4Th German-Ukrainian Business Forum 19Th March, 2021 Online

4th German-Ukrainian Business Forum 19th March, 2021 Online Agenda as of 15th March, 2021 – all times below – German/Central European Time 10:00 – 10:30 CET Brief Introduction & Technical Remarks Alexander Markus, Chairman of the Board, German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Welcome • Dr Eric Schweitzer, President of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) Opening • Denys Shmyhal, Prime-Minister of Ukraine • Dr Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany 10:30 – 11:45 CET Panel I Ukraine and Germany – cooperation in industrial development and digitalisation • Marco Wanderwitz, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Co-Head of the German- Ukrainian High-Level Group on Economic Cooperation • Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro- Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Co-Head of the German-Ukrainian High-Level Group on Economic Cooperation • Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine • Ihor Petrashko, Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine • Heiko Kreisel, President of the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Oliver Hermes, Chairman of the German Eastern Business Association (OA) Moderator: Michael Harms, CEO, German Eastern Business Association (OA) Organizing institutions: 11:45 – 12:00 CET Coffee break / Video 12:00 – 13:15 CET Panel II Modern Solutions in the Sphere of Energy / Green Deal • Yuri Y. Vitrenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine (acting) • Andreas Feicht, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy • Maksym V. Timchenko, CEO, DTEK • Andriy Kobolyev, Chairman, NAK „Naftogaz Ukraine” • Willi Meixner, Senior Vice President Europe, Siemens Energy AG • Olaf Knappe, ESE Investments AG Moderator: Dr Volker Treier, Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and Member of the Executive Board, Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) 13:15 – 14:15 CET Lunch break – Networking via wonder me 14:15 – 15:30 CET Panel ІII Agriculture and Food Processing • Roman M. Leshchenko, Minister for Agriculture and Food of Ukraine • Uwe Feiler, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture • Gennadiy Chyzhykov, President, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry • André Pilling, Head of the Committee for Food and Agriculture with AHK Ukraine / Agritrade Project • Andriy Sypko, co-owner, Farm Enterprise “Organic Systems” Moderator: Dirk Stratmann, Spokesperson Ukraine, German Agribusiness Alliance Organizing institutions: Page 2/3 15:35 – 15:55 CET Breakout session: Investment opportunities in Ukraine • Mr Dmytro Sennychenko, Chairman of the State Property Fund of Ukraine • Sergiy Tsivkach, CEO, UkraineInvest • Roman Opimakh, Director General, State Geology and Subsoil Survey of Ukraine 16:00 – 17:15 CET Panel IV Logistics and Infrastructure: Opportunities for Concessions and Public- Private Partnerships • Vladyslav A. Krykliy, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine • Philip Sweens, CEO, HHLA International; Spokesperson Country Working Group Ukraine, German Eastern Business Association • Oleksiy Myronenko, CEO, Miko Group / Head of the Transport & Logistics Committee AHK Ukraine • Oleksandr Holodnytskii, CEO (acting), Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) • Taras Boichuk, Spilno office (Support for PPP projects in Ukraine) Moderator: Alexander Markus, Chairman of the Board, German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Organizing institutions: Page 3/3 .

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