Agenda
International Travel Seminar
China and India
February 25 – March 9, 2012
Primary Goal
To develop the participants’ awareness of business, social and governmental factors that lead to the understanding of current and emerging agricultural trade and production opportunities in China and India, including supply and value chain.
SATURDAY, February 25 – Chicago
Presiding Fellows for Saturday AND Sunday: Tim Stuenkel and Ben Shelby
11:30AM Arrive at Chicago O’Hare – Terminal 5
2:20PM Leave on Cathay Pacific Flight 807
SUNDAY, February 26 – Arrive Hong Kong – (14 hours ahead of Chicago time)
8:20PM Arrive at Hong Kong International Airport – Terminal 1
Go through customs.
HOTEL: Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel
64 Mody Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
7(852) 2733 8789 7(852) 2723 4966
MONDAY, February 27 – Hong Kong– (14 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Sara Fernandez and John Fietsam – Business Casual Attire
9:00am Ferry to Nansha
10:30am Arrive at Nansha – Shuttle to Container Port
Maersk Tour of Container Port
Noon Lunch Hosted by Maersk
12:50pm Depart Nansha for Cargill Facility in Dongguan
1:50pm Tour Cargill facility – Local Government Welcome from MaChong
2:10pm Meeting with Cargill management team
3:00pm Depart for Chicken farm
4:00pm Meeting/free chat with famers
4:30pm Farm Tour
5:00pm Return to Shenzhen customs from farm by shuttle, then to hotel arrive at 8:30PM
TUESDAY, February 28 – Hong Kong then Beijing – (14 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Drew Earles and Scott Deakin
9:00 – 9:45AM Trade Briefing – The Role of Hong Kong in Agricultural Trade
Erich Kuss, U.S. Consulate, Director, Agricultural Trade Office
9:45 – 10:30AM The Role of Banking in International Ag Commerce
Jeroen Nijsen, Asia head of Rabobank International
10:30-11:15AM RMB Clearance History and Process
TBD by Hong Kong Commissioner’s Office
12:00 noon Tour Hong Kong Container Port Control Tower
1:45PM Return to Hotel on Bus
5:10PM Leave Hong Kong on CATHAY PACIFIC FLT: 312
8:20PM Arrive Beijing
Taxis to Kerry Hotel
中国北京朝阳区光华路1号
邮政编号100020
The Kerry Hotel
1 Guang Hua Road, Beijing, 100020 China
866-539-0036
WEDNESDAY, February 29 Beijing – (14 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Brett Carmichael and Brad Baker – Business Attire
9:30AM US Embassy Briefing
Ambassador’s Welcome
Department of Agriculture, food safety
Department of Commerce
Economy of China
The political environment
US Grains Council office in China World Complex
1:30PM US Grains Council Work in China
Sam Niu
2:15PM Am Cham and Monsanto Products in China
Kevin Eblen, Monsanto, Chairman
3:15PM American Soybean Association
Paul Burke
4:00PM “Navigating U.S. and Chinese Business Waters”
Anita Tang, Managing Director – Royal Roots Global Inc.
4:45PM Asia-Pacific Research Center – Department of Politics and Law
Mr. Han Ke
7:30PM Reception TBA
THURSDAY, March 1 – Beijing – (14 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Doug Kirk and Nate Janssen
9:00AM Great Wall at Mutianyu on way to Deqingyuan Agriculture Technology Co. Ltd (DQY)
11:00AM Bus to DQY
11:30AM Arrive at DQY
Lunch Hosted by DQY
1:00PM Presentations
Introduction of Mr. Zhongmin Zhong – Opening Remarks
DQY – Overview, Zhaopeng Han
Tour of DQY Facility
Layers, processing, packaging, biogas fuel
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture – Priorities for Chinese Food Production
7:30PM Arrive Hotel
FRIDAY, March 2 – Beijing – (14 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Mark Hobrock and Beau Peterson
DuPont China Holding Co., Ltd.
