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
09:00 am
& Keynote Speakers
09:40 am
Moderator: Tom Gillpatrick, Juan Young Professor of Marketing
School of Business
Portland State University
10:30 am
Performance: Shane Cotee (The Adaptive) and Kyle Taisan
Anastasiia Zybachynska & Shane Cotee
11:30 am
Yuri Boyechko, Paralegal at PDX Law Group, P.C.
Moderator: Kyrylo Nikitenko
12:15 pm
Strategic Marketing for Founders: Building Brands that Last
02:50 pm
04:00 pm
04:15 pm - 05:00 pm
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Workshops
Hall 1
11:30 am
Svitlana Strelchenko
Senior Business Development Manager, Piana Vyshnia
12:00 pm
12:40 pm
Retirement Plan & Investments for Small Businesses
Xin Good, Senior Marketing Director, Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC
02:00 pm
Immigration: programs, opportunities, challenges and risks. How to find stability in uncertainty
Baoqin Wang, Attorney in Law
03:00 pm
Taxes: LLC vs Corporation
Mariya Kamsha, EA, Master Tax Advisor, Oregon
Workshops
Hall 2
11:30 am
Jocelyn Furbush, Program Manager at Livelihood NW
12:25 pm
How to Improve Your Credit Score for Achieving Financial Independence
Leah Voit,Economic Justice Coordinator | Economic Empowerment, Metropolitan Family Service
2:00 pm
Business Loans: What You Need to Know & Business Account Basics
Olena Kuzhukhar, BMO Bank & Andriy Lupyr, Chase Bank
Moderator: Olga Safina
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MESO: Community-Based Growth
Joshua Jacobs, Business Development Manager MESOPDX.ORG