Second Annual
   Conference on Ukraine

  Inside Ukraine Today
Featuring:
Ernest Micek, Chairman and CEO, Cardill Inc.
Yuri M. Shcherbak, Ambassador of Ukraine
 
This Conference will be significantly helpful  to businessmen currently operating in Ukraine or who have direct investments in Ukraine.  It is vital to those considering investing in, initiating business operations, or starting export/import trade between, the US and Ukraine. No other Conference provides the variety of insights, the practical experience, and the professional background needed for decision making as is offered by our Conference on Ukraine.

 
Presented by

Ukrainian American Chamber of Commerce
in Cooperation with
The Consulate General of Ukraine
and
Office of International Programs, Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago
 
Wednesday  May 13th, 1998
Gleacher Conference Center, Graduate School of Business
450 North City Front Plaza Drive
Chicago,  Illinois

Program
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