We are pleased to inform you that the USUBC is a Supporting Association of the Ukrainian Machine-Building & Engineering Forum, which is taking place on 4^th April at the Premier Palace Hotel Kharkiv and is organized by Strategy Council. Address: Nezalezhnosti Avenue, 2, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, 61000

The Ukrainian Machine-Building & Engineering Forum is an independent platform for Ukraine’s leading machine-building groups to come together with their international counterparts and national and regional officials. They will discuss the outlook for the sector, development strategies, the impact of globalisation, digitalisation and Industry 4.0 on the sector and put together a blueprint to ensure that Ukrainian machine-building and engineering enterprises achieve business excellence and are internationally competitive. You can find the full agenda here.

USUBC members receive a 20% discount on the registration fee, just complete the form here and enter USUBC in the comments section.

The machine-building industry accounts for roughly 10% of Ukrainian GDP and produces machinery and equipment for virtually every sector of the economy. The industry has been in the news recently through the GE Transportation and Ukrainian Railways $1 billion diesel locomotive supply deal. Local content will rise to 40% with components to be manufactured by Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works. Additionally it was announced that Yuzhmash is supplying rocket engines for the European Space Programme and will be developing the physical infrastructure for the Hyperloop transport system.

Top management of both companies will be presenting at the Forum and will be joined by other national and global industrial leaders, serving industries including aviation, agriculture, energy, transport, defence and many more, including:

Antonov, Aton Group, Discovery Drilling Equipment, Electrovazhmash, FED, Kharkiv Tractor Plant, NIKMAS Concern, Siemens, Smart Maritime Group, Tatra-Yug, Turboatom, UBC Group, Ukroboronprom, UPEC Industrial Group, Wind Parks of Ukraine and many more.

Strategy Council is also holding the Ukrainian Shared Service Centre Forum on 26^th April in Lviv and the Ukrainian Agro-Industrial & Food Forum on 31^st May in Amsterdam and the same discount is in place for these events as well.

For further details about how you can get involved, do contact the organiser, Stephen Butler, directly at: stephen.butler@strategy-council.com .