Switzerland-Ukraine Business Roundtable
“Ukraine: Brain Bank and Bread Basket”
Organized by the Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-CIS/Georgia (JCC)
in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine
January 17, 2017
Zunfthaus zur Schmiden
Marktgasse 20
Zurich, Switzerland
13:30 – 14:00
Registration and Coffee
14:00 – 14:15
Welcome Statements
Dorit Sallis, Managing Director, Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-CIS (JCC)
Guillaume Scheurer, Ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine
14:15 – 14:35
Top Achievements of the Ukrainian Reform Process and the 2017 Reform Roadmap
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and EuroAtlantic Integration
14:35 – 15:00
The Struggle Between Old and New Ukraine: Rebranding Ukraine as a Market of the
21st Century
Daniel Bilak, Director, UkraineInvest, Chief Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister of
Ukraine
15:00 – 15:20
Investment Opportunities in Ukraine’s most Attractive Sectors
Brian Best, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Dragon Capital
15:20 – 15:40
Investing in Ukrainian Mid-Cap Companies: Challenges and Opportunities
Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner, CEO, Horizon Capital
15:40 – 16:00
Ukrainian Agriculture and its Role in Global Food Security
John Shmorhun, CEO, AgroGeneration
16:00 – 16:20
Why IT is the most Attractive Sector for Investment in Ukraine?
Andriy Kolodyuk, Chairman, Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
16:20 – 16:45
Discussion & Conclusions
16:45 – 18:00
Networking Reception
REGISTRATION: If you wish to participate in the Roundtable it is mandatory to register online at
www.jointchambers.ch under Switzerland-Ukraine Business Roundtable. The registration deadline is January 15, 2017.
JCC Member – CHF 70
Non-Member – CHF 150
Payment must be made in cash at the entrance to the event. You will get a receipt upon payment. There will be a full
no-show charge for registered participants who do not attend. Substitutes can be sent at no additional cost.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze has been Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and EuroAtlantic integration since April 2016. Prior to her current position, she was a member of the
Ukrainian Parliament, serving as First Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee and
leading Ukraine’s Parliamentary Delegation to NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly from 2014. Since
mid-2011, she has headed Yalta European Strategy, an independent international network
promoting the development of fair, democratic and prosperous Ukraine and supporting reforms
necessary for Ukraine’s European integration. From 2002 to 2007, she worked as a correspondent
for BBC Radio’s Ukrainian Service in the USA and Caucasus.
Daniel Bilak
Director, UkraineInvest
Chief Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine
Daniel Bilak has been Chief Investment Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine and Director of
Ukraine Investment Promotion Office (IPO) by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine since November
2016. Daniel leads the IPO, with a mission to attract investment into Ukraine through outreach to
and collaboration with investors seeking to enter the Ukrainian market, thereby contributing the
development of a strong and independent private business sector and Ukraine’s economic growth.
A Canadian-qualified lawyer, Daniel has over 25 years of experience working in the private and
public sectors in Ukraine, advising major international and Ukrainian clients in the energy,
agribusiness, infrastructure and technology sectors, regarding investment and regulatory issues in
Ukraine and the region.
Brian Best
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Dragon Capital www.dragon-capital.com
Brian Best manages the investment banking department at Dragon Capital. Brian joined the
company at the start of 2006 after heading his own corporate finance firm, Rubicon Capital. Prior
to starting his career in investment banking, Brian spent six years as a Director with one of
Ukraine’s largest private equity funds, where he managed investment projects in the
telecommunications, media, technology and FMCG sectors. Brian has over 20 years of investment
banking and private equity experience.
Lenna Koszarny
Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Horizon Capital www.horizoncapital.com.ua
Lenna Koszarny is Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Capital. Horizon Capital
manages three funds focused on Ukraine and the near region with over $600 million under
management. Ms. Koszarny serves on the board of several of Horizon Capital’s portfolio
companies. Ms. Koszarny is a Board member of the American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in
Ukraine, an organization that unites over 600 members. She is also a Board member of Ukrainian
Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA), an industry association that is a member
organization of Invest Europe.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS (Cont.)
John Shmorhun
Member of the Board of Directors, CEO
AgroGeneration www. agrogeneration.com
John Shmorhun is a former DuPont executive who has worked in Ukraine and Russia for more than 18 years,
managing DuPont’s agricultural businesses in the region. As Director, he was in charge of operations in
Russia, Ukraine, and the CIS countries for eight years. Mr. Shmorhun has served on many boards, including
the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, DuPont Khimprom CJSC, and DuPont Russian Coatings CJSC.
Since 2010, John Shmorhun was the President of Harmelia, a portfolio company of SigmaBleyzer. Mr.
Shmorhun is CEO of AgroGeneration.
Andriy Kolodyuk
Chairman of Supervisory Board
Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association www.uvca.eu
Andriy Kolodyuk is a serial entrepreneur and venture capital investor, founder and managing
partner of AVentures Capital. He started his entrepreneurial career in New York in 1992 and
eventually founded and built over 10 companies in IT, telecom, internet and media with $1 billion
total revenues. In 2008 he founded Divan.TV, one of the pioneers of TV streaming OTT service
available in 200 countries worldwide. In 2012, Andriy launched AVentures Capital, a fund focused
on early stage IT and web-related projects focused on global market with technology teams based
in Ukraine and the CEE. In August 2014, he initiated the UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital and
Private Equity Association). Andriy has been a Young Global Leader (from Ukraine) of the World
Economic Forum since 2008.