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PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
Day 1 – Conference. 5 December, Wednesday
8:00 – 9:00 Registration, morning coffee and networking
9:00 – 9:15 Forum opening ceremony
9:15 – 11:30 Session 1. PLENARY MEETING AND DISCUSSION: INVESTING IN GREENHOUSE
COMPLEXES: plans of government, initiators, and investors
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee and networking break
12:00 – 13:30
Session 2. MODERN GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS.
Strategies to boost the efficiency and cut OPEX
13:30 – 14:30 LUNCH and networking break
14:30 – 15:30 Session 3. PRESENTATION OF FLAGSHIP INVESTMENT PROJECTS
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee and networking break
16:00 – 16:30 Session 4. ROAD-SHOW – Innovations and breakthrough technologies!
Showcase your technologies or equipment in 5 minutes – dynamic and productive
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee, networking break, start of parallel sessions
17:00 – 18:00 Round table 5А. FLOWER
GREENHOUSES
Prospects and strategies for the
development of floriculture in Russia
and the CIS
Round table 5B. MUSHROOM FARMING
COMPLEXES
Investment potential of mushroom farming in Russia
18:00 THE AWARD CEREMONY AND GALA DINNER*
By-invitation only participation. Contact the organiser to learn about participation
terms and conditions.
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Conference. Agronomy Day
SPECIAL FOCUS: АGROCENTRES: storage, processing, logistics
6 December, Thursday
9:00 –
10:00 Registration, morning coffee and networking
STREAM А - CONFERENCE FOCUS DAY: STORAGE,
PROCESSING, SALES
STREAM В – AGRONOMY DAY
10:00 –
11:30 Session 6А.
Meeting and discussion:
PROJECT FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT.
Construction and
modernisation of
greenhouse complexes
Special focus: concessional
lending
Session 6B.
PLENARY SESSION
Modern agro-infrastructure
of the Russian market
Session 6C.
SELECTION AND SEED
FARMING. TOMATO AND
CUCUMBER – MODERN
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES.
Case studies
11:30 –
12:00 Coffee and networking break
12:00 –
13.00 Session 7А.
Meeting and discussion:
ENERGY PERFORMANCE.
Legislation, innovations, and
technologies
Special focus:
tariff policy
Session 7B.
INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS
CENTRES.
Must-have technologies and
innovations
Session 7C.
GREENHOUSE LIGHTING.
CUCUMBER AND TOMATO –
MODERN CULTIVATION
TECHNIQUES.
Case studies
13:00 –
14:00 LUNCH and networking
14:00 –
15:00 Session 8А.
PRODUCTION PLANNING AND
SALES STRATEGY:
product mix policy, marketing
and sales
Session 8B.
FLAGSHIP CONSTRUCTION
AND MODERNISATION
PROJECTS:
location, capacities and
deadlines
Session 8C.
HYDROPONICS.
LETTUCE – MODERN
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES.
Case studies
15:00 –
15:15 Coffee and networking break
15:15 –
17:00 Session 9А.
ROUND TABLE:
TALENTS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
Session 9B.
LEADERS DEBATE: PRODUCERS – LOGISTICS
CENTRES.
Elaborating cooperation strategies
17:00 Forum closing ceremony
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PROGRAMME
DAY 1: 5 December, Wednesday
8:00 Registration, coffee, and networking
9:00 Forum Opening Ceremony. Welcome speech by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian
Federation
9:15 – 11:30 SESSION 1
PLENARY SESSION AND DISCUSSION: INVESTING IN GREENHOUSE COMPLEXES.
PLANS OF GOVERNMENT, INITIATORS, AND INVESTORS
The plenary session and discussion features federal and regional ministries, initiators, regulators, Russian
and international investors, as well as agriholdings, agriculture unions and cooperatives.
• LEADERS DEBATE: Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, investors, initiators, agriholdings. Farming policy 2019 – 2020. How will Russian greenhouse business evolve beyond 2020?
• SPECIAL ECONOMY KEYNOTE: Greenhouse industry in Russia – contribution to Russian agriculture and main growth areas. Prospects for 2019
• State subsidies and private investors. Algorithms and provisions for greenhouse projects funding
from the federal budget. National subsidisation kit. What are the plans and strategies of Russian
and international investors and exporters?
