German-Ukrainian Agricultural Entrepreneurs Forum

19 May 2026 | Frankfurt am Main 

Strengthening resilience – shaping cooperation

Dairy | Energy supply | Financing

by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs 

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Date

19 May 2026, 09:00 – 17:00 
Language: English

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Location

DLG e.V.
Eschborner Landstr 122
60489 Frankfurt am Main
Max-Eyth Hall (5th floor)

Organiser

DLG e.V. in cooperation with German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue and Ukrainian Agri Council

Program

Moderator: Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm, Founder, Salm-Salm und Partner GmbH 


09:00 – 09:30 

Arrival & registration
Reception of guests, welcome coffee


09:30 – 09:40 

Official welcome

  • Hubertus Paetow, President of DLG e.V.
  • Dr. Olga Trofimtseva, Team Leader of German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue

09:40 – 10:00 

Ukraine: Insight about the economic and military situation
Andriy Dykun, President of Ukrainian Agri Council

10:00 – 12:00 | Session 1: Dairy


10:00 – 10:10 

Introduction & presentation of the Ukrainian delegation
Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm, Founder of Salm-Salm und Partner GmbH


10:10 – 10:30 

Market analysis – Ukraine's dairy sector: status & prospects
Hanna Lavreniuk, CEO of Ukrainian Dairy Producers Association


10:30 – 11:00 

Practical reports – Strength through challenges

  • Kees Huizinga, CEO of TOV Kischenzi (tbc)
  • NN, CEO of an Ukrainian dairy (tbc)

11:00 – 12:00

Introduction of German companies & expert discussion
Interactive exchange on cooperation opportunities and joint projects

12:30 – 14:30 | Session 2: Decentralised energy supply


12:30 – 12:40

Introduction
Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm, Founder of Salm-Salm und Partner GmbH



12:40 – 13:00

Energy supply in the Ukrainian agricultural sector: Current status & future
NN, Representative of Ukrainian Bioenergy association (tbc)


13:00 – 13:30 

Practical reports – Energy supply in times of crisis

  • Oleksandr Chumak, Founder and Managing Director of LLC "Michurina+" & LLC “Sarazhynka”
  • Viktor Hordyi, Deputy Director for Economics & Co-owner, Uman Greenhouse Complex (UTK)

13:30 – 14:30

Introduction of German companies & discussion
Interactive exchange on cooperation opportunities and joint projects

15:00 – 17:00 | Session 3: Financing


15:00 – 15:10

Introduction
Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm, Founder of Salm-Salm und Partner GmbH


15:10 – 15:30

Financing the Ukrainian agricultural sector: status & prospects
Holger Kray, Regional Manager for Agriculture and Food for the Europe and Central Asia Region of World Bank


15:30 – 16:00 

Practical reports – Financial resilience in uncertain times

  • Kees Huizinga, CEO of TOV Kischenzi (tbc)
  • NN, CEO of an Ukrainian dairy (tbc)

16:00 – 17:00

Introduction of German banks & panel discussion
Interactive exchange on cooperation opportunities and joint projects

17:00

Closing remarks & networking
Informal exchange between German and Ukrainian companies