YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND a USUBC members and invited guests Business Reform Roundtable meeting with the leading business environment reformer in the new Government of Ukraine.  The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), www.USUBC.org, in cooperation with the Embasssy of Ukraine to the USA, is very pleased to have the opportunity to hold a working Business Roundable with Dmytro Shymkiv, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.

The USUBC Business Reform Roundtable will be held on Monday, February 29, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Conference Room of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF), 1660 L. Street, N.W., Suite 1000 (corner of 17th and L) Washington, D.C.  USUF is a member of USUBC.  This will be a key and important meeting with one of the most outstanding and effective business environment reformers in the new government of Ukraine.

Dmytro Shymkiv served on the Board of Directors of USUBC when he was General Manager of Microsoft Ukraine.  USUBC has worked closely with Dmytro during the past two years.

RSVP:  Registration is required for attendance at the USUBC members Business Briefing.  Please register by sending an e-mail to mwilliams@usubc.org. There is no charge for the meeting.  You will not want to miss this opportunity.   USUBC thanks the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF), a member of USUBC, for hosting the Roundtable.

(1) BIO: DMYTRO SHYMKIV, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine -----
Dmytro Shymkiv is Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration since July 9, 2014. His portfolio includes implementation of administrative, social and economic reforms. Currently Dmytro chairs the Executive Reforms Committee of the National Reforms Council which is an advisory body to the President. The Committee’s main function is to prepare proposals for strategic planning of reforms, coordination and monitoring of their implementation. Besides, Dmytro is responsible for management, reorganization and implementation of e-governance in the President Administration.

Dmytro Shymkiv is a technology entrepreneur, innovator, and respected professional with 20 years of leadership experience in the IT industry across Ukraine, Europe and the US. Since May 2009, as General Manager of Microsoft Ukraine, he had successfully led the company from the recession towards a new growth across all product groups and customer segments, as well as developed new business opportunities.
Under Dmytro’s leadership, Ukraine was repeatedly named one of the top-performing Microsoft subsidiaries worldwide, including the award as the Top Subsidiary of the Year in fiscal year 2011. Starting from 2011, Dmytro has been listed among TOP 10 Best Ukrainian CEOs, according to an influential annual ranking of Ukrainian executives Investgazeta. TOP 100, which also named him #1 Ukraine’s best CEO in 2012.  Dmytro Shymkiv holds a system engineering degree in information technology, electronics and telecommunication from Lviv State University Lvivska Politekhnika.