The first Odesa Investment Congress, dedicated to urban development, investment, and Ukraine’s recovery, took place on July 10 at the SPATIUM Hotel in Odesa and brought together over 300 developers, investors, architects, experts, and government officials.
According to the event organizers, the congress ran throughout the day simultaneously in two thematic halls—“Urban Development” and “Urban Design.”
Participants discussed the investment appeal of the Odesa region, prospects for new development projects, housing policy for reconstruction, the digitalization of the construction industry, the development of medical and rehabilitation facilities, the preservation of Odesa’s historical heritage, and the energy independence of real estate properties.
Among the keynote speakers and panelists were Natalia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine; Ihor Reva, Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization; Oleksandr Novitsky, Head of the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban
Planning of Ukraine; and Yevhen Metzger, Chairman of the Board of PJSC “Ukrfinzhytlo.”
Also participating in the congress were Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Odesa City Military Administration, First Deputy Mayor of Odesa Oleksandr Filatov, Deputy Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Nataliia Melnychuk, Chief Architect of Odesa Nadiia Novikova, CEO and Owner of SPATIUM Group Oleksandr Seleznyov, as well as representatives of development, architectural, investment, and hotel companies.
Representatives from SPATIUM Group, ZEZMAN Holding, KADORR, “Gefest,” “Two Academicians,” Akvareli, Ribas Hotels, RIEL, UDP, SAGA, Creator-Bud, Avalon, SIGMA+, and CREDO joined the discussions.
According to Alexander Seleznyov, CEO of SPATIUM Group, Odessa’s real estate development market is gradually recovering.
“We are already nearly back to pre-war levels. Old projects have been completed, and we are starting to build new ones,” he said during the congress.
Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Odesa City Military Administration, stated that the city is ready to collaborate with businesses and investors.
“Odesa is open to partnerships, constructive dialogue, and the implementation of joint projects aimed at developing our city,” Lysak emphasized.
Odessa’s Chief Architect, Nadiya Novikova, commenting on the city’s development in light of its status on the UNESCO World Heritage List, noted that changes must occur harmoniously.
“Our goal is for our city to develop—and to do so harmoniously. I don’t think this is anything to be afraid of. We will get to work,” Novikova said.
A separate segment of the program was dedicated to medical development, wellness infrastructure, and rehabilitation and inclusive spaces. The congress also featured a presentation by the Superhumans team in Odesa.
In the Urban Design hall, chief architects of Ukrainian cities and representatives of the professional community discussed modern approaches to urban planning, accessibility, the preservation of architectural heritage, and the development of public spaces.
The congress was held at the SPATIUM Hotel in Arcadia. According to the organizers, this is Odessa’s first five-star medical & wellness aparthotel that operates year-round.
The Odesa Investment Congress concluded with a gala evening, a concert program, and the presentation ceremony for the special Wassily Kandinsky Award.
The event was organized by the DMNTR media group, with SPATIUM Group serving as the general partner.
The Interfax-Ukraine news agency served as the official media partner of the Odesa Investment Congress.
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The 16th All-Ukrainian Annual Architectural Competition “Interior of the Year” 2026 will take place on July 30 in Kyiv at the “Parkovy” Exhibition and Convention Center.
“Interior of the Year” is one of Ukraine’s largest professional events in the fields of architecture and interior design. The event is expected to attract over 6,000 guests, 250 speakers, 60 partner and participant booths, as well as approximately 600 competition entries from designers and architects.
The competition is open to Ukrainian designers, architects, and studios. Entries must have been completed within the last six years—from 2020 to 2026. Projects may have been implemented in any country worldwide, provided they were created by Ukrainian architects, designers, or architectural and design studios.
Submissions will be accepted until July 24, 2026, via the competition website www.interioroftheyear.info. The preliminary selection by the qualification committee is scheduled for July 27, and the final selection by the jury is scheduled for July 29. The awards ceremony will take place on July 30
The event will be held in person.
For additional information on submitting entries, participants may contact the contest editor, Kateryna Pakhomova: tel.
+380 50 550 31 28, e-mail: kpahomova66@gmail.com.
The contest is organized by the DMNTR Media Group. Organizer’s contact numbers: 044 461 91 28, 077 777 25 47.
The news agency “Interfax-Ukraine” is the event’s media partner.
The 6th Ukrainian Construction Congress will take place on June 23, 2026, at the Parkovy Exhibition and Convention Center in Kyiv and will bring together over 6,000 participants from Ukraine’s construction, development, architectural, urban planning, and investment communities.
