08:10 - 08:15
Opening speech
Zoltán Bán, CEO, NET Média Zrt. (Portfolio)
08:15 - 08:35
Results and prospects in Hungarian agriculture
Speaker: Zsolt Feldman, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
08:35 - 08:45
Video message from European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan to Hungarian farmers
08:45 - 09:05
The Common Agricultural Policy after 2020
Speaker: Dusan Chrenek, Head of Unit/Senior expert, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission (DG AGRI)
09:05 - 09:55
Roundtable discussion: Are we winning or losing? - New Common Agricultural Policy from 2020
Moderator: László Hazafi, agriculture journalist, Portfolio/Agrárszektor
Conversation participants:
09:55 - 10:05
Award ceremony and presentation of the "Agrárszektor 2018 - The 50 most prominent people in Hungarian agriculture" publicaton
10:05 - 11:05
Roundtable discussion: Competitiveness is key - International forum on the agriculture of V4 countries
Moderator: Tamás Éder, vállalati kapcsolatok és kommunikációs igazgató, Bonafarm Csoport
Conversation participants:
11:05 - 11:25
Coffee break
11:25 - 12:05
Roundtable discussion: Is the direction right? - Bank executives on Hungarian economy
Moderator: Zoltán Bán, CEO, Net Média (Portfolio Csoport)
Conversation participants:
12:05 - 12:20
Milestones in the development of agricultural businesses - Strategy, changing dimensions, expanding the product range, raising capital
Speaker: Dávid Hollósi, Agrár- és Élelmiszeripari Üzletág ügyvezető igazgató, MBH Bank, elnök, Magyar Bankszövetség agrár munkabizottság
12:20 - 13:05
Roundtable discussion: Financing as a key issue – What do agriculture businesses need and what are banks asking for?
Moderator: Zoltán Bán, CEO, Net Média (Portfolio Csoport)
Conversation participants:
14:00 - 14:15
From potassium mines to premium fertilisers - Introducing EuroChem
Speaker: Robert Geist, Head of Sales Eastern Europe, EuroChem Agro GmbH
14:15 - 15:05
Roundtable discussion: More fertiliser, bigger profit? - Prices, trends, new products and technologies
Moderator: Tamás Petőházi, országos osztályelnök, Nemzeti Agrárgazdasági Kamara
Conversation participants:
15:05 - 15:40
Coffee break
13:40 - 13:55
Technology or agronomym or the utility of precision farming
Speaker: Mihály Lajos, CEO, Agrofil-SZMI Kft.
13:55 - 14:10
14:10 - 14:25
Mobile networks and the benefits of digital farming
Speakers:
14:25 - 15:20
Roundtable discussion: How to decide? – Advantages and potential pitfalls of precision farming
Moderator: Gábor Kemény, mb. főigazgató, Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
Conversation participants:
15:20 - 15:40
Coffee break
13:40 - 13:55
13:55 - 14:05
Sustainable agriculture - Produce market sales using the EU's ISCC standard
Speaker: Marianna Nagy, ügyvezető igazgató, Max Savaria Kft.
14:05 - 14:15
Results of post-registration variant experiments on wheat and corn in 2018
Speaker: Gábor Polgár, Executive director, Hungarian Seed Association and Product Council
14:15 - 15:15
Roundtable discussion: 10 tons of wheat or 30 tons of corn from a single hectare? - The results and lessons of this year's growing trials, produce market outlook, quality assurance
Moderator: Gábor Polgár, Executive director, Hungarian Seed Association and Product Council
Conversation participants:
15:15 - 15:40
Coffee break
14:00 - 14:15
Soil stabilisation and soil protection
Speaker: József Wágner, mezőgazdasági üzletfejlesztő, Carmeuse Hungária Kft.
14:15 - 15:05
Roundtable discussion: Who stands to profit from the new irrigation development strategy? – The most pressing tasks in soil protection
Moderator: András Molnár, Deputy Director, Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
Conversation participants:
15:05 - 15:40
Coffee break
13:40 - 13:55
How to protect against African swine fever? – Measures by the authorities
Speaker: Lajos Bognár, helyettes államtitkár, Agrárminisztérium
13:55 - 14:10
Let the chips fall where they may – The future of animal husbandry under the spectre of epidemics
Speaker: Zoltán Fórián, leading agricultural expert, Agricultural Competence Centre, Erste Bank Zrt.
14:10 - 15:05
Roundtable discussion: Swine fever: How to proceed in Hungarian swine sector – Development directions in animal husbandry
Moderator: Zoltán Fórián, leading agricultural expert, Agricultural Competence Centre, Erste Bank Zrt.
Conversation participants:
15:05 - 15:40
Coffee break
13:40 - 13:55
13:55 - 14:10
14:10 - 14:30
Change of generations in a big plant - From banking to agriculture
Speaker: Gergő Soltész, elnök-tulajdonos, Ostorosbor Pincészet Zrt.
14:30 - 15:15
Roundtable discussion: Is it worth investing in? - This is how top Hungarian winemakers do it
Moderator: Dávid Hollósi, Agrár- és Élelmiszeripari Üzletág ügyvezető igazgató, MBH Bank, elnök, Magyar Bankszövetség agrár munkabizottság
Conversation participants:
15:15 - 15:40
Coffee break
15:40 - 15:55
Long-term production management contracts – Integration in the foreground
Speaker: Zoltán Mikó, Chairman of the arbitration court, honorary associate professor, Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture
15:55 - 17:10
Roundtable discussion: How to make new contracts? – The future of agricultural integration in Hungary
Moderator: László Hazafi, agriculture journalist, Portfolio/Agrárszektor
Conversation participants:
15:40 - 15:55
Targeting greater profitability - How to monetize digital information?
