35th IAOM MEA Conference & Expo 2025

OPENING CEREMONY

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Welcome Speech

Eng. Abdullah Ababtain

IAOM MEA 2025 Conference Chairman
CEO, First Mills (Saudi Arabia)

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Opening Speech

Ali Habaj

IAOM MEA Regional Director
(Sultanate of Oman)

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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The Business Challenge and Opportunities of the Food System Transition

Dr. Ian Roberts

Chief Technology Officer,
Bühler Group (Switzerland)

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Beyond Humans: Working with the Agents Among Us

Nell Watson

Pioneering Ethics & Machine Intelligence Researcher
(United Kingdom)

REGIONAL GRAIN TRADERS' – OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS

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Moderator

Dan Basse

President & Founder,
AgResource Co (USA)

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Eng. Abdullah Ababtain

IAOM MEA 2025 Conference Chairman
CEO, First Mills (Saudi Arabia)

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Mauro Barbieri

COO & Interim CCO
SABIL Company (Saudi Arabia)

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Pieter Defoor

Founder & CEO
Commo18 (Belgium)

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Ahmed ElSebaie

General Manager
Egyptian Swiss Group (Egypt)

BEYOND WHEAT FLOUR-OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILLERS

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Moderator

Salim Makhoul

General Manager,
Crownzym (Lebanon)

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Legumes: Solutions for Dry Fractionation of Proteins

Eric Emmert

Senior Sales Manager,
Hosokawa Alpine (Germany)

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Fueling the Future: Harnessing the Potential of Pulses and Side Streams

André Kunadt

Area Sales Manager Milling Solutions Middle East,
Bühler Group (UAE)

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Flaking in Food and Feed: Opportunities, Challenges and Innovations

Marius Hermes

Managing Director
SCHULE Mühlenbau GmbH (Germany)

QUALITY CONTROL AND BAKING

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Rachid Chamcham

General Manager,
AgroLab (Morocco)

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The Baking Properties Prediction Project

Dr. Lutz Popper

Scientific Director,
Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

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Influence of Various Process Parameters during Laboratory Grinding on Wheat Flour Quality

Markus Löns

Product Manager,
Anton Paar TorqueTec GmbH (Germany)

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Milling Correction 360: Balancing Extraction & Functionality through Targeted Treatments and Testing

Salim Makhoul

General Manager,
Crownzym (Lebanon)

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Strategic Approaches to Specialty Flour Formulation in Saudi Arabia

Erij Temimi

R&D Project Manager – Formulation & Ingredients,
AIT Ingredients (France)

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Reducing Milling Costs through Smarter Wheat Sourcing

Fabien Varagnac

Founder,
Grains & Flours Insights (France)

MARKET OUTLOOK SESSION

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Moderator

Dan Basse

President & Founder,
AgResource Co (USA)

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French Market Outlook

Roland Guiragossian

Algeria & Middle East Manager,
Intercereales (Egypt)

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U.S. Market Outlook

Ian Flagg

Regional Vice President,
U.S. Wheat Associates (Netherlands)

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Australian Market Outlook

William Reid

Head of Wheat Trading,
CBH Group
(Australia)

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Black Sea Market Outlook

Indrek Aigro

Head of Grains, Copenhagen Merchants (Denmark)

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Russian Market Outlook

Xavier Magi

Commodity Strategist,
ME Solaris (UAE)

FEED MILLING AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

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Julius Ndunga

Mill Manager,
Bakhresa Grain Milling Ltd. (Rwanda)

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Grinding Feed as Fine as Flour: Enhancing Nutrition & Performance

Oliver Braegger

Area Sales Manager,
Bühler Group (Switzerland)

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Sustainable Valorisation of Grain Side Streams by Means of Special Milling

Eric Emmert

Senior Sales Manager,
Hosokawa Alpine (Germany)

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Pelleting of Long-Fibre and Expander Technology – Specialities for the Animal Feed Industry

Dr. Mohamad Yassin

Microbiologist,
AMANDUS KAHL (Germany)

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Feeding the Supply Chain – Strategic Reserves for Feed Mills

Shujjat Alikhan

Vice President,
IMGS Group (UAE)

AI’S INFLUENCE IN GRAIN TRADING AND ANALYSIS

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Dan Basse

President & Founder,
AgResource Co (USA)

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Ismail Jatti

Head of Manufacturing Excellence
Modern Mills Company (Saudi Arabia)

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Ali Magboul

CEO,
ASM Process Automation (UAE)

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Sunil Maheshwari

Vice President Specialty
Siemer Milling Company (USA)

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Anas Shaar

General Manager,
EGI (Lebanon)

AI AND THE FUTURE OF MILLING

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Ibrahim Al-Hazaa

Executive Director,
Al-Hazaa Investment Group (Jordan)

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How Can Milling Benefit from AI, IoT, and Smart Automation?

Martin Ellegast

CEO,
Wingmen Group GMBH (Switzerland)

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Harnessing AI to Optimize Flour Milling Quality

Alexis Noël

Head of Product Management Smart Factory,
Bühler Group (Switzerland)

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Best Practices in Feed and Flour Milling – Automation Perspective

Ali Magboul

CEO,
ASM Process Automation (UAE)

WHAT'S NEW IN MILLING TECHNOLOGY

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Grain Cooling

Simon Kolb

Projecting & Sales Manager,
FrigorTec GmbH (Germany)

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Practical Maintenance for Temperature Measuring System

Tobias Diener

CEO,
Agromatic AG (Switzerland)

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Cronos - The One and Only Indefinite Chill Flour Milling Roll

David Balaguer

Sales Director
Fundiciones Balaguer S.A. (Spain)

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When Heat Speaks : What Roller Temperature Reveals About Efficiency

Alexis Noël

Head of Product Management Smart Factory,
Bühler Group (Switzerland)

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The Importance of Cost Evaluation in a Modern Flour Mill - Operational Excellence in Bagging

Ingo Jonas

Vice-President – EMEA
Premier Tech Systems and Automation (Germany)

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Heat Treatment in Flour Mills: A Viable Alternative to Phostoxin for Effective Pest Control

Michael Albers

COO,
First Mills (Saudi Arabia)

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New Generation Torque Motors for Roller Mills

Seyit Ali Topaç

Sales Manager,
IMAS (Türkiye)

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Practical Report on the Efficient Use of Pneumatic Conveying in Milling Plants

Paul Bruckmann

CEO,
MIAG GmbH (Germany)

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International Standard for Sampling Grain and Latest Innovations

Charles Loubersac Dhotel

Sales Director,
TPLG – TOUT POUR LE GRAIN (France)

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From One Flour to Another: Optimizing Changeovers with Edge

Danilo Carloni

Milling Advisor,
OMAS Industries (Italy)

Erhan Incioglu
Maize Flour & Grits Processing Tecnologies

Erhan İNCİOĞLU

Sales & Marketing Manager,
Tanış (Türkiye)

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Bucket Elevators - The Heart Of Your Operations & Risk Management Of This Asset

Hank B. Paul

Market Development Manager, BS&B Pressure Safety Management B.V. (Belgium)

Zeki Demirtasoglu
Rheology in Flours Milled from Various Wheat Samples Using Different Roller Gap Settings

Zeki Demirtaşoğlu

CEO,
Bastak Instruments (Türkiye)