U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) A strong international voice for business in Ukraine for 28 years

The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) is a private, non-profit trade association representing the interests of US businesses active in Ukraine. Based in Washington, DC, the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) promotes US and Ukrainian commercial ties through regular interactions with US and Ukrainian business and government leaders, and through the analysis and advocacy of key policy issues impacting US businesses and the future of US-Ukrainian relations. The U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)'s membership includes large, well-known companies, as well as smaller private companies interested in fostering a stronger commercial relationship between the United States and Ukraine.

đź“Ł USUBC is pleased to support ReBuild Ukraine: Health & Rehabilitation and invites its members and partners to take part...
09/15/2026

📣 USUBC is pleased to support ReBuild Ukraine: Health & Rehabilitation and invites its members and partners to take part in an international exhibition and conference that brings together healthcare professionals, government representatives, communities, donors, investors, and international organizations to advance the recovery of Ukraine’s healthcare system. The program will focus on rehabilitation, medical equipment, healthcare infrastructure, emergency medicine, mobile healthcare, and opportunities for investment and international cooperation.

🤝 Connect with those shaping the future of healthcare in Ukraine.

The event will create a platform for presenting real healthcare recovery projects, connecting medical institutions and communities with donors and investors, and discovering innovative technologies and solutions for a resilient, modern healthcare system.

The exhibition will showcase international manufacturers of medical equipment, rehabilitation technologies, diagnostics, emergency medicine, mobile healthcare solutions, and healthcare infrastructure, alongside national pavilions and international trade missions.

👉 Present your solutions, find new partners and become part of rebuilding Ukraine’s healthcare system. https://publichealth.com.ua/en/rebuild-ukraine-hr

đź“Ť Kyiv, IEC
📅 30 September – 2 October 2026

Rebuilding care. Restoring hope. Delivering impact.

đź“Ł USUBC is pleased to support ReBuild Ukraine 2026 and invites its members and partners to take part in an event that br...
09/15/2026

📣 USUBC is pleased to support ReBuild Ukraine 2026 and invites its members and partners to take part in an event that brings together governments, financial institutions, businesses, and communities around concrete projects, technologies, equipment, materials, and investment opportunities supporting Ukraine’s recovery. With a focus on infrastructure, industry, energy, and housing, the sixth international exhibition and conference provides direct access to reconstruction projects and critical needs identified by Ukrainian communities.

🤝 Meet the people shaping Ukraine’s recovery.
Connect with Ukrainian municipalities, international companies, investors, donors, development institutions, and industry professionals looking for solutions and partners to turn reconstruction plans into real projects.

đź’ˇ Present your technologies and solutions.
Discover new business opportunities, explore investment potential, and build partnerships around the most pressing reconstruction needs.

👉 Become part of the international community driving Ukraine’s recovery.

📍 Warsaw, Poland • EXPO XXI
📅 12–13 November 2026

Learn more and join ReBuild Ukraine 2026 📲 https://rebuildukraine.in.ua/en

đź“Ł On Wednesday, 9 September, the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) held an in-person Roundtable with Senior Advisors...
09/14/2026

đź“Ł On Wednesday, 9 September, the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) held an in-person Roundtable with Senior Advisors: Dispatch from Washington, D.C. in Kyiv, bringing together visiting USUBC Senior Advisors with USUBC members, leadership, partners, and other invited guests.

The Roundtable featured Anders Aslund, USUBC Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum; Natalie Jaresko, USUBC Senior Advisor and Managing Director at EY Parthenon; and Amb. Geoffrey Pyatt, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and Senior Managing Director of the Energy and Critical Minerals Practice at McLarty Associates — joined by Artem Rybchenko, Deputy Minister for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine, who brought a Kyiv government perspective to the panel. The discussion was moderated by Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO of USUBC.

Drawing on perspectives spanning economic policy and reform, energy and critical minerals, and deep diplomatic experience in Ukraine, alongside Deputy Minister Rybchenko's firsthand view of Ukraine's recovery and infrastructure priorities, the panel offered participants a wide-ranging read on the trajectory of U.S.-Ukraine relations.

