Program
May 25
12:00-19:30 - Social programme.Visiting of the Shabo Wine Cultural Center
Group of companies Grain Capital is the sponsor of the social program.
11:30-12:00 - Gathering at the main entrance to the hotel Black Sea (Shevchenko Park, 1/20 Marazlievskaya str.)
12:00-14:00 - Transfer Odessa-Shabo
14:00-15:30 - Excursion in the Shabo Wine Cultural Center
15:30-16:30 – Tasting
17:00 - Departure from Shabo to Odessa.
May 26
8:30-9:30 - Registration of the participants. Morning coffee
9:30-9:45 - Official opening of the conference
9:45-11:30 - Session 1. Global trading in terms of crisis in the world economy, sanctions and geopolitical risks
Moderated by Vladimir Klimenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association
Arthur Nitsevych, Partner at Interlegal
9:45-10:15 Globaleconomytrends, Ukrainian realias and their impact of business
Oleg Ustenko, Executive Director, The Bleyzer Foundation
10:15-10:35 - Influence ofmilitary conflicts and sanctions on trade relations and logistics
Natalya Myroshnychenko, Associated Partner at Interlegal
10:35-11:00 - Possible defaults in terms of the current global trends in trading, and the risks of geopolitical conflicts
Job G. Rietkerk, Director Operations & Legal, BayWa Agrar International B.V. (the Netherlands)
11:00-11:15 Question to the speakers
11:15-14:40 - Session 2. Tendencies of the Ukrainian grain market and its infrastructure
Moderated by Rodion Rybchinskiy, Head of Business Projects Division of APK-Inform Agency
11:15-11:40 - Prospects for development of the Ukrainian grain market and export infrastructure in terms of global changes
Andrei Kupchenko, analyst at APK-Inform Agency
11:40-12:00 - Influence of weather and climatic conditions on the structure of crop production in Ukraine
Tatyana Adamenko, Head of Agrometeorology department at Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, expert atRegional Environmental Center
12:00-12:45 – Coffee-break
Session 2 (continuation)
12:45-13:05 - Port and River Logistics: Problems and Investment Needs
Oleg Nivievskyi, Agricultural Policy Advisor at the World Bank Group
13:05-13:25 - PortOchakov: grain exports and development prospects
Dmitriy Zhminko, Chairman of the Board, U-Port Group
Yuri Sidorenko, Senior project manager, U-Port Group
13:25-13:40 - Market of grain transportation on the Danube river
Dmitriy Barinov, Chairman of the Board, Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company
13:40-14:00 - European trends for automation of the logistics processes. Technologies on the Ukrainian logistics market for grain cargoes transportation
Elena Tkachuk, Сo-Founder of the project Global Logistic Control
14:00-14:20 - Process optimization and acceleration of transport processing through the case of UkrTransAgro grain terminal (Mariupol)
Artem Mazny, Executive Director at UkrTransAgro LLC
14:20-14:40 - Electronic execution of intermodal transportation of export cargoes
Vyacheslav Voronoy, Deputy Head at the State Enterprise Administration of the Sea Ports of Ukraine, Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
14:40-16:00 - Lunch
16:00-17:30 - Discussion "Formation of the joint export consignments of grains at the linear and port elevators: pros and cons" (main hall)
Discussionmembers:
- Irina Dushnik, Grain & Oilseed Committee Manager at the European Business Association
- Mykolai Gorbachev, Co-head of the Grain & Oilseed Committee at the European Business Association, Director at New World Grain Ukraine
- Representative of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
- Rodion Rybchinskiy, Co-Chairman of the Board at the Association "Millers of Ukraine"
- Rafael Goroyan, President of the Group of companies Prometey
Free Optional Round Tables for conference delegates
Business-hall
10:00-11:15 - Round Table I. The Panama papers: how to deal with non-resident companies?
