Grains and Oilseeds Conference

Andrei is the regional head of Asia-Pacific Agriculture pricing, in charge of bio-fuels, wheat, corn, soybeans, sugar and palm oil markets. Previously, Andrei was leading the development of the Black Sea Wheat and Corn markets for Platts, which resulted in the creation of successful cash-settled futures contracts. His previous work experience was concentrated in investment banking with Societe Generale in Paris, private equity with Oraxys fund in Luxembourg and risk management with Valeo in France. He holds a Masters degree in Finance from Toulouse Business School, France.

Asim Anand is news editor, Agriculture at S&P Global Platts, currently driving agricultural news content in global grain and oilseed markets, with focus on soybeans, corn, wheat, soybean meal, palm and soybean oil. Prior to joining Platts, Asim was senior research associate in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Asim holds an MBA degree in Finance from IILM, New Delhi and Economics with Honors from Delhi University.

Liz Thang is Asia’s Agriculture Managing Editor for the Sugar and Biofuels team at S&P Platts.

Based in Singapore, she drives editorial and pricing coverage in the biofuels, sugar and grain space to advance benchmark pricing in the Asian markets.

Ivy is from S&P Global Platts Agriculture team, specializing in oilseeds pricing in Chinese Market. Ivy has a strong soybean market background. Before joining Platts, she worked for a state-owned crushing enterprise in a senior role as freight and basis trader. She has a deep understanding of crush margin management, with rich practical experiences in international soybean trading and contact execution. She also worked as an agricultural analyst in a securities and futures company, particularly in research of soybean meals market and trading strategy of soybean meal futures and OTC options.

Mr. Meyer is responsible for managing grain and oilseed analytics for S&P Global Platts, which includes North America, South America, Europe, and the Black Sea region in conjunction with other London and Houston-based analysts. Together, the team forecasts global production and demand, as well as price estimates for corn, soybeans, soybean meal, soy and other vegetable oils, and various varieties of wheat grown around the world. The team also determines the price impact to regional farm economies, especially in the United States. Mr. Meyer is well-known in agricultural analysis circles and enjoys close relationships with a wide variety of crop producers as well as industry groups and government agencies. He is called on frequently to present at conferences and client events and is often sought out for his opinions by members of the media. Mr. Meyer’s daily analysis of agricultural markets, titled Opening Print, is known for its pragmatic view.

Mr. Meyer joined PIRA, now S&P Global Platts, in 2012 to launch the Agricultural Commodities Service. His career in commodities spans over 35 years, concentrating on agriculture for the past 25. Prior to joining PIRA, he held the position of Agricultural Commodities Specialist at both Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan, where he managed North American OTC trading for agricultural products. He also spent 14 years on the floors of the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, trading on behalf of clients as well as proprietarily. He is a long-time member of Pro Farmer who annually participates as a scout on crop tours, logging over ten thousand miles yearly in crop inspections.

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan is Managing Editor for the Asia Pacific Dry Bulk markets. He is based in the Singapore office and has been with Platts for close to seven years. Shriram comes with a background in trading shipping derivatives in his previous position with a dry bulk shipping company. He has a Master in Business Administration from India's Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

Takmila Shahid is an Editor for Wheat at S&P Global Platts. Currently a front-line analyst specializing in index pricing and market intelligence, Takmila examines market-moving trends and ever-changing trade dynamics in the Asian grains market. Prior to this role, Takmila was an Associate Editor in Metals, pricing the global Iron Ore benchmark and analyzing the ferrous market. Takmila started her career with the Commodity Associate Program at Platts, rotating across Metals and Oil products. She holds an MSc in Applied Finance from Singapore Management University and a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from the University of Hong Kong.