The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), together with our Members and Partners, played an active role in the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026), which took place in Gdańsk on 25–26 June. This major international forum brought together the leaders of Governments, international financial institutions, private sector and civil society to strengthen global support for Ukraine’s recovery. URC 2026 was the largest conference yet, drawing approximately 7,000 participants and producing nearly 200 signed documents and 160 agreements worth an estimated €10 billion, many of which with the participation of USUBC Members and Partners. Read URC 2026 Overall Outcomes: A Summary by USUBC Board Member Vitalii Radchenko.
Following the busy week of meetings, events and announcements of new projects and investments, as well as an extensive side events program held by USUBC, we are pleased to present this special edition of the USUBC Digest featuring the contributions of USUBC, our Members and Partners to URC 2026. USUBC is proud to have actively contributed to these historic efforts and remains committed to advancing opportunities for the U.S. private sector and all of our Members’ participation in Ukraine’s recovery and economic future.
We extend our deep gratitude to:
- URC 2026 organizers, and personally Michał Kapa, Director at Polish Development Fund (PFR); Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington D.C. and personally Deputy Chief of Mission Dorota Markiewicz-Zemke, Head of the Economic Section Bartosz Folusak and Magda Zgorzałek; the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kyiv and personally Ambassador Piotr Łukasiewicz, Chargé d’Affaires ad Interim, Maciej Chrzanowski, Head of Economic Section and Katarzyna Kalinowska.
- The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State for their continued support in advancing U.S. private sector engagement in Ukraine, and personally Tanner Johnson, Director, Office of Eastern Europe & Eurasia, and Agnes Pawelkowska, Senior International Trade Specialist, Office of Eastern Europe & Eurasia, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and Arya Thapa, Ukraine Desk Officer, U.S. Department of State; the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.
- Senior government representatives of the United States and Ukraine, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), who attended USUBC side events and addressed our Members; USUBC Senior Advisors; and all speakers who participated in the roundtable discussions and shared their valuable insights.
- Our Co-Hosts: Atlantic Council, Business Ombudsman Council of Ukraine, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Defence Builder, DTEK, General Cherry, KSE Institute, Mercy Corps, System Capital Management, Ukrainian Council of Defense Industry for co-hosting side events with us.
- USUBC Members which partnered with us on the side events program: BGV Group Management, Fluet, Raytheon, SPP Development Ukraine, Ukrainian Armor and Westinghouse.
- Cultural Forces – Ukraine’s defenders who present Ukrainian culture as one of the most powerful tools of resistance and resilience, for their extraordinary performances at USUBC side events.
USUBC Activities and Side Events at URC
USUBC successfully hosted and co-hosted seven side events in Gdańsk, covering investment and business climate, as well as sector-specific events, including Energy/Minerals and Defense sectors. Throughout the conference, USUBC also supported its Members by hosting signing ceremonies for their groundbreaking projects, promoting their activities and side events, visiting their stands at the URC Business Fair, facilitating numerous B2G and B2B introductions, and organizing meetings.
USUBC Side Events
USUBC Hosts Signing Ceremonies for USUBC Members
USUBC Team Visited Stands of our Members and Partners:
