FORMAT
hybrid
WORKING LANGUAGE
Russian and English with simultaneous translation
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
free
About the Conference
This is the third annual Agro Outlook Russia Conference, which has become a prominent event in the calendar of meetings dedicated to medium-term prospects for Russia’s agricultural sector development in the context of global trends. The Conference will feature the presentation of the latest edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook, as well as other forecasts for the global agricultural markets development, with a focus on Russia. Participants will discuss current and medium-term trends in the sector, emerging in the new economic environment. Major agricultural companies will put forward a strategic vision for their business given the structural changes and uncertainty reigning in the markets. Experts and economists will present forecasts for macroeconomic indicators that over the past years have exerted growing influence on the development of both global and Russian food and agricultural markets. A breakout session will discuss new challenges and opportunities for the Russian agro-industrial exports, which are one of the driving forces of the advancement of the agricultural sector as a whole.
The Conference is co-hosted by:
- Institute for Agrarian Studies of HSE University of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Programme
9:00-10:00
Registration of guests
10:00-10:30
Opening. Word of welcome
10:30-12:20
KICK-OFF SESSION. New Medium-Term Outlook for Global Agriculture Markets. Russia in the Global Context
Questions for discussion:
- Presentation of the New Medium-Term Forecast for Demand, Supply, Trade and Price Dynamics in the Global Agriculture Markets. The Significance of the Outlook for the Russian Agrarian Sector
- International Trade and Food Security amidst Growing Risks and Uncertainties
12:20-13:40
BREAKOUT SESSION. Russian Agro-Industrial Exports: New Challenges and Opportunities
Questions for discussion:
- Prospects for Russian Agri-Food Exports
- Development Potential of New International Transport Corridors
- Effective Marketing Channels for Russian Agro-Industrial Products
Moderator: Dmitry Krasnov, Head, Federal Center for the Development of Exports of Agricultural Products of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia - AGROEXPORT
Session speakers:
- Manpreet Singh, President, Indian Chamber of International Business
- Martin Ndirangu, CEO, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Artem Belov, Director General, National Union of Milk Producers (Soyuzmoloko)
- Andrey Dalnov, Head, Center for Industry Expertise, Russian Agricultural Bank
- Evgeny Zaytsev, Head of Analytical Department, FSBI Agroexport
- Zverev German Stanislavovich, President, NGO "All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs and Exporters"
- German Zverev, chairman, President, All-Russian Association of Fisheries Enterprises, Entrepreneurs and Exporters
- Stepan Inyutochkin, General Director, Agrofirm Target Agro
- Konstantin Korneev, Executive Director, Rincon Agrotech
- Mikhail Maltsev, Executive Director, Oil-and-Fat Union of Russia
- Ilya Strokin, Head of Competence Center in the Agro-Industrial Complex, Kept
Simultaneous translation will be provided during the session
14:10-15:30
STRATEGIC BUSINESS SESSION. Agribusiness Strategies in the Realm of Geopolitical Instability, Structural Changes and Uncertainty in the Markets
Questions for discussion:
- Transformation of Agrarian Business in the Next 10 Years – Vision of CEOs and Shareholders
- Development Strategies in a New Environment
- New Promising Technologies, Solutions and Management Approaches
15:50-17:20
PANEL SESSION. Agrarian Sector in a New Macroeconomic Reality
Questions for discussion:
- Which Macroeconomic Factors Will Affect Russian Food and Agriculture Markets in the Next 5–10 Years?
- Influence of the Global Climate Agenda
- Changes in Consumer Behaviour in the “New Market Reality”
17:45-18:00
Wrap-up
16:45
Informal networking
Our Speakers
Director for Agricultural Policy, HSE Universit
Head, Department of Agrarian Markets, Institute for Agrarian Studies, HSE University
Director, FAO Liaison Office in Moscow
Head, Federal Center for the Development of Exports of Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture of Russia
First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
Chief economist, Vnesheconombank
Vice President, Damate Management Company LLC
Vice president, Charity Foundation Foodbank Rus
Head of Innovation Center, Cherkizovo Group
Executive Director, Rincon Management
CEO, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry
President, EkoNiva Group
Head of Sustainable Business Development, Syngenta
President, Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Russia, GIM Unimpresa
Director for Economic Policy, HSE
Retail Director, NielsenIQ
Director of the Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
Head, Сenter of Agroanalytics, Ministry of Agriculture of Russia
Deputy General Director, Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term Forecasting
Head, Agribusiness Center of Exellence, Kept
General Director, Union of Milk Producers
Academic Supervisor HSE University
President, Indian Chamber of International Business
Managing Director for International Multilateral Cooperation and Integration, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
Analyst, Information and analytical agency "OleoScope"
Chairman of board of directors, Sibbiopharm Ltd.
Director of R&D-center, Agroholding "Steppe"
Executive Director, Agrocluster Galich Consortium
Contacts
For additional information please call:
+7(495) 772 95 90 ext. 27942
Institute for Agrarian Studies of HSE University
sabdolova@hse.ru or vtang@hse.ru