URC 2025 Stream

Business Dimension  (EN)

Business Dimension  (IT)

Human Capital Dimension (EN)

Human Capital Dimension (IT)

Local and Regional Dimension (EN)

Local and Regional Dimension (IT)

EU Reforms Dimension (EN)

EU Reforms Dimension: (IT)

Business Dimension  (EN)

Business Dimension  (IT)

Human Capital Dimension (EN)

Human Capital Dimension (IT)

Local and Regional Dimension (EN)

Local and Regional Dimension (IT)

EU Reforms Dimension (EN)

EU Reforms Dimension: (IT)

Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 Programme

Business Fair Stage

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
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Riccardo Barbieri Hermitte – Director General of the Treasury, Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
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Valdis Dombrovskis, EU Commissioner for Economy and Productivity
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Gert-Jan Koopman, Director General, ENEST
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Angela Reyner, UK Deputy Prime Minister
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Connor Coleman, Chief of Staff, DFC
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Alessandra Ricci, CEO, SACE
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Matteo Patrone, Vice President, EBRD
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Alfonso Mora, Vice-President LAC & EUR, IFC
Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of NBU
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Moderator: Maria Tadeo, journalist, Le Grand Continent | View Bio
Human Capital Dimension: Panel 2.1
Engagement, Return and Reintegration of Ukrainians
Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of Interior of Italy
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Oleksiy Chernyshov, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of National Unity of Ukraine
Oleksii Lukashuk, Deputy Minister of National Unity of Ukraine
Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome, Italy
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Matteo Zuppi, Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference
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Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
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Amy Pope, Director General, IOM
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Michael O’Flaherty, Human Rights Commissioner, CoE
Ylva Johansson, Special Envoy for Ukrainians in the European Unions
Dymytro Lubinets, Human Rights Ombudsman, Verkhovna Rada
Mario Giro, Undersecretary of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Community of Sant'Egidio
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Pavlo Grod, President, Ukrainian World Congress
Moderator: Kyrylo Kryvolap, Managing Partner of Civitta Ukraine, Co-founder of the Center for Economic Recovery
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
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Elsebeth Sondergaard Krone, Danish State Secretary for Development Policy
Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions
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Alberto Cirio, President of the Piedmont Region
Marc Cools, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
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Rehina Karchenko, Acting Mayor of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Carlo Monticelli, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
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Moderator: Bastian Veigel, Programme Director of U-LEAD with Europe | View Bio
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
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Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
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Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement
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Jessica Rosencrantz, Minister for EU Affairs of Sweden
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Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
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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 | View Bio
Workshop 1
United for Energy Independence and Resilience: B2B energy networking
Welcome remarks:
German Galushchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine
Zygimantas Vaiciunas, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania
Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment of Republic of Poland
Opening of b2b networking:
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Nataliya Boyko, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine
Ukrainian companies:
Eugen Harkavyi, CEO, Centrenergo
Yuriy Tkachuk, Acting Director in Ukrnafta
Vitaly Butenko, CEO, Energy Company of Ukraine
Vitaliy Kushnirov, Member of the Supervisory Board, Ukrhydroenergo
Hartmut Jacob, Vice President, Energoatom, Acting Board member
Vasyl Danylyak, CEO, Galnaftogaz Concern
Marco Biersinger, Head of Corporate Development, M&A,  DTEK / Julian Nebreda, CEO of Fluence
Adomas Audickas, Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors, MHP
International organisations:
Jean Van Wetter, Enabel, CEO or Jakob Granit, Director General, Sida, Practitioners’ Network presentation (one speech)
Guido P. P. Bortoni, President, CESI S.p.A.
Simon Gupta, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Green for Growth Fund
Marcin Sołtysiak, CEO, ELQ S.A.
Observers:
Matteo Rivellini, Head of Ukraine Investment Team, EIB Group Coordinator for Ukraine
Artur Lorkowski, Energy Community Secretariat, Director
Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman, Fortescue
Paolo Noccioni, President, Nuovo Pignone, Baker Hughes
Moderator: Andriy Kitura, Green Transition Office, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Workshop 2
Reshaping Defence: Ukraine’s Tech and Dual-Use Innovation for Global Security
Nataliya Mykolska, Executive Director of Diia.City United, expert of strategic growth, NED (Co-Organizer)
Oleksandr Kamyshyn, Advisor to President Zelenskyy on strategic affairs
Anna Gvozdiar, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine
Artem Moroz, Deputy Head of Partnerships and International Cooperation & Head of Investor Relations, Brave 1
Oleksandr Yakovenko, CEO, TAF Drones
Vadym Yunyk, CEO, FRDM Group
Stanislav Gryshyn, Co-founder, General Cherry
Anton Skrypnyk, CEO Roboneers
Perry Boyle, Founding Partner and CEO, MITS Capital
Daniel Runde, Board member of UMAEF and Senior Advisor at CSIS
Roman Tkachenko, BCo-Founder and CBDO, TENCORE LLC
Michael Lukashenko, Aequo Law Firm 
Moderator: Eveline Buchatski, Managing Partner, D3
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Pietro Salini, CEO, WeBuild
Agostino Scornajenchi, CEO, SNAM
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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
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Mykola Tochytskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine
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Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
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Krista Pikkat, Director for Culture in Emergency, UNESCO
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Hanna Wróblewska, Minister of Culture of Poland
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Fausto Elisei, Deputy Vice-Rector, University of Perugia
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Oleksandra Matviichuk, Human rights lawyer, Head of the Сenter for Сivil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (2022)
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Daria Tymoshenko, COO, GUNIA Project
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Comments from the floor by the EU Ministers of Culture
Moderator: Aruna Gujral, Director General, ICCROM | View Bio
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
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Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, Ukraine
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Antonella Bassani, Vice President, World Bank
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Matteo Rivellini, Head of Division, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of Türkiye
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
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Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine
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Stephen Doughty, Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories) of the United Kingdom
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Alain Berset, Secretary-General, Council of Europe
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Nicolas Pinaud, Deputy Director of the Directorate for Financial Enterprise Affairs, OECD
Viktor Pavlushchyk, Head, National Agency on Corruption Prevention
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Denys Maslov, Head, Verkhovna Rada Legal Committee
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Moderator: Roman Waschuk, Business Ombudsman | View Bio
Moderator: Maria Latella, Journalist | View Bio
Workshop 3
Bridging Europe: Ukraine's Path to Transport Integration
Oleksii Kuleba, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Maryna Denysiuk, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Anna Gvozdiar, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine
Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO, Ukrzaliznytsia
Serhii Sukhomlyn, Head, Agency for Restoration
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner, DG MOVE, European Union
Matteo Patrone, Vice President, Banking, EBRD
Alfonso García Mora, Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, IFC
Moderator: Andrea Guerzoni, Global Vice Chair, Strategy & Transactions, EY
Workshop 4
Financing & De-Risking Ukraine’s Recovery: A Practical Investment Workshop
Opening Remarks:
Oleksiy Sobolev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Anna Jarosz-Friis, Ukraine Service, DG ENEST, European Commission
Ed Mountfield, Vice President for Operations, MIGA, World Bank Group
Alex Sobel MP, UK Member of Parliament and Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ukraine
Moderated Discussion:
Nadia Petkova, Managing Director for Impact and Partnerships, EBRD
Sven Roben, Head of EIB Ukraine Team – EIB Global
Rodrigo Madrazo, CEO, EDFI Management Company
Kateryna Chechel, Senior Investment Officer, IFC, World Bank Group
Daniel Zelikow, Vice Chairman, Public Sector, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy CEO, Bank Lviv
Jan Rekiel, Deputy Head of International Cooperation Department, KUKE
Grub Werner, Managing Director, Head of Origination, EIFO
Michal Ron, Chief International Business Officer, SACE
Bridget Gainer, Global Head of Public Affairs & Policy, Aon
Olga Sclovscaia, Sector Manager for Finance and Head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, MIGA
Andriy Semenchenko, Executive Director, INGO Ukraine Insurance Company
Moderator: Olga Slyvynska, Director for International Relations, KSE Institute
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, Ukrain
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Reem Alabali-Radovan, German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development
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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
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Niels Annen, State Secretary, Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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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
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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
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
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Svitlana Vasylivna Grynchuk, Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (online)
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Oleksii Sobolev, Ukrainian First Deputy Minister
Alex Sobel, Trade Envoy for Ukraine of the United Kingdom
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Andreas Schaal, Director FOR Global Relations and Co-operation, OECD
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Arvid Tuerkner, Managing Director Ukraine & Moldova, EBRD
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Gianni Depperu, DECOMAR
