Fertilizer Latino Americano

Matt Simpson

CEO, Brazil Potash

Matt has over 25 years experience in mine operations, construction, design and financing. As CEO of Brazil Potash, Matt advanced the company from the resource exploration stage until it was fully permitted for construction. He previously held a few senior-management roles at Rio Tinto, including mine general manager, and worked as a process engineer for Hatch, designing and constructing metallurgical refineries globally.

Anderson Galvão

CEO, Celeres

Ramiro Sanamiego

President , SENAVE (National Service for Plant and Seed Quality and Health)

Ramiro is the current President of the National Service of Plant Health and Seed Quality (SENAVE). As a leading figure in the fertiliser industry with extensive experience in the agricultural sector, Ramiro was formerly Paraguay's Deputy Minister of Industry and has also worked as a researcher and lecturer at agricultural universities in the country. The 42-year-old from Asunción is an agricultural engineer with a master's degree in soil science from the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil.

Milton Sato

Head of Global Market Intelligence, FertiStream

Milton Sato is the Dubai-based head of the FertiStream Global Market Intelligence Team. He leads the development of market outlooks to support trading decisions across the nitrogen, phosphates and potash complex. Milton has held regional and global roles in the US, Singapore, Brazil and the UAE. He holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BS in Business from Universidade de São Paulo.

Viviane Rocha Gonçalves

Head of Dry Bulk Brazil, Norden

Arthur Neto

Partner Director, Alphamar Shipping Agency

Arthur Neto is a Partner Director at Alphamar Shipping Agency, where he leads Commercial and Innovation initiatives. With over two decades of experience as a shipping agent across Brazilian ports, Arthur has built a strong expertise in the port logistics of agribusiness commodities, particularly grain exports and fertilizer imports. Arthur holds an MBA in Agribusiness from USP/ESALQ and an MBA in Maritime Transportation and Multimodality from Erasmus University. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Port Terminals Management at the University of Liverpool, further deepening his strategic insights into port operations and logistics infrastructure.

María Fernanda Gonzalez Sanjuan

Executive Director, Fertilizar

Claira Lloyd

Senior Manager - Analytics, Argus

Claira joined Argus Consulting Services in 2020 and leads the processed phosphates and phosphate rock subscription portfolio. She joined the consulting arm of Argus after spending a little over five years in the company’s editorial department as Sulphur Editor and Sulphur Fertilizers Team leader. She has over 16 years’ experience in both the oil and gas and fertilizer industries having been, prior to joining Argus, the Editor of global downstream oil and gas technical journals. Claira has held training seminars for key fertilizer market participating companies and regularly presents to clients on market developments at conferences, meetings and via webinars. Claira has also managed the Argus Strategy Report: Fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ryan Koory

Editor, Americas Agriculture, Argus

As Editor of North American Agriculture, Ryan Koory leads Argus’ market reporting and the development of its expanding network of market data partners. Working with these partners, Mr. Koory and Argus’ reporting team produce critical data and insights for agriculture markets including organic and non-GMO commodities. Mr. Koory has spent more than 15 years producing data and research for agricultural markets globally.

Thais Sousa

Business Development Manager - Fertilizers, Mining and Agriculture, Brazil , Argus

Thaís Sousa is Business Development Manager at Argus Media, with over 13 years of experience in the commodities and energy sectors. As Chemical Production Engineer, she has extensive experience in Market Intelligence and Trading in the Mining / Base Metals, Fertilizers, Biodiesel and Sugar segments. She has worked for important companies in the sector, such as Votorantim Metais (currently Nexa Resources), Vale, Mosaic and Raízen.

Tim Cheyne

SVP - Global Head of Agriculture, Fertilizers, Ammonia, DEF, Argus

Tim is Senior Vice President for the fertilizer sector at Argus. Tim worked a process manager at an ammonia/urea plant in South Africa before moving to the UK to join KBR (then M.W. Kellogg) as a process engineer in the ammonia technology team. More recently Tim has covered fertilizer and industrial nitrogen as a market analyst.

Renata Cardarelli Gabrielli

Brazil Agriculture and Fertilizer Editor, Argus

Renata Cardarelli is the editor of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer report, specialized in the Brazil agriculture and fertilizer market and providing coverage for the Southern Cone fertilizer market.

Gisele Augusto

Senior Reporter - Fertilizers, Argus

Gisele Augusto is a senior fertilizer report of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer report, specialized in the import and domestic Brazilian fertilizer markets. She also follows the automotive-grade urea and Arla 32 in Brazil.

Olivier Mussat

CEO, ATOME

Mariuz Calvet

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), Santander México

Eduardo Monteiro

Country Manager - Brazil, Mosaic

Marcelo Altieri

President, Yara Brasil

Guilherme Schmitz

Vice President of Marketing and Agronomy, Yara Brasil

Margarita Gonzalez

Chief Revenue Officer, Plataforma Puma

Margarita Gonzalez is the Chief Revenue Officer at Plataforma Puma. She is a leader in the agricultural industry, focusing on sustainability. With a background in agronomy and executive experience in multinational agro-input firms, she navigates volatile markets and dynamic regulatory landscapes. She translates complex data and international frameworks into practical strategies, scalable business models and sectoral narratives that strengthen agricultural resilience. Her work advances innovation, equity and sustainable development across the agricultural value chain.

