This year Davos was visited by many technology companies. The key topics of the informal platforms were the technological aspects that change the world.What about Ukraine? It is obvious that people coming to Davos are not interested in the politics and the politicians of Ukraine, despite Ukrainian TV channels focusing on them. In Davos, companies compete to communicate to the business leaders and heads of state that they are the business elite. People are interested to find what the new Ukraine is like. And the new Ukraine is a country of investment opportunities and technological potential.Three years ago, when I initiated the Ukrainian Davos Nights, the main idea was to introduce Ukraine as a technological country. A very simple thesis: we invest and invite you to join us.

When we communicate with the representatives of Ukrainian business at home, we always discuss the need to do joint projects to improve the image of Ukraine on the international market.Ukraine House Davos is such project, it’s aimed at the popularization of our country on the world stage. There’s an opportunity to meet representatives of the international elite here and tell them that Ukraine is not only a country with beautiful women and good food, but also a great platform for investing.

Actually, there’s been a joke for some years that the WEF is turning into a technological conference, but it’s true. In Davos, I was invited to the HUMANS 2.0 breakfast organized by The Economist, and it was not surprising, but the discussion at some point was organically directed towards artificial intelligence. This topic was covered at the WEF, and at Ukraine House. Ukraine really has something to share - recently the "AI Industry in Eastern Europe 2018" report was published and our country takes the 3rd place in the region (and in Western Europe) by the number of companies working in this field.There is no doubt that the Ukraine House itself and all the talks held during the Forum are a "long game". However, during this intense week, a number of important news were announced, and new agreements, I am sure, are not far off.

Ukraine is known for “brains, hands and grains” and this year we truly showcased our intellectual and investment capacity of Ukraine. We were sincerely glad that the investors got a modern and innovative platform in Davos, where they were able to chat with influential leaders and officials from Europe and the United States, as well as the Middle East, India and Asia. We can talk a lot about improving the investment climate in Ukraine, but when it comes from those who really invest and make a profit, it is much better. It is a signal for the market.

Ukraine is often perceived by the world as a country between the western world and Russia. And it is extremely important to change this impression of our country. We, as a company working with foreign investors, consider our mission to be in positioning Ukraine as an attractive country for investment. Ukraine has great intellectual potential and has already got many success stories in the field of innovations and technologies, known all over the world. But we need to tell more. Ukraine House Davos gives an excellent opportunity to declare Ukraine to the whole world.