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Plenary Session – Ball Room

16:50 - 17:00 Opening Remarks

17:00 - 17:20 Report Presentation Ukraine-2014: Overcoming Challenges

17:20 - 18:30 Plenary Session Paving the Way For a New Ukraine

18:30 - 19:00 Coffee Break

Security and Foreign Policy – Satin Room19:00 - 20:10 Discussion Panel Eastern Partnership and What Next? Ukraine on the Doorstep of European Integration

20:10 - 20:20 Break

20:20 - 20:40 Presentation Macroeconomic policy in Ukraine in 2014 - 2019

Economy and Regions – Cotton Room

19:00 - 20:10 Thematic Block Ukraine 2014 – Transformation Success?

20:10 - 20:20 Break

20:20 - 20:40 Presentation Tourism Versus Economic Development

Society and Politics – Silk Room

19:20 - 20:10 Discussion Panel “A New South” – Ukraine’s or Russia’s Project?

Reception – Ball Room21.00 Concert performed by the Big Band of the Music Academy in Lodz under the direction of Jacek Delong

22.00 Dinner with the accompaniment of the film music performed by string quartet “Apertus”

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Security and Foreign Policy – Satin Room

9:00 - 10:30 Thematic Block Ukraine - The Unnamed War


10:40 - 11:50 Discussion Panel Ukraine in the Global Puzzle: Usa – Russia – Eu


12:00 - 13:10 Discussion Panel Media and Think-Tanks. Evolution of Public Communication System

13:10 - 13:20 Break

13:20 - 14:30 Discussion Panel Ukraine’s Association with the European Union. A Profit and Loss Account

14:30 - 15:30 Lunch

15:30 - 16:40 Discussion Panel EU – Ukraine Negotiations – a Difficult Way to Success


16:50 - 18:00 Discussion Panel Tackling Internal Displacement in Ukraine

18:00 - 18:10 Break

18:10 - 19:20 Thematic Block Historical Memory versus European Identity. Part 1

19:20 - 19:30 Break

19:30 - 20:40 Thematic Block Historical Memory versus European Identity. Part 2

City of Lodz Museum, Poznanski’s Palace, Ogrodowa 15 str

21.00 - Dinner with the accompaniment of the “Mazel Tov” Clarinet Quartet

Economy and Regions – Cotton Room9:00 - 10:30 Thematic Block Investment Climate in Ukraine. What Does It Take to Encourage For-eign Direct Investment?


10:40 - 11:50 Thematic Block New Paths and Factors of Economic Restructuring


12:00 - 13:10 Thematic Block Ukraine and its Neighbours – New Dimensions of Economic Coopera-tion

13:10 - 13:20 Break

13:20 - 14:30 Thematic Block Energy Security in Ukraine and Europe

14:30 - 15:30 Lunch

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15:40 - 16:40 Discussion Panel Overcoming Barriers to Effective Local Cooperation


16:50 - 18:00 Thematic Block Sustainable Development of Ukraine’s Regions

18:00 - 18:10 Break

18:10 - 19:20 Thematic Block Doing Business in Ukraine. Opportunities for European Investors

19:20 - 19:30 Break

19:30 - 20:40 Discussion Panel Development of Agro-Industry



Society and Politics – Silk Room9:00 - 10:30 Discussion Panel Central Europe Towards the Ukrainian Crisis – is it Possible to Speak with One Voice?


10:40 - 11:50 Discussion Panel Rule of Law. Ukraine’s Legal Standards and Prospects for Democ-ratisation


12:00 - 13:10 Discussion Panel Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia – On the Way to Membership in the European Union

13:10 - 13:20 Break

13:20 - 14:30 Discussion Panel European Social Standards: Towards Stabilisation

14:30 - 15:30 Lunch

15:30 - 16:40 Thematic Block Ukraine - a Modern State, a Modern Local Government

16:40 - 16:50 Break

16:50 - 18:00 Discussion Panel EU-Russia-Ukraine. Is a New Dynamics and Quality of Trilateral Rela-tions Possible?

18:00 - 18:10 Break

18:10 - 19:20 Thematic Block Domestic and Foreign Determinants of Ukraine’s Security

19:20 - 19:30 Break

19:30 - 20:40 Discussion Panel Ukraine In The European Security System



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Security and Foreign Policy – Satin Room

9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session Ukraine in the European Identity


10:40 - 11:50 Discussion Panel New Vectors of Ukraine’s Foreign Policy

11:50 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 13:10 Discussion Panel Ukraine and its Neighbours. Common Security Areas


13:20 - 14:30 Discussion Panel Local Authorities for Energy Security and Sustainable Development

Economy and Regions – Cotton Room

9.00 - 9.10 Presentation Investment Opportunities in the Municipality of Trostianets

9:10 - 10:30 Discussion Panel Civil Society. Between Democracy and Manipulation


10:40 - 11:50 Discussion Panel European Union and Ukraine – Terms of Trade with Russia and Cus-toms Union

11:50 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 13:10 Discussion Panel Metropolises and Agglomerations as Important players in contem-porary Europe


13:20 - 14:30 Plenary Session What Future for Ukraine?

Society and Politics – Silk Room

9:00 - 10:30 Thematic Block Ukrainian Society – Ways and Possibilities of Removing Divisions


10:40 - 12:00 Discussion Panel Is Europe Already Tired of Ukraine? A Debate Between Journalists

11:50 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 13:10 Discussion Panel Ukrainian Political Scene After Elections in 2014


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P l e n a r y S e s s i o n – B a l l Ro o m

16:50 - 17:00 O P E N I N G R E M A R k S

• Hanna Zdanowska, Mayor, The City of Łodź, Poland• Witold Stepien, Marshall, Łódź Region’s Marshal’s Office, Poland• Zygmunt Berdychowski, Chairman of the Economic Forum Programme Co-

uncil, Poland

17:00 - 17:20 R E P O R T P R E S E N TAT I O N

Ukraine-2014: Overcoming ChallengesP a r t n e r : Razumkov Centre for Economic & Political Studies

M o d e r a t o r :• Yuriy Yakymenko, Deputy Director General, Director of Political and Legal

