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Business Dimension  (Session 1.1)

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Business Dimension  (Session 1.2)

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Human Capital Dimension (Session 2.1)

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Human Capital Dimension (Session 2.2)

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Local and Regional Dimension (Session 3.1)

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Local and Regional Dimension (Session 3.2)

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EU Reforms Dimension:(Session 4.1)

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EU Reforms Dimension:(Session 4.2)

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Final Plenary Session and Handover Ceremony (EN)

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Final Plenary Session and Handover Ceremony (IT)

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Business Dimension  (Session 1.3)

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Business Dimension  (Session 1.4)

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Human Capital Dimension (Session 2.3)

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Human Capital Dimension (Session 2.4)

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Local and Regional Dimension (Session 3.3)

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Local and Regional Dimension (Session 3.4)

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EU Reforms Dimension:(Session 4.3)

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EU Reforms Dimension:(Session 4.4)

Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 Programme

Thursday, 10 July

8:30
Admission
10:30
I Plenary Session
11:30-12:30
11:25
II Plenary Session – Heads of State and Government
12:30-13:30
12:30
III Plenary Session – Opening of the Recovery Forum
14:30-15:30
13:30
IV Plenary Session – Financial Session
13:30-14:30
Lunch break
16:00-17:15
Session 1
Business Dimension: Panel 1.1
Unlocking Ukraine’s Growth: A Strategic Vision for a Business-Led Recovery
Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Riccardo Barbieri Hermitte – Director General of the Treasury, Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
Valdis Dombrovskis, EU Commissioner for Economy and Productivity
Gert-Jan Koopman, Director General, ENEST
Angela Reyner, UK Deputy Prime Minister
Connor Coleman, Chief of Staff, DFC
Alessandra Ricci, CEO, SACE
Matteo Patrone, Vice President, EBRD
Alfonso Mora, Vice-President LAC & EUR, IFC
Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of NBU
Thomas Steffen, State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Moderator: Maria Tadeo, Bloomberg
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.1
Engagement, Return and Reintegration of Ukrainians
Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of Interior of Italy
Oleksii Chernyshov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Unity of Ukraine (Online)
Oleksiy Lukashuk, Deputy Minister of National Unity of Ukraine
Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome, Italy
Matteo Zuppi, Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
Amy Pope, Director General, IOM
Michael O’Flaherty, Human Rights Commissioner, CoE
Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner, Special Envoy for Ukrainians in the European Union
Dymytro Lubinets, Human Rights Ombudsman, Verkhovna Rada
Mario Giro, Mediator for Peace, Community of Sant'Egidio
Pavlo Grod, President, Ukrainian World Congress
Moderator: Kyrylo Kryvolap, Managing Partner at Civitta
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.1
Ukrainian Communities as a Global Symbol of Resilience and Unity. Community Recovery and Development
Roberto Calderoli, Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Italy
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine
Raffaele Fitto, EU Commission Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms
Reem Alabali-Radovan, German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development
Elsebeth Sondergaard Krone, Danish State Secretary for Development Policy
Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions
Alberto Cirio, President of the Piedmont Region
Rehina Karchenko, Acting Mayor of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Carlo Monticelli, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
