You are invited to participate in a seminar for investment and export opportunities into Ukraine.
Learn about current investment and export opportunities to Ukraine. Now is the time to build relationships and explore the Ukrainian market – as Ukraine continues to fight, and as the country looks ahead to reconstruction, both the Government of Ukraine and the private sector are actively seeking war-related procurements and commercial products. International and local businesses are operating with realities of war but continue to conduct customary business activities. It is critical to understand that international companies who take time to establish relationships and understand the procurement system during this challenging time will benefit from future opportunities for sales into the market. With this in mind, we are offering this event to guide U.S. companies on how to position yourself in Ukraine to be the first to deliver needed products and services now and to post-war Ukraine in the future.
Date: December 6, 2023
Time: 9am-1pm
Location: Howard County Economic Development Authority
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, 1st Floor, Columbia, MD 21046
Coffee and sampling of Ukrainian food will be served during program
Agenda (subject to change)
8:30 – 9:00
Registration Check-in and Networking
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Remarks
Maria Angelica Vargas, Int’l Business Development, Howard County Economic Development Authority
Kimberly Brown, Chair of District Export Council, CEO of Amethyst Technologies
Jolanta Coffey, Int’l Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Dept of Commerce
9:10 – 9:50
US Department of Commerce Support in Ukraine
Agnes Pawelkowska, Int’l Trade Specialist, Office of Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia
Jolanta Coffey, Int’l Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service Baltimore
Sarah Nickel, Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy Kyiv
Olena Stephanska, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy Kyiv
Iuliia Myronenko, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy Kyiv
Myroslava Myrtsalo, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy Kyiv
9:55-10:55
Understanding ProZorro – Ukrainian Government Procurement Platform
Mykola Tkachenko, CEO, ProZorro
Liliia Kulyk, Head of Public Procurement Development Department, ProZorro
11:00-11:20
Multilateral Development Bank Priorities in Ukraine
Danica Starks, U.S. Commercial Service, World Bank
11:25-11:30
BREAK
11:35-12:25
Investment and Practical Experience
Moderator: Karina Mandell, Chair, Baltimore Odesa Sister City Committee
Alexander Gordin, Chairman of the Board, Rebuilding Ukraine Agency, Inc.
John Strayhorn, President, Global Insurance Services, LLC
Irene Roth, Co-Founder, Depsol Technologies, LLC.
12:30-1:00
Networking
Resources and More Information
- Baltimore-Odesa Sister City for donations to humanitarian aid for Ukraine
- The U.S. Commercial Service in Kyiv, Ukraine
- U.S. Business Support for Ukraine
- Prozorro – Ukrainian Government Procurement Platform
- USAID Projects