Natali Archibee

Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, The Mosaic Company

Gustavo Branco

Vice President, Abisolo

Gustavo Branco is the Vice President of the Abisolo Deliberative Council, CEO of FertiGlobal Brazil and Director of FertiGlobal LATAM. He leads the company’s expansion in Latin America, focusing on sustainable, innovative and highly efficient agronomic technologies. He is an Aeronautical Engineer from the University of São Paulo (USP), has an MBA in Marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and has over 16 years of experience in the specialty nutrition sector.

Riccardo Costi

Senior Project Manager, Bocedi

Riccardo is a senior Project Manager for Bocedi. He has developed a practical understanding of customer needs across many market sectors through his work on major projects and by providing support to key accounts worldwide. His hands-on approach and strong technical background allow him to translate complex challenges into customised, efficient and reliable packaging solutions.

Riccardo has led diverse teams, co-ordinated large-scale installations and supported clients through all operational phases, from initial assessment to full production optimisation. He is committed to process efficiency, safety and long-term value, ensuring that each project not only meets but exceeds industry standards.

Riccardo continuously monitors emerging technologies and trends in automated packaging, integrating proven techniques into his strategic project planning. He aims to help companies strengthen their competitive position with more intelligent, sustainable and durable packaging systems.

Franck Hennequart

Managing Director, Algaia

Franck is currently the managing director of Algaia, the main processor of fresh seaweed in Europe. Franck is a marine biologist and an engineer in marine resource processing from the University of Caen in Normandie, France, and previously led a seaweed compound research group for 5 years as a research engineer in the biochemistry department of the National University of Ireland, Galway. The group focused on seaweed extract applications for plant, animal and human health. He has co-founded four companies, including OGT, Alganact, Seaneo and Algaia, and has spent more than 20 years in the seaweed biostimulant sector and algal product development, from research to industrial development.

Oliver Hatfield

VP Fertilizers, Argus

Oliver Hatfield is the VP of Fertilizers for Argus Media in London. Oliver joined Argus in October 2018 following its acquisition of Integer Research, where he was head of the fertilizer market research team and one of the company’s founders. He has more than 20 years of experience in business analysis and consulting.

Oliver is currently leading business development across Argus’ global nitrogen, phosphates and potash businesses, and driving the development of the company’s business in clean ammonia and specialty fertilizers. He is a regular speaker at industry events and is a graduate of economics and development economics from the University of Manchester in the UK.

Thais Sousa

Business Development Manager - Fertilizers, Mining and Agriculture, Brazil , Argus

Thaís Sousa is Business Development Manager at Argus Media, with over 13 years of experience in the commodities and energy sectors. As Chemical Production Engineer, she has extensive experience in Market Intelligence and Trading in the Mining / Base Metals, Fertilizers, Biodiesel and Sugar segments. She has worked for important companies in the sector, such as Votorantim Metais (currently Nexa Resources), Vale, Mosaic and Raízen.

Mike Nash

Senior Editor, Fertilizers, Argus

Mike Nash is senior editor at Argus, having previously managed the London-based team of fertilizer market editors and reporters and now having special responsibility for Argus’ coverage of specialty and water-soluble fertilizers. He covered the global phosphates market with various price reporting agencies from 2004-19, while regularly covering most other commoditised fertilizer markets, and international energy and petrochemical markets, before that time. Mike is an experienced speaker who has presented papers at events such as AFA, FAI, GPCA, TSI and many Argus conferences.

Felipe Pecci

Senior Director Global Product Management , The Mosaic Company

Kent Lambden

Senior Director, Global Commercial Development, Nutrien

Renata Cardarelli Gabrielli

Brazil Agriculture and Fertilizer Editor, Argus

Renata Cardarelli is the editor of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer report, specialized in the Brazil agriculture and fertilizer market and providing coverage for the Southern Cone fertilizer market.

Julia Campbell

Potash Editor, Argus

Julia Campbell is the editor of Argus’ potash price reporting service, and has over ten years of price reporting experience. She was previously the editor of Argus’ NPKs price reporting service, having launched it in April 2016. She also edited Argus’ Fertilizer Europe report and reported on the ammonia and phosphates markets. She holds a BA(Hons) degree in Ancient History.  

Claira Lloyd

Senior Manager - Analytics, Argus

Claira joined Argus Consulting Services in 2020 and leads the processed phosphates and phosphate rock subscription portfolio. She joined the consulting arm of Argus after spending a little over five years in the company’s editorial department as Sulphur Editor and Sulphur Fertilizers Team leader. She has over 16 years’ experience in both the oil and gas and fertilizer industries having been, prior to joining Argus, the Editor of global downstream oil and gas technical journals. Claira has held training seminars for key fertilizer market participating companies and regularly presents to clients on market developments at conferences, meetings and via webinars. Claira has also managed the Argus Strategy Report: Fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Harry Minihan

Editor – Nitrogen, Argus

Mike Nash

Senior Editor, Fertilizers, Argus

Mike Nash is senior editor at Argus, having previously managed the London-based team of fertilizer market editors and reporters and now having special responsibility for Argus’ coverage of specialty and water-soluble fertilizers. He covered the global phosphates market with various price reporting agencies from 2004-19, while regularly covering most other commoditised fertilizer markets, and international energy and petrochemical markets, before that time. Mike is an experienced speaker who has presented papers at events such as AFA, FAI, GPCA, TSI and many Argus conferences.