The Ukraine Business Forum was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on December 6th 2006, in the hotel's elegant Jade Room. The symposium included presentations by key business leaders from Ukraine and the U.S., as well as a major address by UA Minister of the Economy, Volodymyr Makukha and UA Minister of Energy Yuri Boiko. It both preceded and followed a lunchtime keynote by Prime Minister Yanukovych, delivered in Waldorf's prestigious Astor Room and organized by the Business Council for International Understanding.
Speakers [UBF] included:
| Yuri Boyko | Ellen Levinson |
| Robert Bensh | Volodymyr Makukha |
| Borys Chabursky | Michael Marrese |
| Chrystia Freeland | Jacques Mendoza-Wilson |
| John Imle | Igor Obozintsev |
| Noah Gotbaum | Lucias Romriell |
| Adrian Karatnycky | Thomas Spellman |
| Frederick Kempe | Walter Zaryckyj |
| Roman Kyzyk | Jorge Zukoski |
Speakers [BCIU Luncheon] included:
| James Wolfensohn | Viktor Yanukovych |
Sponsors:
| Business Council for Int'l Understanding | SHI Consulting |
| Center for US-Ukrainian Relations | The Orange Circle |
Patrons:
| Cardinal Resources | Ukreximbank |
| Vanco | J. P. Morgan |
| Chevron | Millennium Capital |
| Halliburton | New Spirit Capital |
| Port Vera | Evolution/Ukraine |
| Chadbourne & Parke | Proffit Group |
| Concorde Capital | Aerosvit |
Proceedings/Presentations:
Minister of Energy of Ukraine Yuri Boiko's remarks
Press:
Reprint of article from The Ukrainian Weekly entitled Ukraine Business Forum focuses on attractive investment climate
Program:
The event's program