Asiafruit Congress 2012 Conference Speakers

Hans Peter Reust - Star Farm Consulting Co (China)

Hans Peter Reust is managing director of Star Farm Consulting, a China-based subsidiary of Metro Group. Since he joined the business in 2007 it has trained more than 800 farm…

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Christine Brunel-Ligneau - Bayer CropScience (Germany)

Christine Brunel-Ligneau is senior key relationship manager of food chain management at Bayer CropScience. She acquired 12 years of experience in the stewardship of plant protection products and food chain…

Jason Zhang is managing director of the China Marketing department of Golden Wing Mau. Operating under the mission statement, 'Fruit makes life more healthy', his team drives the development of…

Ignacio Smith is general manager of the Shanghai-based joint venture of San Clemente and Vital Berry. He joined San Clemente in 2007 as market manager for Asia, taking responsibility for…

Kenneth Lee is director of Top Weal, a wholesaler and distributor of high-quality fruit and vegetables in Hong Kong. Kenneth manages vegetable plantations in China and oversees imports from farms…

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Kafi Kurnia - Peka Consult (Indonesia)

Kafi Kurnia is managing director of Peka Consult, an integrated food marketing, branding, distribution and retail consultancy in Indonesia whose clients include the California Table Grape Commission, Pear Bureau Northwest…

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Rod Hill - Golden Wing Mau (China)

Rod Hill is import manager for Golden Wing Mau, based in Shenzhen. He has worked for Capespan, a part-owner of Golden Wing Mau, for 35 years, spending time at the…

Chusak Chuenprayoth is president of Kamphaeng-Saen Commercial and head of the ThaiGAP working group. He started work in the travel industry in 1968, since when he has continued within the…

David Zhang is president and managing director of Spar Beijing, a voluntary chain of independent food retailers. David created Spar Beijing in 2009, following his introduction of the Spar system…

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Adnan Lee - MBG Fruits (Malaysia)

Adnan Lee Chong Fatt Bin Abdullah is managing director of MBG Fruits. The company was started by Adnan's grandfather as a small stall in the traditional wet market in Kuala…

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Kurt Huang - Shanghai Longwu Imported Fruit & Vegetable Wholesale Trading Market (China)

Kurt Huang is assistant to the general manager at Shanghai Longwu Market. He joined the business in 2005. After spending a couple of years with Fruit San Clemente, a Shanghai-based…

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Ben Cavender - China Market Research Group (China)

Ben Cavender is an associate principal with The China Market Research Group (CMR) which he joined in 2006. His work at CMR focuses on consumer insights, strategic planning, brand positioning,…

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Kerstin Uhlig - GlobalGAP (Germany)

Kerstin Uhlig is manager of corporate and public relations at the GlobalGAP Secretariat in Cologne. She joined GlobalGAP in 2004 and since then managed several projects such as the GlobalGAP…

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Supavadee Nimmanakait - Central Food Retail (Thailand)

Supavadee Nimmanakait is general manager of imported produce for Central Food Retail. After starting at the company as a management trainee, Supavadee joined the produce team in 2004, helping implement…

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Mandy Lo - ParknShop (Hong Kong)

Mandy Lo is commercial manager of China's ParknShop supermarket chain. She has been in the fruit industry for more than 15 years, spending six years on the wholesale side and…

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Lisa Cork - Fresh Produce Marketing (New Zealand)

Lisa Cork is the owner of Fresh Produce Marketing. A 25-year veteran of the produce industry, she has global experience in produce marketing and retail branding. Her innovative brands and…

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Bryan Balmer - Victorian Department of Primary Industries (Thailand)

Bryan Balmer is the manager for Thailand and China for the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria Australia. Bryan works with Australian agrifood industries and companies to assist with market access…

Simon Hegarty is chief executive of the New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority. With a background in advocacy roles in New Zealand's primary sector, he took his current job in September…

Chang-Hwa Oh is president of Jinwon Trading Co, one of the major fruit traders in Korea.He worked for a subsidiary of Dole Foods from 1995 to 2002, since when he…

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2012 Speakers

Hans Peter Reust - Star Farm Consulting Co (China)

Christine Brunel-Ligneau - Bayer CropScience (Germany)

Jason Zhang - Golden Wing Mau (China)

Ignacio Smith - San Clemente Vital Berry Shanghai (China)

Kenneth Lee - Top Weal (Hong Kong)

Kafi Kurnia - Peka Consult (Indonesia)

Rod Hill - Golden Wing Mau (China)

Chusak Chuenprayoth - KC Fresh/ThaiGAP Institute (Thailand)

David Zhang - Spar Beijing (China)

Adnan Lee - MBG Fruits (Malaysia)

Kurt Huang - Shanghai Longwu Imported Fruit & Vegetable Wholesale Trading Market (China)

Ben Cavender - China Market Research Group (China)

Kerstin Uhlig - GlobalGAP (Germany)

Supavadee Nimmanakait - Central Food Retail (Thailand)

Mandy Lo - ParknShop (Hong Kong)

Lisa Cork - Fresh Produce Marketing (New Zealand)

Bryan Balmer - Victorian Department of Primary Industries (Thailand)

Simon Hegarty - NZ Horticulture Export Authority (New Zealand)

Chang-Hwa (John) Oh - Jinwon Trading Co (South Korea)

John Baker - Produce Marketing Australia (Australia)

Mario Steta - Driscoll's (Mexico)

Patrick Vizzone - Rabobank International (Hong Kong)