October 23
8.30 – 9.30 Registration.
9.30 – 10.00 Opening of the conference, welcoming speech of the organizers and sponsors
Welcoming speeches from
- Stepan Kapshuk, Director General, Association "Ukroliyaprom"
- Yuriy Buchko, deputy head of the Lviv Regional State Administration
- Iryna Ozip, Marketing Director, APK-Inform Agency, Head of the Fat&Oil Industry-2023 Organizing Committee
10.00 – 11.20 Session 1. Ukrainian oilseeds market Online. Production and processing during the war
Moderator: Andrii Kupchenko, Head of Business Projects Service, APK-Inform Agency
- 10:00 – 10:20 Changes in the structure of oilseeds production: a forced step or a long-term trend? Oilseeds S&D balance: redistribution of consumption
Svitlana Kirichok, Oilseeds market analyst, APK-Inform Agency
- 10:20 – 10:40 The growing market of soybeans: the potential of production, sale, and processing
Volodymyr Pugachov, Executive Director in Eastern Europe, Donau Soja Organisation
- 10:40 – 11:00 Ukrainian rapeseed vs. new logistical possibilities
Roman Suzak, Deputy CEO for Commodity Flows, OptimusAgro Trade
- 11:00 – 11:20 HO sunflower seed market: where is the market heading?
Sergiy Tymoshenko, CEO, MAS Seeds Ukraine
11:20 – 11:50 Coffee break
11:50 – 12:40 Session 2. New projects and investment climate. Technologies and development
Moderator: Iryna Ozip, Marketing Director, APK-Inform Agency, Head of the Fat&Oil Industry-2023 Organizing Committee
- 11:50 – 12:10 Myande fat and oil production equipment and technologies development
Andriy Vusyk, Deputy CEO, Myande Group (China)
- 12:10 – 12:30 Energy independence and own generation of heat and electricity in agricultural enterprises of Ukraine
Volodymyr Lifshyts, Director, Kotloenergoproekt
- 12:30 – 12:50 Enzymatic method of oil processing and fatty acid production
Mykhailo Boitsov, owner and director, LLC SPE Tekoil, co-owner, Vegoil Baltic LLC
12:50 – 13:20 Financial sponsor’s presentation
- Foreign currency accounts for Ukrainian exporters. A solution from Payoneer
Ihor Herasko, Head of Sales, Payoneer
13:20-14:20 Lunch
14:20-15:20 AGA Partners Legal Seminar. Contract Execution through New Logistic Routes
14:20 – 14:50 Overview of the Black Sea Market Disputes
Iryna Moroz Partner at AGA Partners
- Temporary BSG corridor to Odessa ports and its effect
- Missile attacks on Danube ports: force majeure or predictable events?
- Import/export restrictions to Western countries
- Top – 5 Black Sea Market disputes
14:50 – 15:05 Case study: Quality disputes with respect to Ukrainian commodities
Anastasia Shevchuk, Associate at AGA Partners
- Quality final at delivery station
- EU requirements on pesticides and MRL levels
- Remedies and measure of damages for defective quality
15:05 – 15:15 Case study: Where is my money?
Iryna Moroz, Partner at AGA Partners
- The risk of non-payment after cargo delivery
- Delay in payment due to banking compliance
- How to recover the price for the delivered goods?
15:20-15:30 Coffee break
15.30-16.30 Discussion session. Challenges for exporters. Main problems and solutions
Moderator and speaker: Pavlo Mirzack, Assosiated Partner, Head of Vynnitsia branch, Global Ocean Link LTD
Basic questions:
- Global changes in the geography of sunflower oil exports: substitution of Ukrainian oil in the target markets
- Record oilseeds exports: impact and consequences for the industry and possible restrictions
- Alternative export routes: what has changed since February 24, 2022
Speakers:
- Victoria Blazhko, Editor, Agricltural markets, Argus AgriMarkets
- Volodymyr Kharkhalis, Director, Yavir-Invest LLC
- Tetiana Hetman, Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Lviv Regional Administration
- Andrii Druziaka, Agrarian market expert
18.00-20.00 – Gala dinner in honor of the participants
