It was a special year for the dairy industry, not only in Poland. The crisis caused by the Russian embargo and overproduction across the European Union, led to a sudden collapse of the market, including prices for milk collection. All these problems, faced by the dairy industry require mobilization and looking for new solutions. For years, the Dairy Cooperatives Forum has been the best place to share the experience and exchange information. This year, experts will share their knowledge about inter alia situation on the Polish, European and global dairy market, BREXIT, CETA, Common Agricultural Policy, new perspective markets from Africa, South America and Middle East.

Dairy Cooperatives Forum is a conference which in this year will be held for the fifteenth time, this time in the hotel Narvil Conference & Spa Serock near Warsaw. This year’s event, which anually gathers a growing crowd of distinguished guests, will be an ideal opportunity to discuss topics of great importance for Poland, Europe and the world, including the global situation of the dairy industry, and to promote dairy products in third countries, TTIP ASEAN.

Confirmed speakers: EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan, Director-General in DG AGRI – Jerzy Plewa, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Krzysztof Jurgiel, Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bronius Markauskas, Agnieszka Maliszewska, Organiser of the Dairy Cooperatives Forum, Director of the Polish Chamber of Milk, H.E. Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Poland, Michel Nalet – President of EDA, Jukka Likitalo – Secretary General of EUCOLAIT, Mike Petersen – Special Agriculture Trade Envoy from New Zealand, Michael Nolan – GM Operations, Global Dairy Trade, Brigitte Misonne from DG AGRI and many distinguished guests.

There is a chance to meet with representatives of other dairy companies, among others the biggest dairy cooperatives in Poland (SM Mlekpol, Mlekovita Group, OSM Lowicz, OSM Piatnica) and foreign (Fonterra, Lactalis).

I am convinced, that Dairy Cooperatives Forum contributes to building and strengthening business relationships, exchange views and presenting your company as an expert and partner in the creation of new solutions.

This year we have established partnership relations with the National Ukrainian Conference with International Participation DAIRY BUSINESS and we hope that our joint efforts will create new strong opportunities for the dairy industry specialists of both Poland and Ukraine to develop and strengthen business relations and exchange opinions.

I am pleased to invite interested colleagues, dairy industry experts, to take part in the Dairy Cooperatives Forum.