News 2020

11/12/2020

UKRAINE: INVESTMENT HARBOR IN THE TIME OF CHANGE
Annual Conference

On December 11, 2020 the First Annual International Online Conference UKRAINE: INVESTMENT HARBOR IN THE TIME OF CHANGE was held by the UkraineInvest Investment Promotion Office.

The leaders of three members of ICBAC have participated in the conference: Alfred F. Praus, ICBAC General Secretary and President of Ukrainian-Austrian Association, in the panel on relocation of manufacturing, moderated by Gennadiy Chyzhykov, President of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Zenon Potoczny, President of Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce about building investment bridges between regions of Ukraine and international business.

"President, government and agencies like UkraineInvest are spending substantial and dedicated efforts to improve the business climate for FDI. Such climate, however, is marred by actions of anti-reform minded, partly malicious powerbrokers. Media have been amply reporting on such activities.

In order for Ukraine to be in a position to exhaust its tremendous potential in terms of attracting FDI, TRUST has to be built up.

For that, among others, predictability, stability, rule of law, institutional reliabilty, compliance and fair competition conditions are needed." - said Alfred F. Praus.

The recording of the Conference can be found at youtube.com/watch?v=91eDwb_s8DM

04/12/2020

UKRAINE: INVESTMENT HARBOR IN THE TIME OF CHANGE

Online Annual Conference on December 11, 2020

Invitation

We would like to call your attention to the First Annual International Online Conference UKRAINE: INVESTMENT HARBOR IN THE TIME OF CHANGE held by the UkraineInvest Investment Promotion Office on December 11, 2020.

The event will serve as an interactive platform aimed at informing the international and Ukrainian investment community on Ukraine’s reform progress and investment climate development in 2020, and respective strategic plans of the state for the year 2021.

The Conference will feature 10 interactive panel discussions with over 30 speakers.

Kindly note that General Secretary of the International Council of Business Associations and Chambers in Ukraine (ICBAC) and President of Ukrainian-Austrian Association, Alfred F. Praus, will be speaking in the panel MANUFACTURING RELOCATION TO UKRAINE about relocation criteria and selection process of location as well about the issue of local content at 04:15 PM.

Please follow the link for more details.

The Conference will be held online in two languages: Ukrainian and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided during broadcasting.

Please follow the link to register for the event.

02/12/2020

New partnership: UAA and SFII!

Today UAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Finance Institution for Innovations (SFII) which is receiving a relaunch, reporting to Ministry of Strategic Industries in Ukraine. UAA-President Alfred F. Praus and SFII-Chairman Volodymyr Stavniuk have ambitions plans for future cooperation going beyond UAA. Looking forward to that.

20/11/2020

Precondition for Future Investment: Modern Education

"Only with a modernized system Ukraine can succeed in keeping the younger people in the country and potentially attracting additional talent from abroad."

On November 19, 2020 International Council of Business Associations and Chambers in Ukraine has hold the online Forum "Precondition for Future Investment: Modern Education" with an aim to exchange views regarding the priorities, on which Ukraine should focus in order to develop a modern education system that would meet the needs of the economy and promote domestic and foreign investment in it. Among the topics discussed were also vocational professional training and specifically the development of dual education in Ukraine, the employer branding capability, and labor law reforming.

It’s worth noting that the International Council of Business Associations and Chambers in Ukraine represents 9 foreign chambers and business associations as well as the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In that, it unites over 9,000 businesses under its roof, representing the majority of employers in Ukraine as well as the companies, which have made most foreign investments in Ukraine.

ICBAC and its members would like to express their gratitude to sponsors of the Forum DTEK and Bosch , as well as to the brilliant speakers Mykola Kyzym, Andrii Dligach, Іnna Sovsun, Volodymyr Vlasyuk, Maria Kholoshniuk AIESEC Ukraine, Taras Derkach CSR Ukraine (Центр «Розвиток Корпоративної Соціальної Відповідальності»), Valeria Zabolotna Academy DTEK, Tim B. Peters Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Iryna Shumik, Natalia Starodub AHK Ukraine, Vitalii Bulda and Oleksandr Tcherevko Bosch Ukraine, Monika Mott OeAD, Bogdan Volchok and Victoria Shatan SKF, Yulia Zhovtyak DCZ, Dmitriy Kisilevskiy, Margarita Karpenko DLA Piper, Natalya Halunko Ukrsibbank BNP Paribas Group, Olena Chepizhko Eurocar, Miyako Ikeda OECD, and to the audience.

The recording of the Forum in English: https://youtu.be/2wZAgzA4TCY

The recording of the Forum in Ukrainian: https://youtu.be/KQgWlSy60ts

The Programm for your convenience.

For more information, please check, our press release, and some photos here.

The presentations of the speakers

With support of:

11/11/2020

Precondition for Future Investment: Modern Education

ICBAC FORUM on November 19, 2020

Dear members and friends of Ukrainian-Austrian Association, We are cordially inviting you to ICBAC Online-FORUM on November 19, 2020 - Precondition for Future Investment: Modern Education.

Professional education under international standards undoubtedly is one of the crucial prerequisites for attracting investment. Therefore ICBAC, where UAA is a member and Alfred F.Praus serves as General Secretary, has developed a respective forum mainly in digital format with a two-language live streaming, ensuring a safe space for attendance.

To join the Forum in English: https://youtu.be/2wZAgzA4TCY

To join the Forum in Ukrainian:https://youtu.be/KQgWlSy60ts

The Programm is enclosed hereto for your attention.

We anticipate your interest in the Forum and encourage you to share this invitation with your business community.

Your registration will be highly appreciated at generalsecretary@icbac.org
(please indicate your name, the company and your contact email).

The event is happening with the support of:

27/01/2020

UAA Jour Fixe on February 11, 2020!

Dear members, partners, friends and people who are interested in Ukrainian-Austrian Association (UAA),

We are cordially inviting you to a UAA Jour Fixe at the restaurant QUANTO COSTA at 30, Simona Petlyuri street in Kyiv, on February 11, 2020 at 07:00 P.M.

We will inform you about the development of UAA in 2019 as well as about our plans for 2020.

Last not least we will be welcoming the prominent Ukrainian writer and publicist Andrei Kurkov. He will tell us his views concerning the actual political situation in Ukraine and its prospects.

Kindly inform on your participation: info@ukrainian-austrian-association.com.

We are looking forward to seeing you there soon!

23/01/2020

Ukrainian Ball in Vienna on 15 February 2020!

We are looking forward to enjoy the Ukrainian Ball on 15 February 2020 at Palais Ferstel in Vienna.

It goes without saying that UAA is supporting the organizer of this beautiful event TUMA, the organization of Ukrainian youth in Austria.

Highlights will include the opening by soloist of National Opera of Ukraine, Susanna Chakhoian and Peter Keller from Vienna Staatsoper and of course dancing and dancing … in this so elegant and beautiful atmosphere.

The Ball brochure is enclosed hereto for your attention.

Please check Ukrainian Ball 2020 and TUMA for further information and tickets.