Adam Smith Conferences are pleased to announce the dates and venue of the 5th annual Ukrainian Investment Summit, which will take place in its traditional London venue next March.

The Summit is now widely recognised as the foremost international investment gathering for Ukraine, bringing together key government officials and the elite of Ukrainian finance and business to meet with their international counterparts. In 2008 the event attracted 750 attendees from 24 countries.

Each year the timing of the Summit ensures that it is a unique source of information and 2009 will be no exception, particularly as it is Presidential Election year.

As always, the Summit takes place over 3 days and will be a mixture of plenary and streamed sessions, panel discussions and debates, VIP and guest ‘out-of-the-box’ speakers and live onstage interviews. Sessions will cover the most topical business issues and the hottest industry sectors, including a Macroeconomic Overview, the Investment Climate, the Impact of WTO Accession, Overcoming The Challenges Of Inflation And The Global Liquidity And Credit Crunch, M&A, IPOs, Capital Markets, Banking, Real Estate, Retail, Metals & Mining & Infrastructure with a focus on Euro-2012 preparations.

Due to popular demand, we will be repeating a number of the features from the last Summit, which delegates found particularly rewarding. They include:

• The innovative SpotMe wireless networking and live polling system, enabling you to locate your key potential partners and also to gather data and gauge opinion in real time mode.
• Global book launch and signing by Anders Åslund. Dr Anders Åslund, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, will be publishing his latest book “How Ukraine became a market economy and democracy” in time for the Summit. Anders will be signing copies of the book for all attendees, which we will provide free of charge.

The annual Adam Smith Ukrainian Investment Summit is renowned for its incomparable networking opportunities – the one date in the year when Ukraine’s political and business elite gather in London to meet with their international counterparts. Watch this space for news of a lively social programme. Highlights already planned include:

• The Welcome Drinks Reception on the evening of Sunday, 8th March. As this coincides with International Womens Day , the event will be appropriately themed and delegates will be encouraged to bring their partners.
• A Black Tie Gala Evening and Awards Ceremony on Monday, 9th March. Due to popular demand, it is planned that the main social function will be black tie and will take place at a prestigious London venue. It will feature an awards ceremony, which will recognise the leaders in the Ukrainian business community.