Introduction and Welcome Address by
K. C. Bhartiya
President - The Pulses Importers Association (PIA)

Opening Address by
Shri. Balasaheb Thorat
Minister for Agriculture, Khar Lands & Water Conservation, Govt. of Maharashtra

Global Pulses Market Outlook 2007.
Sudhakar Tomar
Director - Hakan Agri Commodity

Outlook for India – Demand, Supply, Production,  
Consumption, Import, Pricing

 Chetan Desai
 Kotak Commodities Ltd.

Long Term Pulses Policy for India

Alka Sirohi
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public  Distribution,
Govt. of India

SPS Issues (Government Perspective)
Dr. P.S. Chandurkar
Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India
                                                 
SPS Issues (Trade Perspective)
Vijay Sardana

India's Demand Supply Trends in Future Country Presentations
  
- U.S.A
Shakun Dalal
USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council

- Canada
Apurva Mehta
Senior Trade Advisor, Consulate General of Canada

- Australia
Austrade (Australian Trade Commission)

- Myanmar
Vijay Iyengar
Managing Director - Agrocorp International Pvt. Ltd

-  Singapore
L. M. Bangar

A Common Keynote Session has being planned under the banner  of World Commodity Forum to crystal gaze into the key issues that will  rule the futures of the Sugar, Bio-Ethanol, Grain, Pulses, Food Industries  & Trade.

Invited Dignitaries – Confirmation Awaited

Shri Sharad Pawar
Hon’ble Union Minister of
Agriculture, Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution

Shri Shankar Singh Vaghela
Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles - Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India (Confirmed)

Shri Subodh Kant Sahay
Hon'ble Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India (Confirmed)

Dr. Kirit S. Parikh
Member - Planning Commission Govt. Of India

Sh. T. Nanda Kumar
Secretary
Dept. Food & Public Distribution

Shri Yashwant S. Bhave
Secretary - Department of Consumer Affairs Govt. of India

Mr. S. Sundareshan
Chairman
Forward Markets Commission

Address by
Shri. Ashok Shankarrao Chavan
Hon'ble Minister of Industries, Cultural Affairs, Mines and Protocol,  
Govt. of Maharashtra 

The Global Grain Market Outlook
Ravi Shankar
Ex Bunge - Singapore  

Production & Exports Scenario of Indian Rice
Brig. Anil Adlakha
Executive Director - All India Rice Exporters’ Association
                                                 
The Grain Scenario – India Perspective (Wheat & Course Cereals)
Atul Chaturvedi
President - Adani Exports Ltd.

Role of Bio-Technology in Pulses / Grain Production
Raju Barwale
Managing Director - Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (MAHYCO)

Price Outlook for Pulses & Grains – Fundamentals & Technicals

Govind Ambady – AWB India Pvt. Ltd.
Rajnikant Rai – Chief Trader, ITC Ltd.
Atul Chatuvedi – President, Adani Exports Ltd.
Anup Kumar Jain - Jawaharlal & Sons
Pradeep Kumar Jindal - Faqir Chand Vinod Kumar & Co.
Prem Kogta - Kogta Import & Export Pvt Ltd
Vijay Iyengar - Managing Director - Agrocorp International Pvt. Ltd

India’s Potential As A Rice Exporting Country 
Karan A. Chanana (Amira Foods)

Outlook & Way Forward For Indian Non Basmati Rice
S. Venkatesh (Pepsi)

Emerging Issues on Indian Rice Exports
R. S. Seshadri
Director – Tilda Riceland
  
Role of Marketing Federations in the Grain Market
G. S. Grewal
Managing Director - MARKFED

Futures Trading in Grains
Shaumik Bhose
Consultant

The Challenges of Grain Handling
Anil K. Choudhary
Manahing Director – National Bulk Handling Corporation

Spot Market for Grains
Anjani Sinha
Chief Executive Officer – MCX

Technical Analysis
Nagraj Meda
Transgraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.