Welcome to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council

FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE

THEME:"The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis and the Road to Economic Recovery"
Featuring: PM Tymoshenko, VPM Nemyria, Minister of Economy Danylyshyn and more
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Washington, D.C., Save The Date!

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Sep 30, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The first annual international forum on "The Economic Development of Ukraine" will be held at the Knight Conference Center in the internationally acclaimed Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 15, 2009.  The theme of the first  Forum will be, "The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis on Ukraine and the Road to Economic Recovery."

Major speakers in Washington, D.C. at the international Forum will include Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Hrygoriy Nemyria, Minister of Economy Bohdan Danylyshyn, high level US government officials, top executives from the international lending institutions and economic experts on Ukraine. 

Major speakers participating from Kyiv, via Live TV Link, will be Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, top economic experts, and executives from the IMF, World Bank, EBRD and other financial institutions.

OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM:  
To bring together international and Ukrainian experts to present and discuss:

     [1] The reasons why the international liquidity crisis affected Ukraine more than most other emerging economies.
     [2]  Ukraine’s main vulnerabilities to the financial crisis.
     [3]  Why the local currency depreciated more than the currencies of other countries.
     [4]  Why the real sector, including exports and GDP, declined so dramatically.
     [5]  What measures already adopted by Ukrainian authorities to deal with the crisis were adequate and what measures were inadequate.
     [6]  Measures that the country could undertake to recover from the crisis.
     [7]  Measures that the country should undertake in the medium term to accelerate economic development, given that past sources of economic growth
            (domestic consumption and exports) are not likely to maintain the growth dynamics of the past.

FORUM SPONSORS:
The all-day first annual international Forum on Thursday, October 15, 2009 in Washington, D.C., is sponsored by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Embassy of Ukraine to the United States, SigmaBleyzer, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Ukrainian Foreign Investment Agency, The Bleyzer Foundation, and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Foundation (USUBCF). The Bleyzer Foundation, www.bleyzerfoundation.org, and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), www.usubc.org, serve as the Forum's organizer and secretariat. 

FORUM AGENDA OUTLINE:

Knight Conference Center, Newseum (www.newseum.com)
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
(attendance by invitation only)

       8:30 a.m.                        Registration and coffee
       9:00 a.m.                        Welcoming Remarks
       9:15 a.m. to 12 noon       Keynote Speakers / panel
       12 noon to 1 p.m.            Buffet Luncheon, Knight Conference Center
       1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.         Additional speakers / panel
       2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.    Live TV Link between Kyiv and Washington
                                                   (9:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. Kyiv time)
       4:00 p.m.                        Forum Closes

Major speakers are invited from the U.S. government, the U.S. Congress, international financial institutions (IMF, World Bank, EBRD, IFC, USEXIM, OPIC), major think-tanks, and top executives from private business.  Additional details about the agenda will be distributed early next week.

REGISTRATION: Attendance at the Forum is by invitation only.  If you are interested in attending please send an e-mail to usubc@usubc.org.

FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE
THEME:"The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis and the Road to Economic Recovery"
Featuring: PM Tymoshenko, VPM Nemyria, Minister of Economy Danylyshyn and more
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Washington, D.C., Save The Date!