Roman Matys (Ukrainian: Рома́н Ма́тис; born July 28, 1978) is a Ukrainian public figure, human rights activist[1][2] entrepreneur, economist, marketer, and investment expert.[3] President of the NGO "International Investment Office". Head of the Investment Policy Department of the Lviv Regional Administration from 2016 to 2021.[4]

Roman Matys
Born (1978-07-28) 28 July 1978 (age 46)
Alma materLviv Academy of Commerce
Websitehttps://matys.com.ua

Public activity

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Roman Matys is the founder of the public initiative “They'll Understand Either Way”,[5] which since 2012 defends the rights of Ukrainian-speaking population to access information in their native language.

Roman Matys is the initiator and co-author of the Law “On the Ukrainian language as official”[6]

Thanks to the strategy of Roman Matys "Lviv region — the factory of Europe" and the work of his team, in five years it was possible to launch several hundred enterprises in Lviv region, to create tens of thousands of jobs and to make certain industries, such as the automobile industry, dominant in the region.[7][8]

Roman Matys participates in dozens of economic forums abroad and actively works to attract investments to rebuild the economy of Ukraine.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Why Ukrainians Are Speaking More Ukrainian". Foreign Policy. 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ Topol, Sarah A. (2015-04-20). "Tongue-Tied on Ukraine's Front Lines". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  3. ^ "Roman Matys – Ukraine Global FDI Reports". Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  4. ^ "How Lviv Oblast's head of investment sees the future". Kyiv Post. 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ Topol, Sarah A. (2015-04-20). "Tongue-Tied on Ukraine's Front Lines. Roman Matys". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ^ "Ukrainians support the Law on official language. Against are Ukrainophobes – authors of law". Ukraine Crisis Media Center. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. ^ admin (2021-07-19). "Factories Working for Mercedes, Porsche and Audi. What Ukraine Produces for the Global Automotive Industry". GTInvest. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  8. ^ "Roman Matys – Ukraine Global FDI Reports". Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  9. ^ "Ukraina – startup na mapie świata. Potrafi zapewnić bezprecedensowy wzrost inwestycji tym, którzy w nią uwierzą". panorama-gospodarcza.gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-25.