• REGIONAL STRATEGIES to support and develop agriculture and greenhouse complexes. What
legislative initiatives are to be introduced?
• ASSETS CONSOLIDATION: new strategy of the lead greenhouse agriholdings. Expanding the area
and presence in regions. What are the development plans of the major companies?
• FEDERAL SERVICE FOR VETERINARY AND PHYTOSANITARY SUPERVISION: what actions are to be taken to protect Russian greenhouse business?
• VEGETABLE FARMING: Sector status today and its development in the mid run; pricing, demand
and supply forecast in Russia
• SPECIAL FOCUS! Pricing, short- and mid-term demand and supply forecasts for greenhouse
products in Russia and abroad. How will this affect Russian agriculture industry?
• IMPORTANT: Development prospects of greenhouse business in the CIS – Kazakhstan, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan. What large-scale projects are in the pipeline?
• What opportunities are being created to boost Russian technologies or to localise foreign
manufacture?
• MUSHROOM FARMING: The changes on the market after gaining the right for partial
reimbursement of capital expenditures incurred
• Building up greenhouse export potential – fresh look on geographic priorities, access to foreign
markets
• FLORICULTURE: production of cut flowers as one of the focal points of sales market
diversification
11:00 Discussion, Q&A
11:30 MEDIA SCRUM with the heads of the Government of the Russian Federation, major
agriholdings and greenhouse complexes, investors, and professional associations
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11:30 Coffee and networking break
12:00 – 13:30 SESSION 2
MODERN GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS.
Strategies to boost the efficiency and cut OPEX
Adoption of modern technologies is a key to successful development of Russian greenhouse industry! The
decision-makers of Russian and international greenhouse projects, lead equipment and technology
manufacturers, financial institutions, and industry experts will share their innovative practices and
address the pressing issues facing the industry.
• SPECIAL FOCUS: efficient business strategies. Technologies designed to increase output and reduce OPEX
• TURN-KEY: latest technologies and equipment to build high-tech greenhouse complexes complying
with national standards
• IMPORTANT: GLASS VS FILM – what it to be chosen for a greenhouse complex?
• SCREENING: horizontal heat protection and shade screen systems. What modifications of heat
screens exist?
• Substrate – how to minimise supply and disposal expenses? Assessing the performance of various
substrates used in protected cropping
• SUPPLEMENTARY LIGHTING: LED lighting in greenhouses – aspects and benefits
• Plant Protection Products: what should be applied to be protected? Entomophages to protect
crops
• SEED FARMING: modern varieties and hybrids
• Intelligent technologies: automated greenhouse management, IoT, robots, Big Data revolution
• Software support for logistics (ERP systems) – visual representation, tracking, stock management
• Grading and packing machinery – how to store and present your product to the consumer?
• Optical sorting systems
13:15 Q&A
13:30 LUNCH and networking
14:30 – 15:30 SESSION 3
PRESENTATION OF FLAGSHIP INVESTMENT PROJECTS
Federal government and local authorities are shaping new opportunities and favourable climate for
investing in existing greenhouse complexes and in the new ones. What are the regions taking
advantages of state support and opportunities offered? What are the algorithms to follow to make
your project eligible? Top executives of public (federal and regional) regulatory and executive bodies,
along with investors and initiators will:
• Present greenfield and brownfield greenhouse projects: required investment, expected
capacities, infrastructure management, technology and equipment selection criteria
• Share the intelligence on tender bidders, bidding procedure, and project partnership agreements
• Describe the investment prospects and PPP application mechanisms
15:15 Q&A
15:30 Coffee and networking break
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16:00 – 16:30 SESSION 4
ROAD-SHOW – Innovations and breakthrough technologies!
Running lucrative greenhouse business
Equipment and technology manufacturers will showcase their innovations. 5 minutes to change your
business for keeps and lead it to inevitable success!
✓ Refrigerating machinery
✓ Quality analysis labs
✓ Alternative energy
✓ On-site power generation, electrical
fixtures
✓ Construction, glazing, and
illumination, internal and external utility
infrastructure
✓ Sprinkling systems
✓ Automated microclimate
management, hanging gutters, screening,
ventilation, CO2 injections, drainage reuse
✓ Grading and packing lines, seed
farming
✓ Vertical farming (city farming)
✓ Irrigation and dehydrating systems.