Programmes, Razumkov Centre for Economic & Political Studies, Ukraine

17:20 - 18:30 PLENARY SESSION

Paving the Way For a New UkraineIn 2014 Ukraine opened a new page of its history. The country has confirmed its civilisational choice, de-fending its integrity and beginning the process of transformation into a modern European state. Ukraine has made the choice of strategies and partners that guarantee success in social and economic develop-ment, national security and relations with its neighbours, in line with the requirements of the 21st century. Based on the experience of the past two decades, Ukraine redefines its statehood, citizenship and national identity. The country strives to re-establish its place in Europe, drawing conclusions from non-recoverable mistakes and losses difficult to redress from the period 1991-2014. This place depends primarily on Ukraine and its people; on the strong state and the civil society devoted to it; on the quality of law and its enforce-ment; on reducing economic and social disparities between regions and social groups; on the development of modern industries, based on knowledge and technologies, both domestic and foreign; on the rapid re-covery from the war damage, based on the potential of regions, indigenous entrepreneurship and interna-tional cooperation. The plenary session titled “Paving a Way for a New Ukraine” will focus on the key issues of modernisation, economic development, natural resources exploration and regional potential in Ukraine, in cooperation with Polish and foreign partners.

M o d e r a t o r :• Glen Howard, President, The Jamesotwon Foundation, USA

S p e a k e r s :• David Bakradze, State Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration,

Georgia• Cezary Grabarczyk, Minister of Justice, Poland• Rebecca Harms, Member, President of the Greens/EFA, European Parlia-

ment, Germany• Pavlo Petrenko, Minister of Justice, Ukraine

18:30 - 19:00 COFFEE B R E A k


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19:00 - 20:10 DISCUSSION PANEL

Eastern Partnership and What Next? Ukraine on the Doorstep of European Inte-gration

By signing the EU association agreement Ukraine has clearly stated her aspirations and goals, namely - European integration.However, there is a long way ahead: economic and administrative reforms, fight against corruption. This will require many sacrifices from both politicians and society. What should Europe do in order to convince Ukrainians that it is worth the trouble? What should Ukrainian authorities do in order to persuade citizens to make sacrifices?

P a r t n e r : Gazeta Wyborcza daily

M o d e r a t o r :• Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief, Gazeta Wyborcza daily, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Andrij Deshchytsia, Ambassador of Ukraine in Poland, Ukraine• Norbert Spinrath, Member of Bundestag, Member of the German-Ukraini-

an Parliamentary Group, Germany• Borys Tarasyuk, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Co-

President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine

20:10 - 20:20 B R E A k

20:20 - 20:40 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Macroeconomic policy in Ukraine in 2014 - 2019

M o d e r a t o r :• Hrant Bagratyan, Member, National Assembly, Armenia

Speakers:• Irina Kravchenko, Vice-Rector, University of Banking of the National Bank

of Ukraine, Ukraine• Tamara Smovzhenko, Rector, University of Banking of the National Bank of

Ukraine, Ukraine

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S e c u r i t y a n d Fo r e i g n Po l i c y – S a t i n Ro o m


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E co n o my a n d Re g i o n s – C o t t o n Ro o m

19:00 - 20:10 T H E M AT I C B LO C k

U k r a i n e 2 0 1 4 – A T r a n s f o r m a t i o n S u c c e s s ?

19:00 - 19:30 L E C T U R E

Ukraine 2014 – A Transformation Success?S p e a k e r s :

• Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, President, Supreme Audit Office (NIk), Poland• Volodymyr Zahorskyy, National Academy for Public Administration of

Ukraine - Director of the Lviv Regional Institute of Public Administration, Member of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Ukraine

19:30 - 19:50 PRESENTATION

Science Park - Cooperation of Advanced Science and Business for Prosperity

S p e a k e r :• Oleksandr Lazuka, Trainee of Department of International Cooperation,

Lutsk City Council, Ukraine


Investment Opportunities in Vinnytsia Oblast

S p e a k e r s :• Gyzhko Andrey, Vinnytsia Regional State Administration - First Deputy

Head, Ukraine


Investment Opportunities in Lviv Oblast


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20:10 - 20:20 B R E A k

20:20 - 20:40 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Tourism versus Economic DevelopmentM o d e r a t o r :

• Tomasz Jedrzejczak, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Sport, Poland


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“A New South” – Ukraine’s or Russia’s Pro-ject?

Does Ukraine need the international development strategy “New South” (districts of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odessa)? Can “A New South” become the engine of economic progress of Ukraine? How to ensure security and order in the districts of Ukraine that are situated at the Black Sea? What should be the role of local governments in ensuring sustainable development of the Black Sea macro region?

M o d e r a t o r :• Sergiy Grynevetskyi, Politics Expert , Information agency “Context Pricher-

nomorie”, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Andriy Abramchenko, Mayor, Izmail, Ukraine• Volodimir Novatskiy, Mayor, Yuzhne, Ukraine• Viacheslav Potapenko, Сhief Adviser, Institute for Strategic Studies “New

Ukraine”, Ukraine• Alexander Shubin, Director, Center for the History of Russia, Ukraine and

Belarus, Institute of General History, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

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S o c i e t y a n d Po l i t i c s – S i l k Ro o m


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9:00 - 10:30 T H E M AT I C B LO C k

U k r a i n e - T h e U n n a m e d W a rAnnexation of the Crimea by Russia and the war in Donbas raise questions about the contemporary con-cept of global and European security. Is Russia, perceived as a initiator of the decomposition of the Ukraine’s integrity, a real threat to its European and Asian neighbours? Will Russia’s strategic shift from Euro-Atlantic to Pacific in its development plans necessarily create new risks in other regions of the world? Russia intends to “regain the Russian lands”. What is the actual meaning of the words of the poet J. Yevtushenko: “Do the Russians want war?”

9:00 - 9:20 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Ukraine - The Unnamed War

• Phillip Karber, President, The Potomac Foundation, USA


Ukraine’s Conflict as a Part of the Global Crisis. Prospects for the European Security System

M o d e r a t o r :• Andrii Iermolaiev, Director, Institute for Strategic Studies “New Ukraine”,

Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Phillip Karber, President, The Potomac Foundation, USA• Anton Gerashchenko, Member, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Ihor Nasalyk, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Fuel and Energy, Nu-

clear Policy and Nuclear Security , Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Klaus Wittmann, Senior Fellow , Aspen Institute, Germany

10:30 - 10:40 COFFEE B R E A k

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Ukraine in the Global Puzzle: USA - Russia - EUAfter the collapse of the USSR and the bipolar system, Russia under Vladimir Putin rules repeatedly signaled its willingness to return to the global game together with the US, China and Europe. China’s distancing and the EU internal problems resulted in having only the two on the stage built by Moscow - the USA represent-ing the West and just Russia. The situation in Ukraine after 1991, and especially the removal of president Viktor Yanukovych resulted in Russia’s actions, including the military involvement. The actions are designed to show the final confirmation of Russia’s strategy to enter the game as the center of a new pole of global relations.

M o d e r a t o r :• Michal Kobosko, Director of the Atlantic Council Poland Office, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Brando Maria Benifei, Member, European Parliament, Italy• Ilya Yashin, National Bureau Member, PARNAS - People’s Freedom Party,

Russia• Vadym Karasyov, Director, Institute of Global Strategies, Ukraine• Asim Mollazade, Chairman, MP, Democratic Reforms Party, Azerbaijan• Phillip Petersen, Senior Fellow, The Potomac Foundation, USA• Federigo Argentieri, Professor, John Cabot University, Italy

11:50 - 12:00 COFFEE B R E A k

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Media and Think-Tanks. Evolution of Public Communication System

Independent media and think tanks as opinion leaders are crucial to build a strong civil society. What op-portunities are there in this field in Ukraine? Are media and think tanks independent and where do they get their funds from? The panel will discuss these issues giving an overview on current developments of media and think tanks after change in 2014.

M o d e r a t o r :• Matvey Ganapolsky, Presenter - Host, Radio Vesti, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Georgy Bovt, Editor-in-Chief, RusskiyMir.ru magazine, Russia• Inna Kuznetsova, kyiv Bureau Editor in Chief, Radio Liberty, Ukraine• Yurii Romanenko, Director, Editor in Chief, Center of Political Analysis “Stra-

tagema”, analitical web-site Hvylya.org, Ukraine• Iwona Sledzinska-Katarasinska, Chairwoman of the Committee on Cultu-

re and Mass Media, Parliament, Poland• Benjamin Zeeb, Director, Project for Democratic Union, Germany

13:10 - 13:20 B R E A k

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Ukraine’s Association with the European Union. A Profit and Loss Account

The negotiations and attempts to draw Ukraine closer to the EU have taken place since the dissolution of the USSR. These negotiations should have been completed during the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius in November 2013. But president Victor Yanukovych decided not to sign the Association Agreement with the EU. The refusal triggered the pro-European wave of protests on the Maidan in Kiev and the shift of power. But at the same time, Ukraine lost Crimea and Donbas plunged into an armed conflict with the pro-Russian separatists. Finally, an Association Agreement was adopted in September 2014. But looking at the costs incurred by Ukraine, is this the Kiev’s success?

P a r t n e r : Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University

M o d e r a t o r :• Brendan Donnelly, Director, Federal Trust for Education and Research, Unit-

ed kingdom

S p e a k e r s :• Luigi Compagna, Senator, Senate, Italy• Andrzej Dycha, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Economy, Poland• Aleksandrs Kiršteins, Member, Saeima, Latvia• Sergii Mytrofanskyi, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports,

Ukraine• Norbert Spinrath, Member of Bundestag, Member of the German-Ukraini-

an Parliamentary Group, Germany• Bohdan Ferens, Senior Consultant, Committee for European Integration,

Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine

14:30 - 15:30 LU N C H

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EU – Ukraine Negotiations – a Difficult Way to Success

The ratification of the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement has opened a new, long process of adjusting the law and the work of public institutions to European standards. Is Ukraine ready to undertake negotiations? What challenges does it need to face? What is the role of the EU member states in this process?

M o d e r a t o r :• Einars Semanis, Ambassador – Director General of Bilateral Relations Direc-

torate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia

S p e a k e r s :• George Ciamba, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania• Andrius Krivas, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania• Mart Laanemae, Undersecretary for Europe and Transatlantic Relations,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia• Jaroslav Ludva, Junior Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech

Republic• Istvan Mikola, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hun-

gary• Rafal Trzaskowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Re-

public of Poland, Poland

16:40 - 16:50 COFFEE B R E A k

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Tackling Internal Displacement in UkraineIn January 2015 there were more than 600,000 internally displaced persons in Ukraine, most of them com-ing from Crimea and the Eastern part of the country. More than 20 per cent were children. IDPs constitute a serious social as well as political issue and a challenge for the Ukrainian government. The participants of this discussion will try to find answers to the following questions: is it possible to avoid further displace-ments? How to manage the existing waves of IDPs? And how will this influence the future of Ukraine in the years to come?

M o d e r a t o r :• Lyudmyla Kozlovska, President of the Board, “Open Dialog” Foundation,

Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Christina Bennett, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute , Unit-

ed kingdom• Viktoriia Luganska, Adviser to the Government Commissioner for Ethno-

national Policy, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ukraine• Amanda Paul, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, Belgium• Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Partner, Former Member of the German Bun-

destag, Partners Osteuropa gGmbH, Germany• Dmytro Karan, Priest, Podol Church UAPC kiev, Ukraine

18:00 - 18:10 B R E A k

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18:10 - 19:20 T H E M AT I C B LO C k

H i s t o r i c a l M e m o r y v e r s u s E u r o p e a n I d e n t i t y . P a r t 1The Ukrainian course on Europe that was set out after Maidan is of twofold importance: it indicates Ukraine’s desire to join a union of economic success, but also an explicit choice of a definite set of values; values which Ukraine has been isolated from for years. How close are the European ideals to the Ukrainian society? Will there be a clash between modern values and the partially Soviet, partially patriarchal way of thinking? What kind of role should the European Union assume? After all, apart from economic assistance, Ukraine also needs help in the civilisational dimension…


Chigirin – The Little EuropeM o d e r a t o r :

• Mieczyslaw Durkalec, President, Polish House of Chehyrynshchyny, Ukra-ine


Historical Memory versus European Iden-tity. Part 1

M o d e r a t o r :• Vitaly Portnikov, Anhorman, Espreso TV, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Sergey Datsiuk, Philosopher, Ukraine• Walter Kaufmann, Head of Eastern and South East Europe Department, He-

inrich Böll Foundation, Germany• Andrey Okara, Director, Centre for Eastern European Studies, Russia• Maria Zuba, Member, Parliament, Poland

19:20 - 19:30 B R E A k

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H i s t o r i c a l M e m o r y v e r s u s E u r o p e a n I d e n t i t y . P a r t 2


