Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations

Organized by

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Arab Republic of Egypt

List of participants

Cairo, 26-27 June 2013

PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FOOD SECURITYImproving the Investment Climate in Egypt’s Agribusiness Sector

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Private sector

Agrofood Company, EgyptSalah Hegazy, Chairman

Agrokor d., CroatiaLjerka Puljic, Senior Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Groups

Banque Misr, EgyptOla Elkaaki, Regional Manager, Marketing Support and Business Development Tamer Sadek, Head, Marketing Support and Business Development

Borges, SpainJuli Tecles, Financial Director

Bunge, USAMohamed Saleh Khalil, Director, Bunge Egypt

Cairo Poultry Group, EgyptTarek Tawfik, Managing Director

Cargill Inc., USABrendon De Boer, Commercial Manager, Cargill Egypt

Citrus Import Agent, UkraineKristina Kapelnitska, Leading Citrus Import Agent

Dakahlia Poultry Group, EgyptMahmoud Al Anani, Chairman and CEOKhaled Al Anani, Vice Chairman

Daltex Corporation, EgyptAhmed El Naggar, Vice ChairmanSamir El Naggar, Chairman

Danone, FranceMohamed Ebeid, Director of Sourcing and Supply Development, DanFarm General Manager, Danone Egypt

El Mahmoudia, EgyptMahmoud El Rabbat, Chairman

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Farm Frites, EgyptWalid El Hennawy, Managing Director

Fayed Agriculture Development Co. (FATA), EgyptHamdy Fayed, Chairman

Fincorp Investment Holding, EgyptAhmed Abdel Moniem, Vice PresidentHazem Anis, Business Development ManagerRania Saeed, Principal Manager Mohamed Salem, Chairman and Managing DirectorTarek Salem, Manager

Gelcy Agro Organic, EgyptMohamed El Sayed, Export Manager

Ghabbour Farms, EgyptMina Eissa, Export Sales Manager

Hama Holding for Financial Investments, EgyptMohamed El Gebaly, ChairmanZaid Salman, Chief Financial Officer Lawrence Samour, Managing Director Ibrahim Siddik, Board Member

Kapo for Agri Projects, EgyptAlaa Gamal Kamar, CEO

Juhayna Food Industries, EgyptSameh Zaki Al-Hodaiby, Finance DirectorMohamed Makram, Treasury Associated Manager

Keskinoglu, TurkeyIsmail Keskinoglu, CEO Lessafre, FranceJose Juan Berruga, Regional Manager, Middle East and Central AsiaWalid Nasef, General Manager, Lessafre Egypt

Louis Dreyfus Commodities, FranceHesham Maksoud, General Manager, EgyptJames Wild, Chief Commercial Officer, Middle East and Africa

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Medsofts, EgyptSalah Tawfik, CEO

Myronivsky Hliboproduct PJSC, UkraineSergii Gorbenko, Head of Export Department

Nibulon, UkraineDmytro Furda, Specialist, Execution DepartmentOleksiy Vadaturskyy, General Manager

Noble Group, Ltd., Hong KongAyman Helmy, General Manager, Grains and Oilseeds, Noble Group Egypt

Olam International, SingaporeArun Pinto, General Manager, Olam Egypt

Packaging and Food Technology (PAFT), EgyptAhmed El Shall, Operations ManagerAhmed Labib, CEO

PICO Modern Agriculture Company, EgyptAlaa Diab, Managing DirectorGamal Elsayes, Treasury ManagerHeike Hagenguth, Business Development Manager

Podravka, CroatiaZvonimir Mršic, Board President and CEO

Razgulay (AVG Capital Partners), Russian FederationDmitry Yurievich Steinsapir, Managing Partner

SAS Group, EgyptTala Sabra, Finance Director

Sekem Group, EgyptHelmy Abouleish, Managing Director

Soufflet Group, FranceNikolay Gorbachov, Commercial Director, Soufflet Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Director, New World Grain, Co-chair, Grain Committee of the European Business Association in Ukraine

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Tiryaki Agro, TurkeySüleyman Tiryakioglu, Managing Director and CEO

Triangle Group, EgyptMohamed Soliman, Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Committee Member

Ukrproduct Group, UkraineDmytro Bandur, Director, Export Department

Wadi Group, EgyptMohamed Mahgoub, Manager, Strategic Business DevelopmentRamzi Nasrallah, Vice President and CFO

