Alongside the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, we organised a high-level panel in Rome: ”Ukraine’s Recovery: Untapped Opportunities for the Private Sector”, with DataDriven Research & Consulting and Advantage Capital Partners; partnering with Italian Chamber of Commerce for Ukraine (CIPU), Fondazione Ampioraggio and CDTI Roma – Club Dirigenti ICT.
The closed-door event brought together policymakers, business leaders, investors, and academics to explore the opportunities and outlook for engaging in investment and public-private partnerships in Ukraine’s reconstruction.
The event featured two high-level panels of subject-matter experts on Ukraine’s macroeconomic and political situation, as well as the channels and prospects for the private sector’s involvement in the reconstruction efforts.
The speakers on the panels included:
Kurt Volker, former US Special Representative for Ukraine
Pavlo Kukhta, former Acting Minister of Economic Development of Ukraine
Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine
Svitlana Mykhailosvka, Deputy Director of the European Business Association (EBA)
Dario Quintavalle, international development expert and geopolitical analyst
Vanessa Russano, Secretary General at the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Ukraine (СCIPU)
Valeria Samara, General Secretariat at ANGI
Prof. Gianluca Duretto, Professor at UNINT Rome and Executive Fintech and Blockchain Expert
Serhii Voitsekhovskyi, BGV Group’s Board of Directors
Giuseppe Carrella, President at CLUBTI Milano and WWG Group
Vincenzo Santoro, Senior Technology Expert and AI Group President at CDTI Rome
Mohamed Deramchi, Founder and CEO at WWG Group
The event also included the Ukrainian DealBook – a curated portfolio of over 20 investable projects across key sectors such as construction materials, agriculture, FMCG, critical materials, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and energy, representing a total pipeline of more than USD 3b. It aims to address critical information gaps and create a dedicated space for business leaders, investors, and strategic stakeholders to engage with the Ukrainian market.