S&P GLOBAL PLATTS 7TH ANNUAL SUGAR LUNCH Forum

Patricia Manso has 15 years’ experience in analytical and leadership roles in agri-commodities and network industries, and has recently joined S&P Global Platts as Head of Sugar and Biofuels Analytics. Prior to this role, Patricia 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. Patricia has also worked at Kingsman, now part of S&P Global Platts, for 7 years as Senior Analyst and Head of Research & Reports.

Ms. Nunez is a sugar analyst with Kingsman/Platts since 2011 covering Global sugar markets, Central America, NAFTA and South America except Brazil. Before  joining Kingsman /Platts, she worked on market research for Cubazucar, was a futures and options trader for 10 years for Caribsugar SA and then worked for Novafin Financiere SA in Geneva  (export finance and country risk). Ms. Nunez holds a degree in Economic Sciences with a Major in Finance and a Master in International Trade from the University of Havana. She had advanced training in Futures Trading and Options in Sucres et Denrées (SUCDEN, Paris and SUCDEN Financial, London).

Corey Lavinsky joined PIRA Energy Group, now part of S&P Global Platts, in 2009 and is responsible for tracking and analyzing world biofuels markets. In June 2018, he testified as an expert witness before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce on the topic of Renewable Identification Numbers under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Prior to joining PIRA, he was the CEO of Growthink Research, a market research firm focused on helping companies raise venture capital. He began his career as an attorney with Kilo & Flynn, P.C., a St. Louis law firm. He earned a B.A. in mathematics from Binghamton University and a J.D. from the University of Missouri, where he was a member of the Missouri Law Review.