Moderator: Bastian Veigel
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.1
Ukraine’s path to the EU: Achievements, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Tommaso Foti, Minister for European Affairs, PNRR and Cohesion Policies of Italy
Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement
Jessica Rosencrantz, Minister for EU Affairs of Sweden
Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Grlić Radman, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia
Oleksandr Korniyenko, First Deputy Chairman, Verkhovna Rada
Florian Hahn, Minister of State at the German federal Foreign Office (TBC)
Laurent Saint-Martin, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade of France (TBC)
Oana Țoiu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Moderator: Arnaud Thysen, Director General, European Business Summits
Workshop 1
United for Energy Independence and Resilience: B2B energy networking
Workshop 2
Reshaping Defence: Ukraine’s Tech and Dual-Use Innovation for Global Security
Lab 1
Culture and Tourism: Catalysts for Ukraine’s Recovery
Daniela Santanchè, Minister of Tourism of Italy
Aliona Shkrum - First Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Mykola Tochytskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic communications of Ukraine
State Agency for Tourism Development, Natalya Tabaka Chairperson
Rapid Expert Support For Culture and Media Policies, Volodymyr Volobey, Head of RES-POL
Founder of “Heritage.UA”, CEO of “Rozdil Palace”, Hanna Havryliv
Cordula Wohlmuther, Director for Europe, UN Tourism (video-message)
Tonči Glavina, Croatian Minister for Tourism and Sport
Isabel Novoa, Head of Global Accelerator Programme, World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
Jan Fluxa, Deputy of the Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Regional Development, Czech Republic
Jakob Engel-Schmidt, Danish Minister of Culture
Maja Bakran, Deputy Director-General of DG MOVE, European Commission
Marta Cienkowska, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland
Rūta Leitanaitė, Lithuania Board member of Architects Association, Architects Council of Europe (ACE) TF "Solidarity with Ukraine"
Ryszard Schnepf, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Poland to Italy
Vlaho Kojakovic, Director, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Giulia Ghia, Councilor for Culture of the Rome Municipality
Nathan Smith, Director of Social Cohesion Outcome, Partnership for Resilient Ukraine Fund
Salvatore Caiata, President of the Parliamentary Delegation of the Central European Initiative (CEI)
Rūta Leitanaitė, Board Member of the Architects Association of Lithuania
Iryna Mykulych, Head of International Cooperation and Partnership, Agency for Recovery and Development
Marité Moras, Head of the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance
Hanna Havryliv, Founder of “Heritage.UA”, CEO of “Rozdil Palace” LLC
Olena Ehorova-Lutsenko, Head of "Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils"
Krista Pikkat, Director Culture Sector, Culture and Emergencies, UNESCO
Moderator: Anastasia Bondar, Ukrainian Deputy Minister Culture and Strategic Communications
17:30-18:45
Session 2
Business Dimension: Panel 1.2
Restoring Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure: Investing in energy resilience
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Italian Minister of the Environment and Energy Security
Adolfo Urso, Italian Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy
German Halushenko, Ukrainian Minister of Energy
Dan Jorgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, IAEA
Joshua Volz , US Deputy Ass. Secretary, DoE
Dario Scannapieco, CEO, CDP
Pietro Salini, CEO, WeBuild
Agostino Scornajenchi, CEO, SNAM
Michael Elliot Kirst, Vice Chairman, Energoatom
Dan Lipman, President, Energy System Westinghouse
Sergii Koretskyi, CEO, Naftogaz of Ukraine
Maxim Timchenko, CEO, DTEK
Eugen Harkavyi /Ukrhidroenergo, CEO Centrenergo
Roger Martella, CFO, GE Vernova
Marchin Soltysiak, CEO, ELQ S.A.
Moderator: Luca Frigerio, Lead Partner Energy, KPMG Italy (UA)
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.2
Culture as a Cornerstone of Human Capital Development
Alessandro Giuli, Minister of Culture of Italy
Mykola Tochytskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine
Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
Krista Pikkat, Director for Culture in Emergency, UNESCO
Hanna Wróblewska, Minister of Culture of Poland
Fausto Elisei, Deputy Vice-Rector, University of Perugia
Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head, Center for Civil Liberties
Daria Tymoshenko, COO, GUNIA Project
Comments from the floor by the EU Ministers of Culture
Moderator: Aruna Gujral, Director General, ICCROM
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.2
A Comprehensive Recovery Approach: Common Points for Business and Government to Ensure the Reconstruction of Communities
Alona Shkrum, First Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Olga Zykova, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine
Andrii Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine
Antonella Bassani, Vice President, World Bank
Matteo Rivellini, Head of Division, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Pierre Heilbronn, France’s Special Envoy for Ukraine's Relief and Reconstruction
Marco Marsilio, President of the Abruzzo Region
Raffaele Cattaneo, Undersecretary for International Relations, Lombardy Region
Moderator: Vladyslav Rashkovan, IMF Alternative Executive Director
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.2
Strengthening Rule of Law Through Integrity and Enforcement Efforts
Carlo Nordio, Minister of Justice of Italy
Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine
Stephen Doughty, Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories) of the United Kingdom
Alain Berset, Secretary-General, Council of Europe
Mathias Hubert Paul Cormann, Secretary-General, OECD
Viktor Pavlushchyk, Head, National Agency on Corruption Prevention
Denys Maslov, Head, Verkhovna Rada Legal Committee
Moderator: Roman Waschuk, Business Ombudsman
Moderator: Maria Latella, Journalist
Workshop 3
Bridging Europe: Ukraine's Path to Transport Integration
Workshop 4
Financing & De-Risking Ukraine’s Recovery: A Practical Investment Workshop
Lab 2
Skills Alliance’s Achievements, Best Practices, and Post-URC Vision
Massimo Temussi, General Director of Active Labour Policies, Italian Ministry of Labour
Yuliia Svyrydenko, Minister, Ministry of Economy, Ukraine / Berezhna, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Ukraine
Reem Alabali-Radovan, German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development
Hakan Jyde, Scania and NGO Beredskapslyftet
Liubov Kotsur, Skills4Recovery (GIZ)
Google Ukraine
Tetiana Fishchuk, CEO, Projektor Foundation
Laila Bauleo, Specialist Active Labour Market Policies, Technical Agency of the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies
Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Niels Annen, State Secretary, Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Håkan Jyde, Managing Director, Scania Ukraine From education to employment
Eva Burtseva, Ukrainian Refugee to Czechia, UNICEF PATHWAYS, Skills development for Economic Recovery in Lviv region
Michela Vallarino, President, Italian NGO Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo
Piotr Sasin, Country Director, CARE Poland, representing the Skills Alliance in Poland Secretariat Beyond Rome – Future of the Skills Alliance
Yevhen Kudriavets, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Elsebeth Søndergaard Krone, State Secretary for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Managing Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Erica Schouten, Special Envoy Ukraine, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Inna Moshkova, Project Coordinator, Dutch Water Association
George Janssen, Senior Investment Officer, FMO
Chris van der Wilk, Investment Officer, FMO
Karin Kronhoffer, Chief Strategy Officer, Swedfund
Luise Bernader, Manager, Swedfund
Alina Sviderska, General Manager, SCATEC Ukraine
Dariia Mahda, Programme Manager, International Finance Cooperation
Niels Annen, State Secretary, Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
PLN CARE Poland, Country Director, Piotr Sasin
UNICEF
Care Poland / Skills Alliance for Poland
EBRD and large Ukrainian company
Helvetas, Senior Marketing Manager, Anastasiia Baklan
ILO, Skills Specialist, Alessandra Molz
Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI), Consultant, Carita Cruz
Secretariat of the Skills Alliance (GIZ)
Moderator: TBC
19:00-20:00
Evening Reception

