On 16.10.2025 in Kyiv will be held Kyiv International Economic Forum 2025 - all about the future of Ukrainian economy, industry and energy in a vision of business leaders, government representatives, investors and international experts.
The main topic of the economic forum is Ukraine 2.0: The Power of People.
Kyiv International Economic Forum 2025 Program
16.10.2025, Thursday
08:00 - 09:00 - Registration
09:00 - 10:00 - Grand Opening, Hall A
10:00 - 11:30 - Global Changes, Local Solutions, Hall A
Speakers
Viktor Mykyta - Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis - Minister of Economy and Energy in Latvia (2014), Minister of Education and Science in Latvia (2013-2014)
10:30 - 11:30 - The Financial System of Ukraine 2.0, Hall B
Speakers
Denys Uliutin - Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine
Oleksii Shaban - Deputy Governor of the NBU
Ruslan Magomedov - Chairman of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission
Inga Andreieva - Country Manager, Ukraine and Moldova, Mastercard
Olena Zubchenko - Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at Sense Bank
Larysa Chernyshova - Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board at PrivatBank (Chief Finance Officer)
11:30 - 12:00 - Dialogue with Oksana Zabuzhko, Hall C
Speaker
Oksana Zabuzhko - Ukraine’s leading contemporary author and philosopher
12:00 - 13:00 - The Future Will Be Bright, Hall A
Speaker
Maxim Timchenko - CEO of DTEK, holding company in the energy sector in Ukraine
12:00 - 13:00 - Make Ukraine Industrial Again, Hall B
Speakers
Roksolana Pidlasa - Chairperson of the Committee on Budget in the Parliament of Ukraine
Adomas Audickas - Deputy CEO for Bioenergy at MHP
Oleksandr Vodoviz - Head of the Chief Executive Officer's Office of Metinvest Group
Dmytro Kysylevskyi - Member of Parliament of Ukraine, coordinator of the Made In Ukraine policy in the Parliament of Ukraine
Serhii Voitsekhovskyi - Member of the Directors’ Board of the BGV Group Management
12:00 - 13:30 - Ukrainian Identity: How To Make Ukraine A Dream For Future Generations, Hall C
Speakers
Matvii Bidnyi - Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
Serhiy Kvit - President of National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"
Andrii Zelinskyi - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Veterans Fund
Nataliia Kryvda - Professor at the Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
13:30 - 14:30 - International Business in Ukraine: Growth Potential, Hall B
Speakers
Topi Paananen - CEO of Peikko Group
Maksym Barabash - Managing Director of Philip Morris Ukraine
Thomas Brunner - Cofounder and CEO of Agroplus 2006
Adam Sikorski - President of the Management Board, UNIMOT S.A.
Maryna Pavliuk - General Manager of Glovo Ukraine
14:30 - 15:30 - A New Horizon of Business Responsibility, Hall C
Speakers
Vyacheslav Klymov - Co-owner, Nova Post and Nova group
Ihor Kabuzenko - Managing Partner at Ward Howell Ukraine, Head of the Board at CEO Club Ukraine
Taras Kytsmey - Co-founder, and member of the Board of Directors of SoftServe
Marina Avdyeyeva - Co-owner and Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Arsenal Insurance (one of Ukraine's top seven insurers)
15:00 - 16:00 - Connecting with Global Capital, Hall B
Speakers
Edward Mermelstein - Commissioner for International Affairs for the City of New York (2022-2025)
Iryna Kravchenko - Deputy Head of the EBRD Resident Office in Ukraine
Teymur Taghiyev - Chief of Staff at NEQSOL Holding
Vasyl Danylyak - CEO of OKKO Group of companies
16:00 - 17:00 - Ukraine’s Battle for the Future in the New World Disorder, Hall A
Speakers
George Friedman (online) - Founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures
Mason Clark - National Security Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War
Yehor Cherniev - Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of Ukraine at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
16:00 - 17:00 - Ukraine on the Global Economic Map, Hall C
Speakers
Olena Vovk - Co-owner of biotech company Enzym Group and pet food producer Kormotech
Valentine Hrytsenko - Chief Marketing Officer at Ajax Systems
Viacheslav Lysenko - Shareholder of "Meest"
Vitaliy Suyeta - Chief Products and Resources Officer at Interpipe
16:30 - 17:30 - In People We Trust, Hall B
Speakers
Artur Mikhno - CEO and Co-founder of Work.ua
Serhii Chernenko - Chairman of the Management Board of FUIB
Zoya Lytvyn - Founder of NGO Osvitoria, head of GovTech centre GGTC Kyiv by WEF and Ministry of Digital Transformation
Tymofii Brik - Rector at the Kyiv School of Economics and National coordinator of the European Social Survey in Ukraine
Kyrylo Kryvolap - Managing Partner of Civitta Ukraine, Сo-founder of the Centre for Economic Recovery
Evgeniya Blyznyuk - Sociologist, CEO and Founder of Gradus Research company
17:30 - 18:30 - Protecting Investors, Building Trust, Hall A
Speakers
Ruslan Kravchenko - Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Lesya Karnaukh - Acting Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine
Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi - Director, Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine
Ruslan Shostak - Founder and co-owner of the national retail chains EVA and VARUS, President of Terwin Corporation, founder of the Ruslan Shostak Charitable Foundation
18:00 - 19:00 - Defence Tech: The New Arms Race, Hall B
Speakers
Hanna Hvozdiar - Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine
Dmytro Stryzhov - Founder and Advisory Board Member of SHERIFF Security Holding
Oleksandr Yakovenko - Founder and CEO of TAF Industries
Stanislav Gryshyn - Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Development at General Cherry, a leading Ukrainian drone manufacturer
Ihor Raikov - Head of the Unmanned Systems Service, 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Khartia”
19:00 - 20:00
Closing Panel "The Power of Business", Hall A
Speakers
Kostyantyn Yefymenko - President of the pharmaceutical company Biopharma Plasma
Artem Borodatiuk - Founder of FRACTAL, a group of IT companies
Oleksandr Komarov - CEO of Kyivstar
20:00 - 22:00 - Evening Networking
17.10.2025, Friday
10:00 - 12:00 - Polish Business Breakfast - official side event of the KIEF 2025, Hyatt Regency Kyiv
Speakers:
Piotr Łukaszewicz - Chargé d’Affaires of Poland in Ukraine (TBC)
Yuriy Pyvovarov - CEO, Kyiv International Economic Forum
Andrzej Dycha - Chairman of the Board, Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH)
Adam Sikorski - CEO, UNIMOT S.A.
Registration to Kyiv International Economic Forum 2025 here.
The broadcast of the economic forum will be available in two languages – Ukrainian and English.
Welcome to Kyiv!
Organizers of Kyiv International Economic Forum 2025
KIEF Team
Kyiv
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