Forums program

"Berries and Processing: technologies and innovations"

12-13 December 2018, Rivne, Ukraine
Hotel complex "Aivengo" (Rivne region, v. Kolodenka, Zelena str., 53)

08:00 – 9:00    Participants’ registration.

The start of the exhibition-presentation of equipment, technologies, materials and products for horticultural and processing industries.

Coffee -break.

09:00 - 17:00    An exhibition-presentation of equipment, technologies, materials and products for horticultural and processing industries.

A special stand for subscribing to the magazines of the project "Technologies and Innovations."

Special offer for conference participants: 10% off on the full set of magazines 2020.

09:00 – 09:25
    Conference Opening and Welcoming Speeches from the Organizers and Partners
Welcoming Speeches:

-   Kateryna Koneva, Nadiya Yashchuk - founders of the informative - publishing project "Technologies and Innovations", and organizers of the Conferences;
-    - Kirk Reimer, USAID Project Manager of USAID, Support for Agrarian and Rural Development (Agrosil Development)
-    - Antonina PAKHARENKO-ANDERSON, Vice-President for Intellectual Property of the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine), CEO of IP and Law firm Pakharenko & Partners - General Legal Partner of the Conference;
-    Olga RUDOMSKA, Director of the Agro-Processing Company Agropererobka (Rivne), - Main Business Partner of the conference.
        
        Section 1.
Ukrainian Berry Industry: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Moderator - Kateryna KONYEVA, CEO of Media Group of Technologies and Innovations.

-    The situation in the Ukrainian berry industry. Legislative initiatives, state support for this industry, problematic issues and ways to solve them. " Viktor Kostenko, the head of the department for the development of horticulture, viticulture and winemaking of the Department of Agriculture of and Technical Policy in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine;;

-    "Export opportunities of Ukrainian berry industry." Irina KUKHTINA, head of the associations "Innovative Farming and Cooperation" and "Berry of Ukraine."

-    "Jagodnik Magazine (Ukraine) is an invaluable encyclopedia of a successful berry business. Presentation of the publication and updated site jagodnik.info". Galina SHEPEL, Editor-in-Chief of Technology and Innovation.

    Section 2.
Current technologies for berry growing - a guarantee of a successful in berry business.
Moderator - Vasyl MARTYUK, Head of Social Investment Division of Continental Farmers Group. Founder of Ternopil Agrarian Advisory Service.

"Sorting and packing technologies for blueberries to guarantee consistent quality over time" - Adriana DUNDA, Project Sales Manager of UNITEC (Italy) - Exclusive Partner of the conference

«Sustainable strategy for diseases control in strawberry»  - Igor TARUSHKIN, Growe&Channel Manager - Horticulture of company Bayer (Ukraine)

"10 reasons not to start a business from berry growing."- Vitaliy ISHMURAT, owner of TM "Jagody Volyn"  (Volyn region, Ukraine.)

"Organic highbush blueberry: the ways on how to increase profitability. Some life hacks for berry growers based on science and practice." - Pavel Vavryshchuk, representative of company Polana and nursery PolskaBorowka (Poland.)

"Diseases and pests of highbush blueberry and haskap and how to deal with them, practical recommendations." - Leszek Orlikowski, Professor of Instytut Ogrodnictwa, Skirniewice (Poland)

"The system of life and bioseachist in the present day." - Ivan Makovkin, representative of the BTU-Center company (Ukraine).

"Innovative technologies for highbush blueberry cultivation. From the experience of the largest berry farm in Eastern Europe. ” - Victor Farafonov, director of the company BETEK. (Ukraine)

"Modern varieties of highbush blueberry: more detailed about the experience of selection and growing this berry." - Oleg Bazyuk, director of the in-vitro nursery Dolyna Agro. (Ukraine)

“Our 4 years experience with haskap growing”. - Tadeusz Kusibab, founder of the company In-Vitro Kusibab (Poland).

