Christian Bickert

Christian Bickert comes from a farm near Frankfurt. After finishing school with university entrance qualifications and completing his military service, he studied Agronomics and Biology at the universities of Giessen and Bonn. He subsequently worked for three years as a research officer in the Department for Plant Cultivation at the University of Bonn where he obtained a doctorate (Dr. agr.).
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Dr. Bickert gained practical experience in the corn seed Sales Department of Rustica Sacon Plant Breeding in Hamburg. In spring 1995 he joined DLG, where he observes and analyses the market for the trade magazines «DLG-Mitteilungen» and «Agrifuture». Since 2001 he has been a senior editor of both magazines. As lecturer at the DLG Academy, he also holds workshops and seminars for agribusiness executives. Dr. Bickert is one of the few independent market observers in Germany and is highly respected as analyst in this sector. Dr. Bickert also runs the family farm near Frankfurt and manages another farm in Western Romania.

Oleksiy Sergiyenko

Chief agronomist at OJSC «Myronivskyy Khliboprodukt»,

Director of the Department of consultants of «GeoAgro-Consult»,
an agricultural scientist, Ph. Doctor in Biology (plant protection)
Author and co-author of more than 100 scientific and popular publications.
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Professional experience:
Consultant Engineer of LTD «GeoAgro-Consult»,
Director of the crop-production department of CJSC Scientific-Production Enterprise
«Rise-Agro» (2001–2008), chief agronomist of the agro industrial enterprise «Sady Ukrainy» (Kharkiv, 1996–2001).
Research scientist of Institute of Crop-production named after v. Yuriev (Kharkiv, 1990–1996).
The following aspects are highlighted: peculiarities of rape cultivation in different agro-climatic conditions, techniques of strategic and tactical optimization of rapeseed productivity, winter rape hybrids and their response to the growing conditions.

Kalyuzhnyi Mykolai Nikiforovych

Deputy Chairman of the Ukrainian State Committee on land resources.

Since December 2010 Deputy Chairman of the Ukrainian State Committee on land resources.
09.2006–06.07 — 1st Deputy Chairman of the State Committee.
04.2005–09.06, 06.2007–11.10 — Chairman of the Association «Land Union of Ukraine».
03.2004–03.05 — the head of the Department of State property and accounting, Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian policy

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02.1995–03.2004 — the head of Donetsk region Department of Land Resources
04.1991–02.95 — head of land use and land management, Donetsk City Council.
12.1976–04.91 — senior engineer and surveyor, Senior Engineer of drainage, Donetsk branch of the Institute «Ukrzemproyekt».
09.1970–06.75 — student of Kharkiv Agricultural Institute named after v. Dokuchaev.
04.-11.1975 — engineer and surveyor, Donetsk branch of the Institute «Ukrzemproyek»
Education: Kharkiv Agricultural Institute named after v. Dokuchaev (1970–75), specialty «Land Management»

Koshyl Andriy Hryhorovych

The President of Association «Ukrainian Union of the Land», the member of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

Since 2010 — a member of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers, member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
2006–2010 — the Member of Shevchenko Council in Kiev, deputy head of the commission on land use, construction and investment.

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2004–2005 — the Advisor of the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine
Since 2004 till now — the president of Association «Ukrainian Union of the Land»,
1996–2004 — worked on the stock market, «FC Socrate», the head of the department; «Atlanta Capital», the head of the department; «Megabrok», the Deputy of the Director; «TreydInvest», the Deputy of the Director; «Realt Invest Group», General Director.
Education: Kiev University named after T. G. Shevchenko (1997), economist.

Martyn Andrii Genadiyovych

The Member of the Association «Land Union of Ukraine», the member of the Scientific and Technical Council of the State Committee, the member of Expert-Appeal Council of the State Committee, a member of the Examination Commission on expert estimation of the land, a member of the editorial board of «Land Management Vestnik»

Since 2008 till now — PhD student of the National University of Biological resources and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine.

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2007–2008 — senior lecturer, reader in land cadastre, Acting head of the Department of Land Management Training of Research Institute of Land Resources and the Law of the National Agrarian University.
2003–2006 — Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Acting head of the department of land and property estimation, Head of the Department of land and property estimation, Head of the Department of Land Cadastre, Deputy Director of Research Study of the State Enterprise «Chief Research and Design Institute of Land Management» of the State Committee of Ukraine.
2000–2003 — Engineer of the second category, Ai Scientist, Researcher of the Institute of Land Management of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences.
Education: PhD, in 2000 graduated with honours from the National Agricultural University with speciality «Land Management and Cadastre» and received a degree in Engineering-Land Surveyor; in 2007 graduated in absentia National Agrarian University, majoring in «Jurisprudence» and qualified as a law specialist; in 2004 defended his thesis candidate of economic sciences.
Research: Author of 82 scientific publications and 23 teaching materials on land use, land valuation, land registry, the permit system, land rights and licensing business.

