UkraineUkraine Trade & Trade & Export Finance ForumExport Finance ForumMay 22, 2007Premier Palace HotelKiev, Ukraine

Simultaneous TranslationRussian-English

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Exhibitors:

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

08.30 Registration

09.00 Chairman’s introduction Pavel Mosna, Director, Central &

Eastern Europe, Standard Bank

09.10 Keynote speech Borys Sobolev, Chief Executive Offi cer and President, First Investment Group plc

09.40 What did the Orange Revolution achieve? Future risks and political situation

Oleg Babinov, Head of Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, The Risk Advisory Group plc

• The Orange Revolution has brought

an end to a regime notorious

for oligarchy and corruption but has it

brought stability?

• Ukraine is searching for national

identity: will it allow internal and external

forces to break the country apart?

• Are the oligarchs back in the driving

seat? What are the differences with the

Kuchma era?

• Is the country implementing structural

and institutional reforms? Is it moving

towards greater political transparency

and integrity?

10.10 Analysis of the import and export fl ows in Ukraine Roman Gorokhovskikh, Vice- Chairman, TAS-Kommerzbank

• Analysis of the import and export fl ows in

Ukraine

• Commodity and capital goods fl ows

• New markets for Ukraine

10.50 Networking break

11.20 Trade fi nance and new risk management techniques under Basel II Erhan Zeyneloglu, Executive Director, GarantiBank International 12.00 Factoring: A trade fi nance product for Ukraine Evgen Kabakov, Director, Arma Factoring LLC

• The basics of factoring

• The benefi ts of factoring

• Market overview in Ukraine

• Case study

12.30 Lunch

13.50 The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine and its role in supporting foreign trade Mykola Udovychenko, Deputy Chairman of the Board,

Ukreximbank

Ukraine Trade & Export Finance Forum 2007

14.30 Securing creditors’ interests under international trade transactions in Ukraine

Oleg Alyoshin, Partner, Vasil Kisil

& Partners

• Legal instruments available under

Ukrainian law to secure creditors under

transactions involving Ukrainian

elements

• Summary of requirements to comply

with to make security instruments

effective in Ukraine

• Enforcement of different types of

security – key aspects which creditors

should be aware of

15.10 Political risk and export credit

insurance: the private market Anthony Palmer, Deputy Chairman,

BPL Global

• Appetite and capacity

• Preferred sectors

• Political risk for lenders

• Claims experience

15.40 Networking break

Industry sector overview

16.10 Ukraine energy sector investing:

lessons learned

Yevgeniy Khata, Director M&A CEE,

AES Ukraine

• Investor strategy

• Due diligence

• Financing options and deal structures

• Government relations

16.40 Soft commodities in the CIS Peter Bryde, Director, Standard Bank

• Update on developments in the CIS

• Warehouse receipt fi nancing in the Black

Sea region

• Post warehouse receipts, is it time

for a Black Sea softs futures and options

market?

17.10 UCP 600: getting the benefi ts Vincent O’Brien, First Director, EBSI and Technical Trade Advisor China Systems

• Revision process

• Key changes

• Fast track implementation

• Discrepancy management

• Practical procedures and policy

17.50 Conclusions and close of conference followed by networking

cocktail reception

Event Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

The Standard Bank Group Limited (Standard Bank) is Africa’s leading banking and fi nancial services group, with assets in excess of US$100 billion and over 45,000 employees in 38 countries across the globe.It leverages its pioneering heritage and experience of resource banking and emerging markets in Africa to offer banking and fi nancial services in developing economies throughout the world, and is committed to making a real difference wherever it operates. Standard Bank’s principal international investment banking subsidiary is Standard Bank Plc (SB Plc) whose main activities involve sourcing and structuring capital markets, and trade and project-related transactions. It also provides advisory, fi nancing, hedging and commodity trading services. SB Plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. It is a member of the London Stock Exchange, the London Bullion Market Association, the London Metal Exchange, the London Platinum and Palladium Market and the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX Division).

