The Ukrainian-British City Club (UBCC) and Olswang present a half-day conference Investment Opportunities in Ukraine: Focus on Real Estate
Investment Opportunities in Ukraine: Focus on Real Estate
Location: 90 High Holborn, London WC1V 6XX
Tuesday 22 May 2007
London, UK
Speakers include:
Andriy Apostol – Partner – Prodexim Group
Alex Frishberg – Partner – Frishberg & Partners
Yuri Nartov – Managing Director – Colliers International
Alex Podell – Partner – 1849 PLC
Saydam Salaheddin – Director, European Real Estate Investment Banking – Credit Suisse
Eleni Skordaki – Partner, Real Estate Finance – Olswang
Olexandr Tarabukhin – Sales Director – On-Line Capital
Yaroslav Voitko – Trade Attache – Trade Mission of Ukraine in the United Kingdom
Programme
14:00 Registration and coffee
14:30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Session 1: Real Estate Investment in Ukraine: pros and cons
- Ukrainian Real Estate: who are the investors, how the potential returns compare to other emerging markets?
- View from the City: outlook on real estate investment in Ukraine, and what types of real estate are best to invest into? What is investors’ confidence in the Ukrainian real estate market?
- View from the existing Western investor: what are the major problems of entering the Ukrainian real estate market? What are the main tips to make the entry easier? What are the risks vs rewards?
- Financing investment in the Ukrainian Real Estate: pitfalls and how to overcome them
Questions from the floor followed by panel discussion
16:00 Afternoon coffee and networking break
16:30 Session 2: Ukrainian Real Estate Market: meet the local players
- Doing business in Ukraine: strategies and calculating the risk. Is there a difference in perception of the “risk management” between Ukraine and the West? How to assess the project feasibility? How to identify a reliable local partner?
- Presentations from the regional Ukrainian developers: local partners, regional specifics of real estate and investment opportunities on offer.
Questions from the floor
17:50 Chairman’s summarising remarks and close of the conference.
18:00 Concluding drinks reception
The conference will be in English, without translation.
Indemnity : It may be necessary, for reasons beyond the control of the organisers, to change the content or timing of the programme, the speakers or the venue.
Admission is by invitation only.
Cost of attending the event:
UBCC members: free
Non-members: 49 GBP per person
Please respond to info@ubcc.co.uk or by post to the Ukrainian-British City Club at 90 High Holborn, London WC1V 6XX if you would like to attend this event. If you are a non-member, please indicate whether you require an invoice.
Any non-members who join the UBCC before 12 May 2007 will be entitled to attend this event free of charge.