27–28 November 2008
Premier Palace
Kyiv, Ukraine

Supported by the Ministry of
Economy of Ukraine and
Ministry of Agrarian
Policy of Ukraine

General Media Partner (CIS):

Main analytical media partner (Ukraine):

Media partners (Ukraine):

Media-Legal Partners (Ukraine):

Informational partner (international):

Programme

Day one (27.11.2008)

WTO in condition of global financial crisis: influence on Ukrainian agroindustrial complex

Ukraine in WTO: agrarian business perspectives

8.30 – 9.30 Registration

09.30 – 11.00 session 1:

Sergei Tsivkach, Managing Director, Eurobusiness Advisory

Welcome speech from conference organizers.

Valeriy Pyatnitskiy, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Development and change of Ukrainian trade policy options in condition of global financial crisis.

Valentina Zavalevska, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine

Influence of global financial crisis on Ukrainian agroindustrial complex. Correction of State support programmes. Ukraine as WTO member: new perspectives for Ukrainian agroindustrial complex.

Oleksandr Melnychenko, First Deputy Head, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

Ukrainian agroindustrial sector in WTO conditions: competition issues.

Mykola Prysiazhniuk, Chairman, Agrarian Policy and Land Relations Committee, Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine)

Topic tbc

Q&A session

Session moderator:

Leonid Kozachenko, President, Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

11.30 – 13.00 session 2:

Crawford Falconer, Chairperson of Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture, WTO Secretariat

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the WTO

WTO system in condition of global financial crisis: further changes to international agrarian trade. Control over observance of the WTO rules. Forecast and recommendations for Ukrainian agrarian companies.

Leonid Kozachenko, President, Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

Ukrainian agrarian potential. Investment risks. Improvement of Ukrainian agrarian companies competitiveness in WTO system. Propositions on changes to Ukrainian agrarian policy.

Morgan Williams, President, US-Ukraine Business Council;

Director (Governmental Affairs), SigmaBleyzer (Washington)

Ukraine&qwerty;s Ability to be a Huge "Market Basket" to the World in Light of the WTO and the Global Financial Crisis.

Marie-Christine Ribera, Director, Commodities and Trade Department, Copa-Cogeca (Brussels)

EU-Ukraine relationship: towards a bilateral trade agreement, opportunities and challenges, EU farmers and coops perspective.

Q&A session

Session moderator:

Leonid Kozachenko, President, Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

14.15 – 15.30 session 3:

Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre, UNCTAD/WTO (Geneva)

Assisting entrepreneurs to take advantage of new export opportunities by developing sector strategies, trade intelligence and conformity with SPS standards.

Sergei Ignatovsky, Partner, Sayenko Kharenko

New dispute resolution options offered by WTO system.

Oleksandr Polivodskyy, Director, LF "Sofiya"

Problems of Ukrainian food legislation harmonization with the WTO agreement terms and EU legislation.

Q&A session

Session moderator:

Sergei Tsivkach, Managing Director, Eurobusiness Advisory

16.00 – 17.30 session 4:

Volodymyr Klymenko, President, Ukrainian Grain Association

Perspectives for Ukrainian grain market in WTO conditions: state trade regulations, investment opportunities, international cooperation.

Lidiya Karpenko, President, Ukrainian Union of Milk Enterprises

Influence of WTO accession on Ukrainian milk market. Improvement of competitiveness on internal and external markets. Further perspectives for milk market development.

Oleksandr Bakumenko, Chairman, Ukrainian Poultry Union

Protection of internal Ukrainian market in WTO conditions: main issues and protection mechanisms.

Iryna Melnyk, Deputy Chairman, NGO "All-Ukrainian Union of Meat Producers "Ukrmeatproduct"

Ukraine in WTO: influence on meat and meat products market. Ukrainian reality: facts and development perspectives.

Mykola Yarchuk, Chairman, UkrSugar

Influence of WTO accession on Ukrainian beet-sugar market. Improvement of competitiveness on internal and external markets. Further perspectives for sugar-beet market development.

Q&A session

Session moderator:

Sergei Stoyanov, Director General, Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

Drink reception

Day two (28.11.2008)

EU experience in WTO system: competitiveness improvement and cooperation opportunities

09.30 – 10.45 session 1:

Agricultural experience of Poland in WTO system:

Andrzej Dycha, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland

GATT Uruguay and WTO Doha rounds: Polish negotiations experience in the area of agriculture and implementation of commitments.

Wiktor Szmulewicz, President, Polish National Council of Agricultural Chambers

Functioning of the Polish agroindustrial sector within the WTO system: Polish experience and practical advice to Ukrainian companies. Polish-Ukrainian cooperation: available options.

Witold Choinski, President, Polish Meat Association

Overview of the Polish meat processing industry. Polish experience of competitiveness improvement (in WTO, before and after joining common EU market). Cooperation opportunities with Polish companies.

Zbigniew Kaszuba, President, “Polish Federation of Crop Producers”

Market of cereals in Poland, producers, production and prospects of market evolution.

Q&A session

Session moderator:

H.E. Jacek Kluczkowski, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Poland to Ukraine

11.15 – 12.30 session 2:

Agricultural experience of France in WTO system:

Vincent Magdelaine, Director, Coop de France

Improvement of agrarian business competitiveness via organization of cooperatives.

Michel Portier, President and Director General, Agritel

Volatility of European grain markets: is it durable?

Marielle, Director, Groupe Bigard-Socopa

Topic tbc

Patrick du Genestoux, President, Patrick du Genestoux et associés

Where Western and Eastern European beet-sugar markets are headed?

Q&A session

Session moderator:

Jean Jacques Herve, Counsellor to the Government of Ukraine on Agrarian Matters (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

13.45 – 15.00 session 3:

Agricultural experience of Czech Republic in WTO system:

Jan Veleba, President, Czech Agrarian Chamber

Overview of Czech agroindustrial sector (grain, milk, live stock). Functioning of the Czech agroindustrial sector within the WTO system: Czech experience and practical advice to Ukrainian companies. Czech-Ukrainian cooperation: available options.

Jaromir Kloud, President, Czech Meat Processors Association

Overview of Czech meat processing industry. Competitiveness improvement in WTO conditions (Czech experience), cooperation opportunities with Czech companies.

Tomas Kreutzer, Director General, Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic

Czech foodstuff industry and trade in EU/WTO conditions.

Q&A session

Session moderator TBC

15.30 – 16.45 session 4:

Agricultural experience of United Kingdom and Germany in WTO system:

Paul Temple, Vice-President, British National Farmers Union

Overview of UK agroindustrial sector (grain, milk, live stock). Functioning of the British agroindustrial sector within the WTO system: UK experience and practical advice to Ukrainian companies. UK-Ukrainian cooperation: available options.

Alastair Dickie, Director (Crop Marketing), HGCA

World and UK grain market: specialities 2008-2009. Changes in the common EU agrarian policy. Regulating grain market: European experience.

Dr. Heinz-W. Strubenhoff, Team Leader, "German-Ukrainian Policy Dialogue in Agriculture", Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting

Mutual benefits and perspectives of German-Ukrainian trade in agriculture and food products.