World Pulses Day 2021
30th January, 2021 Virtual Conference
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OPENING CEREMONY
- Welcome Address by Dr. Than Myint, Union Minister, Ministry of Commerce
- Welcome Address by Dr. Aung Thu, Union Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- Welcome Address by Shri Saurabh Kumar, Indian Ambassador to Myanmar
- Welcome Address by U Zaw Min Win, President of UMFCCI
- Welcome Address by U Tun Lwin, Chairman of MPBSMA
- Welcome Address by Shri Vatsal Lilani, President of OATA Myanmar
- Welcome Address by Ms. Cindy Brown, President of GPC
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Murad Al-Katib
President & Global CEOMurad Al-Katib, President, CEO and Board member of AGT Food & Ingredients Inc. An international agri-food, strategic business and financial thinker, Murad founded AGT Foods in 2001, building a Canadian start-up into a global billion-dollar value-added pulses, staple foods and ingredient company. Murad also serves as Chairman of the Arctic Gateway Group, a historic partnership with Northern Manitoba Indigenous communities to operate the Hudson Bay Railway and the Port of Churchill.
Vatsal Lilani
DirectorVatsal Lilani joined Andre & Cie’s Myanmar operations as Country Head in 1996 and since then has been a prominent face in the agro circles in the country. Andre & Cie is a Swiss commodity group which had operations in over 100 countries globally and was one of the first international companies to have started operations in Myanmar after the country opened up. After a 15 year stint, he started his own business under the name of Evertop Commodities Pte Ltd.
Vatsal has worked in several locations internationally such as Bangkok, Toronto, Dubai & Singapore and has extensive experience in the Grain trade. He holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University & a Masters in Marketing. He’s a prolific swimmer having captained his University and State teams and has a record of swimming a 26 mile stretch non stop in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai.
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Advantages Vs Dis-advantages to Myanmar
U Minn Minn
Director GeneralU Minn Minn is the Director General of Department of Trade of Ministry of Commerce. He has completed Master of Business Administration in The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. He is also serving as a Director in Myanmar Citizens Bank Limited.
U Zaw Myo Min
Managing DirectorU Zaw Myo Min is the Joint-Treasure of Myanmar Pulses Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSMA). He is also the Managing Director of Diamond Century Co., Ltd., Han Yandanar Tin Co., Ltd., and Ngwe Kyei Oo Co., Ltd. Moreover, he is currently serving as a Director of Myanma Agricultural and General Development Public Co., Ltd.
Dr. Myint Oo
Managing DirectorDr. Myint Oo is the Central Executive Committee Member of Myanmar Pulses Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSMA). He is also the General Secretary of Yangon Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Moreover, he is currently serving as the Managing Director of Thein Yarzar Co., Ltd
Shyam Narsaria
CEOMr Shyam Narsaria, CA, CS and Software Engineer by qualification is the CEO of Arvee International Pte Ltd. He has 18 years of experience in doing import and export of agricultural products such as Pulses, Rice, Sugar, sesame ,Spices and Maize. Having rich customers resources and very High business reputation.
Mr.Narsaria is based in Yangon, Myanmar and actively involved in Sales/Purchase and Market Research of Pulses. Before Joining Arvee International Pte Ltd. Mr.Narsaria worked with Ernst & Young Kolkata. Shyam is An eminent Speaker at various Beans and Pulses platform including IPGA & GPC.
Mukesh Verma
Country ManagerMr. Mukesh Verma @Min Min Oo is country head for Crescent Developments Pte, Company is one of the trading Co’s based out of Singapore.
His overall experiences in trading has been about 12 years, starting his career as Export manager at a young age of 27 years, then moving to a professional career with an international exposure of about 10 years he has developed expertise on agro products.
Sunil Patwari
Managing DirectorMr Sunil Patwari, based out of Singapore, is the Managing Director at Seasons Overseas Group. He has spent the last 25 years successfully managing and growing commodity trading businesses. Prior to founding Seasons Overseas Pte Ltd, Mr Patwari was the CEO of Export Trading Group for their South-East Asia business, managing a very large revenue. He has also held leadership positions at Adani Wilmar Pte Ltd, Majuko Enterprise (S) Pte Ltd and other large multi-national companies based out of Singapore, Myanmar & India. He has extensive hands-on trading experience across Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Africa and is an eminent speaker in this space contributing actively to industry seminars and forums. Sunil is also Committee member of various association like “GPC - Global Pulses Confederation”, “SPFL - Singapore Pulses Federation Limited” & Member of “OATA Myanmar”.
