JOINT MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION’S WORKING GROUP ON VETERAN PRACTICES AND POLICIES AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF UKRAINE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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Listen to online Stop   JOINT MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION’S WORKING GROUP ON VETERAN PRACTICES AND POLICIES AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF UKRAINE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. Date: 27 October2026. Time: 11:30 13:30. Language: Ukrainian. Place: Teams. The European Business Association’s (EBA) Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies, in partnership with the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, invites you to join an event dedicated to “Veteran-Owned Businesses: Opportunities for Cooperation with Large Companies.” The event will take place on Tuesday, 27 October, from 11:30 to 13:30, online via MS Teams. Objective of the event To discuss practical approaches, policies, and real-life cases of support for veteran-owned businesses. Topics for discussion : How large companies can build partnerships with veteran-owned businesses and integrate them into their supply chains. Financial and banking instruments available to veteran-owned businesses. The role of public authorities, veteran support services, and non-governmental organisations in supporting veterans’ reintegration through entrepreneurship. Who should attend? The event is intended for representatives of EBA member companies, non-governmental organisations, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. Event Speakers Moderator – Serhii Yanchuk, Chair of the EBA Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies, Veterans Affairs Officer at METRO Ukraine Oleh Khmelevskyi – Director of Veteran Resilience and Reintegration Programmes at IAHRR Artem Lifridov – Veteran entrepreneur, founder of “Pro Halushky,” Poltava’s first street food business, and the eponymous franchise for veterans. Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee at the Council of Veterans and Deputy Chair of the Council of Veterans under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Hennadii Sukharnikov – Deputy Head of AZOV.ONE Volodymyr Zabela – Director of the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation and Chair of the EBA Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies (2024–2025) Oleksandra Shekhovtsova – Director of Procurement, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine Yuliia Chemeryska – Inclusivity Officer, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine Kateryna Yevdokymova – People Development Expert and Lead Competency Development Specialist at METRO Ukraine Representative of the State Employment Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Participation and registration Registration is mandatory. The MS Teams joining link will be sent to registered participants at the email address provided during registration.Speakers. Serhii Yanchuk. Head of the Veteran Practices and Policies Working Group of the EBA ESG Hub. Oleh Khmelevskyi. Deputy Head of the Association of Entrepreneurs ATO Veterans. Veteran of the russo-ukrainian war.. Artem Lifridov. Veteran entrepreneur, founder of “Pro Halushky,” Poltava’s first street food business, and the eponymous franchise for veterans. Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee at the Council of Veterans and Deputy Chair of the Council of Veterans under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. Gennady Sukharnikov. Sergeant of the 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade, defender of Mariupol, manager of partnerships at AZOV.ONE.. Volodymyr Zabela. Director of the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation and Chair of the EBA Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies (2024–2025). Oleksandra Shekhovtsova. Director of Procurement, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine. Yuliia Chemeryska. Inclusivity Officer, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine. Kateryna Yevdokymova. People Development Expert and Lead Competency Development Specialist at METRO Ukraine. Viktoriia Vasylieva. Director of the Employment Policy Implementation Department. You can send a question to:. Contact person:. Daryna Zaderko. E-mail [email protected].

The European Business Association’s (EBA) Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies, in partnership with the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, invites you to join an event dedicated to “Veteran-Owned Businesses: Opportunities for Cooperation with Large Companies.”

The event will take place on Tuesday, 27 October, from 11:30 to 13:30, online via MS Teams.

Objective of the event

To discuss practical approaches, policies, and real-life cases of support for veteran-owned businesses.

Topics for discussion :

• How large companies can build partnerships with veteran-owned businesses and integrate them into their supply chains.

• Financial and banking instruments available to veteran-owned businesses.

• The role of public authorities, veteran support services, and non-governmental organisations in supporting veterans’ reintegration through entrepreneurship.

Who should attend?

The event is intended for representatives of EBA member companies, non-governmental organisations, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.

Event Speakers

• Moderator – Serhii Yanchuk, Chair of the EBA Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies, Veterans Affairs Officer at METRO Ukraine

• Oleh Khmelevskyi – Director of Veteran Resilience and Reintegration Programmes at IAHRR

• Artem Lifridov – Veteran entrepreneur, founder of “Pro Halushky,” Poltava’s first street food business, and the eponymous franchise for veterans. Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee at the Council of Veterans and Deputy Chair of the Council of Veterans under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine

• Hennadii Sukharnikov – Deputy Head of AZOV.ONE

• Volodymyr Zabela – Director of the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation and Chair of the EBA Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies (2024–2025)

• Oleksandra Shekhovtsova – Director of Procurement, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

• Yuliia Chemeryska – Inclusivity Officer, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

• Kateryna Yevdokymova – People Development Expert and Lead Competency Development Specialist at METRO Ukraine

• Representative of the State Employment Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine

Participation and registration

Registration is mandatory. The MS Teams joining link will be sent to registered participants at the email address provided during registration.

Speakers

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Serhii Yanchuk

Head of the Veteran Practices and Policies Working Group of the EBA ESG Hub

Oleh Khmelevskyi

Deputy Head of the Association of Entrepreneurs ATO Veterans. Veteran of the russo-ukrainian war.

Artem Lifridov

Veteran entrepreneur, founder of “Pro Halushky,” Poltava’s first street food business, and the eponymous franchise for veterans. Chair of the Entrepreneurship Committee at the Council of Veterans and Deputy Chair of the Council of Veterans under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine

Gennady Sukharnikov

Sergeant of the 12th Special Forces "Azov" Brigade, defender of Mariupol, manager of partnerships at AZOV.ONE.

Volodymyr Zabela

Director of the MHP-Hromadi Charitable Foundation and Chair of the EBA Working Group on Veteran Practices and Policies (2024–2025)

Oleksandra Shekhovtsova

Director of Procurement, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

Yuliia Chemeryska

Inclusivity Officer, Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine

Kateryna Yevdokymova

People Development Expert and Lead Competency Development Specialist at METRO Ukraine

Viktoriia Vasylieva

Director of the Employment Policy Implementation Department

Serhii Yanchuk

Oleh Khmelevskyi

Artem Lifridov

Gennady Sukharnikov

Volodymyr Zabela

Oleksandra Shekhovtsova

Yuliia Chemeryska

Kateryna Yevdokymova

Viktoriia Vasylieva

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