杜邦中国北京集团有限公司
中国北京朝阳区建国路91号
金地中心座18层
金地中心在于万达广场的东边
9:00-9:30: Audience and Speaker Introductions
9:30-10:30: Panel 1: Technology and Chinese Agriculture
Format: 5-10 minute organization introduction from each speaker, followed by Q&A session with audience
- Brett Showalter, Manager of Strategic Marketing, John Deere
- Huanguang Qiu, Associate Professor, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Marc Cool, Director of Marketing and Product Strategy, Pioneer China
- Moderator: Danika Schaaf, Business Development Intern, Pioneer China
10:30-10:40: Ten Minute Break
10:40-11:40: Panel 2: Operating in China: Unique Challenges and Opportunities
Format: 5-10 minute organization introduction from each speaker, followed by Q&A session with audience
- Bill Niebur, DuPont Vice President and Pioneer China General Manager
- Bruno Roy, Managing Partner, Beijing Office, McKinsey & Company
- Julia Liu, Director of Government Affairs, Bunge
- Moderator: Will Broer, Industry and Business Affairs Coordinator, Pioneer China
11:40-1:00: Lunch Hosted by Pioneer
1:00PM Subway to Tiananmen Square
2:00PM Explore Chinese Market
8:35PM Leave for New Delhi on AIR CHINA FLT:947
SATURDAY, March 3 – New Delhi – (10 1/2 hours ahead of Chicago time)
1:35AM Arrive at Indira Ghandi Airport
Shuttle to Hyatt Regency Hotel, Delhi
Hyatt Regency Delhi
Bhikaiji Cama Place, Ring Road,
New Delhi, India 110607
+91 11 6677 1459
BREAKFAST SERVED UNTIL 10:30AM
Presiding Fellows: Justin Green and Melinda Miller
Business Attire
Briefings at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre
2:00pm “Importance of India to World Marketplace”
Amit Sachdev, US Grains Council
2:45pm “The Indian Market for Grain Storage”
Shailu Verma, GSI
3:30pm “Grain Marketing in India”
Kevin Eikerman, Archer Daniels Midland
4:15pm “The Role of the ISAP”
Rajeev Dar, Chairman & CEO, Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals
Reception Hosted by ADM
5:00PM Shuttle back to hotel
Evening Free for Delhi Cultural Sites
SUNDAY, March 4 – New Delhi – (10 1/2 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Tyler Beard and Dan Biernacki Business Casual
8:00AM Agricultural Exploration in Rural India
Dr. P.E. Vijay Anand, Technical Director
India Animal Feed Program
American Soybean Association
Board bus with Netbooks and Powerpoint
Travel to Nilokheri
Vijay briefs as we travel
View wheat harvest if this is occurring – possible stop
11:00AM Visit with Mr. Sultan Singh in Village
village school
village folks house
laborers settlement
layer farm
fish farm
1:00PM Lunch at “Haveli” – Local Highway Side restaurant
3:30PM Visit Case IH Farm in Action
Sandeep Gupta, Case IH
Bus Directly to the Reception
7:00PM Reception and Briefing Hosted by i2i Consulting
Presentation: “Global Cold Chain Alliance”
Athul Khanna
MONDAY, March 5 – New Delhi – (10 1/2 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Matt Schoenbeck and Mike Baker
Business Attire
10:30AM – 12:30PM Embassy Briefing
Ambassador’s Conference Room
Allan Mustard, Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs
India – Bangladesh – Sri Lanka
POL, ECON, MGMT, CONS, PA, USAID, FCS, FAS) plus the Defense (DoD) and Legal (FBI)
1:00PM Lunch Hosted by FICCI
2:00PM “Welcome”
P.K. Basu, Ministry of Agriculture
“Indian Foreign Policies for Business – Indian Economy”
Government Representative
“Indian Agriculture and Agribusiness”
Baskar Reddy, Head of Agriculture
“The Role of FICCI in Indian Commerce”
TBD, FICCI Representative
“Indian Tobacco Company”
Speaker TBD
“National Spot Exchange – Real Time, Real Products”
Anjani Sinha, National Spot Exchange
6:20PM Reception at the Home of Allan and Ann Mustard
TUESDAY, March 6 – New Delhi to Pune – (10 1/2 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Bona Heinsohn and Graham Utter
Business Casual
6:00AM Shuttle to Airport
8:30AM JET AIRWAYS FLT:365 to Pune
10:35AM Arrive at Pune
Hyatt Regency Pune
Weikfield IT Park, Nagar Road,
Pune, India 411014
Tel: +91 20 6645 1234
1:00PM Tolani Maritime Institute
Overview of Institute
Leadership Training
Tour Institute
Dinner
8:00PM Return to Hotel
Wednesday, March 7 – Pune – (10 1/2 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows: Steve Niemann and Brad Stewart
Nicer Business Casual
9:00 AM John Deere Technology Center
“Welcome”
Mukul Varshney, Director of Corporate Affairs, John Deere, India
9:15 AM “Agribusiness Opportunities in India”
Ramakant Garg, John Deere
10:00AM “Monsanto Corporation India Operations”
Gyanendra Shukla
10:45AM “Cotton GMO Products in India – Textiles”
Christopher Samuel, Monsanto
11:30AM Open Discussion – Questions and Answers
Noon Lunch Hosted by John Deere
1:00PM “Tata Corporation”
Speaker TBD
2:00PM “The IT Industry in India”
Speaker TBD
3:00PM Tour John Deere Technology Center
Evening “John Deere Leadership Dinner”
Hyatt Regency Pune
Thursday, March 8 – Pune – (10 1/2 hours ahead of Chicago time)
Presiding Fellows Thursday and Friday: Dean Werries and Doug Yoder
Business Casual
LOCATION TBD
8:00AM Tour of Small Village
1:00PM Arrive at Hotel. Check Out
2:00PM Visit local Market
4:30PM Shuttles to Pune Airport
7:05PM JET AIRWAYS FLT:2220 to Delhi
9:05PM Arrive Delhi
Friday, March 9 – Delhi to Chicago
2:00AM AIR INDIA Flight 127 – Leaves Terminal 3 at Indira Ghandi Airport to Chicago
6:30AM Arrive Chicago O’Hare Terminal 5
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