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The family farm and the recent challenges of international agriculture were the main topics of the edition. One of the special guests was the representative of an American family with 4 farmers generations and over 7000 hectares from Indiana/Illinois.

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​Our Speakers & Partners

Wiktor Szmulewicz

President of the National Council of Agricultural Chambers (KRIR), POLAND

National Council of Agricultural Chambers (KRIR) is a representative institution for agribusiness in Poland.

Michael Dörr

Farmer of the Year 2016 at the Ceres Award, GERMANY

His modern cows farm from Roßdorf has attracted attention in recent years through productivity, but especially through new technologies.

Nicolae Sitaru

Farm Manager ELSIT, + 2000 ha, ROMANIA

Nicolae Sitaru is one of the representative Romanian farmers, appreciated for his reference activity in the agricultural field, being representative of the South-Muntenia Region.

Denis Digel

Order of Agricultural Merit 2017, FRANCE

Together with another 35 farmers, Denis Digel bought a former supermarket of a major international chain, which turned it into a self-catering center where local farmers sell over 40 varieties of own-produced tomatoes.

Dan Corbuț

General Director, Agroind Cauaceu, +3600 ha, ROMANIA

Dan Corbuţ is General Director of Agroind Cauaceu and one of the most performing and influential farmers in Northwestern Romania.

Violeta Niculae

Strategy & Innovation Manager Marketing, KWS SEEDS

Official Opening Guest and Master Partner

Mark Anson

Manager, Anson Family Farms, Indiana/Illinois, + 7000 ha, SUA

Mark represents  a family with farmers generations from Indiana/Illinois, USA / His farming life is about obtaining healthy soils using new technology.

Artur Rissine

General Director and co-owner, Stepova Agricultural Corporation, +13000 ha, Dnipro, UKRAINE

Stepova Agricultural Corporation is one of the biggest leading enterprises with many years’ experience in breeding and seed farming sector.

Liubov Maksimova

Deputy Director for Science Department, Stepova Agricultural Corporation, +13000 ha, Dnipro, UKRAINE

Chief Technologist for Seed Production and Plant Protection, Stepova Agricultural Corporation / Graduated from the Faculty of Protection of the Grants of the Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute with honors.

Gelu Scutaru

General Director, Comcereal, Vrancea, + 4500 ha, ROMANIA

Gelu Scutaru is one of the largest Romanian farmers, representative for Vrancea region and southern Moldova.

Nicanor Buzovoi

General Director, Agrosfera-BM, Ungheni, + 2000 ha, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Nicanor Buzovoi was nominated by the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry for participation as Speaker at Forum RALF 2017. Nicanor Buzovoi is also the President of “ANPC-AGRO” National Cereal Producers Association from Moldova.

Prof. Univ. Dr. Sándor Kukovics

One of the most important international zootechnical specialists, HUNGARY

Nominated by the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture to attending RALF 2017 / Vice-President, COPA-COGECA Working Party on Sheep, coordinator of European sector of Sheep and Goat

Ion Voinea

Product Manager & Agroservice, KWS Seeds, ROMANIA

Master Partner/ PhD Ion Voinea is the Product Manager of KWS Seeds Romania, supervising the testing of KWS products with regard to their adaptability to local climatic, pedologic and technological conditions.

Laurenţiu Baciu

President, The League of Associations of Agricultural Producers in Romania LAPAR, ROMANIA

“The League of Associations of Agricultural Producers in Romania – LAPAR – is a national federation constituted by the associating, freely consented, of the territorial professional associations from agriculture and of the producers.”

Emil Dumitru

President PRO AGRO National Federation, ROMANIA

“National Federation PRO AGRO is a professional organization founded in 2012 for Romanian producers of agricultural, food and related services, promoting, representing, supporting and defending the interests of members of professional organizations nationally representative in relations with European institutions, national public and private.”

Ventzislav Varbanov

President, Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Producers (BAAP), BULGARIA

Ventsislav Varbanov is a former Minister of Agriculture in Bulgaria / He has specialized in the USA “Marketing and Management in Agriculture”.

Abelardo de la Vega

Research Director, Europe, DuPont Pioneer, ARGENTINA

Professional Partner/ He holds the degrees of Agronomist Engineer and Doctor in Agricultural Sciences (University of Buenos Aires). In his 25-year plant breeding career, he created and registered more than 40 sunflower hybrids.

George Stanson

Business Development Manager Balkans/Eastern Europe, CNH Industrial/Case IH

Professional Partner/ His 25-year career in global market development in the Agribusiness field has set up a fulminating story with New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Denmark, wherefrom George Stanson then returned to Eastern Europe and Balkans.

