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II Ukraine
Financing
Forum

Unlocking International Opportunities

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20 May 2026

Full-day forum
Networking reception

Central Kyiv

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About the Forum

II Ukraine Financing Forum 2026, a high-level gathering of international financial institutions, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, international banks, and leading Ukrainian corporates focused on financing Ukraine’s economic recovery and growth.

The forum will bring together senior decision-makers involved in structuring capital flows into Ukraine – from IFI programmes and ECA facilities to private equity, infrastructure finance, and defencerelated
investments.

Alongside representatives of global financial institutions and major Ukrainian companies, the forum will also include senior representatives of the Government of Ukraine responsible for economic policy, financial regulation, and investment promotion.

The discussion will focus on a central question: How is capital actually deployed into Ukraine today – and what must change for larger-scale investment to follow?

Why attend

01
Access to IFIs, DFIs, ECAs and banks
02
Practical financing tools already used in Ukraine
03
Direct dialogue with decision-makers
04
Sector-focused opportunities (energy, defence, infrastructure)

Who should
attend

Ukrainian corporates

Banks & financial institutions

IFIs / DFIs / ECAs

Investors / funds

Government / policymakers

Programme

9:00 –10:00

Registration and arrival networking

10:00 – 11:45
Block 1
CAPITAL ARCHITECTURE

Panel 1 – Ukraine 2026: what has changed for capital?
A calibration session bringing together IFI, advisory, government investment promotion, and large private capital perspectives to align the room on what has genuinely shifted for investors in Ukraine since 2022.

Andy Hunder (Moderator) President, American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
Alejandro Alvarez de la Campa Country Manager for Ukraine, IFC, World Bank Group
Oleksandr Kravchenko Managing Partner Ukraine, McKinsey
Maryna Khlystun Executive Director, UkraineInvest
Volodymyr Lavrenchuk Country Manager, NEQSOL Holding Ukraine
10:00 –10:45
Panel 2 – The recovery finance stack: who finances what?
The flagship multilaterals, a Nordic DFI, Poland's state development bank, and the European Commission map the full architecture of institutional capital currently flowing into Ukraine.

Anton Korobeynikov (Moderator) Partner, Sayenko Kharenko
Gabriel Blanc Team Leader, Reconstruction of Ukraine Working Group, DG ENEST, European Commission
Lesya Kuzmenko Deputy Head Ukraine, EBRD
Vyacheslav Ovechkin Loan Officer, Private Sector and Blending Unit, Ukraine Investment Team, EIB
Olena Smyrnova Head of Regional Office Ukraine, Swedfund
Karol Tofil Head of International Business and Partnerships Office, BGK
10:45 – 11:45

11:45– 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 – 13:30
Block 2
DEAL MECHANICS

Panel 3 – Making the Deal Work: How International Capital Reaches Ukraine
A practitioner panel covering the Ukraine Investment Framework, URIF and US bilateral DFI tools, blended finance structures, a live cross-border ECA case, and the Ukrainian state bank on-lending channel.

Anton Korobeynikov (Moderator) Partner, Sayenko Kharenko
Sergiy Tsarelung General Director, Alvarez & Marsal Ukraine
Oleksii Parkhomchuk Investment Director, Impact Fund Denmark
Viktoriia Masna Member of the Management Board, Head of IFI Programs Department, Ukreximbank
Yurii Voievoda Director of Investment Business, Bank Pivdenny
Yulia Vitka Head of International and State Programs for Business, PrivatBank
12:00 – 12:45
Panel 4 – Capital into Ukrainian banking: privatisation and private acquisition
A practitioner roundtable covering state bank privatisation, private banking consolidation, NBU licensing requirements, and European commercial bank experience of investing in the Ukrainian banking sector.

Rostyslav Dyuk (Moderator) Chairman of the Board, UAFIC
Jeanne Robles Policy Officer, Ukraine Service, DG ENEST, European Commission
Sergiy Popenko Chairman of the Board, TAS Asset Management
Daria Sofina Director, Licensing Department, National Bank of Ukraine
Dmytro Vasylyna Director of Financial Policy Department, Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
Vitalii Kucher Board Member, Chief Financial Officer, Crédit Agricole Ukraine
12:45 – 13:30

13:30 – 14:30

Networking lunch

14:30 – 16:30
Block 3
PRIVATE CAPITAL
AND FRONTIER

Deal showcase
A live pitch of Universal Bank's subordinated debt opportunity, targeting institutional investors seeking fixed-income exposure to the Ukrainian banking sector.

Iryna Starominska Chief Executive Officer, Universal Bank
14:30 – 14:45
Panel 5 – Private equity and growth capital
The panel opens with live fund vehicles totalling over €1.5 billion in active commitments across Ukrainian infrastructure and real assets, then closes with a Rothschild-moderated fireside on Kyivstar's IPO-readiness as the capstone equity case of the day.

Oleksandr Nikolaichyk (Moderator) Partner, Sayenko Kharenko
Charles-Antoine de Crombrugghe Policy Officer, DG ENEST, European Commission
Anastasiia Andriievska Investment Manager, Norfund
Eugene Baranov Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Dragon Capital
Andriy Nosok Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, Dragon Capital
Denys Sychkov Principal, Horizon Capital
14:45 – 15:25
FIRESIDE INTERVIEW
Giovanni Salvetti (Interviewer) Partner, Head of the CIS region, Rothschild & Co
Oleksandr Komarov Chief Executive Officer, Kyivstar
15:25 – 15:45
Panel 6 – Defence and dual-use: financing models and investment landscape
Moderated from the inside by Ukraine's government defence accelerator, this panel covers financing mandates, fund and VC capital models, and a manufacturer's perspective on navigating the defence-tech investment landscape.

