The European Business Summit is the largest annual business and political forum in the European Union, which has gathered leading European and world politicians, businesspeople and public figures for 15 years in a row. In 2016, honorary guests of the event will be President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, more than ten EU commissioners, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and representatives of European financial institutions, namely the EBRD, EIB and the ECB. Other guests include the King of Belgium, the representatives of the governments of France, Turkey, Greece, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Iran, and many other countries. The summit will be attended by thousands of representatives of European and international business circles, among them are CEOs and presidents of such companies as Heineken, Marcegaglia, Solvay, YouTube, PIMCO, DS Smith, BlaBlaCar, and others.
The Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE) is one of the major partners of the summit this year, and at the event, Ukraine will be represented by a large delegation of 50 members, including representatives of the Ukrainian business community, Members of Parliament, members of government agencies and local authorities.
The ULIE management at the summit will also be represented at the highest level: President of the ULIE Anatoliy Kinakh will be an honorary speaker at the panel “EU Trade Relations with Neighboring Countries,” which will also be attended by Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, as well as members of governments and business associations from Iran, Turkey, and the United States.
ULIE’s First Vice President Vasyl Khmelnytsky will be another honorable speaker from the organization. He will deliver his report during the panel “EU Regional Development” to represent a strategy for regional development of the town and district of Bila Tserkva. The EU Commissioner for Regional Policy and the President of the European Committee of the Regions will also participate in the panel.
The ULIE will hold the Ukrainian lunch “Ukraine as a New Economic Partner of the EU” on the first day of the summit, June 1. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:30 local time. More than 100 distinguished guests from among politicians and businesspeople participating in the summit have been invited. Senior officials from foreign governments and top managers from international corporations will be honorary speakers.
The EBS website: ebsummit.eu.
EBS accreditation is required, please follow this link: http://www.ebsummit.eu/media.
To get accredited for the Ukrainian lunch “Ukraine as a New Economic Partner of the EU,” please send an email to Iryna Kutsiuk: iryna.kutsiuk@gmail.com.
