Programme

Charles Robertson, a leading emerging markets specialist, is Renaissance Capital’s Global Chief Economist and Head of the Firm’s Macro-strategy Unit. Mr. Robertson covers the global economic themes having the greatest impact on emerging markets. Over the past decade, the scope of Mr. Robertson’s work has covered, among other topics: quantifying political risk in emerging markets; how the retirement age rising to 67 reflects deep-rooted problems in the West and great opportunities in emerging markets; the revolutionary nature of growth in countries with non-democratic governments; the fact that Africa’s economies are now returning some of the highest growth rates on Earth, and how this trend is set to play out; the impact of terrorism and natural disasters on economies; the effects of falling agricultural stocks on food prices and inflation; and how emerging-markets banks may have the best growth potential over the coming years. Mr. Robertson is the lead author of The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution (www.fastestbillion.com), published in October 2012. Mr. Robertson was ranked the number-one economics and macro analyst for emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the Extel survey in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In addition, the team he led was ranked the best macro team in Extel’s 2010 survey of equity investors. Another of Charlie’s teams took first place for SSA coverage in the institutional investor survey for 2012.

Mr Sunny George Verghese is the Group Managing Director and CEO and was appointed to the Board in 1996. He has been with the Kewalram Chanrai (KC) Group for two decades and in 1989 was mandated to start Olam with a view to building an agricultural products business for the Group. Before joining the KC Group, he worked for Unilever in India. He is a member of Olam’s Capital & Investment and Risk Committees. Mr Verghese is currently Chairman of International Enterprise, Singapore and serves on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore. He also chairs the Governing Council of the Human Capital Leadership Institute. Mr Verghese is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of PureCircle Limited. He holds a postgraduate degree in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and has completed the Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School. Mr Verghese has won several awards including Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Singapore in 2008 and most recently Best CEO of the Year 2011 at the Singapore Corporate Awards. He was also awarded the Public Service Medal by the Government of the Republic of Singapore in 2010.

Enderson Guimaraes assumed chief executive officer PepsiCo Europe in September 2012 and is responsible for PepsiCo’s food and beverage businesses in Continental Europe as well as the UK and sub-Sahara Africa. Enderson joined PepsiCo in October 2011 as president, Global Operations and was responsible for strategic sourcing management, global operations, business and information solutions, and global productivity. He also previously served as president of PepsiCo’s Global Nutrition Group, responsible for a global team of nutrition platform leaders, innovation, branding, and customer and partnership experts strategically focused on driving business growth in four key category areas: dairy, grains, fruit and vegetables and functional (sports) nutrition. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Enderson worked for Electrolux, HP, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, and Philips Electronics. Enderson graduated from the Aeronautical Institute of Technology, São José dos Campos, Brazil, as a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering). He also has an MBA degree from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Andrey Guryev was appointed CEO by PhosAgro’s Board of Directors starting 1 August 2013. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as Deputy CEO of OJSC PhosAgro from April 2011. He was also Deputy CEO for Sales and Logistics of PhosAgro AG from October 2011 to June 2013. From June 2013 to August 2013 Mr. Guryev was the COO of PhosAgro AG. Mr. Guryev has worked at PhosAgro since 2004, holding various positions in the finance department and specialising in fertilizer exports. Mr Guryev graduated from The University of Greenwich in London with a BA in economics, and holds a Master’s degree from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation. He received a PhD in economics from the National Mineral Resources University (University of Mining).

