OPENING CEREMONY
IAOM MEA 2021 Dubai - Conference Chairman
H.E. Essa Al Ghurair
Chairman, Essa Al-Ghurair Investment LLC
H.E. Essa Al Ghurair
Chairman, Essa Al-Ghurair Investment LLC IAOM MEA 2021 Dubai - Conference Chairman
Mr Essa Abdulla Al Ghurair is one of the leading business entrepreneurs in the region due to his extensive experience in industrial manufacturing and commodities trading in international markets. His vision and business strategies have resulted in the growth of various companies, e.g. Dubai Oil Mills (one of the largest canola and soya crushing plants in the MENA region), National Flour Mills and Al Ghurair Resources, (which are of the largest business entities in the greater Al Ghurair Family and a major supplier in the field of agricultural commodities).
Mr Essa Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman of Essa Al Ghurair Investment, also serves as the General Manager of Karam Foods Industries. In addition, Mr Essa Al Ghurair is a major shareholder in Prime HealthCare Group, one of the leading healthcare providers in the UAE, which aims to be the most respected healthcare provider in the region. His team is also involved in a vertical farming research project in Dubai.
Welcome Speech
Ali Habaj
Regional Director, IAOM MEA
Ali Habaj
Regional Director, IAOM MEA Welcome Speech
OPENING CEREMONY
Ali Habaj holds an M.B.A in Marketing from the University of Bristol, UK and a General Management Program for top executives from Harvard University, USA to add to his credentials. Having worked in Oman for over 23 years in management roles, he possesses rich experience of which he led Oman Flour Mills Co. SAOG and Atyab Investments from 2000 to 2017. During Habaj’s tenure in OFM, the company’s workforce grew from 220 to 1,500 employees. It was under his leadership that Atyab Investments was created, an investment arm focused on value addition through downstream industries. This is evidenced by a notable achievement in revenue growth from 60 Mn USD in 2010 to 220 Mn USD in 2016. Atyab Investments built Oman’s largest industrial bakery and successfully turned around the country’s major poultry farms- broiler and layer facilities. In addition to this, Atyab Investments is setting up new milling and Grain silo facilities in Industrial Port of Sohar. During the first half of this financial year the group’s profits grew by 47% compared to previous year and this robust growth will be seen in the second half as well. The company will continue with its 5-year vision of investing US $1 Billion in the food sector. He continues to be involved in the industry through different food conglomerates. He is an active member of the Young President Organization (YPO), held the position chairman for YPO Oman for 2015-2016 & elected chairman for YPO MENA Gold Regional Chair 2022-2024.
Master of Ceremonies
Rania Ali
TV Presenter & Live Events Host
Rania Ali
TV Presenter & Live Events Host Master of Ceremonies
Rania Ali is a bilingual English & Arabic TV presenter, master of ceremonies, public speaker, media & presentation skills mentor, certified TV anchor & presenter from London Academy Media Film TV in London. She holds an MBA - Master of International Business from University of Wollongong, Australia with honors top of her class. Born & raised in the UAE, Rania is an ex corporate individual & entrepreneur with extensive years of experience in different business fields from economics, finance to banking which made her the first choice for presenting corporate events. Her passion, energy & charismatic personality along with her expertise have helped establish her reputation as the top trusted presenter & MC for high ranked government entities in the UAE & the Middle East region, she has become a regular presenter in his attendance H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE royal family members and top government officials. Rania is a communications consultant, coaching companies on media training.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Igniting Leadership In Challenging Times
Regan Hillyer
Speaker, Manifestation Coach, Entrepreneur
Regan Hillyer
Speaker, Manifestation Coach, Entrepreneur Igniting Leadership In Challenging Times
She is the founder of Regan Hillyer International, an eight-figure company dedicated to helping people have it all on their terms, in whatever way that looks like for them.
Regan is the creator of the Energetic Architecture Method, a unique manifestation modality that uses the quantum field to allow people to return to their natural state, in every area of their life.
Regan stepped out of the confines of society’s matrix after a defining moment in Architecture school where she realised that she was creating a life that was not in alignment with her soul.
She went on to become a certified Master of NLP, Master of Hypnosis, Time Dynamics Specialist and a Success Strategist, amongst completing many other certifications and training. Regan has invested over a million dollars on her own personal, spiritual and business journey and takes pride in continuously learning and growing from key industry leaders.