Friday, 11 July

9:00-10:15
Session 3
Business Dimension: Panel 1.3
Investment in Ukraine’s Critical Minerals: A Strategic Asset for Global Supply Chains
Eva Spina, Head of the Department for Digital, Connectivity and New Technologies, Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy
Svitlana Vasylivna Grynchuk, Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (online)
Oleksii Sobolev, Ukrainian First Deputy Minister
Alex Sobel, Trade Envoy for Ukraine of the United Kingdom
Andreas Schaal, Director FOR Global Relations and Co-operation, OECD
Arvid Tuerkner, Managing Director Ukraine & Moldova, EBRD
Gianni Depperu, DECOMAR
Sergii Voitsehovskyi, Board Member, BGV Group Management
Aru Deshmukh, Global Procurement Strategy Director, Chemours company
Moderator: Olena Pavlenko-DIXI NGO (UA)
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.3
Education and Human Development
Giuseppe Valditara, Minister of Education and Merit of Italy
Oksen Lisovyi, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (online)
Yevhen Kudriavets, Ukrainian First Deputy Minister of Education and Science
Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, EU Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
Catherine Russel, Executive Director, UNICEF
Antonella Bassani, Regional Vice-President ECA, World Bank
Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, Head of UNESCO Antenna in Ukraine
Laura Frigenti, CEO, Global Partnership for Education
Jean Van Wetter, Managing Director, Enabel
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD
FROM THE FLOOR
Daniela Fatarella, Director-General, Save The Children
Moderator: Maria Latella, Journalist
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.3
A Path to Modern, Safe and Sustainable Cities
Edmondo Cirielli, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
Dell Loy Hansen, Founder and CEO, Wasatch Group
Anacláudia Rossbach, UN Under-Secretary-General Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Dell Loy Hansen, American Philanthropist, WASATCH
Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Regional State Administration, Ukraine
Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine
Vlaho Kojakovic, Director, Property and Tourism, EBRD
Michele Ziosi, Chief Global Affairs & Sustainability Officer, Iveco Group
Moderator: Prof. Benno Albrecht, Rettore IUAV (ITA)
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.3
Energy Transition through EU Integration: the Pathway to Climate Neutrality
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment and Energy Security of Italy
German Galushchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine
Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (video-message)
Andriy Zhupanyn, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services, Verkhovna Rada
Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director General for Energy, EU Commission
Arthur Lorkowski, Director-General, Energy Community
Lionel Rapaille, Director, Enlargement and Neighbourhood Department, EIB
Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD
Alfonso García Mora, Vice President for Europe and Latin America, IFC
Francesco La Camera, Director General, IRENA
Bob Saum, Regional Director for Eastern Europe, World Bank
Moderator: Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska, Ukrainian Sustainable Fund
Workshop 5
Transformation in Action: Energy and Economic Challenges in Ukrainian Communities
Workshop 6
Developing Ukraine’s Pharmaceutical Sector as a Guarantee of Access to Critical Medicines for the EU
Lab 3
Diaspora-Driven Strategies for Empowering Ukraine’s Recovery and Fostering Cohesion
ITA Government
Technical Panel. Keynote speakers:
UA Government, Ministry of Unity
Michael Newson, Senior Programme Coordinator, Migration, Sustainable Development & Livelihoods, IOM Ukraine
Andriy Shevchenko, Head of Mission in Ukraine, Ukrainian World Congress
Maria Koinova, Professor, University of Warwick
Zoia Stankovska, Director, Association of Young Ukrainians in Italy (UaMI)
Roundtable discussion:
Liudmyla Kryzhanovska, Head, Promprylad Foundation
Kyrylo Kryvolap, Director, Center for Economic Recovery
Mariana Yevsiukova, World Federation of Women Associations
Orysia Lutsevych, Head, Ukraine Forum, Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House
Roman Makukha, Project Manager, International Centre for Migration Policy Development
Mariya Aleksynska, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD
Igor Lisin, Vice President, Foundation Ukraine
Annabelle Gehm, Project Manager, GIZ
Nataliya Pryhornytska, Co-Founder, Open Platform / Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations
Evelina Kurilets, Executive Director, CO “CF RAZOM DLIA UKRAYINY“
Ufuk Akcigit, Director, Global Center for Economic Growth, University of Chicago
Moderator: Elizabeth Warn, Head of Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion Division, IOM
10:30-11:45
Session 4
Business Dimension: Panel 1.4
Processing industry: Revitalising and Modernising the Manufacturing Sector to Boost Industrial Competitiveness
Francesco Corvaro, Italian special Envoy for Climate change
Andrii Teliupa, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Economy
Teresa Czerwinska, Vice President, EIB
Gaetano Vecchio, VP, ANCE
