Lead sponsor

XXI Century Investments is one of Ukraine's leading real estate investment, development and property management companies. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market in December 2005 and raised US$139 million for investment and development of real estate projects in Ukraine. Since listing, the market capitalization of the Company increased by 135% from US$388 million to US$911 at the end of July 2007.

XXI Century currently has 57 real estate projects under development throughout Ukraine, representing about 6 million sq.m. across five sectors comprising hotels, offices, shopping centres, warehouses and residential complexes.

In view of the Company's continued dynamic evolution and forward looking vision to maintain its leading role in Ukraine's real estate market, XXI Century is launching its new corporate brand in September which will be unveiled at the Financial Times Ukraine Capital Markets Forum.

For general enquiries please tel: +380 44 2000 457

For more information visit: www.21.com.ua

Associate Sponsor

Established in 1929 Gorlovka Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant (known as Stirol) has become a major producer of mineral fertilisers producing one third of Ukraine’s supply and 3% of ammonia worldwide.

 

In 1996 its success was recognised by the domestic chemical company and a pharmaceutical plant was built on site. As a result, Stirol has successfully started production of medicinal preparations and the focus has turned from a chemical company into a chemical-pharmaceutical one. Nowadays StirolBioPharm Company makes 50 different medicines. Stirol is also the biggest producer of polymer and construction materials in Ukraine.

 

For more information, contact: Tel: Head Office: +380 6242 78 162 Kiev Office: +380 44 531 9815 or visit www.stirol.net

Lunch Sponsor

UFC Capital is the top Ukrainian Broker specializing in the unique highly profitable niche of the local small and mid cap securities and one of the top 20 Ukrainian investment firms in terms of trading turnover. We accomplished this by having created the most talented, qualified and experienced team and a flawless company infrastructure. Our analytical center is competent to find and suggest the freshest and truly uncommon ideas 80% out of which have appeared to be the most successful on the market having given our clients the biggest returns on their investments.Our extensive partnership network of Ukrainian, Russian and International banks and financial institutions allows us to originate, negotiate and complete transactions in a discreet, effective and highly disciplined manner on behalf of our local and International clients.
Tel: +380 (44) 585 26 73, Fax:+380 (44) 585 26 74

For more information visit: www.ufc-capital.com

Cocktail Sponsor

Dragon Capital is Ukraine's largest securities brokerage, investment banking, private equity and asset management firm offering a comprehensive range of services to institutional, corporate and private clients. The bank is an independent partnership of financial industry professionals with more than 10 years of experience in CEE markets. Dragon Capital has been the largest broker on the domestic stock market since start-up in 2000 and, in particular, has accounted for 32% of total stock turnover on the PFTS, Ukraine's leading exchange, since 2006. Dragon's investment banking division has completed 15 IPOs and private placements for Ukrainian companies since 2006, raising $1bn. In addition, the bank has helped local corporates attract nearly $500m in debt. Financial magazine Euromoney has recognized Dragon Capital as the Best Equity House in Ukraine in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, or in each of the five years that this accolade has been awarded.

For more information visit: www.dragon-capital.com

Official Airline

Ukraine International Airlines is Ukraine’s leading international carrier founded in 1992.

UIA was one of the first businesses in Ukraine to attract foreign investment.

UIA was the first airline in CIS to introduce Boeing 737 aircraft. The fleet now consists of 15 airplanes. The Airline links Ukraine with almost 3000 destinations worldwide operating direct scheduled flights to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Kuwait, Milan, Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Lisbon, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Helsinki, Dubai, Tbilisi and has more than 40 representative offices in Ukraine and abroad and UIA sales network covers 70 countries worldwide.

The shareholdings in Ukraine International Airlines are as follows: State Property Fund of Ukraine - 61.6%, Austrian Airlines - 22.5%, Aer Cap - 6% and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 9.9%.

For more information visit: www.flyuia.com

Delegate Badge Sponsor

Concorde Capital is a full service investment bank operating on the Ukrainian, Russian and CIS markets. In 2007 Concorde Capital’s analytical team was recognized as the Top Team covering Ukraine by Thomson Extel's Pan European Survey. Senior Analyst Alexander Paraschiy was recognized as the Leading Pan-European Investment Analyst – European Emerging Markets. Concorde Capital is a leader when it comes to private placements and M&A deals. Concorde Capital’s sale of a stake in Electron Bank to Volksbank International AG was named the Best Ukrainian M&A deal of the year 2007 by the Adam Smith Institute. Concorde Capital’s strategy is to create the maximum value for our clients using capital market instruments.

For more information visit: www.con-cap.com

Refreshment Break Sponsor

Millennium Capital is one of the largest investment banks in Ukraine, operating since the year 2000.

Millennium Capital provides stock brokerage and securities trading services to local and foreign institutional and private investors. Millennium Capital equity research team is one of the largest in Ukraine and is comprised of qualified professionals who provide coverage of major companies in the key sectors of the Ukrainian economy. Millennium Capital advise Ukrainian companies on private placements, IPO’s and other integrated investment banking services. It also offers merger and acquisition advisory, asset management and real estate services to its clients.

Tel: +380 44 490 2075

For more information visit: www.mcapital.com.ua

Supporting Organisation

Templeton Thorp is the definitive market specialist for all forms of information, intelligence and due diligence on the former Soviet Union,
C&E Europe and SE Europe.

Founded in 2002, and with offices in London, Russia and Central Europe, Templeton Thorp has quickly expanded from its original due diligence and business intelligence services to include sophisticated information and intelligence products which are popular with corporate clients in all sectors.

Features of the TT TOTAL INTELLIGENCE service include unique 24/7 coverage in English and Russian of 29 countries, 26 sectors, and hundreds of companies, politicians, oligarchs and businessmen, ensuring that its clients keep ahead of their competition. TT TOTAL INTELLIGENCE services are available both online and by email.

In 2005, Templeton Thorp established its sister company TT Infotek (www.tt-infotek.com), providing a wide range of IT services including custom software development, the refactoring of legacy software and IT consultancy.

For more information about Templeton Thorp, please visit: www.templetonthorp.com

Supporting Organisation

European Business Association

For more information visit: www.eba.com.ua

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