Programme

OECD economists project that agriculture production needs to increase by 60% to meet the rise in demand, but production is currently slowing and is predicted to stall over the next decade. With rapid population growth and an expanding middle class consuming a higher calorific intake, what must be done to increase productivity in the four ‘fs’ affecting the industry – food, feed, fuel, and fibre? What is Russia’s opportunity and role in managing price volatility and averting a potential crisis in global food security?

Moderator:
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Alexey Repik

President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

<p> Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives". </p>

Panellists
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Yonah Weisz , Global Head of Fertiliser Coverage, HSBC Global Research
Enderson Guimaraes , Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Europe; Member of the Executive Board, PepsiCo Inc.
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Alexey Repik , President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)

Yonah Weisz

Global Head of Fertiliser Coverage, HSBC Global Research

Yonah Weisz has been with HSBC since 2005, and has been covering agricultural and fertiliser sectors for the past six years. In the bi-annual “Fertile Crescent” research report, he provides a global and top-down view on agricultural commodities, nitrogen, phosphate, and potash markets, as well as offering local knowledge and bottom-up views on a range of fertiliser producers in the Middle East, Europe, Russia, and North America. Yonah is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Enderson Guimaraes

Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Europe; Member of the Executive Board, PepsiCo Inc.

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.