Conference organizer: USAID Economic Resilience Activity
Generator Coworking, vul. Hrushevskoho 3, Kyiv and Online
June 7, 2023, 9:30
Conference goals:
- Acquaint donors, international financial institutions and investment organizations with the condition of Ukraine’s building material sector and its current ability to meet Ukraine’s reconstruction needs
- Discuss steps from the side of donors and IFIs to maximize participation of Ukrainian building material manufacturers in international reconstruction projects in Ukraine
- Discuss steps for strengthening the sector’s capacity, including:
- Access to finance, especially for projects greater than 2 million USD
- Conflict insurance
- Direct donor support
| 9:30 AM | Registration of the participants. Welcoming coffee |
| 10:00 AM | Introductory remarks
How the reconstruction process can influence Ukraine’s economic recovery Mustafa Nayyem, Head of the State Agency for Recovery and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Chris Abrams, Director of the Office of Economic Growth, USAID/Ukraine |
| 10:20 AM | Condition of the Ukrainian building materials sector and its role in the country’s reconstruction and recovery
Volodymyr Vlasiuk, Director |
| 10:50 AM | Panel
Primary barriers to business recovery of Ukrainian building material manufacturers Moderator: Volodymyr Vlasiuk Serhii Horishnyi, Head of Association of Elevator Operators of Ukraine Anatolii Pushkar, President of UkrElektroKabel association Oleh Lashchuk, Commercial Director, Orienteer-Budelement Liudmyla Kripka, CEO of UkrCement association |
| 11:15 AM | Q&A |
| 11:30 AM | Coffee break |
| 11:45 AM | Panel
How to maximize access of Ukrainian producers to the reconstruction process? Moderator: Dmytro Kysylievskiy, MP, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nadia Bihun, Deputy Ministry of Economy, Ukraine Natalia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine |
| 12:15 PM | Q&A |
| 12:30 PM | Commentary from Olena Shulyak, Head of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Governmental Structure and Local Self-Government, Regional and Urban Development, Head of “Sluha Narodu” political party |
| 12:40 PM | Panel
Financing and investments for the building materials sector Moderator: Serhii Tsivkach, Director, UkraineInvest Oleksandr Hulyaev, Head of Central Branch of JSC Ukreximbank John Didiuk, Director, International Project Finance U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Denys Sichkov, Investment Director, Horizon Capital Iryna Dzhus, Director, Soul Parnters Volodymyr Cherviakov, Business Revival Manager, USAID ERA |
| 1:15 PM | Q&A |
| 1:30 PM | Closing thoughts: Next steps for strengthening Ukraine’s recovery capacity
Brian Milakovsky, Deputy Chief of Party |
| 2:00 PM | Lunch |