Sergii Voitsehovskyi, Board Member, BGV Group Management
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Aru Deshmukh, Global Procurement Strategy Director, Chemours company
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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)
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Yevhen Kudriavets, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
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Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, Director-Generalfor Education, Culture, Youth and Sport atthe European Commission
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Regina De Dominicis, Regional Director Europe and Central Asia, UNICEF
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Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
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Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, Head of UNESCO Desk in Ukraine
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Laura Frigenti, CEO, Global Partnership for Education
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Jean Van Wetter, Managing Director, Enabel
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Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD
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FROM THE FLOOR
Daniela Fatarella, Director-General, Save The Children
Moderator: Maria Latella, Journalist | View Bio
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
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Dell Loy Hansen, Founder and CEO, Wasatch Group
Anacláudia Rossbach, UN Under-Secretary-General Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine
Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Regional State Administration, Ukraine
Halyna Hryhorenko, First Deputy Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine
Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine
Vlaho Kojakovic, Director, Property and Tourism, EBRD
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Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Michele Ziosi, Chief Global Affairs & Sustainability Officer, Iveco Group
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Moderator: Prof. Benno Albrecht, Rettore IUAV (ITA) | View Bio
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)
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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
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Arthur Lorkowski, Director-General, Energy Community
Lionel Rapaille, Director, Enlargement and Neighbourhood Department, EIB
Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD
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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
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Moderator: Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska, Ukrainian Sustainable Fund
Workshop 5
Transformation in Action: Energy and Economic Challenges in Ukrainian Communities
Riabykin Oleksii, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Urs Engels, Head of Division "Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia", Federal Ministry for economic affairs and energy (BMWE)
Violaine Silvestro, von Kameke, principal advisor, European Investment Bank
Adam Balogh, Head of Ukraine Support Task Force Unit, Energy Community Secretariat
Yulia Rybak, Programme Manager “Green Energy Recovery Programme” UNDP
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhia state administration of Ukraine
Andrii Zalivskyi, Mayor of the city of Sheptytsky
Moderator: Andriy Tabinskyy, Executive Director of the Association of Coal Communities of Ukraine
Workshop 6
Developing Ukraine’s Pharmaceutical Sector as a Guarantee of Access to Critical Medicines for the EU
Mykhailo Radutskyi, Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Olha Stefanyshyna, Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Rainer Becker, Director for Medical Products and Innovation, DG SANTE
Grzegorz Cessak, President, Polish Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
Anatoliy Reder, Representative, Association of Manufacturers of Medicines of Ukraine (AUMM)
Adrian van den Hoven, Director General, Medicines for Europe
Moderator: Borys Danevych, Partner, CEE Head of Life Sciences and Healthcare at CMS, international law firm
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
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Mariana Yevsiukova, World Federation of Women Associations
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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
Gaetano Vecchio, Vice President of Italian International Contractors and President of International SME’s Group, Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili (ANCE)
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Alberto Zerbinato, Vice President, ANIMA
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Antonio Scarazzini, Head of Institutional Relations for CNH in Italy, Africa, and the Middle East
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John W.H. Denton, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General
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Yue Man Lee, Lead Economist and Program Leader for Prosperity for Eastern Europe, World Bank
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Fabrizia Lapecorella, OECD Deputy Secretary-General
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Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
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Sven Röben, Acting Head of Private Sector and Blending, Ukraine Investment Team, EIB
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Katarzyna Kowalska, KUKE Deputy CEO
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André Negreiros, Central and Eastern Europe Leader, CORTEVA Agriscience
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Dmytro Nikolayenko, Chief Commercial Officer of Metinvest Group
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Andriy Zdesenko, President and co-founder, Biosphere Corporation
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Moderator: Stefan Sicars, Senior Coordinator for Ukraine at UNIDO | View Bio
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
