Lviv International Economic Forum will take place in Lviv on October 1-3, 2008. The Forum is hosted by Lviv Regional State Administration together with Lviv City Council and Lviv Regional Council under the aegis of Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine.

Main theme of this years’ Lviv International Economic Forum is Sustainable development of the regions as a foundation for the growth of competitive national economies. Forum’s main goal is foster a constructive dialogue among the representatives of state authorities, leading companies, and expert environment for the successful regional development – it being the foundation of Ukrainian and world economies.

Main Forum result will be a design (by Forum participants) of an effective model of the development of regions as well as further its implementation in Ukraine and abroad.

Forum programme includes the following Round Tables:

• Strategies to attract investments as a precondition for economic development of competitive regions
• Infrastructure development and financial instruments
• Tourism, historic and cultural heritage, marketing of regions.

The following discussions will also take place:

• Strategies for the development of regions,
• Best world practices to attract investments for infrastructure projects,
• Public-private partnership and most effective instruments to fund long-term developmental projects,
• Proper use of historic and cultural heritage for the best possible positioning of cities and regions, as well as for the marketing of the regions,
• Effective development of tourism and recreation,
• An all-round development of transport infrastructure of the regions.

The representatives of:
- the most powerful national and international corporations,
- national and local state authorities,
- political and financial institutions of Ukraine and Europe, and
- diplomatic corps of Ukraine

have kindly agreed to participate in the Forum.

After the eight years of powerful development, Lviv International Economic Forum has been transformed into an influential national and international platform ready for advanced discussion on regional development. Thus major investment projects including those related to EURO 2012 will also be presented at the Forum.

For registration, please go to: www.economicforum.lviv.ua