Business Conference "Effective Management of Agricultural Companies": Program and Speakers LFM 2026

8 in September in Kyiv the 17th International Conference "Effective Management of Agricultural Companies" (LFM) will take place. Leading Ukrainian CEOs, owners, investors, and agricultural business innovators will attend the event.

Details of the business conference This year’s event is dedicated to a test of business "humanity," the challenges of agricultural singularity, digitalization, instability of export routes, and a complete rethinking of outdated management approaches. "This is not about classic business models — they are dead. Ahead lies agricultural singularity 2036 of the year: agronomy without agronomists, logistics without logisticians, HR eliminated by personal AI mentors. Does a person still manage the business — or merely observe its decisions?" the organizers announce. Participation in LFM 2026 includes: Management consilium: tough and balanced decisions from market leaders for a world where algorithms become business partners. Technological upgrade: effective approaches to digitalization, AI implementation, and creation of innovative agricultural business management models. Candid conversations about victories and defeats during the "operational dismantling" of outdated processes. A format of maximum interaction: take the microphone straight from the audience and prove why human intelligence still matters. 8+ hours of managerial intensive and networking: inspiration, professional development, and live communication among like-minded people. Main topics The conference program and 8+ hours of managerial intensive will focus on 4 key issues: 1. The breaking point: when the model stopped working. 2. Agro-export under pressure: logistics, trading, and business resilience. 3. Dismantling the architecture: is business ready to trust processes that a person cannot understand? 4. Win-Win or shock therapy? How Ukraine’s membership will change the resilience of the EU. LFM 2026 will change the format of agricultural events (photo: press service of the event) LFM speakers 2026 and a new discussion format Among the speakers and thought leaders: Alex Lissitsa, president of UCAB, chairman of the board of IMC; Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of KSE, professor at the University of Pittsburgh; Oleg Zapletnyuk, CEO of TAS Agro; Oleksiy Stetsenko, commercial director of Syngenta crop protection business; Oleksandr Verzhykhovsky, CEO of IMC; Nataliya Teryakhina, HR director at Kernel. And for the first time in the history of Ukrainian agricultural events — LFM 2026 is abandoning classic panel discussions. Prepare for a new format where the audience will determine the direction of the conversation: open microphone, discussion drivers among participants, uncomfortable questions, arguments and objections without a script. Participation terms and registration Due to security considerations the exact venue will be communicated to registered participants. Registration is available via the link.

We remind you that the government adopted a decision on an emergency support package for Ukrainian farmers due to Russian terror in the Black Sea.