Day 1st. September 18th
9.00 - 10.00 - Registration of participants
10.00 - 10.15 - Opening of the conference, welcoming words from the organizers and sponsors
10.15 - 12.00 Session 1. The global grain market: estimates and prospects for 2019/20 MY
10.15 – 10.45 Global grains fundamentals and freight dynamics
Sam Hashmi, Senior Pricing Specialist, EMEA Freight, S&P Global Platts
10.45 – 11.05 European grain market. Prospects in MENA
Roland Guiragossian, Middle East Director, France Export Cereales
11.05 – 11.25 Main quality indicators and certain issues related to Grains quality determination. Comparison of quality characteristics and testing methods of various origins
Arina Korchmaryova, MBA, BSc Chemistry and Biotechnology, Vice President - Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas Business Group, Cotecna Inspection
11.25 – 11.45 Black Sea grain market in the season-2019/20. Export. MENA potential
Speaker TBC
11.45 – 12.00 River logistics is the key element for the improvement of competitiveness
Oskar Neudert, Head of Trading Department, HTU SA / AgroVista Agroholding
12.00 - 12.30 Coffee break
12.30 - 13.30 Session 2. MENA Region. Key players
12.30 - 12.50 Lebanon - development of the milling industry and prospects for the Black Sea suppliers
Speaker TBC
12.50 – 13.10 How Jordan Procurement of Grains shape export prospects for supplies
Malak Al Akiely, Director, Golden Wheat for Grain Trading
13.10 – 13.30 Turkish grain market: supplier and buyer in one country
Serdar Gundogdu, Procurement and Execution Manager, ULUSOY UN
13.30-15.00 – Lunch
15.00 - 16.00 Session 3. The world market of oilseeds and by-products
15.00 – 15.20 Trend of Oil Processing Technology in China
Liu Wenwen, Technical Sales Team Leader, Myande Group Co
15.20 – 15.40 Oilseeds and Vegoils quality insights
Arina Korchmaryova, MBA, BSc Chemistry and Biotechnology, Vice President - Baltic, Black and Caspian seas Business Group, Cotecna Inspection
15.40 – 16.00 World market of oilseeds and by-products: opportunities and challenges of the current season
Svitlana Synkovska, Secretary General, ISOA
16.00 – 17.00 – Talks and negotiations
18.00 - 20.00 - Evening cocktail
Sponsored by Big Mills of the South, Modern Mills of Lebanon, Shabarek Trading
Day 2nd. September 19th
Excursions
10.00 – Excursion to the mill of “Modern Mills of Lebanon”
12.00 – Sightseeing, excursion
