6th International Conference Fertilizers 2024: Eastern Europe, Baltic States & Balkans
Warsaw, Poland, 24-26 January 2024

The conference highlights will include the update on the fertilizer production in Europe; dramatic gas price fluctuations; an impact of the international fertilizer market on the region; the updates on N, P and K fertilizer flows into Europe; climate, economic and financial challenges for fertilizer market players and intensified promotion of specialty fertilizers in Europe. The event will be dedicated to the markets of Poland, the Baltic states, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Greece.

24 January, Wednesday - delegates’ arrival and accommodation / preliminary registration

18.00 – 20.00           PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION, COCKTAIL RECEPTION

25 January, Thursday – first conference day

09.30 – 10.00 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE     

10.00 – 11.30 Session 1. CLIMATE, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF 2023 SOWING CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN EUROPE, THE BALTIC STATES AND ON THE BALKANS. THEIR IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL FERTILIZER MARKET
Moderator: Julia Motsna, Head of WorldFertilizerMarket

CHALLENGES OF THE FERTILIZER MARKET IN POLAND
Henryk Kubiczek, Director of Corporate Department of Strategy and Development, Grupa Azoty

FERTILIZER INDUSTRY IN EUROPE: CHALLENGES FACING THE INDUSTRY AND TRENDS
Dr. Antoine Hoxha, Director General, Fertilizers Europe

UKRAINIAN FERTILIZER MARKET REVIEW: DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, IMPORTS AND LOGISTICS
Julia Motsna, Head of WorldFertilizerMarket

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break

12.00 – 13.30 Session 2. IMPACT OF WORLD’S AND REGIONAL MARKETS    
ON EUROPEAN FERTILIZER MARKET IN 2023. REVIEW OF MAIN COMMODITY FLOWS, part 1
Moderator: Daryna Pecherska, Deputy Editor, WorldFertilizerMarket

REVOLUTIONIZING AGRICULTURE: THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WITH POLYHALITE-BASED FERTILIZERS
Misael Machado, Export Sales Director, GoudenKorrel S.A.

FERTILIZERS MARKET IN THE BALKANS: CHANGES OF TRADEFLOWS, HOW MARKET RESPONDS TO THE FARMERS' NEEDS
Evgenia Apostolopoulou, Marketing Director, Indagro S.A.

OVERVIEW OF ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE, CHANGES IN FERTILIZER MARKET AND TRADEFLOWS
Ion Florin, Fertilizer Origination Manager, Comcereal

13.30 – 15.00 Lunch

15.00 – 16.30 Session 2. IMPACT OF WORLD’S AND REGIONAL MARKETS ON EUROPEAN FERTILIZER MARKET IN 2023. REVIEW OF MAIN COMMODITY FLOWS, part 2
Moderator: Tatiana Shershnyova, Senior Analyst of Global Fertilizer Market, WorldFertilizerMarket

FERTILIZER MARKET SITUATION IN ADRIATIC REGION
Damir Piršić, Director of Sales Operation, Petrokemija

FERTILIZERS MARKET IN UKRAINE AND TURKEY: TRADEFLOWS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTIVES
Maria Bezzubova, Co-founder, TRUAGRO Ukraine

FERTILIZERS INDUSTRY IN CENTRAL ASIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Prakash Kejriwal, Director, Indorama Group

16.30 – 18.00 TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL NEGOTIATIONS / COFFEE BREAK

18.00 – 21.00 DINNER

26 January, Friday – second conference day

09.30 – 11.00 Session 3. SPECIALTY FERTILIZERS AS A KEY ADVANCED SOLUTION FOR PLANT NUTRITION. BIO- AND FOLIAR FERTILIZERS, INHIBITORS AND STIMULATORS FOR PLANT GROWTH, part 1
Moderator: Valeria Nam, Senior analyst of global fertilizer market, WorldFertilizerMarket

BASALT POWDER AS AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND CARBON CAPTURE MECHANISM
David Miller, Director, AzerBazalt International

NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY: SYNCHRONIZING RELEASE PATTERN OF FERTILIZERS WITH CROP CYCLE
Artem Rosliakov, Head of Eastern Europe, ICL

NITROGEN STABILIZERS – TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FERTILIZER EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL LOSSES
Mark Goodwin, Technical Manager, KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 Session 3. SPECIALTY FERTILIZERS AS A KEY ADVANCED SOLUTION FOR PLANT NUTRITION. BIO- AND FOLIAR FERTILIZERS, INHIBITORS AND STIMULATORS FOR PLANT GROWTH, part 2
Moderator: Julia Motsna, Head of WorldFertilizerMarket

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CROP YIELD AND QUALITY
James Hunt, Global Category Director – Plant Health, ADM

EXPLORING THE USE OF MICROORGANISMS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF FERTILIZERS AND MICRONUTRIENTS
Dmytro Yakovenko, Head of International Department, BTU-Center

BIOSTIMULANTS AS A PART OF INTEGRATED CROP TECHNOLOGY
Hubert Kardasz, President, INTERMAG

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

WARSAW CITY EXCURSION
14:15 Meeting in the hotel foyer and departure
14:15 – 17:30 Tour around the city, visiting Old Town and local museum
18:20 – 18:30 Return to the hotel