Regan’s wisdom has gone viral on social media, resulting in her impacting multiple millions of people every week. Through her online platforms, her in-person speaking engagements and retreats, Regan allows people to accelerate the journey of remembering who they truly are, so that they are able to create a soul-aligned life that they are madly in love with.
Speech
Food Safety Culture, Covid-19 challenges and Consumer Behavior Change in Flour Milling & Allied Industries
Managing Director, Khousheh Fars Flour Mills
Merzad Jamshidi
Chairman, IAOM MEA
Merzad Jamshidi
Chairman, IAOM MEA Managing Director, Khousheh Fars Flour Mills
Having had more than 20 years’ experience in running flour mills, Jamshidi is currently the CEO and Chairman of KFF Mills. He started his milling career back in 1993 at KSU and now he is running two mills with production capacity of 800 tons a day. Jamshidi has also been essential in having IAOM MEA region become one of the largest and most active in the world. He has been awarded the (George Kehr Memorial Award) for his outstanding performance in improving membership. KFF Mills was the first in Iran to participate in flour fortification program in 2005 which became nationwide mandatory for all flour mills. It was recognized in Istanbul at the FFI conference to receive -Leadership Award- for the performance and the success in fortification. KFFs strategy and success in milling has been to tailor make base products per customer – building on the market demand during COVID crisis to supply directly to end consumers through e-commerce platform. His most recent project is to create the north -south corridor by rail from CIS countries transiting directly to the Persian Gulf by building a 40,000-ton silo and rail loading capability at Caspian port.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Supply Chain Cost/Risk during Covid 19 Amid Tightening World Wheat Supplies
CEO
Djamal Djouhri
AGRF - Al Ghurair Resources, Oils and Proteins and Al Ghurair Foods (UAE)
Djamal Djouhri
AGRF - Al Ghurair Resources, Oils and Proteins and Al Ghurair Foods (UAE) CEO
Since 2009, Djamal has held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Al Ghurair Resources Oils and Proteins (AGROP) and Al Ghurair Foods (AGF). Through his leadership, the businesses have transformed from small regional players, to become major supply chain solution providers of soft commodities such as flour, wheat, maize, barley and oil seeds, across markets in the GCC, South East Asia, and Africa. In 2020, AGROP marked a milestone year in its history, crushing more than 1 million tons of canola seeds in a single year. During his time in this role, Djamal has been an active part of the US Wheat Association, International Association of Operative Miller, Global Grains Association, Grain and Feed Trade Association and US Soybean Export Council, committed to enhancing food security and safety in the global food market. Prior to becoming CEO, Djamal was Vice President of the company heading trading and procurement of Grains and Oilseed. In 2004, the Oil business was added, with the company then re-branding to become AGROP, as it is known today. Before joining Al Ghurair, Djamal held roles in commodity and currency trading and exchange across diverse industry sectors. Djamal Djouhri was born in Algiers, Algeria. He graduated from School of Economics in Algeria with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Major in Management, and completed his Master’s Degree in Business Administration at San Diego State University, USA.
Manager Middle East & Africa desk
Oga Venkat
Cargill International SA (Switzerland)
Oga Venkat
Cargill International SA (Switzerland) Manager Middle East & Africa desk
Oga started in the trading industry in 1986 in Geneva with Amoco before joining Cargill in 1989. He comes from a background in transportation and logistics. From 1990 till 1997 he worked on the Middle East and Africa desk in charge of various countries, before joining Tradigrain Geneva from 1997 till 2002 and then the Australian Wheat Board Geneva from 2002 till 2005 in similar positions. He rejoined the Cargill Africa and Middle East desk in 2005. Marketing and trading within the Middle East and African region has always been his passion. Since early 2020 he is heading the Middle East and Africa desk for the World Trading Group of Cargill Geneva. He has been a regular at the IAOM MEA conferences since 1993 in Beirut.
CEO
Dr. Khaled Raed
PETKUS MENA (Germany)
Dr. Khaled Raed
PETKUS MENA (Germany) CEO
Dr. Khaled Raed holds a leading position as Chief Innovation Officer at PETKUS Technologie GmbH. In this position, he manages complex R&D and manufacturing projects and coordinates various strategic and operational processes. After obtaining his doctorate at the Technical University of Freiberg, he worked over several years in research and project management in the area of process engineering and mechanical engineering, where he already held leading positions. Being a proactive driving force at PETKUS he was able to achieve significant improvements by optimizing the functionality and production of different product groups.
