Business Programme

The Climate World Congress 2024

The most effective ways to increase sales

Climate World Congress 2024 will have a full business programme lasting four days. The pogramme includes specialized sessions, roundtable meetings, panel discussions, conferences, workshops, educational events and contests. More than 90 speakers will share their professional knowledge and the most up-to-date technological skills and knowledge.

The climate World Congress will address important issues in the HVAC/R sector such as recent trends and new equipment; challenges and opportunities in the market; ways to grow sales and more.

WHITE HALL

BLUE HALL

27 February 2024

 

  11:00 – 11:15 
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CLIMATE WORLD EXPO 2024 EXHIBITION
11:30 – 13:00 
PLENARY SESSION

Potential and prospects for the development of the HVAC/R industry market. Key strategies and trends for 2024

Questions for discussion:

•       Market overview and analytics

•       Government support for the industry

•       Localization: domestic market development strategy

•       Challenges and opportunities: China as a driving force

•       Logistics aspects: raw materials and spare parts

Speakers:

•       Georgy Litvinchuk, CEO, Marketing Agency Litvinchuk-Marketing

•       Denis Belousov, CEO, TermoIndustry

•       Alexander Monakhov, CEO, COMPLECT ICE

•       Roman Mitronov, CEO, NOIZZLESS

•       Melek Unal Tavukchuoglu, Director, ISKID, Turkish Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Manufacturers Association

13:30 – 15:00
EXPERT PANEL

 

Marketplaces and online trading. How to develop sales of the household HVAC/R equipment category?

Questions for discussion:

•       Explosive growth of marketplaces in the structure of Russian e-commerce

•       Market analytics: how are sales of the HVAC/R household equipment category (air conditioners, fans, air purifiers, refrigerators, etc.) developing on marketplaces?

•       Key factors for high sales on marketplaces and tasks that need to be solved daily

•       How to promote your product on marketplaces

•       Strategies for entering marketplaces, working with reviews and returns, unit economics and pricing

Speakers:

•       Alexey Khnykov, Head of Department for Affiliate Networks, Kholodilnik.ru

•       Sergey Tsimbal, Head of Categories Climate and Heating Equipment, Vse Instrumenty

•       Ekaterina Rodionova, Executive Director, ECOPOLIS Corp

•       Anna Kolomenskaya, Director of Fulfillment Development, Russian Post

•       Sergey Radygin, Online Marketing Specialist, inSales

15:30 -17:30
EXPERT RUNDOWN

Air conditioning for data centers (data processing centers). What has changed over the past year?

 Questions for discussion:

  • Data center cooling concepts and standards
  • Sustainable operation of data centers
  • How to become a solution provider for the Data Center market
  • What equipment can replace providers who have left the market

Moderator:

  • Victor Gavrilov, Technical Director, AMDtechnology

Speakers:

  • Alexey Morozov, CEO, REFCOOL
  • Nikita Linyuk-Smirnov, CEO, EGLS
  • Alexey Soldatov, Advisor, DataPro
  • Ilya Fedorov, Deputy Manager for Government Relations, ECOPOLIS Corp

 

14:00 – 15:45
SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE OF ROSSOYUZHOLODPROM AND MOSPOLITECH

Development of the refrigeration industry at the present stage

16:00 – 17:30
SHOOL OF YOUNG SCIENTISTSNAMED AFTER PROF. IGOR KALNINA

28 February 2024

11:30 – 12:30
CONFERENCE

Smart HVACR systems: development of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of engineering systems for intelligent buildings

Questions for discussion:

  • Current situation in the market for automation of building engineering systems
  • Standardization of the architecture of a complex of systems and openness
  • Market trends, adaptation and readiness for change
  • Centralization of monitoring and control functions and system integration

Moderator:

  • Yuri Khakhanov, Acceleration Director of Skolkovo Urban Technologies Cluster, Skolkovo Foundation

Speakers:

  • Oleg Kovalev, Development Director, Brosk
  • Dmitry Smelov, Director, Atb Electronika
  • Boris Mezentsev, COO, MD Facility Management
  • Ilya Tishchenko, Head of Design Workshop, Samolet-Proekt
  • Roman Mitronov, CEO, NOIZZLESS
13:00 – 14:30
ROUND TABLE

Managing the atmosphere in shopping centers. Joint session with the Union of Shopping Centers

Questions for discussion:

  • Saving and optimization of costs for maintenance of engineering systems
  • Energy saving in a modern shopping center
  • Modernization of equipment during the reconceptualization of the shopping center
  • External service contractor or internal engineer? How to choose?

Speakers:

  • Pavel Lyulin, D.Sc. Economics, Vice President of the Union of Shopping Centers: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan
  • Vitaly Martynov, Chief Engineer, Multifunctional Complex YES Technopark (Moscow)
  • Anastasia Krasnokutskaya, Operations Manager of shopping centers, Renaissance Development
  • Denis Trotsenko, CEO, CMWP
15:00 – 17:30
EXPERT SESSION

Engineering systems for specialists. Training, standards, production

Speakers:

  • Dmitry Kuzin, COO, APIK, Managing Director, Training and Consulting Center APIK
  • Dmitry Smelov, Director, Atb Electronika
  • Yuri Yakuba, Teacher, Educational center APIC
  • Andrey Galusha, Vice-President, Non-commercial partnership ABOK
  • Evgeniy Tysenko, Advisor to the Director of Educational Center for Legal Affairs, ABOK
  • Alexey Busakhin, Honored Constructor of the Russian Federation, Associate Professor of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Expert in Labor code 400,465,61
  • Georgy Savenko, Postgraduate student, Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
  • Kamilla Esmanskaya, Head of Sales Department, AERDYN
  • Alexey Klochko, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Department of Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering

 

11:00 – 17:00 
AVOK CONFERENCE

Advanced technologies for ensuring the required microclimate in residential and public buildings

29 February 2024

11:00 – 12:30 
DISCUSSION SESSION

Refrigeration equipment of federal retail chains. Quality issues

Questions for discussion:

  • What is happening in the refrigeration market?

– How to choose equipment and estimate the cost of ownership over the life of the store?

– How does choosing commercial refrigeration equipment allow you to save significantly?

  • Temperature control as the basis for maintaining product quality, control methods, testing of commercial refrigeration equipment in a climate chamber

– The influence of temperature and humidity in the sales area on maintaining the temperature regime and energy consumption of refrigeration equipment

– Indicators of energy consumption and cooling consumption of equipment and their impact on operating costs

  • Opportunities to reduce costs when maintaining temperature control in stores and distribution centers
  • Monitoring of performance indicators of refrigeration and other equipment

Moderator:

  • Sergey Pleshanov, Technical Director, Land

Speakers:

  • Maxim Vysotsky, Manager of the «Storage Construction» department, Ridan Trade
  • Alexey Tolstoshein, Head of Project Department, COMPLECT ICE
13:00 – 14:30
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE INDUSTRY. WHAT IS DRIVING THE INDUSTRY NOW

Questions for discussion:

  • Development of new materials and process support capabilities
  • Search and selection of new suppliers
  • Quality control

Moderator:

  • Mikhail Sinev, President of the Association of Food Sector Organizations (ASORPS)

Speakers:

  • Sergey Khitrov, Head of Sales Department, Composite Group
  • Denis Belousov, CEO, TermoIndustry
  • Olesya Travkina, Sales Manager, Errecom
15:00 – 17:00
PRACTICAL SESSION

Marketing and retail: how to competently build sales of climate control equipment

Questions for discussion:

  • Market condition, prospects, niches and trends. What do buyers want?
  • Business expansion taking into account geography and product range
  • Seasonality as one of the key factors
  • Successful launch of White Label brands
  • Distribution channels and the role of marketplaces
  • Brand health assessment. Assessment criteria and tools

 

 

11:00 – 13:45
CONFERENCE

“Kigali Amendment: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”

 

 

14:00 – 15:45
CONFERENCE

“Partnership between the university community and the refrigeration business: systemic development and innovation”

 

16:00 – 17:00
FINAL OF THE ROSSOYUZHOLODPROM COMPETITION

“WORLD OF CLIMATE and COLD 2024” the best solutions and equipment in refrigeration. Project presentations and participant awards

 

17:00
GENERAL MEETING OF ROSSOYUZHOLODPROM MEMBERS

1 March 2024

11:00 – 12:30
ROUND TABLE

Variable refrigeration systems: what is driving the big growth and what are the market forecasts for 2024

Questions for discussion:

  • What is the reason for the growth of the direction
  • Price policy
  • Expansion of the market for mini-VRF systems
  • Expansion of the sales channel
  • New products
12:30
CHINA 2024: TRENDS AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR IMPORTERS OF CLIMATE CONTROL EQUIPMENT

Questions for discussion:

  • What difficulties do importers face
  • How to eliminate risks in terms of working with manufacturers-suppliers, payment and logistics issues

• Trends