Norwegian-Ukrainian ICT & Investment Conference Place: Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Oslo Time: 09:00 – 17:00, on November 11th, 2015 Organizers: Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, IKT-Norge Partners: European Business Association, Seed Forum Presenter: Laxmi Akkaraju, NUCC Board Member and Vice President of EVRY Panel discussion moderator: Eva Bratholm, Journalist and Director of Communications at Norad AGENDA (Please, note that this is not the final schedule. The final schedule will be published soon) 08:00 - 09:00 Registration, coffee and tea 09:00 - 09:10 Welcome – Heidi Austlid, CEO of IKT-Norge 09:10 - 09:25 Norway’s relations to Ukraine – Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway 09:25 - 09:40 Reforms and Investment opportunities in the Ukrainian agricultural sector – Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine 09:40 - 10:10 Ukraine is the sentinel of Europe – Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher, public intellectual and writer 10:10 - 10:35 Ukraine’s Prospects: Striking the Balance – James Sherr, Associate Fellow Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, United Kingdom 10:35 - 11:00 Coffee break, snacks and fruit 11:00 - 11:10 Innovation, Technology, Norway and Ukraine = dynamite! – Anna Derevyanko, Executive Director of European Business Association (EBA) 11:10 - 11:20 Ukraine’s reforms and economic outlook – George Logush, President of Kyiv School of Economics 11:20 - 11:35 NUCC Business Matchmaking Program. The Norwegian ICT- market and Ukraine – experiences, possibilities and effects – Roger Schjerva, IKT-Norge 11:35 - 11:40 uSupport way - not "just outsourcing": expertise, speed, cost reduction – Kostyantyn Yakovchuk-Besarab, uSupport founder 11:40 - 11:45 Innovation Norway’s Investment Funds for Eastern Europe – Johan Bøe Bjørkevoll, Investment Manager at Innovation Norway 11:45 - 11:50 Seed Forum building the national innivation system in Ukraine – Steinar Hoel Korsmo, Chairman of Seed Forum Norway and Dimitri Podoliev, Chairman of Seed Forum Ukraine 11:50 - 12:20 Seed Forum - Investment pitch: 1. www.doctravel.com – personal access key to all foreign medicine – Rostyslav Olenchy, CEO 2. www.getcapitan.com – smart online shopping list – Artur Kiulian, CEO 3. www.facebook.com/wattcms - Analyzing energy utilities in households – Igor Barabosha, CEO 12:20 - 12:25 Invest in agriculture? – Natalia Sudarkina, CEO Patriot 12:25 - 13:30 Lunch break Parallel session I - Outsourcing to Ukraine Moderator: Laxmi Akkaraju, NUCC Board Member and Vice President of EVRY 13:30 - 13:45 Nearshoring for Europe – A Ukrainian Perspective – Andrey Anissimov, CEO of Infopulse Ukraine 13:45 - 14:00 Organic growth: How Ukraine became an outsourcing success for us – Arne Mjøs, CEO of Itera ASA 14:00 - 14:15 Tailermade sourcing using in-house language and skills training programs – Nils Sundling, Chairperson of Runway & Scandinavian House 14:15 - 14:30 Q & A Parallel session II - Ukraine as a digital market Moderator: Roger Schjerva, Chief Economist of IKT-Norge 13:30 - 13:40 How can Altinn be a partner for enterprises in Norway and Ukraine in building up a new digital platform for public sector – Lars Peder Brekk, Director General at Altinn 13:40 - 13:50 Digitizing for a democratic future – Geir Anders Gløtvold, Senior Sales Manager of More Software Solutions 13:50 - 14:05 Commercial opportunities to support the establishment of a digital democratic future in Ukraine and Norway. - Implementing BankID in Ukraine - Implementing Mobile Network Analytics in Ukraine BankID Norway, Integrity Vision, Ukraine Central Bank, Nexia 14:05 - 14:15 Lviv - capital of e-government of Ukraine – Jaanika Merilo, Adviser to mayor of Lviv, Executive Director of Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA) 14:15 - 14:30 Q & A 14:30 - 14:45 Short coffee break Panel discussion 14:45 - 14:50 Opening remarks on Norwegian perspectives, Vidar Helgesen, Minister of EEA and EU Affairs of Norway 14:50 - 15:00 New Investment and Trade Opportunities with Ukraine – Yuliia Klymenko, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 15:00 - 15:05 Signings - Memorandum of understanding 1. Polar Energi (Norway) and Ardi Group of Companies (Ukraine) 2. BI Norwegian Business School (Norway) and Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine) 15:05 - 15:45 Panel discussion: Oleksiy Pavlenko, Yuliia Klymenko, Vidar Helgesen, Bernard-Henri Lévy, James Sherr, Anna Derevyanko, Arne Mjøs, – moderated by Eva Bratholm, Journalist and Director of Communications at Norad 15:45 - 15:50 Closing remarks – Thor Asbjørn Halvorsen, Chairperson at NUCC 15:50 - 17:00 Mingling session - sandwiches, cakes and coffee .