January 30, 2026
Kyiv, 16a Parkova Road, CEC "Parkovyi"
The forum will be useful for owners, top managers and specialists of agribusiness
Traders | Logisticians Suppliers of goods and services for farmers
Other companies
14 000 UAH
1 ticket
● Entrance ticket to the forum● Access to the exhibition area● Access to all conferences● Participant badge, catalog● Free buffet and drinks● Access to photo and video materials● Presentations by speakers
Traders | Logisticians Suppliers of goods and services for farmers
Other companies
16 000 UAH
1 ticket
● Entrance ticket to the forum● Access to the exhibition area● Access to all conferences● Participant badge, catalog● Free buffet and drinks● Access to photo and video materials● Presentations by speakers
Program
8:00-18:00
AgroExpo exhibition
9:00-19:00
8:00-19:00 – Work of the Grain Storage Forum
8:00-9:30
Registration of participants, morning coffee, and performance by the Kyiv Academic Municipal Brass Band
9:30-9:45
Grand opening of the Grain Storage Forum. Greetings from the organizers and partners of the forum
Meet the organisers, topics and key issues
1. Current state and problems of the grain market
Experts will discuss trends and challenges in Ukraine's grain market — from changes in logistics to new export opportunities and forecasts for the next marketing year.
2. Storage – a trend as well as innovation
The topics will include modern technologies for the construction and modernisation of elevators, energy-efficient solutions, and automated grain quality control systems.
3. Automation and digitalisation. Introduction of AI
Participants will learn how digital tools and artificial intelligence improve management, analytics, and logistics efficiency in agribusiness.
4. Recycling – searching for new solutions
The topic is devoted to the development of deep processing of grains, the creation of added value, and the search for new areas for export.
5. Energy security and energy dependence
They will discuss ways to improve energy efficiency in agricultural production, the use of alternative energy sources, and strategies for energy sustainability in enterprises.
Organisers:
● Aggeek
About the conference:
‘Plant Growing 2026’ is a space for strategic dialogue between agribusiness, scientists and technology companies.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about practices that increase the productivity and sustainability of agricultural production, discuss the challenges facing the industry, and find answers to questions that will determine the development of Ukrainian crop production in the coming years.
The conference will be a place where a vision for the future of the sector is formed and partnerships are born that can influence its competitiveness on a global level.
BLOCK 1.
Science and research (R&D)
Results of field experiments in 2025 — seeds, plant protection products, fertilisers, soil cultivation technologies
Results of field experiments in 2025 — seeds, plant protection products, fertilisers, soil cultivation technologies
09:10 - 09:25Agronomic and economic efficiency of technological solutions in soil cultivation
09:25 - 09:40Systematic work with micronutrients: results for key crops
09:40 - 09:55Methodology of field studies on the effectiveness of plant protection products. 10 common diseases and ailments
09:55 - 10:10Hybrids for new climatic conditions. What the fields showed in 2025 and what to sow in 2026
10:10 - 10:25Field studies on the effectiveness of RKD, NPK, CAS and granular fertilisers in different climatic zones
10:25 - 10:50Panel discussion: R&D challenges. How to lay the groundwork, analyse and APPLY research results
10:50 - 11:20Secret public interview
BLOCK 2.
Technologies and AI
Numbers, analytics, algorithms.
How is data changing agricultural production?
11:20 - 11:30Results of the Digital Agriculture 2025 study
11:30 - 11:40Soil analysis: The basis for ensuring the accuracy of experiments
11:40 - 11:55The possibilities and limitations of using AI for conducting experiments and improving economic efficiency
11:55 - 12:10Precision farming in the basic configuration. Technologies available to Ukrainian farmers in 2026
12:10 - 12:25Application of plant protection products at variable rates. Results of the first experiments with precision application
12:25 - 12:40Digital farming for half a million. How to digitise your farm for $500,000 in one year and make a profit?
12:40 - 13:00Panel discussion: Digital technologies
13:00 - 14:00Cocktail reception. Live music
BLOCK 3.
Experience and practice
Real-life stories from farmers, mistakes that became breakthroughs
14:00 - 14:30Secret public interview
14:30 - 14:45Phone apps for efficiency
14:45 - 15:00Experience in growing vegetables
15:00 - 15:30Panel discussion: Economic results of the 2025 season
BLOCK 4. Magic
15:30 - 16:00Practical advice 2026 from an artificial agronomist
16:00 - 16:20Secret magic block
16:20 - 16:35Agroenergy: biomethane, biofuel or energy crops?