The Roundtable underscored USUBC's role in connecting its membership directly with senior voices shaping the U.S. conversation on Ukraine’s economic recovery. Closing the discussion, Irina Paliashvili thanked the speakers, noting that what united the panel was something felt throughout the afternoon: passion — for their mission, for Ukraine, and for what can and needs to be done in terms of Ukraine’s immediate and long-term recovery.

USUBC is grateful to Construction Corporation GERZ for its generous support of this event.

đź“Ś More photos https://usubc.org/usubc_photos/usubc-hosts-roundtable-with-senior-advisors-dispatch-from-washington-d-c/

09/14/2026

đź‘Ź U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Welcomes Forward as a New Member

Trident Forward, a political risk consultancy focused exclusively on the Ukrainian market, advises companies on whether, when, and how to enter Ukraine, operating at the municipal and regional level to map authority, verify counterparties, and sequence market entry in ways that avoid reputational and operational setbacks. Founded and led by Michael Druckman, the firm draws on more than 16 years of experience in Ukrainian municipal economic development, public opinion research, and democratic transition support, including election monitoring and political party engagement.

Beyond its municipal and recovery-focused work, Trident Forward supports defense and dual-use companies navigating export controls, procurement exposure, and regulatory sequencing in Ukraine, assessing compliance readiness against U.S., EU, NATO, and Ukrainian frameworks before contracts are signed or products cross borders. The firm positions itself between legal counsel, geopolitical analysts, and informal intermediaries, offering structured advisory mandates built on institutional mapping and counterparty risk assessment rather than access-brokering.

đź’¬ "Our focus at Trident Forward is bridging the gap between capital and Ukrainian municipal opportunities while mitigating political risk," said Michael Druckman, Founder & Managing Director of Trident Forward. "We look forward to contributing to USUBC's discussions and events to promote greater U.S. investment into Ukrainian municipalities, and to introducing clients where mobilizing support from the business community can help advance successful engagement in Ukraine."

đź’¬ "Trident Forward brings a rare combination of on-the-ground municipal expertise and defense sector risk advisory to our membership," said Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO of USUBC. "As Ukraine's recovery and defense partnerships accelerate, the kind of due diligence and institutional mapping that Trident Forward provides will be essential for companies looking to engage responsibly and effectively. We welcome them to USUBC."

08/27/2026

đź‘Ź U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Welcomes Palisade Bergschrund as a New Member

Palisade Bergschrund is a cross-border solutions firm operating in the United States, Europe, Ukraine, and allied markets. We help manufacturers, procurers, investors, and governments navigate the most demanding challenges of modern defense technology — through sustained strategic advisory services, independent technology validation, and rigorous research leveraging proprietary data and analysis. With team members in New York, California, London, Brussels, and Kyiv, the Palisade Bergschrund team was built specifically to meet the needs of the market- integrating direct operational, military, diplomatic, technical, and capital-markets experience to deliver the solutions required by leading innovators, investors, and governments in today's shifting marketplace.

The company’s work is particularly relevant to Ukraine’s evolving defense technology ecosystem, where rapid innovation, operational feedback, international partnerships, and access to global markets are increasingly important. Palisade Bergschrund supports clients with market entry and growth strategies, partnership development, institutional engagement, technology assessment, and operationally grounded validation. Its approach combines field research, direct engagement with companies, operators, investors, and institutions, and senior-level experience across the United States, Ukraine, and allied markets to help organizations make informed decisions about technologies, investments, procurement, partnerships, and market expansion.

💬 “We look forward to working with USUBC and its members to increase opportunities for U.S. companies in the U.S.-Ukraine commercial relationship,” said Derek Berlin, Founder and CEO of Palisade Bergschrund and Major General (ret.) Borys Kremenetskyi, Pal-Berg Senior Partner, Senior Advisor to USUBC and former Ukrainian Defense Attache to Washington and the United Kingdom. “Our work is focused on helping organizations navigate allied markets with credibility, develop the intelligence needed to make better decisions, and determine what is real before committing to a technology, investment, partnership, or procurement opportunity. We see significant potential to help strengthen connections between U.S. companies and Ukraine’s rapidly developing defense and technology ecosystem.”