Vernitskyi Nikolai

2005 Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, General Director Deputy
2002-today — Information Company «ProAgro», director
1999–2002 — Group of companies «Olimpex," deputy director of the Kiev office
1997–1999 — Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange, Head of Information Department
1996–1997 — Company «Ukragroconsult», a leading specialist
In recent years engaged in analysis and forecasting of agricultural market, studying the grain trade liberalization and integration of Ukraine in the world market for agricultural products, improvement of legislation on agriculture.
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Promotes market relations in the domestic agricultural sector, development of market infrastructure, private ownership of land, stock of agricultural trade.
Develops an information area in the agribusiness sector: in 1998–1999 was the chief editor of the Internet project «AhroMonitor» Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange, today publishes informative weekly journal «Agrosfera» that examines the issue of agricultural trade in Ukraine.
Author of many publications on agricultural topics in the leading periodicals, actively speaks at various seminars and conferences devoted to the agricultural market.
2006 — trained in the U. S. USDA crop forecasting program
1997, 2000 — courses SPDP International Association of Trade grain and fodder GAFTA
1990–1995 — the National Agrarian University (Kyiv), Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Master Agronomist

Polivodskyy Alexander

Director and founder of the legal firm «Sofia».
— Advocate (2000), specializing in agriculture, land law, real estate law and litigation;
— PhD in law (1999), assistant professor, instructor course «Land Law» and «Land use in business activity» Kyiv-Mohyla Academy;
— Member of the scientific and legal expertise at the Institute of Law;
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— A member of the Bar Association of Ukraine,
— Committee includes agricultural entrepreneurs at the Chamber of Ukraine;
— Advises Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation and a number of NGOs AIC;
— Repeatedly invited advisor to international organizations: the IFC (IFC), EBRD (EBRR), World Bank (WB), European Commission, etc.;
— From September 2010, Alexander is a member of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ukraine;
— Alexander speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English;
— Alexander is one of the 10 most recommended lawyers practice «Agrarian Law» after study «Choice of the client. Included in the Top 100 best lawyers of Ukraine 2010–2011» that was conducted by «Legal newspaper».

The lawyer, who specialized in agricultural law for many years, lawyer, partner of legal firm «Sofia», has been invited as an expert in international organizations such as the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, the European Commission and others. There are legal counsel to several foreign and domestic companies operating in the agricultural sector.

Igor Burakovskyi

Since 2002 he has headed the Institute of Economic Research and Policy Consulting — an independent research organization. As an invited professor teachs at the Natolinsk European college (Poland).
Sphere of research interests — problems of economic transformation and reforms, international trade and trade policy, the economy of Ukraine. Author of more than 120 scientific publications in Ukraine and abroad. Member of the editorial board of «Scientific notes NaUKMA», series «Economy. Economics», member of the specialized scientific council D.26.001.02 the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko.
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Participant of many international research projects.
In 2008, for his significant personal contribution to the integration of Ukraine into the World Trade Organization awarded the Order «For merits» III degree.
In 1997 — Fulbright Fellow (Stanford University, Department of Economics).
In 1993 he was engaged in research work in the Economic Planning Agency (Japan), and in 1994–1995 — Institute of International Relations (Japan).
In 1991–1992 he was interned at Birmingham University (Centre of Russian and East European Studies).
He taught at the Faculty of Economics and then at the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko. Since 1992 — Associate Professor of National University «Kyiv-Mohylanska Academy».
In 1985 he defended his thesis, and in 1999 received a Doctor of Economic Sciences.
In 1980 he graduated with honours from the Faculty of International Relations and International Law (Department of International Economic Relations) Kyiv State University named after Taras Shevchenko in «international economist, and translation of English.»

Maria Kolesnik

Head of Analytical Department, AAA Consulting Agency.

Maria Kolesnik has extensive experience of preparing investment projects and financial and economic analysis, negotiating with commercial banks for financing investment projects, both in the consulting business, and in diversified holdings. There were projects on business valuation, concentration and the creation of corporations, support investment in the agricultural sector, particularly in food production.

Dmitriy Shkorupeev

Project Manager on the issues of grain storage

Settlement of all organizational and technical issues of project equipment selection, technical support project work, organization of construction and operation of the facility. Show details ↓
2011. — Agroholding «Enselko» Kyiv — the project manager on construction of elevator.
1995 2011rr. Agroholding «Astarta-Kyiv», Kyiv — the project manager.
2008–2010rr. Construction of the elevator in Vinnytsia region., 18 thousand tons.
1998–1999rr. Purchase of equipment and construction management of grain drying complexes in Holding (4 pieces).
2008–2010rr. Technical support of the project construction elevator in Poltava region., 42 thousand tons.
2008. Construction of grain drying complexes in Holding (2 pieces).
2001. Construction of loading and storage of grain in the carriages in Poltava region.
1998–1999rr. Purchase of equipment and building systems of grain drying in Holding (4 pieces).
1995 until 1997. Organization of the supply of agricultural products for export.
2003. The company «Samara» structure «Roshleboprodukt Ukraine» project manager. Purchase and construction of elevators.
2004–2005. General Director of «Aray-Ukraine».
1983 1995rr. Kyiv Aviation Plant.
Designer — Master — Dep. superintendent — foreman.
Education: Moscow Aviation Institute, a mechanical engineer.

Nikolai Orlov

Partner of Law Office of OMP.

Expertise: agricultural law, real estate and construction, land law, finance and banking law, tax law.
Nikolai Orlov is in charge of large international projects in agribusiness, real estate, pharmaceutical business, providing advice on land law, construction financing, currency regulations and tax issues.
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Repeatedly was included in a list of the best experts of Ukraine.
In 2010, entered the 100 best lawyers of Ukraine by the publishing house «Legal newspaper» rating «Client Choice», thus proved his professionalism.
Mr. Orlov is the author of numerous publications and seminars on real estate, taxation, currency regulation, land law.