The Forum organizers have defined the goals for the April meeting: determining Ukraine’s status as a reliable economic partner, analyzing expectations and concerns related to investing in this market, and constructing an attractive space for promotion and exchange of business contacts among Forum participants.
Substantive discussions dedicated to the economic cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union, implemented within the framework of the Eastern Partnership project, have been divided into several groups:
- Energy security of Europe and national policies
- Business environment
- Security of economic turnover
- Labor market
- International potential of the Ukrainian economy
- Transport and logistics
- Agriculture
- Finance
- Chemistry
- Metallurgical and steel industry
- Euro 2012 – integration and coordination
- Tourism & SPA
- Polish local governments and Ukrainian regions – investment needs and opportunities versus state policies
- The role of media and pro-European institutions in overcoming the crisis and promoting pro-development programs
The program will be complemented by the “Business without Borders” Cooperation Exchange, individual business meetings between partners from home and abroad.
The Baltic Business Forum will take place from April 22-24, 2009. This unique event will be held simultaneously in two countries – in Germany and in Poland. The co-hosts of the Baltic Business Forum will be some of the most beautiful Baltic resorts – the Polish Świnoujście and the German Heringsdorf, known as the Imperial Spas – Pearls of the Baltic. The organizer is the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce.
More details about the Baltic Business Forum can be found at http://balticbusinessforum.eu/