Stanislav Iordanov

One of the pioneers in precision farming and irrigation techniques in BULGARIA

Playing major role in the development of the family agri business with extensive interest in the implementation of modern agricultural practices and technologies / Member of The Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Producers (BAAP).

Henrykh Myslivets

Owner of Gorizont agricultural farm, + 700 ha, Grodno region, BELARUS

Farmer Henrykh Myslivets is the Republic of Belarus’s nominee for Romanian Agriculture Leadership Forum RALF 2017.

Geoff Freed

Sales Manager for Chief Industries UK Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Chief Industries Inc. in Nebraska USA

Professional Partner/ Geoff Freed has had a lifetime’s experience in agriculture having obtained a National Diploma in Agriculture from Shuttleworth College in UK.

Ramona Ivan

Director, External Relations and Structured Finance Direction, CEC BANK

Partner/ “Ramona Ivan has more than 20 years of experience in the Romanian banking system, operating in both state-owned and majority-owned private international banks, over the last five years joining CEC Bank.”

Anton Wagner

President of Austrian Cattle Breeders Association 2005 – 2016, AUSTRIA

Family farm with about 100 milking cows / Supervisory board of the cooperative “Berglandmilch”, the largest milk processor in Austria / President of the Austrian Agricultural Cluster (AAC)

Martin Rand

CEO & co-Founder VitalFields

Partner/ Having an extensive experience in the agriculture and IT field, Martin Rand held the position of CIO at the Estonian Plant Production Inspectorate, where he was responsible for creating IT systems for farm compliance inspectors. 

Bogdan Costea

Technical Sales Representative Agriculture Carmeuse Romania

Partener/ “Horticultural Engineer, Ph.D in Agronomy, with intensive research performed agro-chemistry and  agro-technology, Bogdan Costea has published a series of scientific research in the field of soil amendments and fertilization, in prestigious local and foreign publications.”

Lars Stadman

Export Sales Manager, Agrifac, NETHERLANDS

Professional Partner/ ”It is our mission to help farmers increase yield on less productive farm land where we see huge yield gaps between current production levels and those possible with improved production practices, mechanization and precision farming.”

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Testimonials

Vasile Varvaroi

CEO, Cargill România

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Antonia Ivașcu

Executiv Director, Alianța Industriei Semințelor din România (AISR)

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Peter Millenaar

CEO Agrifac Machinery B.V.

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Monika Puiu

General Manager NHR Agropartners

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Martin Rand

CEO and co-founder VitalFields

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Manfred Spendier

Country Manager Titan Machinery Romania

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Ene Gîrban

Manager, G, AGRO-IND COM, Buzău, +2000 ha

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Adrian Cefălan

Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Adrian Cefălan

Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Adrian Cefălan

Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Adrian Cefălan

Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Adrian Cefălan

Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Adrian Cefălan

Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Director de Investiții, Compania Națională de Investiții, România

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Vasile Varvaroi

CEO, Cargill România
Supporter
First of all, I thank the organizers of this event, which we want to become a tradition in Romanian agriculture. The idea of ​​putting together the large Romanian farmers in an event that belongs to them, must be welcomed and sustained. After all, this group of farmers is the engine for the sustainable development of this sector in the future. At the level of this group, the innovative technologies in the Romanian agriculture have been developed. Here we can prove the strategies that will be applied in the future and at this level the best results were obtained in agriculture. For these reasons, we want to become a partner of this event, from which we are convinced that we will have a lot to learn. Our company, through its position in the world food system, has the opportunity and responsibility to support the change to a world capable of delivering sustainably food. Our role, the Cargill team in Romania, is to present the prospects and desires of the Romanian manufacturer. I am convinced that we will leave this event with lots of ideas and potential joint projects, but also with the joy of reviewing a group of partners.”

Antonia Ivașcu

Executiv Director, Alianța Industriei Semințelor din România (AISR)
Supporter
The Romanian Agriculture Leadership Forum RALF debated at a high level, in a well-thought-out format, the best agricultural practices, business models, and real success stories of Romanian agriculture, among which we quote Lucian Buzdugan and Dimitrie Muscă. Prestigious guests from international agriculture have shared with the Romanians the problems they face, but also the methods by which they solve them. The participation of Mr. Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, COPA and COGECA, representing the voice of farmers in the European Union and his advice to the Romanian farmers to actively express their concerns and seek solutions together with their European counterparts, was one of the most important messages of the event.

