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Program of forum “Grain Industry 2023” has been expanded and updated

On August 17-18 in Vinnytsia (Hotel France), the All-Ukrainian Conference and Exhibition “Bread Industry-2023” will address the most pressing issues of the grain processing industry of Ukraine.

Taking into account the approaching start of the forum, the program of Bread Industry-2023 has been updated and expanded. It should also be noted that more than 150 companies have confirmed their participation in the conference.

The conference will feature 2 informative specialized sessions, two panel discussions, a round table and an excursion to Vinnytsia Food and Flavor Factory.

The general partner of the event is Concern Khlibprom PJSC, partners: Export Support Center and Ukrainian Export Alliance. Support is provided by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the Ministry of Economy, Vinnytsia Regional State Administration, the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, USAID, Chemonics and other industry organizations and agencies.

So, here is the conference program in detail.

Session 1: Ukraine’s economy after 1.5 years of war: consequences and expectations for business

The session will analyze the state of Ukraine’s economy after 1.5 years of war, consider the consequences and prospects for the market, business expectations of the state and tools to support it.

Speakers will include Taras Vysotskyi, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Nadiya Bihun, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, Anatoliy Amelin, Director of Economic Programs at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, and Ksenia Sydorkina, Director of the USAID Agricultural and Rural Development Program.

The moderator will be Olena Kovaleva, National Food Expert at UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization).

Panel discussion “Quality issues of Ukrainian raw materials in 2023/24 MY”

The panel will highlight the quality of wheat grain, the quality and use of enriched flour in the production of bread and pasta, and discuss general problems with the quality of raw materials and finished products.

Invited speakers: Oleg Onishchenko, Technical and Presentation Manager, SGS-Ukraine; Dmytro Zhygunov, Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department of Technology of Grain Products, Bread and Confectionery, ONTU; Nadiya Bachal, Deputy Director for Product Quality and Safety, Stolychnyi Mlyn LLC; Nadiia Nepokrytova, Technologist, Sales Manager, Stern Ingredients Ukraine (Mühlenchemie); Andrii Mishyn, Head of Quality of Raw Materials and Finished Products, Bushtruk Farm (Kyiv Mix TM); Nataliia Grunwald, Executive Director, AGROSERT LLC; Pavlo Lebedev, Senior Associate, AGA Partners.

The discussion will be moderated by Rodion Rybchynsky, Chairman of the Board of Ukrkharchoprom, Director of the Union of Millers of Ukraine, FAO OON grain sector expert.

In addition, a roundtable discussion “Interaction of food companies with suppliers and consumers: B2B and B2C”.

It will be attended by Hanna Lichman, MP of Ukraine, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Policy of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development, USAID representative, Maryna Zabarylo, Director of Consumer Panel Services, GfK Ukraine, representative of the Research Institute “Ukragropromproductivity”, Natalia Petrivska, Head of GR Department of the Association of Retailers of Ukraine, Dmytro Romanov, foreign markets expert, consultant of FAO/EBRD development projects, Volodymyr Ivchenko, acting Director General of the Research Institute “Ukragropromproductivity”, Viktor Zhabchyk, Director of the private enterprise “Vilis” (produces pasta under its own trademarks “Vilis”, “Makarella”, “Italino”, “Viverelli”, etc.), Vladyslav Averchenko, Director General of PJSC “Concern Khlibprom” (TM “Agrola”, “Vinnytsiakhlib”, “Bandinelli”, Grill & Bakery, etc. ), Artem Shtangeev, Commercial Director of Mixmart, Oleksandra Avramenko, Head of the European Integration Committee of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club and moderator of the event, Oleksandr Taranenko, President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Bakers.

The first day of the conference will end with a friendly dinner hosted by the general partner, Concern Khlibprom.

Session 2: Bread industry: market and technology

This session will be dedicated to discussing the development of technologies and the market of the Ukrainian bread industry (flour, bread, pasta, cereals, flour products, additives and ingredients), as well as marketing and distribution.

Speakers will include Rodion Rybchynskyi, Director of the Union of Millers of Ukraine, Oleksandr Taranenko, President of the All-Ukrainian Bakers Association, Sergiy Sakirkin, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Union of Millers of Ukraine, Oleksandr Vereshchynskyi, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Founder of OLIS LLC, Vadym Horyelyi, Director of GVP Equipment. Also, representatives of the Export Credit Agency of Ukraine, the Alliance of Trade Finance and Factoring, banks and financial institutions, as well as an expert in grant writing (grant attraction), Ruslan Rokhov, Advisor to Export Credit Agency, Natalia Gavrilko, expert in grant writing (grant attraction), will share their vision of the situation in the industry.

The session will be moderated by Borys Shestopalov, co-owner of HD-group and GFS GROUP.

The practical end of the two-day conference will be an excursion to Vinnytsia Food and Flavor Factory, one of the leading canned food producers in Vinnytsia region and Ukraine as a whole.

Follow the updates to the program of the Bread Industry 2023 conference at this link.

Join the unbreakable community of professionals and get the most up-to-date information to develop and protect your business!  To join, go to the conference page https://bakeryindustry.com.ua and fill in the application form by clicking on the “Participate” button.

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