UKRAINE, DEALING WITH THE FINANCIAL CRISIS"

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) Meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine
Wednesday, March 25th, 4:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Presentation by Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner & Chief Economist
SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation 
Followed by comments by Michael Bleyzer, President, SigmaBleyzer
USUBC Meeting: Conference Room, SigmaBleyzer Office, 
Mandarin Plaza, 4A Baseyna Street, 8th Floor, Kyiv, Ukraine

YOU ARE INVITED to a meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 from 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The USUBC meeting will feature a major presentation entitled "Ukraine, Dealing With The Financial Crisis" by Dr. Edilberto Segura, Partner and Chief Economist, SigmaBleyzer/The Bleyzer Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine.
 
Dr. Edilberto Segura's talk and power-point presentation will deal with three critical issues: (1) the Causes of the Crisis, (2) the Five Pillars of Crisis Resolution and (3) Prospects for the Future. 

Michael Bleyzer, founder and President/CEO of the SigmaBleyzer Emerging Markets Private Equity Investment Group, will then make some brief comments about the investor appetite right now for Ukraine.  These presentations will be followed by an extensive question and answer session with Dr. Edilberto Segura and Michael Bleyzer.

Morgan Williams, President/CEO of USUBC will open the meeting, bring brief opening remarks and chair the program. The USUBC meeting will be held in the conference room at the downtown offices of SigmaBleyzer, Mandarin Plaza, 4A Baseyna Street, 8th Floor, Kyiv, Ukraine.   

RSVP - Please RSVP your attendance to the address on this e-mail or to USUBC@USUBC.org.
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DR. EDILBERTO SEGURA BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:

Dr. Segura was born in Peru, and has a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University, a Master of Arts in Economics and a Doctorate of Philosophy, Majoring in Finance, Minoring in Economic Development from Columbia University. 

Dr. Segura joined the World Bank in 1973 and served in senior positions in 35 different countries until 1998.  His many positions with the World Bank included Division Chief, Industrial Development and Finance Division, Europe, Middle East and North Africa Region; Director, Country Department II, Latin America and Caribbean Region;  and Chief of World Bank Mission in Ukraine. 

During Dr. Segura’s tenure in Kiev, the World Bank approved total lending/guarantees of about US$1.6 billion for ten operations – Housing Development, Coal Pilot and Adjustment, Enterprise Development, Social Protection, Agricultural Adjustment, Electricity Market Development, Export Development, Pre-export Guarantee, Sea Launch Guarantee. 

Before his assignment in Ukraine, Dr. Segura was responsible for all World Bank operations in Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  The Department's portfolio under his supervision included 90 operations, with a loan amount of US$12 billion.  The Department's lending averaged about US$2.0 billion per year. 

In 1998, Dr. Segura joined SigmaBleyzer as the Chief Economist and the head of the Kiev office where he works with the SigmaBleyzer portfolio of companies in order to improve their efficiency and attract outside investment.  Dr. Segura is also the Chair of the Advisory Board of The Bleyzer Foundation.  Among his other accomplishments, Dr. Segura is a published author, and he was a visiting professor at Oxford University Said Business School. 
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