AGENDA 2024
December 11, 2024
Kyiv
10:00-11:00
REGISTRATION, WELCOME COFFEE, NETWORKING
11:00-11:15
WELCOME SPEECH
Н.Е. Mr. Radek Pech, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Ukraine (recording)
Lisa Kaestner, Country Manager, Ukraine and Moldova of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Serhii Lysenko, Business Director of Case IH in Ukraine and Moldova
Oleksandr Kholod, Direcrtor of VITAGRO PARTNER
11:15-11:30
PRESENTATION. FROM LANDMINES TO EU ACCESSION: HOW UKRAINE’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CAN STRENGTHEN EUROPE AND ENHANCE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
Edmund Clarke, Senior Manager of Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
11:30-12:15
PANEL DISCUSSION. AGRI NATION: ADAPTATION, RESILIENCE, GROWTH
Moderator: Oleh Khomenko, CEO of UCAB

Vitalii Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia
Oleksandr Haidu, The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy
  • Results of 2024: how the agribusiness sector remained resilient in the face of economic instability
  • What awaits agribusiness in 2025: challenges of global competition, climate change and transformation of the Ukrainian market
  • What new export opportunities does the process of negotiations with the EU open up?
  • How to maintain competitiveness using financial instruments from the state and international community?

IFC session

PRESENTATION. IFC FINANCING AND ADVISORY SUPPORT FOR COMPANIES INVESTING IN UKRAINE

PANEL DISCUSSION. INVESTMENT NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRIBUSINESS

12:15-12:35
PRESENTATION. IFC FINANCING AND ADVISORY SUPPORT FOR COMPANIES INVESTING IN UKRAINE
Olena Voloshyna, Senior Country Officer, Ukraine of International Finance Corporation (IFC)
12:35-13:35
PANEL DISCUSSION. INVESTMENT NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRIBUSINESS
Moderator: Kateryna Chechel, Operations Officer, Ukraine Program, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Aivaras Abromavicius, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Agro-Region Group
Igor Shylyuk, CEO of Cygnet Agroholding
Scott Richards, CFA, FRM, USAID/Harvest Activity Transaction Team, Head of Emerging Europe at CrossBoundary
Alexandre Tchesnakoff, Member of the Management Board at Crеdit Agricole Bank
Mariia Osyka, Director of Agriculture Investments of Agroprosperis Group
Serhii Savchuk, Chief Investment and Business Development Officer of Vitagro Group
13:35-14:35
LUNCH, NETWORKING
14:35-14:40
PRESENTATION. OVERVIEW OF THE NEWLY LAUNCHED USAID HARVEST ACTIVITY
Matthew Weber, Chief of Party, USAID Harvest Activity
14:40-14:55
PRESENTATION. NAVIGATING THE LANDSCAPE OF ALTERNATIVE FINANCING FOR AGRIBUSINESSES IN UKRAINE
Scott Richards, CFA, FRM, USAID/Harvest Activity Transaction Team, Head of Emerging Europe at CrossBoundary
  • Overview of the current funding landscape for agribusinesses in Ukraine
  • Alternative sources of capital for agribusinesses in Ukraine and recommendations for accessing them
14:55-15:15
PRESENTATION. PROFITABILITY AND HUMAN CAPITAL IN AGRIBUSINESS: ENHANCING EFFICIENCY IN CHALLENGING TIMES — INSIGHTS FROM AGROHUB RESEARCH 2024
Oksana Bobrova, Head of Agrohub Benchmarking
Dmytro Lyebyedyev, Head of Agrohub HR360 Benchmarking
  • Comparison of Average EBITDA and Benchmark Indicators: Illustrated with corn as a case study
  • Analysis of Top-performing Areas (Top 20%): Revenue efficiency ($/ha) and the key factors driving their success
  • Yield, breakeven point, and price per ton
  • A detailed exploration of factors influencing results
  • Insights into staffing levels across key roles (agronomists, engineers, elevator workers)
  • Income Dynamics (2022–2024): How employee income trends inform strategic decision-making
  • Changes in Employee Incentive Strategies in 2024: Examining shifts in motivational approaches.
  • Current Challenges and Opportunities: A review of staffing policies and human resource strategies in agribusiness
15:15-15:35
PRESENTATION. FROM CROP RECEIPTS TO AGRARIAN NOTES: INNOVATIONS IN AGRIFINANCE AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS
Olesia Omelianenko, Outreach and Information Campaigns Expert of IFC Ukraine Agriculture Capital Markets Development Project
  • Crop receipts — status and statistics of financing facilitated by the instrument as of December 1, 2024.
  • Agrarian notes — new digital tradable securities, main aspects, types, classification, and key advantages
  • Crop receipts and agrarian notes — common and difference
  • Registry of Agrarian notes
15:35-16:15
COFFEE BREAK, NETWORKING
16:15-16:35
PRESENTATION. GRAIN EXPORT FROM UKRAINE: EXPANSION OF SALES CHANNELS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Roman Neyter, Researcher at the Center for Food and Land Use Research (KSE Agrocenter) of Kyiv School of Economics
  • Adapting logistics routes from Ukraine to the challenges of war (overview for 2022-2024)
  • Capacity building for exports of grains, oilseeds and processed products
  • Agro-export results for 2023: dynamics and commodity structure
  • The role of European and international markets in the formation of new sales channels
16:35-17:35
PANEL DISCUSSION. POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF GRAIN MARKET EXPORT
Moderator: Tetiana Trympol, AGRI International Market Linkages Senior Coordinator of the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA)

Vitalii Petruk, Deputy Commercial Director for Foreign Economic Activity of IMC
Anton Zhemerdiev, Director of the Commercial Department of TAS Agro
Volodymyr Slavinskyi, Director of Trade of NIBULON
Yurii Skichko, Direcror of Hermes Trading
Oleksandr Tymoshenko, Commercial Director of Agro-Region Group
Andrii But, Head of Foreign Commerce of Agrotrade Group
  • Opportunities to improve the economic efficiency of Ukrainian grain exports
  • Direct contact and sales as an alternative approach to expanding the market's network
  • The impact of new experience and technologies in the development of grain exports
  • The unique value proposition of Ukrainian agricultural exports
  • Potential challenges to securing future grain exports
17:35-…
COCKTAIL, NETWORKING

USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) session

PRESENTATION. GRAIN EXPORT FROM UKRAINE: EXPANSION OF SALES CHANNELS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
PANEL DISCUSSION. EXPORT POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE GRAIN MARKET
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