Learn & Be Inspired at the 2nd Annual
UA BUSINESS CONNECT 2025
We have prepared a dynamic program and invited key experts. If you’re interested in speaking or open to partnership opportunities, feel free to reach out osafina@ukrainianalliance.org
Opening
08:30pm
Open Doors
Registration
Welcome Coffee
Location - Clackamas Community College
Roger Rook Hall, 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, OR 97045
Main Stage
Hall 1
09:00 am - 09:50 am
& Keynote Speakers
10:00 am - 11:00 am
TBD
Moderator: Tom Gillpatrick, Juan Young Professor of Marketing
School of Business
Portland State University
11:15 am - 11:55 am
Yuri Boyechko, Paralegal at PDX Law Group, P.C.
Moderator: Kyrylo Nikitenko
12:00 am - 12:50 pm
Strategic Marketing for Founders: Building Brands that Last
John Nee, Marketing Executive, Founder, Act 1 Partners
1pm - 2pm
02:00 pm - 02:55 pm
03:00 pm - 03:55 pm
04:00 pm - 04:15 pm
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Workshops
Hall 2
11:15 am - 11:55 am
Svitlana Strelchenko
Senior Business Development Manager, Piana Vyshnia
12:00 pm - 12:40 pm
12:40 pm - 01:10 pm
Business Account Basics
Andrii Lupyr
Relationship Banker, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
02:00 pm - 02:55 pm
Business Loans: What You Need to Know
Olena Kuzhukhar, BMO Bank
03:00 pm - 03:50 pm
Creative Industry: From Art to Business
Anastasiia Zybachynska
Shane Cotee
Workshops
Hall 3
11:15 am - 12:05
Jocelyn Furbush, Program Manager at Livelihood NW
02:00 pm - 02:55 pm
How to Improve Your Credit Score for Achieving Financial Independence
Leah Voit,Economic Justice Coordinator | Economic Empowerment, Metropolitan Family Service
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Taxes: LLC vs Corporation
Mariya Kamsha, EA, Master Tax Advisor, Oregon
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MESO: Community-Based Growth
Joshua Jacobs, Business Development Manager MESOPDX.ORG