Ukraine Business Forum
Program of Events
The Waldorf-Astoria
301 Park Avenue, New York City
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Ukraine Business Forum
Venue: Waldorf Astoria [Jade Room]
9:00 – 9:20 AM Registration
9:20 – 9:30 AM Opening Remarks
Walter Zaryckyj (Ukraine Business Forum Steering Committee)
9:30 – 10:00 AM First Focus Session
Economic and Investment Conditions in Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
- Jorge Zukoski (President, AmCham Ukraine)
- Michael Marrese (Head/Emerging Market Research, J. P. Morgan)
Introduced by: Fred Kempe (President, Atlantic Council of the US)
10:00 – 11:00 AM First Plenary Session
Ukraine”s Economic Future: The Views of Ukraine”s Business Sector
Remarks:
- System Capital Management
- Stirol
- UkrNafta
- Ukrtelecom
Chair: Ihor Chabursky (Chairman, SHI Capital)
11:00 – 11:20 AM Second Focus Session
Ukraine”s Challenge: Deepening Democracy and Promoting Economic Growth
Remarks: Richard Holbrooke (Former United States Ambassador to the US)
11:20 AM – NOON Third Focus Session
Ukraine”s Energy Future
Featured Speaker: Yuri Boyko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine
Introduced by: Gene Van Dyke (Chairman, Vanco)
Ukraine Business Forum – Break
Business Council for International Understanding VIP Event/Luncheon
NOON – 2:10 PM VIP Event and Luncheon
Featured Speaker: The Honorable Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine
Ukraine Business Forum – Resumes
10:00 – 11:00 AM First Plenary Session
Investing in Ukraine: Opportunities and Obstacles
Remarks:
- Robert Bensh (President, Cardinal Resources)
- John Imle (President, Vanco)
- Roman Kyzyk (Managing Director, JFXNexus)
- Gregory Vaksman (President, Aerosvit Cargo)
Chair: Tom Spellman (Director of Trade Finance Services, Halliburton)
3:30 – 4:10 PM Keynote Forum Address
Minister of the Economy Volodymyr Makukha
Introduced by: Ellen Levinson (CL, Port Vera Development)
4:10 – 4:50 PM Second Plenary Session
Ukraine”s Finance Sector
Remarks:
- Lucas Romriell (Equity Sales Associate, Concorde Capital)
- Millennium Capital
- E-volution
- Igor Obozintsev (Advisor to the Chairman, UKREXIMBANK)
Chair: Noah Gotbaum (Managing Director, New Spirit Capital)
4:50 – 5:00 PM Concluding Plenary Remarks
Adrian Karatnycky (Ukraine Business Forum Steering Committee)
5:10 – 6:00 PM One-on-One Meetings and Sector-Specific Discussions [Rooms: Basildon, Norse]
6:00 – 8:30 PM Patrons” Reception [Hoover Room]
Business Council for International Understanding
Program for
The Honorable Viktor Yanukovych
Prime Minister of Ukraine
Venue: Waldorf Astoria [John Jacob Astor Salon]
12:10 – 12:40 PM VIP meeting with Prime Minister Yanukovych [Basildon Room]
(limited to 25 participants)
12:40 – 2:10 PM Luncheon and Address
The Honorable Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine
Introductory Remarks: James Wolfensohn, Former World Bank President
Hosted and Organized by the Business Council for International Understanding
Ukraine Business Forum Steering Committee: Adrian Karatnycky, Walter Zaryckyj, Borys Chabursky, Noah Gotbaum, Susanne Lotarski, Adrianna Melnyk, Roman Kyzyk, Diana Howansky
Ukraine Business Forum Patrons: Cardinal, Vanco, Chevron, Halliburton, Port Vera, Concorde Capital, UKREXIMBANK, Port Vera, Millennium Capital, Chadbourne Parke, J. P. Morgan, New Spirit Capital, Aerosvit Airlines & Cargo, Proffit Group, E-Volution