10:00-11:00

Registration of the conference participants

11:00-11:10

Opening of the conference
Welcoming speech from Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and organizers

11:10-11:30

Rosselkhoznadzor: how to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to Russia without any problems. Overview of emerging problems and “problem” countries
Representative of Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance)

11:30-11:55

The Russian fruit and vegetable production and price forecast for the season 2012/13   
Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

11:55-12:10

Russia's entry into the WTO as a blow to suppliers from the CIS

Tatiana Basarab, Director of Vesta OOO

12:10-12:35

Chile as a progressive country in fruit and berry exports to Eastern Europe

Mischa Fok, European Coordinator, Chilean Fresh Fruit Association

12:35-12:50

Development prospects in the EU-Russia fruit and vegetable trade. The situation from a standpoint of Poland
Miroslav Malishevsky, President of Polish Growers Association, Poland

12:50-13:10

Apple business of Russia as one of stably developing areas. When will Russia minimize imports?
Konstantin Shvets, General Director of Fito-Mag, Russia

13:10-13:30

Russian potato business: present situation and development prospects. Major risks in the potato business
Sergey Lupekhin, Chairman of Potato Union of Russia

13:30-13:50

The Russian market for fresh and frozen wild berries in 2011-2012. Present situation and development prospects

Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Managing Director of Yagody Karelii, Russia

13:50-15:00

Lunch break

15:00-15:20

Leading supplier's overview of the fruit and vegetable packaging market

Pavel Malyshev, Commercial Director, Agropak, Russia

15:20-15:40

Modern handling and sorting technologies for fresh fruits and vegetables from UNITEC Group of Companies
Luca Montanari, Vice President, UNITEC S.p.A., Italy

15:40-16:00

Advantages of wooden packaging during transportation and storage of fruits and vegetables
Olivier de Lagausie, Managing Director, SIEL-GROW, France

Brahim Sahib, General Director, Fantasia/Comamussy, Morocco

16:00-16:15

Main aspects and types of IQF technologies for fruits and vegetables

Irina Larsson, Sales Manager in Russia, Central Asia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, IQF Frost AB, Sweden

16:15-16:30

European solutions in fruit and vegetable storage

Ingolf Mayer, Director on Eastern Europe, Plattenhardt + Wirth Gmbh, Germany

16:30-16:45

Long-term storage of fruits and vegetables in controlled atmosphere

Yevgeny Gladkov, General Director, INFROST-AGRO, Russia

16:45-17:00

Summing-up of the conference

Gala dinner for the conference and exhibition participants