10:00-10:30

Registration of conference participants

10:30-10:40

Conference opening ceremony

Greeting words from organizers

Session 1. The Ukrainian market for potatoes and traditional vegetables

10:40-11:00

Potato and vegetable business under current economic conditions: investment attractiveness and possible niches

Aleksandr Sinenko, President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

11:00-11:35

The fundamental Ukrainian potato and vegetable production and price forecast for the season 2015/16

Tetiana Getman, Head of Fruit-Inform

11:35-11:55

Export of early potatoes. Outgoing season's results and new prospects

Sergey Rybalko,Vice-President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers

11:55-12:15

Foreign trade in potatoes and traditional vegetables: potential, new directions, price prospects

Yevgeniy Shobotenko, Head of Sales Department, Green Team, Ukraine

Session 2. Potato production technologies. Master-classes

12:15-12:30

Comparison of domestic and foreign seed potatoes. Economics, yields, market shares

Nikolay Gordiychuk, Director, Agrico Ukraine

12:30-13:15

Lunch break (press conference for journalists)

13:15-14:45

Master-class on potato growing in Ukraine – foreign experience

Willem Nammensma, International Expert, the Netherlands

14:45-14:55

Adama protection technologies in modern potato growing

Viktoriya Ped, Specialty Crops Manager, Adama Ukraine

Session 3. Potato and vegetable handling, storage and processing as the main requirement for exports and additional target market

14:55-15:10

High-quality services for potato and vegetable handling. Assessment of the market demands

Sergey Dovbnya, Senior Engineer, Kalinovka Trading House, Ukraine

15:10-15:20

Equipment for vegetable handling and processing

Aleksandr Turkinov, Tolsma Ukraine

Session 4. Potato and vegetable marketing

15:20-15:35

Overview of potato and vegetable sales in supermarket chains in Ukraine and EU

Ievgen Kuzin, International Relations Manager, Fruit-Inform

15:35-15:50

Wholesale markets in Ukraine as stable sales channels for potatoes and traditional vegetables

Aleksey Chumak, Association of Wholesale Markets of Ukraine

Session 5. Potato Club in Ukraine

15:50-16:40

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

Aleksandr Sinenko, President of Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers