Ukraine Conference

‘International Support for
Ukraine’ Conference
Executive Overview
Ukraine Conference: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
CONFERENCE GOAL: The conference gives the Government of Ukraine an opportunity to provide a ‘status report’ on Ukraine’s economy and its short-­‐ and mid-­‐term reform strategy. Ukraine will demonstrate to the interna>onal community and private sector communi>es its commitment to fundamental economic, judicial, and regulatory change, and highlight recovery and reconstruc>on ini>a>ves planned for conflict-­‐affected areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The interna>onal community will, by its par>cipa>on, demonstrate its con>nuing poli>cal support and solidarity with the reform efforts of the Ukrainian Government. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES: • 
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Interna>onal community understands Ukraine’s short-­‐ and mid-­‐term strategy and implementa>on plans for key reforms, by which Ukraine demonstrates its commitment to move towards a private-­‐sector recovery in Ukraine Private investors understand changes and improvements in Ukraine’s business environment Ukraine presents its donor coordina>on mechanism including a monitoring system to implement reform commitments. Clarifica>on of fund alloca>on, repor>ng on applica>on, and explana>on of challenges The interna>onal community appreciates the changes and improvements in Ukraine’s poli>cal and economic environment, and gains clarity of the reform process and donor support plans for reconstruc>on and recovery ini>a>ves of conflict-­‐affected areas Ukraine Conference: FORMAT & AGENDA
TIMING SPEAKER 800 – 900 Registra@on & Coffee President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Reforms 915 – 930 Ukraine: Today’s Poli>cal Context and Mid-­‐term Vision 930– 945 Senior representa,ve of the interna,onal community 945 -­‐ 1000 Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk 1000– 1015 Senior representa,ve of the interna,onal community 1015 -­‐ 1030 Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Groysman 1030 -­‐ 1045 Senior representa,ve of the interna,onal community 1045 -­‐ 1215 GENERAL DISCUSSION Reac>on to and Review of Reforms and Expecta>ons 1215-­‐1230 Session Summary & Close Conclusion of Reform Session and Overview of Business Climate for Private Investors 1230 – 1300 Press Conference 1300 -­‐ 1430 Working lunch for High Level speakers and par>cipants on behalf of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk 1230 -­‐ 1400 (General Par@cipants) Break and lunch 1330 – 1400 1400 -­‐ 1415 Economy CONTENT 1415-­‐1430 1430-­‐1630 1630 – 1700 1630 – 1800 Reform Achievements of the Government, Short-­‐term Ac>on Plan, and Requisite Support Overview of Poli>cal Reforms in Ukraine, Decentraliza>on and Cons>tu>onal Reforms Minister of Economic Development & Trade Aivaras Abromavicius Ukraine’s Economy: Status Report and Minister of Finance, Natalie Jaresko Ques@ons from the floor Audience moves to selected panel discussions Panel Discussion Panel Discussion Panel Discussion Business Climate & Investment Reform & Recovery of Conflict Agrarian Policy and Reforms Opportuni>es in Ukraine Affected Areas Speakers include: Oleksiy Speakers Include: Minister for Speakers include: Vice Prime Pavlenko, Minister for Economic Development and Trade Minister Hennadiy Zubko, Agriculture Aivaras Abromavicius, Minister for Minister for Social Policy Pavlo Finance Natalie Jaresko Rozenko Media Opportunity Networking Opportunity Panel Discussion Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Reforms Speakers include: Volodymyr Demchyshyn, Minister for Coal & Energy, Andriy Kobolev, CEO of Nahogaz