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INNOVATIONS, INVESTMENTS, KHARKIV INITIATIVES
Kharkiv International Innovative Investment Forum, Friday, Sep 25, 2009

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009

KYIV - The ‘Innovations, Investments, Kharkiv Initiatives’ International Forum will be held in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Friday, September 25, 2009. You are invited to attend. 

The goal of the forum is to discuss the programmes for international economic integration, to demonstrate the potential of innovative and investment projects of the leading clusters of the Kharkiv region which is world known for its powerful machine-building complex and transport logistics, highly efficient energy sector and aviation, agricultural and pharmaceutical products, radioelectronics and new materials (see the Forum agenda at www.led.org.ua).

The forum is organized by the Kharkiv Regional Administration, The Rogan Industrial Park, State Agency on Investments and Innovations, National Agency of Ukraine for Foreign Investment and Development, Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the European Business Association, American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine,  and the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), www.usubc.org. (as information partners).

A new concept for the development of the national innovative system, a new system for foreign investment promotion in Ukraine, projects and global development programs based on the opportunities offered by transformation in the world economy will be presented at the Forum.

More than 150 representatives of all the regions of Ukraine and heads of 50 foreign trade missions, CEOs of leading international foundations and development companies are invited to the forum. All forum participants will get acquainted with new opportunitites and ideas and participate in interesting professional discussions.

The forum fee for international companies is Euro300. If any company agrees to be a forum sponsor the organizers are ready to discuss special conditions including a presentation of a sponsor company at the Plenary and round-table meetings.

We shall appreciate it if you will inform other companies interested in cooperation with Ukrainian businessmen at the time of new economic relations about the forum.

To participate in the forum, register at the site www.led.org.ua.  Contact information: Phones:+38 (057) 702-11-33, 702-13-66, +38 (050) 501-36-66;  E-mail: info@led.org.ua, Oleksandr Dudka, Head of  the Organizing Committee, Director of the Rogan Industrial Park.
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AGENDA: “INNOVATIONS, INVESTMENTS, KHARKIV INITIATIVES”
International Innovative Investment Forum, Friday, September 25, 2009

10:00-11:30 Plenary meeting “MILLENIUM CHALLENGES”
Kharkiv initiatives – economic growth energy
Modern economic trends: threats & opportunities
Successful investments’secrets; Ukraine-EU: a new level of cooperation
Special economic zones - mutually advantageous possibilities
Ukraine competitive advantages at global markets – investors’ chance
Ukraine is on the way to new economy
11:30-11:50 Coffee-brake

11:50-13:20 Plenary meeting “INTEGRATION SYNERGY”
Building a country of the future; Investments in the time of change
European business model features
Euroregion “Slobozhanshina” cross-boarder cooperation: first results and further plans
Local investments and national competitiveness
State-private partnerships – synergy of consolidation
Steps of the technical regulation in Ukraine reform for international cooperation development
Real investments into profitable projects
13:20-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Round table “KEY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS”
Round table topics: Region infrastructure development projects
Investment projects of the leading economic clusters
Analytics and tendencies of Kharkiv real estate market
Attracting investments to the green fields

14:00-15:30 Round table “CAPITAL ATTRACTION: INVESTOR RELATIONS, M&A,
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS THAT EFFECTIVELY WORK IN CRISIS TIME”
Round table topics: Capital market trends
Effective usage of financial instruments during global economic crisis
Mergers & acquisitions: opportunities and threats
Search of investors – practical steps; Risk management

14:00-15:30 Round table “INVESTING IN INNOVATIONS”
Round table topics: Innovative entrepreneurship; Ukraine innovative clusters
Possibilities of technology transfer between Ukraine and European Union, scientists’
cooperation projects with a support of the Seventh Framework Program for research
and technological development; 2009 – “European year of creativity and innovation”
Enter the experts network
15:30-15:50 Coffee-break

15:50-17:20 Plenary meeting “BUILDING COUNTRY OF THE FUTURE: ACTION TIME”
Effective management of the region development
International integration directions; Energetic of the future
Biopharmaceutical cluster – combining theory and practice of knowledge economy
Profitable innovations; Powerful opportunities of state-private partnerships
Kharkiv region clusters’ initiatives – new opportunities to rise competitiveness of you business

17:30-20:00 Buffet and entertainment program
September 26, 2009
10:00-17:30 Forum participants individual meetings with investment and innovative projects authors
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Organizing committee of the International forum
"INNOVATIONS, INVESTMENTS, KHARKIV INITIATIVES"
#16 Lenin avenue, Kharkiv 61166, Ukraine 

Tel.: +38 (057) 702-11-33, 702-14-15;  +38 (050) 501-36-66              
E-mail: info@led.org.uawww.led.org.ua