09:00-09:50

Registration of conference participants

09:50-10:00

Conference opening ceremony

Greeting words from organizers and sponsors

10:00-10:20

The global and European markets for apples: forecast for the current season and mid-term outlook. The data of WAPA, based on the results of Prognosfruit 2014

Ievgen Kuzin, International Relations Manager at Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

10:20-10:55

The Ukrainian market for apples: present situation and outlook. Production, price, export and import forecast for the season 2014/15

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

10:55-11:20

Modern protection products for apples under conditions of all climatic zones in Ukraine

Stepan Logoyda, Crop Manager at Bayer CropScience, Ukraine

11:20-11:50

Pre-harvest treatment of apples and determination of the optimal harvest moment

Adri Streef, International Expert, the Netherlands

11:50-12:15

Mechanization in fruit growing. Reduction of expenditures and pesticide use during apple growing

Dmitriy Priluka, Agricultural Machinery Specialist, Ukrainian Vegetable Company, Ukraine

Tikhon Yevtushenko, Chairman of the Board, Ukrainian Vegetable Company, Ukraine

12:15-12:25

Protection of fruit, berry and ornamental plants against pests. Modern adjuvants for Ukrainian climatic zone

Vitaliy Stokoz, Representative of Agropromnika, Ukraine

12:25-12:35

Growing technology and economic assessment of ordinary and disease-resistant apple varieties

Cehla Bela, General Director at Holland Plant, Ukraine

12:35-12:45

Application of iMetos system in orchards

Vitaliy Shumishin, Commercial Director, Unimetos, Ukraine

12:45-14:00

Lunch break (press-conference for journalists)

14:00-14:30

Pruning and fruit thinning in orchards. Hand labor saving

Alberto Dorigoni, Agrarian Institute of South Tyrol, E.Mach Foundation, Italy

14:30-14:50

Development of the Ukrainian market for directly-squeezed juices – competition under conditions of market saturation

Nazar Romaniv, Representative of Sady Prykarpattia, Ukraine

14:50-15:15

Assessment of different apple storage elements' influence on costs saving in Ukraine

Konstantin Shvets, General Director at Fitomag Ltd.

15:15-15:35

Poland as the center of apple production and the most up-to-date fruit storage technologies

Pawel Baranski, Chlodnie KA Baranski, Poland

15:35-15:45

Choice of equipment for post-harvest and pre-sale handling of apples
Sergey Sidorenko, Director at AltraconK, Ukraine

15:45-15:55

Apple storage solutions from domestic professionals

Anatoliy Bogdan, Executive Director at Insolar, Ukraine

15:55-16:20

Corrugated packaging as the main type for the apple business

Aleksandr Anisimov, Sunpack, Ukraine

16:20-16:30

Optimal fruit storaging with low energy use

Frederique Vogel, Roseta Agro, Netherlands

16:30-16:40

Mobile weighing systems – crop control at all stages

Igor Ivanyk, Director at Rid Logistic Solutions Ukraine

16:40-17:05

Apple export diversification potential connected with political situation in the CIS

Fedor Rybalko, Representative of Western Retail, Ukraine

17:05-17:30

The Ukrainian apple sales channels analysis. The market leader's position

Leyla Shafiyeva, Deputy General Director for Sales, Agro-Etalon, Ukraine

17:30-17:55

Internal and external trade in apples through wholesale markets in Ukraine

Yevgeniy Mokrik, Representative of Association of Wholesale Markets of Ukraine

17:55-18:00

Summing-up the first conference day

18:00-21:00

Gala-dinner for conference participants

08:50-09:00

Registration of business-tour participants

09:00-17:00

Business-tour to Agro-Etalon

Aleksandr Dmitrash, Head of Orchard Facilities at Agro-Etalon, Ukraine