"Odesa Business Talks" organised by European Business Association, 23 May 2024

EBA Odesa Business Talks 23.05 / 14.00 – 18.00 (Kyiv time)

On May 23, the Southern Ukrainian office of the EBA European Business Association in partnership with the law firm Interlegal will held a Business Talk on one of the most relevant topic for the Country: "Recovery Ukraine. Reconstruction projects in the South of Ukraine", with the purpose to explore what business prospects Ukraine has, notwithstanding the going on war.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian business has undergone a number of transformations in order to continue its activity. In particular, the Southern region of Ukraine, being under constant shelling, continues to adapt business processes.

Ukraine has great potential and opportunities for investment and partnerships in agriculture, logistics, energy, construction, services, etc.. The Talk will show these opportunities through the experiences and analysis shared by the speakers. The aim of the meeting is also to give useful information to support business decision making.

PROGRAMME

Moderator - Artur Nitsevych, founding partner at Interlegal.

• 13.30 – 14.00 gathering of participants
• 14.00 – 14.15 Welcome speech - Yuliya Krasnova, head of the regional development department of the European Business Association and Artur Nitsevych of Interlegal
• 14.15 – 14.35 Key factors of successful functioning for production companies during the war - Tomasz Juda, director of Ukratlantik (in English)
• 14.35 – 14.55 The role of companies in preserving and restoring business in the de-occupied South of Ukraine - Ivan Sakal, financial director and Kostyantyn Furman, head of the operational and legal support department, Agrofusion
• 14.55 – 15.15 Notices on Recovery from an international consulting expert - Yoshiya Nakagawa, member of Board of Directors and Director in Charge of the Infrastructure Development Division, Padeco Co., Japan (in English)
• 15.15 – 15.35 Challenges and provision of investment protection - Victor Het, CEO, Delta-Vilmar
• 15.35 – 15.55 Development of alternative delivery routes and ensuring the export of Ukrainian products - Yury Dimchoglo, founder of Orlivka Ferry
• 15.55 – 16.10 coffee break
• 16.10 – 16.30 Notices on Recovery opportunities - Andrii Shkliar, transport economist consultant, Royal Haskoning DHV, the Netherlands
• 16.30 – 16.50 Resilience of engineering development and the software disassembly industry during war time - Thomas Sillesen, CEO and co-founder, Akkerman Solutions LLC (in English)
• 16.50 – 17.10 Recovery of damages from the Russian Federation – Dmytro Ochkolias, Interlegal
• 17.10 – 17.30 Restoring the South: tourism and foreign investments - Ugo Poletti, Odessa Journal (in English)
• 17.30 – 18.00 Conclusions, completion of the event

Link to register: https://eba.com.ua/en/event/eba-odesa-business-talk-recovery-ukraine-proyekty-vidnovlennya-na-pivdni-ukrayiny-2024-05-07-10-29/

Media partners – The Odessa Journal, Ukrainian Shipping Magazine, Magazine “Sundoplavstvo”