Production of front and revolving broad
sprinklers
✓ Reverse and cultivation systems
✓ Innovative heat supply
✓ Lighting solutions
16:30 Coffee and networking break, start of parallel sessions
17:00 – 18:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS 5
17:00 – 18:00 SESSION 5А
ROUND TABLE: FLOWER GREENHOUSES
Prospects and strategies for greenhouse floriculture development in Russia and
the CIS
Round table is a collective brainstorm of senior executives of flower greenhouse complexes, project initiators, equipment manufacturers to discuss the conditions for the provision of favourable environment for investing in flower production projects. The experts of floriculture industry will:
• Assess the prospects of cut flower market in Russia. What is a growth driver here? Floriculture
segment to influence on greenhouse business
• Discuss revenue generating techniques in greenhouse flower production
• Present the investment projects for the construction of new and modernisation of existing
greenhouse complexes: required investment, expected capacities, infrastructure management,
criteria for the selection of technologies and equipment
• Share intelligence on how to comply with quality standards
• Showcase latest solutions for flower sorting
• Discuss flower sales strategies – cooperation with retail chains, supply principles
17:45 Q&A
17:00 – 18:00 SESSION 5B
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ROUND TABLE: MUSHROOM COMPLEXES
Investment potential of mushroom farming in Russia
Round table is a collective brainstorm of the senior executives of flagship greenhouse complexes, project initiators, public (federal and regional) regulatory and executive bodies, equipment manufacturers to discuss the conditions for the provision of favourable environment for investing in the existing mushroom farming projects and in the construction of the new ones. The experts of the greenhouse industry will:
• Prepare an overview of Russian mushroom industry – market situation, development prospects 2019-2025
• Dwell upon state regulation framing the mushroom industry, regional programmes designed to support mushroom farming
• Present the investment projects for the construction of new and modernisation of existing farms: required investment, expected capacities, infrastructure management, criteria for the selection of technologies and equipment
• Discuss the sales strategies – cooperation with retail chains, mushroom delivery principles
• Spotlight on customs clearance rules for fresh mushrooms, quality certificates
17:45 Q&A
18:00
AWARD CEREMONY AND GALA DINNER By-invitation only participation. Contact the organiser to learn about participation terms and
conditions.
Gala Dinner is an excellent opportunity to establish new business contacts and strengthen the existing
ones in the informal setting.
Within the framework of the Gala Dinner, the Award Ceremony will be held to honour the leaders of
Russian greenhouse industry 2018. The nomination categories include:
❖ PROMISING PROJECT
❖ BEST COMPANY
❖ BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
❖ FOR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
We invite companies to be presented as nominees or nominate their greenhouse complexes and
investment projects.
Through voting by secret ballot, the Awards Jury will determine the winners who will be officially
presented with the awards at the Ceremony!
DAY 2: 6 December, Thursday
CONFERENCE
9:00 Registration, coffee and networking
10:00 – 11:30 SESSION 6А
Meeting and discussion: PROJECT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
Construction and modernisation of greenhouse complexes
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Federal Government and local authorities provide new opportunities and favourable climate for the
development of the greenhouse industry. The decision-makers of Russian and international greenhouse
projects, federal and regional regulators, as well as Russian and foreign investors, financial institutions,
industry experts and engineering companies will share their experiences and address the hottest issues
facing the industry:
• IMPORTANT: how to ensure ROI?
• How to make a greenhouse project attractive for potential investors?
• EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT: viable business-models. Greenhouse management – best
practices
• Access to long and low-cost loans. Interest rates growth. What may lie ahead in 2019? Crop insurance.
• CASE STUDIES: greenhouse management – what are the prerequisites of success?
• MODERNISATION of existing greenhouse complexes – how to choose a contractor?
• Rules regulating the allocation of subsidies from the federal budget in 2019. What are the algorithms for the selection of investment projects to be supported? How does regional government bolster the greenhouse industry?