Sanjay Jain
Head - Agri (Asia)Sanjay Jain, Head of Tata International- Myanmar and Agri division (Asia Region) is A Chartered Accountant and a Cost and Managment Accountant by academics.
TATA International is the flag ship company representing India’s Biggest Industrial conglomerate Tata Group in Myanmar.
Sanjay has rich and long experience of 18 years in Trading in Multi commodities including Timber, Steel, Fertilisers and Agri commodities.
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Sadhguru
Founder of Isha FoundationRanked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and a New York Times bestselling author. He has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India’s highest annual civilian award. Over the years, Sadhguru has launched mega ecological initiatives like Project Greenhands, Rally for Rivers and Cauvery Calling. Sadhguru is founder of Isha Foundation, a non-profit human service-organisation, which has over 11 million volunteers across the world.
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Lindsay C. Stringer
Professor in Environment and DevelopmentMy research focuses on the links between people and the environment, particularly how and why the land and soil are changing, and how that affects people's livelihoods. Most of my work has been with smallholder farmers in countries across Africa, with some work also in Asia in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. I hold a BSc in Physical Geography, an MSc in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment in Drylands, and a PhD in Geography, all from the University of Sheffield, UK. I have published more than 170 scientific papers. In 2017, I won a Wolfson Merit Award from the Royal Society, and in 2013, was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize for my work on environmental change and sustainable development in drylands. I also play a lead role in many international assessments.
Sunil Patwari
Managing DirectorMr Sunil Patwari, based out of Singapore, is the Managing Director at Seasons Overseas Group. He has spent the last 25 years successfully managing and growing commodity trading businesses. Prior to founding Seasons Overseas Pte Ltd, Mr Patwari was the CEO of Export Trading Group for their South-East Asia business, managing a very large revenue. He has also held leadership positions at Adani Wilmar Pte Ltd, Majuko Enterprise (S) Pte Ltd and other large multi-national companies based out of Singapore, Myanmar & India. He has extensive hands-on trading experience across Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Africa and is an eminent speaker in this space contributing actively to industry seminars and forums. Sunil is also Committee member of various association like “GPC - Global Pulses Confederation”, “SPFL - Singapore Pulses Federation Limited” & Member of “OATA Myanmar”.
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Shrikant Subbarayan
Head - Agri Vertical
Lalit Bangar
Senior Vice President & Head AgriMr. Lalit Bangar is Sr. Vice President and Head Agri at Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte. Ltd. a USD 5 Bn. International Commodity Trading company which is part of USD 48 Bn. Aditya Birla Group. After being in Singapore for over 17 years he moved to Dubai, U.A.E. in early 2015. With great passion for the industry he has been a known speaker on various international pulses forums. He is Chartered Accountant by profession. He enjoys networking with people and loves music. He has a son and a daughter.
Dr. Myo Lwin
Managing DirectorDr. Myo Lwin is the Central Executive Committee Member of Myanmar Pulses Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSMA). He is also the Vice Chairman of Yangon Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Moreover, he is currently serving as the Managing Director of Arkar Oo Co., Ltd.
Girish Bafna
DirectorGirish Bafna is a Director at Bafna Brothers, Chennai. He started his career in Bafna Brothers in 1984 after completing his graduation. He has been instrumental in expanding the footprint of Bafna Brothers in the international market and he continues to take interest in this area.
Bafna brothers ia a brokering company dealing in Pulses and Beans since 1956. Other directors include Naresh Kumar Bafna, Kunal Bafna and Kaveen Bafna. Bafna Brothers also has interest in working capital financing.
Shyam Narsaria
CEOMr Shyam Narsaria, CA, CS and Software Engineer by qualification is the CEO of Arvee International Pte Ltd. He has 18 years of experience in doing import and export of agricultural products such as Pulses, Rice, Sugar, sesame ,Spices and Maize. Having rich customers resources and very High business reputation.
Mr.Narsaria is based in Yangon, Myanmar and actively involved in Sales/Purchase and Market Research of Pulses. Before Joining Arvee International Pte Ltd. Mr.Narsaria worked with Ernst & Young Kolkata. Shyam is An eminent Speaker at various Beans and Pulses platform including IPGA & GPC.
Bhavin Chheda
Managing DirectorMr. Bhavin Chedda, Managing Director at Rikita International Pte. Ltd. A Company leading in International Trading business based out of Singapore.
His overall experience in trading has been of 12 years, started his career as entrepreneur at a young age of about 21 years, further excelled in his professional carrier in International Agri Business with an exposure of 15 years.
