On October 24, at Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center, the Partnership of Independents forum was held, organized by the Astarta-Kyiv agricultural holding and the "Ekonomichna Pravda" project. It was attended by more than 200 representatives of small and medium-sized businesses from 7 regions of Ukraine, as well as representatives of the government, local communities and large businesses.
The main goal of the event is to share with Ukrainian entrepreneurs the experience and opportunities for access to financial resources and new markets both in Ukraine and abroad.
The event took place on the third floor of the complex. During the forum, there was a craft products fair from Ukrainian entrepreneurs, where visitors could get acquainted with manufacturers of cheese, meat products, ice cream and other goods.
The main part of the performances took place in the
Convention and Concert Hall. At three discussion panels, participants discussed how society and business can cooperate, create additional economic and social value in difficult times. Forum guests exchanged practical advice and shared their success stories.
Among the speakers of the event:
- Irina Ivanchik – co-founder of the charity fund "Believe in yourself";
- Svitlana Mozgova – Director of HR, Corporate Partnership and Communications at Astarta;
- Sonia Hus – a senior manager at DEG Impulse.
- Tatyana Berezhna – Deputy Minister of Economy;
- Taras Vysotsky – First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy;
- Vyacheslav Chuk – Director of Strategic Marketing and Commercial Activities of Astrat;
- Ekaterina Oleinik – founder of the production of organic peppers "Curly Farmer";
- Lyubov Lysenko – founder of Biobalance;
- Dmytro Kroshka – Chairman of the Ukrainian Agricultural Export Association and co-founder of USPA;
- Anna Liubyma – Director of the Directorate of International Cooperation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
- Gennady Karlinsky – Marketing Director of WOG filling stations network.
Near to the
Convention and Concert Hall, namely in a zone of
conference rooms, which are easily modified according to the format of events, there is a catering area. Here guests had the opportunity to have lunch, chat and exchange impressions and expertise.
The event was organized within the framework of the grant project "Course for Independence," whose partners are Astarta-Kyiv, the Believe in Yourself charity foundation, the German Government – the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German development bank DEG.
Parkovy Team thanks the organizers for holding the event at Parkovy! See you later!