Senior Marketing Manager Grains
Reinier van Hanswijck
Viterra (Netherlands)
Reinier van Hanswijck
Viterra (Netherlands) Senior Marketing Manager Grains
Reinier van Hanswijck is Viterra’s Senior Marketing Manager – Grains with a principal focus on Africa & the Middle East. He has been with the company for 17 years and is based at their head office in Rotterdam. Viterra is a world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network, connecting producers and consumers to supply sustainable, traceable and quality-controlled agricultural products.
Operations Manager
Ibrahim Al-Hazaa
Al-Hazaa Investment Group (Jordan)
Ibrahim Al-Hazaa
Al-Hazaa Investment Group (Jordan) Operations Manager
Experienced Operations Manager in the biggest Flour Mill in Jordan and the region with a demonstrated history of working in the Food Production Industry. Reliable operations professional with a Bachelor's degree focused on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering from the German Jordanian University in Jordan and Jade University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Gained vast experience through trainings implemented at Bühler’s training centers in Switzerland & Germany, and internship program at Robert Bosch GmbH in Germany, in addition to the long working experience with Al-Hazaa Investment Group in the Middle East.
MARKET OUTLOOKS
French Market Outlook
Yann LEBEAU
Africa Area Manager, France Export Céréales (France)
Yann LEBEAU
Africa Area Manager, France Export Céréales (France) French Market Outlook
Yann LEBEAU is the Regional Manager of France Export Cereales for North, West, Center and South Africa based at the regional headquarters in Casablanca, Morocco. After business management (MBA) and technical (Master in Bakery) studies, he started his professional career in the bakery industry for 10 years. He joined the French farmer’s Association in 1997 to create the African regional office and has managed it ever since.
Baltic Sea Market Outlook
Indrek Aigro
Head of Brokerage, Copenhagen Merchants (Denmark)
Indrek Aigro
Head of Brokerage, Copenhagen Merchants (Denmark) Baltic Sea Market Outlook
Indrek Aigro has been involved with the international grain business since 2003. For the last 15 years he has been working for Copenhagen Merchants which has become one of the largest grain & oilseed brokers in the world. Although his core competence is the Baltic Sea export markets, he today specializes on the business development – which includes continuous expansion of the geographical scope of the business and digitalization of the old fashioned grain business – initiatives like CM Navigator.
US Market Outlook
Ian Flagg
Regional Vice President, US Wheat Associates (Netherlands)
Ian Flagg
Regional Vice President, US Wheat Associates (Netherlands) US Market Outlook
Ian Flagg is the Regional Vice President of USW Associates Rotterdam for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa based at the regional headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Before accepting his current position, Flagg was the Assistant Regional Director in Cairo, Egypt, the market analyst at the headquarters of Arlington, VA, and was deputy director of the West Coast, Portland, OR, where he was responsible for the liaison work between the grain trade and state wheat commissions. He chaired the foreign visits of trade delegations and met the needs of 16 overseas offices. Flagg joined US Wheat Associates in 2005. Prior to joining USW, Flagg has worked as a Research Assistant at the North Dakota State University. Flagg holds and MS degree in agribusiness and applied economics from the same university.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Impact of Automation and the 4th Industrial Revolution on the Milling Industry
Head of Business Development CS
Gernot Ruppert
Bühler Group (Switzerland)
Gernot Ruppert
Bühler Group (Switzerland) Head of Business Development CS
Gernot Ruppert joined Bühler in 2018 as Product Manager in Milling Solutions responsible for automation solutions & digital services and led afterwards the “SmartMill” program at Bühler. Since October 2021 he is taking care of Business Development in Milling Solutions. Before joining Bühler, Gernot Ruppert was working at Rieter AG in Winterhur, Switzerland as a Product Manager for 4 years. He holds a masters degree in Textile technology & management at the University of Reutlingen.
Vice President
Aziz Azarifi
IBC Group (UAE)
Aziz Azarifi
IBC Group (UAE) Vice President
Rich with 25 years of experience in the packaged food industry with global players such as Unilever Bestfoods and General Mills across Asia/Middle East/Africa , I decided to channel my knowledge and experience into the agri-business and development of food solutions that create value and contribute to the food safety and security in the developing countries. I’m also passionate about Technology and its transformative impact on all industries. I sit on the boards and advisory boards of a number of UAE based automation, food and beverages companies.
