The 2nd International Conference

“Apple Business of Ukraine & Russia – 2012”

August 9-10, 2012

President Hotel, 12, Gospitalna St.

Kiev, Ukraine

August 9, 2012

9:00-10:45

Registration of the conference participants

Morning coffee

10:45-11:00

Opening ceremony

Welcoming speech from organizers and sponsors

Session 1. Investment attractiveness and development prospects of Ukrainian and Russian apple markets

11:00-11:30

Global and European apple markets: forecasts for the current season and mid-term prospects. WAPA's data according to Prognosfruit 2012 results

Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago, Deputy Secretary General, WAPA, Belgium

11:30-11:50

Russian and Ukrainian apple markets: present situation and development prospects. Price and export forecast for the season 2012/13

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform

11:50-12:10

Investments in the apple business: investment projects recoupment period assessment

Yelena Poperechnaya, Specialist of Fruit Project, Ukraine

12:10-12:25

Philosophy of modern apple gardening: corporate approach or family farm

Andriy Yarmak, Independent International Expert, Ukraine

Session 2. Modern technologies of apple production and processing

12:25-12:40

Novelties in apple growing and harvesting technologies

Andrey Bagriy, Director of Obriy OOO, Ukraine

12:40-12:55

Portrait of apple producer in Ukraine and Russia

Tetiana Levchenko, Executive Editor of Fruit-Inform

12:55-13:05

Resistant apple varieties in Ukraine

Széchy Szabolcs, Commercial Director of Holland Plant Ukraine

13:05-13:30

Modern approach to apple disease control

Igor Tarushkin, Product Manager, Bayer CropScience, Ukraine

13:30-13:40

Full package of technologies for apple orchards

Jan Peter Westerbeek, Director of Agri-Rost, Netherlands

13:40-14:30

Lunch (Press-conference for journalists)

14:30-14:50

Protection of orchards from frosts and hail: urgent problem for the current season

Aleksandr Yevseyev, Chief Agronomist of Crimean Fruit Company, Ukraine

14:50-15:00

Benefits of Crystal netting for apples

Aaron Samuel, Marketing Manager, Meteor Agricultural Nets Ltd., Israel

15:00-15:10

Application of iMetos system in orchards

Sergey Kovalenko, iMetos Product-Manager, Unifer, Ukraine

Session 3. Post-harvest handling and storage technologies for apples

15:10-15:20

Dutch technologies for fruit storage and handling

Sergey Sidorenko, Director of AltraconK, Ukraine

15:20-15:45

Practical aspects of using Fito-Mag technology

Konstantin Shvets, General Director of Fito-Mag, Russia

15:45-15:55

Apple storage solutions from Ukrainian professionals

Vitaliy Salasenko, Head of Technical Department of Insolar, Ukraine

15:55-16:10

Complete technology solutions for the apple business from CERMAC - Italian manufacturers group

Enrico Turoni, President of CERMAC, Italy

Ruslan Chornyi, Representative of Spinazze Group in Ukraine

16:10-16:30

Development prospects of apple processing in Ukraine

Oleg Lavrov, Director of Kodymskiy Juice Factory, Ukraine

16:30-16:35

Modern equipment for industrial apple processing

Oleg Ivanina, Head of Boema Spa projects in Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

16:35-16:40

Paperboard packaging for fruits and vegetables as a topical requirement

Yuriy Deyneko, Sales Manager, Kiev Paperboard Factory, Ukraine

16:40-17:00

Coffee-break

Session 4. Modern approaches to apple marketing

17:00-17:20

Modern wholesale markets of Ukraine as new sales channels for fresh apples

Aleksey Chumak, Director at Stolychnyi Agricultural Center, Ukraine

17:20-17:40

Domestic apples on supermarket shelves: seasons, volumes, quality, requirements

Olga Ruban, Head of Fruit and Vegetable Department, Eko-Market, Ukraine

17:40-17:50

Summing-up of the 1st conference day

18:00-21:00

Gala-dinner for the conference participants

August 10, 2012

08:00-08:30

Registration of the conference participants

Morning coffee

08:30-19:30

Business-tour to Obriy OOO (Vinnytsia region)

Andrey Bagriy, Director of Obriy OOO, Ukraine