Mr. Tom Gao
Tom Gao is the leader of One Belt One Road Team of Bühler Group and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. OBOR business aims to provide Total Solution to customer by Bühler with Partners (EPC contractors, Financing organizations, Government agencies etc.), which is under the guideline of Chinese policy, to achieve OBOR vision of Reduce Waste, Safety Food, Food for All and Sustainable Development. Tom is experienced Head with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry of Grain & Food. Skilled in Strategic Establishment, Sales, Business Development, International Business, Technology & Engineering. Strong professional with a Food Science and Engineering bachelor focused on Grain Science and Engineering from Henan University of Technology.
03 Sept Friday
SESSION 5 : RICE FORTIFICATION INITIATIVES
- Overview of rice fortification initiatives: challenges and perspectives, Mr. Penjani Mkambula,Global Food Fortification Programme Manager, GAIN
- Technologies, standards and quality assurance : WFP initiatives in rice fortification, Dr. Corinne Ringholz, Food Fortification Advisor, WFP
- Role of private sector for improving rice fortification, Bulher Representative, Mr. Tom Gao, Team Leader, One Belt One Road Team, and Mr. Abdelmajid Touzani, Managing Director for West Africa, Bühler, with a video from Bulher about Rice fortification process.
- Moderator: Dr. Yan Jia, Specialist in South-South Cooperation, WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural
Transformation, China
Plenary discussions