UKRAINE BUSINESS FORUM

Ukraine and Poland will be the joint host nations for the UEFA European Football Championships in 2012.  Implementation plans call for the expansion and improvement of roads, highways, football stadium infrastructure, tourist facilities, and airports.  Conservative estimates put the total cost of Ukraine’s needs at $42 billion. These infrastructure development projects present major opportunities for financing, investment, contracting, and joint ventures and partnerships between US and Ukrainian private and public sector players. 

The Center for US-Ukrainian Relations and the Orange Circle, together with Ukraine’s National Agency for the Organization of the Euro 2012 Championship, will jointly host a New York City conference, Euro 2012: Infrastructure Needs and Investment Opportunities, on March 17-18, 2008. The conference will provide an environment that will facilitate discussion of partnerships and joint ventures, link investors with potential investment opportunities, and assess Ukraine’s financing and investment needs in preparation for Euro 2012. 

Conference themes include: 

UKRAINE’S INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR EURO 2012:

• Construction
• Transport (Roads, Bridges, and Airports)
• Tourism (Hotels and Hospitality Infrastructure)

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

• Financing: Assessment of financing needs of Ukraine’s public and private sectors
• Partnerships and joint ventures

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY:

• Yevhen Chervonenko, Head of the National Agency for the Organization of Euro-2012 Championships [Confirmed]

PLENARY ADDRESSES BY:

• High-Ranking Mayoral and Regional Officials from Donetsk, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Odessa

NETWORKING UKRAINIAN/US INVESTORS:

The second day of the conference will provide opportunities for focused networking and one-on-one meetings. 

Participants

US: Private Equity Firms; Investment Banks; Infrastructure Development Companies; Building and Constructions Companies; Sports, Tourism, and Recreation Companies 

Ukrainian and Ukraine-based: Ukrainian Government Officials Responsible for Euro 2012 Planning, Infrastructure Development Companies; Building and Construction Companies; Sports, Tourism, Recreation, and Hospitality Companies 

Target Audience 

45-50 key Ukrainian government and private sector decision-makers

45-50 executives from U.S. based companies and investment firms