The first-annual U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum, hosted by the Chamber in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce, took place on July 13, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Participants included high-level government and business leaders from both countries.
AGENDA
Welcoming Remarks:
Key Speakers:
- Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Penny Pritzker, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine
Doing Business in Ukraine:
Moderator: Andy Hunder, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
Key Speakers:
- Aivaras Abromavicius, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
- Natalie Jaresko, Minister of Finance
- Roman Nasirov, Head of the State Fiscal Service
- Dmytro Sologub, Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine
Executive Session 1: Agribusiness and Infrastructure
Moderator: Martin Richenhagen, CEO, AGCO
Key Speakers:
- Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
- Andriy Pyvovarskiy, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine
Executive Session 2: Knowledge Economy, Human Capital, and Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Andrew Chakhoyan, Head of Eurasia, World Economic Forum
Key Speakers:
- Aivaras Abromavicius, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
- Dmytro Shmykiv, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration
- Ruslan Korzh, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade
- Denis Gurskiy, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine
- Lenna Koszarny, Horizon Capital
- Yevgen Sysoev, AVentures Capital
Executive Session 3: Energy & Energy Efficiency
Moderator: Francis Malige, Managing Director for Eastern
Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Key Speakers:
- Andriy Kobolev, Chairman of Naftogaz Ukraine
- Ihor Bilous, Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine
- Adomas Audiscas, Advisor to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade
- Yuri Nedashkovskyy, President of Energoatom
Executive Session 4: Targeted Strategies for Financing Projects and Business Growth
Moderator: David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Carlyle
Key Speakers:
- Andryi Pivovarsky, Minister of Infrastructure
- Dmytro Sologub, Deputy Head of the National Bank of Ukraine
- Nathan Sheets, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Philippe Le Houerou, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Plenary Session:
Moderator: Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Key Speakers:
- Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine
- Penny Pritzker, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Aivaras Abromavicius, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
- Bruce Andrews, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States
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