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The following links provide information about the business forum programme, including details of topics and speakers. Panellists names will be regularly updated before the event.
Pre-conference events
Host investment forum: Ukraine. Investments. Infrastructure. EURO 2012 The Government of Ukraine is pleased to invite you to an investment forum on the themes:
The forum is an opportunity to find out more about the great investment potential in Ukraine and establish direct contacts with representatives of the Ukrainian business community. There will also be an exhibition, focusing on key investment projects. Government authorities, major international corporations and leading enterprises from the region will be represented at the event. It will be open to all registered participants of the EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum. For more information about the Host Investment Forum and on-line registration please visit www.invest-forum.org. Please indicate your participation by registering. Trade Facilitation Programme: Presentation, award ceremony and cocktail reception This specialist event will focus on Development of Trade Finance in Ukraine and CIS countries with presentations on development of trade finance and factoring in Ukraine and support for international and intra-regional trade and co-financing with the EBRD. The presentation will be followed by a cocktail reception and award ceremony for the most successful users of the EBRD's Trade Facilitation Programme in 2007, generously hosted by Taipei China. The event is open to all registered Annual Meeting and Business Forum participants. The EBRD's Trade Facilitation Programme aims to promote foreign trade to, from and within south-eastern Europe and the CIS. Special donor forum: Sustainable development in EBRD countries. Key topics for discussion will include:
For each topic, the discussion will focus on the challenges in the region, and the work being undertaken by EBRD in partnership with the donor agencies. In addition to presentations, the donor forum will provide opportunities for questions and answers. Cultural event The Ukraine Investment Forum will be followed by two simultaneous cultural events. The participants will have the pleasure of choosing between a Ballet held at the Lilea Opera House or a Concert by the National Folk Orchestra held at the Philharmonic Hall. The cultural events will begin at 19.00 and will introduce participants to the strong and rich tradition of music and dance so famous in Ukraine. Coaches from the October Palace to the venues will be provided. Book Launch and Reception Business Forum participants are invited to a book launch and discussion with Mr Kurkov and two of the contributors. Histories of Hope in the First Person On the occasion of the 2008 Annual Meeting, the EBRD has commissioned Andrey Kurkov, a well-known Ukrainian writer, to compile a collection of personal reflections on the transition process across the Bank's region of operations. Through the voices and emotions of 15 prominent writers and essayists, it brings together a diverse range of views on the social and economic changes that have affected their countries since the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This book will be available throughout the venue in English and Russian. Board of Governors meeting The 17th annual meeting will be chaired by the EBRD Governor for Italy. The President and the Prime Minister of Ukraine will attend the Opening Session of the Board of Governors. This year's Opening Session will be accessible to all Annual Meeting participants. For reasons of security, access to the October Palace will be limited to Annual Meeting badge holders only between 14:00 -15:00 on Sunday. Registration operations will cease during this period. Proceedings will be relayed live to screens in the October Palace. Opening event The new renewables: saving and substituting to fill the energy gap The most important energy supply may be the energy we don't use or make the best use of. As investment in energy efficiency takes off, some sectors are developing innovative ideas to convert to renewable energy or make massive savings through industrial energy efficiency and so making the business case for a greener future. Moderator:
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Discussion programme Back to the land: growing the solution to rising food prices The best response to escalating world commodity prices is more sustainable and efficient agriculture. Much of the EBRD region has the potential for more agricultural land to be farmed and for farms to dramatically increase yields. With investment, political support and farmers, the region can make its own food supply more secure and bring down world prices. Moderator:
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How will we know when we get there: thriving societies defined by the middle class. Sunday 18 May A solid middle class drives a strong market economy and builds democracy. As countries of the EBRD region become more prosperous, how important is a burgeoning middle class in the growth of the economy, political institutions, and a sustainable private sector? Moderator:
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The football factor: the private sector in infrastructure Ukraine and Poland are focused on football, but by the 2012 European Cup Championship they will need a lot more than stadiums. Like countries across the region, public-private partnerships look like a solution to the enormous needs for roads, renovated railways, airports and much municipal infrastructure. Moderator:
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Doing well by doing good: corporate social responsibility More and more companies see corporate social responsibility as a crucial part of the bottom line. Taking care of the workforce and the community, as well as broader philanthropy, not only builds corporate image, but good practice makes companies sustainable. Moderator:
