Private Sector for Food Security

PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FOOD SECURITY Speakers and moderators’ biographies SAIT HALIM PASHA MANSION, ISTANBUL - 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 PROMOTING PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AND TRADE FROM THE BLACK SEA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations NOTES BIOS BIOS Lourdes Adriano Lead Agriculture Sector Specialist, Asian Development Bank Lourdes Adriano received her graduate and post graduate training in Development Economics and Agriculture Economics at the University of Cambridge, University of Sussex, and the University of the Philippines. Her technical and work experiences are in the fields of food security, agricultural, rural and regional development, agriculture trade, and poverty reduction. She has worked as a professor and as senior official and policy advisor to the Government of the Philippines, as well as authored articles and books on topics like market assisted land reform, sub-regional cooperation, and rural development. Since late 000, she has worked with the Asian Development Bank and is currently the Advisor concurrently Practice Leader (Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development) and Unit Head of the Regional and Sustainable Development Department’s Agricultural, Rural Development and Food Security Unit. Sir Suma Chakrabarti President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Sir Suma Chakrabarti, born in 959 in West Bengal, India, is the sixth President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Bank’s Board of Governors elected Sir Suma as President of the EBRD for the next four years, from July 3, 0. He replaces Thomas Mirow, the President since 008. Sir Suma has extensive experience in international development economics and policy-making, as well as in designing and implementing wider public service reform. Most recently he held the position of Permanent Secretary at the British Ministry of Justice and was its most senior civil servant. Prior to this, from 00, he headed the UK’s Department of International Development -- formerly the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) -- where he worked closely with economies undergoing substantial reform in eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East and North Africa. Sir Suma is notable for playing a key role developing the UK’s successful Know-How Fund for Central and Eastern Europe and worked with the European Commission in improving its programmes in the Middle East and North Africa. Sir Suma also worked in the late 990s in the UK Treasury, where he was responsible for UK public expenditure, and in the early 000s in the Cabinet Office, where he led on cross-departmental strategic issues and subsequently the management of the Cabinet agenda. After studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford, Sir Suma took a Masters in Development Economics at the University of Sussex. He also holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Sussex and East Anglia. BIOS BIOS Jonathan Charles Director of Communications, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development Jonathan Charles is the Director of Communications at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He is responsible for the Bank’s internal and external image and messages. Before joining the EBRD, Jonathan was the presenter and editor of the BBC World News European breakfast programme. It was broadcast on BBC, in the United Kingdom, and BBC World News, across the globe. It had a daily audience of many millions. He also made several award winning documentaries. Previously, he spent 7 years as a BBC foreign correspondent, living in Frankfurt, Brussels, Paris and New York. His work involved covering events in Russia, including the Beslan School Siege, the Chechen War of 999/000 and the 998 Economic Crisis. He also covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as many other conflicts, all over the world. One of his specialist areas of expertise was the European Union. He covered the Maastricht Treaty Negotiations and the evolution of the Euro, from 99 until 00. Jonathan has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University. 3 Jordi Costa Vice President Agribusiness, Sugar & Bioenergy Agribusiness, Bunge Jordi is responsible for Agribusiness, Strategy Development, Execution and Capex for Bunge Europe Middle East & Africa. In addition, Jordi also leads the Sugar Segment. Costa began his career in 996 as the Commercial Manager and Director at SAROC (Andre Group) in Rome, Italy. He then joined BUNGE in 999, working as Commercial Director and Risk Manager of the Mediterranean Area. In 003, Costa became the Global Logistics Director of Bunge Ltd., where he remained until 006. He was then made Vice President of South Europe, with Bunge Iberica and in 0, started working as the Vice President of Agribusiness Sugar, and Bioenergy for BEMEA (Bunche Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Costa attended the Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, receiving his degree in Civil Engineering, PhD research at Cardiff University, and completed the Program for Executive Development and Business Administration from IMD. BIOS BIOS Frederique Dahan Senior Counsel, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development Frederique Dahan presently serves as Lead Counsel and Head of the Financial Law Unit (FLU) in the Legal Transition Team (LTT) at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which provides legal reform assistance to the countries of central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and has starting taking steps to do so in the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries Frederique oversees all of the FLU legal reform projects concerning secured transactions and access to credit, insolvency and creditors’ rights, corporate governance and securities markets. She personally leads all secured transactions projects - with country-specific projects currently on- going in Mongolia, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine. Frederique is a recognised expert in the subject matter, having personally worked on some of the key EBRD standards setting projects on secured transactions, collateral registers and mortgage lending. She was one of the authors of the EBRD study Mortgages in transition economies, published in 008 (www.ebrd. com/pages/research/publications/guides/mortgages.shtml). She is also the Editor (with John Simpson) of the work on Secured Transactions Reform and Access to Credit, 008, Elgar. Prior to joining the EBRD in 000, Frederique worked as a Lecturer at the University of Essex, in the United Kingdom, teaching Comparative law, European Company Law, Cross-Border Insolvency and Business and Corporate Law Issues in Central and Eastern Europe. She was also a Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London, UK. Frederique is a qualified French solicitor. She received her Doctorate in Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. 5 José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization José Graziano da Silva has worked on issues of food security, rural development and agriculture for over 30 years. Graziano da Silva of Brazil was elected Director-General of FAO by the Organization’s Conference of Member nations on 6 June 0. His term runs from January 0 to 3 July 05. In 00 he led the team that designed Brazil’s “Zero Hunger” (Fome Zero) programme. In 003, he was charged with its implementation by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who named him Special Minister of Food Security and the Fight against Hunger. Between 003 and 00, the “Zero Hunger” programme helped lift 8 million people out of extreme poverty. It also inspired a new set of public policies aimed at promoting economic and social development in Brazil. Prior to his election in June 0 as FAO’s eighth Director-General, Graziano da Silva headed the Organization’s regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean between 006 and 0. In that role, he actively supported the “Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative”, which made the region the first in the world to commit to totally eradicating hunger by 05, emphasizing the importance of family farming, rural development and the strengthening of rural institutions to guarantee food security. In addition, Graziano da Silva has encouraged joint initiatives with other United Nations agencies, supported South-South cooperation, and opened up the Regional Office to civil society. He actively participated in FAO’s internal reform process, with a special emphasis on decentralization. An academic by training, Graziano da Silva started teaching at Brazil’s State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in 978. He also chaired the Master’s and Doctoral Programme in Economic Development and Environment of 6 BIOS UNICAMP’s Institute of Economics and supervised 6 doctoral theses and 3 Master dissertations. BIOS He has written and edited 6 books on rural development, food security, and agrarian economics. Graziano da Silva holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy and a Master’s Degree in Rural Economics and Sociology from the University of São Paulo (USP) and a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the State University of Campinas. In addition, he has two post-Doctorate degrees in Latin American Studies (University College London) and Environmental Studies (University of California - Santa Cruz). Brazilian and Italian by nationality, Graziano da Silva speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. He was born on November 7, 99. He is married to Paola Ligasacchi and has two children and two grandchildren. 7 Yves Delaine Chief Executive Officer, Oilseeds Division,

Load more