According to the organizers, the event will be one of the key industry platforms of the year, where representatives of business, government, development companies, architectural firms, urban planning teams, and investors will discuss the development of the construction market, the country’s recovery, the investment climate for 2026–2027, industrial parks, housing reform, government programs, and new approaches to the development of Ukrainian cities.
Leaders of the country’s leading development and construction companies have been invited to participate in the panel discussions, including Andriy Vavrysh, founder and CEO of SAGA Development; Roman Davymuka, CEO of Avalon; Andriy Semenov, head of UDP; Ivan Molchanov, co-owner of Stolitsa Group; Boris Goldenshtein, founder and CEO of the ZEZMAN holding; Yaroslav Korniyachenko, Founder and CEO of Vlasne Misto; Serhiy Odarych, Founder and Head of ODA Group; Ihor Huda, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Creator-Bud”; Oleksandr Seleznyov, CEO and Owner of SPATIUM Group; Anna Laevska, CEO of SIGMA+; and Mark Kestelboim, CEO of WELL-BEING CONTECH.
Public policy issues at the congress will be represented by Natalia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine; Oleksandr Svistunov, Chief Architect of the City of Kyiv; and Yevhen Metzger, Chairman of the Board of “Ukrfinzhytlo.”
The discussion will focus on key issues in the industry’s development: where the investment climate is headed in 2026–2027, what role industrial parks play in reconstruction, how the European gauge will impact the economy and logistics, who is shaping Ukrainian cities today, and where the main opportunities and risks for the market lie in housing reform, government programs, and project scaling.
Among the partners and participants of the congress are Kreator-Bud, SAGA Development, DIM Group, Taryan Group, UDP, Avalon, Intergalbud, Gefest, and other companies operating in the Ukrainian construction, development, and real estate market.
A separate part of the program will be the “Creator of the Year 2026” competition, aimed at recognizing projects that set new standards in architecture, development, urban planning, and landscape design. Submissions for the competition will be accepted until June 17; the preliminary selection will take place on June 19, and the jury meeting will be held on June 22.
The 6th Ukrainian Construction Congress will take place on June 23, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM at the Parkovy Exhibition and Convention Center, located at 16A Parkova Road, 3rd floor, Kyiv.
Detailed information about the congress, participation as a VIP guest, speaker, or partner, as well as the terms for submitting projects to the competition, is available on the website www.ubc-ua.info and by phone at 044 461 91 28.
The event is organized by the DMNTR media group.
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The Odesa Investment Congress 2026, dedicated to Ukraine’s investment potential and new regional development strategies, will take place on July 10 in Odesa at the SPATIUM Hotel, according to the event organizers.
The national-level congress is organized by DMNTR Media Group, with SPATIUM Group serving as the general partner. The event will be the Odesa leg of the UBC project and will be held in Odesa for the first time.
Developers, investors, architects, urban planners, representatives of the government, the international community, the banking sector, and the business community, as well as designers and brokers from various regions of Ukraine, are invited to participate.
The Odesa Investment Congress 2026 will focus on investment trends for 2027–2030, the profitability of various asset types, developers’ expansion into new regions, site evaluations, project risks and payback periods, as well as the integration of UNESCO heritage preservation with modern urban development.
Special attention will be given to accessibility as a fundamental principle of shaping the modern environment, the development of apart-hotels, the revitalization of industrial zones, a new architectural code, healthcare, the wellness sector, and recreational architecture as drivers of the new economy in Ukrainian cities.
The congress program includes four thematic halls, panel discussions, a press conference, a presentation of SPATIUM investment projects, a gala evening, a fashion show, and the presentation of the Vasyl Kandinsky Special Award.
A special program is also planned for guests on July 9 and 11, including visits to construction sites, presentations, and a dinner.
Among the announced participants and market companies are SPATIUM, Zezman, “Gefest,” Kreator-Bud, KADORR, SAGA, RIEL, “Akvareli,” “Dva Akademika,” Stolitsa Group, Sigma+, Vlasne Misto, and other companies working in the field of development and growth of Ukrainian territories.
“The Odesa Investment Congress 2026 will serve as a platform to discuss where investments are heading, which regions of Ukraine could become new growth hubs, and how development, architecture, medicine, wellness, and modern urban infrastructure are shaping the economy of the future,” the organizers note.
The event will take place on July 10, 2026, at the SPATIUM hotel in Odesa. The event will run from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
To join the congress as a VIP guest, speaker, or partner, please call: 044 461 91 28.
More details about the congress: www.ubc-ua.info/oic
Organizer: DMNTR Media Group. General partner: SPATIUM Group.
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On March 5, 2026, a closed VIP event entitled “Trust as Capital: Reputation that Works in Real Estate” was held in Kyiv at the Creator City residential complex, organized by CREATOR CITY, the development company Creator-Bud, and the DMNTR media group.
