Post Conference Workshop A

30 June 2010, Wednesday, 09.00 – 12.00

Commodity Trade Risk Management

Course Outline
Commodity Trade today is fraught with volatility and counter party risk. The issues to consider are numerous – trade route, type of grain, freight risk, government tariff policies, etc. This workshop will cover the following aspects of risk management:

• Situational Review
• Selecting the right tools
• Global Market Today
• Organized approach
• The Risk Profile
• Measuring Performance

Post Conference Workshop B

30 June 2010, Wednesday, 14.00 – 17.00

Grain Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Khoo Hock Aun, Managing Director, Ark Bio Sdn Bhd/Cosmo Biofuels Group, Adviser & Strategist, International Jatropha Organisation

Course Outline

• The value chain reviewed - Grain Production, Processing & Distribution
• International Supply Chain management for Grains trade
• Key issues in warehousing, storage and logistics
• Understanding Shipping markets and alternatives
• Transport & Freight Risk
• Risk Management for specific grains and trade routes (e.g. Exporting to Africa has different challenges as opposed to India)

About the Workshop Leader
Mr Khoo Hock Aun leads the Ark Bio / Cosmo Biofuels Group which is actively engaged in research and development, establishing jatropha curcas plantations, oilseed to biodiesel downstream processing and trading activities in the Asia Pacific region.

He is presently developing markets and partnerships for an oilseed-tobiodiesel supply chain based on the Groupís proprietary processing technology for all oilseed crops including use of oil palm biomass for second generation biofuel and biogas for power generation. He is Advisor/Strategist for the International Jatropha Organisation and a Steering Board member of the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels.