This year as well, the International Expo-Conference Meat.Milk will bring top representatives of state authorities relevant to the meat and milk sectors before the participants, who will deliver highly important presentations.

Thus, at the 13th edition to be held at the Alpin Hotel in Poiana Brasov on May 27th and 28th, 2024, under the title "Balance between Technology, Costs, and Prices - A Chance for Romania's Meat and Milk Sectors", the organizers have invited the following speakers to present (in order of the program):

• Florin Barbu - Minister of Agriculture, who will open the event's proceedings on the morning of May 27th, informing the audience about the latest measures taken by MADR to optimize the activities of farmers and processors in the relevant sectors. Moreover, he has been invited to present the Excellence Trophies for the year 2024 during the Meat.Milk Gala later that same evening.
• Mr. Ioan Oleleu - Vice President of ANSVSA, will speak at the same general session on May 27th, presenting the participants with the latest relevant information about the institution's activities.
• Mr. Paul Anghel will be present as a speaker in the Retail Forum session, addressing the issues observed in the trade of meat and dairy products. Similarly, in the same session, Mr. Laszlo Gyerko - Advisor to the Competition Council, has been invited to analyze the trade situation from a competitive perspective.
• Mr. Horia Constantinescu - President of ANPC will open the second day of the conference, presenting the actions in the field of the institution he leads.
• Ms. Stela Tănase - Director of the Payments Department in the Zootechnical Sector - APIA, will speak in the same general session about the situation of payments to livestock farmers.
• Mr. Ștefan Radu Oprea - Minister of Economy, Mircea Fechet - Minister of Environment, George Chiriță - General Director of AFIR, will conclude the event by participating in the Round Table where they will present "Support Programs for Farmers and Processors in Romania", from the perspective of the institutions they lead.

It is worth noting that, alongside them, Mr. Adrian Pintea and Mr. Aurel Simion - State Secretaries at MADR, have also been invited to participate in the Milk-Farmers/Processors and Meat-Farmers/Processors debates, respectively, in the afternoon of May 27th.