Day 1, December 5

10:00-11:20

Registration of conference participants. Morning coffee

10:30-11:00

Fresh Business Expo 2017 Opening Ceremony

11:20-11:30       

Conference Opening Ceremony

Greeting words from organizers and sponsors

MARKET FORUM

11:30-11:50

Final results of fruit and vegetable production in Ukraine in 2017, price forecast for the end of the season. Preliminary expectations from the season 2018/19

Aleksandr Khorev, Head of Fruit-Inform

11:50-12:25

Global trends in the fruit and vegetable sector. What does a new generation of consumers expect from fruit and vegetable growers?

Aljan de Boer, Strategy & Key Note Speaker at TrendsActive, the Netherlands

12:25-12:55

Profits up by 50%. Pollination for fruit orchards, berry and vegetable plantations as a method to improve quality and raise yields

Andriy Yarmak, Economist at FAO Investment Center, Italy

12:55-13:15

Three years of Russian embargo: has the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable business managed to live in a new way?

Independent International Expert

13:15-13:35

Agriculture sustainable development in Ukraine – future of the fruit and vegetable market today

Iryna Kukhtina, President at Ukrainian Berries Association

13:35-13:55

How can Ukraine win the competition in the internal and external markets for garlic?

Anna Morozova,Chairperson of the Board at UkrUp, Ukraine

13:55-15:00

Lunch, press-conference for journalists

INVESTMENT FORUM

15:00-15:20

Who creates associations in the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable sector and what for? Principles and philosophy of professionals’ association

Independent International Expert

15:20-15:40

Ukrainian Horticulture Business Development Project: solutions for small and middle-sized farmers. Practical results of the project’s activities in export development: the case of garlic

Dmytro Nikolayev, UHBDP Project Manager

Yan Mishkevich, Managing Partner at Agro Patriot, Ukraine

15:40-16:00

Manufacture of dehydrated potato powder and flakes in Ukraine. Investment attractiveness

Oleg Yakimets, Processing Industry Consultant, Ukraine

16:00-16:20

The Ukrainian sector of greenhouse cucumbers and tomatoes: development with an export accent

Roman Gordiy, Head of Sales Department, Uman Greenhouse Center, Ukraine

16:20-16:40

Investments in the fruit and berry sector. Should an influx of new players be expected?

Oleg Bosyi, Berry Sector Expert, Ukraine

16:40-17:00

The Ukrainian melon and watermelon sector in Ukraine and prospects of river logistics. How many river barges should be expected in 2018?

Oleksandr Synenko, Director at Aleksandr A. Sinenko Farm, Ukraine

17:00-17:10

Pooling packaging in the fruit and vegetable business: standard for Ukrainian retail

Dmytro Tomashevskiy, Operational Director, Nateco Logistics, Ukraine

17:10-17:20

Fresh fruit and vegetable quality retention during storage and transportation

Andriy Noskov, Director, Realna Tekhnologichna Alternatyva, Ukraine

17:20-17:40

Psychology of a domestic grower: why a margin of 300% is a negative factor?

Oleksandr Marchenko, Commercial Director at S-Rostok, Ukraine

17:40-18:00

Top ten fruits and vegetables for export from Ukraine and top ten importing countries

Andriy Yarmak, Economist at FAO Investment Center, Italy

Day 2, December 6

10:00-10:30

Registration of conference participants. Morning coffee

GROWING TECHNOLOGIES, CERTIFICATION & ORGANIC PRODUCE FORUM

10:30-10:50

Voluntary certification of fruit and vegetable production in Ukraine. Are retail chains ready to pay more for produce?

Nina Dmytrash, GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Expert, Ukraine

10:50-11:10

Recent developments in organic production in Ukraine and outlook

Sergey Galashevskiy, Director at Organic Standard, Ukraine

11:10-11:30

A portrait of fruit and vegetable agronomy in Ukraine: the most spread pests, diseases and protection products. Rankings of PPP manufacturers and distributors

Mariya Lakeyeva, Head of Analytical Department at Fruit-Inform

11:30-12:00

Mechanization of growing processes – modern machinery for modern business

Tikhon Yevtushenko, Chairman of the Board, Ukrainian Vegetable Company

12:00-12:10

The market for fruit trees and berry plants in Ukraine. Domestic vs imported. Share of counterfeit products

Istvan Szucs, Director at Holland Plant Ukraine

12:10-12:30

Ukrainian potatoes – how to stop a nosedive?

Igor Chechitko, Ukrainian Potato Market Expert

12:30-13:00

Technological secrets in garlic growing in Ukraine

Zenoviy Sych, Doctor of Science in Agriculture, Professor, Crop Breeder

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:30

Main reasons for insufficient yields of vegetable crops in the season-2017/18

Vadim Dudka, Director at AgroAnaliz, Ukraine

14:30-14:50

Comparison of technologies and economics of conventional and organic apple growing in Ukraine. Where is a margin?

Valentyna Lanovenko, President at Ekogarden Organic Growing Academy, Ukraine

HANDLING, STORAGE, PROCESSING & PACKAGING FORUM

14:50-15:00

A storage facility as a necessary element for successful sales within the whole season

Anatoliy Bogdan, Director at Insolar-Kholod, Ukraine

15:00-15:10

Modern solutions to store fruits and vegetables in Ukraine

Speaker TBC

15:10-15:30

Fruit and vegetable value chain in Ukraine – when growing is not enough to create an end product for a consumer

Denis Sazonov, General Director, Green Team, Ukraine

15:30-15:40

Methods to add value to products

Oles Kapitanchuk, Head of Project, Tolsma Ukraine

15:40-15:50

Full technological cycle to handle, sort and pack fresh fruits and vegetables

Roman Peyev, Commercial Director, Rusbana Engineering Ukraine

15:50-16:00

Buhler solutions for optical sorting, fruit and berry drying

Andrey Sharan, Head of Grain Processing & Optical Sorting Department, Buhler AG, Ukraine

16:00-16:10

Handling, sorting and packing fruits and vegetables

Speaker TBC

16:10-16:20

Dehydration or freezing? Comparison of technologies, economic indicators and risks: the case of onions

Oleg Yakimets, Processing Industry Consultant, Ukraine

MARKETING FORUM

16:20-16:40

Top ten fruits and vegetables for export from Ukraine and top ten importing countries.

Ievgen Kuzin, International Relations Manager, Fruit-Inform

16:40-17:00

An exporter as an integral element in current fruit and vegetable trade

Mariya Antonova, Head of Project, Kalynivka-Premium, Ukraine

17:00-17:20

The Ukrainian FMCG market – development of retail chains and Ukrainian consumer market outlook

Marina Zabarilo, ConsumerScan Director, GFK Ukraine

17:20-17:40

Online trade in fruits and vegetables: global trends, rise of the domestic sector

Natalya Golovatska, Head of Commercial Projects & Strategy Marketing Department at Shuvar, Ukraine

18:00-21:00

Gala Dinner

Day 3, December 7

International Trade Forum. Meetings with leading retailers and importers from Ukraine and Russia. Preliminary registration and meetings according to the concerted schedule

09:30-10:00

Registration of trade forum participants, morning coffee

10:15-15:00

Trade forum

Tetiana Smirnova, Trade Forum Director

15:00

End of conference and trade forum