Day 1. Cereals
9:00 - 10:00 Registration of participants
10:00 - 10:15 Opening of the conference by H.E Excellency Dr. Ali El Mesalhy, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade of Egyptian Cabinet
welcoming speech from the General Sponsor, Mr. Vaja Jhashi, President of Trans Oil Group of Companies
10:15 - 12:00 Session 1. World grain market: estimates for 2018/19 MY and prospects for 2019/20 MY
Moderator: Elena Neroba, Head of analytics, Marcopolo Commodities SA, Adviser to the President of the Ukrainian Grain Association
10:15 - 10:45 Black Sea Grains: Mitigation Tools
James Colquhoun, SENIOR GRAIN PRICING SPECIALIST, S&P GLOBAL PLATTS
10:45 - 11:15 When is a signed contract invalid?! Practical case of GAFTA
Ivan Kasynyuk, PARTNER AVELLUM, AGA PARTNERS
11:15 - 11:40 Main quality indicators of Wheat and Corn. Comparison of quality characteristics and testing methods of various origins
Arina Korchmaryova, VICE PRESIDENT - BALTIC, BLACK AND CASPIAN SEAS BUSINESS GROUP, COTECNA UKRAINE LIMITED
11:40 - 12:00 Blockchain for agri-trading: latest developments and projects’ analysis for the ongoing innovation wave
Andrei Grigorov, CEO/CO-FOUNDER, CEREALIA
12:00 - 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 - 13:45 Session 2. Prospects and difficulties of work on the Egyptian market Moderator: Ivanna Dorichenko, Consultant, TRADAIDE
12:30 - 12:50 GASC: opportunities for cooperation and rules for participation in tenders
Hany Ouda, General Manager of General Authority for Supply Commodities for Vegetable Oils department for importation
12:50 - 13:10 Egypt is a key player in the MENA market
Hesham Soliman, CHIEF EXECUTIVE TRADING SECTOR, UNITED GRAIN COMPANY
13:10 - 13:30 Moldova as a prospective supplier to the Egyptian market
Thierry Beaupied, HEAD OF TRADING, TRANS-OIL INTERNATIONAL SA
13:30 - 13:45 River logistics is the key element for the improvement of competitiveness
Mikhail Egorov, HEAD OF COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT, HERMES-TRADING
13:45 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 17:00 Session 3. Key Suppliers and Customers Moderator: Irina Ozip, APK-Inform
15:00 - 15:20 Black Sea grain. Export potential. Place in the MENA market
Elena Neroba, HEAD OF ANALYTICS, MARCOPOLO COMMODITIES SA, ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UKRAINIAN GRAIN ASSOCIATION, MARCOPOLO COMMODITIES SA
15:20 - 15:40 Ukrainian market of grains: record harvest of 2018/19 and prospects of the new season
Andrey Novoselov, CEO, SPICE INVEST SOLUTIONS, SPIKE INVEST SOLUTIONS
15:40 - 16:00 The Place of the French Wheat in the European and in the international Market
Ismaïl Fahmy, CHIEF EXECUTIVE TRADING SECTOR, UNITED GRAIN COMPANY, SOUFFLET GROUP
16:00 - 16:20 Jordan: opportunities and prospects for the season, the rules of the game in the grain market
Malak Al Akiely, DIRECTOR, GOLDEN WHEAT FOR GRAIN TRADING
16:20 - 16:40 Lebanon: the development of the milling sector
Bachar Boubess, Owner & General Manager, Modern Mills of Lebanon, OWNER & GENERAL MANAGER, MODERN MILLS OF LEBANON
16:40 - 17:00 Questions to the speakers
19:00 - 21:00 Gala dinner in honor of participants