Historical Memory versus European Iden-tity. Part 2

M o d e r a t o r :• Taras Berezovets, Director, Berta Communications, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Marc Berenson, Senior Lecturer in the kings Russia Institute, king’s College

London, United kingdom• Iwan Suchow, Columnist, Profile Weekly, Russia• Cecile Vaissie, Head of the Russian Studies Department, Rennes 2 Universi-

ty, France• Kazimierz Wóycicki, Profesor, The Centre for East European Studies at Uni-

versity of Warsaw, Poland• Volodymyr Cherpak, Vice-President, Charitable Foundation “Mercy and

Truth”, Ukraine

20:20 - 20:40 P R E S E N TAT I O N

“Virgin Mary in a Synagogue”, a presenta-tion of a book by Vitaliy Portnikov

S p e a k e r s :• Vitaly Portnikov, Anhorman, Espreso TV, Ukraine

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9:00 - 10:30 T H E M AT I C B LO C k

I n v e s t m e n t C l i m a t e i n U k r a i n e . W h a t D o e s I t T a k e t o E n c o u r a g e F o r e i g n D i -r e c t I n v e s t m e n t ?Ukraine investment climate changes depending on its readiness to integrate with the European structures and the quality and dynamics of the process. The events in 2013-2014 influenced first on the increase and than on the decrease of FDI in Ukraine. Will the euroatlantic choices, political stability and implementa-tion of reforms influence on the recreating the trust of investors and entrepreneurs that want to invest in Ukraine?

9:00 - 9:10 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Investment Opportunities of the City of Odessa


Investment Climate in Ukraine. What Does It Take to Encourage Foreign Direct Invest-ment?

M o d e r a t o r :• Oleksiy Plotnikov, Professor, Institute of World Economy and International

Relations NAS, UkraineS p e a k e r s :

• Jean-Luc Deguel, Head of Corporate Banking, UkrSibbank BNP Paribas Gro-up, Ukraine

• Jacek Piechota, President of the Board, Polish – Ukrainian Chamber of Com-merce, Poland

• Knut Höller, Managing Board Member, Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO e.V.), Germany

• Dusan Kulka, Managing Partner, Berman Group, Czech Republic• Sergii Shkuro, Program Director, Center for Strategic Studies in kiev, Ukra-

ine• Janusz Tomaszewski, Owner, kPZ&T Janusz Tomaszewski, Poland

10:30 - 10:40 COFFEE B R E A k

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10:40 - 11:50 T H E M AT I C B LO C k

N e w P a t h s a n d F a c t o r s o f E c o n o m i c R e -s t r u c t u r i n gThe transformation and restructuring of the Ukrainian economy were characterized by the lack of a system-atic approach and incompleteness of reforms. The slow pace of changes resulted from the lack of a concrete strategy and specific goals. Unavoidably, it lead to many businesses trying to win the dominant position on the market. A number of oligarch groups succeeded in gaining control over these businesses and, as a result, the entire economic system is characterized by low competitiveness. Will the new political reality provide the incentives necessary for accelerating the economic growth in the country?

10:40 - 10:50 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Modernization of Ukraine in the “society-state-economy” system.

M o d e r a t o r :• Valeriy Heyets, Director, Institute for Economics and Forecasting NAS of

Ukraine, Ukraine


New Paths and Factors of Economic Re-structuring

M o d e r a t o r :• Valeriy Heyets, Director, Institute for Economics and Forecasting NAS of

Ukraine, UkraineS p e a k e r s :

• Hrant Bagratyan, Member, National Assembly, Armenia• Tobias Baumann, Director East and South East Europe, Central Asia, Asso-

ciation of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHk), Germany• Bogdan Dubnevych, Member, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Dominique Menu, Country Head CIB Ukraine and kazakhstan, BNP Paribas,

France• Illia Shutov, Vice-President, Capital Business Club, Ukraine• Oleksandr Talavera, Reader in Finance, The University of Sheffield, United

kingdom• Bogdan Wasilewski, President of the Board, Technopark Lodz, Poland

11:50 - 12:00 COFFEE B R E A k

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12:00 - 13:10 T H E M AT I C B LO C k

U k r a i n e a n d i t s N e i g h b o u r s – N e w D i -m e n s i o n s o f E c o n o m i c C o o p e r a t i o nThe recent events in Ukraine – the Crimea merging with Russia as well as the war in Donbas and the asso-ciation of Ukraine with the European Union – have brought about a change of the direction and dynamics of Ukraine’s economic cooperation, especially with its neighbours. The decrease in trade and production cooperation with Russia (and probably with Belarus as well), will force Ukraine to intensify the cooperation with its neighbours – EU member states and Turkey. In which areas and sectors could the bi- and multilat-eral cooperation be most beneficial?

12:00 - 12:10 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Investment Opportunities in the Munici-pality of Chernivtsi

M o d e r a t o r :

• Mariya Porchuk, Deputy Mayor, Chernivtsi Town, Ukraine


Ukraine and its Neighbours – New Dimen-sions of Economic Cooperation

M o d e r a t o r :• Anna Bulakh, Researcher, International Centre for Defence and Security

(ICDS), Estonia

Speakers:• Klemens Budzowski, Chancellor, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski krakow Univer-

sity (AFMkU), Poland• Taras Dumych, Managing Partner, WOLF THEISS kiev, Ukraine• Marcus Felsner, President Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany,

Managing Partner, Rödl & Partner, Germany• Iryna Klymenko, Senior Fellow, Institute for Strategic Studies “New Ukraine”,

Ukraine• Daniel Krutzinna, Managing Partner, Civitta, Belarus• Alina Popa, Vicepresident, Regional Innovative Cluster EURONEST IT&C

HUB, Romania

13:10 - 13:20 B R E A k

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E n e r g y S e c u r i t y i n U k r a i n e a n d E u r o p eIn 2014 Ukrainian access to domestic and external energy supplies has decreased. There is a lack of Donbas coal and gas from the Black See in the country’s energy balance. The import of Russian gas will be a compro-mise between trilateral relations of the EU, Ukraine and Russia as well as financial capabilities of authorities in Kiev. Will a real threat to Ukrainian energy security influence EU energy security or some of its members?


Energy Security in Ukraine and EuropeM o d e r a t o r :

• Cezary Filipowicz, Vice President of the Board , United Oilfield Services, Po-land

S p e a k e r s :• Chi Kong Chyong, Director of Energy Policy Forum of EPRG , University of

Cambridge, United kingdom• Mykhailo Gonchar, President, Center for Global Studies “Strategy XXI”,

Ukraine• Volodymyr Omelchenko, Director, Energy programmes, Razumkov Centre

for Economic & Political Studies, Ukraine• Hannes Schreiber, First Counsellor / Head of Political Section , EU Delega-

tion to Ukraine , Austria• Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, Professor, Helsinki University, Finland• Bart Van Vooren, Senior Associate of EU Regulatory and Trade department.

Profesor EU Law , Altius, Belgium

14:20 - 14:30 P R E S E N TAT I O N

A Pilot Project to Increase the Production of Natural Gas in Ukraine

M o d e r a t o r :• Cezary Filipowicz, Vice President of the Board, United Oilfield Services, Po-

land

14:30 - 15:30 LU N C H

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Overcoming Barriers to Effective Local Co-operation

Cooperation of local authorities is becoming highly international. Some researchers, for example Benjamin Barber in his book entitled “If Mayors Ruled the World”, even say that these are cities that can meet the most important challenges of the 21st century better than states. Networking between cities is aimed to facilitate developing effective solutions in the sphere of public health, transportation, and cultural exchange. Is this vision possible? What obstacles can be encountered during its implementation? Are Polish and Ukrainian cities ready to “co-govern the world”?

M o d e r a t o r :• Tomasz Kaminski, Assistant Professor, University of Łodź, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Tadeusz Ferenc, Mayor, The City of Rzeszów, Poland• Jaroslaw Jozwiak, Deputy Mayor, City of Warsaw, Poland• Ihor Kuts, Head, kuznecovsk City Council, Ukraine• Yaroslav Kurko, Vice-Chairman, Chernivtsi Regional Council, Ukraine• Vasyl Onutchak, Mayor, City of Yaremche, Ukraine• Hanna Zdanowska, Mayor, City of Lodz, Poland

16:40 - 16:50 COFFEE B R E A k

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S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t o f U k r a i n e ’s R e -g i o n sUkraine is hugely varied in the degree of urbanisation and production capacity and, thus, the standard of living. The country is divided into three parts along these lines: the eastern, central (with Kiev) and western. Is more balanced regional development possible? A balance providing an increase in the production poten-tial and living conditions in the least developed districts in the west, as well as central districts of medium development?

16:50 - 17:00 P R E S E N TAT I O N

Investments Opportunities in Ternopil Oblast

M o d e r a t o r :• Ruslan Kulyk, Deputy Director of thr Department of Economic Develop-

ment, Ternopil Regional State Administration, Ukraine


Sustainable Development of Ukraine’s Re-gions

M o d e r a t o r :• Dietmar Stuedemann, Former Ambassador, Germany

S p e a k e r s :• Olena Golovkina, Deputy Mayor, Artemovskii City Council, Ukraine• Mykhailo Kirillov, Chairman, Rivne Regional Council, Ukraine• Ihor Nasalyk, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Fuel and Energy, Nuc-

lear Policy and Nuclear Security, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Janusz Ostapiuk, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Poland• Kenty Richardson, Director for International Relations & Strategic Develop-

ment, Regional Environmental Center for Central & Eastern Europe (REC), Spain

• Wasyl Skrypnychuk, Head, Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council, Ukraine

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D o i n g B u s i n e s s i n U k r a i n e . O p p o r t u n i -t i e s f o r E u r o p e a n I n v e s t o r sWhen taking into account the huge needs in the field of economic and social infrastructure in Ukraine – will normalisation of political and economic life, a new beginning of reforms, improving the investment clima-te, implementation of European standards and a culture of entrepreneurship open up new opportunities for European companies? What factors in the EU and Ukraine will encourage activity of European compa-nies on the Ukrainian market?

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Investments Opportunities in Zhytomyr Oblast

M o d e r a t o r :• Andriy Mikhaylov, President, Zhytomyr Chamber of Commerce and Indu-

stry, Ukraine


Doing Business in Ukraine. Opportunities for European Investors

M o d e r a t o r :• Svitlana Barnes, Publisher/Director, Ukraine Business Insight, United king-

dom

S p e a k e r s :• Jock Mendoza-Wilson, Director of International and Investor Relations, Sys-

tem Capital Management, Ukraine• Alexander Mirsky, President Party “Alternative”, Former Member of the Eu-

ropean Parliament, Latvia• Ivan Rybak, Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Marcus Stober, Partner, Stober, Poltavets & Associates, Sweden• Karsten Thies, Owner, kTP, Germany

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Development of Agro-IndustryAccording to the UN and the OECD, the development potential of the Ukrainian agro-food industry has capacities for growth of ca. 30 per cent compared to 2010, what places the country on the second place in the world agro-industrial market, the first being Brazil. This evaluation increases the investment attractive-ness of this sector of the Ukrainian economy for business and other foreign actors. One of the conditions for strengthening Ukraine and transforming it into “Europe’s granary” is the liberalisation of its agricultural market. Is it possible to transform the outdated agrarian system into a modern agricultural economy in the next few years? Will it not collide with the interests of the EU farmers?

M o d e r a t o r :• Volodymyr Semeniuk, General Director, “AGRANA Fruit Ukraine”, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Vitaliy Barvinenko, Member, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Robert Pilat, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Mi-

nistry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland• Alfons Balmann, Director, Leibnitz Institute for Agriculture Development in

Middle and Eastern Europe, Germany• Krzysztof Jalosinski, President of the Board, Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemicz-

ne „Police” SA / Vice-president of the Board, Grupa Azoty., Poland• Marek Zagorski, President of The Board, European Fund for the Develop-

ment of Polish Villages, Poland

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Central Europe Towards the Ukrainian Cri-sis – is it Possible to Speak with One Voice?

Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and further escalation of the conflict in the Donbas caused ambivalent reactions in the Central and Eastern European States. The differences relate primarily to assessment of the role of the Kremlin in these events, imposition of the sanctions on Russia by Brussels and protection of their respective economic interests. The countries in the region do not want to pay the consequences of the dis-pute between the EU and Russia. So is there still a chance that the countries of Central and Eastern Europe can speak with one voice on the Ukrainian crisis?