The event brought together leading representatives of the development market, investors, architects, building material manufacturers, and industry experts for an open discussion about one of the key values of the modern market: trust.
The main part of the evening was a panel discussion on reputation as a strategic asset, moderated by Dmytro Struk, development director at Creator-Bud. The discussion was attended by Yulia Dementieva, Product Director at Creator-Bud Kyiv, Igor Ilchyshen, founder of the investment and development company Arha Group, Yaroslav Korniyachenko, Founder and CEO of Vlasne Misto, Eduard Suprunov, Head of the B2B Department at LG Electronics Ukraine, Andriy Trukhan, CEO of Smart Development, Dmytro Karpilovskyi, full-time investor and co-founder of Ukraine Multifamily Club, Anna Iskierdo, architect, co-founder and creative director of AIMM, Serhii Datsiv, CEO of MIROPLAST LLC (WDS TM), and Oleksandr Muratov, CEO of Designloft and Shishka project.
The experts discussed reputation as a strategic asset for developers, which directly affects investment attractiveness, buyer confidence, and long-term brand value. Key topics included tools for restoring and strengthening customer trust, transparency of development processes as a factor in investment attractiveness, the role of architecture, construction quality, and service in brand formation, as well as practical case studies of companies that turn reputation into a competitive advantage.
The panel discussion was preceded by a press conference entitled “The media as a driver of trust: how the media shapes reputational capital in the real estate sector.” The moderator was Olena Koval, founder of the OK_PR communications agency. The discussion was attended by Vitaliy Borul, CEO of Credo Development, Yevgen Bokiy, commercial director of UDP, Oleksandr Stepanitsa, commercial director of HutJet, Oleksandr Koval, CEO of Martynov Real Estate, Roman Yavorsky, commercial director of IT-Enterprise, Oleg Nagorny, deputy director of the department of technical standards and services of Public Broadcasting, Kirill Vereshchagin, owner of Sharks Agency and marketing partner of Premier Development, and Lyudmila Chumak, executive director of Kreator-Bud.
The discussion focused on the role of the media in building trust in developers, the responsibility of journalism in covering the real estate market, and the importance of systematic communication between business and society. Participants emphasized that reputation is no longer shaped solely by the product—it is built through open communication, publicity, and transparency.
The event became a platform for professional dialogue between key players in the Ukrainian real estate market, the media, and investors. After the discussion, participants continued their communication in a networking and buffet format, discussing new opportunities for cooperation and future projects. Interviews with guests were also filmed, which the organizers plan to publish on their websites.
In today’s market conditions, trust is becoming one of the main assets of a developer, and its formation is the result of systematic work by businesses, architects, the media, and society.
Interfax-Ukraine is the information partner of the event.
The organizers CREATOR CITY, Kreator-Bud, and the DMNTR media group invite you to a prestigious evening event dedicated to the key values of the modern real estate market—trust and reputation.
Date and time: March 5, 2026, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Format: closed VIP event (panel discussions, networking, buffet)
Venue: Kyiv (details will be sent to registered participants)
The event will focus on how to build and monetize reputation in the context of high competition, a crisis of trust, and the transformation of the Ukrainian real estate market in 2026.
Experts will discuss:
Reputation as a strategic asset for developers
Tools for restoring and strengthening customer trust
The role of transparency, quality, and communication in attracting investment
Real-life cases of market leaders who turn reputation into a competitive advantage
Moderator:
Dmytro Struk — Development Director, Creator-Bud
Speakers:
Vitaliy Borul — CEO of Credo Development
Yaroslav Korniyachenko — Founder and CEO of Vlasne Misto
Eduard Suprunov — Head of B2B Department, LG Electronics Ukraine
Yevgen Bokiy — Commercial Director of UDP
Olga Arbuzova — Sales Director of Sigma
Anna Iskierdo — Architect, public figure, co-founder and CEO of the architectural and design company AIMM
Serhiy Datsiv — General Director of MIROPLAST LLC (WDS TM)
The event will bring together top managers of development companies, architects, builders, suppliers of materials and equipment, investors, and industry experts.
Participation is by prior registration and invitation only.
About the organizers:
CREATOR CITY — a platform for creative developers and architects.
Creator-Bud — a leading Ukrainian developer that creates modern business-class residential complexes.
DMNTR (Dom i Interier) is an authoritative media brand in the field of architecture, design, real estate, and construction.
Contacts for media and registration:
DMNTR Media Group
Tel.: +38 (044) 461 91 28
Join the discussion that is shaping the future of the Ukrainian real estate market!
Registration:
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