Norwegian-Ukrainian Business Forum 2019
- Pilestredet 32 - Oslo, Norway
- 28.01.2019
- 8:15 - 19:00
The Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, in partnership with Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) and the Embassy of Ukraine in Norway would like to invite you to the Norwegian Ukrainian Business Forum 2019 (NUBF2019) to be held on January 28th in the venue of OsloMet Pilestredet 32 (Oslo, Norway). The event is organized in connection with the official visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mr. Volodymyr Groysman, to Norway.
At the conference, you will get updates on the political reforms and business climate in Ukraine, as well as the economic situation and investment opportunities. You will get insights into the risk and opportunities of doing business in Ukraine and get first-hand experiences in all aspects from businesses who have managed to utilize the potential of one of Europe’s largest markets.
This is a unique business event with distinguished guests and speakers. We are inviting professionals and distinguished speakers representing the Ukrainian and Norwegian governments, instrumental international financial organizations and private businesses. You will also meet people from the Ukrainian civil society and the business sector who are driving the transformation of the Ukrainian economy and improving the investment climate and business conditions in Ukraine.
Join us through live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGCFCNq-uFI&fbclid=IwAR2aO_bKK6kPzkeco9qvc9-hY8OSr301VnVXNkkmTnntdTKyLskPpWZ-TsE
Preliminary program
Welcome word: Curt Rice, Rector OsloMet
Welcome word: Thor Asbjørn Halvorsen, Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (NUCC)
Welcome word: Anne Thea Hval, Vice President Global Delivery Digital Platform Services at EVRY, and member of the NUCC Board of Directors
Introduction remarks by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Introduction remarks by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman
Signing ceremony
Ukrainian Government’s vision on Development of the Renewable Energy sector, by Vice Prime Minister Volodymyr Kistion
Panel I
Key messages: Reform agenda, Business climate, Investment opportunities
Lenna Koszarny, Chair of AmCham Ukraine Board of Directors, Horizon Capital, Ukraine
Matteo Patrone, Managing Director, EBRD Ukraine
Algirdas Šemeta, Business Ombudsman
Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solar
Moderator: Daniel Bilak
Nataliya Sjøvoll, ICT Project Manager NUCC: Tapping into Ukrainian Digital Talent.
John Sung Kim, CEO of JetBridge: 10 Best Practices When Outsourcing to Ukraine.
Panel discussion: Why Norwegian companies should opt for a Ukrainian IT-partner and how to proceed?
Elin Kvitberg, KPMG
Linda Oksnes, NUCC
Valeriy Kutsyy, Miratech
Svein Økland, Tiny Elephant
Bjørn Tiller, Innocode
Moderator: Roger Schjerva, IKT-Norge
Terje Pilskog, EVP Business Development & Project Finance at Scatec Solar: Attractiveness of the Ukrainian Renewable Energy Market.
Felix Cherny, Chief Procurement Officer at UGV: Development of Oil and Gas sector in Ukraine.
Panel discussion: Ukrainian energy market in transition
Gabriela Miranda, Country Manager Ukraine, OECD Eurasia Division,
Amund Beitnes, Senior Investment Manager at NEFCO,
Terje Pilskog, EVP Business Development & Project Finance at Scatec Solar,
Felix Cherny, Chief Procurement Officer at UGV,
Sergii Savchuk, Head of State Agency of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Ukraine,
Vsevolod Kovalchuk, CEO, NEC Ukrenergo
Arne Jakobsen, Founder and CEO - AICE Hydro AS,
Moderator: Petter Nore, Professor at Nord University.
Seafood and agriculture: Challenges and opportunities in Ukrainian-Norwegian agro cooperation
Kjartan Pedersen, Managing Director in NUCC: Status in trade between Norway and Ukraine.
Olga Trofimtseva, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for European Integration: Reform and Developments in Ukrainian Agriculture
Dmitry Zagumenny, General Director of the Association of Ukrainian Importers of Fish and Seafood (UIFSA)
Trygve Solberg, Director International Business Development at Geno Global
Panel discussion
Olga Trofimtseva, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for European Integration
Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO at Pelagia
Erica Blakstad, CEO at GIEK Kredittforsikring
Eleonora Triskalo, Legal Counsel at Alfa Eteks
Trygve Solberg, Director International Business Development at Geno Global
Moderator: Christen A. Mordal, Norwegian Seafood Council and Vice-Chairperson of the NUCC Board of Directors
Anastasia Antonyk, NUCC: A step-by-step guide for Ukrainian exporters and Norwegian importers of textile and furniture.
Andrey Servyukov, CIO Hartron-Incor: Why Norwegian companies should consider Ukraine as a base for their production?
Oleg Kyryievskyi, Partner at Advice Group: Production in Ukraine: advantages and success stories.
Panel discussion Production in Ukraine - how to unlock the potential?:
Elena Chepizhko, Advisor to the Deputy Chairman Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Johannes Marseth, CEO of 1988 (Norwegian brand)
Oleg Kyryievskyi, Advice Group
Andrey Servyukov, CIO Hartron-Incor
Moderator: Øyvind Nordsletten, former Ambassador of Norway to Ukraine
Democratic development: Involved citizens - our greatest resource: Creating sustainable development at the local level
Marianne Borgen, Mayor of Oslo: Involved citizens – Oslo’s greatest resource
Aadne Aasland, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), OsloMet:Local democracy from citizens’ perspective
Panel discussions: Involving citizens in local government – why and how?
Marianne Borgen, Mayor of Oslo
George Anthony Giannoumis, Assistant Professor of Universal Design of Information and Communications Technology, OsloMet
Panel discussions: Citizen and local government interaction: enabling citizen participation.
Anatolii Kushnir, Mayor of Makiv amalgamated territorial community
Anatoli Bourmistrov, Professor, Nord University,
Ana Perona-Fjeldstad, Executive Director of the European Wergeland Centre
Moderator: Elita Cakule, Head of International Projects Department, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, KS
Opening conversation on Norwegian-Ukrainian business interaction
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry
Maxym Nefyodov, The First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Moderator: Brian Bonner, Chief Editor at Kyiv Post
Investment opportunities and Norwegian success stories in Ukraine
Børge Tvorg, VP Project Finance at NBT
Arne Mjøs, CEO and Founder ITERA
Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO at Pelagia
Ivan Yuryk, Deputy Chairman of UkraineInvest
Moderator: Martin Paulsen, Senior Advisor at DIKU
Reception at Oslo City Hall
