EU-Ukraine Investment conference

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The first-ever EU-Ukraine Investment Conference will mobilise private investment towards Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation

SHOWCASE FIRST RESULTS OF THE EU’S UKRAINE INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK

FOSTER EU-UKRAINE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

TAKE STOCK OF UKRAINE’S INTEGRATION INTO THE EU SINGLE MARKET AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT REFORMS

11:45 - 12:15

Opening address

11:45 - 12:15

Opening address

Gert Jan KoopmanDirector General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission

Jan SzyszkoDeputy Minister, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Poland

Pawel KowalPolish Special Envoy for Ukraine, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm

Gert Jan KoopmanDirector General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission

Jan SzyszkoDeputy Minister, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Poland

Pawel KowalPolish Special Envoy for Ukraine, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm

12:15 - 13:00

Light lunch for registered participants

High-level panel

13:00 - 14:15

Leveraging Ukraine’s EU accession for economic recovery, investment and business environment reforms

key topics

how Ukraine’s commitment to EU-aligned reforms under the Ukraine Plan can stimulate investment and rebuild its business environment despite the ongoing war

key topics

how funding from the EU’s Ukraine Investment Framework can boost investment into Ukraine’s public and private sectors, notably by EU businesses

Gert Jan KoopmanDirector General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission

Kateryna GlazkovaCEO, Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs – SUP

Pierre HeilbronnFrench Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Davide La CeciliaItalian Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Laurent GermainCEO of Egis Group and member of the Business Advisory Council of the Ukraine Donor Platform

ModeratorArnaud ThysenDirector General, European Business Summits

Gert Jan KoopmanDirector General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission

Kateryna GlazkovaCEO, Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs – SUP

Pierre HeilbronnFrench Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Davide La CeciliaItalian Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Laurent GermainCEO of Egis Group and member of the Business Advisory Council of the Ukraine Donor Platform

ModeratorArnaud ThysenDirector General, European Business Summits

14:30 - 15:30

Panel on mobilising private investment

key topics

How can investors capitalize on major growth-driving sectors using the instruments and de-risking tools provided by the EU?

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How can we assure access to finance for SMEs?

key topics

How to unlock the potential of global insurance business for Ukraine?

Oleksii SobolevFirst Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Jakub BoratynskiDirector, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

Arvid TuerknerManaging Director, Ukraine and Moldova, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Lisa KaestnerCountry Manager Ukraine, International Finance Corporation

Panos StergiouGlobal Head of Institutional Client Group, Deutsche Bank

Natalia ButkovaBoard Member, OSCHADBANK

ModeratorNataliia ShapovalVice President for Policy Research, Kyiv School of Economics

Oleksii SobolevFirst Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Jakub BoratynskiDirector, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

Arvid TuerknerManaging Director, Ukraine and Moldova, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Lisa KaestnerCountry Manager Ukraine, International Finance Corporation

Panos StergiouGlobal Head of Institutional Client Group, Deutsche Bank

Natalia ButkovaBoard Member, OSCHADBANK

ModeratorNataliia ShapovalVice President for Policy Research, Kyiv School of Economics

15:45 - 16:45

Panel on municipal recovery, connectivity & public-private partnerships

key topics

how public-private partnerships can accelerate the restoration of municipalities and infrastructure, strengthen transport routes to boost connectivity and trade between Ukraine and the EU, focusing on investment opportunities in infrastructure sectors

key topics

necessary reforms to create favourable conditions for public-private partnerships

Maryna DenysiukDeputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

Anna Jarosz-FriisDirector, Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission

Philippe ChantraineHead of Unit for Transport Investment, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission

Rafal RybackiHead of Lending Operations in Eastern Neighborhood, European Investment Bank

Mateusz SzczurekMember of the Management Board, BGK Polish Development Bank

Tomáš KopečnýCzech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Vladyslav SkalskyyDeputy Mayor of Vinnytsya

ModeratorOleksandra BetliyLeading Research Fellow, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting

Maryna DenysiukDeputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

Anna Jarosz-FriisDirector, Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission

Philippe ChantraineHead of Unit for Transport Investment, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission

Rafal RybackiHead of Lending Operations in Eastern Neighborhood, European Investment Bank

Mateusz SzczurekMember of the Management Board, BGK Polish Development Bank

Tomáš KopečnýCzech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Vladyslav SkalskyyDeputy Mayor of Vinnytsya

ModeratorOleksandra BetliyLeading Research Fellow, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting

10:15-11:45 | Workshop

Attracting Foreign Direct Investment from the EU into Ukraine: Priority sectors & growth-capturing opportunities

registration

12:00-13:30 | Workshop

Unlocking Private Equity for Ukraine’s Industry and Emerging Tech Sector

registration

14:00-15:30 | Workshop

War insurance in Ukraine: de-risking investments, risk transfer solutions and burden-sharing

registration

10:15-11:45 | Workshop

Workshop: Why EU accession is a big chance for Ukrainian companies?

registration

12:00-13:30 | Workshop

Workshop: Why it is still the right time to do business in Ukraine?

registration

14:00-15:30 | Workshop

Solidarity Lanes Workshop on Logistics of EU-Ukraine trade

registration

Venue and dates

Venue: Expo XXI
Address of the exhibition center:
Ui. Pradzynskiego 12/14, 01-222 Warsaw, Poland
Exhibition schedule for visitors:
25 November Start of registration: 08:30Exhibition is open: 09:30 – 18:00
26 November Start of registration: 08:30Exhibition is open: 09:30 – 17:00