Hitesh Jain
Country Head AGT FoodsHitesh Jain is the Country Head for AGT Foods, AGT Food and Ingredients, it is one of the largest suppliers of value-added pulses, staple foods and food ingredients in the world. They buy lentils, peas, beans and chickpeas from farmers around our 40+ facilities located in the best pulse growing regions in Canada, the United States, Turkey, Australia, China and South Africa, and ship their products to over 120 countries around the globe.
His overall experience in trading has been about 20 years, starting his career as an entrepreneur in Mumbai at a young age of about 18years, then moving to a professional career with an international exposure of about 10 years he has developed expertise on Agro Products, Rice, Sugar and Timber.
His hobbies include playing cricket, singing, and organize events.
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Awais Ahmed
Co-Founder & CEOAwais Ahmed is the founder and CEO at Pixxel, an Indian space-technology startup that builds and operates a constellation of small-satellites to collect, monitor and analyze data through satellite imagery. Awais founded Pixxel in 2019 during his final year of university at BITS Pilani, where he pursued a Master of Science degree in Mathematics, with the vision of establishing a global space company working on bringing the benefits of space down to earth. Pixxel's first satellite is manufactured and booked to launch in February 2021 and will be the first private commercial satellite launched from India. Awais was also one of the founding members and engineering lead at Hyperloop India, the only Indian and one of the 24 global finalist teams in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition where they built India's first ever hyperloop pod and presented it to Elon Musk.
Anant Chhajed
Country Head Vietnam & MyanmarAnant Chhajed is a CA by qualification. He is working as General Manager at Swiss Singapore Overseas Ent. Pte Ltd. and is Country Head for Vietnam and Myanmar branches. He has 17 years of diversified trading experience across commodities including Fertilizers, Sulphur, Coal, Steel, Petroleum Products & Agricultural products such as Pulses, Rice, Maize etc.
An accomplished Trading professional, who has surfed commodity price cycles consistently and delivered results successfully managing and mitigating risks. Responsible for a Multimillion-Dollar budget and leading a large team across 02 geographies to deliver results.
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Anant Chhajed
Country Head Vietnam & MyanmarAnant Chhajed is a CA by qualification. He is working as General Manager at Swiss Singapore Overseas Ent. Pte Ltd. and is Country Head for Vietnam and Myanmar branches. He has 17 years of diversified trading experience across commodities including Fertilizers, Sulphur, Coal, Steel, Petroleum Products & Agricultural products such as Pulses, Rice, Maize etc.
An accomplished Trading professional, who has surfed commodity price cycles consistently and delivered results successfully managing and mitigating risks. Responsible for a Multimillion-Dollar budget and leading a large team across 02 geographies to deliver results.
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Ms. Naini Setalvad
ProprietorNutritionist, dietician, food guru, wellness expert, obesity, lifestyle and disease management coach, sports nutritionist, researcher on dietetics, columnist, public speaker and influencer on health and positivist are just a few words that are synonymous with Naini.
Naini battled with weight loss and at the age of 32 in 1996, she went from 160 to 60 kilos making her journey not only inspiring but truly magnetic. Today, with over 21 years of experience of helping her clients Naini helps them combat obesity and health problems using ancient wisdom.
Maanoj Chowdhary
Country Head (Myanmar)Mr. Manoj Chowdhary is Country Head for Sun Impex Company is one of the trading Co's Based out of Singapore.
His overall experience in trading has been about 18 years, starting his career as Trader at a young age of about 23 years, then moving to a professional career with an international exposure of about 15 years he has developed expertise on Agro Products.
His hobbies include playing Cricket, Football & Reading Books.
Murari Goenka
Business HeadMr Murari Goenka is Business Head of Regis International Co ltd.
Over the last 10 years He has spent time in setting up commodity supply chain businesses, building a network of reliable partners, launching new products in various geographies and negotiating big ticket deals with large private players In India , Thailand, Myanmar, Brazil, Argentina and Singapore.
His core skills include business strategy development & execution, P&L management, global commodity book running, grain & forex trading, , agri value chains, chartering, institutional and governmental liaison, risk and supply chain management.
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David Lever
-4th generation family trader
23 year trading experience in pulses and special crops
Spent time in Australia trading pulses and special crops as well as in South Africa
Pioneered production of mung beans, desi chick peas and other crops in Southern Africa
8 years member of GPC Executive committee
Peter T. Koh
Senior General ManagerMr. Peter TL Koh has over 30 years of extensive trade knowledge, and experience in International Trade Financing, Structured Trade and Commodity Finance, Bank Guarantees, and Standby L/C. He has worked with major local and foreign banks such as BTMU (formerly known as BOT), BNP, Daiwa Bank, Bank Mandiri, Nordea Bank, Citibank NA, RZB-Austria and OCBC Bank Ltd., Singapore.
