December 12, 2025 • Parkovy Congress Center | Kyiv

HOW UKRAINE WILL FUND ITSELF NEXT YEAR

The focus was on the how Ukraine will handle its public financing deficit while also attracting the necessary private capital to keep the economy running. In our keynote addresses, two of Ukraine's top government officials discussed the expectation of receiving for financing from Europe via the Reparations Loan, while touching on other core macroeconomic indicators next year.

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Speakers

Yannis Kyriakopoulos

Chairman of the Management Board, Piraeus Bank Ukraine

Wesley Jordan

Chief Executive Officer, VisionFund Ukraine

Ruslan Spivak

Director: Institutional Clients, Investment Banking & Strategy, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

Volodymyr Lepushynskyi

Volodymyr Lepushynskyi Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine

Vyacheslav Andriyko

CEO Willis Towers Watson Ukraine

Olexandr Kava

Deputy Minister of Finance

Viktoriia Kovalenko

Relief Coordination Centre (NGO)

Andrew Pryma

UBN Group Founder

Mark McNamee

Co-Founder/Owner, Ukraine Business News (UBN) Network

Yannis Kyriakopoulos

Chairman of the Management Board, Piraeus Bank Ukraine

Wesley Jordan

Chief Executive Officer, VisionFund Ukraine

Ruslan Spivak

Director: Institutional Clients, Investment Banking & Strategy, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

Volodymyr Lepushynskyi

Volodymyr Lepushynskyi Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine

Vyacheslav Andriyko

CEO Willis Towers Watson Ukraine

Olexandr Kava

Deputy Minister of Finance

Viktoriia Kovalenko

Relief Coordination Centre (NGO)

Andrew Pryma

UBN Group Founder

Mark McNamee

Co-Founder/Owner, Ukraine Business News (UBN) Network

Schedule of the event

  • 14:00

    Registration

    Coffee & Networking

  • 14:30

    Welcome & Introductions

    - Andrew Pryma, UBN Group Founder

  • 14:40

    UBN Geopolitical & Macroeconomic Outlook

    - Mark McNamee, UBN Network Co-Founder

  • 15:10

    Keynote Address: Ukraine’s Financial Outlook for 2026

    - Volodymyr Lepushynskyi, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine

    - Olexandr Kava, Deputy Minister of Finance

    ● How can the government help facilitate investment?

    ● How are businesses preparing for a potential opening of the market?

    ● What is the latest with war risk insurance?

  • 15:40

    Panel Discussion: Public & Private Financing Next Year

    - Yannis Kyriakopoulos, Chairman of the Management Board, Piraeus Bank Ukraine

    - Wesley Jordan, CEO of VisionFund Ukraine

    - Ruslan Spivak, Ph.D., Director: Institutional Clients, Investment Banking & Strategy, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

    - Vyacheslav Andriyko, CEO Willis Towers Watson Ukraine

    ● Will the public and private capital start to come?

    ● What are the latest lending trends?

    ● What trends are we seeing in defense tech financing?

    ● Which sectors are the most opportunistic?

    ● What are the latest developments with war risk insurance?

  • 16:30

    NGO Spotlight: Relief Coordination Center Presentation

    ● Evacuation and Support for Frontline Communities

  • 16:45

    Networking Reception

    Drinks by Restless Pony & Networking

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