U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) will host the in-person Panel Discussion “Navigating the Business Climate in Ukraine: Reducing Risk, Unlocking Capital and Trust”, in advance of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026). The event will take place on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, from 12:00 to 14:30 in Gdańsk, Poland, and will be followed by Networking Lunch. The venue, located in central Gdańsk, will be shared with registered participants.
This panel discussion will explore how economic security, transparent governance, and rule-based investment frameworks can strengthen investor confidence and support Ukraine’s long-term recovery. The discussion will bring together policymakers, oversight institutions, and private sector leaders to examine practical approaches to balancing investment openness with the protection of strategic sectors.
Program:
11:30 – 12:00 AM
Registration, Welcome Coffee and Networking
12:00 – 12:15 PM
Welcoming Remarks:
Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
Jeff Lightfoot, Senior Director for Strategy and Impact, Economic Resilience, CIPE
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Mykola Stetsenko, Managing Partner, Avellum
Speakers:
Artem Rybchenko, Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine
Tetiana Korotka, Deputy Business Ombudsman of Ukraine, Business Ombudsman Council (BOC)
Leon Skarshinski, Senior Commercial Officer for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy Kyiv
Marlena Hurley, Deputy Vice President, Political Risk Insurance & Reinsurance, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Maryna Khlystun, Executive director, UkraineInvest
Volodymyr Lavrenchuk, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Oschadbank
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Keynote Address & Signing Ceremony
Oleksii Sobolev, Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine
Remarks by the Signatories:
Maryna Khlystun, Executive director, UkraineInvest
Jim Berlin, Founder & Chairman, Logistics Plus Inc.
Signing Ceremony:
Memorandum between UkraineInvest, the Government Investment Promotion Office of Ukraine, and USUBC member Logistics Plus Inc.
1:30 – 1:40 PM
White Paper Presentation Foreign Investment Screening in Ukraine: What Business Needs to Know
Volodymyr Landa, Head of Investment Screening at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
1:40 – 1:50 PM
Closing Remarks
Lev Holubec, PwC Consulting Solutions, Partner, Co-Leader, Rebuild Ukraine Global Task Force, PwC; USUBC Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors
1:50 – 2:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Speakers
The attendance is limited to USUBC and CIPE members and partners. The space is strictly limited, so we can accept no more than two representatives per company. The registration will be carried out on a first come, first served basis, and will be closed when we reach capacity. If you would like to join the event, please fill out the registration form below:
For inquiries regarding this event, registration and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Dmytro Filonenko, Director, Programming & Business Development, at dfilonenko@usubc.org