đź“Ś Read more https://usubc.org/u-s-ukraine-business-council-welcomes-palisade-bergschrund-as-a-new-member/

08/27/2026

đź‘Ź U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Welcomes The Feniks Alliance as a New Member

The Feniks Alliance is an investment and advisory firm specializing in strategic solutions and financing for international legal assets, claims, and complex recovery initiatives, including large-scale damage and loss recovery. The company works with businesses, law firms, and project partners across multiple jurisdictions, providing capital, expertise, and international perspective to help navigate complex legal and financing environments. Through its specialized approach to legal asset financing and claim monetization, The Feniks Alliance is focused on supporting the restitution of Ukraine’s private sector and strengthening the country’s long-term economic recovery.

A central component of the company’s work in Ukraine is the Feniks Alliance Program, created to support the restitution of Ukraine’s private sector, which has suffered extensive damage and losses as a result of Russian aggression. Through the Program, The Feniks Alliance provides a structured framework and roadmap for validating claims and recovering compensation through established international legal and financial mechanisms.

💬 “We are honored to become part of the USUBC community and contribute to the effort of rebuilding Ukraine’s economy,” said Petr Stransky, CEO of The Feniks Alliance. “Ukrainian businesses have demonstrated extraordinary resilience despite unprecedented destruction and disruption. Our mission is to help transform damage and losses into validated claims and recoverable assets through internationally recognized legal and financial mechanisms, providing companies with practical pathways to compensation and renewed growth.”

💬 “The Feniks Alliance brings a highly specialized and timely capability to our membership,” said Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO of USUBC. “As Ukraine continues to rebuild, innovative approaches to legal asset financing and damage recovery will play an increasingly important role in restoring private-sector activity and attracting investment. We are pleased to welcome The Feniks Alliance to USUBC and look forward to its contribution to our network and to Ukraine’s economic recovery efforts.”

08/25/2026

đź‘Ź U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Welcomes Planate Management Group as a New Member

Planate Management Group brings extensive global experience in engineering, infrastructure development, construction management, and advanced technology solutions to projects in some of the world’s most complex operating environments. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business has delivered mission-critical architecture and engineering, program management, and technology services across 24 U.S. states and 25 countries, supporting U.S. government agencies, the Department of Defense, and allied international partners.

As Ukraine advances both wartime resilience and long-term reconstruction efforts, companies with expertise in critical infrastructure, facilities modernization, engineering oversight, and technology-enabled project delivery will play an increasingly important role. Planate Management Group’s capabilities in design and integrated planning, construction and program management, quality assurance, artificial intelligence, robotics, and drone technologies position the company to contribute to rebuilding essential infrastructure, strengthening operational resilience, and supporting sustainable development initiatives throughout Ukraine.

💬 “We are looking to actively engage with a network of organizations committed to supporting Ukraine’s resilience, recovery, and long-term development,” said Chris Decker, P.E., President of Planate Management Group. “Ultimately, we aim to be an active and contributing member – bringing our global experience and mission-ready approach to support sustainable, high-impact development efforts in Ukraine, while building long-term, strategic relationships within the USUBC community.”

💬 “I am delighted to welcome Planate Management Group to USUBC,” said Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). “The company’s experience delivering engineering, infrastructure, and technology solutions for U.S. government and international partners in challenging environments is highly relevant to Ukraine’s reconstruction and modernization priorities. We look forward to working with Planate Management Group as it builds partnerships across our network and contributes its expertise to Ukraine’s long-term recovery and economic development.”

🎉 Celebrating 35 Years of Ukraine’s IndependenceAs Ukraine marks the 35th anniversary of its independence, we honor the ...
08/24/2026

🎉 Celebrating 35 Years of Ukraine’s Independence

As Ukraine marks the 35th anniversary of its independence, we honor the resilience, courage and determination of the Ukrainian people. Independence Day is a celebration of sovereignty, freedom and democracy — values that continue to unite Ukraine with its partners and friends around the world.

This milestone comes at a time when Ukraine is demonstrating remarkable strength while advancing recovery, investment, innovation and international cooperation. Even amid the challenges of war, Ukraine has emerged as a global center of technological advancement, particularly in defense technology — with Ukrainian engineers, entrepreneurs and companies developing and deploying cutting-edge solutions at extraordinary speed. This spirit of innovation extends far beyond the battlefield and reflects Ukraine's extraordinary human capital, ingenuity and entrepreneurial strength.

The growing partnership between the United States and Ukraine continues to create new opportunities for technological cooperation, investment, reconstruction and long-term economic development, and USUBC remains committed to supporting this shared effort.

