PROGRAM
9:30–10:30
Registration of participants and welcome coffee
10:30–10:45
Opening of the conference and welcoming address from the organiser
10:45–10:55
Speech by the founder of Grain Ukraine Conference
Session 1.
Starting Point: The Grain Market in the Macroeconomic Context
10:55–11:30
«Macroeconomic Stability in Times of Uncertainty: Ukraine’s Path Through War»
11:30–12:00
«Macro Factors Affecting in the Grain Business in 2025»
12:00–12:30
Coffee break
Session 2.
Strategic vision: Ukrainian grain sector and global challenges
12:30–13:30
Panel Discussion «Seeking New Profitability in the Agricultural Sector: A Perspective Through the Lens of Global Challenges»
Participants:
Vitalii Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
Petr Krogman, owner of Agromino, president of Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
Svitlana Nikitiuk, head of the Department for Agrarian Affairs of the company Epicenter K
13:30–14:30
Panel discussion «From Competition to Cooperation: How to Build an Effective Marginal Chain from Supply to Foreign Consumer»
Participants:
Dmytro Kashpor, СEO of Adama Ukraine LLC
Oleksandr Golovin, Commercial Director for Ukraine at Kernel
Mykola Volkov, Advisor on investment attraction and business development at Activitis
14:30–15:30
Lunch
Session 3.
Trading panel
15:30–15:45
«The Export Bermuda Triangle: EU, Asia, or Africa – Where Will Ukraine’s Grain Ship Anchor in the 2025/26 Season?»
15:45–16:45
Panel discussion «Echoes of the Past and Challenges for the Future: Achieving a Stronger Global Standing for Ukrainian Grains»
Participants:
Ahmed Amin, founder and CEO of Sprint Trading
Ivan Kasynyuk, Partner at AGA Partners Law Firm
Manuel Alcaraz, General Manager, Cereales y Harinas Garsan S.L. (CYH Garsan)
Volodymyr Slavinsky, Director for Trade of NIBULON
Tetiana Alaverdova, Chief Commercial Officer at UKRPROMINVEST-AGRO
16:45–17:15
Coffee break
Session 4.
Logistics panel
17:15–18:15
Panel discussion «Logistics business in conditions of high competition and low demand: strategies for maintaining margins»
Participants:
Oleksandr Ivashyna, Logistics & Supply Chain Director at Bunge Ukraine
Valerii Tkachov, Deputy Director of the Commercial Department of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia
Dmytro Lynnyk, Head of Logistics at MOST LT
Gennadiy Ivanov, CEO of BPG Shipping (online)
Terrell Lі, Chief Expert of Silo Product Line of FAMSUN (online)
18:15–21:00
Evening Program at Grain Ukraine
Kozak System live concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of Grain Ukraine
Session 5.
Oilseeds Panel
11:10–11:30
«Business at the Crossroads of War and EU Integration: Challenges and Opportunities for the Ukrainian Oilseeds Market»
11:30–11:40
11:40–12:30
Panel Discussion «Ukraine Oilseeds. The challenges in a deglobalising world»
Moderator:
Session 6.
Financial Panel
12:30–13:30
Panel discussion «Restoring investment financing: where to get money for development projects now?»
Participants:
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Andrii Moisieienko, Head of Corporate Business Department Private sector JSC Ukreximbank
Mykhailo Hranchak, Managing Director of the Investment Banking Department at Dragon Capital
Serhii Shchepanskyi, Chairman of the Management Board of Agroprosperis Bank
Taras Pasazhko, Director of Strategy and Organizational Development at VITAGRO
13:30–14:30
Lunch
Session 7.
The Ukrainian Agricultural Sector on the Path to the EU
14:30–15:30
Panel Discussion «Competitiveness Models of Farmers in Europe and Ukraine»
Participants:
Roman Gorobets, Director of ASTRA Farming Enterprise
Yehor Skliarov, Chief Financial Officer of SEIM-AGRO
Iain Dykes, Managing Director at JTZE Horní Moštěnice s.r.o.
Keith Dawson, Chair, Central Plains Group Ltd, Chair, Scottish Society of Crop Research (online)
15:30–16:30
Panel Discussion «From Fields to Ports: How the EUDR is Transforming Ukrainian Grain Supply Chains»
Participants:
Andrii Shafran, Commercial Director at Continental Farmers Group
Oleksii Kosobokov, Commercial Director at ADM
16:30–16:35
Closing Remarks from the Event Organizers