The second national conference and exhibition “Bread Industry-2024” starts next week on May 16 in Cherkasy (Perlina Resort hotel complex), with more than 200 business representatives already confirmed their participation.
On the first day of the event, the conference participants will have four panel discussions on the challenges facing the state and agribusiness in 2024, sustainability of value chains, consumer preferences and product range, new types of products, alternative products and raw materials. The first day will culminate with the awarding of the winners of the Tasting Competition.
The second day will feature a seminar on “How to increase exports of Ukrainian value-added products?” supported by the USAID Agriculture Program. After that, three parallel excursions will be organized for the participants: CherkasyElevatorMash LLC, where a specialized session on “New Products Based on Extrusion” will be held and a demonstration and launch of a soybean processing line using Bronto equipment will be held; Cherkasy Khlib LLC – a specialized session on “What is more profitable to invest in today – technology or marketing?” and Bo Khlib LLC – a specialized session on “Is it possible to make money on a bread franchise?”
In addition, an exhibition will be open all days of the conference, which will be attended by: Cherkasy Khlib, Chift Kartal Ukraine, Buhler, CherkasyElevatorMash, Terra LLC, OLIS LLC, Production Enterprise Basis, Interkargotrak, Motorcar, Venta Lab, ASTRA PROJECT, GVP Equipment Solutions, Grantfinance, Farmet (Anatol Private Enterprise), GraMido LLC, etc.
The partners of the conference were: Cherkasy Khlib LLC, CherkasyElevatorMash, Chift Kartal Ukraine, LESAFFRE UKRAINE, OLIS, ASTRA PROJECT, Oxicom, Enzym Group, Ventalab, Interkargotrak, Motorcar.
The conference is supported by: Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Cherkasy Military Administration, USAID Agro Program, Made in Ukraine, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ukrainian Business Council, Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Ukraine.
For more details on the program, speakers, sponsors and conditions of participation, please follow this link.
Don’t hesitate and join the national conference and exhibition “Bread Industry 2024” before the deadline!
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Perlyna Resort Hotel Complex (40 Poleva St., Sokyrna village, Cherkasy region)
May 15
Arrival, accommodation and pre-registration
Optional departure to Kaniv and climbing the Chernecha (Tarasova) mountain
May 16th
8:30-9:30
Registration, welcome coffee
9:30-9:45
Opening of the conference: greetings from the organizers, Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, general partner of the conference
9:45-11:20
Panel discussion “Challenges of 2024 for the state and agri-food business and ways to solve them”
Moderator: Olena Kovaleva
Taras Vysotskyi, agrarian policy expert of the IPSA project
First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine – Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi
First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine – Yuriy Vaskov
Deputy Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure (pending confirmation) – Viktor Sheremeta
First Vice President of the Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Ukraine – Andriy Tabalov
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PJSC Cherkasy Bakery
11:20-11:40
Coffee break
11:40-13:00
Panel discussion “Sustainability of value chains in the bread industry”
Moderator: Oleksandr Taranenko
First Vice President of the UBA, Deputy General Director of Bread Investments LLC (TM “Tsar Khlib”, “Teremno”, CHANTA) – Nadiya Bigun
Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine – Arsen Zhumadilov
Director General of the State Logistics Operator – Yaroslav Zheleznyak
First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy – Oleh Hetman
Coordinator of expert groups of the Economic Expert Platform – Natalia Petrivska
Executive Director of the Ukrainian Food Retail Alliance – Vladyslav Averchenko
General Director of Concern Khlibprom PJSC (TM Agrola, Vinnytsiakhlib, Bandinelli, Grill & Bakery, etc.)
13:00-13:50
Lunch
13:50-15:00
Panel discussion “Do consumers’ desires and producers’ capabilities coincide?”
Moderator: Oleksandr Varavka
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alviva Group (Kyivkhlib, Kyivmlyn, Stolychnyi Mlyn) – Maryna Zabarylo
Director of Consumer Panel Services GfK Ukraine – Oleksiy Starikov
Commercial Director of Firma Strilets LLC (TM Zodiac) – Dmytro Zhygunov
Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department of Grain Processing Technologies, OtU
15:00-15:20
Coffee break
15:20-17:30
Panel discussion “Alternative raw materials, innovative technologies, innovative products”
Moderator: Boris Shestopalov
Co-owner of HD-Group and GFS Group (TM Khlibodar, Zaporizhmlyn, Pervyi Khlib, EveryDay) – Sergiy Sots
Dean of the Faculty of Grain Technology and Grain Business, Odesa National Technological University, PhD – Sergiy Tonkonog
Representative of Astra Group
Representative of USAID-Agro
Representatives of enterprises and companies
18:00-21:00
Friendly dinner from the general partner – Formula Smaku group of companies
May 17
9:30-11:30
Panel discussion “How to increase exports of Ukrainian value-added products?”
Moderator: Rodion Rybchynskyi
Director of the Union “Millers of Ukraine” – Igor Novitsky
General Director of First Mill LLC – Oleksandr Yasynskyi
Commercial Director of Terra LLC – Viktor Zhabchyk
Co-owner and director of VILIS PE (TM VILIS, ChiBi, Makarella, Italino, Viverelli)
Representative of AGA Partners Law firm
11:30-12:00
Coffee break
12:00-17:00
Offsite session (parallel sessions, lunch will be provided at each session)
Location 1.
CherkasyElevatorMash LLC – specialized session “New products based on extrusion. Demonstration of equipment and products”
Location 2.
Cherkasy Bread LLC – specialized session “What is more profitable to invest in today – technology or marketing?”
Location 3.
“Bo Khlib – specialized session “Is it possible to make money on a bread franchise?”
* The program is subject to change
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