Government and government agencies

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt, and relatedagenciesH.E. Ahmed Mahmoud Ali El-Gizawy, Minister of Agriculture and LandReclamationH.E. Ambassador Gamal Bayoumi, Advisor to the Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Abd Elmonem Elbanna, President, Agricultural Research CenterAhmed Abou Elyazeid, Supervisor, Sector of Agencies and Minister’s OfficeAlaa Al-Din Samaha, Chairman, Principal Bank of Development andAgricultural CreditMona Mehrez, Supervisor, Foreign Agricultural RelationsKamil Naguib Mettias, Deputy for Research, Agriculture Research CenterGamal Sarhan, Deputy for Extension, Agriculture Research CenterAbdel Aziz Abdel Nabi, Director, Field Crops Research InstituteHesham Allam, Director, Horticulture Research InstituteHani Ramadan, Director, Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EgyptH.E. Ambassador Hisham Bader, Assistant Foreign Minister for International OrganizationsAlaa Roushdy, Minister Plenipotentiary, Director of the Specialized International Agencies DivisionAmr Yousry, Second Secretary, Specialized International Agencies Division

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Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade, Egypt, and related agenciesH.E. Hatem Saleh, Minister for Industry and Foreign Trade Ihab Mourad Wahba Aiad, Director of Inspection, Unit of Establishment of National Agency for Food SafetyAlaa Al Bahie, Chairman, Food Industry Export CommitteeIlman Helmy Atta, Director of Awareness and Media, Unit of Establishment of National Agency for Food SafetyHussein Mansour, Head of the Food Safety Unit Hassan Abdel Meguid, Chairman, General Authority for Standards and Quality

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Egypt, and related agenciesMahmoud El Said, Executive Director, Center for Project Evaluation and Macroeconomic AnalysisRozan Ibrahim, Officer for Cooperation with EBRD and EIB, Minister’s Technical OfficeMahitab Magdy, Economic Researcher, Department of Cooperation with International, Regional and Arab Financing InstitutionsSafia Youssef, Research and Evaluation Officer, Center for Project Evaluation and Macroeconomic Analysis

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests, FranceXavier Pacholek, Agricultural Counselor for the Near and Middle East

French Embassy in EgyptFranc Sécula, Economic Counsellor and Head of Economic Department

Embassy of the Netherlands in EgyptGerard Steeghs, AmbassadorJoost Geijer, Agricultural Specialist

Royal Norwegian Embassy in EgyptNini Halle, First Secretary, Political Section

Swedish Embassy in EgyptMargareta Davidson-Abdelli, Councellor, Development CooperationNazanin Sepehri, Development Cooperation

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Development institutions and international financial institutions

African Development Bank (AfDB)Sibry Tapsoba, Resident Representative, Egypt Country Office Prajesh Bhakta, Chief Country Programme OfficerTarek Ammar, Private Sector Specialist Yasser Hamdy Elwan, Senior Irrigation Engineer

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)Mamdouh Afia, Head of Regional Programme – SEMED, Small Business SupportMeltem Ankara, Senior Banker, Equity FundsMarta Bruska, Manager, AgribusinessPeter Bryde, Deputy Director, AgribusinessIride Ceccacci, Food Security Analyst, Agribusiness, Office of the Chief EconomistJonathan Charles, Director, CommunicationsHeba Darwish, Local Manager, Enterprise Growth ProgramHassan El Khatib, Director, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region, Industry, Commerce and Agribusiness, EBRDTarek El Sherbini, Senior Banker, AgribusinessPhilippe Erian, Associate Banker, Local Enterprise FacilityEnzo Helou, Manager, Business DevelopmentJames Hudson, Board Director, United States of AmericaChristina Knowles, Senior Advisor to Board Director for the USAGilles Mettetal, Director, AgribusinessHanan Morsy, Senior Economist, Office of the Chief EconomistPiroska Nagy, Director, Country Strategy and Policy, Office of the Chief EconomistNadia Petkova, Senior Banker, AgribusinessAxel Reiserer, Senior Manager, Press UnitChristoph Saenger, Agricultural Economist, Office of the Chief EconomistSophie Stark, Senior Secretary, AgribusinessSarra Talib, Agribusiness Direct Company Assistance, SEMED RegionPhilip ter Woort, Director, EBRD Egypt Menna Zekrallah, Senior Analyst, Cairo Regional Office

European Investment Bank (EIB)Tom Anderson, Head of Regional Office for the Near East, Egypt

