CFC Big Ideas stands with our friends, colleagues, and families in Ukraine, and with all people of Ukraine.
Join us We are an international business consultancy headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and Kyiv, Ukraine. Established in 2002, the company has made its name by implementing BIG IDEA international projects: international conferences, country presentations, special events, and advocacy campaigns in more than 40 countries across the globe.
Since 2006, we have expanded our services to government relations, crisis communications, business development advisory. Our communications and public affairs projects have been recognized by SABRE and Cannes Lions awards.
Our team operates completely remotely and geographically dispersed across several countries in Europe and the Middle East.
2023 – CFC Big Ideas continues to grow combining commercial projects for its clients in Ukraine, Arab Gulf and other countries with pro-bono activities aimed at helping Ukraine get its messages across to the international media.
2022 – the company mobilizes itself against the Russian aggression, shifts toward all-remote work, and diversified geographically, with its team members now located in Ukraine, European countries, the Middle East, and Africa.
2021 – CFC Big Ideas organizes Davos Energy Week, aimed at drawing the attention of global business leaders to acute issues in the energy industry.
2020 — CFC Big Ideas organizes the first ever Global Inclusion Online Forum, worlds biggest online event dedicated to Diversity & Inclusion.
2019 — CFC Consulting rebrands to CFC Big Ideas. The change of name is accompanied by a fundamental revision of the company’s mission, vision and values. The new brand highlights our focus on international Big Idea projects.
2018 — CFC Consulting becomes a PR Partner and general contractor for the first-ever Ukraine House Davos, organized on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.
2017 — CFC Consulting becomes an official PR Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 held in Kyiv.
2015 — CFC launches LeeMas Jewelry rebranding campaign together with Damas, Middle East’s leading jewelry retailer.
2014 — CFC co-founds Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), an NGO and press center aimed at amplifying Ukraine’s voice internationally and countering anti-Ukrainian propaganda in the international media. The initiative comes about shortly after Russia has occupied the Crimean Peninsula and orchestrated military conflict in the East of Ukraine.
2013 — CFC Consulting sets up an office in Dubai, UAE, and starts providing services for large foreign companies willing to penetrate the GCC market.
2012 — Ahead of the finals of the European Football Championship taking place in Ukraine and Poland in June-July 2012, CFC Consulting and CNN International run a series of promotional campaigns raising awareness about Ukraine in the world.
2010 — CFC Consulting develops the first-ever brand strategy and brand book for Ukraine, commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2008 — CFC Consulting becomes the exclusive representative of CNN International in Ukraine and Belarus.
2006 — CFC signs a contract with Telenor to provide public relations consulting in an ongoing corporate dispute between Telenor and Altimo(Alfa Group) and Ukraine’s biggest mobile operator, Kyivstar. While some unethical practices were resorted to by the opponent’s side, CFC Consulting was recognized as having carried out the most professional PR campaign of 2007 (according to an expert poll by Profi, a weekly magazine).
2005 — The PBN Company, Mark Studio and CFC Consulting jointly participate in a tender by the Foreign Ministry designed to improve Ukraine’s image abroad. Through backroom machinations and violations, the tender is awarded to an unknown company from Kharkiv. CFC Consulting sues the Ministry, which results in a case that becomes known internationally.
2005 — CFC Consulting contributes to Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as an official PR Partner. The company provides media relations services and carries out a series of projects to raise awareness about Ukraine among Eurovision fans across the globe.
2004 — Supported by CFC Consulting, Ruslana wins Eurovision 2004 in Turkey and brings Eurovision 2005 to Kyiv, Ukraine.
2003 — At the initiative of CFC Consulting, Ukraine’s National Television Company joins the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)and receives the right to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) for the first time in history.
2002 — CFC Consulting, a private LLC is officially established as a commercial entity. A successor to the Club of Five Continents, an NGO established by Gennadiy Kurochka, CFC Consulting offers services in public affairs and focuses on delivering projects for Ukraine’s international image.
CFC’s expertise in government relations and stakeholder management is particularly important during the productive collaboration with Uber in key regulatory discussions with the government and legislature.
Since 2020, CFC Big Ideas has been a vital partner to Ukrainian SOE Weekly, significantly boosting our visibility, improving communication with our audience, and solidifying our position as the leading resource on state-owned enterprises, corporate governance, and privatisation in Ukraine.
CFC Big Ideas became our General Contractor for the first Ukraine House Davos project in 2018. Doing this event for the first time, we all had to work day and night overcoming a number of challenges and crisis situations. As a member of the UHD Organizing Committee, I appreciate the CFC team’s professionalism and dedication.
We needed a professional communications company to help us set strategy and direction around our messaging amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The CFC team has helped us implement a number of communications activities aimed at helping doctors and patients stay safe and healthy. We have found the CFC team to be extremely professional and a pleasure to work with.
Global Inclusion Online Forum is a connecting platform for more than 5000 DEI practitioners from different parts of the world! I am excited to continue sharing my expertise in joint efforts with CFC Big Ideas.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to CFC Big Ideas for your hospitality during our visit to Ukraine. Thanks to the professional organization of the meetings with the Ukrainian IT companies, we are able to build strong relationships with them and accomplish the business development goals of Al Foadia Group.
We were very pleased with the IT tour organized by CFC Big Ideas in November 2021. Our business meetings were successful as everything was thoughtfully planned and arranged, and the company’s team was very professional. I will highly recommend CFC Big Ideas because this tour exceeded all the expectations.
Our recruiting process is innovative, different from other companies, as CFC Big Ideas aims at connecting with its potential candidates strategically. You are welcome to send us an application at any time, whenever you want to connect with us to learn about our collaboration opportunities. Our senior management will meet with you once you pass the initial pre-screening to give you more information about the “insides” of the company and answer your questions.
After that you start receiving information about existing job openings. Once you see a position you want to apply for, you won’t need to go for any further tests, interviews or pre-screenings.
Our recruiting process is innovative, different from other companies, as CFC Big Ideas aims at connecting with its potential candidates strategically. You are welcome to send us an application at any time, whenever you want to connect with us to learn about our collaboration opportunities. Our senior management will meet with you once you pass the initial pre-screening to give you more information about the “insides” of the company and answer your questions.
After that you start receiving information about existing job openings. Once you see a position you want to apply for, you won’t need to go for any further tests, interviews or pre-screenings.
