We want to express our gratitude to all participants, guests and partners of the Spring Business Forum! We invite you to view interesting moments of the event in photogallery:

Before the Forum. In the foreground Andriy Ryazantsev, Head of the Board of PJSC “Plus Bank”

Director of Tyco Electronics Ukraine Ltd., Martin Potter

Forum opening. Mr. Volodymyr Glaschenkov, Managing Partner of LLC “Legal Company “HD Partners”

Mr. Andriy Sadovyy, Lviv City Mayor

Jean-Patrick Marquet, Director of Municipal Infrastrcuture of Eurpean Bank for Reconstrcution and Development


Vasyl Horbal, Head of Lviv State Regional Administration
"Concern Galnaftogaz" belongs to those of few Ukrainian companies which have concentrated as much as possible on other aspect of crisis - on the possibility, on the chance. We will talk about how could this company, with a head office in Lviv, see the chance in crisis, which namely chances and possibilities it used, and which it did not, with Vitaliy Antonov, the President of Holding, which except "Concern Galnaftogaz" comprises Insurance Company "Universalna" and "Concern Khlibprom".
— In your opinion what is the position of the “Supermarket trading chain “Barvinok” on the Ukrainian market?
— Barvinok is a leading retailer in Western Ukraine.
— The global crisis is widely-known to have an adverse affect on the retail market in Ukraine. What is your prognosis for recovery of this sector? When in your opinion the foreign investors will return to Ukraine and begin to invest?
— We predict retail recovery beginning in 2011. While decisive reforms are key to attracting foreign investors back into the country, a return to economic growth will also help. I would also like to point out that it is possible for specific regions to develop their own reputations vis-a-vis foreign investors.
Summary:
Oleg Petrovsky is an Office Director and a Chairman of Tebodinе Ukraine CFI Lviv office management team. Mr. Petrovsky joined Tebodin Ukraine team in 2002 as a Construction Manager and successfully realized several industrial projects where Tebodin Ukraine was General Designer and Construction Management Company and several Projects where Tebodin Ukraine was also a Designed and Build Company.
— In what way does UkrSibbank prove to restore the trust of its customers?
—The most important thing to gain customer trust is to fulfill taken obligations. UkrSibbank has never had any liquidity problems; it always managed to pay money to those of its customers who were willing to withdraw their deposits. That was really important, especially during the crisis.
Summary
Anatoliy Pokhodzyayev
Anatoliy Pokhodzyayev is the Chairman of Investment Committee of the Leasing Company Universalna Ltd. and has been working for this company since its foundation. Before joining the company Anatoliy worked for different financial institutions and consulting companies. This experience contributed to the successful exploration of the new business area of leasing as the company had to be built from the ground up and needed a strategy for market entering, staff recruitment and training, business processes development.
During the last several years VOLKSBANK PJSC has demonstrated rapid, dynamic development on the market of financial services of Ukraine, it has essentially strengthened its positions and has confirmed the image of the European bank. The Bank is always ready to meet customers and partners half-way, offering them favourable conditions of cooperation by all business directions. We have asked the Chairman of VOLKSBANK PJSC Managing Board Larysa Zahorodnya to share the secrets of such success.
— What are your impressions from participation in Spring Business Forum 2009?
— The Spring 2009 conference offered a valuable exchange of ideas and issues through bringing together a broad range of bankers, developers and investors into property and infrastructure and their counterparts from both national and regional administrative bodies. A over-riding unknown variable at that time was the uncertain position of the Ukrainian and wider global economy and approaching Presidential elections in Ukraine.
— Company Collіers Іnternatіonal has decided to participate in this year Spring Business Forum. Please tell, why did your company made such decision?
— The deferred demand has been formed in Ukraine in 2009, which in case of the further improvement of economic indicators, can already become more active in the second half of 2010. A big number of investors, who have the waiting attitude, already consider more practically the possibility of investment transactions. The basic centers, in which the sale of assets is possible, are, of course, Kyiv, and also cities with population over a million, such as Kharkiv, Donetsk, Odessa, and Lviv.
— For the second time the LEOPOLIS Hotel sponsors the Spring Business Forum. Please tell us why your company has agreed to support this event again?
— Western Ukraine, in particular Lviv, is one of the most attractive regions in Ukraine for investments. During the Spring Business Forum the today’s business conditions and its future prospects of Lviv region are discussed. Leading representatives of European business take part in it. The potential investors can see for themselves the most lucrative business sides of the region.
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