Central and East European Business Forum
in North America
Event of fair Belarusian businesses in the USA
May 2 (Friday) – May 3 (Saturday), 2025
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THE 2ND BELARUSIAN BUSINESS FORUM IN THE USA BRINGS TOGETHER BELARUSIAN BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONALS FROM THE USA, REPRESENTATIVES OF US BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AND US OFFICAL BODIES AND DONORS
GOALS OF THE FORUM
CREATE
networking opportunities for Belarusian
businesses and Belarusian professionals in the
USA
DEVELOP dialog
between the US official bodies, US business
associations, and Belarusian business
BUILD TRUST
among Belarusian businesses abroad in
democratic and economic transition in a new
Belarus
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KEYNOTE SPEECH
Zmarak Khan
Deputy Chief Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce – CLDP
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Forum facilitators
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SPEAKERS
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Mikalaj Murziankou
Advisor of ABBA, Representative
of ABBA in California, CEO of
Ezrapplication Inc.
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Marina Girin
Vice President of ABBA
Aleś Alachnovič
Vice President of ABBA
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s
Advisor on Economic Reforms
Yauheni Bury
President of ABBA
Sierž Naūrodski
Vice President of ABBA
Vladimir Grigorik
Chairman,President and
CTO at GVA Lighting, Inc.
(Canada)
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Alice A. Kipel
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Victor Shevchuk
Owner/CEO of MGM Wine & Spirits,
Minnesota, ABBA member
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Program of the forum
Day 1. Connection, values, opportunities
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Official opening
Welcome speech from Zmarak Khan, Deputy Chief Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce – CLDP
Welcome speech from ABBA
Keynote speech no. 1
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Keynote speech no. 2
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Panel 1. Business consolidations, opportunities and benefits
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Eurochambres
International
Christian Chamber of Commerce
Wine Institute ABBA
Lunch break
Inspirational speech no. 1
top speaker with Ukrainian roots
Inspirational speech no. 2
top speaker with Polish roots
Panel 2. Vision, mission and core values in business
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Coffee break
Inspirational speech no. 3
top speaker with Lithuanian roots
Inspirational speech no. 4
top speaker with Jewish roots
Panel 3: High-impact marketing and modern technologies in business
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Coffee break
Day 2. Investment, innovation, integration
Day 2 will be dedicated to startups, their business education and financing. There will be organized presentations/competition of selected startups as well as speeches from VCs and business angels.
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Inspirational speech from Vladimir Grigorik
Chairman, President and CTO at GVA Lighting, Inc. (Canada), ABBA member
Panel 4. Business education and bootcamps
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Panel 5. VC & business angels
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Lunch break
Startup pitch: European semifinal
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Startup pitch: American semifinal
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Coffee break
Startup pitch: Final round
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Closing remarks by organizers
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Coffee break
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Minimum recommended donation: If you are a businessman- $300. If you are a member of ABBA- $150. If you don't have a business but wish to participate in the forum- donation. You can donate by a PayPal transfer. The details are in the registration form.
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