Moderator: Interlegal
13:00-14:00 - Round Table II. Grain exports: cargo and marine insurance
Moderator: Interlegal and Marine Services Group
Form - interactive workshop with interesting prizes for active participants
17:30-17:45 - Completion of the first conference day. Meeting, negotiations
19:00-23:00 - Gala-dinner “15th Anniversary of Grain Forum”
The gala-dinner takes place in Maristella Marine Residence(Odessa, 2A Krasnykh Zor street)
May 27
9:00-09:30 - Morning coffee
Moderated by Irina Ozip, Head of information division at APK-Inform Agency
09:30-09:50 - Global grain market: key impact factors and price trends
Thomas Houghton, analyst atPlatts(UK)
09:50-10:10 - EU market: resultsof2015/16 MY, prospects of 2016/17 grain season
Francois Thaury, Consultant at Agritel International (France)
10:10-10:30 - Prospects of Ukraine on the global grain market in the season-2016/17, development of international cooperation
Vladimir Klimenko, President of Ukrainian Grain Association
10:30-10:50 - Hidden dangers for work of Ukrainian grain traders with importers
Roman Rusakov, Head of trading department at PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine
10:50-11:10 – Indonesia Port Regulation and its impact on grain imports
Mr. Nuzul Achjar Ph.D Faculty of Economics, Universitas Indonesia
11:10-11:30 - Question to the speakers
11:30-12:15 - Coffee-break
12:15-14:30 - Session 4. Marine transportationof grain cargoes-2016/17
Moderated by Nikolay Melnikov, Partner at Interlegal
12:15-12:35 - What vessels can improve the efficiency of maritime transportation of grains
Aleksander Egorov, Marine Engineering Bureau
12:35-12:55 - Freight and long-term commitments on the depressed market
Mikhail Gerasimov, Seatrek Trans Pte ltd, Singapore
12:55-13:15 - Grain shipments to Turkey, Middle East and North Africa
Andrey Perepelitsa, Senior lawyer at Interlegal
13:15-13:30 - Effectiveness of the new Silk Road
Valerian Imnaishvili, Interlegal Georgia
13:30-14:30 - Paneldiscussionofthemarketparticipants: “Shippers’ criteria of selecting vessels for grain shipment”
Panelmembers:
Gennady Ivanov, Phaeton
Mikhail Gerasimov, Seatrek
Nikos Marmatsouris, GAC Shipping
Dmitriy Karpov,Nibulon
Maksym Sheremet, BayWa
AndreiSmirnov, Metinvest-holding
14:30-16:00 - Lunch
16:00-17:30 - Session 5. Panel discussion“Development of small-scale transshipment in Ukraine, and fumigation of exported grain cargoes”
Moderated by Arthur Nitsevych, Partner at Interlegal
– Cargo transshipment in the small ports of Ukraine
Andrei Shkliar, Center for Transport Strategies
- Shipments of grain by-products from the Ukrainian ports
Andrei Kupchenko, analyst at APK-Inform Agency
- Transshipment and transportation of goods by the Dnieper River
Vitaliy Dzhenkov, Ukrrichflot
- New successful transshipment project in the port of Mykolaiv
Oleg Bigdan, Bunge Ukraine
Special topic: Fumigation of exported grain cargoes
Co-moderator: Vladimir Torsky, Nautical Institute of Ukraine, Odessa National Maritime Academy (ONMA)
- International and national requirements for marine vessels equipping with facilities for cargo fumigation on board
Natalya Myroshnychenko, Interlegal
– Safety of maritime and grain businesses, lifesaving and health maintenance of sailors – Case-study
Evgenii Belobrov, Scientific-Research Institute of Transport Medicine
- Presentation of Emergency Response Center
Free Optional Round Tables for conference delegates
Business-hall
10:30-11:30 - Round Table III. What you need to know about English law and arbitration in London
Moderator: Interlegal
13:00-14:30 - Round Table ІV. Conflict management in crisis terms
Moderator: Natalya Sashkina, business coach, personal growth coach, consultant, Razvitie agency
17:30-18:00 - Conclusion of the conference, summing up the conference work
19:00 - Annual Odessa Shipping Dinner 2016 – Otrada Beach Club
(1, Azarova str.)
Requires individual registration
May 28
15:00 - Football tournament 'Odessa Shipping Cup 2016'
FC "Chernomorets" training base (1A Azarova str.)
Free of charge for all participants