
Paul Nicholson
Paul began his career with the International Monetary Fund where he worked as the Senior Commodities Analyst, then Executive Director of the Texas Pension Review Board overseeing the actuarial health of 400 Pension plans worth US$200 Billion. Kraft Foods (inclusive of Mondelez) chose him to Head of Global Commodity Research in the risk function where he forecasted prices and partnered in purchasing strategy for US$17 Billion of commodities. At Olam Agri for the last 10 years, Paul oversees Research into the price developments of the rice markets and established sustainability projects in Asia with more than 35,000 farmers trained. He now oversees outgrower projects with more than 70,000 farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia on behalf of Rice, Sesame, Pulses, Quinoa, and Chia for Olam Agri and is the Olam Agri lead for AtSource (AtSource.io). Paul has been a Board Member of the Sustainable Rice Platform and served on various Carbon Advisory Committees, most recently with Verra on their Scope 3 transformation.
Sessions
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04-Nov-2025Main Auditorium