Preliminary program of the Second round of the V Ukrainian Grain Congress
November 24
Outdoor roundtable discussion on development of the river grain logistics
(Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, branch of the company Nibulon)
08:30-09:00 - Boarding to the buses at Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv (Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Street, 1)
09:00-11:00 – Travel time, Kiev - Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi
11:00-12:00 – Visiting the elevator and transshipment complex of the Pereyaslavsky branch of the company Nibulon
12:00-13:30 - Roundtable discussion
Speakers:
- Vladimir Klimenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association
- Oleksiy Vadaturskyy, General Director of NIBULON Ltd
- Yuri Skichko, Director of Hermes-Trading LLC
- Artem Skorobogatov, Associated partner of Interlegal
13:30-15:00 - Buffet
15:00 - Departure to Kiev
17:00-19:00 - Registration of participants of the Second round of the V Ukrainian Grain Congress in the foyer near the conference hall Ballroom
November 25
8:15-9:30 – Registration of the participants / Morning coffee
9:30-10:00 — Official opening of the Congress work
Welcoming speeches of the organizers, official personalities and sponsors
10:00-12:30 – Roundtable discussion “Effective dialogue between agribusiness and authorities”
(conference hall Ballroom)
Moderator – Leonid Kozachenko, President of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation
Analysis of the cooperation of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the EBRD, the FAO, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the agricultural business for three recent marketing seasons. The government policy on the grain exports in 2014/15 MY: expectations of agribusiness. Specifying of the key aspects in formation of the new agricultural policy.
Speakers:
- Heads of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the Agrarian Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy and Development of Ukraine
- Representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, SE Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia)
- Leonid Kozachenko, President of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation
- Vladimir Klimenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association
- Dmitry Prikhodko, Economist at the Investment Centre Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
- Wojtek Boniaszczuk, Senior Banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Agribusiness Team, Central and Eastern Europe)
- Maurizio Guadagni, Senior Rural Development Specialist of the World Bank
- Jean-Jacques Herve, Сouncellor to the Board for Agriculture at Credit Agricole Вank
- Nikolai Gorbachev, Director of New World Grain
- Oleksiy Vadaturskyy, General Director of NIBULON Ltd
- Yuri Skichko, Director of Hermes-Trading LLC
12:30-13:30 - Press-conference
12:30-14:00 - Lunch
From 14:00 to 17:00 there will be held the parallel events
14:00-15:30 - Session 1. Experience of the agrarian sector in France, and opportunities for its application in Ukraine
(conference hall Ballroom)
Moderator – Jean-Jacques Herve, Credit Agricole Вank
Main issues:
- Production and exports of French grains
- Features of the grain season-2014/15 in France
- Effective hedging tools using Euronext commodity futures and options contracts
- System of co-operatives in France: way of development of agricultural production, and access of agrarians on foreign markets
- Work experience of the French company in Ukrainian environment
Speakers:
- Jean-Pierre Langlois-Berthelot, President of France Export Céréales
- Lionel Porte, Head of Product Development, Commodities at Euronext
- Philippe Mitko, Business development manager for Eastern Europe, InVivo
- Nikolai Gorbachev, Director of New World Grain
15:30-16:00 – Coffee-break
16:00-17:30 - Session 2. Alternative energy
(conference hall Ballroom)
Main issues:
- Bioenergy: international experience and prospects for development
- Prospects for alternative energy development in Ukraine (raw materials base, treatment, application)
- Modern technical solutions in alternative energy technologies
Speakers:
- Tatyana Zheleznaya, Bioenergetic Association of Ukraine
- Igor Odokienko, Director of CherkassyElevatorMash
- Representatives of the Government of Ukraine
- Representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
17:30-17:45 - Summing up the first day of the Congress
17:45-19:00 - Meetings, negotiations
19:00-22:00 -Evening entertainment program for participants of the Second round of the V Ukrainian Grain Congress in the restaurant Tarantino (Kiev, Sagaidachnogo Str. 35)
14:00-17:00 - Seminar “Gafta Trade Assurance Scheme (GTAS): grain quality = quality of life” *
(conference hall Kiev-1)
Organizers: GAFTA Ukraine, TÜV Rheinland Ukraine LLC, Ukrainian Grain Association, APK-Inform Agency
14:00-14:30 – Registration of the participants, distribution of information materials
14:30-15:30 – Official opening of the seminar. Welcoming of the participants
Anna Golodova, Director of the Kiev office of GAFTA
Vladimir Klimenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association
15:00-15:30 – New certification scheme for grain and forage sectors of GTAS: access to the global market
Evgenia Novozhilova, lead auditor, Head MS-Food Sector at TÜV Rheinland Ukraine LLC
15:30-16:00 – GTAS: fumigation and pest control - the key to success
Alexander Zrely, Director at International Maritime Fumigation Organization (IMFO)
16:00-16:30 – Questions to the speakers
16:30-16:45 – Summarizing the results
17:00 – Cocktail-party in honour of the seminar participants
* One can participate in the seminar through the previously passed registration in GAFTA Ukraine, and for additional charge.
November 26
9:30-10:00 – Morning coffee
10:00-12:00 - Session 3. Grain market in 2014/15 MY
(conference hall Ballroom)
Moderator – Vladimir Klimenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association
10:00-10:20 - Macroeconomic situation in Ukraine and its impact on the further development of business
Oleg Ustenko, Executive Director, The Bleyzer Foundation
10:20-10:40 - World grain market: impact factors, demand making
Daryna Kovalska, Agricultural Commodities Research at Macquarie Securities Group
10:40-11:00 - World grain trade: international experience and opportunities for Ukraine
Dmitry Prikhodko, Economist at the Investment Centre Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
11:00-11:20 - Ukrainian grain market: current condition, supply and demand balances, results of the winter crops planting
Andrei Kupchenko, Analyst of APK-Inform Agency
11:20-11:40 - Egyptian market of grains. Role of Ukrainian grains on the Egyptian market
Waled Wagih Anies, Head of inspection of agricultural cargoes at TÜV NORD Egypt
11:40-12:00 - Prospects of Ukrainian grains on the Chinese market
Chris Wang, China Sinopharm International Company
12:00-12:15 – Questions to the speakers
12:15-12:45 – Coffee-break
12:45-14:45 - Panel discussion “Topical issues of the logistics and grain cargoes certification”
(conference hall Ballroom)
Moderator – Rodion Rybchinskiy, Head of Business Projects Division of APK-Inform Agency
Main issues:
- Condition of the elevator infrastructure at Ukraine as the limiting factor for development of the grain market
- Grain cargoes shipment for exports through the ports of the Azov and Black Seas of Ukraine in the 1st quarter
- Features of grain cargoes motor transportation in the current MY
- Certification of grain cargoes for exports (features of the current season, impact of the qualitative parameters)
- Holding down of grain cargoes by shipowners in the course of sea transportation
Speakers:
- Rodion Rybchinskiy, Head of Business Projects Division of APK-Inform Agency
- Andrei Shklyar, Head of the expert division, Center for Transport Strategies
- Oleg Nivievskyi, Agricultural Policy Advisor at the World Bank Group
- Yanina Kucherova, President of the Association of Agricultural Carriers of Ukraine
- Artem Skorobogatov, Associated partner of Interlegal
- Oleg Onishchenko, SGS Ukraine
14:45-15:00 – Questions to the speakers
15:00-15:15 – Summing up the Congress work, closing of the event