His portfolio includes multinational corporations in Singapore, with an active involvement in international trade. Locally, he has worked with OCBC as Senior Trade Advisor (Vice President), and was previously the Head of Trade Operations in Daiwa Bank, Bank Mandiri, Nordea Bank & RZB-Austria (now known as Raiffeisen Bank International AG).
Christopher Coe
Head of Agricultur S.E.AsiaChristopher Coe has been working in agriculture reinsurance since 1996. He started in South Africa where he handled the reinsurance for the largest crop insurer in the country. This was a predominantly a Hail insurance scheme and had zero government subsidy. On moving back to London in 2003, he built up a portfolio of crop reinsurance from India, China and South Korea. He moved to Singapore in 2012 to join Aon, and in addition to the above territories, he has been involved in crop business in Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Philippines, Pakistan and Myanmar. He has gained great and knowledge about crop insurance, both on the indemnity side and also in parametric insurance schemes and livestock insurance. This knowledge has been garnered from several years of relationships with various insurers, government entities and administrators throughout Asia.
He is a graduate of the University of Birmingham, in the UK, and works for Aon Reinsurance Brokers in Singapore.
Shaunak Sayta
Attorney at lawBar Memberships
Practicing attorney with the Bar Council, High Court of Bombay
State Bar of California (Inactive)
Professional Associations
Professional Member, Grain and Agricultural Feed Trade Association, London, United Kingdom.
Arbitration Panel, IOPEPC, Mumbai, India.
U Thaung Han
Managing DirectorU Thaung Han is the Joint Secretary (3) of Myanmar Pulses Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSMA). He is currently serving as the Managing Director of Yeo Brother Agritrade Co., Ltd., Swam Myat Trading Co., Ltd., and CB Securities Ltd.
Dr. Min Zaw
Managing DirectorDr. Min Zaw is the Central Executive Committee Member of Myanmar Pulses Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSMA). He is also the Vice Chairman of Yangon Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Moreover, he is currently serving as the Managing Director of Pyei Phyo Aung Co., Ltd.
Vatsal Lilani
DirectorVatsal Lilani joined Andre & Cie’s Myanmar operations as Country Head in 1996 and since then has been a prominent face in the agro circles in the country. Andre & Cie is a Swiss commodity group which had operations in over 100 countries globally and was one of the first international companies to have started operations in Myanmar after the country opened up. After a 15 year stint, he started his own business under the name of Evertop Commodities Pte Ltd.
Vatsal has worked in several locations internationally such as Bangkok, Toronto, Dubai & Singapore and has extensive experience in the Grain trade. He holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University & a Masters in Marketing. He’s a prolific swimmer having captained his University and State teams and has a record of swimming a 26 mile stretch non stop in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai.
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Dr. Ye Tint Tun
Director GeneralDr. Ye Tint Tun is the Director General of Department of Agriculture of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. He has been serving the current position since 2016. Prior to this, he was the Director General of Department of Agricultural Research and he has been with the Ministry since 1994. He is a graduate of Yezin Agricultural University. In 2006, he has received Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Vatsal Lilani
DirectorVatsal Lilani joined Andre & Cie’s Myanmar operations as Country Head in 1996 and since then has been a prominent face in the agro circles in the country. Andre & Cie is a Swiss commodity group which had operations in over 100 countries globally and was one of the first international companies to have started operations in Myanmar after the country opened up. After a 15 year stint, he started his own business under the name of Evertop Commodities Pte Ltd.
Vatsal has worked in several locations internationally such as Bangkok, Toronto, Dubai & Singapore and has extensive experience in the Grain trade. He holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University & a Masters in Marketing. He’s a prolific swimmer having captained his University and State teams and has a record of swimming a 26 mile stretch non stop in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai.
U Soe Win Maung
Consultant, MPBSMA Director of Planning (Retired), Department of Agricultural Planning
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U Soe Win Maung
Consultant, MPBSMAU Soe Win Maung is the Consultant of Myanmar Pulses Beans and Sesame Seeds Merchants Association (MPBSMA). He retired as a director of planning from Department of Agricultural Planning. Moreover, he participated in National Export Strategy (NES) for the period 2015-2019.
