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Agenda, Speakers and Panelists Announced

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Meet Our Panelists at Grain Academy 2026


For its 10th edition, Grain Academy once again welcomes leading market analysts, senior industry executives, traders, processors and agribusiness leaders from across Europe and the Balkans. On 22 October 2026, they will gather at Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia, bringing together global market insight, regional knowledge and first-hand industry experience.


The newly announced speaker and panelist lineup reflects the conference’s focus on the forces shaping grain and oilseed markets across the Balkans, Southeast Europe and international markets. The discussions will bring together different perspectives on global and regional markets, trade flows, farmers’ profitability and the future of the grain and oilseeds sector.

Industry voices to hear for a first time in Sofia

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DAVE WITHCOMB
Peak Trading
Research

SWITZERLAND
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PIERRE CERA-HUELVA
S&P Global
Energy

FRANCE
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ROSSELLA POLITO
Black Silo Commodity Consulting/Fryer’s Reports
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LEONARDO LAMBREA
UBM ROMANIA-UBM GROUP
ROMANIA
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BEGUM DAK SEVER
Ulusoy Un
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STOYAN VALEV
Grainstore
BULGARIA
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MARKO SLIJEPČEVIĆ
Konzul
SERBIA
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YANI YANEV
Association of Vegetable Oil Producers &
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BULGARIA
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RADOSTINA ZHEKOVA
Dobrudzha Union of Grain Producers
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BULGARIA
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APOSTOLOS ANTHOMELIDIS
Nitsiakos
GREECE
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NIKOLAY MANOV
Agro Trading
BULGARIA
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PETAR KIROVSKI
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
BULGARIA
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PETAR DIMITROV
Agricore
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CHRISTIAN DRAGANOV
Tehra / Bulgarian Millers' Union
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The key theme of Grain Academy 2026 will focus on one of the most important questions facing the sector:


GRAIN MARKETS IN 2026. THE END OF THE MULTI-YEAR BEARISH CYCLE?
THE RETURN OF MARGINS IN TRADE AND FARMING.


The programme will examine whether the prolonged bearish cycle is finally nearing its end and whether margins are set to return to grain trade and farming.

The Balkans grain hub: three perspectives on the market ahead

The agenda brings together three major areas of discussion.

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Global money flows, European market trends and the supply and demand outlook for 2026 will set the wider market context, including a closer look at the expanding durum wheat market.
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The power of the Balkans will explore Serbia’s agribusiness challenges, Bulgaria’s key crops, Türkiye’s balancing role, Romania’s export model and the dual role of Greek traders and processors.
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The realities of Bulgarian agribusiness will focus on sunflower tensions, survival in grain trading, the role of institutions, feed and livestock farming and the search for a new balance.
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What will move money and grain in 2026? Can the Balkan markets turn their different strengths into a regional advantage? And what will the next chapter of agribusiness in Southeast Europe look like?


Beyond the agenda, Grain Academy 2026 will feature a dedicated exhibition area with company stands, networking spaces, coffee breaks, lunch and the 10th anniversary evening party, creating more opportunities for conversations and new business connections throughout the day.

Early Bird registration is open until 6 September!

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