9th International Conference «BlackSeaGrain-2012» began its work
On Wdnesday, April 18, 9th International Conference «Black Sea Grain-2012. Market Maker”, which is held by Commodity market analyst “UkrAgroConsult” in Kyiv at the InterContinental Hotel, began its work.
The organizer of the Conference is Commodity market analyst «UkrAgroConsult», general sponsors — Glencore and Serna, exclusive financial sponsor – Credit Agricole CIB, official sponsors: EBRD, OR-SAN GROUP, NYSE Liffe, exchange sponsor – CME Group, sponsors: Toepfer International Ukraine, Filhet Allard Maritime, Viterra, BUNGE
Black Sea Region. In 2012 the conference is also in the two-days format. The conference “Black Sea Grain” has established itself as the largest grain and oilseed forum in the 750 participants representing 352 companies from 52 countries worldwide have already registered for the conference.
«Blаck Sea Grain: Market Maker» is an international platform providing participants with an opportunity to meet and review all the important global tendencies and the newest market drivers to improve and sharpen their business strategies in the fast changing world.
Main topics of the conference will primarily be dedicated to the discussion of agricultural production tendencies, analysis of world agricultural markets and consumers on the global market, forecasts of the prospects for lending and investment into the agricultural production, finding new sources of financing for the agricultural sector.
On the first day of the Conference during round tables the following topics will be discussed:
• Ukraine: Land market-2012. A year later
• Black Sea region: export regulation or deregulation?
Agricultural holdings, Industrial Milk Company and the Grain Alliance, will highlight trends and prospects of their further development, as well as share their experience in attracting investments.
On the same day CME Group will give a report – Challenges and opportunities in managing price risk in the Black Sea Region, and also there will be a company presentation from INTL/FC Stone.
The second day, April 19, will include the following two sessions – Global economic performance and agricultural markets and Measuring impact of Black Sea region on global SD, During which will have the following speakers:
Wayne Gordon, Executive Director of the United Bank of Switzerland will analyse agricultural markets and new trends in 2012/2013.
Peter Bride, Deputy Director of the Agribusiness Department of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will speak on Ukraine’s agricultural potential.
The in-depth analysis of grains and oilseeds export potential in 2011/12 in Ukraine will be given by Sergey Feofilov, General Director of UkrAgroConsult.
A representative of one of the largest global investment banks, Corporate Investment Bank Credit Agricole, will highlight today’s forms of financing of agricultural market in Ukraine.
The topics of global agricultural markets and increase of investments into agriculture will be discussed by:
- Dmitry Prikhodko, FAO Investment Center and
- Bohdan Chomiak, Director of strategic planning, UkrAgroConsult.
Nicholas Higgins (Rabobank International, UK) will give a report on China’s agricultural market.
Dmitry Rylko, IKAR, Russia, will discuss problems and prospects of Russian grain market and Zhanna Baytemirova, KazAgroMarketing, Kazakhstan, will highlight Kazakh grain market prospects.
Vladimir Petrichenko will speak on the prospects of mergers and acquisitions in the oil and fat sector of Russia, MICEX-RTS, Russia.
The hedging instruments for price risk will be presented by Elena Patimova (NYSE Liffe, UK).
The representatives of Swiss companies Gennadiy Shulga (SGS Group Management) and Alexander Artyushin (SwissRe Insurance Company) will talk about the role of companies inspection to ensure food safety and quality and discuss ways to reduce risk in the value chain of agribusiness.
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