Biochemist
Peer Hansen
EYE-GRAIN ApS (Denmark)
Peer Hansen
EYE-GRAIN ApS (Denmark) Biochemist
Peer Hansen is a Biochemist. His career spans 30 years of creation of industrial applications based on frontier science, more than 20 years in grain processing industry. He was the first to develop in-bin moisture monitoring and infestation monitoring based on CO2 measurements. He invented a detoxification processing line TOXI-SCRUB® to remove Aflatoxin and Mycotoxin in commodities to safe levels.
Senior Procurement Manager - Grains & Commodities
Dr. Evgeniya Dudinova
Agthia Group (UAE)
Dr. Evgeniya Dudinova
Agthia Group (UAE) Senior Procurement Manager - Grains & Commodities
Was born in the South of Russian at the agriculture farm. Dr. Evgeniya’s initial University education in Economy and Management of Agri Industrial complex has provided her with a strong background of Agri business as a fundament of farmer psychology and main principal of grain trading activity at Domestic market of origin. Further PhD education in World Economy has boosted the view and main understanding of key elements of Global market environment. Nowadays after 6 years with Cargill Russia and 2 years with Al Ghurair Resources (Dubai) she has joined Agthia Group to protect (51% of Abu Dhabi Government company) their rights as the biggest food / feed / beverage company in Arab Gulf in terms of commodities procurement. So in total more than 10 years of experience in Argi business is giving us a confidence to stay at the stage of trading market to perform the best value of money for final consumers and our suppliers. strong view in terms of local markets as well as strong world wide view allow us to build up right positions among multiple origins: US, Brazil, Argentine, Russian, Ukraine, Canadian, Baltic, Australian, etc. Quality remains our first and main key to success!
Operations Manager
Ibrahim Al-Hazaa
Al-Hazaa Investment Group (Jordan)
Ibrahim Al-Hazaa
Al-Hazaa Investment Group (Jordan) Operations Manager
Experienced Operations Manager in the biggest Flour Mill in Jordan and the region with a demonstrated history of working in the Food Production Industry. Reliable operations professional with a Bachelor's degree focused on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering from the German Jordanian University in Jordan and Jade University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Gained vast experience through trainings implemented at Bühler’s training centers in Switzerland & Germany, and internship program at Robert Bosch GmbH in Germany, in addition to the long working experience with Al-Hazaa Investment Group in the Middle East.
COO
Karim Boubess
Modern Mills of Lebanon (Lebanon)
Karim Boubess
Modern Mills of Lebanon (Lebanon) COO
A third generation Flour Mills Owner, Karim Boubess is currently Chief Operating Officer at Modern Mills of Lebanon SAL. He is also a Managing Partner at KAYA International SARL trading company for baking accessories & Venturing in the F&B industry in Cairo. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Agri-Business at American University of Beirut. At present, Karim is also involved with Milling Technologies 1+2 from Buhler, Uzwil. Besides this, he has undergone inspection training with Cotecna Geneva and Argentina.
GRAIN COMMODITIES TRADE
The SDS Sedimentation Test
Tarik Gahi
Milling Technologist, U.S. Wheat Associates (Morocco)
Tarik Gahi
Milling Technologist, U.S. Wheat Associates (Morocco) The SDS Sedimentation Test
Tarik Gahi joined U.S. Wheat in Casablanca, Morocco in 2015 as the Milling and Baking Technologist where he is involved in the development, service, and expansion of the technical side of the market for U.S. wheat and wheat products. Prior to joining USW, Gahi graduated from the IFIM (Moroccan Milling School) in 2002 and subsequently joined Al Ghurair Food group then Seaboard west Africa.
WHAT'S NEW MILLING TECHNOLOGY
Prime Pearling for high quality Durum semolina, Harrish and Jareesh
Andre Kunadt
Milling Expert, Bühler (Switzerland)
Andre Kunadt
Milling Expert, Bühler (Switzerland) Prime Pearling for high quality Durum semolina, Harrish and Jareesh
Andre Kunadt joined Bühler in July 2009 after graduating at the Swiss Milling School as a milling technologist and worked until 2011 as a commissioning engineer. In September 2011 he took over the role as head of technology for the South East Asian region out of Singapore until he returned to Switzerland in January 2015 and since than he is leading the milling technologist team in Uzwil.
