ORGANISED BY GORSHENIN INSTITUTE
In partnership with
The Representation of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine and Belarus,
Maksym Stepanov, chairman of the Odesa Regional State Administration
AGENDA
X National Expert Forum
18 October 2018
Odesa, Bristol Hotel, 15 Pushkinska St.
11:00 - 12:00 – Registration of participants and guests
12:00 - 12:10 – Opening ceremony
12:10 - 13:20 – Discussion panel I: FORMULA OF PEACE FOR UKRAINE
Points for discussion:
- Effective scenarios to restore the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
- Security challenges in the context of the pre-election year
- Prospects for the situation in Donbas: a peacekeeping mission, alternatives to the Minsk format, steps towards reintegration
- International coalition of support for Ukraine: opportunities and prospects
- Hybrid threats in today’s world: effective countering techniques
- Approaches to addressing the humanitarian crisis in Donbas
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PANEL:
· Oleksandr LYTVYNENKO, Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine,
· Alexander HUG, Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine,
· Jean-Baptiste JEANGÈNE-VILMER, Director of the Institute for Strategic Research (IRSEM), French Ministry of Defence (Paris),
· Itzhak ILAN, Deputy Director of the Israeli Security Agency (“Shin-Bet”) in 2010-2011,
· Simon WEISS, Research Associate at Friedrich Ebert Foundation Regional Office for Cooperation and Peace in Europe (Vienna, Austria)
PANEL MODERATOR: Marcel RÖTHIG, Director, the Representation of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine and Belarus
13:20 - 14:00 – Break, drinks and buffet. Communication on the sidelines.
14:00 - 15:20 – Discussion panel II: UKRAINE AS EUROPE’S INVESTMENT HUB
Points for discussion:
- Ukraine in the context of global economic challenges
- Investment as a factor of regional development
- Decentralization reform as a factor of regional investment appeal
- Innovation management and innovative approaches in economy
- Labour migration as a challenge to the country’s investment appeal
- Window of opportunity: how much time Ukraine has to modernize its economy
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PANEL:
· Hennadyiy ZUBKO, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Utility Services of Ukraine,
· Maksym STEPANOV, Chairman of the Odesa Regional State Administration,
· Isabelle DUMONT, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France to Ukraine,
· LEE YANG-GOO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Ukraine,
· Ivan MIKLOS, Head of the Strategic Advisory Group for Supporting Ukrainian Reforms (SAGSUR)
PANEL MODERATOR: Sonya KOSHKINA, editor in chief at LB.UA
15:20 - 15:35 – Coffee break and informal communication
15:35 - 16:45 – Discussion panel III: UKRAINE IN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
Points for discussion:
- Foreign policy challenges of Ukraine during the pre-election year
- International agenda for Ukraine: how the world is changing and what Ukraine should do
- Progress in key reforms in Ukraine and its assessment by the international community
- The EU’s Ukraine policy and Ukraine’s path to the EU. Major factors
- How and why have Ukraine’s relations with the member states evolved, especially with the Central European countries?
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PANEL:
· Pavlo KLIMKIN, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,
· Heorhiy LOHVYNSKYY, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2017-2018),
· Annika WEIDEMANN,Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine,
· Ihor SMESHKO, Adviser to the President of Ukraine, former Head of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine,
· Susan STEWART, Senior Associate at German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Berlin)
PANEL MODERATOR: Dmytro OSTROUSHKO, director of international programmes at Gorshenin Institute
16:45 - 17:00 – Closing of the formal part of the Х National Expert Forum
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