Peter Millenaar

CEO Agrifac Machinery B.V.
Professional Partner
The world needs sufficient, nutritious and safe food. This is very well possible on the existing farmland, yet in a more sustainable manner. Romanian farmers, like all progressive farmers around the world, play a crucial role in feeding the world. Agrifac helps by providing machines that are good for the driver, the entrepreneur, but also for the environment, due to our 4 e for growers concept. This means efficiency, economics, ergonomics and ecology are decisive in the production of every machine. Only this way we are able to exceed the expectations of customers with the most innovative agricultural sprayers and sugar beet harvesters and keep our innovative and technological lead. In addition, our machines keep their value and are technically state of the art, resulting in the lowest costs per hectare for our customers.

Monika Puiu

General Manager NHR Agropartners
Professional Partner and Supporter
We, NHR Agropartners have decided to support RALF, because it is a conference, a meeting place for farmers. Farmers are talking to the farmers. We initiate this at each trip or visit to the producers that we organize with our clients. RALF extends this idea by inviting in the same place Romanian farmers and farmers from other European countries. This is the reason why, when I got the concept, I wanted NHR Agropartners to be part of it. Furthermore, we will encourage the exchange of experiences between our customers and the users Deutz-Fahr, Poettinger, JCB in Europe. Let’s hear the trends from France, Italy, Britain and Germany in the cultivation of cereals, fruits, vegetables and breeding. Let’s hear from those who go deeper into the food business, selling products to consumers. How do they organize this? What support do they get?

Martin Rand

CEO and co-founder VitalFields

Partner

I am pleased that VitalFields has the opportunity to participate as a partner at an event dedicated to farmers and agricultural leaders. Meeting the largest farmers is an opportunity to discuss about agriculture and agricultural management digitization. We are at the fourth revolution in agriculture, the digital one. Therefore, VitalFields meets the needs of farmers with a solution to help them make informed decisions and forecast work, keep their costs under control and track everything that happens on the farm in real time, having access to a history. I noticed that there is openness from farmers regarding agricultural management solutions and this can only makes us happy. Thus, we are looking forward to meet at the International Forum of Agriculture RALF!

Manfred Spendier

Country Manager Titan Machinery România
Professional Partner
We are looking forward to attending this year’s edition that will take place in November, which will complete the series of events we are part of this year. RALF 2017 is an opportunity for our company to capitalize on the progressive popularity we have gained with sustained effort in these years. As such, the strategic rigor that we approach all categories of public in the agricultural sector in Romania allows us to get closer to each type of farmer, personifying his needs, by providing him with the complete set of information about our machinery, agricultural technique and, of course, offering attractive packages perfectly suited to its needs. The trust in Titan Machinery has begun to grow through such events and is being strengthened daily through the close and lasting relationship we have with our farmers already partners.

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Jens Jakob Gustmann

Philips Health Systems Sales Leader CEE

Master Partner ROHO

 

“Philips’ mission is to improve people’s lives through meaningful innovations across what we call the “health continuum”. The vision of ROHO is similar to ours, and we are delighted to be the Master Partner of this event.“

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Dr. Mircea Cinteză

Șeful Secției Cardiologie 1, Spitalul Universitar de Urgență București

Medic Invitat ROHO

“A fost impresionant interesul pentru Convenția Română a Spitalelor. Un mare număr de participanți au venit la București din întreaga țară. Temele dezbatute sunt importante pentru oricine este implicat în activitatea de management medical.”

Chef Ștefan Popescu

Executive Chef, Pullman Bucharest World Trade Center

FORO Guest 

A restaurant is itself a complex investment. One of the current problems in this field is the quality of services, which is why it is imperative to invest in this direction. A restaurant can remain “top” only by maintaining quality – that is why this concept must be understood in detail. Competition is growing in all sectors and the best way to distinguish yourself from others is the reputation you build. The decision to use reputation as a career building tool differs from one sector to another and depends on the professional objective. However, being a professional with visibility becomes an increasingly necessary means of career development.

Bogdan Arsene

General Manager, Best Western Stil Hotel 4*, Bucharest

FORO Guest

The policy of the Best Western Stil hotel has a very important component of customer service. We care about our guests and are very attentive to the feedback they send us through various forms (directly at the hotel reception, in direct meetings with our staff, through the hotel feedback forms, through the pages of TripAdvisor, Booking, Facebook etc.). Feedback from our guests helps us to maintain the level of services and facilities we offer to a certain standard and to make improvements. In the last 2 years we have made significant investments in this regard.

Ciprian Dogaru

Executive Manager, Hotel Ambient 4*, Brașov

FORO Guest

The quality of the services must be continuously improved, and this is done through regular trainings and last-minute information shared with the relevant departments. Maintenance of hotel spaces is also a priority, as good hotel services cannot compensate for unattended space and vice versa. A mix between the two components is ideal and leads to the success of the customer relationship. A hotel’s reputation is its business card. In the online environment, the grades given by the guests are the mirror of the activity of the hotel, and they can be improved by good management and communication with the client.