"Scientific and practical basics for the soil selection in creating of berry plantations, assessment of physical-chemical and agro-physical soil properties in the choice of plots for growing berry crops, relief, and microrelief, soil preparation for perennial plantings." - Sergii Ryabkov, Head of the Design and Technology Bureau.

"Irrigation management systems according to GLOBAL G.A.P." - Dmitry Filippov, company "Poliv Service" (Ukraine).

13:05 – 14:00    LUNCH

    Section 3.
Discussion panel from the General Legal Partner IP and Law firm "Pakharenko & Partners": "Brand creation and protection. Dispute settlement".

Moderator – Veronika Berezanska, Head of advertising and public relations department of IP and Law firm "Pakharenko & Partners", Chairman of the Commission on Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition ICC Ukraine.

The discussion is attended by: owners and managers of successful berry farms of Ukraine: Oleg NAUMENKO (Jagidka), Yevhen HARLAN (IBerry),  Taras BASHTANNYK (U-berry) and Deputy Head of the Legal Department of IP and Law firm "Pakharenko & Partners" Anastasia MINDRUL, pr-manager of IP and Law firm "Pakharenko & Partners" Larysa SEVOSTYANOVA.

15:30 – 18:30
      Presentation of fruit and berry beverages and other products based on fruits and berries.

    Section 4.
Current technologies for berry growing - a guarantee of a successful berry business. (is continued)

"Microbiological products of the company Lallemand - constipation of high yield and brightness". - Pavlo Volinets, head agronomist LLC "Agrіtema".

«Another experience of producing garden strawberries in the 2019 season. The main problems and their solutions in areas ICompany ». - Irina Barzo, Head of the company.

    Section 5.
Proper storage and high-tech processing of berry products is a guarantee of the company`s success at the market.

Tetyana Hetman, head of the marketing-analytics department of wholesale market Shuvar – her speech about what berries or berry products consumers mostly require;

“Zahist nasadzhen vid springtime frosts”, - Natalya Lut, special agent іz zahistu nasadzhen vid vednichnyh risizіv.

"Digital transformation of farmers` statehood." Andriy Shevchuk, manager for the sale of Voloshin company.

"Freeze-drying and freezing as a technology of the coming future." - Goran Obradovic, owner of the company PIGO.

"Storage and freezing of berries and stone fruits." - Anatolii Bogdan, director of the company Insolar-Kholod.

“What kind of berries or berry products do consumers really want to consume?” - Tatyana Hetman, Head of marketing- analytics department, Shuvar Wholesale Market (Lviv, Ukraine)

"We offer refrigeration complexes for berry cooling, storage and freezing." - representative of the company "4 Stihii."

“More detailed information on certification of berry and processing industries. Implementation experience in berry enterprises. ”Igor Chechitko, a specialist in enterprise certification, company GlobalG.A.P.

 “From the field - to a foreign buyer. Product requirements from foreign retail networks. A representative of the company Agrofrost - a business tour partner.

"Presentation of successful experience in processing berries." The representative of the enterprise "Agropererobka" - a partner of a business tour.

18:20 – 18:50    Summing up the conference results. The final speeches from the organizers: Kateryna Koneva, Nadiia Yashchuk - founders of the informative publishing project "Technologies and Innovations."

A lottery draws from the companies - partners.

19:00 – 21:00    Stand - up meals and entertainment program with a folklore team.
 

Day 2-nd, 13 December

09:00 – 18:00    Business tour in the city of Rivne
 
Route №1: An enterprise "Agropererobka"
9:00 – Departure from the Hotel "Aivengo"
09:30 - 11:30 – An enterprise "Agropererobka" Excursion.
12:00 – 13:00 - Coffee break. Communication.
13:30 – Come back to the hotel "Aivengo"

Route №2: An enterprise "Agrofrost Rivne"
9:00 – Departure from the Hotel "Aivengo"
09:30 - 11:30 – An enterprise "Agrofrost Rivne"Excursion.
12:00 – 13:00 - Coffee break. Communication.
13:30 – Come back to the hotel "Aivengo"