Speaker: Miklós Maróti, Managing Director, AgroVIR Kft.
15:55 - 16:10
Trends in sending and receiving data - Cloud-based support for precision farming
Speaker: Kornél Szabó, Managing Director, JGP® project leader, Dr. Szabó Agrokémiai Kft. - Jó Gazda Program®
16:10 - 16:25
Hungary's Digital Agricultural Strategy - Let's cash in on it!
Speaker: Péter Varga, állandó szakértő, Digitális Jólét Program
16:25 - 17:15
Roundtable discussion: Subsidies and programmes in the Digital Agricultural Strategy - What can farmers expect?
Moderator: Veronika Erős, Cluster Manager, Agrárinformatikai Klaszter
Conversation participants:
15:40 - 15:55
Brand building and successful communication in the new digital world
Speaker: Ákos Starcz, Managing Partner, Dialogue Creatives
15:55 - 16:15
Persuasion and influencing techniques in agriculture - How to guide the decisions of produicers in an ethical manner?
Speaker: Dr. László Újszászi Bogár, meggyőzés és befolyásolástechnikai szakértő, Corvinus Egyetem
16:15 - 16:30
How do people get informed in agriculture? - Facts and misconceptions about decision-making
Speaker: Árpád Pólya, consultant, Agrostratéga
16:30 - 17:15
Roundtable discussion: The secret of successful marketing - How to sell in the 21st century?
Moderator: Árpád Pólya, consultant, Agrostratéga
Conversation participants:
15:40 - 15:55
Increasing demand for protein – Opportunities in the new national protein scheme
Speaker: Csaba Gyuricza, rektor, Szent István Egyetem
15:55 - 16:10
16:10 - 17:10
Roundtable discussion: How to profit from the national protein scheme? – Fodder receipts and dilemmas
Moderator: Tamás Petőházi, President, Grain Producers’ Associaton of Hungary
Conversation participants:
15:40 - 15:55
Food industry investment subsidies and tender results in the Rural Development Scheme
Speaker: Miklós Zsolt Kis, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
15:55 - 16:50
Roundtable discussion: In need of thousands of billions of forints – Food industry development opportunities today and after 2020
Moderator: Zoltán Takács, Deputy-CEO, FHB Bank
Conversation participants:
18:00 - 20:30
Reception dinner in the lobby
Event programmes:
23:00 - 23:30
Nighttime stuffed cabbage
Lessons and consequences of land lawsuits in the agricultural chamber
08:45 - 09:00
Lessons and consequences of land lawsuits in the agricultural chamber
Speaker: dr. András Mikó, egyéni ügyvéd, Nemzeti Agrárgazdasági Kamara
09:00 - 09:15
Off the beaten path - Land assessment propped up by digital site surveys
Speaker: Ákos Sáhó, CEO, Agrotax Kft.
09:15 - 09:35
Main changes in landholding policy regulations
Speaker: Representative of Ministry of Agriculture
Speaker: Tamás Andréka, főosztályvezető, Agrárminisztérium
09:35 - 10:25
Roundtable discussion: Fundamental changes in domestic land regulations – What should owners and users of farmland look out for?
Moderator: László Hazafi, agriculture journalist, Portfolio/Agrárszektor
Conversation participants:
The secret of making successful deals on the produce market is for farmers to have access to the required up-to-date information. The produce market seminar will shed light on how cash crop production can be successful, how produce should be sold, and what price trends are to be expected in the domestic and international markets.
11:00 - 14:00
An overview of the animal husbandry, farming and gardening situation: what have we achieved in 2018 and what should we expect in 2019?
10:25 - 10:45
The year in review: After storms and droughts – A difficult year for crop-growers
Speaker: Tamás Petőházi, President, Grain Producers’ Associaton of Hungary
10:45 - 11:05
The year in review: Animal husbandry deserves better – Waiting for breakout opportunities
Speaker: Zsombor Wagenhoffer, Director, Hungarian Animal Breeders Association
11:05 - 11:25
The year in review: Weather rules supreme – A mixed year in horticulture
Speaker: Ferenc Ledó, elnök, FruitVeB
11:25 - 11:45
Coffee break
11:45 - 11:55
The latest results in the hybridisation of arable land crops
Speaker: Zoltán Blum, Managing Director, Saaten-Union Hungária Kft.
11:55 - 12:05
How to set up a profitable apple juice venture?
Speaker: dr. Viktor Szabó, tulajdonos, Bold Agro Kft.
12:05 - 12:15
12:15 - 12:25
12:25 - 12:35
12:35 - 12:45
12:45 - 13:05
This year's agricultural subsidy payments and 2019 plans at the Hungarian State Treasury
Speaker: Anikó Juhász, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
13:05 - 13:25
How to go on, Hungarian agriculture? - Proposals by the chamber ro overhaul the tax stystem and operating structure
Speaker: Representative of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture
Speaker: dr. István Cseszlai, ügyvezető, NAK Nonprofit Kft.
13:25 - 14:15
Roundtable discussion: Will producers have more money left? - A comprehensive reform in agricultural taxation
Moderator: Gergely Papp, Deputy Director General, Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture
Conversation participants:
14:15 - 14:20
Closing remarks
14:20 - 15:00
Closing lunch
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