OEE maximization in pasta production equipment through the application of digital technologies (IIOT-Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence)
Renato Dall’agata
Technical Director, FAVA SPA (Italy)
Renato Dall’agata
Technical Director, FAVA SPA (Italy) OEE maximization in pasta production equipment through the application of digital technologies (IIOT-Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence)
Renato Dall’Agata - Technical Director at FAVA S.p.A. - market leader in the manufacturing of industrial pasta production equipment. He holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s degree in Environmental Systems from the University of Padua and a Master’s degree in Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management from the SDA Bocconi University of Milan.
Balaguer Rolls BR-FGM-21: A new generation of fluting and grinding machines
David Balaguer
Sales Director, Balaguer Rolls (Spain)
David Balaguer
Sales Director, Balaguer Rolls (Spain) Balaguer Rolls BR-FGM-21: A new generation of fluting and grinding machines
David Balaguer has been a Sales Director of Balaguer Rolls for 25 years now. Educated in Economics & Marketing and “specialist in International Commerce” he has a deep knowledge of the milling industry and leads the sales of the whole Balaguer Group, including Balaguer Rolls Turkey, Balaguer East-Europe and Balaguer Rolls China. David is based in Onil, Spain, where the company has its headquarters
Wheat Ripeness and Quality Monitoring in Flour Mills
Peer Hansen
Biochemist, EYE-GRAIN ApS (Denmark)
Peer Hansen
Biochemist, EYE-GRAIN ApS (Denmark) Wheat Ripeness and Quality Monitoring in Flour Mills
Peer Hansen is a Biochemist. His career spans 30 years of creation of industrial applications based on frontier science, more than 20 years in grain processing industry. He was the first to develop in-bin moisture monitoring and infestation monitoring based on CO2 measurements. He invented a detoxification processing line TOXI-SCRUB® to remove Aflatoxin and Mycotoxin in commodities to safe levels.
Post Harvest Management of Mycotoxins in Grain Industry
Önder Şeker
Technical Marketing Executive, Alapala (Turkey)
Önder Şeker
Technical Marketing Executive, Alapala (Turkey) Post Harvest Management of Mycotoxins in Grain Industry
Önder Şeker was born in 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey.He studied ‘Food Engineering’ at Istanbul Technical
University, and; after he started his career in the sales of industrial bakery machines and systems. Then he carried on his career in grain milling technologies with Alapala. He has been working for the company for
more than 5 years, currently serving as the ‘Technical
Marketing Executive’. He also holds master’s degree in marketing management. As well as marketing, food processing technologies are among his professional interests.
Tendimesh - SAATI new stretching system
Mattia Rossini
Food Global Sales Manager, SAATI S.p.A. (Italy)
Mattia Rossini
Food Global Sales Manager, SAATI S.p.A. (Italy) Tendimesh - SAATI new stretching system
Mattia Rossini is SAATI's Global Sales Manager concerning the food applications. He has been with the company for 8 years covering different commercial functions. His main responsibilities consist of coordinating the global commercial activities of SAATI's team in all the food market segments in which the company is active, for instance flour milling, pasta drying, fruit and vegetable washing.
New Ways to Measure the Cooling Viscosity of Starch
Tibor Hajsz
Sales Engineer, Brabender GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Tibor Hajsz
Sales Engineer, Brabender GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) New Ways to Measure the Cooling Viscosity of Starch
Graduated as chemical Engineer, MSc. Since 2014 I have been the member of the Brabender sales and applications team, first for the plastics and rubber-, since 2019 the food related field, as well. My role involves supporting our customers in case of technical and application questions and commercial requests either.
Moving towards predictive maintenance with Temperature & Vibration Management
Noel Alexis
Product Manager, Bühler (Switzerland)
Noel Alexis
Product Manager, Bühler (Switzerland) Moving towards predictive maintenance with Temperature & Vibration Management
Alexis Noël joined Bühler in 2019 for his master’s thesis about Root Cause Analysis of Complex Technical Issues for Industrial Die Casting and gained experience in maintenance strategies and problem solving. He later joined the Smart Mill program in Bühler as a Product Manager, driving the digital innovation to optimize the process and operations in flour mills.