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High tech, high stakes In today's world, peoples well-being depends on technology for everything from daily communication to healthcare and access to public services. Economic well-being depends on innovation and technological breakthroughs. Is this region with a strong tradition of scientific acumen doomed to brain-drain and following behind the technological lead of Asia, California and Europe? Or does the region have the structures, brilliant minds and entrepreneurs to invent and exploit technological advances? Moderator:
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Specialist panels Economics panel: Diversification, innovation and growth:challenges in building dynamic market economies Promoting diversification, sustaining rapid productivity growth and stimulating innovation are key goals across the transition region. Leading economists from eastern Europe, western institutions and the EBRD will discuss the progress made in transition countries in building dynamic economies and the main policy challenges ahead. Moderator:
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EBRD presents economic forecasts and unveils new Index of Sustainable Energy. EBRD Chief Economist Erik Berglof presents the Bank's latest economic forecasts for the EBRD region and also launches the EBRD's new Index of Sustainable Energy, helping to track progress in implementing the essential elements of sustainable energy. Women in Business Women in business meet and share experience on ways to achieve success and do business in a socially and environmentally responsible way. The discussion will be followed by an award ceremony which will recognise women who have made outstanding achievements in developing or leading businesses in the region where the EBRD invests. Moderator:
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Capital markets panel: Financial stability: the role of capital markets In light of the turbulence affecting world financial systems, this panel will address the role of capital markets. With a focus on EBRD's region, the panel will discuss how certain policies can assist in strengthening the financial system, including developing efficient domestic markets and local currency funding. Other discussion topics include the development of risk management instruments to reduce balance sheet risks for corporates and financial institutions. Furthermore, how should domestic capital markets develop to strengthen financial stability within a volatile global market environment? Moderator:
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Legal panel: Strengthening mortgage markets Mortgage markets are growing but they remain in many respects fragile. As mortgage institutions strengthen their lending policies and their understanding of the various options for funding lending expansion, governments and regulators also need to reflect on, and gauge the efficiency of, their legal framework, especially as far as the primary mortgage market is concerned. The panel explores the questions of how well prepared the region is and how reform best can be tackled. Lawyers, bankers, economists and policy-makers with experience in developed and developing markets contribute their perspective and experience. Moderator:
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Jacques de Larosiere Lecture: Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of Poland The Lecture will be followed by a special Closing Event for all participants. The Country Promotion Programme The Country promotion programme is a country-by-country discussion forum that will present the latest development and investment opportunities in EBRD countries of operations. In each event top officials from government, the international business community and institutions such as the EBRD will bring investors and potential investors the latest information on opportunities and conditions. The programme will be open and interactive and will include country presentations, country update and networking sessions and informal bilateral meetings. Country presentations bring you the latest update on a country’s investment climate. At the end of each presentation, you will have the opportunity to put questions to a presentation panel of senior government, local and international business and EBRD representatives. Country update and networking sessions offer an open discussion between the audience and a panel of government and EBRD representatives followed by a networking session where you can meet informally with investors, EBRD experts and representatives from the country’s government. Participants can also request informal bilateral meetings with members of official delegations via EBRDconnect, the Business Forum messaging system. ALBANIA Country update and networking session Sherefedin Shedu, Deputy Minister ofFinance will give an overview of Albania and its integration into the Balkans, Mediterranean and Europe, focusing on regional themes such as infrastructure and trade. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by Daniel Berg, EBRD Head of Office, Tirana. Following the questions and answers, there will be a networking reception. Business representatives at the session will include: Samir Mane, President, EUROMAX who will speak about the company's operations in Albania and throughout the region. Other EBRD representatives at the session will include: Sue Barrett, Director, Transport Kevin Bortz, Director, Natural Resources Hildegard Gacek, Banking Team Director, Serbia Oleg Levitin, Senior Political Counsellor Marek Lorinc, Senior Banker, Head of Office, Podgorica Giulio Moreno, Senior Banker, Head of Office, Sarajevo Nandita Parshad, Director, Power & Energy Utilities Henry Russell, Senior Banker, Deputy Director Fabio Serri, Head of Office, Pristina Paul Shapiro, Senior Banker, Natural Resources Elena Urumovska, Head of Office, Skopje Claudio Viezzoli, Banking Team Director for the Western Balkans Wine and snacks will be served during the networking session. ARMENIA Country update and networking session
