The 2011 European Rice Convention will be held in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 8 - 10 September.

The European Rice Convention brings together all the major actors in the European rice trade and attracts delegates from around the globe for a unique opportunity for building business networks and creating new commercial opportunities.

The Convention's conference invites leading international experts to discuss a wide range of issues - economic, political, commerical and environmental - of importance to the rice trade.  Among those that will be speaking at this year's event are:

• Mr Joao José Pacheco, Deputy Director General of DG Argiculture, European Commission
• Professor Andrea Boltho, Magdalen College, Oxford University
• Jonathan Banks, Sales and Marketing Consultant, Jonathan Banks Associates
• Gerard Barry, International Rice Research Institute
• Darren Cooper, Senior Economist, International Grains Council
• John Finn, Secretariat, World Trade Organisation
• Mario Francese, Managing Director, Euricom Group
• Prof. Dr. Matthias Finkbeiner, Chair of Sustainable Engineering, Department of Environmental Technology, Technical University of Berlin
• Niall Gerlitz, DG Sanco, European Commission