Chairman of the Board,
German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Honorary President,
UkrAVTO Corporation
Head, Committee for Economic Development,
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Chief Executive Officer,
UkrOboronProm
Head,
State Customs Service of Ukraine
Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade & Agriculture of Ukraine
– Trade Representative of Ukraine
Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
Eurocar
Executive Director,
UkraineInvest
President,
UkrAutoprom
President,
Etalon Corporation
Chairman of the Board,
ZAZ
Principal, Automotive,
Roland Berger
Head of Government & External Relations,
Eurocar
Operations Director,
Yazaki Europe
Country Manager,
CAT Cargo Logistics Ukraine
Chief Operational Officer,
SE Bordnetze-Ukraine
President,
Ukrainian League of Industrialists & Entrepreneurs
Deputy CEO, Quality,
Spheros-Electron
Principal Banker,
EBRD
Director,
Quality Centre
Product Manager,
BIBUS Ukraine
Area Sales Manager,
item
Head of Analytics,
UkraineInvest
Ukraine is quickly emerging as an important player in the European vehicle production supply chain. In recent years dozens of automotive component production plants have opened up, primarily in Western Ukraine, to take advantage of the proximity to their OEM customers in the EU, as well as Ukraine’s competitive wage levels and skilled workforce.
It is estimated that €500 million has been invested to date in 38 factories, which together employ more than 60,000 workers.
In the era of digitalisation and Industry 4.0, Ukraine is also growing a reputation as an important centre of innovation and Research & Development, with a number of its renowned IT companies serving the leading global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
As new vehicle sales increase, domestic vehicle manufacturers are increasing production figures and new investment opportunities are being explored, such as electric vehicles and batteries, with Ukraine possessing the world’s largest reserves in lithium.
The Ukrainian Automotive Forum has quickly and firmly established itself as the key meeting-place for all key current and potential players in the growing automotive industry of Ukraine.
In both 2017 and 2018, over 130 senior automotive executives from 14 different countries gathered in Lviv for an intensive and productive day of discussion and networking. They heard from:
Attendees of the Forum in 2017 and 2018 included senior executives from such companies as:
Advantage Austria * Agiplan * AHK Ukraine * Astra Group * Aton Group * Bader Automotive * BASF * BIBUS * Bila Tserkva Industrial Park * BMTS Technology * Bogdan Motors * BYD Europe * Citibank * Commercial Vehicle Group * Credit Agricole * CTP * Delta Ukraine * Drogobych Truck Crane Plant * EAC Consulting * EBRD * EFTEC * Electric Systems SE * Electron Concern * Electron Kamyanets-Podilskyi * Etalon Corporation * Eurocar * E. van Wijk Group * Falcon-Auto * Federation of Automotive Employers of Ukraine * Fujikura Automotive * Galtrans-Logistics * Galychyna-Auto * GEFCO * Gentherm * Germany Trade & Invest * GI Group * GIZ * Groupe CAT * Holger Christiansen Production * IFC * INGO * Intellias * Item Industrietechnik * JVIS USA * Karpaty State Enterprise * KESZ Holding * KOTRA * KPMG * KrAZ * Kromberg & Schubert * Lanxess Deutschland * Leoni Wiring Systems * Lohmann * MA Polska * Millhouse Logistics * MIM * Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine * ODW-Elektrik * O.L.T. Consult * PBN Hill & Knowlton Strategies * Prettl Kabelkonfektion * Raiffeisen Bank * Renault * Robert Bosch * Rokada Group * Rutronik * SE Bordnetze * SKF * SOAG Group * SophSys * Spetztekhosnastka * Spheros-Electron * Sumitomo * Takata * TE Connectivity * Telko * Tesla Club Ukraine * Tisza Cipo * TNT * Tochmash * Tochprilad * UkrAutoprom * UkrAVTO * Ukroboronprom * Upromex * Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine * ZAZ *
Even more expected in 2019!
“I am grateful for the possibility to attend the Forum. The event contributed greatly to the development of the automotive industry in Ukraine”
Vitaliy Yermolenko, Head of New Products, ZAZ
“It was great to participate in the event”
Sebastian Clauss, Area Sales Manager, Item Industrietechnik
“Thank you for the well-organised forum”
Myhajlo Kanafozkyj, Quality Manager, Bader Ukraine
“Thank you for the very interesting event”
Laszlo-Adorjani-Klosz, Business Process Excellence Manager, Gentherm Ukraine
“A brilliant event and organisation”
Anna Prydybailo, Head of MCC Department, Raiffeisen Bank Aval
“Thank you for the high level of organisation of the forum. It was a really interesting and informative event”
Vasyl Ploskina, Director of Marketing, Tochprilad
08:30 Registration and morning refreshments
09:30 Session 1: Establishing Ukraine As An integral Player Within The European Automotive Supply Chain
11:00 Morning refreshments
11:30 Session 2: Charting The Development And Evolution Of The Automotive Component Cluster In Ukraine. What Have Been The Achievements To Date And What Are The Priorities?
13:00 Luncheon
14:15 Session 3: Spotlight On Vehicle Production In Ukraine. What Innovations Are Being Put In Place To Ensure The Sustainability Of The Sector?
15:45 Afternoon refreshments
16:15 Session 4: The Industry 4.0 journey – how far along is the auto sector in Ukraine?
17:30 Evening reception