Day 1

August 14, 2019

09:00-10:00

Registration, morning coffee

Networking

10:00-18:00

Exposition of suppliers of technologies and equipment for the apple business

10:30-12:20

Trade forum with buyers of fresh apples from the EU, Middle East and South-East Asia organized by Ukrainian Horticultural Association UHA

14:30-17:30

Trade forum with buyers of fresh apples from the EU, Middle East and South-East Asia organized by Ukrainian Horticultural Association UHA

10:00-10:10

Conference opening

Session 1. Fresh apple market in Ukraine and globally. Development trends and production forecast for the season 2019/20

10:10-10:40

Now is the best time to invest in apple orchards in Ukraine

Andriy Yarmak, FAO Investment Center Economist, Italy

10:40-11:00

The apple market in the EU and other European countries: 2019 production forecast

Ievgen Kuzin, Marketing Manager, Fruit-Inform

11:00-11:20

The Ukrainian apple market in the season 2019/20. Fruit-Inform’s production and price forecast

Oleksandr Khorev, Fruit-Inform Project Manager

11:20-11:30

Protection of fruit and vegetable exporter’s interests in foreign markets

Yuliya Kurilo, Lawyer, International Corporate Law Expert

11:30-11:50

Ukrainian organic apples – will there be a market place for new players?

Valentyna Lanovenko, Project Manager at Lanovenko Family Nursery, Export Consultant at Ukrainian Horticultural Association UHA

Session 2. Modern apple growing technologies. Master classes from leading sector experts

11:50-12:10

Modern intensive orchard from A to Z. How to achieve a share of more than half of export-quality apples?

Igor Butkovskyi, Agronomist at Sady Dnipra, Ukraine

12:10-12:20

Optimal varietal structure of an orchard under current market conditions and apple tree selection principles

Stepan Paladi, Commercial Director at Holland Plant Ukraine

12:20-12:30

Globarryl00 and Gib Plus plant grown regulators and modern disinfection methods for sorting lines with the use of Huwa-San agent

Vasyl Bondarovskyi, Head of PPP department, EFT PLUS, Ukraine

12:30-12:50

Season’s challenges in orchards in the current year

Volodymyr Voyevodin, Specialty Crops Technical Expert, Syngenta, Ukraine

12:50-13:00

Insurance of fruit and berry crops as a tool for a company's economic stability

Denys Lavryk, Agribusiness Risks Department Head, ASKA Insurance Company

13:00-14:10

Lunch break

14:10-14:30

Changing varietal structure of operating apple orchards – what to focus on, and how much does it cost?

Nina Dmytrash, Fruit Production & GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Specialist, AgroFruitConsult, Ukraine

14:30-14:40

Biological protection – advantages and prospects (the case of a bio-insecticide against codling moth)

Alina Piven, CIS, Central and East Asia Area and Product Manager, Andermatt Biocontrol AG, Switzerland

14:40-15:00

Irrigation economics for projects of intensive apple production

Dmytro Filippov, Director at Polyv-Servis, Ukraine

15:00-15:20

Efficient protection of apple orchards against weather risks

Natalya Lut, Director at Nif Agro Supplies, Ukraine

15:20-15:30

Innovations in nutrition from Unifer

Oleksandr Rybak, Agronomist at Unifer, Ukraine

Session 3. Apple handling, processing, packaging and storage technologies. The market for processed apples

15:30-15:40

Automatization of key fruit growing and handling processes

Igor Bogoslavets, Sales Manager, Incools, Ukraine

15:40-15:50

Prolongation of apple storage and quality retention terms during export. Modified atmosphere and moisture, Xtend packages, ethylene absorbers, sanitizers, waxes and covers

Hanna Budylina, Representative of Inter Fresh Ukraine

15:50-16:10

Innovative solutions of apple storage and sorting from the Dutch companies Van Amerongen and Greefa  

Hans Reimerink, Export Manager, Van Amerongen CA Technology B.V., the Netherlands

Dick van de Kop, Export Manager, Greefa, the Netherlands

16:10-16:25

Tips on corrugated packaging: how can fruits be delivered safe and undamaged

Andriy Rebro, Corrugated Packaging Factory Deputy Director, Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, Ukraine

16:25-16:35

Europlast - innovative packaging for storage of apples in cooling rooms

Marius Ghețe, General Manager, Europlast, Romania

16:35-16:50

A book is judged by its cover, or why the packaging is so important

Oleksandr Anisimov, Director, VITAL TRADING

Session 4. Modern approaches to apple sales and marketing

16:50-17:05

Logistical secrets of successful apple export

Yevgen Zabegaylo, Leading Specialist on Fresh Department Development, KTL Ukraine

17:05-17:20

Ukrainian produce zone at Shuvar Wholesale Market

Tetiana Getman, Head of Analytics Department, Shuvar Wholesale Market

17:20-17:40

Market niches for export of Ukrainian apples: EU, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, South and South-East Asia

Martin Cousiño, General Manager at Alquimia Fruits S.L., Spain

17:40-18:00

Panel discussion in a seller-buyer format. Conference summing-up

Speakers TBC

18:00-21:00

Gala-dinner

Day 2

August 15, 2019

08:30-09:00

Business-tour registration

09:00-16:30

Business-tour to UApple company

·         different approaches to apple growing in intensive orchards

·         machinery for orchard management and apple harvesting

·         modern fruit storage facility

·         apple handling and packing line