Day one, September 16
Venue: "AZIMUT Grand Hotel Tashkent" (Tashkent, Amir Temur Avenue, 107A), Crystal Conference Hall (1st floor)
08:30-10:00 Registration. Welcome Coffee.
10:00-10:30 Official opening of the conference.
Welcome speeches by:
- Alisher Makhmudov, Agricultural Market and Logistics Expert for the Central Asian Region – Conference Moderator
- Ibrokhim Yulchievich Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Davron Abdujalolovich Vakhabov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Representative of Myande Group – General Sponsor
- Representative of Kemiline-Agro – Gold Sponsor
- Elena Cherednichenko, Co-Founder and Director of APK-Inform Asia LLP – General Partner
- Polina Kalaida, Co-Founder of APK-Inform Asia LLP, Conference Producer - General Partner
10:30-12:00 Panel discussion 1. Central Asia - the new global hub for grain logistics and trade
Moderator – Kanat Kobessov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NurZholCompany LLP
- Key trends in grain trade between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
- Grain cargo logistics along the Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan export route: current realities, challenges and prospects for expanding capacity
- Development points for agricultural cargo export routes in Central Asia. The route to seaports: facts and realities
- Market participants’ expectations for the 2026/27 grain season
Speakers:
- Alisher Khodzhanazarov, General Director, Olzha Agro LLP
- Zhandos Kuanyshev, First Vice President, Astyk Trans JSC
- Shukhrat Adilov, Director, Atameken Agro Trade LLP
- Muminov Abdusamat, General Director, Temiryo‘lKargo JSC
- Alisher Makhmudov, Expert in the agricultural market and logistics in the Central Asian region
12:15-12:45 Coffee break
12:45-14:30 Session 2. Development of the oilseed market in the 2026/27 season
Moderator - Alisher Makhmudov, Agricultural Market and Logistics Expert for the Central Asian Region – Conference Moderator
- Development of Uzbekistan’s oilseed market: trends of the new season
Oybek Zufarov, Uzbekistan Vegetable Oil Producers Association - Kazakhstan oilseed market: outlook for the 2026/27 season
Andrey Antonov, Executive Director for Strategic Development at the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) - Global potential of the sunflower and sunflower oil market in the 2026/27 MY: between fundamental factors and logistics risks
Svitlana Kyrychok, Oilseed Market Analyst at APK-Inform - China Oilseed Processing: Current Landscape & Outlook
Nastya Jiang, Deputy General Manager, Myande Group - Comprehensive solutions for the deep vegetable oils
Assel Bogubayeva, General Director, Kemiline-Agro
14:30-15:30 Lunch
15:30-17:30 Session 3. Global trends in the grain and processed products market in the 2026/27 MY
Moderator - Talgat Aldazharov, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Aitas Agro LLP
- Key trends in the global grain and pulses market in the 2026/27 season
Carlotta De Pasquale, Market Analyst, Arete – The Agri-Food Intelligence Company, Italy - Global mineral fertilizer market in 2026–2027: lessons learned, new challenges and opportunities, forecasts
Marina Sidak, Lead Business Analyst, JSC UCC URALCHEM - Uzbekistan grain and flour market
Alisher Makhmudov, expert in the agricultural market and logistics in the Central Asian region - Kazakhstan in the global grain market: growth opportunities and transformation.
Zeinolla Abdumanapov, Chairman of the “KazGrain” association - Development of the feed base for livestock and poultry production as a factor in the transformation of the grain and oilseed market in Central Asia
Talgat Aldazharov, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Aitas Agro LLP - Current situation in Kazakhstan’s flour milling industry. Key trends and export prospects
Zhomart Motyshev, President of the Union of Grain Processors of Kazakhstan
17:30 End of the first day of the conference
17:30-19:00 Free time
19:00-22:00 Bowling tournament for conference participants «Working without ties»
Venue: JOY BOWLING, Tashkent, Mirabad District, 24 Oybek Street (Landmark: Oybek metro station, “HUAWEI” office)
Day two, September 17
B2B meeting day
Venue: Yakkasaroy Palace, Abdulla Kaxxar ko'chasi 40, Тоshkent
09:00-09:30 Participants gather in the lobby of the AZIMUT Grand Hotel Tashkent
09:30-10:00 Bus transfer from the hotel to Yakkasaroy Palace
10:00-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:15 Remarks by the organizer and partner
- Alisher Makhmudov, Agricultural Market and Logistics Expert for the Central Asian Region - Conference Moderator
- Davron Abdujalolovich Vakhabov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan
11:15-11:30 Presentation by Dalaway - Digital infrastructure for agricultural trade
11:30-12:30 Introduction of B2B meeting participants’ companies
12:30-14:00 B2B meetings
14:00-16:00 - Festive lunch featuring national traditions
16:00-16:30 – Conference closing

