Program

Day 1, October 31, Titulescu Hall, Pavilion H

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14.00 – 16.30 Session on Mutual Funds

TOPICS :

• How will agriculture mutual funds work? Who can join and what conditions must farmers meet? Will the creation of agriculture mutual funds work in conjuction with local insurance companies?
• Costs & benefits of PRO AGRO Mutual Fund. How much will farmers contribute to the fund and how will the compensation system work?
• Experience of other EU countries: Fond National Agricole de Mutualisation Sanitaire et Environnementale (F.M.S.E)
• Will the creation of agriculture mutual funds give farmers better access to bank loans?
• What risk management tools are available to Romanian farmers and how popular are they? What other loan options are available?

SPEAKERS:

	Alex Jurconi, President, National Federation Pro Agro – PRESENTATION
	Joel Limouzin , President, FRSEA Pays de la Loire farmers’ union – PRESENTATION
	Veronica Toncea, President, FGCR (Rural Credit Guarantee Fund) – PRESENTATION
	Viorel Marin, President, ANAMOB (The Romanian National Association of Flour Milling and Baking Industries)
	Adrian Raducan,  Department Manager, Structural Funds Department, Corporate Products and Know-How Management Area, Corporate Business Division, Raiffeisen Bank S.A.
	Bogdan Parvu, General Director, Fata Insurance – PRESENTATION

Moderator: Ionel Danca, TV producer

Day 2, November 1, Madgearu Hall, Pavilion H

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9:30 – 10:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee

10.00 – 12.00 1st Session

TOPICS :

•Romania’s strategy for the agriculture sector for 2014 – 2020. Business opportunities that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should consider for maximum impact
• What’s new for subsidies? Romanian farmers will cash in higher subsidies in the coming years but by how much and will some farmers receive more than others? What new developments does the CAP reform bring?
• Tax evasion. Agriculture and the food industry remain some of the sectors with the highest levels of tax evasion. Will measures such as the VAT cut for bread help and should this be replicated in other sectors?
• What measures are Romanian farmers calling for? Opportunities and challenges 2014-2020

SPEAKERS:

	Achim Irimescu, State Secretary, MADR
	Alex Jurconi, President, National Federation Pro Agro
	Adrian Radulescu, Presidential counselor on agriculture
	Nicolae Popa, Deputy General Director of the Agency for Payments for Rural Development and Fishing
	Emilian Dobrescu,President of Romanian Sugar Association
	Nadia Crisan, Managing Director, McGuireWoods Consulting Romania
	Moderator: Ionel Danca, TV producer

12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break

12.30 – 14.30 2nd Session

TOPICS :

• Financing and microfinancing options. What are the loan and leasing products available and what are the conditions that must be met.

• Sub-sectorial development. As part of the future CAP, Romania will be able to attract EU funds for up to three sub-sectorial restructuring programs. What will these programs focus on and what business opportunities will this create?
• The benefits of associations. What legislative and fiscal measures are needed to support associations. The role of agricultural chambers. Case studies
• Foreign investors and local agri-business success stories in agriculture

SPEAKERS:

	Dan Bota, Head of Retail Business Unit and Network, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania
	Bibiana Stanciulov, General Director, Sonimpex
	George Stanson, Business Manager  Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Case IH&Steyer Balkans
	Camelia Sucu, Owner, Piata de Gros – ABUNDIA
	Florentin Bercu, Executive Director, National Federation Pro Agro
	Dragos Dima, Country Representative, Asociatia Donau Soja – PRESENTATION
	Moderator: Stefan Padure,Executive Director, Romanian Meat Association, (ARC), President of APAR

14.30 Networking Lunch