on 20-21 August 2008

THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM
«UKRAINE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES»

The Forum programme

August’20 2008, Wednesday

9:30-10:00 Forum participants registration, coffee-break – Salon №1

10:00-11:30 Grand opening of the International economic forum “Ukraine: new opportunities”.

Congratulations on behalf of the Prime-minister of Ukraine Ms. Yulia Timoshenko and the head of the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine Mr. Arseniy Yatseniuk.

Plenary meeting: “Synergy of international integration”

• Ways of integration

Natalia Korolevska, the Head of the Supreme Soviet committee in industrial and regulation policy and business activities

• The Ukrainian economy – directions of success

Mr. Victor Panteleenko, Deputy Minister of economy of Ukraine

• World bank and Ukraine: years of partnership

Mr. Martin Raiser, Director of the World Bank missions in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus

• Ukraine-USA: the long-term cooperation experience and new challenges

Mr. Richard Steffens, the U.S.A. Embassy Commercial Counsillor in Ukraine

• Investment climate in Ukraine

Mr. Jorge Intriago, Partner of Tax & Legal Services Department of “Ernst & Young” in Ukraine

11:30-11:50 Coffee-break

11:50-13:10 Official opening of the National exhibition “Barvysta Ukraina”, visiting of branch and regional expositions (central square, salon №1, region expositions salons)

12:10-13:10 Forum’s round table «Entry of Ukraine into WTO is an era of new marketing» (salon №1)

The Chief: Mr. Olexandr Dudka, the Director of “Industrial park “Rogan”

The round table topics:

• Perspectives of the Ukrainian business development in conditions of economy globalization

• International economic clusters – Ukrainian enterprises participation

• Ways of innovation and technology development of Ukraine in the era of economic knowledge

• Effective strategies of the Ukrainian enterprises competitiveness increase

• The human capital quality as a competitiveness factor

Spokesmen:

Mr. Yuriy Makogon, Director of the Strategy research National institute regional filiation in Donetsk city, a merited public figure of science and technics of Ukraine, professor

Mr. Valentyn Sokolovsky, Director general of JSC “ZovnishExpoBusiness”

Mr. Yaroslav Krasnopevcev, the Head of the “Exhibition Department” of the National Complex “Expocenter of Ukraine”

Mr. Olexandr Dudka, the Director of “Industrial park “Rogan”

13:15-13:55 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Plenary meeting: «Ukraine in the conditions of globalization»

• Ukraine's competitive advantages in the global marketplace - opportunities for investors

Mr. Jorge Zukoski, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

• Investments in innovations

Mr. Yuriy Poluneev, the Secretary of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet committee in finances and bank activity, the chief of the Ukrainian competitiveness Council

• The forces cooperation for economy development

Evgenia Malikova, Project Manager, Private Enterprise Development, Office of Economic Growth

• Practice – truth criterions: “Logistic complex “Chayka”- from a project to its realization”

Mr. Oleg Bokiy, the President - the Chief of the board of JSC “Aerobud”

• The European leading business model in Ukraine

Svitlana Mykhaylovska, Regulatory Affairs&Committees Manager of European Business Association

• The new level of cooperation and investment opportunities in electrical energy industry after Ukraine enters WTO

Mr. Volodymir Matiushko, Director of “Technologies and investment consulting”

15:30-15:55 Coffee-break

16:00-18:00 Forum’s round table «The financial resources attraction practical steps for enterprise development» (salon №5, the round table participation with a prior registration of the Forum participants)

The Chief: Mr. Volodymyr Matiushko, Director of JV “Technologies and investment consulting”

The round table topics:

• The modern finance instruments for Ukrainian enterprise development

• The companies preparation for the effective placement of shares on the open market

• What investors expect for

• IPO on the Ukrainian market: opportunities for emitters

• How to provide IPO effectiveness

16:00-18:00 The Forum participants’ review of the National Exhibition “Barvysta Ukraina” branch and region expositions:

• The Crimea investment potential presentation (16.00–17.00, salon №7)

• The Kyiv region investment potential presentation (17.00–18.00, salon №3)

16:00-18:00 Solemn rewarding by medals of winners of the All-Ukrainian competition “Best domestic commodity – 2008” (salon №1)

