U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and our members are actively engaged in preparations for the upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, which will take place on 25-26 June 2026.
USUBC will be hosting and co-hosting an extensive side events program in Gdańsk on 23–25 June, including general side events covering investment and business climate, as well as sector-specific events, covering Energy/Minerals and Defense sectors.
All USUBC members and partners attending URC in Gdańsk are warmly invited to the listed side events. Please note that attendance is limited to USUBC members and partners, and registration is mandatory for all side events. Due to space constrains, we can only accommodate up to two representatives per company, seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration will close as we reach capacity.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For details, please contact Nadiia Khomaziuk, Vice President, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council at nkhomaziuk@usubc.org
23 June | 10:30-14:00 | Register
3D Recovery: Partnership, EU Integration and Human Capital
The panel discussion will examine how Ukraine’s recovery is being shaped at the regional and community levels through cooperation between government, business, and international partners. The conversation will focus on recovery projects in the context of European integration, as well as the critical role of human capital, education, and workforce development in building a resilient and sustainable future for Ukraine.
Format: Panel Discussion & Networking Lunch
Organizers: USUBC, Business Ombudsman Council23 June | 19:00-21:30 | Register
USUBC Welcome Dinner
This exclusive high-level networking gala will bring together USUBC Members, Senior Advisors, partners, and senior representatives of the U.S. and Ukrainian governments for a focused evening of strategic dialogue on Ukraine’s recovery, investment priorities, and transatlantic cooperation, combined with informal networking and cultural program by Cultural Forces, an internationally renowned musical ensemble of the Ukrainian army veterans.
Format: Moderated Dinner Discussion
Organizers: USUBC24 June | 8:00-10:00 | Register
Investment Opportunities in Ukraine Now and after the War
Ukraine’s recovery has attracted major attention from international and domestic companies and investors, looking to pursue the many promising business opportunities in the country’s reconstruction, while the best way to ensure a successful rebuilding of Ukraine is to engage in this process now, with the companies operating in Ukraine today. These “economic first responders” need expanded access to capital to scale their efforts and help avoid a gap between current efforts and a start of overall post-war recovery. The Breakfast Roundtable, will discuss how to innovate on existing financing mechanisms and crowd in new investments today.
Format: Breakfast Roundtable
Organizers: USUBC, Atlantic Council, System Capital Management & DTEK24 June | 12:00-14:30 | Register
Navigating the Business Climate in Ukraine: Reducing Risk, Unlocking Capital and Trust
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.
Format: Panel Discussion & Networking Lunch
Organizers: USUBC, CIPE24 June | 16:00-18:00 | Register
Powering Ukraine’s Recovery: Renewables, Biofuels, Conventionals and Minerals
This event will explore a broad spectrum of energy sources powering Ukraine’s recovery, as well as the development of Ukraine’s natural resources, focusing on conventionals and minerals, and will include two panel discussions. Panel One will focus on renewables and biofuels, and Panel Two – on conventionals and minerals, with the special focus on the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF) and will include representatives of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Government of Ukraine.
Format: Panel Discussions and Networking Reception
Organizers: USUBC, Prosper Global (Mercy Corps)25 June | 15:30-21:00 | Register
Defenсe Day
This business Forum, co-organized by USUBC together with Defence Builder, KSE Institute, General Cherry, and the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, brings Ukrainian DIB and defence tech companies together with investors, government officials, and industry partners interested in co-production, technology transfer, and long-term integration of Ukrainian capabilities into allied defence supply chains. The focus is practical: joint venture structures that are already working, investment pipelines and other investment and cooperation vehicles with real deal flow, and the legal and export frameworks needed to scale Ukrainian defence tech and industrial capabilities internationally.
The program is structured in two parts — a UAV industry showcase and strategic discussion, followed by a session on the broader defence industrial base — and includes panel discussions, a fireside chat, a presentation of exclusive research on Ukraine’s UAV sector, followed by the Networking Reception.
Format: Business Forum with Panel Discussions and Networking Reception
Organizers: USUBC in partnership with Defence Builder, KSE Institute, General Cherry and Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry
