Agenda

Conference time 11:00-14:00

Moderator: Andriy Kupchenko, Head of Business project unit, APK-Inform

11:00-11:15 Opening of the conference and presentation of speakers

Greetings from:

Viktor Karbivskiy, Chairman of the Board of Seed Association of Ukraine, General Director of Limagrain Ukraine
Siuzana Grygorenko, Executive Director of Seed Association of Ukraine

Section 1. Seed sector development trends

11:15-11:30 Seed sector and global perspective of seed trade

Michael Keller, General Secretary, International Seed Federation

11:30-11:45 Development prospects of seed industry in Ukraine amid new opportunities on the European market. Formation and support of international reputation of Ukrainian seed

Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine, Trade representative of Ukraine

11:45-12:00 EU: perspectives and policy developments

Cesar Gonzalez, Manager Public Affairs, European Association Euroseeds

Section 2. Planting campaign of 2021: agro-climatic conditions, proposals from seed producers and farmers’ preferences

12:00-12:15 Formation of seed bank of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine amid changes in production structure

Andriy Kupchenko, Head of Business project unit, APK-Inform

12:15-13:30 Proposals and innovative solutions from seed producers

Trends in the development of the sunflower market in Ukraine and prospects for the season-2021

Gennady Malyna, Ph.D. s.-g. Sciences, Head of Oilseeds Technical Support Team of “Syngenta”

Ukrainian production of MAS SEEDS’ seeds for export: short-term trends

Mykola Chernysh, acting of the General Director, MAS SEEDS UKRAINE LLC

Innovative solutions of KWS

Victoriya Taran, Head of Marketing Department, KWS-UKRAINE LLC

Past, Present & Future directions of BASF seed business in Ukraine

Thierry Menou, Regional Business Head EMEA Seeds & Traits, Field Crops

13:30-13:45 Agro-climatic conditions and their influence on agricultural production in Ukraine. What seed producers and farmers should be prepared for