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Please send in your registration today!

THE 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 in Kyiv, VPM Nemyria & Minister of Economy Danylyshyn in Wash, DC
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Washington, D.C., Send in your registration today to attend the Forum.

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Wash, D.C., Wed, Oct 6, 2009 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND the first annual international forum on "The Economic Development of Ukraine" will be held in the Knight Conference Center of 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." To attend the Forum you must be registered in advance. Registration instructions are found below and in the e-mail attachment.  There is no registration fee required for the Forum. Please register immediately.

Major speakers in Washington, D.C. at the proceedings of the first international forum on "The Economic Development of Ukraine" will include Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Hrygoriy Nemyria, Minister of Economy Bohdan Danylyshyn, and top experts from the U.S. government, international think-tanks, international financial institutions, private business and others organizations.  

Over 50 representatives of the government of Ukraine and private Ukrainian businesses will attend the Forum.  VPM Nemyria, Minister Danylyshyn and the members of the Ukrainian delegation will be in Washington for the second bilateral trade and investment relations meeting between the government of Ukraine (Ministry of Economy) and the U.S. government (Office of the U.S. Special Trade Representative) being held in Washington on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.  

LIVE TV LINK FROM KYIV FOR TWO HOURS -  12 NOON TO 2 P.M. 
Major speakers participating via Live TV Link from Kyiv, will be Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, top economic experts, and executives from the international financial institutions.  The Live TV link will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Washington time, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.. The two hour TV link between the two cities will be broadcast live on Ukrainian TV.  A complete list of the Forum speakers and panelists in Washington and Kyiv will be distributed as soon as it is available. 

OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM:  
The objective of the Forum is to bring together international and Ukrainian experts to present and discuss the financial and economic crisis that hit Ukraine in the fall of 2008 and continues today: what caused it, why did it hit Ukraine's economy and currency so hard, what has been done to deal with the crisis, what needs to be done in the next few months and what needs to be implemented over the next year to rapidly accelerate Ukraine's economic growth and development. 

The following major issues will be covered by the Forum's speakers and panelists are:

• Why did the international liquidity crisis affect Ukraine more than other emerging economies?
• Ukraine’s main vulnerabilities to the financial crisis in 2008.
• Why the local currency depreciated more than the currencies of other countries.
• Why the real sector, including GDP and exports, declined so dramatically.
• What measures taken by the Ukrainian authorities to deal with the crisis were adequate and what measures where inadequate.
• Measures that the country could undertake to avoid deepening the crisis during the Presidential election period and until a new government is in place.
• Measures that the country should undertake in the medium term to accelerate economic development.

A major background and position paper on "The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis on Ukraine and the Road to Economic Recovery" has been prepared for the Forum by The Bleyzer Foundation (TBF), Kyiv, Ukraine.  The background/position paper will be used as a basis, a starting place from which to generate discussion, debate and recommendations at the Forum.   

FORUM SPONSORS:
The first annual international forum on "The Economic Development of Ukraine" on Thursday, October 15, 2009 in Washington, D.C., is sponsored by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine to the United States, SigmaBleyzer, the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and its over 100 members, the Ukrainian Foreign Investment Agency, The Bleyzer Foundation, and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Foundation (USUBCF). Additional major corporate sponsors will be announced soon.  The Bleyzer Foundation (TBF), 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., 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 15, 2009  (attendance by invitation only, advance registration required)

8:00 a.m.	Registration and coffee
8:30 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks
9:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.	Keynote Speakers /Panel
11:40 – 12 noon	Break
12 noon – 2 p.m.	Live TV broadcast, Washington and Kyiv (Broadcast live on TV in Ukraine, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.)
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.	Two Expert Panels
4:00 p.m.	Forum Closes

ATTENDANCE AT THE FORUM, REGISTER TODAY: Attendance at the First Annual International Forum on The Economic Development of Ukraine is by invitation only.  All invited attendees must be registered in advance.  There is no registration fee for the Forum.  Please fill out the registration form below or found in the attachment to this e-mail and e-mail it to usubc@usubc.org  or fax it to 202-223-1224 immediately or no later than Friday, October 9th.  You will receive a confirmation of your registration.  You must bring a photo ID with you to the Forum at the Newseum on Thursday, October 15th. 
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EMBASSY RECEPTION, OCTOBER 14th: The Embassy of Ukraine to the United States, 3350 M. Street,  NW, Washington, D.C. will hold a reception in honor of the Ukraine government's trade and investment TICA delegation on Wednesday, October 14th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine ("Chamber"), Jorge Zukoski, President, (www.chamber.ua) and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Morgan Williams, President, (www.usubc.org) are supporting sponsors for the reception at the Embassy of Ukraine.