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Moujahed Achouri, Deputy Regional Representative, Regional Office for the Near EastNasredin Elamin, Senior Policy Officer, Regional Officer for the Near EastMohamed Elansary, Assistant FAO Representative, EgyptFatima Hachem, Senior Food Nutrition Officer, Regional Office for the Near EastEmmanuel Hidier, Senior Economist, Investment CentreClaudio Gregorio, Chief, North Africa, Near East, Europe, Central and South Asia ServiceKayan Jaff, Senior Policy Officer, Regional Office for the Near EastGenevieve Joy, Project Support Officer, Investment CentrePiero Mannini, Senior Fishery and Aquaculture Officer, Regional Office for the Near EastGustavo Merino, Director, Investment Centre DivisionNancy Morgan, Agricultural Investment Officer, Investment CentreAbdessalam Ould Ahmed, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative, Regional Office for the Near EastAnnamaria Pastore, Private sector team leader, Office of Partnerships, Gender, Advocacy and Capacity Development Dmitry Prikhodko, Economist, Investment CentreRaffaella Rucci, Communications, Regional Office for the Near EastMarkus Tibbo, Livestock Officer, Regional Office for the Near East Andriy Yarmak, Economist, Investment CentreNada Zvekic, Communications Officer, Investment Centre

International Finance Corporation (IFC)Ram Akers, Investment Analyst Amal El Malla, Operations Officer Hazem El Wassimy, Program Manager, Investment Climate, Middle East and North AfricaHazem Hanbal, Operations Officer, Middle East and North Africa

Islamic Development Bank (IDB)Demba Ba, Director, Agricultural and Rural Development Department

Proparco, FranceThomas Eloy, Regional Representative for Middle East and Caucasus

World BankHartwig Schafer, Country Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti

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Associations and knowledge institutions

ACDI/VOCA, USADouglas Anderson, Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa

Ain Shams University, EgyptHamdy Elsayed, Professor, Ain Shams University and Dean of the Higher Institute for Agricultural Corporation

Chamber of Food Industries (CFI), EgyptYousri Tinawy, Executive Director Abla Abdel Latif, Professor, American University of CairoAlaa El Bahey, Chairman and CEO, MassfoodSherif El Beltagy, Chairman and Owner, BelcoAhmed El Toukhy, Technical Specialist Khaled Hanafy, Dean of College of Business, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime TransportAyman Korra, Chairman and CEO, ConsukorraMohamed Shoukry, Chairman, Mifad

Egyptian Businessmen’s Association (EBA), EgyptDalia Youssef, Division Director for International Relations and Membership AffairsAlaa Diab, Chairman, Agriculture and Irrigation Committee

Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB), EgyptGhada Darwish, Vice Chairman, EJBA and Managing Director, PIZA Industrial SuppliesMazhar Abdel Dayem, Member Hossam Farid, Chairman, EJBA and CEO and Managing Director, Allweiler Farid Pumps Co.Ahmed Sobh, Board Member, EJBA and Vice Chairman, Sobh for Food Industries and Cold Store

Egyptian National Competitiveness Council, EgyptManal Hassan, Director, Policy Advocacy and Communication

Export Council of Agricultural Crops, EgyptAli Issa, Chairman

General Union of Poultry Producers, EgyptMohamed Al-Shafei, Deputy Chairman Nabil Darwish, Chairman

Horticultural Export Improvement Association, EgyptIman Kamel, Executive Director

Knowledge Economy Foundation, EgyptJ. Dorra Fiani, PresidentUkrainian Agrarian Confederation, UkraineLeonid Kozachenko, President

Ukrainian Grain Association, UkraineVolodymyr Klymenko, President

Union of Producers and Exporters of Horticultural Crops (UPEHC), EgyptEl-Sayed Nader El-Banna, Chairman

notesOrganizers’ contactsFor any other information on the Forum, please do not hesitate to contact:

http://www.eastagri.org/meetings/foodsecurity2013/

Nada Zvekic

FAO Investment Centre – TCIN

Tel. +39 06 5705 5474

Mobile + 39 348 8704494

TCI-Eastagri@fao.org

Sophie Stark

EBRD Headquarters – Agribusiness

Tel. +44 20 7338 6151

Starkso@EBRD.com

The Forum received �nancial support from the EBRD's Southern and eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Multi-donor Account (MDA). Donors to the SEMED MDA include Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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