1st BELARUSIAN BUSINESS FORUM IN WASHINGTON DC
Event of fair Belarusian businesses in the USA
March 1, 2024
Association of Belarusian Business Abroad
THE 1st BELARUSIAN BUSINESS FORUM IN THE USA BRINGS TOGETHER BELARUSIAN BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONALS FROM THE USA, REPRESENTATIVES OF US BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AND US OFFICAL BODIES AND DONORS
GOALS OF THE FORUM
CREATE
networking opportunities for Belarusian businesses and Belarusian professionals in the USA
DEVELOP dialog
between the US official bodies, US business associations, and Belarusian business
BUILD TRUST
among Belarusian businesses abroad in democratic and economic transition in a new Belarus
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KEYNOTE SPEECH
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (video)
National Leader of Belarus and Head of the United Transitional Cabinet
Christopher W. Smith
Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Ivonka Survilla (video)
President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
Ambassador Erin E. McKee
Assistant Administrator for the Europe & Eurasia Bureau, USAID
John K. Guenther
Deputy General Counsel for Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Forum facilitators
Hanna Sharko
President of the Association of Belarusians in America (ABA)
Pavel Vasilionak
Hospitality Tech Sales Executive and Leader of Belarusian Community in Washington DC
SPEAKERS
Vadim Prokopiev
Political activist, businessman
Silvia Savich
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
Zmarak Khan
Deputy Chief Counsel at the US Department of Commerce
Drew Roberts
Senior Attorney Advisor at US Department of Commerce
Natalia Otel Belan
Regional Director, Europe and Eurasia, Center for International Private Enterprise
Danica R. Starks
Advisor to the U.S. Executive Director, Senior U.S. Commercial Liaison to the World Bank, Head of U.S. Commerce Dept. Multilateral Development Bank Group
Mikalaj Murziankou
Advisor of ABBA, Representative of ABBA in California, CEO of Ezrapplication Inc.
Alesya Semukha-Greenberg
Entrepreneur, Treasurer at BAZA DC
Marina Girin
Vice President of ABBA
Aleś Alachnovič
Vice President of ABBA
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Economic Reforms
Yauheni Bury
President of ABBA
Sierž Naūrodski
Vice President of ABBA
Vladimir Grigorik
Chairman,President and
CTO at GVA Lighting, Inc. (Canada)
Alena Liavonchanka
Secretary of the Board
(since 2023) and President (2017-2023), Belarusian Canadian Alliance
Anton Belianski
Managing General Partner at Crockets Materials and Services Inc., Pennsylvania
Nadzeya Norton
Leader of Belarusian Сommunity of San Francisco, first President of the Association of Belarusians in America (ABA) (2021-2023)
Alice A. Kipel
Belarusian-American Association, Washington DC (BAZA DC)
Victor Shevchuk
Owner/CEO of MGM Wine & Spirits, Minnesota, ABBA member
Olga Kozak-Anlar
Experienced Corporate Policy Governance, Ethics and Diversity Equity Inclusion Leader; former Director of Policy Governance and Ethics at S&P Global, New York
Ilya Silchukou
Opera singer, Boston
Pilip Haurysheu
Founder of INeedHelpBY, Florida
Alexa Chopivsky
Executive Director, Women’s Foreign Policy Group
Sergey Kuzin
Radio presenter at Radio USA, Florida
Michael Sieveking
Director of U.S. Diplomatic Engagement at American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Andrej Stryzhak
Head of BYSOL Foundation, Vilnius
Alex Golod
Global Technology Executive and Angel Investor, Illinois
Minimum recommended donation:
If you are a businessman- $300.
If you are a member of ABBA- $150.
If you don't have a business but wish to participate in the forum- donation.
You can donate by a PayPal transfer.
The details are in the registration form.
Playlist
6 Videos
Register today!
The number of places is limited
VENUE
National Press Club
BALLROOM (13th floor)
529 14th St NW, Washington, DC
ORGANIZERs
ASSOCIATION OF BELARUSIAN BUSINESS ABROAD
ABBA is the biggest association of Belarusian business abroad brining together 100 members from 10 countries from 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.
Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP)
US Department of Commerce
Established in 1992, CLDP is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce that helps achieve U.S. foreign policy goals in developing and post-conflict countries through commercial legal reforms. CLDP’s unique, government-to-government technical assistance draws upon highly-experienced regulators, judges, policymakers, business leaders and attorneys from both the public and private sectors to deliver results that make meaningful and lasting changes to the legal and business environments of our host countries.
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