M o d e r a t o r :• Lubos Palata, Senior Editor, MF Dnes, Czech Republic

S p e a k e r s :• Gerald Frost, Director, Danube Institute, Hungary• Dmitry Karnaukhov, Professor, Department of International Relations, No-

vosibirsk State Technical University, Russia• Pawel Kowal, Lecturer, Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of

Sciences, Poland• Tetyana Metelyova, Deputy of Director, World History Institute of the Aca-

demy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine• Oleksandr Moroz, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (II, V Convo-

cation), Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Alessandro Vitale, Professor, Researcher, Milan University, Italy

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Rule of Law. Ukraine’s Legal Standards and Prospects for Democratisation

Rule of law is one of the fundamental principles of a democratic country where a nation is governed by legal standards. The participants of this panel will discuss the situation of legal standards in Ukraine, their influence on strengthening the democratic order in the country as well as the necessary changes and best practices from their own countries which could be implemented in the Ukrainian legal system.

M o d e r a t o r :• Andrzej Godlewski, Deputy Director of TVP1, Polish Television TVP S.A., Po-

land

S p e a k e r s :• Jaroslaw Chalas, Managing Partner, Chałas and Wspólnicy Law Firm, Poland• Marek Kuchcinski, Deputy Speaker , Parliament, Poland• Oleksandr Moroz, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (II, V Convo-

cation), Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Danilo Turk, Professor, President of Slovenia 2007-2012, Faculty of Law, Uni-

versity of Ljubljana, Slovenia• Irina Tymczyszyn, Partner, Global Head of CEE/CIS Group, Bryan Cave, Uni-

ted kingdom• Magdalena Vasaryova, Member of Parliament, National Council, Slovakia

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Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia – On the Way to Membership in the European Union

Three countries with many similarities, especially as far as their Soviet and post-Soviet experiences are con-cerned, and with some clear differences, especially in terms of their territorial, demographic and economic potential, implement the same project aiming to become members of the EU. The experience of previous en-largements suggests cooperation and coordination of the preparations under the so-called “GUM group“. What are the opportunities and threats facing such cooperation?

M o d e r a t o r :• John O’Brennan, Director of European Studies, National University of Ire-

land Maynooth, Ireland

S p e a k e r s :• Victor Chirila, Executive Director, Foreign Policy Association of Moldova

(APE), Republic of Moldova• Victor Dolidze, Chairman of the European Integration Committee, Parlia-

ment, Georgia• Ruth Ferrero-Turrion, Associate Professor, Institute of International Studies,

The Complutense University of Madrid, Spain• John Grogan, Patron, The Ukrainian-British City Club, United kingdom• Dirk Jan Kop, Special Representative for EU-Russia and the Eastern Partner-

ship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands• Borys Tarasyuk, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Co-

President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine

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European Social Standards: Towards Stabi-lisation

M o d e r a t o r :• Krzysztof Gawkowski, Secretary General, Democratic Left Alliance, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Marketa Adamova, Member, Chamber of Deputies, Czech Republic• Viktor Ivankevych, Vice Minister - Head of Staff, Ministry of Social Policy

and Labour, Ukraine• Maria Serena Natale, Journalist, Corriere della Sera, Italy• Elzbieta Seledyn, Undersecretary of State , Ministry of Labour and Social

Policy, Poland

14:30 - 15:30 LU N C H

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U k r a i n e - a M o d e r n S t a t e , a M o d e r n L o -c a l G o v e r n m e n t


Ukraine – Modern State and its CitizensM o d e r a t o r :

• Vitaly Shybko, Head, Ex-Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Supreme Council, Institute for Democracy and Social Progress, Ukraine


Ukraine - a Modern State, a Modern Local Government

M o d e r a t o r :• Marcin Swiecicki, Member, Parliament, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Cristian Adomnitei, President, former Minister of Education, Research and

Youth, County Council Iasi, Romania• Eugeniusz Grzeszczak, Deputy Speaker, Parliament, Poland• Wladyslaw Ortyl, Marshal, Marshal Office of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship,

Poland• Oleh Soskin, Director, Institute of Society Transformation, Ukraine• Witold Stepien, Marshal, Lodz Region’s Marshal’s Office, Poland• Vitaly Shybko, Head, Ex-Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of

the Supreme Council, Institute for Democracy and Social Progress, Ukraine

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EU-Russia-Ukraine. Is a New Dynamics and Quality of Trilateral Relations Possible?

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the Donbas war drastically changed the EU’s relations with its Eastern partners. Russia has confirmed the choice of pacific strategy of its development at the expense of Euro-Atlantic strategy. Ukraine has entered the path of European integration. The Eastern dimension of the Euro-pean Neigbourhood Policy requires redefinition, in which the most important part there will be to maintain peace, remove tension sources, build up trust and create a platform for cooperation between Russia and Ukraine with the new conditions. Is the new quality and dynamism possible for the tripartite relationship?

M o d e r a t o r :• Florian Kellermann, Journalist, Deutschlandradio, Germany

S p e a k e r s :• Vladislav Inozemtsev, Associate Fellow , Centre for Post-Industrial Studies,

Russia• Francisco De Borja Lasheras, Associate Director of ECFR Madrid and Policy

Fellow, The European Council on Foreign Relations, Spain• Mykhailo Pashkov, Co-director, Foreign Relations and International Securi-

ty Programmes, Razumkov Centre for Economic & Political Studies, Ukraine• Pavlo Zhovnirenko, Chairman of the Board, Center for Strategic Studies in

kiev, Ukraine

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D o m e s t i c a n d F o r e i g n D e t e r m i n a n t s o f U k r a i n e ’ s S e c u r i t yThe current situation of Ukraine is the result of a number of internal and external factors that occurred between 1991 and 2014, practically in every element that constitutes the country : territory, borders, demo-graphic situation, economy, political system, social processes, foreign policy and political elites. The events of 2014 have also revealed serious external threats like the lack of solid political and military allies and the unfavourable evolution of Russian politics. Is it possible to minimize or eliminate the factors threatening the secure development of Ukraine?

