The EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum will take place on 18 and 19 May 2008 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Join the EBRD and over 2,00 participants in the capital city of Ukraine to assess the rapid political, economic and social changes in the country and across the Bank’s region of operations.
At the 2008 Business Forum in Kiev, you will be able to explore the latest investment opportunities and to meet the people who are driving business forward in Russia, central Asia, south-eastern Europe, the Caucasus and the new countries of the EU.
There will be ample networking opportunities:
- in discussion events
- in country-specific events
- in the specially designed networking area
- at social occasions
You will find further details and how to register attending
http://ebrd.com/new/am/register/index.htm
As part of this year's Annual Meeting the U.S. Commercial Service are hosting two events, you do not need to be registered for the Annual Meeting to attend these events. However, you will need to obtain a special pass to enter the conference compound. Please state whether you are a registered/unregistered annual meeting guest when RSVP'ing below...
Annual American Business Cocktail Reception
The Senior Commercial officers from the U.S. Commercial Service Liaison office to the EBRD, and Commercial Service-Kyiv, request the pleasure of your company at the Annual American Business Cocktail Reception, a traditional event organized for Executives and Representatives of American companies participating in the EBRD Annual Meeting. William Taylor, U.S. Ambassador to Kyiv, and Mark Sullivan, U.S. Executive Director of the EBRD, will be in attendance. At this event U.S. firms will have an opportunity to meet and interact with senior EBRD Bankers, members of the official U.S. Delegation, and U.S. Embassy Kyiv Officers.
This event will take place 5:00pm – 6:00 pm on Sunday the 18th of May 2008. If you would like to attend the event RSVP Gurjit Bassi at Gurjit.Bassi@mail.doc.gov no later than 13 May, 2008.
American Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
The American Chamber of Commerce, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Senior Officers from the U.S. Commercial Service Liaison Office to the EBRD request the pleasure of your company at the Breakfast organized for Executives and Representatives of American companies participating in the EBRD Annual Meeting. U.S. firms will have an opportunity to meet and interact with senior EBRD Bankers. In attendance will be Kamen Zachariev, EBRD County Director of Ukraine, Lesia Haliv , EBRD Head of Business Development Unit, and Sanford Owens, CS-EBRD Senior commercial Officer.
This event will take place at 9:00am – 10:30am on Friday the 16th of May 2008. If you would like to attend this event RSVP Olena Stephanska at olena.stephanska@mail.doc.gov or call +(038044) 490-4054 no later than 13 May 2008.