Vlad Bontaș

Manager, AGROVOC, Galați, +5500 ha

Guest Farmer

First and foremost, I want to thank you for your invitation and to congratulate you on the organization of the Forum, which was very well structured, both in terms of the guests, as well as of the topics addressed. It was a day full of – we hope – useful information; when the breaks allowed it, we made the most of the networking part to become acquainted with other Romanian colleagues and to talk about the problems in our farms and what could be improved.

Vlad Bontaș

Director, AGROCOV, Galați, +5500 ha
Fermier Invitat
Vreau în primul rând să vă mulțumesc pentru invitația acordată și să vă felicit pentru organizarea Forumului, una foarte bine structurată, atât în baza invitaților, cât și a subiectelor abordate. A fost o zi plină de acumulare de informații, sperăm noi folositoare, iar când ne-au permis pauzele am profitat pe partea de networking cunoscând alți colegi din țară și povestind unii altora cu ce ne lovim în fermele noastre și ce putem îmbunătăți.

Dr. Alina-Bondoc

Director Medical, Medlife Titan, București

Medic Invitat ROHO

”Vă mulțumesc pentru invitatia la ROHO 2017 și mă bucur că am avut prilejul să particip și să ascult profesioniști din managementul medical, atât din România, cât și din străinătate. Consider că un asemenea eveniment pune România pe hartă, ca țară europeană, care oferă servicii de sănătate populației, la standarde de înaltă calitate. Este extrem de important schimbul de experiență și de viziune la nivel de management, pe care îl oferă un eveniment de acest tip, și nu în ultimul rând, posibilitatea de a cunoaște persoane-cheie din acest domeniu și de a lega relații profesionale de durată. Am apreciat în mod deosebit oportunitatea de a crește vizibilitatea sistemului medical privat în fața guvernanților, atât pe plan național, cât și internațional, prin promovarea unor organizații cum ar fi European Union of Private Hospitals (EUHP).”

Petru Șușca

Manager, Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență, Cluj

Manager Invitat ROHO

“Convenția Română a Spitalelor se evidențiază în peisajul evenimentelor din România. Reunind profesioniști din domeniul medical, evenimentul devine un prilej de a împărtăși experiență, dar și o ocazie de a interacționa cu oameni cu preocupări similare. Am apreciat alegerea atentă a speakerilor. Cunoștințele acestora sunt de un real folos în munca zilnică și pentru rezolvarea unora dintre problemele cu care ne confruntăm. Calific ediția din 2016 a Convenției Române a Spitalelor drept un eveniment constructiv și de calitate.”

Dr. Elisabeta Raț

Manager, Spitalul Municipal Carei, Satu Mare

Manager Invitat ROHO

”Vă mulțumesc pentru faptul că și în acest an m-ați onorat cu invitația de a participa la acest eveniment. Din prezentările Speakerilor din sănătate, de la noi și din străinătate, am observat că preocuparea deosebită pentru asigurarea calității actului medical și siguranța pacienților câștigă tot mai mult teren în managementul spitalelor publice și private. Cred că, în activitatea zilnică din unitățile sanitare, protocoalele terapeutice și procedurile de lucru implementate, definesc bune practici de eliminare a riscurilor clinice, combaterea infecțiilor asociate asistenței medicale și nu în ultimul rând, o abordare corectă și eficientă a diagnosticării și a tratamentului pacienților.”

Dr. Cristian Radu Jecan

Director Medical, Spitalul „Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu”, București

Medic Invitat ROHO

“Mulțumesc organizatorilor pentru conceptul și formatul evenimentului Convenția Română a Spitalelor ROHO 2017. A fost o onoare și în același timp o experiență remarcabilă să onorez invitația primită. Conferința a oferit un cadru de întâlnire ideal pentru membrii echipelor de management din spitalele românești, prin asigurarea unui cadru propice de schimbare a informațiilor, de împărtășire a problemelor întâlnite în cadrul procesului de management spitalicesc și mai important, a soluțiilor găsite. Participarea specialiștilor și a profesioniștilor din sănătate din alte țări europene în cadrul ROHO, mai ales a celor din zonele învecinate cu România, a asigurat o diseminare largă a unor proiecte și soluții specifice implementate de aceștia, care pot constitui un model și pentru țara noastră.”

Ene Gîrban

Manager, G, AGRO-IND COM, Buzău, +2000 ha
Guest Farmer

The RALF event, which succeeded in uniting large Romanian farmers, was a real success. There were very clear views and at the same time the guests had a remarkable presence. The whole event had a gala outfit.

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