Alberto Zerbinato, VP, ANIMA
Antonio Scarazzini, CNH Italy
André Negreiros, Leader Central Eastern Europe, CORTEVA
Andriy Zdesenko, President and co-founder, Biosphere Corporation
Katarzyna Kowalska, Vice-President, KUKE
Bob Saum, Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe, World Bank
Fabrizia Lapecorella, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Moderator: Stefan Sicars, Country Director, UNIDO
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.4
Science, Research and Innovation for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
Anna Maria Bernini, Minister of University and Research of Italy
Oksen Lisovyi, Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science (online)
Yevhen Kudriavets, Ukrainian First Deputy Minister of Education and Science
Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
Rolf-Dieter Jungk, Secretary of State of Germany
Andrzej Szeptycki, Undersecretary of Poland
Lidia Arthur Brito, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
Ivan Fedorov, Head, Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration
Vladyslav Sikora, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Foggia
Moderator: Fabiola Gianotti, Director General, CERN Director General
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.4
The Road to Recovery: Modern Infrastructure
Edoardo Rixi, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Italy
Serhii Sukholmyn, Head of the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure (SARDI)
Maja Bakran Marcich, Deputy Director General, DG MOVE
Kjetil Tonning, Honorary President, European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)
Stefano Donnarumma, CEO, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Vito Pertosa, President, Mermec Group
Fabrizio Palermo, CEO, ACEA Spa
Ines Rocha, IFC Regional Director for Europe
Arvid Tuerkner, EBRD Managing Director, Ukraine and Moldova
Moderator: Alfredo Ingletti, Vice-President Italian engineering, architectural and technical economic consulting organizations (OICE)
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.4
Environmental restoration
Vannia Gava, Deputy Minister of the Environment and Energy Security of Italy
Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (online)
Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary of Germany
Margot Wallström, Member, International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War, Sweden
Xu Haoliang, Acting Administrator, UNDP
Arnold Kreilhuber, Regional Director for Europe, UNEP
Nadia Petkova, Managing Director, EBRD
FROM THE FLOOR
Gian Luca Artizzu, CEO, SOGIN
Moderator: Natalia Andrusevych, Resource & Analytical Center “Society and Environment”
Workshop 7
Winning the Future: Strategic Development & Professions for Ukraine’s Recovery
Workshop 8
How Good Public Governance Contributes to Economic Recovery and Attracts Local and Foreign Investment
Lab 4
Modern Approaches to Public Investment Management: Ukraine’s PIM Reform and the Role of PPF
12:00-13:15
Session 5
Business Dimension: Panel 1.5
Mobilizing International Investments to Maintain Defence Industry Momentum in Ukraine
Giacinto Ottaviani, National Armaments Director of Italy
Herman Smetanin, Ukrainian Minister of Strategic Industry
Oleksandr Kamyshyn, Advisor to the President of Ukraine on Strategic Affairs
Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner, (TBC)
Florian Hahn, Minister of State at the German federal Foreign Office (TBC)
Enzo Begnini, CEO and VP AIAD, Elettronica
Marco De Fazio, Managing Director Electronics Division, Leonardo
Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO, Fincantieri
Alessandro Ercolani, CEO, Rheinmetall Italia
Ihor Fedirko, CEO, UCDI
Davyd Aloian, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine for European Integration
Morten Brandtzaeg, CEO, Nammo AS
Moderator: Natalia Shapoval, KSE (UA)
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.5
Human-centred Economic Recovery and Development of the Labour Market
Marina Elvira Calderone, Minister of Labor and Social Policies of Italy
Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Oleg Shymanskyi, Deputy Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine
Roxana Minzatu, EU Commissioner for Social Rights and Skills (videomessage)
Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director General Employment, EU Commission
Celeste Drake, Deputy Director General, ILO
Barbara Rambousek, Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD
Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
Sanna Marin, TBI Strategic Counsellor & Former Prime Minister of Finland
Bob Saum, World Bank Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe
Alexander Shubin, Deputy Head, Ukraine Federation of Trade Unions
Moderator: Journalist Marco Ventura
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.5
United Communities and Regions: Effective Governance for Ukraine’s Recovery
Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin, Italy
Oleksii Riabykin, Ukrainian Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories
Vitalii Bezghin, Chairman of the Committee on State Building, Verkhovna Rada
Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration
Sergii Mazur, Mayor of Balta, Ukraine
Haoliang Xu, Acting Administrator, UNDP