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The Rise of Hybrid Warfare in Eastern Ukraine and its Lessons for NATO

M o d e r a t o r :

• Glen Howard, President, Jamestown Foundation, USA


Domestic and Foreign Determinants of Ukraine’s Security

M o d e r a t o r :• Vadim Triukhan, Head of Executive Board, NGO “European Movement

Ukraine”, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Jakob Hedenskog, Deputy Research Director, Swedish Defence Research

Agency FOI, Sweden• Arnold Kammel, Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Pol-

icy (AIES), Austria• Mariusz Maszkiewicz, Former Ambassador to Belarus, Poland• Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-Director, Foreign Relations and International Security

Programmes, Razumkov Centre for Economic & Political Studies, Ukraine• Gevorg Mirzayan, Journalist, “Expert” weekly, Russia• Emmet Tuohy, Research Fellow, International Centre for Defence and Secu-

rity (ICDS), Estonia

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Ukraine in the European Security SystemThe Ukrainian conflict and its impact on the European security are discussed among political elites in whole Europe. The annexation of Crimea and the situation in the eastern Ukraine are regarded by the western countries as attempt to review the European security system. Then there are the questions of the new goals of NATO and the reconstruction of the security system in the Central and Eastern Europe.

M o d e r a t o r :• Jacek Karnowski, Editor-in-Chief, “wSieci” weekly, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Igor Chubays, Professor, Moscow Institute of Economics, Russia• Maksym Bugriy, Research Fellow, International Centre for Defence and Se-

curity (ICDS), Estonia• Tengiz Pkhaladze, Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President, The Administra-

tion of the President of Georgia• Margareta Cederfelt, Member of Parliament, Rikstag, Sweden• Denys Denysenko, Director General, Center of Political Consulting, Ukraine• Volodymyr Ariev, Member of Parliament, PACE Vice-President , Verkhovna

Rada, Ukraine


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Ukraine in the European IdentityThe Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine expresses the will of the sovereign state and nation to decide about its civilizational choice in Europe. Putting this choice into practice will be extremely difficult: military confrontation in Donbas, economic recession, rebuilding destroyed economic and social infrastructure, closing social and economic disparities between the regions, changing the tradi-tional trade outlets and so on. Properly speaking, “Ukraine in Europe” can only be a politically stable country with guaranteed territorial integrity, with market economy, democracy, local self-government and civil so-ciety. The debates will focus on whether, and under what conditions, such a prospect is attainable?

M o d e r a t o r :• Bogdan Hawrylyshyn, President, Foundation “Vidrodgennia” , Switzerland

S p e a k e r s :• Laslo Vasyl Brenzovych, President, Cultural Association of Hungarians in

Sub-Carpathia, Ukraine• Andrius Kubilius, Member of the Parliament , Seimas, Lithuania• Iveta Radicova, Prime Minister (2010 - 2012), Richard von Weizsäcker Fel-

low, Robert Bosch Academy, Slovakia• Karel Schwarzenberg, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Parlia-

ment of the Czech Republic , Czech Republic• John Whittingdale, Member of Parliament, House of Commons, United

kingdom

C o m e n t a t o r :• Yuriy Yakymenko, Deputy Director General, Director of Political and Legal

Programmes, Razumkov Centre for Economic & Political Studies, Ukraine

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New Vectors of Ukraine’s Foreign PolicyThe protracted nature of the war in Donbass has affected security postures and strategies throughout the wider region of Eastern Europe and, as a result, has altered the security landscape. Following a short negoti-ated ceasefire, the war in Eastern Ukraine has again reignited in recent weeks. As the conflict drags on and the stalemate continues to cost lives, Kiev is compelled to reestablish its foreign strategy.

M o d e r a t o r :• Gulliver Cragg, Journalist, France 24, France

S p e a k e r s :• Michal Boni, Member, European Parliament, Poland• Vincent Jauvert, Senior Reporter, “Nouvel Observateur” weekly, France• Zsolt Nemeth, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assem-

bly, Hungary• Grygorii Perepelitsia, Director, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Ukraine• Alexander Sytin, Political Expert, Russia

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Ukraine and its Neighbours. Common Se-curity Areas

Security and cooperation architecture established after the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe is being destroyed. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the Donbass war revealed the new forms and nature of threats to internal and external security of countries in Eastern Europe. The difficult issues in the relations of Ukraine and Russia escalated into an armed conflict, which caused great casualties and destruction. Russia announces the “gathering of Russian lands”. Ukraine and its neighbors are united by common threats areas and the necessity of building community for the benefit of regional security.

M o d e r a t o r :• Serhii Vysotskyi, National Deputy of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Armand Gosu, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, Bucharest

University, Romania• Bogdan Klich, Senator, Senate of the Republic of Poland, Poland• Timothy Less, Associate Lecturer in East European Politics, University of

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Local Authorities for Energy Security and Sustainable Development

In today’s Europe, the fundamental issue determining the security, stability and development potential of the area is a matter of giving priority to energy policy. An important component supplementing this policy are safety measures, the aim of which is to secure a standardised quality of services provided to residents, which translates into living conditions and competitiveness. Diversification of supply sources, renewable energy, carbon efficiency, optimisation of consumption, as well as thermo-modernisation are the challeng-es faced by today’s cities and regions on the way to sustainable development mentioned in the panel’s title.

M o d e r a t o r :• Alla Polyanska, Professor of Department of Management and Administra-

tion, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Ukraine

S p e a k e r s :• Yaroslav Kurko, Vice-Chairman, Chernivtsi Regional Council, Ukraine• Ivan Rybak, Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine• Roman Babut, Board Advisor for Inetrnational Affairs, The Polish National

Energy Conservation Agency, Poland• Przemyslaw Andrzejak, President, Lodz Regional Development Agency,

Poland

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Investment Opportunities in the Munici-pality of Trostianets

M o d e r a t o r :• Yuriy Вova, Mayor, Trostyanets City Council, Ukraine


Civil society. Between Democracy and Ma-nipulation

Social protests on the Maidan and the dramatic situation of the civilian population in eastern Ukraine, have activated a huge engagement of many people. Volunteering and non-governmental organizations are de-veloping in the country, forming the basis of civil society. However, the role of the media that were previ-ously afraid of controversial topics because of oligarchs’ influence and arbitrariness of authorities is still an open issue. We should also consider what stands on the way of the development of social ideas presented on the banners of Maidan.