Andrii Hrytseniuk (Moderator) Head of Brave1
Kaare Stamer Andreasen Finance Director, EIFO & Counsellor, Embassy of Denmark to Ukraine
Roman Sulzhyk Founding Partner, Resist.UA
Denys Gurak Co-founder & COO\CIO at MITS Capital
15:45 – 16:30

16:30 – 16:45

Coffee break

16:45 – 17:30
Block 4
SECTOR DEEP-DIVE

Breakout session – Energy, grids and resilience
A practitioner-level deep-dive into what is financeable in Ukrainian energy today, covering the full investment chain from renewables and distributed generation to hydrocarbons, grid infrastructure, and green finance intermediation.

Kateryna Polyakova (Moderator) Senior Expert in Investments, Reform Support Team, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Charles-Antoine de Crombrugghe Policy Officer, DG ENEST, European Commission
Peder Anker Larsen Associate Director, EIFO
Serhii Kravchuk Director, KNESS
Polina Korchak Head of Finance, DTEK Renewables
Denys Kudin Director of Corporate Strategy and Development, Ukrnafta
Maya Ganelina Head of External Relations, Ukrgasbank
16:45 – 17:30

17:30 – 18:00

Networking and pre-reception drinks

18:00 – 20:00

Festive evening reception
A celebratory close to the day, dedicated to Ukraine's Banker's Day

Speakers

Keynote speaker

Gabriel Blanc

Team Leader, Reconstruction of Ukraine WG, DG ENEST, European Commission
Keynote speaker

Charles-Antoine de Crombrugghe

Policy Officer, DG ENEST, European Commission
Keynote speaker

Jeanne Robles

Policy Officer, Ukraine Service, DG ENEST, European Commission

Alejandro Alvarez de la Campa

Country Manager for Ukraine, IFC, World Bank Group

Anastasiia Andriievska

Investment Manager, Ukraine Investment Fund, Norfund

Andrii Hrytseniuk

Head of Brave1

Andriy Nosok

Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, Dragon Capital

Andy Hunder

President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine

Anton Korobeynikov

Partner, Sayenko Kharenko

Denys Gurak

Co-founder & COO\CIO at MITS Capital

Denys Sychkov

Principal, Horizon Capital

Dmytro Riabikin

Counsel, Sayenko Kharenko

Dmytro Vasylyna

Director of Financial Policy Department, Ministry of Finance

Giovanni Salvetti

Partner, Head of the CIS region, Rothschild & Co

Eugene Baranov

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Dragon Capital

Iryna Starominska

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Bank

Kaare Stamer Andreasen

Finance Director at EIFO & Counsellor at Embassy of Denmark to Ukraine

Kateryna Polyakova

Senior Expert in Investments, Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine

Karol Tofil

Head of International Business and Partnerships Office, BGK

Lesya Kuzmenko

Deputy Head Ukraine for Corporate sector, EBRD

Maryna Khlystun

Executive Director, UkraineInvest

Maya Ganelina

Head of the External Relations, UGB (Ukrgasbank)

Oleksandr Komarov

Chief Executive Officer, Kyivstar

Oleksandr Kravchenko

Managing Partner for Ukraine, McKinsey & Company

Oleksandr Nikolaichyk

Partner, Sayenko Kharenko

Oleksii Parkhomchuk

Investment Director, Impact Fund Denmark

Olena Smyrnova

Head of Regional Office, Ukraine, Swedfund

Peder Anker Larsen

Associate Director, EIFO

Polina Korchak

Head of Finance, DTEK RENEWABLES

Roman Sulzhyk

Founding Partner, Resist.UA

Rostyslav Dyuk

Chairman of the Board, UAFIC

Sergiy Popenko

Chairman of the Board, TAS Asset Management

Serhii Kravchuk

Director of Trading and Electricity Supply, KNESS

Sergiy Tsarelung

General Director, Alvarez & Marsal Ukraine

Valeria Kushnerchuk

Executive Director, Diia.City Union

Vyacheslav Ovechkin

Loan Officer, Private Sector & Blending Unit, Ukraine Investment Team, EIB

Viktoriia Masna

Member of the Management Board, Ukreximbank

Vitalii Kucher

Board Member, Chief Financial Officer, Crédit Agricole Ukraine

Volodymyr Lavrenchuk

Country Manager, NEQSOL Holding Ukraine office

Yulia Vitka

Head of International and State Programs for Business, PrivatBank

Yurii Voievoda

Director of Investment Business, Bank Pivdenny

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If you would like to contribute your perspective, we would be glad to hear from you.

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Partnership opportunities

We are open to partnerships with organisations involved in financing and investment in Ukraine.

Get in touch to explore available formats and collaboration options.

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2025 Forum Highlights

The inaugural Ukraine Financing Forum brought together over 100 representatives of Ukrainian businesses, international financial institutions, banks, state-owned companies and foreign embassies.

The forum served as a practical platform for dialogue between Ukrainian corporates and key players in the international financing ecosystem – including IFIs, DFIs and ECAs.

Discussions highlighted a growing interest from international investors in Ukrainian projects, with increasing attention to both debt and equity financing, as well as the availability of specialised financing facilities and advisory programmes.

An important takeaway was the evolving role of foreign embassies and their economic departments in facilitating connections between Ukrainian businesses and international partners.