Rice Market & Technology Convention
The Premier International Rice Conference, Expo and Networking Event in the Americas
Jeff Gray began his career with CLAAS in 1998 as a product specialist for the Caterpillar CLAAS America (CCA) joint venture and a member of the launch team that introduced the LEXION combine into North America. Jeff progressed through CCA as a specialist in both product and marketing support. After the CCA joint venture, Gray …
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 Administration at La Universidad de Piura, and continued education in Administration & Business Organization in the ESAN University. Founder and Director of Grupo Valle Norte, …
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 in the Research and Development department at Sulzer Escher Wyss before continuing as a project engineer. Later, Karcher started working with FrigorTec as a Project …
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 1985 after graduating from the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires as a Phytotecnichal Agronomist Engineer. Dr. Livore coordinated the rice breeding …
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 business operations and is responsible for its expansion in the APAC region. Before joining CLAAS, Srinivas served as MD at Lapp India Pvt. Limited from 2008 …
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 and clinker business. Sodhia started as rice export executive at the GP Group, a 150 year old trading company in Bangkok in 1982 and finally …
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 milling, corn milling, edible beans and specialty grain equipment and systems. Gary is also the founder and president of Crippen International which provides the sale …
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 from 2009 to 2011 with primary responsibility over our domestic programs (Farm Services Agency and Risk Management Agency). Before joining USDA, Scuse was Secretary of …
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 in agricultural research in the developing world. Zeigler became director general and chief executive officer of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 2005. After …
