09:00-10:00

09:15-10:00

Registration of the conference participants

Training “The agrarian market fundamental analysis principles. Supply and demand balance concept. Prognostication fundamentals”

Andriy Yarmak, Author of Fruit-Inform Project

10:00-10:15

Conference opening ceremony

Welcoming speech from organizers

10:15-10:40

The 2012 potato season results. Prospects of the following season

Sergey Rybalko, President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

10:40-11:10

11:10-11:30

Production and price forecast for potatoes and traditional vegetables (onions, cabbage, beetroots, carrots) for the current and next seasons

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

The global potato market. Present situation, development prospects. The most popular potato varieties in Ukraine

Nikolay Miliyenko, Representative of Agrico Ukraine

11:30-11:50

Crucial points in potato protection. Modern solutions from DuPont

Sergey Sabluk, Marketing Representative, DuPont Ukraine

11:50-12:05

12:05-12:10

New aspects in fight against potato blight. New strains, their resistance, distribution areas

Igor Tarushkin, Fruit, Vegetable and Potato Crop Manager, Bayer Ukraine

Application of European fertilizers when growing potatoes

Aleksandr Shevkoplyas, General Director, Agroalliance Ukraine

12:10-12:20

Technical innovation in potato growing

Oleg Dubovik, Manager, APH Group Ukraine

12:20-13:20

Lunch (press-conference for journalists)

13:20-14:00

Novelties in growing technologies for traditional vegetables. Irrigation regimes. Cost of a mistake. Masterclass from a leading domestic expert

Vadim Dudka, Director of Agroanaliz, Ukraine

14:00-14:40

Master class on potato growing in Europe. Sensor technologies to optimize potato growing efficiency

Aleksandr Kositsyn, Sensor Technologies Specialist, Agri 2.0, Netherlands

Harco Christiaens, APH Group, Netherlands

14:40-14:45

14:45-14:50

Deep processing of potatoes. New opportunities for sales

Oles Kapitanchuk, Head of Project, Tolsma Ukraine

Modern vegetable storage technologies

Dmitriy Lipchin, Cooling and Storage Consultant, Astra Project, Ukraine

14:50-15:10

Vegetable storage in Ukraine. Provision with modern storage facilities. Presentation of one of the biggest storage project in Ukraine

Andrey Yefremov, Representative, Faktor Konsalts, Ukraine

15:10-15:20

15:20-15:35

New vegetable and potato handling technologies. Receiving, washing, sorting, weighing and packing

Yekaterina Sidorenko, Commercial Director, Altracon, Ukraine

Fruit and vegetable processors' requirements to quality of raw produce. European technologies' topicality

Svetlana Ryabchenko, Head of Purchasing Department, Frozen Group, Ukraine

15:35-15:55

Coffee and tea break

15:55-16:10

Portrait of Ukrainian potato and vegetable grower - 2013

Tetiana Levchenko, Executive Editor, Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

16:10-16:25

Overview of potato and vegetable sales in the EU supermarkets. Comparison with Ukrainian retail chains

Ievgen Kuzin, International Relations Manager, Fruit-Inform, Ukraine

16:25-16:45

16:45-17:10

What does a supermarket purchasing manager want to see in a domestic supplier of potatoes and traditional vegetables today?

Fedor Rybalko, Co-Founder of Ukrainskiy Retail, Ukraine

Ukrainian potato and vegetable market outlook for the nearest 10 years!

Andriy Yarmak, Author of Fruit-Inform Project

17:00-17:50

A meeting of Potato Club in Ukraine. Results of the outgoing season. Development plans. Admission of new members

Sergey Rybalko, President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

17:50-18:00

Summing-up of the conference

18:00-20:30

Gala-dinner for the conference participants

09:00-09:30

Registration of the business-tour participants

09:30-14:00

Business-tour to Faktor Konsalts (storage and handling of potatoes and traditional vegetables)

Andrey Yefremov, Representative, Faktor Konsalts, Ukraine

15:30

End of the conference