USUBC is a Supporting Association of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Forum, which is taking place on 14th November at the Hilton Kyiv and is organised by Strategy Council.

The Ukrainian Agribusiness Forum 2017 will bring together all the key stakeholders to discuss what is required for Ukraine to build on its position as a leading player on global agricultural markets. You can find the full agenda and confirmed speakers here.

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

A number of USUBC members are playing a prominent role in the Forum, including Agrogeneration / SigmaBleyzer, Astarta-Kyiv, Cargill, COFCO-Agri, Kyiv-Atlantic Group and UkrLandFarming.

At the Forum you will hear from and meet:

  • Top officials and industry representatives, such as Deputy Agrarian Minister Olga Trofimtseva, Leonid Kozachenko of the Rada Agrarian Committee and Mykola Gorbachov, Head of the Ukrainian Grain Association, who will outline key policies to raise the efficiency of the sector and gain market share in new export markets;
  • Senior executives and shareholders of leading agriholdings and strategic international investors, including Agricom, Astarta-Kyiv, Cargill, COFCO Agri, HarvEast, Mriya, UkrLandFarming, VolWest Group and VV Kischenzi will share their development strategies and unique case studies of their latest innovations and use of technology;
  • Leading financiers and investors, including Jean-Paul Piotrowski of Credit Agricole, Wojtek Boniaszczuk of the EBRD and Vladyslava Rutytska of SigmaBleyzer, will highlight the most attractive sources of financing for working capital and investments in logistics and infrastructure;
  • Popular experts, including Inna Meteleva, Peter Thomson and our own Morgan Williams, will share their views on the most burning issues, such as land reform and collateralisation, and put forward their solutions to key challenges.

Strategy Council have 2 further events taking place this fall, which we are supporting, and the same discount is in place for both of those as well:

Ukrainian Automotive Forum

31st October, Leopolis Hall, Lviv

Ukrainian Banking Day

4th December, Millennium Mayfair Hotel, London

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