• Revenue generating techniques, OPEX minimisation
• Supervised construction: is it a turn-key service? Does the EPC-contractor guarantee greenhouse yield?
• Effective management and professional approach to greenhouse planning and control – industry leaders’ success stories
• The government backing the renovation and modernisation of agriculture industry: how to enhance the quality of business and further develop it?
11:15 Q&A
11:30 Coffee and networking break
12:00 – 13:00 SESSION 7А
Meeting and discussion: ENERGY PERFORMANCE.
Legislation, innovations and technologies
Top executives of commercial greenhouses, federal and regional regulators, project initiators, power producers and distributors, investors, service and equipment providers will discuss and elaborate the effective strategies on the hottest issues, including:
• IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TARRIFS! Electricity tariffs dynamics forecast – are there changes expected and how will they affect the business? Could we expect tariff cut?
• How do electricity prices affect the competitive ability of greenhouse companies in Russia?
• LED in the context of agri- and energy-efficiency. Potential of LED lighting and application aspects
• NEW! How does electricity market decentralization progress? When will the distributed generation take its rightful place in country’s energy matrix and in the greenhouse industry?
• Reliability: to accumulate power or to connect to external power supply network? Cost issue
• Bilateral metering and coordinated functioning of generators, avoiding system overload and idle capacity, legal surplus sales, affordability of cost-saving units
• Standards in the field of distributed generation and power from supply network
• IMPORTANT! Challenges met when connecting distributed power generating facilities to electricity supply network and ways to overcome them
• Innovative approaches to ensure reliable and viable power supply in greenhouses from distributed power generating facilities
• Construction of in-house generating facilities – necessity or a least-evil solution?
• In-house power generation and energy-saving technologies – best ways to cut power costs. LED-lighting – energy-efficiency and cost-saving
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12:45 Q&A
13:00 LUNCH and networking
14:00 – 15:00 SESSION 8А
PRODUCTION PLANNING AND SALES STRATEGIES:
assortment policy, marketing, and sales
Top executives of commercial greenhouses, federal and regional regulators, project initiators, power producers and distributors will discuss and elaborate efficient strategies on the hottest issues, including:
• STRATEGIC FOCUS: ASSORTMENT POLICY – diversification and business growth options. What are
the most promising industry niches?
• Plans and prospects for the development of major greenhouse complexes in Russia – how to
diversify the economy? What crops are the most financially viable?
• Tightening competition as a factor boosting production efficiency and quality
• Scarcity and surplus of products released. What are the most attractive niches?
• Domestic market – demand and supply forecast. What are the products the consumer wants to see on the shelf – tomatoes, cucumbers, berries, lettuce, mushrooms? What are the import substitution plans?
• MARKETING: calculating the economic performance of a greenhouse complex, assessing markets and competitive advantages. Marketing strategy and promotion
• How to increase the consumption value of fruit and vegetables? Adopting pre-sale treatment of vegetables
• Pricing on greenhouse food delivery to regions. Are there any benefits or discounts for certain producers?
• Cooperating with retail chains. Requirements for suppliers, payment schemes, food quality control – how to establish a dialogue between greenhouse complexes and retailers?
• Projects for processing and storage of greenhouse products in Russia: difficulties, solutions, and lessons to learn. What are the innovative technologies applied?
• The strategies of major retail chains when working with agri-producers and searching the products to substitute imported food. How to benefit?
14:45 Q&A
15:00 Coffee and networking break
15:15 – 17:00 SESSION 9
ROUND TABLE: TALENTS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
Round table is a collective brainstorm uniting top executives of commercial greenhouses, lead agrarian
universities, manufacturers of modern equipment with the aim to select the personnel management
strategy in the field of greenhouse business. The industry peers will share best practices in personnel
training:
• How to get personnel training on the right track?
• Is it functional to cooperate with agrarian universities?
• How to incentivize young talents?
• Does it make sense to adopt special education programmes?
• How to retain the personnel?
