US-Ukraine Business Networking Series Forum VII
June 10–11, 2013
New York City
Programme
PRE-FORUM DAY: Monday, June 10, 2013
Place: The Princeton Club, The James Madison Room, 15 West Forty Third Street, New York, NY 10036-7402
01:30 PM OPENING OF THE FORUM AND OPENING REMARKS
Speaker:
- Olexander Motsyk (Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine)
2:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION I. OUTLOOK ON UKRAINE BY GLOBAL INVESTORS
Discussion topics:
- What is the global investors’ opinion on Ukraine?
Moderator:
- Morgan Williams (Director, Government Relations, Washington Office, SigmaBleyzer; President, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC))
Speakers:
- Jorge Zukoski (President, American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine)
- Bluford H. Putnam (Chief Economist and Managing Director, CME Group)
- John Valiska (First Vice President, RB International Finance USA)
Q&A session
3:30 PM COFFEE BREAK
3:50 PM PANEL DISCUSSION II. TAKING A SECOND LOOK/RESOURCES
Discussion topics:
- Agriculture
- Energy and Energy Technologies
- High Technology: IT/Medical Technology/Aerospace
- Industrials
Moderator:
- Adrian Karatnycky (Founder and Managing Partner, Myrmidon Group)
Speakers:
- David Sweere (Co-Founder & CEO, Kyiv-Atlantic Ukraine, Atlantic Farms and Atlantic Farms II)
- Robert Bensh (Managing Director, Pelicourt Ltd.)
- Taras Kytsmey (President, SoftServe)
Q&A session
5:20 PM SPECIAL IIFRS PRESENTATION
Discussion topics:
Speaker:
- Ludmilla Huntsman (Business Adviser/Franklin Fellow, Office of Public-Private Partnerships U.S. Department of State
Q&A session
5:50 PM TRANSITION TO THE DINING AREA
6:00 PM DINNER RECEPTION AT THE NASSAU ROOM/VERANDA, THE PRINCETON CLUB
9:00PM CLOSING OF THE DINNER
FORUM DAY: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Venue: Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112
8:00 AM REGISTRATION
9:00 AM FEATURED REMARKS
Speaker:
- Yuriy Sergeyev (Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine)
9:30 AM PANEL DISCUSSION I. LOCAL – ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFERENCES, REGIONAL – CULTURAL VARIATIONS, NATIONAL – HISTORICAL SPECIFICITIES: ECONOMIC IMPACT
Discussion topics:
- Western or Eastern parts of Ukraine/Variation in business practices?
Moderator:
- Neil Buckley (Eastern Europe Editor, The Financial Times)
Speakers:
- Alexey Starodubov (Counsellor to the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine)
- Edilberto Segura (Chief Economist and Partner, SigmaBleyzer)
- Anton Olff (Managing Director, Mediterranean Black Sea Limited)
Q&A session
11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK
11:20 AM PANEL DISCUSSION II. LEGAL AND TRANSACTIONAL NUANCES IN INVESTING TO UKRAINE
Discussion topics:
- Transactional: structuring the deal and raising capital; Private placement vs IPO
- Disputes: resolving disputes arising out of investments in Ukraine; Arbitration vs Litigation
Moderator:
- Serhiy Hoshovsky (Chair of International Section Committee on Central & Eastern Europe, NYSBA)
Speakers:
- Adam Mycyk (International Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, Kyiv office)
- Lev Holubec (Partner, PwC)
- Myron Rabij (Partner, Dentons)
Q&A session
012:50 PM LUNCH
01:20 PM WORKING LUNCH FEATURED REMARKS
Speaker:
- Anatoliy Maksiuta (First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)
01:50 PM PANEL DISCUSSION III. AVAILABLE FINANCE RESOURCES FOR UKRAINIAN PRIVATE COMPANIES ON THE U.S. CAPITAL MARKETS
Discussion topics:
- Depositary receipts
- Debt financing resources
- Private and public equity financing
- APO, PIPE
Moderator:
- Andrew Kyzyk (Executive Director, Head of International (OTCQX), OTC Markets)
Speakers:
- Anthony Moro (Managing Director, Head of Emerging Markets DRs, BNY Mellon)
- Alexander Gordin (Managing Director, Broad Street Capital Group)
- Mark Elenowitz (CEO TriPoint Global Equities)
Q&A session
3:40 PM CLOSING REMARKS
Speaker:
- Igor Obozintsev (Head of NY Representative Office, State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine)