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Hon Andres Sutt
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Techno/ogy
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Suu r-Ameerika 1
10122 Taliinn
Estonia
25 May 2022
The Office of the Chairman of the International Trade Council (“ITC’) presents its
compliments to the Offlce of the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information
Technology of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
The International Trade Council (an international non-/obbying, peak-body, chamber of
commerce) and Ukra,nelnvest (the Ukraine Government Investnient Agency under the
Office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine), are jointly organizing the Giobal Economic
Impact Forum on Ukraine to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on the 21 22” July 2022. —
The forum is non-poiitical in nature and aims to address the giobal impact of the war on
Ukraine in the areas of trade, investment, food and energy security, supply chains, and
humanitarian challenges.
The more regional issues around the reconstruction of Ukraine and sociai impact
investing in Ukraine wilI also be addressed. Over 1000 attendees are expected. This
includes an impressive Iist of aiready confirmed government ministers, legislators,
industry organizations and leading CEOs/COOs from across the world.
It would be an honor to invite you to be a SPEAKER at th.s event and to invite
representatives of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to participate
as attendees.
Forum goais:
The goal of the Forum is to bring the international community together: to provide an
insight into the chailenges created by the war in Ukraine, to faciIitate discussion, and
create forward momentum to resoive those challenges that face us ali as a giobal
community. There wiiI be opportunities to connect with decision-makers in government
ministries from Ukraine and abroad, government economic development organizations
and trade agencies, chambers of commerce, and business Ieaders.
The International Trade Council is a non-lobbying, peak-body, chamber of commerce devoted to resolving technical barriers to trade.
Members include national and regional economic development organizations, investment promotion agencies, chambers of commerce,
business associations, and corporations involved in international trade.
Website: www.tradecoundl.org Email: irtfo@tradecouncilorg
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Some of the expected speakers include:
O H.E. YuIia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Minister of Economy of Ukraine
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O Hon. David Arakhamia, Chairman The Servant of the People Political Party Faction in the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
O Hon. Senator Steve Daines, U.S. Senate
O Hon. Senator David WeIIs, Senator, Senate of Canada
O Hon. Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
O Hon. Oleksiy Chernyshov, Minister, Ministry of Communities and Territories Development
O Hon. Mykola Solsky, Minister, Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
O Hon. Mustafa Nayyem, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
O Hon. Yaroslav Demchenkovm Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy of Ukraine
O Hon. Kostiantyn Koshelenko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
O Hon. Inese Vaidere, Member of European Parliament
O Hon. Lansana Kouyate, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea
O Hon. Jovita Neliupsiene, Vice Minister, Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
O Mr. Gennadiy Chyzhykov, President, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
O Mr. Denys Yatsyshyn, Director of Corporate Relations, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)
O Mr. Hasan Demirhan, Vice President Banking, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTDB)
O Mr. Edvins Berzins, President, Ukrainian Logistics Alliance
O Ms. Emma Turos, Managing Director, Canada Ukraine Chamber of Commerce
O Mr. Burak Pehlivan, Chairman of the Board, International Turkish Ukrainian Business
Association
O Ms. Oiga Trofymova, Cluster Manager, Ukrainian Automotive and Mobility Cluster
O Mr. Andriy Zdesenko, CEO & Founder, Biosphere Corporation
O Mr. Ihor Humennyi, President and Co-Owner, UBC Group
O Mr. Nicholas Tymoshchuk, CEO, UFUTURE
O Mr. Vyacheslav Klymov, Co-Founder, Nova Poshta
O Ms. Ana Novik, Head of the Investment Division, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD)
O Mr. Andrii Dligach, CEO, Advanter Group
O Mr. Borys Shestopalov, Co-Founder HD-group, GFS GROUP
O Mr. Bahadir Kaleagasi, President, Bosphorus Institute
O Mr. Edvins Berzins, President, Ukrainian Logistics Alliance
O Mr. Temmuz Yigit Bezmez, Project and Business Development Manager, French Chamber of
Commerce in Turkey
O Mr. Eren Derinkok, Board Member, AmCham Turkey
O Mr. Dmitry Panking, CEO, Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTDB)
O Mr. Eser Özdil, Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic Council, Turkey
O Ms. Olena Shyrokova, Vice Chairman, ICC UAE Commission on Trade & Investment
O Ms. Zeynep Elif Yildizel, Vice President Association of Geological Researchers
O Mr. Cefi Kamhi, Chairman, Energy Council of Foreign Investors
O Andriy Dligach, CEO, Advanter Group, Ukraine
O Alex Kovalenko, Co-owner, UParks, Ukraine
O Borys Shestopalov, Co-owner, UParks, Ukraine
O Mr. Howard Beasey, Partner and Co-Founder, 8° East
O Mr. Bogdan Bogdanov, Executive Director, Invest Buigaria
O Mr. Achim Hartig Managing Director, Germany Trade and Invest
Your voice wiII be important in deciding the future of the giobal economy and to
those other Government Ministers, Legislators and Executives who will be attending
the event. Ifyou cannot attend live atthis event, would you also pease consider sending
a recorded message and/or a representative(s) iri your stead?
Participation would be filmed and an edit wiII be hosted on the Ukrainetnvest and 1TC
VouTube channels. We would work together ahead of time to help you craft your
presentation on one of the themes Iisted in the agenda.
The ITC’s Ioca representatives in Turkey wilI be the key-contact point for the event as
detailed herein:
Mr Sinan Bedir,
ITC Chairperson for Turkey
Email:
[email protected] /
[email protected]
CeI: ÷90 532 363 30 85
Mr Muhammed Dervise,
Speaker Coordinator
Email:
[email protected] CeI: +90 538 575 45 49
Ms Judy Dabbas,
Venue and Event Planning
Email:
[email protected] CeI: +90 539 983 06 30
The website for the event is www.tgeif.org.
The address for Mr Sinan Bedir is: C/O Simet. ilkbahar Mah, Medine Mödafii Cd. No:45,
06550 ankaya/Ankara
The Office of the Chairman of the International Trade Council (‘1TC’) avaUs itself of
this opportunity to renew to Offlce of the Minister of Entrepreneurship and
Information Technology of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications,
the assurances of its highest consideration.
Yourjathully,—-.
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Int national Trade CunciI
Postal: 712 H Street NE #1 110. Washington DC. 20002
Tel: +1 202 869 0988 Fax +1 202 869 1121
Email:
[email protected]
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“Investment Promotion Office”
122 Hrushe’JsKono Ct., Office 148
Kyiv, 0 008, LJk’nne
Phone: ÷38 (098)567 88 99
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Hon Andres Sutt
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Inforrnation Technology
Suur-Ameerika 1
10122 TaNinn Estonia
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May 2022
Dear Hon Minister Sutt
Re: Speaker Reguest
1 am writing to you on behalf of Ukrainelnvest, the Ukrainian Government lnvestment Promotion
Office, with a mandate from the Office of the Prime Mnister of Ukraine to attract and support
foreign direct investment and to heip promote Ukrainian business interests and economic
growth on the giobal stage.
Our work is ali the more vital at this critical time. Both for Ukraine and the world.
The illegal and violent war being waged on our country has been devastating to the Ukrainian
economy, and we are acutely aware of the follow-on consequences, regionally and giobally, for
international suppiy chains, manufactunng inputs, and, ultimately, food security, both at home
and abroad, among countless other concerns.
Since the beginning of the war, various governmental bodies and ministries within Ukraine,
including Ukrainelnvest, have been working with the International Trade Council on a senes of
virtual events to help raise the profile of the important economic issues surrounding the war,
and to bring together the international community in support of both Ukraine and ali allied global
partners across the private and public sectors, with an aim to find new, cooperative solutions
to the new needs emerging as a resuit of this crisis.
We are now in preparations for the ftrst of a series of in-person events to carry this initiative
forward, with an eye toward seeking investors and partners to rebuild our nation and our
capacities for even cioser international cooperation foilowing our victory against the aggressor.
The first event will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on July 21-22, 2022, and wiIl bring together
multiple Heads of State, minister-level decision-makers from across Europe, the United States,
and Asia, Fortune 500 CEOs, iarge and medium-sized investors, and other stakehoiders from
around the world for an intensive 2-day Giobal Economic lmpact Forum on Ukraine.
Additional events in this series are being planned to take place in London, New York, and
elsewhere throughout the second half of 2022.
1 am writing to request your support of these important events, via the International Trade
Councii (1TC), as our main partner and facilitator of this important series of giobal forums. The
ITC is a peak-body, non-governmental organization, which has, since Day 1, been working to
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support Ukrainian and international economic continuity in the face of this unprecedented
assauit on democracy in the 2Ist century.
Specifically, Ukrainelnvest hereby confirms the invitations sent to you by the ITC to speak
at the first of these events, in lstanbul on the 21st 22nd July 2022.
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To that end, please consider this letter to be an introduction to the International Trade Council,
a team member of whom has appended this correspondence to their original outreach to you.
You and your team will be able to carry on ali needed discussions and conversations around
our shared goal of supporting Ukrainian and international economic continuity in the face of
these unprecedented challenges, directly with the ITC and their team via repiy to the original
sender, or by telephone at +1(202) 869 0988.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation, support, and partnership. Siava Ukraini!
Sincerely,
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ITC Contact Person: Ron Nolasco, International Trade Council.
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International Trade Council. tri stan. e vans(ä.thetradecounciI. com / tristanttristane vans. org
Contact person: Ms Oiga Kozyrenko, International Communication Manager, Ukrainelnvest
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ukraineinvest.gov.ua