The conference is meant for large and largest agricultural producers, ag inputs manufacturers, dealers and distributors, financiers, insurers, agricultural and agribusiness investors, traders, food processors, and policy makers.
(опубликовано 25.12.2011)
Among registered companies: Region-Agro, Kubanagroprod, Sodrugestvo Group, Grainrus, Port of Sillame, Sloboda-agro, AgroGard, SEUS, Steppe Group, Lipetskoye Group of Farms, Plodorodie, Terra-Invest, Bryansk-Agro, B&N FINAM Group Asset Management LLC, IPF Management, Ratum Legal Firm LTD., SGS Vostok Ltd., AgroTerra, INTL FCStone, MALTEUROP Russia, AVG Capital Partners, Louis Dreyfus Commodities Vostok, Burlington Capital Group, DuPont, Maribo, Amazone, Russkij Dom, Strube Rus, Ernst and Young LLC, Sudzucker AG Mannheim, Czarnikow Group LTD, EkoNiva-APK Holding, Prodimex Holding, Trio XXI, Elevator Consulting, Russian Agricultural Bank, Agrico, SAHO (Siberian Agricultural Holding), Egida Yug (Krasnodar), Otkritie Brokerage house JSC, Start (Sverdlovsk), GK Agroprom MDT, Vlasta LLC (Rostov), PosZernoCom, Razgulay Group, and other companies and organizations.
As of the middle of December, the "land bank" of the conference participants exceeded 2.4 MHA of arable land.
Among the conference participants there are well known biggest agricultural holdings, such as Prodimex, Razgulay, AgroGard, AgroTerra, etc. Today we introduce one of less known players: Vlasta LLC. It is management company of several agricultural enterprises located in Salsk steppes of Rostov oblast. Total arable land is 20 THA. The company is doing fobbing and "CPTing" of grains produced by the members of the group. They specialize on high-pro wheat, and other small grains, peas and chick peas, as well as vegetables and potatoes growing on irrigated lands.
Theme for 2012: Farmland as an emerging asset class in Russia and Eastern Europe countries
Other topics:
Situation and outlook of the key commodity markets in the world and Russia: consequences for the production margins
Russia’s WTO accession: struggling against negative consequences and outcomes for agriculture
New domestic land legislation and dynamics of regional farmland markets
Traditional and new tools of agricultural price hedging: FSU context
Technological future of regional agriculture
Among the speakers:
Andrey Klepach, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Russian Federation
Macroeconomic situation and its influence on Russian agriculture
Martin Davis, Head of Farmland Investments, Insight Investments
Personal experience of farmland management and investments in Eastern Europe
Stefan Frappat, CEO, the Sodrugestvo Group
Introduction of new farming project of one of leading domestic agbiz corporations
Philippe de Laperouse, Managing director, HighQuest Partners, LLC
Global investments in farmland: status and prospects
Vladislav Novoselov, managing director, BEFL
Insights on the Russian farmland market from the leading domestic farm realtor company
Dmitry Rylko, general director, IKAR
Domestic agricultural commodity markets and margins
Bill Wilson, professor, North Dakota State University
Global agricultural commodity markets and margins
Conference Round table:
Russia’s WTO accession: overcoming potential negative impacts for agriculture
Discussants:
Andrey Bodin, Chairman, Russian Sugar Union
Andrey Danilenko, CEO, Russian Union of Milk Producers
Sergey Yushin, CEO, Russian Meat Industry Association
Arkadiy Zlochevskiy, President, Russian Grain Union
Invited: key decision makers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economic Development
Conference Round table:
Organized futures markets and OTCs (SWAPS): new possibilities for pre-harvest financing, price hedging, forward agricultural markets
Discussants:
Dan Hoffstad, Commodity risk management, INTL FCStone
Alexander Kalinin, head of commodity and monetary division, OAO Otkritie
Representatives of bank and agrichemical company (TBD)
Why this conference?
Two previous conferences positioned Where the Margin Is as a unique high caliber event, professionally dealing with the key issues of domestic agriculture and agribusiness.
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High quality sponsors
Best, most knowledgeable, and influential industry speakers
Leading domestic farm operators
Leading world and domestic agribusiness companies
High level of company representation: mostly CEO and owners
High conference organization standards
Pricing: Registration fee: RUR18 th, or EUR480.
Agricultural producers — 10% discount (special discounts are available, please inquire the organizers)!