Stefan Schleuning, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Ukraine
Alla Basalaieva, Head of the State Audit Service of Ukraine
Moderator: Antonella Valmorbida, Secretary General of ALDA – European Association for Local Democracy
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.5
Advancing Global Food Security and Food Supply Chain
Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture of Italy
Vitalii Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (online)
Alvaro Lario, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Antonella Bassani, Regional Vice-President ECA, World Bank
Massimiliano Giansanti, President, COPA
Alex Lissitsa, President of UCAB, CEO of IMK
Luigi Scordamaglia, CEO, Filiera Italia
Mariateresa Maschio, Federunacoma
Giuseppe Carli, President, Federunacoma
Moderator: Francesco Giorgino, Journalist and LUISS Professor
Workshop 9
Private Equity in Ukraine: Trends, Tools, and Opportunities
Workshop 10
Industrial Ramstein: Ensuring Large-Scale Modernization and Recovery of Ukraine’s Industry
Lab 5
Working across the nexus to deliver sustainable solutions for those most impacted by the full-scale invasion
Stefano Gatti, Director General for Development Cooperation, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Iryna Postolovska, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Social Policy for European Integration
Mila Leonova, Director, Alliance UA CSO
Mathias Schmale, Assistant Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, UN Development Coordination Office
Katarína Mathernová, EU Ambassador to Ukraine
Artur Boyko, Head of External Relations Department, Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration, Ukraine
Antonella Bassani, Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
From the floor:
Civil society: Italian and International CSOs representatives
Countries: Germany, Norway, Sweden, Canada
UN: UNICEF and UNHCR
AVSI together with AVSI Polska, VIS and CUAMM
Caritas italiana, Caritas Ukraine and Caritas Spes Ukraine
We World
CESVI
Moderator: Stephen Doughty, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories) of the United Kingdom
13:30-14:45
Session 6
Business Dimension: Panel 1.6
Increasing Investment Appeal of SMEs: Internationalization, Access to Capital and Supply Chains for Growth and Social Impact
Amedeo Teti, head of the market and protection department Ministry for Made in Italy
Tetyana Berezhna, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Economy
Mattia Macellari, President, Assolombarda
Regina Corradini d’Arienzo, CEO, Simest
Dario Costantini, President, Consiglio Nazionale Artigianato
Ines Rocha, Regional Director for Europe, IFC
Jacques Gerber, Federal Delegate of Switzerland
Niels Annen, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany
Natalia Gergelyuk, Founder, Gaptuvalnya
Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative in Ukraine, UNDP
Bob Saum, Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe, World Bank
Jaroslawa Z. Johnson, President and CEO, UMAEF
Yuriy Draganchuk, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine
Evgeny Zaigraiev, Chief Corporate and SME Business Officer, PrivatBank
Mirosław Czekaj, President of the Management Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)
Alfonso García Mora, Regional Vice President, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, IFC
Moderator: Dmytro Natalukha, Chief of the Economic Committee in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.6
Strengthening the Fabric of Society: Fostering Inclusion and Social Cohesion in Ukraine’s Recovery
Alessandra Locatelli, Minister for Disabilities of Italy
Oksana Zholnovych, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine (online)
Iryna Postolovska, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine for European Integration
Carlo Monticelli, Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank
Serafino Corti, Scientific Coordinator, National Observatory on the Condition of Persons with Disabilities
Fabio Ciciliano, Head, Italian Civil Protection Department
Antonella Nicotra, Head, Department for policies in favor of persons with disabilities (PCM)
Pavlo Titko, Head, Maltijska Slushba Dopomohy (MSD), SMOM
Kyrylo Nevdokha, Head, National Office of Children and Youth (ДІйМО)
Uliana Pcholkina, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Group for Active Rehabilitation
Dmytro Polovian, Ukrainian veteran, participant of the Invictus Games
Gunta Anca, Vice President of the European Disability Forum
Moderator: Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative of UNDP in Ukraine
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.6
Transparency and Accountability in Reconstruction: Tools for the Effective Recovery of Ukraine
Giuseppe Busia, President of the Italian Anticorruption Authority (ANAC)
Maryna Denysiuk, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Stephen Doughty, UK Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories
Levan Duchidze, IDLO Country Manager for Ukraine
Victor Maziarchuk, Chairman of the Fiscal Policy Research Center
Viktor Nestulia, Head of DREAM Project Office
Robert O’Donovan, Senior Vice President, Eurasia Foundation
Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine
Moderator: Allan Pagh Kristensen, Head of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.6
Integration of the Ukrainian Financial Sector into the European Internal Market
Sergio Nicoletti Altimari, Head of Economic and Statistic Research Department, Bank of Italy
Piero Cipollone, Executive Board Member, ECB
Sergiy Nikolaychuk, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Ukraine
Francis Malige, Managing Director, EBRD
Paola Papanicolaou, Chief of the International Banks Division, Intesa SanPaolo
Michael Faulend, Vice-Governor, Croatian National Bank
Viktor Ponomarenko, Chairman of the Management Board, JSC "The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine"
Ed Mountfield, Vice President, MIGA
Moderator: Vladyslav Rashkovan, Alternative Executive Director, IMF
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.7
Structural Reforms for economic growth on the path to EU Accession
Workshop 11
“Unlocking Ukraine’s strategic resources: Critical Minerals and US-UA Investment Fund”
Workshop 12
Uncovering Veterans’ Economic Potential for Ukraine’s Recovery
Lab 6
Ukrainian industrial parks: a new destination for manufacturing investments. Technology Transfer and Green Business Co-Creation – Japan-Ukraine Cooperation in Action
15:00-16:15
Session 7
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.7
Health as a Prerequisite for Recovery: Human Resources, Health Services and Infrastructure
Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health of Italy (Keynote speech)
Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine (online)
Edem Adamanov, Deputy Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Carlo Monticelli, Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
Robert Saum, Division Director, World Bank
Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of the World Health Organization Health Emergency Program
Adriano Roccucci, Secretary-General, Sant’Egidio
Viola Damen, Chief Medical Officer of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
Edmondo Cirielli, Italian deputy minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation (Conclusions)
INTERVENTIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Fiammetta Salmoni, DG of Stabilimento Farmaceutico Militare
Olga Rudnieva, CEO, Superhumans
Vincent Vial, CEO, Expertise France
Anna Derevyanko, Executive Director, European Business Association
Inna Ivanenko, Executive Director, Patients of Ukraine
Moderator: Jarno Habicht, WHO Country Representative(UA)
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.8
Gender Equality and Women Leadership in Recovery and Reconstruction
Eugenia Roccella, Minister for the Family, Birth Rate and Equal Opportunities of Italy
Olha Stefanyshina, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine - Minister of Justice of Ukraine
Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
Natalia Krbowska, UA Women Fund
Claudia Segre, President, Global Thinking Foundation
Norbert Wühler, Vice Chair of the GSF Board - Register of Damage
Melis Ekmen-Tabojer, Managing Director Policy, Strategy, Delivery, EBRD
Hanna Shuvalova, Principal, Horizon Capital
Stefan Schleuning, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
FISHBOWL SESSION
Alisa Kovalenko, Documentary Filmmaker, Ukraine
Oleksandr Solontay, Agency for Recovery and Development
Sofia Burtak, President, Rural Women Business Network
Oksana Koliada, Woman Veteran
Mariana Yevsyukova, World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organisations
Loredana Teodorescu, President, Women In International Security Italy (WIIS Italy)
Moderator: Lara Scarpitta, Senior Advisor, OSCE (UA)
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.7
Resilience and cohesion through partnerships: Local and International Cooperation
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine
Antje Grotheer, President of the Bremen State Parliament
André Sobczak, Secretary General, Eurocities
Katherina Yamshchykova, Acting Mayor of Poltava, Ukraine
Andrii Beseidin, Head of Kupiansk City Military Administration
Jakob Granit, Director General, SIDA
Franco Dal Mas, Secretary General, Central European Initiative (CEI)
Moderator: Svitlana Blinova, Cities 4 Cities
Human Capital Dimension: 2.9
From Policy to Action: Youth Development Ecosystem, Sport as a Bridge for Intergenerational Cohesion
Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sports and Youth of Italy
Matviy Bidnyi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (Online)
Andrii Chesnokov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for intergenerational fairness, youth, culture and sport
Manuela Di Centa, Olympic Champion, Italy
Olga Harlan, Olympic Champion, Ukraine
Pilvi Torsti, Director, European Training Foundation
Julian Kritsak, Head, Youth NGO “3.5%”
Oleksandr Androshchuk, Invictus Games Gold Medalist
Angelo Cito, President, Italian Taekwondo Federation
Moderator: Gelena Savruk, Mohyla Strategic Agency Managing Partner (UA)
Workshop 13
Tech as Strategy: Scaling Innovation for Ukraine’s Recovery
Workshop 14
Beyond Reconstruction: Sparking Growth Through Business Dynamism
Lab 7
Unlocking Private Investments and Jobs in Ukrainian Territorial Communities
16:30-17:15
Final Plenary Session and Handover Ceremony
The program may be subject to changes