Miller Magazine Issue: 124 April 2020

40 NEWS MILLER / APRIL 2020 Considering all the circumstances of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, UkrAgroConsult has made a decision to postpone the Black Sea Grain Conference from April 22-23, 2020 to September 2-3, 2020. Black Sea Grain postponed to September 2020 UkrAgroConsult continues preparation for the 17th In- ternational Conference ‘BLACK SEA GRAIN-2020’ which will be held on September 2-3, 2020 in InterContinental hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine. Global turbulence in the markets cre- ates new risks in the agricultural business, and the most important task now is to adjust business strategies to the ‘Era of Uncertainty’. ‘Black Sea Grain’ Conference is a re- cognized marketplace and a major annual meeting point for the top agribusiness community. It is a large commu- nication platform, providing 2 days of exclusive agri mar- ket insights from leading industry experts, coverage of the global macroeconomic and regional trends, long term forecasts on commodities market, effective networking and face to face contacts with 700+ delegates. The conference agenda will cover the most burning issues for all players in the agricultural sector, from far- mers to multinational corporations, agri producers and exporters, market analysts and business owners, econo- mists and opinion leaders to determine the world’s most powerful market drivers. Located in the heart of the Bla- ck Sea region, the conference annually brings together 700+ agribusiness professionals from more than 400 companies and 50+ countries worldwide, serving to ad- just business strategies and promote international trade. CONFERENCE FOCUS: • Era of 2020s: global transformation and uncertainty in commodity markets • Black Sea region: key players, competition, expansion to the target markets • South America, China, USA: what’s next at the agri giants arena? • Global financial outlook. Many uncertainties are ahe- ad? • Future ‘demand shapers’ in agribusiness. Case Study: Sellers’ and Buyers’ Strategies and Answers • Big talk on Ukraine: land market, logistics, invest- ments. Unchanged mantra? New mantra? • Smart technologies to minimize weather risks or how to achieve 100 mmt grain crop AMONG CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: - Sergey Feofilov - Director General, UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine - Pedro Dejneka - Partner, MD Commodities, Brazil - Erwin Sudharma - Bogasari Flour Mills, Indonesia - Gunhan Ulusoy - Chairman of the Board, Ulusoy Flour Mills, Turkey - Mohamed Fouda - CEO, ICSE, Egypt - Christopher Hyde - Weather Desk, MAXAR, USA - Nikolay Gorbachev - President, Ukrainian Grain As- sociation - Dmitry Rylko - Director, Ikar, Russia - Gilles Mettetal - Former Director, Agribusiness, EBRD. The Conference is organized by UkrAgroConsult. General Sponsor of the Conference - ACTAVA TRA- DING, Official Sponsors – Cerealcom Dolj, Sierentz. Exclusive Exchange Sponsor - CME Group, Sponsors - Filhet-Allard Maritime, INTL FCStone, ANDE LOGIS- TICS, GP Global, CIS Commodity Inspection Services. Supported by GAFTA and Ukrainian Grain Association.