In her current role at S&P Global Commodity Insights, Dr. Patrícia Luís-Manso is responsible for Agriculture, Biofuels and Metals Analytics, leading a global team of experts in Sugar, Grains, Oilseeds, Biofuels and Metals to generate essential data and intelligence for the commodities industry.

Dr. Patrícia has +15 years' experience in analytical and leadership roles in agri-commodities, investment banking and network industries.

Prior to this role, Patrícia was Head of Sugar and Ethanol Research at Louis Dreyfus Commodities, where she managed a global team with focus on developing critical market analysis to design trading strategies. Patrícia has also worked at Kingsman SA, now part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, for 7 years as Senior Analyst and Head of Research & Reports.

Patrícia holds a PhD in Regulatory Economics from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in Switzerland. She also holds a Diploma in Organizational Leadership from Oxford University and a Msc. in Economics from Nova SBE in Portugal.

Christoph has been the Managing Director of F.O. Licht since 2007.

He has more than 25 years of experience researching and writing specialist news and analysis for and about the ethanol, sugar and feed industries. Based in Ratzeburg, Christoph appears regularly on conference panels to discuss matters related to the industry. He provides clients with analysis, information, overviews and forecasts to aid their business decision process.This helps with the development of costing models, presentations and evaluation of procurement/marketing programs. Part of Christoph's role also involves presenting to agribusinesses, sugar and biofuel organizations, financial entities, academic associations and government agencies in Europe and abroad. He came to Agribusiness Intelligence in 1994. Christoph holds a PhD in economics from the Technical University of Berlin.

Tom is involved in project consulting in all segments of agriculture and food, taking medium and long-term outlooks for global and regional environments and applying them to decision-making situations. A specialist in business strategy, agribusiness economic development and market analysis, Tom has expensive expertise in the agribusiness sectors of North America and other regions. Tom joined us in 1989, before which he worked for the Continental Grain Company in roles including management, trading, logistics and merchandising. He has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's degree in business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

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An HEC Paris graduate, Jean-Vincent has been working in the agricultural commodities industry since 2008 for several companies such as Louis Dreyfus, Wilmar and Ameropa, primarily in sugar but also in grains and vegetable oil. He has been involved in various roles across trading and supply & demand analysis, management, corporate finance, M&A and strategy. He recently joined Raizen in Geneva as Head of Sugar International Development.

Bruno is Head of Sugar Research for ED&F Man. Previously, Bruno spent 3 years as Head of Americas Sugar Research in Miami, after 5 years working as a senior analyst in the Brazilian Sugar Market in São Paulo. Bruno has experience performing crop tours in several mills among Brazil, Centrals America and Mexico with solid knowledge in supply, demand, prices and trade dynamics aspects related to the Sugar World. Other experience includes working as agricultural commodities analyst, consultancy and AD-HOC work for companies investing in Brazil. Bruno is an Agronomical engineer from Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) with a Master degree of Agriculture Economic in Universidad Catholic of Chile, specialist in agriculture commodities, with over fifteen year experience in the sugar and ethanol market.

Previous Head of Economic at CGB (French Union of Beet Growers) – Head of Analysis of Sucden from 2006-2011 – Now Head of Wilmar Sugar Market analysis

Tracey is a Senior Commodities Strategist at JP Morgan in London. An agricultural economist, Tracey develops the firm’s fundamental and price outlooks across agricultural markets. During her career, Tracey has worked in an analytical and advisory capacity across global agribusiness from paddock to plate, along with institutional investors and policymakers along the way. Prior to joining JP Morgan’s Global Research team, Tracey was a member of Rabobank’s Research & Advisory team in London and Sydney. She spent much of her early career in the field of climate change and water economics, and her family’s farming background in eastern Australia drives her passion for the agricultural sector.

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