Speakers

Alzbeta Klein is the CEO/Director General of the International Fertilizer Association. In her role, she is leading the global fertilizer industry toward creating and supporting productive and sustainable agriculture systems that contribute to a world free of hunger and malnutrition.

In her previous roles, Ms. Klein led IFC/World Bank Group’s Climate Business, positioning IFC as a lead investor in green/ESG investments in emerging markets. Prior to this, she led IFC’s agribusiness investments, industrial investments and managed IFC’s $50 billion investment portfolio in emerging markets.

Ms. Klein received a master’s in economics from the University of Ottawa, Canada, where she also studied for her doctorate, an engineering degree from Prague University, Czech Republic and executive education from Harvard Business School and INSEAD. She holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. She served on the boards of several agribusiness companies including Grupo Los Grobo in Argentina, HMH in South Africa, LAAD in Latin America and the New York University Center for Sustainable Business Advisory Board. She currently serves on the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board and the IFDC Board.

Eduardo de Souza Monteiro is Country Manager of Mosaic Fertilizantes for Brazil and Paraguay, bringing 35 years of professional experience and 24 years of dedication to the company and its predecessors.

He holds degrees in Accounting and Economics from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP), an MBA in Finance and Controllership, an International Executive MBA with academic modules in Brazil, the United States, and China, and executive education in Leadership from Fundação Dom Cabral.

He began his professional journey at Banco BCN and spent nearly a decade at PwC before joining Cargill’s fertilizer business, which later became part of Mosaic. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership positions in Finance and Commercial, ultimately assuming responsibility for Mosaic’s operations in Brazil and Paraguay.

He also served as President of the Brazilian Fertilizer Association (ANDA) for six years, until January 2026, actively contributing to discussions on food security, sustainability, competitiveness, and the future of Brazilian agriculture.
Beyond business results, Eduardo believes that leadership is about people, purpose, and making a lasting difference. After 35 years of professional experience, he remains driven by the same curiosity, passion, and determination to keep learning, developing people, and contributing to a greater mission: helping the world grow the food it needs.

“After 24 years with the company, I still look forward far more than I look back, with the same energy to learn, contribute, and make a difference. Because a meaningful career is not defined only by what we have achieved, but by the impact we continue to create.”

Cleber Vieira – 53 years - 26 years working with Brazilian Agribusiness. Partner of Agroconsult since 2005. Mainly responsible for elaborating, negotiating, coordinating and executing projects related to inputs, agricultural machinery, investment, chemical industry and warehousing. It is worth mentioning his support to regular consultancy clients, with meetings and scenarios, presentation, about Brazilian Agribusiness and its value chains dynamics, among others. Education Director-partner of Agroconsult. Agronomist (UNESP), Postgraduate in Biotechnology (UNESP), Marketing Strategy (FGV) and Business Strategy (Fundação Dom Cabral). Marketing and Market Intelligence Manager at Bunge Fertilizantes, from 1998 to 2005. Among its customers are Bunge Fertilizer, Uralkali, BHP, Uralchem, Indorama, Ferstream, OCP Brasil, Eurochem, Ma’aden, Vale, Mosaic, Yara, Canpotex, Rumo, MRS, HBSA, Santander, Citibank, Bayer, Basf, Corteva, and others.

Matias Ruffo is responsible for providing agronomic support to Koch Agronomic Services’ customers in Latin America and Southern Africa, particularly for enhanced efficiency products. Prior to working with Koch he provided agronomic support for premium phosphate and potash products globally and later on worked in the seed industry. Matias holds a PhD in Crop Science from the University of Illinois.

Humphrey Knight possesses 10 years’ experience in commodity market analysis, primarily focused on the fertilizer industry helping clients better understand supply & demand, trade, costs, in addition to short- and long-term price forecasting.

He led CRU’s analysis of the potash market from 2018, adding the phosphates sector to his remit in 2022, before joining CRU’s Consulting division in October 2025.

Humphrey joined CRU in August 2016, initially as the Fertilizer Team’s cost analyst, from a mining and exploration geology background. He worked as a geologist at a major lead-zinc mine in the Republic of Ireland and at a gold exploration project in Mexico. He holds an MSci in Geology from Imperial College London and an MSc in Mining Geology from Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter).

Peter Harrisson leads CRU's sulphur and sulphuric acid team. He has worked on CRU's sulphur/sulphuric acid analysis since joining the company in early 2011. He also works across other nutrient areas including both market and cost analysis. Prior to joining CRU, he completed a PhD in Industrial Chemistry at Durham University.