Online Panel Discussion “Ukraine's Path Forward: Reality for Investors in the Context of COVID-19”

The main focus of the Panel Discussion was on:

• Nationwide quarantine exit strategy to support the economy;
• The main focuses of companies' post-COVID-19 business strategies;
• Ukraine’s investment climate, global challenges and threats to investors;
• Improving the legal framework and protection of investors’ rights;
• Ways of deregulation of business in Ukraine;
• Ukraine’s cooperation with international financial institutions and available financial assistance programs.

The following speakers were invited:

• Yakiv Smolii, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
• Oleg Churiy, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
• Yuliya Kovaliv, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
• Alex McWhorter, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Chairman of the Management Board of Citi Ukraine
• Matteo Patrone, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Managing Director, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Jason Pellmar, Regional Manager, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, International Finance Corporation

Welcome remarks: Andy Hunder, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine.

Moderator: Lenna Koszarny, Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, CEO and Founding Partner of Horizon Capital.