BELARUS BUSINESS HARBOUR 2023

III Belarusian Business Forum in Warsaw

20 September 2023

III BELARUSIAN BUSINESS FORUM IN WARSAW IS THE MAIN BELARUSIAN
BUSINESS EVENT OF THE YEAR IN THЕ EU

GOALS OF THE FORUM

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Belarusian business diaspora and create opportunities for networking

Continue dialog

with officials of Poland, the EU, and the USA on how they can support Belarusian business abroad

Show potential

of Belarusian business for the economies of host countries and advocate interests of Belarusian business abroad

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KEYNOTE SPEECH

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (video)

National Leader of Belarus and Head of the United Transitional Cabinet 

SPEAKERS

Anna Kostrzewa-Misztal
Deputy Director of the Eastern Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Karolina Opielewicz
Member of the Management Board of the Polish Chamber of Commerce

Henrik Huitfeldt
Representative of the European Commission

Zmarak Khan
Senior Counsel at the US Department of Commerce

Alaksandar Milinkievič
Chancellor at Free Belarusian University, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Advisor on the Implementation of European Choice of Belarus

Dmitriy Navosha
Founder and co-owner of Tribuna.com

Yauheni Bury
President of ABBA

Aleś Alachnovič
Vice President of ABBA
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Economic Reforms

Jenna Tajchman-Trofim
Belarus Country Director at USAID

Tszwai So
Founder of Spheron Architects

Aleksander Lukashou
Managing Partner at CleanWhale

Agnieszka Falkowska
Director of International Business Department at Polish Development Bank (BGK)

Antoni Rytel
Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Education and Science for Digital Transformation and Deputy Director of the GovTech Polska program

Lizaveta Yaznevich
Associate Research Fellow at Center for New Ideas

Palina Prysmakova
Associate Professor, School of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University; Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economic Science at University of Warsaw

Aliaksandr Kuushynau
Head of Wialon at Gurtam

Dmitry Matveev
Co-founder and CTO at Approveit Inc.

Nastia Khamiankova
Co-founder of Imaguru Startup HUB

Dzmitry Kruk
Senior Researcher at BEROC

Natalia Belikova
CEO at Press Club Belarus

Yaroslav Romanchuk
Chairman of the Board of the Association of Ukrainian Business in Poland

Anna Matsiyeuskaya
Co-Head of Eastern Desk at WBK Lawyers; Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board at ABBA

Sierž Naūrodski
Vice President of ABBA

Aliaksei Kartynnik
Blogger, Developer Relation Specialist, Community Builder & Programmer

Mateusz Zawistowski
Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Armenia Securities Exchange

Yuriy Bryvus
Chief Revenue Officer at VC Leaders

Drew Roberts
Attorney Advisor at US Department of Commerce

Gleb Raczkowski
Business Loans Expert at Santander Bank

Tomasz Sadziński
Deputy Director of Economic Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Denis Doudinski
TV-host, Reporter, Journalist

PROGRAM of the FORUM

Forum is hosted by Denis Doudinski
8:30-9:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

9:00-9:10

Opening of the Forum by Yauheni Bury, President of ABBA 

9:10-9:20

Keynote Speech from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus, Head of United Transitional Cabinet (video)

9:20-9:30
Speech from Alaksandar Milinkievič, Chancellor at Free Belarusian University; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Advisor on the Implementation of European Choice of Belarus
9:30-11:00

Panel 1. Should the West support Belarusian businesses abroad or in Belarus?

  • Anna Kostrzewa-Misztal, Deputy Director of the Eastern Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
  • Antoni Rytel, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Education and Science for Digital Transformation and Deputy Director of the GovTech Polska program 
  • Henrik Huitfeldt, Representative of the European Commission
  • Jenna Tajchman-Trofim, Belarus Country Director at USAID  
  • Karolina Opielewicz, Member of the Management Board of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG)
  • Palina Prysmakova, Associate Professor at School of Public Administration, Florida University; Visiting Professor at Faculty of Economic Science, Warsaw University
  • Moderator: Aleś Alachnovič, Vice President of ABBA; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Economic Reforms
11:00-12:00

Coffee Break

12:00-12:30

Information Panel. Roadmap for cooperation between US Department of Commerce and ABBA

  • Zmarak Khan , Senior Counsel at the US Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel’s Commercial Law Development Program
  • Aleś Alachnovič, Vice President of ABBA; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Economic Reforms
  • Moderator: Drew Roberts, Attorney Advisor at US Department of Commerce  
12:30-13:30
Panel 2. How to overcome financial challenges for Belarusian businesses abroad?
  • Sierž Naūrodski, Vice President of ABBA, Country Manager for Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia; Senior Economist at CASE
  • Agnieszka Falkowska, Director of International Business Department at Polish Development Bank (BGK)
  • Mateusz Zawistowski, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Armenia Securities Exchange 
  • Yuriy Bryvus, Chief Revenue Officer at VC Leaders
  • Yaroslav Romanchuk, Chairman of the Board, Association of Ukrainian Business in Poland
  • Moderator: Anna Matsiyeuskaya, Co-Head of Eastern Desk at WBK Lawyers, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board at ABBA 
13:30-15:00

Lunch Break

15:00-16:00

Panel 3. How to improve the business environment in New Belarus in order to encourage Belarusians and their businesses to come back or invest in new Belarus?

  • Tomasz Sadziński, Deputy Director of Economic Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
  • Aleś Alachnovič , Vice President of ABBA; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Economic Reforms
  • Dzmitry Kruk, Senior Researcher at BEROC - Belarusian Research and Outreach Center
  • Nastia Khamiankova, Co-founder of Imaguru Startup HUB
  • Lizaveta Yaznevich, Associate Research Fellow, Center for New Ideas 
  • Moderator: Natalia Belikova, CEO at Press Club Belarus
16:00-17:00
Inspirational Speeches. Success stories from/about Belarus
  • Dmitriy Navosha, Founder and co-owner of Tribuna.com (Spain)
  • Aliaksandr Kuushynau, Head of Wialon at Gurtam (Lithuania)
  • Aleksander Lukashou, Managing Partner at CleanWhale (Poland)
  • Dmitry Matveev, Co-founder and CTO at Approveit Inc. (USA)
  • Aliaksei Kartynnik, Blogger, Developer Relation Specialist, Community Builder & Programmer (Poland)
  • Tszwai So, Founder of Spheron Architects (UK)
17:00-17:15

Closing Remarks

17:15-19:00

Networking in Hotel Marriott

19:00-23:00

Cocktail Party (by invitation only)

Register today!
The number of places is limited

VENUE

Hotel MARRIOTT Warsaw
Hall BALTIC. al. Jerozolimskie 65/79
Warsaw - Poland

ORGANIZER

 

ASSOCIATION OF BELARUSIAN BUSINESS ABROAD

 

ABBA is the biggest association of Belarusian business abroad brining together more than 70 members from 9 countries from all around the world. ABBA’s goal is to integrate, protect the interests and develop the legal and ethical business of entrepreneurs with Belarusian roots for the development of New Belarus as an independent democratic country.

Strategic partners




partners

 

Polish Chamber of Commerce

 

Warsaw Stock Exchange

OUR CONTACTS

Any questions and suggestions about the forum or your participation please email to: info@abbabusiness.org

2023 Belarusian Business Forum in Warsaw

Organizer:
ABBA – Association of Belarusian Business Abroad  with financial support from the European Union and USAID

Contact us at: info@abbabusiness.org

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This event is funded by the European Union within “EU4Belarus” program