Bristol Hotel, 15 Puskinska Str., Odesa, Ukraine

This is the second time that Odesa will act as host to the participants and the guests of the 2nd International Business Forum – 'Odesa FDI Forum – Focus 2014: Agro.' It is an international platform for the discussion of the important issues and opportunities that national and international trends offer to the various sectors of the Ukrainian economy and Odesa region in particular.

With growing global demand for agricultural commodities, Forum 2014 is focused on the development of the agricultural and other related sectors of the economy, both at regional and national levels. The main aims of the Forum are to explore financing options, in order to increase the production and export volumes of agricultural commodities; to develop infrastructure in the agricultural sector and to secure the position of Ukraine as one of the leading exporters of high-quality agricultural commodities in the world.

Participation in Odesa FDI Forum gives the opportunity to assess the risks and advantages of investing in Odesa region, particularly in the agricultural sector, through discussion of:

- land lease issues and relevant laws;

- ways of increasing the quality of agricultural products and resource processing;

- the export potential and consumer markets for the Ukrainian agricultural commodities.

The Forum provides a wide range of workshops, discussion groups and round tables events, which explore the opportunities of financing, implementation of the governmental Investor Support Program, investment success stories and options for attracting investments into new technologies.

The programme of the Forum and on-line registration can be found at www.fdi-odessa.com.ua. For advertising, sponsorship, please contact the technical organiser of the Forum - Conference House company, headed by Igor Zavilinskiy: [email protected]