David AsbridgePrincipal Partner
NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service![]()
David Asbridge is the President and Senior Economist at NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, Inc., an independent consulting firm that covers the crop and fertilizer markets, both domestically and globally. Previously, he was a Senior Economist and a BDM...
Simon AtkinsCEO, Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster
Advanced Forecasting Corporation![]()
Simon Atkins is Chief Executive Officer and Senior Industrial Disaster Threat Forecaster of Advanced Forecasting Corporation (AFC), a think-tank in Planetary Risk Management, and a global meteorological prediction and climate change hazard consulting...
John BaizePresident
John C. Baize & Associates![]()
John Baize is the President of John C. Baize & Associates, an international agricultural trading and policy consulting firm specializing in the oilseeds sector, particularly soybeans and soybean products. Mr. Baize has more than 16 years of experience...
President
Premier Financial & Consulting Group![]()
Gary Castellaw is the President of Premier Financial & Consulting LLC, a management consulting and services company. The firm specializes in the energy, industrial and agricultural chemicals, fertilizer, seed, biofuels, equipment and transportation industries....
Philip CorzineGeneral Manager
South American Soy LLC![]()
Philip Corzine is Founder and Consultant at AgPage International Consultancy, providing electronic communications, and agricultural business development and economic analysis services to small businesses and organizations. Mr. Corzine also consults with...
Gary DrimmerPresident
Drimmer & Associates International![]()
Gary Drimmer is the President of Drimmer and Associates, a commodity, animal nutrition, plant biotechnology and international agribusiness consulting firm. Mr. Drimmer has over 30 years of international business experience in plant biotechnology, corn...
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
DOW AGROSCIENCES, LLC![]()
Arthur Fischer was until 2005 the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dow AgroSciences. Mr. Fischer was also a member of Executive Management Team at The Dow Chemical Company until his retirement in 2004. He has spent 37 years with The Dow Chemical...
Director, International Logistics
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.![]()
Michael Hampel is the Director of International Operations at Smithfield Foods, where he is responsible for managing the global distribution operations. Prior to joining Smithfield in 2008, Mr. Hampel served as the Director of International Operations...
Fabien HillairetOwner
GREENEA![]()
Fabien Hillairet is experienced in renewable energy and sustainable development. Mr. Hillairet provides consultancy in the utilities and power generation industry in France & Europe. He has worked on several key missions on the biofuels, biomass, plantation,...
General Manager
Monroe Tractors![]()
Jim Munroe is currently General Manager of the Agricultural Equipment division of Monroe Tractors, which sells heavy machinery in Northern and Western New York State. Mr. Munroe currently manages sales and operations of the 4 Monroe Tractors locations...