Vahram Ghushchyan
This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by Michael Weinstein,EBRDHead of Office, Yerevan. Following the questions and answers, there will be a networking reception. Business representatives at the session will include: Armen Khudinyan, CEO, Natfood CJSC Stephan Gishyan, CEO, ACBA-Credit Agricole Arman Sahakyan, Director, Sovrano Other EBRD representatives at the session will include: Michael Davey, Banking Team Director, Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus Andrew Ostaszewski, Senior Banker, Financial Institutions Wine and snacks will be served during the networking session. AZERBAIJAN Country presentation Supporting investment into the non-oil and gas sectors. Moderator:
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BALTIC STATES Special presentation
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BELARUS Country presentation Belarus: Window of opportunities for investment and sustainable development. Moderator and EBRD Panellist:
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Country update and networking session Sven Alkalay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and EBRD Governor, will give a brief overview of the process of European integration and the business environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by Giulio Moreno,EBRD Head of Office, Sarajevo. Following the questions and answers, there will be a networking reception. Other government representatives at the session will include: Kemal Kozaric, Governor, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Neven Kulenovic, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Branimir Mandic, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Other EBRD representatives at the session will include: Daniel Berg, Head of Office, Tirana Hildegard Gacek, Banking Team Director, Serbia Oleg Levitin, Senior Political Counsellor Marek Lorinc, Senior Banker, Head of Office, Podgorica Fabio Serri, Head of Office, Pristina Elena Urumovska, Head of Office, Skopje Claudio Viezzoli, Banking Team Director for the Western Balkans Wine and snacks will be served during the networking session. BULGARIA Country update and networking session
Dimiter Ivanovski, Deputy Minister of Finance, Dimitar Kostov, Deputy Governor of Bulgarian National Bank, EBRD Alternate Governor, Petar Chobanov
This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by Kalin Mitrev, EBRD Board Director for Bulgaria. Following the questions and answers, there will be a networking reception. Other government representatives at the session will include: Anna Yaneva, Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Dimcho Mihalevski, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Lachezar Borisov, Head of Corporate Restructuring and Capital Markets Division, Ministry of Economy and Energy Yordanka Stoyanova, Director of European Infrastructural Projects Directorate, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works Other EBRD representatives at the session will include: James Hyslop, Banking Team Director, Bulgaria Terence McCallion, Director, Energy Efficiency Nandita Parshad, Director, Power & Energy Utilities Henry Russell, Senior Banker, Deputy Director Alan Rousso, Director, Strategy & Analysis Michele Small, Senior Banker, Property & Tourism Nicholas Jeffery, Senior Banker, Telecoms, Informatics and Media Refreshments will be served during the networking session. CROATIA Country presentation Croatia: Roadmap to EU Accession. Moderator and EBRD Panellist:
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FYR MACEDONIA Country update and networking session Trajko Slaveski, Minister of Finance and Viktor Mizo, CEO, Agency for Foreign Investments will give a brief introduction to tax and financial system reforms in the FYR Republic of Macedonia. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by Claudio Viezzoli, EBRD Banking Team Director for the Western Balkans. Following the questions and answers, there will be a networking reception. Business representatives at the session will include: Ivana Derebanova, Deputy Manager Marketing and Communications Department, Agency for Foreign Investments Other EBRD representatives at the session will include: Daniel Berg, Head of Office, Tirana Hildegard Gacek, Banking Team Director, Serbia Oleg Levitin, Senior Political Counsellor Marek Lorinc, Senior Banker, Head of Office, Podgorica Giulio Moreno, Senior Banker, Head of Office, Sarajevo Fabio Serri, Head of Office, Pristina
Elena Urumovska, Head of Office, Skopje Refreshments will be served during the networking session. GEORGIA Country presentation Georgian economy: the next five years. Overview of investment climate in Georgia. Moderator:
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HUNGARY Officials from the Hungarian authorities will be available to meet with participants during the Business Forum to discuss investment opportunities in the country. Participants can arrange meetings through the Request-a-meeting service on EBRDconnect. KAZAKHSTAN Country update and networking session Bolat Zhamishev, Minister of Finance and EBRD Governor, will give a brief introduction to customs and tax development as one of the instruments to enhance the investment climate of Kazakhstan. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience, moderated by Olivier Descamps, EBRD Business Group Director, South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. Following the questions and answers, there will be a networking reception. Other government representatives at the session will include: Galymzhan Pirmatov, Deputy Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Medet Sartbayev, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan Other EBRD representatives at the session will include: Andre Kuusvek, Director, Kazakhstan Refreshments will be served during the networking session. KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Country presentation Improvement of investment climate in the Kyrgyz Republic. Moderator:
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MOLDOVA Country presentation Country economy and investment climate in Moldova. Moderator and EBRD Panellist:
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MONGOLIA The Mongolian authorities invite all participants to a press briefing with Battsereg Namdag, Vice Minister of Finance of Mongolia and John Chomel-Doe, EBRD
Banking Team Director, Mongolia. The event will take place at 12:00-12:30 in the Yellow Room, Level 1 instead of the individual country presentation. MONTENEGRO Officials from the Montenegrin authorities will be available to meet with participants during the Business Forum to discuss investment opportunities in the country. Participants can arrange meetings through the Request-a-meeting service on EBRDconnect. POLAND Country presentation Capital markets and investment challenges in Poland. Moderator and EBRD Panellst:
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ROMANIA Participants can arrange meetings through the Request-a-meeting service on EBRDconnect. RUSSIA Country presentation
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SERBIA Country presentation Serbia: a strategic point of investment in the Balkans (US$ 13 billion since 2001). Moderator:
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC Participants can arrange meetings through the Request-a-meeting service on EBRDconnect. SLOVENIA Officials from the Slovenian authorities will be available to meet with participants during the Business Forum to discuss investment opportunities in the country. Participants can arrange meetings through the Request-a-meeting service on EBRDconnect. TAJIKISTAN Country presentation A time for reforms. Moderator:
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TURKMENISTAN Country presentation Reform developments in Turkmenistan and investment prospects. Moderator:
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UKRAINE Country presentation Ukraine: the investor’s perspective Moderator:
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UZBEKISTAN Officials from the Uzbek authorities will be available to meet with participants during the Business Forum to discuss investment opportunities in the country. Participants can arrange meetings through the Request-a-meeting service on EBRDconnect. NGO programme The NGO programme consists of a comprehensive series of consultation meetings with non-governmental organisations and other civil society representatives to discuss the general policies of the Bank and its major investment projects. The NGO programme provides a good opportunity for the participating NGO representatives to interact and exchange views with EBRD staff, management and Board of Directors. NGOs can also attend panels of the Business Forum and other events. Social events Opening reception On the evening of Sunday 18 May the host authorities invite you to a reception hosted by HE Mrs Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine, at the Friendship Arch Park beginning at 19:00. An invitation to the reception will be given to you upon registration. Please wear your Annual Meeting security badge to ensure your entry. From 18:45 coaches will operate between the October Palace and the venue. Special closing event: focusing on contemporary Ukrainian culture This year's closing event will be held in the presence of HE Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine. The historic, 18th century Mystetsky Arsenal building in central Kiev will serve as a marvellous backdrop for an exhibition of works by well-known, contemporary Ukrainian artists. The evening will move beyond visual arts to performing arts, with a new approach on folk music and jazz, as well as song and theatre. The richness and diversity of the Ukrainian cultural scene will be the focus of what promises to be an entertaining finale to the 2008 Annual Meeting. The evening has been organised together with the EIDOS International Art Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting contemporary Ukrainian art. Third party events ING Wholesale Banking Breakfast presentation The Kyoto Protocol “ how is it promoting greenhouse gas emissions reduction and achieving a sustainable energy supply in central Europe and Central Asia? This session will be hosted by ING's Emissions Products team and will involve a series of short presentations and a panel discussion covering:
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UNICREDIT Breakfast presentation Ukraine - a key market with good prospects. Ukraine is currently in a kind of take-off phase and is a major focus for foreign investors. Good macroeconomic development has created an attractive basis for international business activities. Although a moderate slowdown in GDP growth is expected in 2008/2009, positive factors will continue to impact the economy favourably. Accession to the WTO, for example, will help to intensify Ukraine-EU trade, and in 2010, a construction boom in the run-up to the Euro 2012 soccer championships is expected to give additional impetus. Within this framework, high-level representatives of UniCredit Group and UniCredit Global Leasing, the largest banking group and leasing provider in Central and Eastern Europe, will discuss, together with representatives of international companies, the challenges of investing in Ukraine. Speakers:
UniCredit Group invites participants to get a feeling for the history of Kiev.
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