Agenda
New Europe Venture Contest Kiev Semi-Final December 1st 2011 Simultaneous translation will be provided
09.00
10:00 Registration of participants, welcoming coffee and tea

10:00 Conference opening
Beata Kacprzyk | Warsaw Stock Exchange

10:05 Welcome speech by the PwC representative
10:10 Welcome speech
Armand Pinarbasi | Grant Thornton International

10:10
10:45 Keynote speech:
Raising capital on the WSE regulated market and NewConnect. Opportunity for growth and market exposure.
Beata Kacprzyk | Warsaw Stock Exchange
Emil Stepien | Warsaw Stock Exchange
Kateryna Strapko | Warsaw Stock Exchange

10:45
11:00 Keynote speech:
Getting your company IPO ready.
Olena Volkova | PwC

11:00
11:15 Keynote speech:
Tax structuring for successful IPO.
Slava Vlasov | PwC

11:15
11:30 Coffee break

11:30
12:00 Panel discussion:
Case Studies of Ukrainian companies listed on the WSE
- Milestones on the road to WSE
- Advisors supporting the issuer and their role
- Meetings with the investors and their reaction
- Outcome of the IPO
- Why is it worth getting listed on the WSE
Dmytro Babayev | Agroliga
Artem Kuznetsov | Westa

12:00
12:30 Keynote speech:
Legal challenges preceding listing on the capital market.
Marcin Studniarek | White & Case

12:30
13:00 Keynote speech:
GT advisory services for Capital Market and role of adviser in IPO.
Damian Atroszczak | Grant Thornton Poland
Oleksandr Chalyi | Legis
Armand Pinarbasi | Grant Thornton International

13:00
13:30 Keynote speech:
Ukrainian legal aspects of a successful IPO.
Representative of Asters

13.30 Discussion and closing remarks

13:30
14:30 Lunch break

13:30
15:30 New Europe Venture Contest
Contest will be conducted in English

14:30 Introduction to New Europe Venture Contest. Briefing.

14.30
15:30 Pitch session of New Europe Venture Contest.
Presentations of 5 semi-finalists chosen from applications submitted to the Contest Jury.
Contest Jury:
Olga Belkova | EastLabs.co
Konstantin Golovynsky | Renaissance Group
Karen Oganesyan | Legis
Marcin Studniarek | White & Case
Olena Volkova | PwC
15.30
15:45 Jury and audience voting session.
Announcement of 2 New Europe Venture Contest winners.
15.45
16.00 Conference closing remarks