18:30-22:30 Banquet for the winners of the competition and participants of the International economic forum “Ukraine: new opportunities. During the banquet: rewarding with the golden symbols of the All-Ukrainian competition “Best domestic commodity – 2008” enterprises-winners, greetings from top-managers of the Expocenter on occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the National complex “Expocenter of Ukraine”, the festive concert (the «Festive» salon, behind salon №1 )

August’21 2008, Thursday

10:00-11:30 The International economic forum “Ukraine: new opportunities” work (salon №1)

Plenary meeting: “Investments into development – project approach”

• Direct foreign investments – the force of economic increase and prosperity. International experience

Mr. Dushan Kulka, Manager in the field of “The city economic development”|USAID project foreign investments, director of the consulting company “Berman group” (Czechia)

• Industrial-logistic project ProfiPark – the light industry development innovation direction in Ukraine

Mr. Olexandr Sokolovsky, the President of the employers Ukrainian Confederacy, the President of the light industry employers Ukrainian association “Ukrlegprom”

• Multi-functional business-centres projects development – system approach

Mrs. Nadia Lysenko, the Head of the “Real estate” sector, the DCH Group (“Development construction holding”)

• Region logistic hub – Ukrainian specialists are ready to act

Mr. Anatoly Shevchenko, the President of JSC “Building company “Kochakistroy”

• Innovation development: “Two in one”

Mr. Oleg Dunda, Director of “Prestige-hall” project

11:30-11:50 Coffee-break

11:50-13:10 Forum’s round table “Economic potential of regions and megatrends in the 21st century» (salon №1)

The Chief: Mr. Petro Koshukov, the President of the Investment attraction Ukrainian specialists association “Proinvest-Ukraine”

The round table topics:

• «Globalization» and «localization» of economic processes in the 21st

• Resources of direct investments funds

• Transcontinental cooperation development

• Direct foreign investment attraction as a balanced strategy implementation

• Management technologies

• Marketing secrets

Spokesmen:

Ms. Tamiya Tomoe, Director, Ukraine-Japan Center

Mr. Petro Koshukov, the President of the Ukrainian specialists association of investment attraction “Proinvest-Ukraine”

13:15-13:55 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Plenary meeting: “Attraction of investments into Green Field and Brown Field”

• Industrial parks creation in Ukraine – the governmental programme

Mr. Victor Panteleenko, Deputy Minister of economy of Ukraine

• The effective management of region development

Mr. Sergy Chernov, Deputy Chief of the Kharkiv region council

• The industrial real estate market dynamics

Mr. Stanislav German, the Chief of the board of industrial, stock real estate and land of «Knight Frank - Ukraine» company

• The creation of industrial real estate as a competitive advantage in the fight for investment. The Rivne region experience

Mr. Olexandr Osovets, the Head of the innovation-investment policy and business activities development department in Rivne region government administration

• What is attractive about Ukraine for foreign business?

Mr. Volodymyr Kotenko, the Partner the “Ernst and Young” company in Ukraine

• New ways of constant development of Ukraine

Mr. Olexandr Dudka, the Director of “Industrial park “Rogan”

• Search of investors and cooperation with them

Ms. Katerina Kasperova, , the Head of the “Information Department” of the Ukrainian centre of the foreign investment assistance

15:30-15:55 Coffee-break

16:00-17:30 Plenary meeting: «Build the country of the future: time for actions»

• Ukraine-2012 – we’re building the country of future

Oksana Grishkevich, the Chief of the board of the football European championship-2012 final part preparation and leading of the Ministry of economy of Ukraine

• Creation of “The Only window for investors” Euro-2012

Mr. Olexandr Jarikov, Lviv Meputy Mer in the field of Euro-2012 preparation

• Transboarder cooperation: system approach

Olga Kovalenko, Director of the system development department of JSC «Investments to Ukraine», a member of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

• From a car factory «Eurocar» to an industrial park «Solomonovo»

Mr. Volodymyr Andryshyn, investment analytic of JSC «Sezparkservice» (Industrial park «Solomonovo»)

• Productive activities plan – the road to success

Mr. Olexandr Dudka, the Director of “Industrial park “Rogan”

Completion of work of the International economic forum is “Ukraine: new opportunities”