16:45 Q&A
17:00 Conclusion. Closing Ceremony
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DAY 2: 6 December, Thursday
FOCUS DAY: LOGISTICS CENTRES
Storage, processing, sales
9:00 Registration, coffee, and networking
10:00 – 11:30 SESSION 6B
PLENARY SESSION: MODERN AGRO-INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE RUSSIAN MARKET
Plans of policymakers, agri-holdings, investors, and project initiators
Federal and regional authorities, agri-holdings, agro-parks, logistics centres, processing companies,
Russian and international investors, and top associations, will highlight the industry development
strategies in Russia and worldwide, fundraising practices, public-private partnership opportunities,
investment programmes.
• Economic keynote presentation: Russian market at a glance: investment potential, flagship construction and modernisation projects
• New opportunities emerging in the agriculture sector as a result of newly-built logistics centres, sales points and storage facilities
• Logistics centres and interaction with producers. Shaping a logistics chain to regulate commodity flows – will this enable lower imports and unpack the potential of local producers?
• Developing small and medium capacity logistics centres as a step towards better logistics, cutting distance between a producer and regional logistics centre
• Industrial parks and accelerated development territories – cluster approach to agro-infrastructure and logistics
• Food traffic – “Western stream” – “Southern stream” – “Eastern stream”. Cross-regional sales
• Concessional lending. Will the programme be applicable for the construction of logistics centres?
• Food certification and standardisation system
11:15 Q&A
11:30 Coffee and networking break
12:00 – 13:00 SESSION 7B
INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS CENTRES.
Must-have technologies and innovations
Chief executives of logistics centres, vegetable, potato, and fruit storage facilities, granaries, food
processing companies, government officials, investors, project initiators, suppliers of equipment and
technologies, will highlight the algorithms and strategies of successful project execution.
• Investment and funding options, business plan, PPP enablers
• HOT ISSUE! Viable financial models to apply when developing logistics centres, storage, processing and sales facilities
• Special focus! Key constituents of projects for the construction and modernisation of logistics centres, food storage and processing facilities
• Which innovative solutions are most likely to foster infrastructure projects, construction of food storage and processing facilities?
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• Effective project management strategies: CAPEX reduction, process flow enhancement
• Affordable quality! Balancing between innovative solutions and budget
• Long and low-cost loans. Interest rate growth.
• Expert view: How to avoid typical mistakes when running and developing business? How to ensure business viability?
• How to mitigate financial risks and and to ensure ROI? 12:45 Q&A
13:00 LUNCH and networking
14:00 – 15:00 SESSION 8B
FLAGSHIP CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNISATION PROJECTS:
Location, capacities and deadlines
Which regions are taking action to provide business growth opportunities? What are the algorithms
for project qualification to obtain the backup? Top officials of the Russian (federal and regional)
regulatory and executive authorities, as well as investors and initiators, will:
• Present the investment projects for the construction of new and modernisation of existing
agro-parks, logistics centres, food storage and processing facilities: value of the investment
required, projected capacities, infrastructure management, technology and equipment selection
criteria
• Dwell upon the requirements for tender bidders, bidding procedures, and project partnership agreements
• Describe the investment potential and specify the provisions for public-private partnership
• Investment projects:
o logistics centres o fruit and vegetable storage facilities o infrastructure development
14:45 Q&A
15:00 Coffee and networking break
15:15 – 17:00 SESSION 9B
LEADERS DEBATE: PRODUCERS – LOGISTICS CENTRES
Panel discussions featuring agriculture producers, logistics centres, agro-parks,
retail chains, processors, and top industry associations
Panel discussions designed for seeking connections between agriculture producers and logistics centres to
reach common ground, build communications, and streamline win-win collaboration.
• The cooperation roadmap of producers and cooperative societies with logistics centres and agro-parks
• SPECIAL FOCUS! Logistics centres as a part of consumer cooperatives
• Opportunities for cooperation and sales of food to logistics centres, food storage and processing facilities
• Integration of small and medium farming business into the agro-logistics chain – attraction and coordination techniques
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• Establishing small and medium-capacity logistics centres within a walking distance – building up effective cooperation with large and federal storage and sales centres. Is it necessary?
• E-trading platforms and auctions within a logistics centre – the whereabouts and collaboration basics. Pricing
• Optimisation of fresh food logistics and storage – are fresh products likely to grow more affordable; will it ensure lower production cost?
• A wide variety of quality fresh and well-priced products – utopia or reality?
