Conference programme – Thursday 9 August

8:00 – 9:00 – Registration

9:00 – 10:40 – Session 1

• 9:00-9:15             Welcome and official opening – Philippe Appeltans (COPA-COGECA) and Mirosław Maliszewski (Polish Fruit Growers Association)
• 9:15-10:40           Apple forecast and market outlook 2018 (Fresh, organic, and juice) – Philippe Binard (WAPA), Helwig Schwartau (AMI), Fritz Prem (Europäische Bioobst Forum), Piotr Podoba (Döhler)

10:40 – 11:15 – Networking break

11:15 – 12:45 – Session 2

• 11:15-12:00        Pear forecast and market outlook 2018 – Helene Deruwe (WAPA) and Helwig Schwartau (AMI)
• 12:00-12:40        Round table on European market outlook for apple and pear – Dominik Wozniak (Rajpol), Georg Kössler (Marlene), Daniel Sauvaitre (ANPP), Gerard PRonk (The Greenery), Dmytro Kroshka (Ukrsadprom), Joan Serentill (Frular), Todd Fryhover (WAC)
• 12:40-12:45        Preview Prognosfruit 2019 – Philippe Appeltans (COPA-COGECA)

12:45 – 14:30 – Networking Lunch

14:30 – 16:30 – Session 3

• 14:30-15:00        Keynote speech – Czesław Adam Siekierski (Chairman COMAGRI, European Parliament)
• 15:00-15:30        Situation of the Polish apple and pear market (fresh and processing) – Bożena Nosecka (Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics), Mirosław Maliszewski (Association of Polish Fruit Growers)
• 15:30-15:45        Sustainability: European policy and research and innovation opportunities – Helene Deruwe (Freshfel/WAPA)
• 15:45-16:15        Italian and French perspectives of sustainable apple and pear production – Alessandro Dalpiaz (Assomela) & Daniel Sauvaitre (ANPP)
• 16:15-16:30        Closing remarks – Philippe Appeltans (COPA-COGECA)