Conferences and summits: EU-Ukraine Business Summit
EU-Ukraine Business Summit 2025 Date: 10 & 11 April Location: Autoworld, Brussels Event Purpose The EU-Ukraine Business Summit will serve as a platform for deepening Ukraine’s economic integration with the European Union and fostering stronger cooperation and opportunities for European businesses. Co-organised by the European Commission, with the support of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU, Italy, and the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the summit will provide an update on key EU financial instruments and cooperation mechanisms to bolster investment in Ukraine. European industries will join this vital dialogue, contributing to more robust economic cooperation and shaping a future of shared prosperity and partnership between EU and Ukrainian businesses. Speakers Denys Shmyhal - Prime Minister of Ukraine Marta Kos - European Commissioner for Enlargement Antonio Tajani - Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of Italy Adam Szłapka - Minister for the European Union of Poland Gert Jan Koopman - Director General, DG ENEST, European Commission Magda Kopczyńska - Director General, DG MOVE, European Commission Davide la Cecilia - Italian Special Envoy for Ukraine Pawel Kowal - Special Envoy for Poland for Ukraine Reconstruction, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm Teresa Czerwińska - Vice-President, EIB Anna Jarosz-Friis - Director of the Ukraine Service, DG ENEST, European Commission Jakub Boratynski - Director, DG GROW, European Commission Lionel Rapaille - Director for Enlargement and Neighbourhood, EIB Barbara Rambousek - Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD Oleksii Sobolev - First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna - Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Minister of Justice of Ukraine Katarína Mathernová - Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine Volker Oel - Deputy Director-General for Eastern Europe, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Marta Postuła - First Vice-President, BGK Benoit Waltregny - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd's Europe Janusz Władyczak - President and CEO, Kuke Yuriy Ryzhenkov - CEO, Metinvest Holding Victor Martinez - Director, Indra Sistemas Hala Ghandour - Managing Director for Middle East and Eastern Europe, TBI Natalia Butkova-Vitvitska - Board Member, Oschadbank Anna Derevyanko - Executive Director, European Business Association Kate Le Moignic - Director International Relations, Neo-Eco Tiziano Rodolfo Roseto - Chief Regional Officer - Eastern Europe & CEO Bulgaria, Romania & Ukraine, Gi Group Holding Sergio Olivero - Head of Business & Finance Innovation, Energy Center of Politecnico di Torino Jack Parrock - Moderator, EU Reporter Teri Schultz - Moderator, EU/NATO Reporter Mission Statement Our mission is twofold: we aim to bring politics and business together in order to provide them with an opportunity to debate and pursue their common goals, giving a voice to all sides of the debate. The other priority of EBS is to provide European institutions with a platform where they can place their top priorities in the spotlight and advance the development of new pieces of legislation through discussion with a variety of actors and stakeholders. Trust and Partnerships Among other partners: A2A AB InBev Accenture Acumen Public Affairs Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) Ahold Delhaize Airbus Akkanto Amazon AmCham EU Amgen Apple AstraZeneca Avanade Avast AWS Banati Education BASF Bayer BDR Thermea BEUC BMW Group BNP Paris Bas Bosch Termotechnology BP Breakthrough Energy Bristol Myers Squibb Bruegel BusinessEurope Cambre Associates Capgemini Catalunya Trade and Investment Cefic CEPI CEPS Think Tank CGEM Cisco Systems Inc Citigroup Coca-Cola Croplife Europe CSR Europe CureVac De Havilland Digital Europe DOW Chemical Dutch Safety Board EDF EDF Renewables EFPIA eFuel Alliance EIB Electrabel Eli Lilly and Company Enel ENI Enviva EPSON EuroFound European Commission DG HOME