M o d e r a t o r :• Pawel Lisicki, Editor-in-Chief, “Do Rzeczy” weekly, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Volodymyr Danylyuk, The Main Editor, Newspaper “Volynska Gazeta”,

Ukraine• Zbigniew Bujak, Vice Chairman, The 4th June Associtation, Poland• Fritz Pleitgen, Chairman, Lew kopelev Forum, Germany• Ivan Preobrazensky, Political Editor, Agencja Informacyjna “Rosbałt”, Russia• Hanne Severinsen, Project Manager, Former Danish MP, Danish Helsinki

Committee, Denmark• Igor Iltyo, Leading Specialist, Administration of the President, Ukraine• Wojciech Wroblewski, Managing Director of Corporate Communication,

PZU SA, Poland

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European Union and Ukraine – Terms of Trade with Russia and Customs Union

M o d e r a t o r :• Filip Milojkovic, Project Manager, Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe

(IWO e.V.), Germany

S p e a k e r s :• Oleg Dubisz, Head of Public Council, State Agency for Investment and Na-

tional projects of Ukraine• Sergey Afontsev, Economic Theory Department, Institute for World Econo-

my and International Relations, RAS, Russia• Alexander Knobel, Head, Laboratory of International Trade Scientific Direc-

tion, Gaydar Institute, Russia• Nazim Mammadov, President, Economy Club, Azerbaijan• Nikita Sambozhuk, Director of International Relations, Millennium Capital,

Ukraine• Zbigniew Tymiński, President of the Board, Car Factory Honker, Poland• Pawel Kuglarz, Partner, WOLF THEISS P. Daszkowski, Poland

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Metropolises and Agglomerations as Im-portant players in contemporary Europe

The panel will focus on the role of metropolises and urban agglomerations in shaping the socio-economic development in the light of the new urban policy objectives of the European Union. The panel will serve as a platform to exchange experience of the scientific community and local authorities from Poland and the Ukraine. The discussion is expected to pay particular attention to the need to strengthen institutional cooperation between cities and their surroundings. The effectiveness of this cooperation is one of the most important factors of urban development in a globalising world.

M o d e r a t o r :• Bartosz Bartosiewicz, PhD, Environment and Space Management Chair,

University of Łodź, Poland• Tadeusz Marszal, Professor, University of Łodź, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Marek Cieslak, Deputy Mayor, The City of Lodz, Poland• Mykola Habrel, Professor, University of Lodz, Ukraine• Andrzej Jankowski, Mayor, Strykow City Council, Poland• Tomasz Kaczmarek, Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Po-

land• Markiyan Malskyi, Prof.Ambassador,Head of the Department of Interna-

tional Relation and Diplomatic Studies, The Ivan Franko National University Lviv, Ukraine

• Marcin Pluta, Mayor, Brzeziny, Poland

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What Future for Ukraine?Ukraine will be placed in the European or rather Russian influence zone? The values of Ukraine and Russia have spread for over twenty years. Ukraine is looking to the future in direction of Western Europe. Will its ambitions be realized, or will have to adjust to a pan-European political balance of power? What are the chances of Ukrainians’ freedom aspirations while facing the interests of European powers?

M o d e r a t o r :• Michal Broniatowski, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Magazine, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Joachim Bitterlich, Professor, Ambassador (ret.), ESCP Europe Paris, Ger-

many• Volodymyr Lupatsii, Senior Advisor, Institute for Strategic Studies, “New

Ukraine”, Ukraine • Andreas Umland, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Coop-

eration, Ukraine• Oleg Vostrykh, President, Foundation “High School of Professional Politics”,

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U k r a i n i a n S o c i e t y – W a y s a n d P o s s i b i l i -t i e s o f R e m o v i n g D i v i s i o n sThe events of 2014 in Ukraine revealed the depth of the internal divisions of the society, which pose a threat to the construction process of a politically and economically stable country. There seems to be too little will-ingness towards a dialogue and compromise, and the areas of cooperation of the feuding political camps and divided regions are too limited. So what are the possibilities of removing these divisions to ensure the construction of a modern society on its way to Europe?


Social and Economic Crisis in Ukraine: Chal-lenges for the Future

M o d e r a t o r :• Leonid Grigoryev, Chief Adviser to the Head, Analytical Center for the Gov-

ernment of the Russian Federation, Russia


Ukrainian Society – Ways and Possibilities of Removing Divisions

M o d e r a t o r :• Maria Przelomiec, Journalist, TVP - Studio Wschód, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Iryna Bekeshkina, Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Ukraine• Henadiy Druzenko, Government Commissioner for Ethnic Policy, Govern-

ment of Ukraine, Ukraine• Evgeny Kozhokin, Professor, Department of International Relations and

Foreign Policy of Russia, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Russia

• Miron Sycz, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National and Eth-nic Minorities, Parliament, Poland

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Is Europe Already Tired of Ukraine? A De-bate Between Journalists

“We all have our own problems, yet the war in Ukraine take place far away from us.”- Such voices can be heard more and more often in Western Europe. Will Ukraine and its struggle for territorial integrity and integration with the European Union disappear from the most important media or become one of many average, typical daily news services? What could we do to prevent it from happening?

P a r t n e r : Gazeta Wyborcza daily

M o d e r a t o r :• Roman Imielski, Managing Editor, Gazeta Wyborcza daily, Poland

S p e a k e r s :• Vyacheslav Budenko, President, International Diplomatic Mission of Peo-

ple’s Diplomacy “EUROPEAN UkRAINE”, Ukraine• Ekke Overbeek, Journalist, Daily Trouw, The Netherlands• Josef Pazderka, Journalist, Czech Television, Czech Republic• Stéphane Siohan, Correspondant in Ukraine, Le Figaro & Le Temps & Le Soir,

France

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Ukrainian Political Scene After Elections in 2014

After the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Yanukovych, Ukraine’s political landscape mirrors not only the country’s divide between the West and Russia but partition between pro-Western politicians as well. They are bitterly divided on how to solve the conflict in Donbas and declining economic situation. Can President Petro Poroshenko harmonise the diverse political interests, while reforming Ukraine’s economy and brokering a lasting peace with Russia? Could any compromise over Donbas and Crimea create rifts in the ruling coalition? Do parliamentarians have more appetite for fight than for dialogue?

M o d e r a t o r :• Nenad Radicević, Deputy Foreign Editor, “Politika” daily, Serbia

S p e a k e r s :• Bogumila Berdychowska, Editor, kwartalnik “Więź”, Poland• Yurii Romanenko, Director, Editor in Chief, Center of Political Analysis “Strat-

agema”, Hvylya.org, Ukraine• Vitaly Shybko, Head, Ex-Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of

the Supreme Council, Institute for Democracy and Social Progress, Ukraine• Viktor Zamiatin, Leading Expert on Political and Legal Programmes, Ra-

zumkov Centre for Economic & Political Studies, Ukraine

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