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On April 23, 2007, an all-day promotional conference "IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange - opportunities for Ukrainian companies", intended for potential issuers, was held in Kiev, Ukraine, by the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). The WSE's partners at the conference included: ING, Baker Tilly, Hogan & Hartson, Magister & Partners, COA, PBN, Concorde, SEG.
The objective of the conference was to introduce the Ukrainian companies to the Polish stock market and to follow through successive phases of the process allowing the Ukrainian companies to be listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Mr Stanis?aw Kluza, the Chairman of the WSE Financial Supervision Authority, attended the conference as the guest of honour. During the presentation of the Polish stock market, Mr Ludwik Sobolewski, the WSE President, presented the growth prospects of the stock market, the WSE's strengths, particularly against regional markets, as well as, discussed methods of support to foreign companies making their debut on the WSE in Warsaw. Further speeches were delivered by representatives of financial advisors, auditors, legal companies and brokers who discussed in detail individual phases of the Initial Public Offering process on the WSE, also including their role in public placement procedure. In addition, the issues related to the promotion and development of effective information campaigns and investor relations were dealt with by the presentations while giving consideration to a company's country of origin.
The event aroused the interest of Ukrainian business circles, entrepreneurs and media. The conference in Kiev was the third meeting in Ukraine, from a series of meetings presenting the Polish market's capabilities to Ukrainian companies, attended by business circles. The previous conferences were held in Donieck and Charkov. The next conference is scheduled for this quarter.
The conference held in Kiev by the Warsaw Stock Exchange is one of its strategic activities assuming that the Polish Stock Exchange will increasingly become a regional financial centre trading in securities from Central and Eastern Europe and be perceived as the leading financial centre in this part of Europe to collaborate with other stock exchanges of the region.
