9.00 - 10.00 - Registration of participants. Morning coffee
10.00 – 10.20 - Opening of the conference by organizers and sponsors
Opening speech by H. E. Excellency Dr. Ali Al-said El-moselhy, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade of the Cabinet of Ministers
Opening remarks from Nasredin Hag Elamin, FAO Representative in Egypt
Welcoming speeches from
Vaja Jhashi, President of Trans-Oil Group of Companies
Mazin Faraj, General sponsor, CEO Almadani Co. PMI
Dr. Daoud Yafee, Gold sponsor, CEO Grains Middle East Trading DWС LLC
10.20 – 12.20 Session 1. MENA: prospects and difficulties of work. Egypt is a key player
Moderator: Irina Ozip, Marketing Director, APK-Inform Agency
The joint work between FAO and EBRD in Egypt’s grain sector with regards to the project and achievements
Stephanie Leontiev, Consultant, FAO Investment Centre
Egypt’s market in wheat, corn and soybeans: history, current situation, and future expectations
Mohamed Elgammal, Market Grain Information and Agricultural Markets Consultant, FAO
Main phytosanitary requirements for imports of cereals to Egypt and work to digitalize phytosanitary certificates
Islam Aboelela, Phytosanitary and Plant Protection Expert, FAO
How to improve wheat import efficiency in Arab countries
Dmitry Prikhodko, Senior Economist, FAO Investment Centre
EBRD’s approach to grain market financing
Tarek El Sherbini, Associate Director, Regional Head of Food & Agribusiness in SEMED, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD
The role of Egypt as an importer of sunflower oil and soybean oil
Yehia El-Shafei, CEO, United Oil Processing & Packaging S.A.E
12.20 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Session 2. Development and potential of cooperation between the MENA buyers and Black Sea suppliers of agricultural commodities
Moderator: Malak Al Akiely, Founder and Managing Director, Golden Wheat for Grain Trading Co.
MENA region: more of post COVID implications and what’s next for international trade
Malak Al Akiely, Founder and Managing Director, Golden Wheat for Grain Trading Co.
Russian grain market: current trends and prospects of the season
Andrey Manenko, Trader, Agro-Fregat LLC
Russian sunflower seed oil market: development prospects and trends in 2021/2022
Maxim Panarin, Analyst, EFKO Group of Companies
Ukrainian market of grains and oilseeds: prospects of the season-2021/22
Irina Ozip, Marketing Director, APK-Inform Agency
The specifics of the freight market when trading Black Sea agricultural products to MENA countries
Artem Titov, Freight Manager, Sea Lines Ltd.
Legal Case-study. Overview of indicative cases
Igor Kostov, Associate Attorney, Interlegal
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee-break
15.30 – 16.30 Session-seminar. The analysis of the global trends of agricultural commodities trade: from grains to oilseeds
Moderator: Polina Kalaida, Head of Global Markets Department, APK-Inform Agency
Update on Global Grain and Oilseed Markets and some ways to manage price risk
Matt Ammermann, Vice President, StoneX Group
16.30 – 18.00 Discussions, meetings of conference participants
18.30 - 21.00 - Gala dinner in honor of the participants
