of the Year at the 19th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Southern Corn…
Randy Ouzts
Mr. Ouzts has a lifetime of experience in the development, marketing and sales of agricultural chemicals, novel traits, and seed products. He has served in multiple roles in sales, marketing,…
Shashikumar Thimmaiah
Executive Director –Marketing As Executive Director –Marketing of SKF Boilers And Driers Pvt. Limited, Shashikumar Thimmaiah is in charge of the company’s strategic and business Development and is responsible for…
Xin-Gen (Shane) Zhou
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Beaumont, Texas, USA Dr. Zhou is an Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, specializing in disease management in conventional and organic rice. He earned his B. S.…
Jorge Alberto Vara
Minister of Production for the Providence of Corrientes, Argentina Jorge Vara graduated as Agronomist Engineer at the National University of the Northeast in 1982. He finished his career as Formed…
Marco Antonio dos Santos
Agronomist and Agrometeorogist Marco Antonio dos Santos earned his Degree in Agronomy in December 1994 at the University of Pinhal, State of São Paulo, Brazil, and his Master degree in…
Michael A. Gumina
Global CEO RiceTec AG Mike is RiceTec’s Chief Executive Officer, having assumed responsibility for the position upon joining the company in 2014. Mike has been engaged with production agriculture and…
Jeffrey Fajardo López
Induarroz Executive Director Jeffrey Fajardo Lopez graduated as Economist, received an honor award as the best student of the National University of Colombia. Specialist in International Relations of the Universidad…
Luis Gasco Arrobas
Director of Grupo Valle Norte Luis Gasco Arrobas, President, Peruvian Association of Rice Millers APEMA. Gasco graduated in Biology of the Universidad Ricardo Palma. Earned his Master Degree in Business…
Johannes Karcher
CEO, FrigorTec LP Karcher studied at the University of Applied Science in Karlsruhe Germany, earning a degree as a Mechanical and Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Engineer. Karcher went on to work…
Alberto Blas Livore
Leader of the National Program at INTA since 1989, Livore earned his PhD from Texas A&M University in Genetics in 1988 and a Master of Science in Plant Breeding in…
Srinivas P. Kamisetty
President and Managing Director of CLAAS India Pvt. Limited As President and Managing Director of CLAAS India Pvt. Limited, Srinivas P. Kamisetty is in charge of the company’s strategic and…
Rakesh Sodhia
Sodhia is currently the founder and managing director of Fortuna International LTD in Bangkok. Sodhia trades primarily in rice, along with other interests and is a consultant for coal dement…
Gary Billups
Gary Billups President ZaccariaUSA Gary Billups is the founder and President of ZaccariaUSA, a joint venture with Zaccaria, Brazil for the sale and service of a full line of rice…
Michael T. Scuse
Michael T. Scuse Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services US Department of Agriculture Prior to this position, Scuse served as Deputy Under Secretary for the FFAS mission area…
Dr. Robert S. Zeigler
Dr. Robert S. Zeigler Director General and Chief Executive Officer International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Robert “Bob” Zeigler is an internationally respected plant pathologist with over 30 years of experience…