16:35 - 16:50Soil restoration
16:50 - 17:00Weather forecast
17:00 - 18:00Cocktail reception. Networking
First speakers
Hall № 1. Conference “Grain Storage Forum”
Taras Vysotsky
Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine
Oleksandr Haidu
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy
Alexander Zhemoida
Head of the Recovery and Reform Support Team (Agriculture) at the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
Alexander Varavka
CEO of the group of companies ALVIVA GROUP
Yuriy Skichko
CEO of Hermes Trading LLC
Oleg Khomenko
General Director, Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association
Vyacheslav Tymchuk
Head of Elevator Operations at Agrosem LLC
Serhiy Shcherban
Head of the Storage Department at Kernel Agricultural Holding
Dmytro Dobroshtan
Director of Agro-Industrial Company NOVAAGRO, NOVAAGRO Group of Companies
Yevgen Derkach
Director of the Vesnyanka grain elevator
Andriy Sopruk
Director and co-owner of Streamer Plus
Artem Rempen
Director of Development at Almeida Group
Ivan Korzhenko
CEO and owner of
GRECO Group
Vasyl Popov
Director of EDS PLUS LLC
Iryna Zakharchenko
Head of the Agro Industry Group at Khimlaborreaktiv
Kirill Vinokurov
Deputy Director of Storage Department, Kernel
Mikhail Kovalyov
Production Director, Ukrbakaliya Company LLC
Sergey Bakum
CEO of YEDNIST' GROUP
Vladislav Sokolovsky
Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association
Sergey Korsun
Technical Consultant
ANTIFRICTION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Rodion Chebotarev
Technical Consultant
ANTIFRICTION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Svyatoslav Tkachenko
CEO of Agro Marketing Agency, co-owner of the Ukrainian Elevator Association
Maksym Novakov
Regional representative of Sojam in the Eastern region (Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Sumy regions)
Pavlo Kastorskyi
Head of the Khmelnytskyi sales branch of I SOLAR
Yevgen Kulikov
Head of Corporate Business at PrivatBank
Maria Botvinkina
Head of IT Project Development for Document Management and HR Kernel
Vasyl Rosada
Head of Service
“Vchasno.TTN”
Dmytro Kysilevsky
People's Deputy of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development
Ruslan Illichov
General Director of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Oleg Klymenko
President of the Ukrainian Elevator Association, Director of ProAgro Group
Hall № 2. Conference “Plant Growing 2026”
Andriy Gorobets
Brand manager for BEDNAR in Ukraine
Roman Shnurovsky
Agblogger, APP “Zolota Niva”
Mykola Tkachuk
Deputy Head of Research Department for Methodology and Analytics, Kernel
Anna Sobetska
Tarot reader
Konstantin Tkachenko
Editor-in-chief of Latifundist.com
Oleksandr Katerynchuk
Head of the Agricultural Technology Department at Ecoorganic
Olga Batrakova
Deputy Director of Production at Techno NK
Bogdan Kryvitsky
Chief Operating Officer, IMC
Dmytro Kiselov
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Deputy Director of PP Zakhidny Bug
Natalia Golenia
Head of the Meteorological Forecasting Department, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center
Stanislav Shum
CEO Aggeek
Andriy Kapritsa
FG Flora A.A.
Mikhail Kobchenko
Co-owner of Dokuchaevsk Black Soil Agricultural Company LLC
Artificial agronomist ARNI
Svyatoslav Gorbanyov
Head of HPromotion advertising agency, which specialises in promoting agribusiness on Meta, TikTok and Google Ads
Grigory Gospodarenko
Agricultural chemist, soil scientist, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, professor
Vladimir Shilo
Chief Technologist at TAS Agro
Alexey Misyura
Chief Agronomist, IMC
Vasyl Ukrainskyi
Owner of Vitakem LLC, Agrichemia LLC, Kraievyd Polissya LLC, Corn Baron of the North
Oleksandr Girman
Production Director, IMC
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Video report GRAIN STORAGE FORUM 2025
Video report GRAIN STORAGE FORUM 2025
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The Kyiv Academic Municipal Brass Band is the capital's leading brass ensemble, founded in 1992 on the initiative of Viktor Okhrimenko, and has held the title of “academic” since 2006.
The orchestra's repertoire includes classical, folk, and contemporary music: overtures by Verdi, Lysenko, Stankovich, Tchaikovsky, marches, dances, jazz, and pop songs. The ensemble combines Ukrainian musical tradition with funk, jazz, and rock genres, creating vibrant concert programs, and has collaborated with Dmytro Hnatyuk, Anatoliy Solovyanenko, Raisa Kyrychenko, and other renowned artists.
The orchestra has toured the Netherlands and Germany. Since 2021, it has been led by Hennadiy Andriushchenko and Mykola Lysenko Jr. Under the Kyiv Orchestra brand, the ensemble participates in leading cultural events and presents its own projects, including “Musical Bonfire — Ukrainian Beat.”
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Venue - CEC “Parkovy”