09:00-10:20

Registration of conference participants (morning coffee)

10:20-10:30

Conference opening ceremony

Greeting words from organizers

10:30-10:55

The results of the outgoing potato season. The Ukrainian potato market outlook for the new season

Aleksandr Sinenko, President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

10:55-11:25

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

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform

11:25-11:50

The Ukrainian market for early potatoes. Exports of early potatoes, current season potential

Sergey Rybalko, Director, Adelaida, Ukraine

11:50-12:15

Economic efficiency of vegetable growing in Ukraine. Updated assessment of the payback period of investments into the vegetable industry

Aleksandr Marchenko, Commercial Director, S-Rostok, Ukraine

12:15-12:40

Protection of vegetables and potatoes from masked infections during vegetation period as a key to improve quality during storage and sales

Igor Tarushkin, Crop Manager, Bayer CropScience, Ukraine

12:40-13:10

Right seeds as a guarantee of successful business. Cutting seed potato costs. Master-class

Igor Chechetko, Ukrainian potato market expert

13:10-14:20

Lunch break (press-conference for journalists)

14:20-14:45

Artist, a new herbicide from Bayer, in potato protection system

Igor Tarushkin, Crop Manager, Bayer CropScience, Ukraine

14:45-15:25

Fight without Marshal, or how to protect vegetable crops and potatoes against nematodes in 2014. Master-class

Vadim Dudka, Director, Agroanaliz, Ukraine

15:25-15:45

Potato processing as a new sales channel for excessive volumes

Marianna Vakulchik, Development Director, Frozen Group, Ukraine

15:45-16:15

Vegetable storage as an integral part of sales system. Presentation of the updated Ukraine & Russia Fresh Produce Cold Chain Study

Tetiana Getmany, Head of Fruit-Inform

16:15-16:30

Newest technologies of potato and vegetable handling. Washing, drying, grading, weighing and packaging

Theo van den Hurk, Representative of Concept Engineers BV, the Netherlands

16:30-16:40

Packaging solutions for traditional vegetables

Konstantin Taran, Head of Bekriston Packaging and Container Rent Trade Mark Project, Ukraine

16:40-17:00

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

Ievgen Kuzin, Head of International Relations Department, Fruit-Inform

17:00-18:00

Meeting of Potato Club in Ukraine. Results of outgoing season. Development plans. Admission of new members

Aleksandr Sinenko, President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

18:00-20:30

Gala-dinner for conference participants