Speaker Biographies
Mr. Thomas C. Dorr President and Chief Executive Officer U.S. Grains Council
The Honorable John V. Roos Ambassador of the United States of America to Japan
The Honorable Tom Vilsack United States Secretary of Agriculture
Dr. Robert L. Thompson, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Ph.D. Purdue University
Dr. Masa Iwanaga, Ph.D. Director General of the National Institute of Crop Science (Japan)
Dr. Rattan Lal, Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Dr. Jason Pyle, Ph.D. Sapphire Energy
Mr. Rick Fruth Chairman, U.S. Grains Council and U.S. grain producer
Mr. Will Martin World Bank, Development Research Group
Dr. Masayoshi Honma, Ph.D. University of Tokyo (Japan)
Dr. Tom Reardon, Ph.D. Michigan State University
Mr. Izumi Takashima Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
John A. Beed Counselor for Development Cooperation United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
