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Pakvilai Areewatananon joined Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL in November 2019 as an Assistant Vice President of Business Development, responsible for the company’s Sugar Business for export portion as well as Sugar Hedging. Before Khon Kaen Sugar, she spent 8 years with Mitr Phol Sugar Co., Ltd where she was mainly responsible for Sugar Hedging and Risk Management as Vice President Futures Trading & Risk Management. Prior to that, Pakvilai spent one year as a Sugar Trader at the EDF Man Sugar in Bangkok Office.

Her other experiences included working in other commodities such as Coffee, Rice, Rubber and Canned Goods. She has worked as an agent for Thai and Laos Coffees for Hamburg Coffee Company where she spent 3 years there, specializing in Thai and Laos Robusta Coffee Market.

Pakvilai has her Bachelor’s degree in Law from Thammasat University and a Master’s degree in International Business from Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, NJ.

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Mr.Pipat Suttiwisedsak is the ManagingDirector of KTIS BioEthanol Company Limited, a bioethanol producer located inNakhon Sawan province, Thailand. Mr.Pipat graduated with the Bachelor ofMechanical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University and the Master of PublicAdministration from National Institute of Development Administration, NIDA. Mr.Pipat started his career working in three sugar mills for twelve years and abagasse pulp mill for ten years. Mr.Pipat has been working for KTIS BioEthanol Company limited since 2008. Currently, Mr. Pipat is the Honorary President ofThai Ethanol Manufacturing Association, TEMA.

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Dr.Mandava Prabhakar Rao is Chairman of NSL Group and NSL Sugars Ltd, Hyderabad, India (NSL), took over its reigns in 1982 has nurtured and developed NSL Group of companies, a conglomerate of businesses in Seeds, Textiles, Sugars, Infrastructure and Renewable power. In his illustrious career so far, Dr. Rao has made several contributions in the development of cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn, vegetables amongst other significant achievements that have laid the foundation for a new era of collaboration and partnerships between Indian and Global MNCs, leading to industry growth and improvement of profitability to farmers. Dr. Rao has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate by Chandrasekhar Azar University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur.

Dr.Rao participates actively in various Industry Bodies, viz., President-Indian Sugar & Bio-fuel Manufacturers Association (ISMA), President - National Seed Association of India (NSAI), Chair Person–FICCI, Andhra Pradesh State Council, member at ICAR National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB), Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights (PPVFR) Authority, Cotton Advisory Board, Textiles Committee-Ministry of Textiles, GoI, Central Seed Committee-Ministry of Agriculture, GoI, Board of International Seed Federation (ISF) representing India, Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad.

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San Thein is Myanmar national and citizen. He obtained M.S. degree from the University of Florida, USA in 1980 and since then he conducted sugarcane research. Earlier research was carried out on the agronomic aspects of sugarcane production problems and later of his research has dealt with political economy issues of sugar industry in Myanmar. He is one of founders of Myanmar Sugar & Cane Related Products Association (MSCA) and he is still serving there as Vice-Chairperson. The website of MSCA is http://mscamyanmar.org where Myanmar sugar industry information could be accessed. He is also one of three-members team in formulating and designing Myanmar Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) and conducting assessment for agro-based industrial development issues in Myanmar. He is living together with his family in Yangon. Contact email:santheinagri@gmail.com.

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Mr.Rangsit Hiangrat has been appointed as Director-General of Thai Sugar Millers Corporation Limited (TSMC) since April 2013. TSMC represents 3 Thai Sugar Millers Associations of which all 54 mills in Thailand are members.
Before this, Mr. Rangsit was Director of the Cane and Sugar Industry Policy Bureau, Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB), Ministry of Industry of Thailand from 2006 to 2013. During his work at OCSB, he was involved in policy and strategic plan on Thai sugar development.