The international forum "Rebuilding Ukraine: Security, Opportunities, Investment" will be held on October 22-23, 2026 at the ROMEXPO exhibition center in Bucharest (Romania).
The organizers of the forum are the New Strategy Center and the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The event is expected to bring together representatives of state institutions of Ukraine, Romania and other countries, international financial organizations, business, investors, local authorities and experts.
According to the previous program, the forum will last two days. The main areas of discussion will be infrastructure and transport connectivity, security and defense, financing mechanisms and opportunities for business, energy, agriculture and sustainable development, restoration of Ukrainian regions and cross-border cooperation, as well as human capital.
The opening of the forum is scheduled for the morning of October 22. The general director of the New Strategy Center, George Scutaru, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, Mihai Daraban, will deliver welcoming remarks.
One of the first plenary discussions will be the panel "Business bridges for economic recovery: the strategic role of chambers of commerce and industry." Among the announced participants are the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine Gennadiy Chizhikov, the heads of the chambers of commerce and industry of Romania, Poland, Italy and Moldova, as well as the former US ambassador to Romania Adrian Zuckerman.
A separate block of the program will be dedicated to the strategic transport and investment corridor Romania-Ukraine-Moldova. Participation in the discussion, in particular, is planned for representatives of the Ukrainian government, the Verkhovna Rada, UkraineInvest and the Romanian authorities. In parallel, international reconstruction financing mechanisms will be discussed with the participation of representatives of KfW, Polish BGK and other financial institutions.
A significant part of the forum will have a practical investment focus. Separate sessions are planned for the presentation of the possibilities of Kyiv, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Chernivtsi, Odesa and Kherson regions. In the broader concept of the forum, the participation of the Mykolaiv region is also announced.
On the first day, it is also planned to discuss the role of business associations in the mobilization of capital for the reconstruction, food security and agricultural potential of Ukraine, the development of the Danube logistics hub, the involvement of private capital in the reconstruction, the security of the Black Sea, unmanned systems, the restoration of housing and cities, the energy transformation of Ukraine and the return of human capital.
Among the declared participants of the financial panel are representatives of the European Investment Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR), Polish BGK and Romanian Investment and Development Bank.
The second day, October 23, will begin with a plenary discussion on ending Russian aggression against Ukraine, international pressure, negotiations and security guarantees. The program also includes panels on the Ukrainian experience in the use of unmanned systems, reintegration of veterans, restoration of the energy system, the role of the
Danube as a strategic transport corridor and the development of communication between Poland, Ukraine and Romania.
Separate discussions will concern sanctions and post-war reparations, energy cooperation in the Black Sea region, participation of Romanian companies in the reconstruction of Ukraine, joint production of dual-use products and the region the use of EU programs for the development of cross-border cooperation.
According to the program, simultaneous translation in Ukrainian, English and Romanian languages will be provided at the forum.
The organizers emphasize that the program published as of September is preliminary, therefore the composition of participants, the names of the panels and the time of their holding may change.
Pre-registration is required to participate in the forum. Contact person from the Ukrainian side - Kateryna Dadiverina, tel. +40 721 616 747, e-mail: ecaterina.dadiverina@newstrategycenter.ro.
For matters of partnership, sponsorship packages and exhibition stands, please contact New Strategy Center: Ana-Maria Schaer, tel. +40 753 103 310, e-mail: ana.schaer@newstrategycenter.ro.
Detailed information and the current forum program are available at official website Rebuilding Ukraine: Security, Opportunities, Investment.
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