"ProKrakhmal 2026" is coming soon — the conference program has been finalized.

The anniversary X International Conference "ProKrakhmal 2026: From Raw Materials to Bioeconomy" will traditionally serve as the main platform for meetings of leading industry experts, experience exchange, and presentation of current research. The event, organized by the Association of Deep Grain Processing Enterprises, will take place on April 14-15, 2026, at the Congress Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCI RF).

In 2026, the event will celebrate its tenth anniversary. The conference will be held on April 14-15, 2026, at the CCI RF Congress Centre located at 6/1, Building 1, Ilyinka Street, Moscow. The event will be held in a hybrid format — online and in-person. The event is expanding its scope, addressing current issues in deep grain processing and industrial biotechnology — from raw materials to the bioeconomy.

Event Program for April 14, 2026:

10:30 Plenary Session: "ON Bioeconomy"
Moderator: Oleg Igorevich RADIN, President of the Association of Deep Grain Processing Enterprises.
Speakers:
● Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (speaker to be confirmed).
● Welcome address from the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
● Daria Mikhailovna SHEVYAKINA, Deputy Director of the Department of Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.
● Vitaly Yuryevich NAGALIN, Deputy Director of FSBI "Agroexport". Topic: "Growth Points for Russian Agrotech Exports".
● Alexander Stepanovich YANENKO, Deputy Head of the Complex of the National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute".

12:30 Panel Discussion: "ON Strategies and Investments"
Moderator: Vladimir ShafoROSTOV, Partner at Strategy Partners.
Speakers:
● Daria Vladimirovna SNITKO, Vice President, Head of the Analytical Department, Gazprombank JSC.
● Oleg Vladimirovich KNYAZKOV, Deputy Head of the Industry Expertise Centre, Rosselkhozbank JSC. Topic: "Investment Map of Deep Grain Processing Projects in Russia".
● Tamara Khayridinovna MISHAGINA, Head of Biotechnological, Pharmaceutical and Medical Projects at the Venture Fund of Sovereign Technologies of NTI. Topic: "Biotechnology in Agriculture: Russian and International Experience in Establishing Mechanisms for Financial and Non-Financial Support for High-Tech Projects".
● Marina Petrovna BORTOVA, Deputy General Director for Interaction with Federal Authorities, Roskhim JSC.

15:10 Technology Session: "ON Technologies and Engineering"
Moderator: Vasily Arkadyevich BYZOV, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Acting Director of the FSBSI "Federal Potato Research Centre named after A.G. Lorkh".
Speakers:
● Myande Group.
● Shangdong Acme Biotechnology.
● Liu Haolin, Sales Manager at Oushangyuan Process & Equipment Intelligent. Topic: "Ion Exchange System and Other Key Equipment".
● Sergei Alexandrovich ZAITSEV, Deputy General Director for Commerce, TsentrProgrammSystem Group of Companies. Topic: "Raw Material and Finished Product Accounting, Management Control of Receipt and Shipment. Examples, Approaches, Results."

Draft Program for April 15, 2026

10:00 Strategy Session: "ON Analytics and Consumer Markets"
Moderator: Polina Alexandrovna SEMENOVA, Executive Director of SPPS (Union of Producers of Juices, Water and Beverages).
Speakers:
● Pavel Valeryevich PARAMONOV, Head of Strategic Marketing Group, Cargill LLC. Topic: "The Starch and Syrup Industry of Russia: Present and Future".
● Sofya Vladimirovna MURZINA, Head of Research Direction for Food Raw Materials and Ingredients Market, Centre for Investment and Industrial Analysis. Topic: "Market Potential of the Most Promising Segments of the Deep Grain Processing Industry in Russia".
● Lyubov Anatolyevna SAVKINA, Director of Development of the Analytical Platform "AgroInsight", Founder of the Educational Project "Savkina Expert Group". Topic: "Focusing on Technological Transformation of Feed Production. Which AgroInsight Will Prove Decisive for Russia's Biotech Breakthrough?"
● Lyudmila Mikhailovna KHOMICH, Director for Quality, Technical Regulation and Standardization at the Union of Juice, Water and Beverage Producers. Topic: "Excise Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. Issues of Reducing Sugar Content in Beverages by Using Other Sweet Components."

12:15 Round Table: "ON Bioclusters and Industrial Projects"
Moderator: Oleg Igorevich RADIN, President of the Association of Deep Grain Processing Enterprises.
Speakers:
● Heads of deep grain processing enterprises.
● Natalya Dmitrievna CHERNYSHEVA, Managing Director for Technological Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex, Rosselkhozbank JSC. Topic: "New Technologies in Biotech and Deep Processing of Plant Raw Materials".
● Sergei Nikolaevich MAMONTOV, Co-founder of the Agricultural Holding "Yubileiny" Group of Companies. Topic: "Agricultural Holding 'Yubileiny'. The Next Stage in the Development of Deep Processing of Leguminous Crops".
● Boris Alekseevich KARETKIN, Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, D.I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia. Topic: "Formation of Bioclusters for the Development of the Bioeconomy in Russia: Scientific and Human Resources Support".

14:30 Scientific and Practical Session: "ON Personnel, Innovations and Biotechnology"
Moderator: Ekaterina Sergeevna TITOVA, Leading Researcher at the Research Institute for Education Development, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE), Candidate of Economic Sciences.
Speakers:
● Lyudmila Alexandrovna TEKUTYEVA, General Director of Arnika Group (online).
● Lidia Borisovna KUZINA, Head of the Laboratory "Starch Modification Technologies", All-Russian Research Institute of Starch and Starch-Containing Raw Materials Processing – Branch of the FSBSI "Federal Potato Research Centre named after A.G. Lorkh".
● Ekaterina Sergeevna TITOVA, Leading Researcher at the Research Institute for Education Development, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE), Candidate of Economic Sciences. Topic: "Training Personnel for the Bioeconomy: Harmonizing Industry Needs and the Capabilities of the Education System".
● Alexander Sergeevich FEDOROV, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Leading Researcher, National Bioresource Centre – All-Russian Collection of Industrial Microorganisms. Topic: "Creation of Microbial Producers of Enzymes for Deep Processing of Starch-Containing Raw Materials and Producers for Biotechnological Conversion of Glucose into Industrially Valuable Products".

16:00 Closing of the conference and final remarks. Reception.

An exhibition will run throughout the two days of the conference. Exhibitors include leading Russian and international companies in the fields of engineering and construction of plant raw material deep processing facilities, manufacturers of equipment, technological and digital solutions for the industry.

About the organizer: The Association of Deep Grain Processing Enterprises (Soyuzkrakhmal) was founded in 1998 and currently unites 18 largest enterprises in the industry, accounting for over 75% of domestic production of native starch, maltodextrin and glucose-fructose syrups, about 90% of modified starches, and 100% of glucose syrups and L-lysine sulphate. The Association is the leading industry integrator, shaping the strategy for the development of deep grain processing in Russia.

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