Why it’s worth it?

 

The second edition of the Congress for Reconstruction of Ukraine COMMON FUTURE will be held on October 7-8 in Poznań at the Poznań International Fair grounds. Entrepreneurs, national and international development support institutions and high-level government representatives will meet there to debate the reconstruction and modernization of Ukraine and its path to the European Union. Your voice must not be missing from this conversation.

Official support of government institutions

The event is organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Development and Technology, in substantive cooperation with the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and the Polish Association of Construction Employers.

Following the example of last year, we invited the most important public institutions key in the area of cooperation with Ukraine to join the project, namely.

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
• Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy,
• the Council for Cooperation with Ukraine, acting under the Prime Minister
• PRF - Polish Development Fund,
• Polish Investment and Trade Agency - PAIH,
• BGK - Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego,
• KUKE,
• On the local government side, the Union of Polish Metropolises and the Association of Polish Cities,
• in cooperation with PAIH, we are also preparing the visit of a delegation of Ukrainian entrepreneurs, representatives of key government institutions and local authorities.

Key benefits of participating as an exhibitor

• The opportunity to directly present the potential of your company through a booth and promotional activities during the event
• establishing contacts and talking about direct orders from representatives of the government, local governments of both countries and Ukrainian companies during the event and especially during the evening networking session
• a chance to attract a local Ukrainian partner - essential for entry and presence on the Ukrainian market
• opportunity to present your solutions/products at a special price
• extensive presence of trade and national media
• booths are located at the entrance to the conference rooms - all participants must pass by the booth

Congress 2023 in numbers

• 1200 participants (including representatives of business, local governments, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, NGOs and the media)
• 40 debates
• 100 speakers

The Congress is aimed not only at institutional representatives of both countries, but primarily at the sector of small, medium and large enterprises. Both to entities already operating on the Ukrainian market and to those who want to enter or return to it. It is also addressed to companies providing services in Poland, serving industries that will participate intensively in the modernization of Ukraine.

• The theme of the congress is focused on economic issues. The military aspect appears only in the context of civil defense and dual-use solutions.
• The Program Council of the Congress announces such topics as:
• conditions and tools of government support for companies wishing to operate in the Ukrainian market,
• the economic, legal, insurance and guarantee background of the Ukrainian economy,
• Ukraine's energy security and cooperation with Poland in this area,
• cooperation at the local government level,
• novelty - Ukraine Facility program - EU support for the development of Ukraine's economy, good practices and evaluation of the first implementations of the program,
• training on participation in investment programs of the UN, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In addition to the benefits of funding, cooperation with these institutions builds a company's credibility in the international market.

In addition to speeches and debates, the CONSULTATION ZONE will feature practical, one-on-one meetings with experts, where specific cases from a company's operations will be discussed. Opportunities for dedicated advice and support will be provided by, among others:

• PAIH, which has branches in Kyiv and Lviv and directly looks after Polish companies in Ukraine,
• BGK, PFR Group - new financial tools,
• Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy - grant programs, assistance in filling out applications,
• Union of Polish Metropolises named after Paweł Adamowicz - channels of cooperation between companies and local governments of both countries, support of specific cases,
• National Tax Administration - issues concerning the transportation of goods across the border,
• PKO BP, owner of KredoBank operating in Ukraine - operation in the Ukrainian financial market.

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