The 6th International Conference
“Fruit & Vegetable Business of Russia - 2013”

10:00-10:30

Registration of conference participants

10:30-10:45

Opening ceremony

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

10:45-11:15

Most frequent violations of Russia's fruit and vegetable import regulations. What should suppliers pay attention to?

Representative of Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance)

11:15-11:35

Ministry of Agriculture's policy of fruit and vegetable production support in the Russian Federation and its expected changes

Petr Chekmarev, Director of Department of Plant-Growing, Chemicalization and Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

11:35-12:10

Russian fruit and vegetable production and price forecast for the season 2013/14

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform

12:10-12:30

Current developments in the European fruit and vegetable market and outlook. Russia as the main trading partner for European suppliers

Jolanta Kazimierska, Association of Polish Fruit and Vegetable Exporters “Unia Owocowa”, Poland

12:30-12:50

Changes in the Russian apple market structure over the previous year. Outlook for the next season

Konstantin Shvets, General Director, Fito-Mag, Russia

12:50-13:00

Provision of the Russian fresh produce market with CA-storage facilities

Ingolf Mayer, Eastern Europe Director, Plattenhardt + Wirth GmbH, Germany

13:00-13:20

The Russian potato market: present situation and outlook. Principal risks in the potato business

Aleksey Krasilnikov, Executive Director, Potato Union, Russia

13:20-13:40

The Russian greenhouse market outlook. State subsidies as a booster for an increase in production of greenhouse products

Natalya Rogova, General Director, Association of Greenhouses of Russia

13:40-13:50

Dneprovskiy Greenhouse Center. Quality. Reliability. Sustainability

Anton Korolkov, Marketing Specialist, Dneprovskiy Greenhouse Center, Ukraine

13:50-14:10

The Russian market for fresh and frozen wild-grown berries. Present situation and outlook for the season 2013/14

Aleksandr Samokhvalov, Managing Director, Yagody Karelii, Russia

14:10-15:00

Lunch break

15:00-15:20

Development of the Russian market for fresh-cut vegetables. The market for leaf vegetables in Russia

Viktor Semenov, Founder of Belaya Dacha Group of Companies, Russia

15:20-15:30

FreshSafe: packaging solution for fresh fruits and vegetables. Preserving freshness. Reducing costs

Ruslan Gadelshin, Representative of Multivac Rus, Russia

15:30-15:40

Long-term storage of fruits and vegetables in controlled atmosphere

Yevgeniy Gladkov, General Director, Infrost-Agro, Russia

15:40-15:50

Philips – solutions for horticultural lighting

Maciej Krol, Global Marketing Manager, Philips Lighting Poland S.A., Poland

15:50-16:00

Modern fresh fruit and vegetable handling and sorting technologies

Speaker TBC

16:00-16:20

Food retail: modern formats' influence on consumer market

Ivan Fedyakov, General Director, INFOLine informational and consulting agency, Russia

16:20-16:40

Russian and European supermarkets' requirements to quality of fresh berries

Jeremy Darby, International Expert, UK

16:40-17:00

Optimal fruit and vegetable supply chain “from field to consumer”. Grower-wholesale company-distribution center-supermarket

Sergey Khavanov, General Director, Agrotrade, Russia

17:00-17:20

Branding and advertising in the Russian fruit and vegetable sector as a necessary element in companies' development irrespective of their scale

Pavel Grudinin, Director, Sovkhoz imeni Lenina, Russia

17:20-17:30

Summing-up. Round table: questions-answers

Chaired by Tetiana Getman

Gala-dinner for the conference and exhibition participants

09:30-10:00

Registration of business-tour participants

10:00-16:00

Business-tour to Belaya Dacha

Viktor Semenov, Founder of Belaya Dacha Group of Companies, Russia