The Belgian Business Chamber is happy to pass on the invitation of SK&S to to join their next webinar.

In response to the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, Poland has emerged as a significant supporter, providing financial, military, diplomatic, and humanitarian assistance. Over the past two years, the reconstruction of Ukraine has become a central focus of cooperation between the two countries.

To further strengthen this mutual support and collaboration, SK&S (Poland) and AVELLUM (Ukraine) law firms are hosting a webinar on 4 June 2024. This meeting aims to offer a comprehensive overview of investment opportunities in Poland and Ukraine.

Date: June 4 2024, 12:00 p.m. (CEST), 1:00 p.m. (EEST)

Agenda:

• Ukrainian Industrial Parks vs. Polish Investment Zone – general information, criteria of aid and maximum tax exemptions;
• Project with significant investments in Ukraine – general information, criteria of aid and tax exemptions;
• Cash grant for investments of major importance to the Polish economy – general information, criteria and maximum aid;
• Public-private partnership in Ukraine;
• Regional investment aid in Poland in the form of real estate tax (RET) exemption – general rules for taking advantage of aid.

Save the date and discover more about investing in both countries!

Register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uceqgqDgjGNAHZITI2cMdTKdZWFHVdKJ-#/registration

Speakers:

Maksym Maksymenko, Partner, Head of Real Estate & Infrastructure, Co-Head of Energy and Natural Resources at AVELLUM

Maksym Maksymenko is a leading expert with over 19 years of experience and 1,500+ projects. Maksym has advised influential clients in agriculture, finance, development, lodging, oil & gas, ports, and retail.

Maksym is Co-Head of Infrastructure Committee at AmCham in Ukraine. Moreover, he is a regular contributor to the various working groups in the Ukrainian Parliament, The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine (Ministry for Restoration), the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine, and the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre. For two years in a row, he also gave lectures at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Jordan Sikorski, attorney-at-law, senior associate at SK&S

Has collaborated with SK&S since 2022 in the field of state aid law. Jordan has many years of experience in advising entrepreneurs and business entities in the field of state aid. Furthermore, he supports entrepreneurs in obtaining state aid for their investments, including government cash grants and tax exemptions, and in notification processes. Jordan participates in audits of granted state aid, identifying the obligations and risks arising from state aid beneficiary status. He also analyses the size status of enterprises, affecting the possibility of receiving aid and the amount received. Jordan advises how to cumulate state aid from different sources taking into consideration state aid thresholds and represents clients before aid granting authorities.