Higher education: - Moscow State Institute of Culture – 1990; - Kennedy Business School, Harvard University (Boston, USA) – 1995, agribusiness manager; - Modern Business Institute – 1999, economist with a major in Finances and Credit. Work on the exchange, management of AGTOHOLDING, which has become one of the leading such holdings in Russia, management of the Food Markets and Product Quality Regulation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, and the establishment, development and management of the Russian Grain Union demonstrate his progressive and dynamic evolvement as the leader of the new association. Mr. Zlochevsky has headed the Board of Directors since the founding of the Union until the present day and has been the President of the RGU since 2002. Mr. Zlochevsky is recognized as a respected specialist in the Russian Federation and abroad. Awards: - medal “For Labour in Agriculture”; - commemorative medal of the Pyotr Stolypin National Award Fund “For Contribution to the Development and Promotion of Reforms in Russia”. He was awarded the title Chevalier of the Order “For Merit in Agriculture” by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs of France. In 2011, he was granted the title “Honoured Worker of the Russian Agribusiness Sector”. Mr. Zlochevsky is: - a member of the Expert Council on Russian Agriculture and Food Markets under the State Duma Committee on Agricultural Affairs; - a member of the Public Council and Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Council under the Russian Ministry of Agriculture; - a member of the Public Council on Technical Regulation under the Russian Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology; - a member of the Expert Council on the Agribusiness Sector under the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation; - a member of the Commission on the Agricultural Complex of the RSPP Council on Competition and Industry Strategies.

Born on June 1, 1970 in Bad Soden am Taunus, married, three children. Graduated in business management, University of Cooperative Education Stuttgart. Sep 1994 – Dec 1995, Manager, Finance Process and Systems, Daimler Benz AG. Jan 1996 – Jul 1998, CEO and Founder of IT-Networks GmbH. Jul 1998 – Nov 1999, Senior Manager, Corporate War Room, DaimlerChrysler AG. Nov 1999 – Jul 2000, Director, Corporate e-Business Strategy and Corporate War Room, DaimlerChrysler AG. Jul 2000 – Sep 2002, Vice President, Corporate e-Business, DaimlerChrysler AG. Oct 2002 – Aug 2007, Member of the Board of Management Mercedes Car Group, responsible for Finance, Controlling and Strategy, DaimlerChrysler AG. Oct 2007 – Sep 2009, Managing Director Operations, Permira Beteiligungsberatung GmbH. Sep 2009 – Dec 2011, Member of the Management Board of METRO AG (CFO). Jan 2012 – present, Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG.

Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, took office on 1 January 2014 at the Organization’s Regional Office in Budapest. Rakhmanin, a national of Russia, holds an M.Sc. in International Relations from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. His diplomatic and professional career has included assignments in Beijing (1982-1983) and Washington D.C. (1983-1986 and 1992-1996). He served in the late 1990s as spokesperson for the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as Director of the Information and Press Department. From 2000 to 2002 he was Chief of Protocol for the President of the Russian Federation, and from 2002 to 2006 served as Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Dublin, Ireland. From 2008 until joining FAO, he was Deputy Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels. Throughout his career, Rakhmanin has dealt with policy issues involving global and regional developments.

Isaac Sheps was born on 26 March 1949 in Romania. He was educated in industrial engineering and management and holds an MBA degree and PhD in economics. Isaac started his career in the brewing industry in 1998 as President and CEO of United Romanian Breweries Berebrod. In 2004 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for Carlsberg business in Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia. In 2006 he became CEO of Carlsberg Serbia. From March 2007 until October 2008, while holding the position of CEO Carlsberg South East Europe, Mr. Sheps was in charge of 7 countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro ). In October 2008 – November 2011, Mr. Sheps was CEO Carlsberg UK. In December 2011, Dr. Isaac Sheps was appointed President of Baltika Breweries and Senior Vice President Eastern Europe, Carlsberg Group. On 25 September 2012 Mr. Sheps was elected Council Chairman of the Union of Russian Brewers. In May 2013 Mr. Sheps received HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark’s Royal Medal of Honour for his considerable efforts in promoting and strengthening the biggest Danish investment in Russia. Prior to joining Carlsberg, Mr Sheps held senior management positions in the brewing, electronic and electro-optic industries. Dr. Isaac Sheps is a recognized quality management expert. For the last 17 years he has been a member of the international committee ISO/TC176, responsible for preparing the ISO 9000 family of standards. Married, has two sons and two step-daughters.