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Wednesday 8 October 2008 One Great George Street, London SW1
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Agenda

Wednesday, 8th October 2008

08:30
Registration and Morning Refreshments

09:00
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Philip Alexander, Finance Editor, The Banker

OPENING ADDRESS
09:10
Opening Address from the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK
H.E. Ihor Kharchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
09:20
The Situation Today and the Development Prospects of the Ukrainian Securities Market
Anatolii Baliuk, President, Commission on Securities and Stock Markets

09:50
Ukraine: Opportunity Knocks
  • Politics as short term noise – why medium term picture remains positive for economy
  • Medium term investment opportunities – for those who believe in fundamentals
  • Sectors overview: banks, agriculture, and consumer retail
  • Financial market infrastructure: requirements for institutional strengthening
Gregory Gurtovoy, Managing Director and CEO, Renaissance Capital

10:20
Q&A

10:30
Coffee Break

10:50
Panel Framer: When the Fundamentals Converge to “Buy”
  • Timing for investors: when is a good entry point back to Ukraine?
  • Increasing the visibility, attractiveness and access to Ukrainian securities
  • Key investor issues: increasing efficiency and liquidity of the Ukrainian capital markets
  • IPO outlook for the next two years
Mikhail Dorfman, CEO, UFC Capital-Antanta PioGlobal

PANEL SESSION
11:20
Ukrainian Stock Market Tendencies
  • Where does the Ukrainian market and investor interest focus?
  • The demand for a reliable and well functioning post-trade model
  • Plans to review and redesign the Ukrainian stock market and depository systems
  • Looking into Ukrainian equities risk premium
Moderator:
Philip Alexander, Finance Editor, The Banker

Panelists:
Gavin MacKay, Head of IR and CCs, Ferrexpo

Nick Piazza, Head of Ukraine Sales, Galt & Taggart Securities

Graham Marshall, Vice President, The Bank of New York Mellon

Sergey Evlanchik, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Ukrproduct Group Ltd

12:20
Considerations for Ukrainian IPOs and Eurobond Offerings
  • Structuring of Ukrainian IPOs and eurobond offerings - key legal issues
  • Disclosure and listing requirements - selected issues
  • Practical experience from recent transactions
Carter Brod, Partner, Banking & Capital Markets Practice, White & Case LLP

12:50
Q&A

13:00
Lunch

14:00
Investing in the Ukrainian Real Estate Market
  • How to gaining exposure to this fast-growing market promising superb returns?
  • Unveiling foreign investors’ investment plans
  • Joint ventures and forward finance deals as more diversified strategies
  • Where are the income producing investment grade properties?
  • First structured investment vehicles: real estate funds
  • An overview of the mortgage market’s potential
Peter Haydon, CEO, Haydon Investments

14:30
Ukrainian Outward Investment Opportunities
  • Eyeing a role on the world equity and venture capital markets
  • Taking equity stakes as portfolio investments
  • Credit crunch generates attractive investment opportunities for the cash rich Ukrainian investment groups
Fabien Pictet, Group Chairman and Head of Private Equity, Fabien Pictet

15:00
Q&A

15:10
Coffee Break

PANEL SESSION
15:30
Current Trends and Future Growth Prospects for Ukrainian Capital Markets
  • Key trends in raising equity capital for Ukrainian corporates; and
  • The role of derivatives and equity-linked instruments in the growth of Ukrainian capital markets
  • What are the future range of capital markets opportunities e.g. private placements and private equity
  • Securities portfolio management in bear market conditions: hints and tips on constructing the right investment portfolio
  • The perception of Ukraine's credit risk by market participants and scope for its evolution in the medium term
Moderator:
Michael Boardman, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, Nomura International plc

Panelists:
Sebastian Lawson, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Dmitri Shemetilo, Director, Argo Capital Management

Mykola Stetsenko, Partner, Baker & McKenzie CIS

Oleg Girko, Director, Futures & Option, J.P. Morgan

Sergei Voloboev, Director, Emerging Market Economics Research Group, Credit Suisse

16:30
Capitalising on the Potential of Forthcoming Infrastructure Projects
  • Government incentives for the hotel development sector
  • Hospital, road, public transport, stadium and airport construction and modernisation projects in light of hosting the 2012 European Football Championship
  • Greenfield manufacturing investments
Marina Usenko, Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle

17:00
Q&A

17:10
Chairman’s Closing Remarks

17:15
End of Conference


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