10:00

Registration of the conference participants

10:45-11:05

Conference and exhibition opening ceremony

Welcoming speech from organizers and Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform

11:05-11:30

Press-conference for journalists

11:30-11:55

Philosophy of fruit and vegetable production: global experience and Ukrainian path. Is it possible to become a fruit and vegetable tycoon?

Andriy Yarmak, Author of Fruit-Inform Project

11:55-12:15

Ukrainian fruits and vegetables' entry into the EU market. Legislation, standards, practical examples
Egle Eimontaite, International Trade Advisor, Freshfel Europe, Belgium

12:15-12:40

Ukraine, Russia and Poland: Fruit-Inform's production and price forecast for the current season. Preliminary expectations from the season 2013/14. Will vegetable and potato prices recover?

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform

12:40-13:00

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

Mischa Fok, European Coordinator, Chilean Fresh Fruit Association

13:00-13:20

Coffee and tea break

13:20-13:40

Garlic production efficiency in Ukraine. The results of the first Ukrainian garlic market fundamental study

Mikhail Soroka, Chairman of Ukrainian Garlic Association

13:40-14:10

Organic fruits and vegetables in Ukraine. The market development over past 3 years. Prospects

Yevgeniy Milovanov, President of Organic Movement Federation of Ukraine

14:10-14:30

DF-Agro: leadership by means of high technologies

Yelena Bukalo, Sales Director, DF Agro, Ukraine

14:30-15:30

Lunch

15:30-15:50

Ukrainian fruit importers: are there prospects of further development in this business in view of growing domestic production?

Sergey Primachok, Director of Interfruct-Ukraine

15:50-16:20

Innovations on the Ukrainian vegetable market. Lettuces, aubergines, bell peppers, melons and watermelons: new trends and development prospects

Yuriy Sologub, Marketing and Logistics Director, Rijk Zwaan Ukraine

16:20-16:40

One of the leading projects on vegetable storage in Ukraine

Aleksandr Nazarchuk, Faktor Konsalts, Ukraine

16:40-17:00

How to sell fruits and vegetables to supermarket chains. Masterclass

Fedor Rybalko, retail expert, Ukraine

17:00-17:20

Summing-up of the first conference day

10:00-10:30

Registration of the conference participants (morning coffee)

10:30-12:50

Technological forum “New trends in fruit, vegetable and potato production technologies”

Chaired by Vadim Dudka, Marite Gailite

10:30-10:55

Ukrainian potato market. Present situation, development prospects

Oleg Todchuk, Vice-President, Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

10:55-11:20

Fruit Wall Technology as a new approach to apple growing in intensive orchards. Overview of applied machinery and technologies

Viktor Kolesnik, Director of Agrostar, Ukraine

11:20-11:40

Modern optimized fruit production

Carolus Koen, CEO, Carolus C.BVBA, Belgium

11:40-12:05

Ukrainian berry business. Overview of the most economically efficient crops. New varieties, new technologies

Oleg Bosyi, berry business expert, Ukraine

12:05-12:15

Mechanical harvesting of berries. Machinery for orchards

Aleksandr Kulik, Director of Euroagromarket, Ukraine

12:15-12:40

New production technologies for seasonal field-grown vegetables. Bell peppers, aubergines, tomatoes, cucumbers

Vadim Dudka, Director of Agroanaliz, Ukraine

12:40-13:00

Masterclass: Current trends in modern greenhouse vegetable growing

Marite Gailite, Association of Vegetable Growers of Latvia / Latvijas dārznieks

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-16:30

Forum on fruit and vegetable produce storage, packaging and quality retention

 14:00-14:30

Use of Fito-Mag product during storage of fruits and vegetables

Konstantin Shvets, General Director of Fito-Mag, Russia

 14:30-14:55

Plastic returnable packaging in the fruit and vegetable business. Experience of successful work in Ukraine

Roman Kalenyuk, Director of Schoeller Arca Systems, Ukraine

 14:55-15:05

New types of packaging for preservation of quality of fresh fruits and vegetables

Aleksandr Kulik, Director of Euroagromarket, Ukraine

 15:05-15:15

OctoFrost™ freezing tunnel - modern IQF technology for fruits and vegetables

Yanina Steneram, Area Manager Eastern Europe, IQF Frost AB, Sweden

 15:15-15:35

Fruit and vegetable storage solutions from domestic supplier

Sergey Tonkonog, Astra, Ukraine

 15:35-15:45

Selection of fruit sorting equipment

Sergey Sidorenko, Director of AltraconK, Ukraine

 15:45-15:55

Complex solution for controlled-atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables

Anatoliy Bogdan, Executive Director of Insolar, Ukraine

15:55-16:05

Frigoscandia – 50 years experience in shock freezing of vegetables, berries and mushrooms

Frank Dittman, Area Director CIS, John Bean Technologies AB, Sweden

16:05-16:20

European solutions for fruit and vegetable storage

Pawel Baranski, Chlodnie KA Baranski, Poland

16:20-16:30

Energy saving technologies during produce storage

Aleksandr Adamchik, Director of Ukrekotek, Ukraine

16:30-17:20

Appraisal of plant protection products and seed material suppliers' policy. Supermarket chains' rankings

16:30-16:50

Ukrainian farms' view of plant protection products and seed material suppliers' policy

Tetiana Levchenko, Executive Editor, Fruit-Inform

16:50-17:20

Rankings of Ukraine's supermarkets according to their trade in fruit and vegetable produce: prices, conditions of cooperation with suppliers, assortment, quality

Andriy Yarmak, Author of Fruit-Inform Project

17:20-17:30

Summing-up of the second conference day

19:00-21:00

Gala-dinner for the conference participants and exhibitors

09:30-10:00

Registration of the trade forum participants

10:00-15:00

Trade forum

15:00

End of the conference and trade forum