On November 7, the 10th Kyiv International Economic Forum ( KIEF) 2024 will be held with the theme “The Power of Challenge. What will shape the future of Ukraine and the world?“.
For the third time, the forum will be held in Kyiv under martial law. Its participants will discuss the war in Ukraine in the context of the global world: protecting Ukraine’s economic interests in the EU, opportunities and challenges for human capital, the future of the energy system, Ukrainian Defense Tech in the global technology market, and business relations with the government to restore Ukraine.
This year’s Forum will be held against the backdrop of the US presidential election scheduled for November 5. The election results will be one of the key topics for discussion among speakers and participants.
“It is important that business, government and society work together to create effective mechanisms of cooperation. Especially now, when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is compounded by global instability. We are on the verge of great changes, and the question before us is: how will we use them? Will these challenges become an insurmountable obstacle or, on the contrary, an incentive to find new solutions and move forward? “ said Yuriy Pyvovarov, CEO of the Kyiv International Economic Forum.
The organizers expect more than 100 speakers to take part in 16 panel discussions.
Among them:
Representatives of the international community
– Vyacheslavs Dombrovskis, Minister of Economy and Energy of Latvia (2014), Minister of Education and Science of Latvia (2013-2014)
– Katarīna Mathernova, Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine
– Michael McFaul, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University (online)
– John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
– Crispin Allison, senior partner at Marsh McLennan
– Konstantinos Nakis, Partner and President of Chicago Atlantic Trident
– Dan Rice, President of American University Kyiv, former US Army officer
Leaders of the business community
– Olga Ustinova, CEO of Vodafone Ukraine
– Vasyl Khmelnytsky, Forum initiator, founder of UFuture holding
– Yevhen Osypov, CEO of Kernel
– Natalia Yemchenko, Director of Public Relations and Communications at SCM
– Galina Gerega, co-founder of Epicenter Group of Companies
– Taras Kitsmei, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors at SoftServe
– Sergiy Voitsekhovsky, member of the Board of Directors, BGV Group Management
The discussion panels will also include participants from the public sector – representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Office of the President of Ukraine, and the Verkhovna Rada.
Program updates and speaker announcements can be found on the website.
This year, in partnership with Gen.Ukrainian, KIEF is allocating part of the proceeds from ticket sales to the psychological rehabilitation of children affected by the war. The funds will be used to organize Gen.Camp camps where children will receive professional help from qualified psychologists and psychotherapists. In addition, those interested can make additional donations at the link.
TheKyiv International Economic Forum is one of the largest international forums in Eastern Europe, bringing together representatives of business, government and society to discuss key economic issues and global trends.
A number of ideas discussed at KIEF were later implemented, in particular, at the legislative level: industrial parks, an export credit agency, energy service contracts, a moratorium on the export of roundwood, and a reduction in the unified social tax. These tools have attracted billions of dollars in investment and increased Ukraine’s GDP.
Registration for the Kyiv International Economic Forum is available here.
Title partners: UFuture, Mastercard, Nova Poshta, AEQUO
Partners: Biopharma, INTERPIPE, FUIB, MHP, Epicenter, PrivatBank, DTEK, Lamel, Ajax Systems, Biosphere Corporation, Sense Bank, Kernel, Vodafone, OKKO, Metinvest
Program partners: ACC (American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine), Center for Social Change and Behavioral Economics, GLOBSEC
Business expert: Forbes Ukraine
Title media partners: Starlight Media, 1+1 media
Media partners: New Voice, LIGA.net, RBC-Ukraine, Delo.ua, Interfax-Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent, TAVR Media, Mind.ua, Kyiv Post
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Contact person for registration of participants:
Oleksandra Barabash
Tel.: +380 50 880 0010
Email: tickets@forumkyiv.org
Contact person for media accreditation:
Bohdana Myshkovska
Tel: +380 63 597 4806
Email: bogdana@sameandfriends.com
Interfax-Ukraine is a media partner of the Forum.
