Conference speakers

Sergii Feofilov  – Director General of UkrAgroConsult, Ph.D. in Economics.
Founder of UkrAgroConsult – the first Ukrainian consulting agency specialized in agricultural sector of the Black Sea region (marking its 30-year anniversary in 2024).

Sergii Feofilov has vast expertise in analysis of agricultural market of the Black Sea region and Eastern Europe. He has broad international contacts in trading, banking and investment spheres, is a recognized expert and speaker at the major international agri conferences.

UkrAgroConsult serves global agribusiness operators from 50+ countries worldwide, delivering quality market information and analysis for effective decision making. The company provides analytical reports on grain and oilseed markets, in-depth agri market research, investment consulting, business planning, is an organizer of the major international conferences on grains and oilseeds.

Company’s services are trusted by the leading international agricultural producers, traders, agri holdings and farms, processors, investors, banks etc. UkrAgroConsult cooperates with the major global and intergovernmental organizations in agricultural sector.

UkrAgroConsult annually holds major international agri conferences in the Black Sea region and Europe, in particular such events as BLACK SEA GRAIN, BLACK SEA OIL TRADE, EURO GRAIN HUB Exchange & Forum and other.

A leading economist with extensive experience and widely recognized expertise in Ukraine, he is regarded as one of the country’s top specialists in macroeconomic analysis and forecasting.

Corporate finance expert and Head of the Investment Department at Done, a company developing supply chain finance solutions for SMEs in Eastern Europe. She has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, capital markets and investment structuring across both private and public sectors.

Prior to joining Done, Alla spent more than 15 years at the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine, where she was responsible for shaping state policy in corporate governance, corporate finance, sustainable financ, and the development of both new and existing financial instruments.

At Done, Alla leads investor network development and capital raising strategy, covering both traditional instruments and innovative financing solutions, with a focus on cross-border transactions, structured private credit, and innovative deal structures.

Alla holds a Master’s degree in Finance and a diploma in International Law. She is a regular speaker at European industry events focused on trade finance, fintech, and private credit.

Volodymyr’s professional path is inextricably linked with the NIBULON company, where he has been working for over 11 years. He has extensive work experience in the field of establishing foreign economic relations and wholesale trade of grain crops. 

With the active participation of Volodymyr’s team, significant transformations took place in the company: were implemented the best market practices from the point of view of trade and a new risk management system, systematized sales and procurement work. Also, under the leadership of Volodymyr, the trading division participated in the goals formation and investment program strategy for the construction of elevators and the river fleet development. 

In February 2023, Volodymyr was appointed Director on Trade of NIBULON. In this position, he is responsible for commercial activities in terms of the company’s trading activity, as well as the purchase of agricultural products. 

Andriy Tsehelyk – CEO of biotech company Enzym Group. With over 20 years in the company, he built its financial system, guided strategic investments, and now leads transformation. Since 2018 he has steered Enzym Group through crises, ensuring resilience, stability, and growth even during the full-scale war.

Maksym Kharchenko has been working at UkrAgroConsult since 2017. The main activity is related to the analysis of the logistics market in the Black Sea region.

He is the author of many studies on domestic and export logistics of Ukraine. Maksym also focuses on the global grain and oilseeds market analysis, and is in charge of the Vessel Lineups product development.

Georgii Geletukha – Head of the Board, Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (UABIO), which brings together producers of biogas and biomethane. He is actively involved in improving the regulatory framework and preparing feasibility studies for the construction of biomethane plants. Doctor of Technical Sciences. Graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Faculty of Power Engineering.

Julia Garkavenko is a leading expert at UkrAgroConsult company with 25 years of experience in research and consultancy for Ukrainian and international companies and agencies focusing on the oil and fat industry. Since 2015, she has headed the Market Analytics Department, which deals with the agricultural market analysis and forecasting for Ukraine and the countries of the Black Sea and Danube regions.

Julia is the author and editor-in-chief of the specialized weekly Black Sea & Danube Oilseed Report, which covers the markets of Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Russia.

Her expertise has been published in a number of Ukrainian and international journals. She has graduated from the European University of Management and Business, specializing in Finance and Credit, in 1999.

Vitaliy Kyslenko heads the following areas and directs the activities of the relevant structural units:

• Marketing Department
• Sales Department

He has over 30 years of experience in banking and corporate sectors, specializing in trade and project finance, working with corporate clients, product development, and integrated sales systems. He worked as a consultant for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation, implementing projects to create and develop trade finance lines in Central Asian banks.

In 2021–2023, he was an advisor to ECA and facilitated the insurance of the largest export credit on the market, as well as systematically worked with Ukrainian exporters on attracting and consulting support. Previously, he held management positions at Industrialbank, Alfa-Bank (Sense Bank), Ukrsibbank BNP Paribas Group, and Raiffeisen Bank Aval, where he was responsible for corporate business, trade finance, product development, and key client relations.

Margaryta Stepanova – Head of the Department of Geoinformation Technologies for Management and Economic Research at the Institute of Climate-Oriented Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine. Candidate of Economic Sciences. Honored Worker of Agriculture of Ukraine. Main areas of work:

• methodological aspects of the formation and implementation of an ecologically balanced model of economic development of the agricultural sector and rural areas in the irrigation zone in southern Ukraine
• analysis and implementation of digital innovations
• climate adaptation and sustainability strategy, artificial intelligence in agribusiness