Members of CEO Club Ukraine had a meeting with a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, Lord Maurice Glasman.
At the event, members discussed military aid from Great Britain and drew a parallel between the defense of sovereignty by Britain during World War II and Ukraine in the war with Russia.
Also, during the meeting, participants considered lots of humanitarian issues, including education for Ukrainians in the United Kingdom, and talked about the participation of British partners in the reconstruction of the Kyiv and Kharkiv regions, especially the restoration of transportation, social, and critical infrastructure.
Ukraine Recovery Business Day, an event for business representatives, was held in London as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference. CEO Club took part in it as one of the partners.
Top managers of British, Ukrainian and international business, scientists, government officials of various countries, the media, representatives of embassies and civil society were among the participants of the event.
The main topic of discussion was determining the role of the private sector in the process of reconstruction and the possibilities of post-war development.
As part of the development of the Ukrainian-British dialogue, the Club held a new meeting in London, where members of the community met with Nusrat Ghani, Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom.
The main topics for discussion were the ways to strengthen cooperation between Ukrainian and British entrepreneurs in the context of Ukraine's post-war recovery and the potential creation of tools and mechanisms for transparent interaction between Ukrainian and British businesses.
With the assistance of the French government and President Emmanuel Macron, about 700 French and several Ukrainian private companies, government delegations from both countries and foreign investors took part in the conference held on December 12-13th. Ukraine was also represented by a delegation of more than 30 CEO Club members.
Second year in a row Toronto hosted a Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference, organized by the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce, which brought together more than 300 Ukrainian and Canadian entrepreneurs, investors and government representatives from both countries. Partners of the forum were CEO Club Ukraine, Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, Ministry of Economic Development of Ukraine, Business Council of Canada, Ukraine Invest, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Embassy of Canada in Ukraine.
On August 24th, CEO Club members attended a charity meeting of Ukrainian and Czech entrepreneurs in Prague, organized under the initiative of the President of the Ukrainian-Czech Chamber of Commerce, Petr Krogman, with the support of Hospodářských Novin. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce Ukrainian and Czech entrepreneurs to each other and to share the details about the prospects in the Ukrainian market with the Czech business representatives.
On July 21-22nd CEO Club members took part in the international Global Economic Impact Forum on Ukraine in Turkey, dedicated to the issues of trade expansion and investments in Ukraine. The forum was organized by the National Investment Council of Ukraine and the International Trade Council (Turkey). It gathered about 600 participants from various countries, Ministers of Trade and government officials from Turkey, Ukraine, EU countries, Asia and Africa, as well as entrepreneurs and investors.
During the Ukrainian Recovery Conference in Lugano on July 4-5th, the CEO Club acted as a partner in the organization of the Ukrainian-Swiss Business Hub. More than 15 panel discussions took place within the framework of the hub, during which general and industry trends were discussed. Over two days, the event was attended by about 500 guests and speakers who acted as consultants, shared their own experience and discussed various topics, including the role of Ukrainian business in the post-war reconstruction of the country.
CEO Club members represented Ukrainian business at “Ukraine Export Promotion Days” in Dubai. From 20th to 24th of November, as part of the "Ukraine Export Promotion Days" at the World Expo-2020, the delegation of CEO Club Ukraine members visited a series of events with representatives of the business community from both Ukraine and UAE. Members of the CEO Club together with UAE entrepreneurs and representatives of the Ukrainian government delegation took part in the business briefing. During the event participants discussed the opportunities regarding the export capabilities of Ukraine in the context of bilateral trade and economic cooperation.