PRESS RELEASE: CFA UKRAINE INVITES TO THE "II UKRAINIAN INVESTMENT FORUM: FINANCING YOUR GROWTH"

Following the successful "I Ukrainian Investment Forum: Attracting Investments in Changing Times" last year with over 300 participants, CFA Ukraine is organizing "II Ukrainian Investment Forum: Financing Your Growth" on November 17, 2011 at Premier Palace Hotel in Kyiv. The target audience is CxO level representatives of Top-300 Ukrainian real sector companies. Main topics to be covered are macroeconomic situation and different sources of external financing available for Ukrainian companies: IPO, Debt and PE. The Forum will facilitate the discussion and analysis of the latest developments in capital raising and provide networking opportunities with the leaders of the investment industry in Ukraine. Executives from top Ukrainian companies, and investment professionals who represent investors, private equity funds, investment and commercial banks, will exchange information about opportunities for attracting financing for Ukrainian companies in times of new economic challenges. Ernst & Young Ukraine is the General Sponsor of the Forum. Investment Capital Ukraine (ICU), Warsaw Stock Exchange are among the Sponsors of the event. Partners of the Forum are Dragon Capital and PrJSC "KPNB "Rosinka". Ekonomika Publishing House (Investgazeta, Gazeta Delo) is the General media partner and Interfax-Ukraine is the General news partner. Media partners of the Forum are RBC-Ukraine, Investor Relations Agency, the Ukrainian Journal of Business Law, Building Media Group, The Ukrainian Times, Production Studio Ekonomicheskiy Vestnik and others. The Forum is supported by the European Business Association, the Ukrainian Association of Investment Business, the Securities Market Partnership Association, the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and the Kyiv Regional Centre of Investment and Development. Among the special guests at the Forum are: Archil Kekelia – First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Martin Raiser – Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova at the World Bank Max Alier – Resident Representative in Ukraine at the International Monetary Fund Alexander Pavlov – Senior Banker, Head of Financial Institutions in Ukraine at EBRD Mark Magaletsky – Senior Banker, Head of Infrastructure and Energy in Ukraine at EBRD Leslie Hawrylyshyn – Co-Managing Partner at Euroventures Ukraine Anatoliy Amelin – Corporate Relations Director at Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine Steven Fisher – Chairman of the Board at Citi Bank Ukraine Dominique Menu – Head of the Representative Office in Ukraine at BNP Paribas Group John Patton – Head of Origination Russia/CIS at Deutsche Bank Oleg Ustenko – Senior Economist at Sigma Bleyzer Ukraine Natalie Jaresko – Founding Partner and CEO at Horizon Capital Tamás Nagy – Managing Director for Ukraine at Advent International Global Private Equity Gijs Jeuken – CEO at Fidem Life Valeria Gontareva – CEO at Investment Capital Ukraine Igor Petrashko – Director of Investment Banking at Troika Dialog Ukraine Registration is open till November 14, 2011 inclusive. For online registration, please follow the link: http://cut.ms/bmXL For additional information about the Forum, please, contact Anastasia Nazarenko, Chair of CFA Ukraine Public Awareness Committee (tel.: +38 050 977 08 92, [email protected]), or visit www.uif.com.ua About CFA Ukraine CFA Ukraine is the Ukrainian Society of Investment Professionals that unites more than 200 representatives of the investment profession within the country. Organization is a part of the worldwide network of CFA Institute 135 member societies. CFA Ukraine key objectives are to create local investment professional network, to provide comprehensive continuous educational opportunities, to provide career development and job placement opportunities for its members, to increase awareness in Ukraine about CFA Program and CFA designation as the global standard for investment profession, to enhance implementation of CFA Institute principals of ethics, education and professional excellence within the investment industry in Ukraine. For more information, please visit www.cfaukraine.org About Ernst & Young Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 152,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential. Ernst & Young established its practice in Ukraine in 1991. 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Interfax-Ukraine is the event's main news media partner