Processing of Multigrain Semolina
Dr. Suresh Sakhare
Principal Scientist, International School of Milling Technology - CSIR-CFTRI (India)
Dr. Suresh Sakhare
Principal Scientist, International School of Milling Technology - CSIR-CFTRI (India) Processing of Multigrain Semolina
Wheat milling technologist with the experience of more than 18 years in the field of wheat milling and baking technology. Dr. Suresh has handled more than 25 industry projects on milling and speciality flours as a Project Leader. He has published more than 35 research papers in national and international journals and 40 papers presented in national and international conferences on wheat milling.
Extraction Booster
Mehrtash Ahsan Ghaziani
Sales Manager, Omas Srl (Italy)
Mehrtash Ahsan Ghaziani
Sales Manager, Omas Srl (Italy) Extraction Booster
Mehrtash Ahsan Ghaziani has been in flour milling Industries for 21years. Before that, he has experienced through his father activities since 1973 who established many flour mills in Iran (48turnkey of of total 365appx.) Since 2016, he is proudly with OMAS srl. and giving direct technical consultancy/sales service to millers in Middle East territory like Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, etc.
Henry Simon’s new HSPU Purifier
Gary Falk
Sales Manager for Africa & Middle East Region, Henry Simon (United Kingdom)
Gary Falk
Sales Manager for Africa & Middle East Region, Henry Simon (United Kingdom) Henry Simon’s new HSPU Purifier
After earning his degree in Business Management, Gary has spent the last 21 years working in the Middle East and has been involved in many development projects in countries across the MENA region. He is now based at the Henry Simon head office in Manchester where he is focused on providing his clients with innovative and more intelligent milling solutions. At Henry Simon we see great potential in technological development and we have a clear vision of making our customers' business smarter and more efficient.
Optimization of the Production of Bakery Products Through the Selection of Wheat Varieties, the Milling Process and the Choice of Correctors; Example of the Croissant
Frédéric Celhay
Research Manager, AIT INGREDIENTS / SOUFFLET (France)
Frédéric Celhay
Research Manager, AIT INGREDIENTS / SOUFFLET (France) Optimization of the Production of Bakery Products Through the Selection of Wheat Varieties, the Milling Process and the Choice of Correctors; Example of the Croissant
Education : Engineer in Biochemistry, master in biology, master in organic chemistry Experience : 2000-2008 : CSM - Bakemark France. Innovation manager. In charge of bakery, confectionery and pastry products. 2008-today : Soufflet Group. From Milling R&D manager to Research manager. All subjects concerning cereals process and products. State-approved research center.
Strategic storage for wheat, rice and pulses: airtight square silo’s for inertization
Wim Delameilleure
Sales Area Manager, SCE - Silo Construction & Engineering (Belgium)
Wim Delameilleure
Sales Area Manager, SCE - Silo Construction & Engineering (Belgium) Strategic storage for wheat, rice and pulses: airtight square silo’s for inertization
Wim Delameilleure joined SCE in 2017. He is responsible for the development of the company in the MEA region. He is passionate about finding sustainable solutions to the challenges our planet is facing in feeding a future population of 10 billion people. Improving the food supply chain and reducing the losses from field to fork is fundamental in the race to ensure food security.
Senior Processing Technology Manager
Dr. Thomas Strandt
CESCO EPC GmbH - the new brand of PETKUS Engineering GmbH (Germany)
Dr. Thomas Strandt
CESCO EPC GmbH - the new brand of PETKUS Engineering GmbH (Germany) Senior Processing Technology Manager
Thomas Strandt is Senior Processing Technology Manager at CESCO EPC GmbH. He has more than 30 years experience in Industrial Grain Business, especially in the Milling Industry. He has a degree as Dr.-Ing. for Grain Science at the Humboldt University zu Berlin-Germany.
Food Safety – Zero Tolerance in Physical Contaminants
Georg Schafler
Head of Technology WR, Bühler (Switzerland)
Georg Schafler
Head of Technology WR, Bühler (Switzerland) Food Safety – Zero Tolerance in Physical Contaminants
Since 2014, Georg Schafler is Head of Technology and Services for the Business Unit Wheat & Rye at Bühler in Switzerland. In this role, he also forms the interface between the worldwide technology platforms to the Bühler headquarter in Switzerland. Grain milling is in Georg's blood. His family has been involved in the milling business for generations in Austria.