On this occasion, we pay tribute to those defending Ukraine's freedom and sovereignty, and we remember with profound gratitude the heroes who have sacrificed their lives for Ukraine's future.

We thank our members and partners for their unwavering support of Ukraine and remain confident that, through innovation and partnership, Ukraine will continue to build a strong, independent, secure and prosperous future.

With gratitude,
USUBC Team

💼 On 13 August USUBC, together with PwC Ukraine, hosted a working lunch in Kyiv with Sandra Oudkirk, Chargé d'Affaires a...
08/18/2026

💼 On 13 August USUBC, together with PwC Ukraine, hosted a working lunch in Kyiv with Sandra Oudkirk, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine, and Meghan Gregonis, Deputy Chief of Mission. Designed as an interactive roundtable, the event brought together USUBC members representing the defense, energy, metals and mining, technology, infrastructure, agriculture, legal, financial and other key sectors. Participants had the opportunity to introduce their companies and business activities in Ukraine directly to senior U.S. Embassy representatives, share their perspectives on the current business environment, and discuss key priorities, challenges, opportunities, and prospects for Ukraine’s economic recovery and future development. The lunch was co-moderated by Maxim Vykhovanets, Country Managing Partner at PwC Ukraine, and Dmytro Filonenko, USUBC's Director of Programming & Business Development.

Opening the discussion, Maxim Vykhovanets pointed to Ukraine's strong economic potential and the value of closer U.S.-Ukraine collaboration in supporting investment, innovation and long-term growth. The discussion covered the role of commercial diplomacy in advancing economic development and strengthening bilateral ties, as well as opportunities to deepen commercial cooperation across sectors. Participants raised the operational realities of doing business amid the ongoing full-scale aggression, including security risks, infrastructure damage, supply chain disruptions, and the need for effective war risk insurance, while also underscoring the resilience of Ukrainian companies and their continued commitment to growth and market expansion.

The discussion reflected USUBC's broader effort to connect its membership directly with senior U.S. Embassy officials and to advance dialogue aimed at deepening economic and business ties between the United States and Ukraine.

USUBC thanked PwC Ukraine for its generous support in hosting the event.

đź“Ś More photos https://usubc.org/usubc_photos/usubc-and-pwc-ukraine-host-working-lunch-with-u-s-embassy-leadership/

08/17/2026

đź‘Ź U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Welcomes Weatherhaven Resources as a New Member

Weatherhaven, based in North Tonawanda, New York, is a world leader in the design, manufacture, transport, and installation of rugged, portable, fabric-covered structures used in some of the most demanding environments on earth. With production operations spanning Canada, the United States, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, the UAE, and the UK, the company holds more than 50 patents and has deployed its shelter systems in over 96 countries across all seven continents. Its solutions — including sleeping quarters, field hospitals, kitchens, warehouses, and command and medical units — are engineered to withstand extreme conditions, from arid deserts to sub-zero tundra to humid tropics.

Weatherhaven's expertise is particularly relevant to Ukraine's reconstruction and defense needs, where rapidly deployable and redeployable infrastructure is critical for military, humanitarian, and civilian applications. The company's product line includes expandable container units for command and medical use, rapid-deploy field sanitation and kitchen systems, deployable power distribution for forward operating locations, and cold-weather-rated habitats. Weatherhaven has also partnered with Compotech Inc. to bring modular blast- and ballistic-protection systems to international markets, offering mobile, lightweight protective solutions for personnel and critical assets during initial base deployment.

đź’¬ "We are looking forward to the networking opportunities that USUBC membership provides, and to exploring how Weatherhaven's deployable infrastructure solutions can support opportunities in Ukraine," said Chad Forrey, MBA, Director, US Strategy & Government Relations at Weatherhaven Resources.

đź’¬ "We are pleased to welcome Weatherhaven Resources to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council," said Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO of USUBC. "As Ukraine continues to rebuild critical infrastructure and support its defense and humanitarian needs, Weatherhaven's decades of experience deploying rugged, mobile shelter and camp solutions in the world's most challenging environments make the company a valuable addition to our membership."

đź“Ś Read morehttps://usubc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Weatherhaven-2026-Capabilities-Statement-1.pdf

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