1. A conference built around business
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Agenda shift. URC 2025 lists the “business dimension” first, signalling that private capital and project delivery will dominate discussions alongside human-capital rebuilding, regional projects and EU-accession reforms.
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Sector focus. Organisers invite firms active in energy (incl. renewables), logistics, defence manufacturing, agri-processing, critical minerals and digital innovation. Demonstrable track-records—MOUs, joint ventures, export deals—will secure stage time.
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Exhibition floor. A dedicated business fair will showcase invest-ready projects and match Ukrainian suppliers with overseas EPC contractors, OEMs and financiers.
2. Government interface
| Body | Role |
|---|---|
| Organising committee | Co-chaired by FM Andriy Sybiga, Deputy PMs Oleksii Kuleba & Olha Stefanishyna, and First Deputy Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev. |
| Key ministries | Economy, Foreign Affairs and Recovery to host “deal rooms” on concessional finance, PPP pipelines and insurance against war-related risks. |
| Expected policy themes | • Macroeconomic stability & FX liberalisation • Infrastructure and energy resilience • De-mining & security corridors • Fast-track EU-single-market alignment |
3. Corporate intentions
| Company | Strategic message for URC 2025 |
|---|---|
| European Business Association (EBA) | Will table studies on investor sentiment, frontline-region incentives and a refreshed Investment Map of Ukraine. Seeking concrete tools that de-risk private capital. |
| Kyivstar / VEON | To update on its US$1 bn (2023-27) telecom-infrastructure plan and outline prospects for an indirect NASDAQ listing as a signal of global-equity confidence. |
| Philip Morris Ukraine | Showcasing $46 m invested during the war (new Lviv-region plant and portfolio expansion). Calls for predictable regulation to scale further manufacturing and R&D spend. |
| Heavy-industry & EPC firms | Interested in EU-backed credit lines for energy, rail and metallurgy; expect clarity on import-duty regimes and guarantee mechanisms. |
4. Anticipated outcomes
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Launch of targeted investment platforms – blended-finance vehicles and insurance schemes to crowd-in institutional capital.
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Binding procurement roadmaps for energy infrastructure, housing and logistics corridors.
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Regulatory fast-track packages on customs, permitting and local-content rules to accelerate FDI.
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Public–private export consortia in defence, ag-processing and digital services, aligning Ukrainian manufacturers with G7 supply chains.
5. Business community’s wish-list
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Predictable tax & customs environment from day one, not “after victory”.
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War-risk cover expanded beyond MIGA & DFC to EU instruments.
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Transparent project pipeline with clear selection criteria and open tendering.
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Joint certification regimes that grant Ukrainian goods access to EU markets ahead of formal membership.
With the spotlight firmly on corporate execution, URC 2025 is expected to move from pledges to signed term-sheets. Ukrainian companies view the Rome gathering as a pivotal moment to lock in partners, capital and policy support for the decade-long rebuild.
