Program

3 April

First day of the conference

“Industry economics: minimizing risks and avoiding expense”

09.00 — 09.50

Registration opens

10.00 — 10.05

OPENING OF CONFERENCE

10.05 — 11.30

SESSION 1: The State of the International Market – Moving to the East?

Topics of discussion:

• The main trends in the oil-and-fat industry in the international market in 2017/18.
• Turkey – a “Strategic” partner
• India, China – Difficulties in Transition
• Ukraine: A Leader at its Limit?

11.30 — 12.00

Coffee break

12.00 — 13.30

SESSION 2: PLENARY SESSION: The New Horizons of Russian Leadership – Becoming No. 1 in more than Wheat

Topics of discussion:

• Industry conditions and prospects in 2017–2018.
• The “Efficient Hectare” project from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Oilseeds as a main driver – You’re giving over 700,000 hectares of oilseeds a year!
• Russia’s new export strategies as a global player – from “just-in-time” sales to managing trends.
• The EAEU market. Trends in domestic demand.
• The weather and costs – forecasting and managing risks and markets.

13.30 — 14.30

LUNCH

14.30 — 16.00

SESSION 3: ECONOMICS AND TAX REGULATION

 Topics of discussion:

• The cost disparity between oilseeds and derived products – “Gone, but coming back”?
• Infrastructure and logistics – limits and reserves.
• Half a year of industry in chartered traders and the stock market – will they survive?
• Single Agricultural Tax in 2018? Who has left and who remains? 

4 April

Second day of the conference

“The Technology of the Oil-and-Fat Sector”

09.00 — 09.50

Registration opens

10.00 — 10.05

Opening of the second day of the conference

10.05 — 11.30

SESSION 1: Oilseed processing

11.30 — 11.45

Coffee-break

11.45 — 13.00

SESSION 2: Mayonnaises, sauces and fats

13.00 — 13.30

LUNCH

13.30 — 15.00

SESSION 3: Quality and safety (production – logistics – sale) 

15.00 – 15.15

Coffee-break

15.15 – 16.15

SESSION 4: Ecology and Best Available Technology

16.15 – 16.20

Close of the Oil-and-Fat conference