• Import substitution policy of logistics centres and retail chains
• Logistics centres and retail chains – can one do without agents? How to get direct supplies up
and running?
16:45 Q&A
17:00 Conclusions. Forum closing ceremony
DAY 2: 6 December, Thursday
AGRONOMY DAY
Agronomy Day – is an educative crash course for agronomists within the framework of the Forum. The
course will be presented by world-famed experts. The course is aimed at exploring modern techniques on
growing tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce. Special attention is drawn to: novel developments of crop-
breeders in the light of world’s latest trends; growth adjustment and plant development options using
LED-lighting; hydroponics – pros and cons of using soil-free system.
9:00 Registration, coffee and networking
10:00 – 11:30 SESSION 6B
SELECTION AND SEED FARMING.
TOMATO AND CUCUMBER – MODERN CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES. CASE
STUDIES
Chief agronomists, world’s lead experts, equipment manufacturers and service providers working in the field of greenhouse cultivation will discuss and elaborate effective strategies on the hottest issues, including:
• SPECIAL FOCUS: Selection and seed farming. Analyzing the potential of hybrids and new crops.
• Control over seed and planting stock treatment. Soil preparation actions
• Testing varieties and adopting new hybrids in vegetable farming – how to succeed?
• Innovating cropping techniques and analysis of new vegetable crops potential
• Novel developments of crop-breeders in the light of world’s latest trends
• Engineering innovations for direct seeding, seed quality control, biodefense principles
• Selection and seed farming: vegetable, gourd, and flower crops – latest trends and achievements
• Eco-friendly production – following Russian and international standards. GMO and risks associated with their use
• IMPORTANT! Yield growth techniques. Development and cultivation aspects of vegetables in the context of protected cropping – how to get best results?
11:15 Q&A
11:30 Coffee and networking break
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12:00 – 13:00 SESSION 7B
GREENHOUSE LIGHTING.
TOMATO AND CUCUMBER – MODERN CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES.
CASE STUDIES
Chief agronomists, world’s lead experts, equipment manufacturers and service providers working in the field of greenhouse cropping will discuss and elaborate the efficient strategies on the hottest issues, including:
• Greenhouse lighting: plants’ growth adjustment and development options
• IMPORTANT! How to increase the efficiency of LED systems. Optimizing LED use: how to select the spectral response of a light source? Impact of various spectrums on growth and development of vegetables
• Targeted use of lighting with the focus on growth programme of each crop. How to adjust LED lighting to increase yield? The effect of light spectrum on photosynthesis and morphogenesis
• INNOVATIONS! Latest LED developments – cutting-edge technologies and trends. Measuring energy-saving light emissions in horticulture
• Opportunity to use supplementary lighting when growing bee-pollinated hybrids
• LED against pest: the role of lighting in plant protection
• Is it possible to improve the taste of fruit using LED?
• LED lighting as an effective way to cut energy expenses
12:45 Q&A
13:00 LUNCH and networking
14:00 – 15:00 SESSION 8B
HYDROPONICS. LETTUCE – MODERN CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES. CASE STUDIES
Chief agronomists, world´s lead experts, equipment manufacturers and service providers working in the field of greenhouse cropping will discuss and elaborate the efficient strategies on the hottest issues, including:
• Hydroponics – uncertain future or objective reality? Pros and cons of hydroponics in greenhouse complexes of Russia
• ON-TREND INNOVATIONS! City farming: prospects for the development of vertical cropping in the Russian context
• Production development plans. How to be in line with quality standards and regulations?
• Lettuce cultivation using floating platform method – pros and cons
• Eco-friendly production – following Russian and international standards
14:45 Q&A
15:00 Coffee and networking break
15:15 – 17:00 SESSION 9
ROUND TABLE: YOUNG TALENTS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
Round table is a collective brainstorm uniting top executives of commercial greenhouses, lead agrarian
universities, chief agronomists, equipment manufacturers to choose the personnel management strategy.
The industry peers will share their best practices:
• How to get personnel training on the right track?
• Is it functional to cooperate with agrarian universities?
• How to incentivize young talents?
• Does it make sense to adopt special education programmes?
• How to retain the personnel?
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16:45 Q&A
17:00 Conclusions. Closing Ceremony