🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 Join the EU–Ukraine Business Tour to Western Ukraine (15–20 September 2025)

The Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce invites companies and investors to a 6-day executive mission across Western Ukraine, organized with the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance and the Association of Industrial Parks of Ukraine. Expect targeted B2B, focused site visits, and clear pathways to localize production, co-manufacture, and build R&D partnerships in Ukraine’s most dynamic industrial region.

⚡ Unique advantage
Included entry to Defense Tech Valley — Europe’s flagship dual-use investment summit, bringing 5,000+ participants and unmatched access to innovators, integrators, and investors.

🎯 Who should join
• CEOs and business unit leaders in manufacturing & technology
• Companies in MilTech & dual-use products and adjacent supply chains
• Investors seeking high-impact industrial opportunities
• Cluster managers and ecosystem builders aiming for long-term cooperation

🏗️ What you’ll gain
• 🏭 Visits to 5 strategically located industrial parks across Western Ukraine
• 🤝 50+ curated B2B meetings in MilTech, AgriTech, MedTech, metalworking and more
• 🧩 Clear pathways for outsourcing & production localization with municipal support and incentives
• 🧠 R&D and cluster collaboration with deep-tech hubs and research centers
• 🛡️ DefenseTech Valley Summit access in Lviv (tickets included)
• 🔎 Early visibility on reconstruction investment pipelines and EU-linked supply chains

 

🗺️ Itinerary at a glance (subject to fine-tuning)
Mon, 15 Sep — Lviv
• Transfer from Kraków Airport to Lviv (for participants arriving via Kraków)
• Visit: Industrial Park FORMATSIA
• Opening panel: EU–Ukraine industrial partnership: dual-use, machinery & engineering
• Networking with MilTech, MedTech, and local R&D clusters
• Evening reception with participation of Lviv City Council

Tue, 16 Sep — Lviv (DefenseTech Valley)
• Participation in DefenseTech Valley
• B2B meetings with Ukrainian deep-tech/defense startups & SMEs

Wed, 17 Sep — Lviv (DefenseTech Valley)
• DefenseTech Valley program, individual meetings & cluster demo area
• Site visit: Sparrow Industrial Park (Lviv)

Thu, 18 Sep — Kalush & Ivano-Frankivsk
• Transfer to Kalush; meetings at Kalush Industrial Park + enterprise visits (engineering, metal processing, devices)
• Transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk; visit Arcan Industrial Park
• Reception at the Ivano-Frankivsk Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Fri, 19 Sep — Ternopil
• Transfer to Ternopil; visit Western Ukrainian Industrial Park
• Sector-specific B2B meetings
• Return to Lviv; closing dinner

Sat, 20 Sep — Lviv (optional)
• Transfer back to Kraków Airport
• Optional local meetings / Lviv sightseeing

💼 All-in programme & price
€1,900* per person — includes Kraków–Lviv–Kraków transfers, all in-country transport (Lviv–Ivano-Frankivsk–Ternopil–Lviv), 5 nights accommodation, DefenseTech Valley (Senior tickets), meals & receptions, and full organization & logistics of site visits and B2B meetings.

Own-travel options and tailored services are available upon request.
*Members of the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce receive a 30% discount.

🤝 Organised by

• Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce •
• Ukrainian Cluster Alliance (UCA)
• Association of Industrial Parks of Ukraine

⏳ Capacity & deadline
Limited spots — please apply by 1 September.

📩 More information
https://www.clusters.org.ua/business-tour-of-european-companies-to-western-ukraine