Day 1, May 18

08:00-09:00

Registration of conference participants

09:00-09:10

Conference Opening Ceremony

Session 1. The Ukrainian berry market. Foreign trade in fresh and frozen produce

09:10-09:35

The Ukrainian market for fresh berries. Present situation and development prospects

Aleksandr Khorev, Head of Fruit-Inform

09:35-09:55

The Ukrainian market for organic berries. Certification of berry production as a prerequisite for companies with the focus on export

Yelena Deyneko, Director at Organic Business School, Ukraine

09:55-10:15

Promising berry crops for export. Exports of Ukrainian berries to Belarus, requirements to quality, handling and packaging

Aleksey Svirid, Development Director at Bel-Obst, Belarus

10:15-10:35

Ukrainian Horticulture Business Development Project: solutions for small and middle-sized berry growers

Dmitriy Nikolayev, Project Manager

09:10-09:35

Labor force as a necessary part and problem of the berry business. How does it look like today, what should be expected in the nearest time?

Vadim Fioktistov, Agricultural Department at Zaporizhia Oblast State Administration

Session 2. New berry growing technologies. Master classes from the sector leaders

10:35-11:00

Master class. Will strawberries become a favorite in Ukraine? Solutions to raise margin under current conditions

Oleg Bosyi, Ukrainian Berry Market Expert

11:00-11:30

Master class. Sweet cherry growing technologies. Key problems and approaches to their solutions

Thierry Croze, Stonefruit Growing Consultant, France

11:30-11:50

Sweet cherry production in Ukraine. Practical experience and main problems

Sergey German, Director at Aurora

11:50-12:05

Varietal innovation as a guarantee of a successful orchard

Stepan Paladi, Commercial Director at Holland Plant Ukraine

12:05-12:30

Master class. Right approach to choose berry plants: from growing to planting

Erman Eroglu, Production Director, Adana-3, Ukraine

12:30-14:00

Lunch break (Olimp Restaurant, 15, Parkovyi Blvd)

12:30-14:00

Master class. The fifth most popular berry crop in Ukraine: honeyberries, blackberries or redcurrants?

Aleksandr Yareschenko, Head of Fruit and Berry Crops Selection and Technological Department of Horticultural Institute of NAASU, Master of Agriculture, Ukraine

12:30-14:00

Technological support for berry production: plants, irrigation, machinery

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

12:30-14:00

How to protect berry crops from pests and diseases efficiently?

Vladimir Voyevodin, Specialty Crops Technical Expert, Syngenta, Ukraine

12:30-14:00

Agrochemical maintenance for berry plantations to reduce damages from force majeure

Vadim Dudka, Director at Agroanaliz, Ukraine

Session 3. Berry processing and handling in Ukraine

15:45-16:00

Optical sorting equipment for berries from Concept Engineers B.V

Rob Bornstein, Concept Engineers B.V., the Netherlands

16:00-16:15

Advantages of shock freezing of berries. Secrets of smart shock freezing

Galina Polyakova, Manager at Zeleny Shlyakh, Ukraine

16:15-16:30

High-quality packaging materials for berries

Riccardo Guidi, Export Manager, ILIP S.r.l., Italy

16:30-16:45

Innovative technological solutions for the berry business

Maksim Padey, Sales Manager at GEA Ukraine

Session 4. Modern approaches to marketing of perishable products

16:45-17:00

Global GAP certification for the berry business. Are there any additional necessary certificates for successful business?

Igor Chechetko, Global GAP Certification Expert, Ukraine

17:00-17:20

The UK is ready to import cherries and berries from Ukraine: key crops, requirements to quality, packaging

Bas Tramper, International Procurement & Logistics Ltd., UK

17:20-17:40

Berry sales channels: wholesale/supermarkets, export, processing

Irina Kukhitina, Innovative Farming & Cooperation, Ukraine

17:40-18:00

Panel discussion with traders, growers and processors. Conference summing up

18:15-21:00

Evening reception

Day 2, May 19

09:00-15:00

Business tour to Aurora

17:00

Arrival to Zaporizhia