Vasil Kisil & Partners is a Ukrainian law fi rm offering a full range of services for both Ukrainian and foreign businesses. The fi rm has been operating in the Ukrainian legal market since 1992, and is chaired by Dr Vasil Kisil, well-known for his experience and expertise in private international law, corporate law and investments. The fi rm’s mission is to provide cost-effective and comprehensive legal solutions to its clients according to the highest internationally accepted standards. To achieve this purpose, Vasil Kisil & Partners has assembled a talented team of more than 50 experienced and skilled attorneys. Vasil Kisil & Partners has a particular focus on servicing international trade transactions representing foreign and domestic producers, service suppliers, traders, banks and insurance companies in a broad range of matters connected with international trade in goods and services. The fi rm’s international trade practice, chaired by Oleg Alyoshin, partner, has considerable experience in advising international trade transactions, including, among others, fi nancial structure aspects, security instruments, customs and trade regulations as well as protection of interests in case disputes arise or initiation of trade and/or competition investigations. The fi rm’s attorneys are competent not only in Ukrainian legislation in the sphere of international trade, but also with the corresponding international treaties and customs. Vasil Kisil & Partners repeatedly has been involved on behalf of Ukrainian and foreign banks as well as traders in developing trade fi nancing schemes for international trade operations involving either Ukrainian commodities or securities issued in Ukraine or by Ukrainian companies applying various securitisation mechanisms ranging from pledge to the use of special freight forwarding documents. For more information, please visit www.kisilandpartners.com

Fourth largest Ukrainian bank in terms of assets, 100% state-owned Ukreximbank successfully combines agency services for the Government of Ukraine with commercial banking. It is a member of all bilateral inter-governmental commissions for economic and trade co-operation.Ukreximbank is the Ukrainian leader in export-import banking, including project fi nance, trade fi nance and structured fi nance. Recognised by about 30 leading ECAs as direct borrower/guarantor for medium- and long-term transactions. Enjoys over 80 clean credit lines for short-term trade fi nance with comprehensive geographical profi le. One of the Ukrainian leaders in both range of export-import banking and volume of documentary & guarantee transactions. The Export Development Programme implemented by Ukreximbank with the World Bank was recognised as one of the most successful IBRD programmes in Ukraine. Ukreximbank runs a unique SME Programme under the Loan Facility of KfW. One of the Ukrainian leaders in ForEx in principal and main Eastern European & CIS currencies. Offers full range of products and services in equity markets.Growing focus on retail banking to increase competitive ability, diversify customer basis, and expand products offered to customers. Card business supported by in-house processing centre directly connected to international payment systems. Various advanced electronic products and services, including internet banking - Financial Portal™.

Amsterdam-based GarantiBank International NV was established on October 3, 1990 and started its operations in April 1991. GarantiBank International N.V. is owned by GarantiBank Turkey, one of the three largest fi nancial institutions of Turkey. In December 2005 General Electric Consumer Finance, owned by the well-known American corporation General Electric (the largest company of the world) acquired 25.5% of Garanti Bank Turkey’s shares. GarantiBank International NV has been functioning under the laws of the Netherlands and the supervision of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB).GarantiBank International NV has been delivering added-value through boutique solutions in trade fi nance, private banking and retail banking. GarantiBank International NV is the leading regional expert international trade fi nance bank for large trading companies operating in Eastern Europe and the CIS. The Bank’s geographic focus is on intermediating Black Sea, Caspian and Mediterranean trade fl ows while its commodity expertise is in metals and steel-making raw materials, agri-business, coal and chemicals. On February 24, 2007 Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the long-term bank deposits rating of GarantiBank International NV by two notches to A3 from Baa2. The rating upgrade refl ects GBI’s role as a niche player in the competitive segment of international trade fi nance and private banking, its strong fi nancial fundamentals and asset quality.

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