Shiv Dhanuka
Country Head of MyanmarMr. Shiv Kumar Dhanuka has been with Sudima International Pte Ltd for over 20 years and currently is the Country Head for Sudima Myanmar. Over the past two decades he has been involved in Agro Exports from Myanmar and has extensive exposure of International Trade of Agro Products.
Murali Chakravarthy
Country Head MyanmarMurali Chakravarthy heads Agrocorp International’s Myanmar operations.
He has about 30 years of experience in International Trade. A frequent panelist at various pulses conventions, he’s well respected within International Trade circles for the depth of his experience and knowledge of the Myanmar market.
He is one of the founding members and Vice president of Myanmar India Business Chamber (M.I.B.C.)
He is also one of the founding members and Ex Vice President of OATA.
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Event Speakers
Murad Al-Katib
President & Global CEOMurad Al-Katib, President, CEO and Board member of AGT Food & Ingredients Inc. An international agri-food, strategic business and financial thinker, Murad founded AGT Foods in 2001, building a Canadian start-up into a global billion-dollar value-added pulses, staple foods and ingredient company. Murad also serves as Chairman of the Arctic Gateway Group, a historic partnership with Northern Manitoba Indigenous communities to operate the Hudson Bay Railway and the Port of Churchill.
Christopher Coe
Head of Agricultur S.E.AsiaChristopher Coe has been working in agriculture reinsurance since 1996. He started in South Africa where he handled the reinsurance for the largest crop insurer in the country. This was a predominantly a Hail insurance scheme and had zero government subsidy. On moving back to London in 2003, he built up a portfolio of crop reinsurance from India, China and South Korea. He moved to Singapore in 2012 to join Aon, and in addition to the above territories, he has been involved in crop business in Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Philippines, Pakistan and Myanmar. He has gained great and knowledge about crop insurance, both on the indemnity side and also in parametric insurance schemes and livestock insurance. This knowledge has been garnered from several years of relationships with various insurers, government entities and administrators throughout Asia.
He is a graduate of the University of Birmingham, in the UK, and works for Aon Reinsurance Brokers in Singapore.
U Minn Minn
Director GeneralU Minn Minn is the Director General of Department of Trade of Ministry of Commerce. He has completed Master of Business Administration in The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. He is also serving as a Director in Myanmar Citizens Bank Limited.
Dr. Ye Tint Tun
Director GeneralDr. Ye Tint Tun is the Director General of Department of Agriculture of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. He has been serving the current position since 2016. Prior to this, he was the Director General of Department of Agricultural Research and he has been with the Ministry since 1994. He is a graduate of Yezin Agricultural University. In 2006, he has received Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Vatsal Lilani
DirectorVatsal Lilani joined Andre & Cie’s Myanmar operations as Country Head in 1996 and since then has been a prominent face in the agro circles in the country. Andre & Cie is a Swiss commodity group which had operations in over 100 countries globally and was one of the first international companies to have started operations in Myanmar after the country opened up. After a 15 year stint, he started his own business under the name of Evertop Commodities Pte Ltd.
Vatsal has worked in several locations internationally such as Bangkok, Toronto, Dubai & Singapore and has extensive experience in the Grain trade. He holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University & a Masters in Marketing. He’s a prolific swimmer having captained his University and State teams and has a record of swimming a 26 mile stretch non stop in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai.
Awais Ahmed
Co-Founder & CEOAwais Ahmed is the founder and CEO at Pixxel, an Indian space-technology startup that builds and operates a constellation of small-satellites to collect, monitor and analyze data through satellite imagery. Awais founded Pixxel in 2019 during his final year of university at BITS Pilani, where he pursued a Master of Science degree in Mathematics, with the vision of establishing a global space company working on bringing the benefits of space down to earth. Pixxel's first satellite is manufactured and booked to launch in February 2021 and will be the first private commercial satellite launched from India. Awais was also one of the founding members and engineering lead at Hyperloop India, the only Indian and one of the 24 global finalist teams in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition where they built India's first ever hyperloop pod and presented it to Elon Musk.
Lalit Bangar
Senior Vice President & Head AgriMr. Lalit Bangar is Sr. Vice President and Head Agri at Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte. Ltd. a USD 5 Bn. International Commodity Trading company which is part of USD 48 Bn. Aditya Birla Group. After being in Singapore for over 17 years he moved to Dubai, U.A.E. in early 2015. With great passion for the industry he has been a known speaker on various international pulses forums. He is Chartered Accountant by profession. He enjoys networking with people and loves music. He has a son and a daughter.
Shrikant Subbarayan
Head - Agri Vertical
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