| 7:45 am |
Registration Desk Opens
There will be coffee, juice and rolls available in the registration
area from 7:45 am until 8:15 am |
| 8:20 am |
Welcome
Program Moderator - Bill Kooser, International Division, Graduate
School of Business University of Chicago
Victor Kyryk, Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago
Ellis Murphy, Ukrainian American Chamber of COmmerce in the Midwest |
| 8:30 am |
"Inside Ukraine Today"
Ernest Micek, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, MN |
| 9:10 am |
Case History Report - What To Do / What Not To Do
Investigating entrepreneurial opportunities in Ukraine. Seeking Small
Business in Ukraine
Pam and Joe Korpella - Hobart, IN |
| 9:30 am |
The Matter of Foreign Exchange
Paul Mokdessi, Kiran Datar, Foreign Exchange Desk, ABN AMRO Bank |
| 10:00 am |
Refreshments |
| 10:20 am |
Introducing Innovative Technology in Agriculture
Pamela Graves-Moore, Director, Federal and Inter-Government Affairs,
Monsanto, Washington, DC |
| 10:40 am |
Opportunities are There. Investing in Machine and Production Tools
Yakov Leshchiner, PhD, President, Metallion, Inc., Kyiv, Ukraine,
and Chicago, IL |
| 11:00 am |
Round Table Discussion, Questions and Answers. Discussion of information
presented with speakers and other attendees.
Moderator, Shawn Levsen, International Trade Specialist, US Department
of Commerce, Washington DC |
| 12:10 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 pm |
Luncheon Presentation
"Inside Ukraine Today"
His Excellency, Yuri M. Shcherbak, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States of America, Washington,
DC |
| 1:40 pm |
Elections, Politics, Economics and all that Jazz
Matt Walther, Publisher, Eastern Economist, Chicago and Kyiv, Ukraine
(invited) |
| 2:20 pm |
Case History Reports - What To Do / What Not To Do
Customer Support from Ukraine: John Derkach, President, Bedford
Distributors, Inc., Chicago, IL
Small Shipment Logistics: Eugene Bej, Trident Trade Group, Warren,
MI |
| 2:50 pm |
Refreshments |
| 3:10 pm |
The Matter of Taxes
Arthur George, Partner, Baker-McKenzie, International Law Firm,
offices in both Chicago and Kyiv |
| 3:30 pm |
The Rule of Law is Coming - American Bar Association Central and East
European Law Initiative
Scott Boylan, Director, Ukrainian Judicial Reform Project, Washington
DC |
| 3:50 pm |
Round Table Discussion. Questions and Answers. Opportunity for discussion
of information presented with and by speakers and other attendees
Moderator, Shawn Levsen, International Trade Specialist, Department
of Commerce, Washington DC |
| 5:00 pm |
Attendees and presenters are invited to join together in a reception
and networking opportunity |
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