Royal Sugar ABEE, a sugar manufacturing industry based in Thessaloniki, was the sponsor of the 7th European Platz EU Kingsman Sugar Conference 2017 held in Geneva on 24-25 April 2017. The Congress honored with the presence of more than 320 executives from all the powerful companies active in the international sugar market. The Conference was held at a crucial time, as from 1 October 2017, the European Sugar Trade Regime was completely changed, with the abolition of quotas and the release of the quantities that European producers could produce and export.The speeches and discussion panels were particularly interesting and contradictory forecasts by the leaders about the future of production, prices, exports, competitiveness and emerging profits of the upcoming reform. Royal Sugar SA was the sponsor of this important conference and the only Greek company present. The company was represented by the Founder and Managing Director Mr. Christos Karathanassis, the son of Mr. Paschalis Karathanasis and the Managing Director of Development, Mrs Elli Limpou.Royal Sugar sponsorship and individual meetings at the Congress are consistent with the company's strategy of establishing the company as an internationally recognized sugar buyer and establishing partnerships that will strengthen Royal Sugar's rapidly growing track record and gain a significant share of the market Of sugar in Greece and the Balkans.

Thessaloniki, May 2, 2017

The official page of the Congress

https://www.platts.com/events/emea/kingsman-eu-sugar/index

The presentation program of the Conference, with speakers of top executives of the leading companies in the international sugar market

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Speakers of the Congress

• Alex Luneau , EVP. Strategic Marketing & Commercial, Market Risk Management and R&D , Tereos
• Miguel Geraldes , CEO , Rara
• Juan Luis Rivero , CEO , Azucarera
• Gerald Mason , Senior Vice President , Tate & Lyle Sugars 
• Julian Price, President,ASSUC
• Eyal Leave , Vice President , Studen &Co 
• Marc Ostwald , Global Strategist , ADM   Investor Services International
• Barry Callingham , Senior Trader , Bunge
• Liliana Minton , Analyst , Czarnikow Group
• Hannah Rizki , EU Sugar Analyst , ED&F Man
• Miguel Garcia Navarro , Head of Sugar and Olive Oil sectors , European Commission
• Martin Todd , Managing Director , LMC
• John Stansfield , Analyst/Trader , Group Sopex
• Elisabeth Lacoste , Director General , International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE)
• Robert Guichard , President , Committee of European Sugar Users (CIUS)
• Jose Orive , CEO , ISO (International Sugar Association)
• Abinash Verma , Director General , ISMA  
• Rafal Strachota , Deputy Director , Polish Sugar Beet Growers Association
• Gwenaël Lecerf, Central Purchasing Manager Raw Materials, Refresco
• William Martin, Sugar Board Chairman, National Farmers Union, UK
• Marc Painsmaye, Sales & Marketing Director, Couplet
• Geraldine Kutas, Head of International Affairs, The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA)
• Ruud Schers, Analyst, Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory, Rabobank
• Jamie Fortescue, Managing Director, Starch
• Erin Burns, Senior Analyst, Sugar, S&P Global Platts
• Tim Worledge, Global Associate Editorial Director, Agriculture, S&P Global Platts