INVITED TO ATTEND: You are invited to attend the Embassy of Ukraine reception on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m., October 14th and the Ukraine Trade and Investment Workshop" sponsored by USUBC and the Embassy of Ukraine at 4:15 p.m., Thursday afternoon, October 15th.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions please contact Iryna Teluk, Membership Director, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Washington, D.C., iteluk@usubc.org or Ludmyla Dudnyk, Program Director, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Kyiv, Ukraine, ldudnyk@usubc.org, (www.usubc.org).

There will be over 50 representatives of the government of Ukraine and private businesses in Ukraine who will attend the Forum.  The list of Ukrainian government delegation to participate with the U.S. government in the Second TICA Session, on Wednesday, October 14th and the First Annual International Forum on "The Economic Development of Ukraine" on Thursday, October 15th is shown below.  In addition there will be representatives of private Ukrainian businesses at the Forum.  Some of those names are also shown below.

• Hrygoriy NEMYRIA: Vice Prime Minister
• Bohdan DANYLYSHYN: Minister of Economy, Head of Ukrainian part of TICA, Head of Delegation
• Natalya BOYTSUN: Deputy Minister of Economy, Deputy Head of Ukrainian part of TICA
• Hennadii NADOLENKO: Head of Trade-Economic Mission of Ukraine to USA
• Yuriy PIVOVAROV: Diplomatic Advisor of Minister of Economy
• Volodymyr FEDORCHUK: Deputy Minister of Cabinet of Ministers
• Kateryna FOMENKO: Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications
• Olexandra KUZHEL: Head of the State Committee for Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship
• Yaroslav GADZALO: Deputy Minister of Agriculture
• Volodymyr DMYTRYSHYN: Deputy Chairman of the State Department of Intellectual Property
• Petro ONOPENKO: Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Service
• Olexandr Savchenko, Deputy Finance Minister
• Sergiy Lekar, Deputy Head of the State Tax Administration
• Vitaly LISOVENKO: Deputy Chairman J SC Ukreximbank
• Anatoliy SHAPOVALOV: First Deputy Chairman of National Bank of Ukraine
• Sergiy KRUGLYK: Head of the Foreign Economic Affairs Department, National Bank of Ukraine
• Volodymyr KUCHYN: Deputy Head of the Foreign Economic Affairs Department, National Bank of Ukraine
• Sergiy TARAN: Head of the State Agency of Ukraine for Investments and Innovations
• Bohdan MAKARENKO: The Security Service of Ukraine
• Yuriy GUSEV: Leader Advisor to the Minister
• Roksolana STADNYK: Press Secretary of Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
• Pavlo POPOV: Head of Bilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation Department of Min of Economy, Responsible Sec of Ukrainian part of TICA
• Mykhaylo KHARIY, Non-staff Advisor to the Minister of Economy

The list from the private Ukrainian business sector includes:

• Volodymyr MYKHAILYAK  Director, Velykoliubliansk Alcohol Producing Facility
• Oleg STASIV  Head, Lviv Oblast Plant Quarantine Department
• Alyona SUKHOVIY Representative, “DniproAvia” National Air Company
• Oleg POGODIN  General Director, “Coal of Ukraine” State Company
• Dmytro CHERNOBAY  Member, Supervisory Board, “EuroCar” JSC
• Inna NOVAK  Executive Director, “Legis” Consulting Group
• Oleksandr CHALYY  Industrial Union of Donbass
• Mykola TSYGLIN  Director, “Albus” LLC Legal Firm
• Valeriy MURZA  General Director, “RosApatitInvest” LLC, Oblast Council Member

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 in Kyiv, VPM Nemyria & Minister of Economy Danylyshyn in Washington
Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 15, 2009
You must be registered to attend, send in your registration today.
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OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM FOR
THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE
"The Impact of the Global Liquidity Crisis and the Road to Economic Recovery"
PM Tymoshenko in Kyiv, VPM Nemyria & Minister of Economy Danylyshyn in Wash, D.C.
Newseum, Thursday, October 15, 2009, Washington, D.C.

Please fill out the registration form below and send it immediately to usubc@usubc.org or fax to
(202) 223-1224. You will then receive confirmation of your registration for this event.

THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE FORUM. YOU MUST BRING A PHOTO ID.