EU-Funded Project Invites Ukrainian and Foreign SMEs to Participate in International Investment & Business Forum for Machinery & Equipment Industry,
Kyiv, 1 April 2009
The EU-funded Project “Support to the Development of Business Capacity of Ukrainian SMEs – International Dimension” is implemented by a WYG International (UK) led consortium in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv oblasts.
Project main partner: State Committee of Ukraine for Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship.
The first inward mission for machinery & equipment companies - International Investment & Business Forum for Machinery & Equipment Industry will be organised on 1 April 2009 during the INTERTOOL Trade Fair (31 March – 3 April 2009) – an international exhibition for hardware, tools and equipment.
The Forum will take place at the Conference Room of the International Exhibition Center in Kyiv, 15 Brovarsky Prospect, Metro “Livoberezhna”, from 10.00 am till 5.00 pm.
The forum programme includes presentations on prospects for business co-operation between foreign companies and companies from Kharkiv oblast, to be presented by Ukrainian and international experts. The forum participants will also have an opportunity to meet and discuss co-operation proposals presented by the project beneficiaries – machinery & equipment SMEs from Kharkiv oblast.
After the welcome speeches a short press-briefing for mass media (from 11.15 to 11.30) is planned. Key speakers proposed: Mrs. Svitlana Svyshcheva, Deputy Head of the State Committee of Ukraine for Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship; Mr. Grigorios Kontzoglou, Project Manager Economic Development and Innovative Policy, Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine; Mr. Ken Nachbar, the EU Project Team Leader.
For further information, please contact:
Ken Nachbar, Team Leader, email: ken.nachbar@sme-int.com.ua
Alexander Kirilkin, Business Development Expert, email: akirilkin@sme-int.com.ua
Registration for mass-media: Martynenko Nataliya, Communication Expert, e-mail: nataliya.martynenko@sme-int.com.ua (067) 904-92-84
Information about the event: http://www.sme-int.com.ua/en/events/upcoming_events.html
Press release: http://www.sme-int.com.ua/files_en/sme_support/inward/April_Investment%20Forum_press%20release_en.pdf
