Promoting Free Market Reforms in Ukraine

Nick has been closely engaged with Ukraine and Georgia for over two decades, playing a significant role in the region’s economic development. His work spans capital markets, private sector growth, and cross-border investment. Before founding the Ukraine Future Business Council, Nick led transformational efforts in the investment banking space. As CEO of BG Capital (the investment banking arm of Bank of Georgia, later Galt & Taggart), he positioned the firm as a regional leader in IPOs and private placements across Ukraine and Georgia between 2008 and 2011. Under his leadership, the firm was recognized by Euromoney as the Best Investment Bank in Central and Eastern Europe in 2010. Nick’s contributions to the region’s business landscape have earned him consistent recognition. In 2012, he was featured on the Kyiv Post’s list of Ukraine’s Wealthiest and Most Influential Expats, and in 2016, he was named among the Top 25 Trailblazing Business Leaders in Ukraine. Today, as the founder of the Ukraine Future Business Council, Nick focuses on strengthening Ukraine’s long-term economic resilience by fostering international partnerships, supporting institutional reforms, and amplifying the voice of responsible business in shaping the country's future.

Yulia is a proud Ukrainian native who has built her professional life and identity in Kyiv, where she has spent the majority of her career working across finance, private client services, and investment support. Deeply connected to Ukraine’s business landscape, she brings a unique local perspective shaped by firsthand experience of the country’s evolving economic environment. Her work since 2014 at SP Capital Management has focused on supporting high-net-worth individuals through bespoke concierge and banking advisory services. Yulia played a key role in helping the firm expand into asset management by building lasting relationships with Ukrainian and international clients. Prior to that, she held a senior client-facing role at Insignia, a leading European concierge company, where she managed high-profile accounts and consistently exceeded client expectations. Yulia’s professional roots, however, go back to Ukraine’s investment banking sector — starting in 2007 with positions at respected firms such as Concorde Capital and BG Capital. Today, as Co-Founder of the Ukraine Future Business Council, Yulia remains committed to elevating Ukraine’s global economic voice and advancing opportunities for responsible investment, entrepreneurship, and long-term growth.

Founder of DoubleSuited LLC, a project development and investment company. With experience in senior positions at Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest state-owned oil and gas company, Favorov has extensive experience in a variety of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, power supply agreements, fuel supply contracts, financial negotiations, legal auditing, team management, and budget control. He is deeply committed to fighting corruption in Ukraine and sees a future where the country can thrive through business and investment after the war.

Scott is originally from Idaho Falls, Idaho. He received his degree in Finance and Business Administration in 1989 from Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management. He studied at the Faculty of Law of the School of Law named after Reuben Clark from Brigham Young University, graduating in 1992. He began private practice in 1994 and is a member of the Idaho, New York, Utah, and Wyoming State Bar Associations. He is also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States Internal Revenue Service, the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.