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Oksen Lisovyi, Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science (online)
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Yevhen Kudriavets, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
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Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
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Rolf-Dieter Jungk, Secretary of State of Germany
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Andrzej Szeptycki, Undersecretary of Poland
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Lidia Arthur Brito, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
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Ivan Fedorov, Head, Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration
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Vladyslav Sikora, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Foggia
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Moderator: Fabiola Gianotti, Director General, CERN Director General | View Bio
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)
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Stefano Donnarumma, CEO, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Vito Pertosa, President, Mermec Group
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Pierfrancesco Latini, Chief Risk Officer and Chief International Officer, ACEA Spa
Ines Rocha, IFC Regional Director for Europe
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Arvid Tuerkner, EBRD Managing Director, Ukraine and Moldova
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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
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Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (online)
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Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary of Germany
Margot Wallström, Member, International Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War, Sweden
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Xu Haoliang, Acting Administrator, UNDP
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Arnold Kreilhuber, Regional Director for Europe, UNEP
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Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Nadia Petkova, Managing Director, EBRD
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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
Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Andriy Chesnokov, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
Discussion part:
Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at OECD
Natalia Etten, CEO at Teach for Ukraine
Olesya Zaluska, Economic Engagement Director at Mercy Corps
Presentations/sessions part:
Kateryna Osadcha, Founder of the Kateryna Osadcha Foundation
Yulia Anikeeva, Human Capital Development Expert at Chemonics Int.
Liana Khorovytska, Executive Director of CORE Ukraine
Dalia Krapavickaite, Senior Manager at CPVA
Khrystyna Khranovska, founder of the Khrystya Khranovska Foundation, Treasure project
Moderator: Alina Nosenko, Impact advisor & strategist
Workshop 8
How Good Public Governance Contributes to Economic Recovery and Attracts Local and Foreign Investment
Paolo Zangrillo, Minister for Public Administration of Italy
Oleh Nemchinov, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (online)
Katarina Mathernova, EU Ambassador to Ukraine
Oleksandr Yarema, State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Elsa Pilichowski, Director of the OECD Directorate for Public Governance
Alona Shkrum, First Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
Oleksandr Saenko, Vice President of the Association of Taxpayers of Ukraine and member of the negotiation group with the EU on public administration reform
Moderator: Mr Gregor Virant, Head of the OECD/SIGMA
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
Keynote Interventions
Herman Smetanin, Ukrainian Minister of Strategic Industry (recording)
Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
Giacinto Ottaviani, National Armaments Director
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Oleksandr Kamyshyn, Advisor to the President of Ukraine on Strategic Affairs
Oliver Rentschler, Director-General for Climate Diplomacy and Geoeconomics
Panel Speakers
Davyd Aloian, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine for European Integration
Enzo Begnini, President and CEO, Elettronica Group; Vice President, AIAD
Ihor Fedirko, CEO, Ukrainian Council for Defence Industry (UCDI)
Dan Powers, CEO, D&M
Marco De Fazio, Managing Director, Leonardo Electronics Division
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Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO, Fincantieri
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Alessandro Ercolani, CEO, Rheinmetall Italia
Moderator: Natalia Shapoval, KSE (UA) | View Bio
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
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Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
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Oleg Shymanskyi, Deputy Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine
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Roxana Minzatu, EU Commissioner for Social Rights and Skills (videomessage)
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Stefan Olsson, Deputy Director General Employment, EU Commission
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Celeste Drake, Deputy Director General, ILO
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Barbara Rambousek, Director, Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD
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Fabrizia Lapecorella, DSG, OECD
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Sanna Marin, TBI Strategic Counsellor & Former Prime Minister of Finland
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Bob Saum, World Bank Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe
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Olexander Shubin, Deputy Head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
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Moderator: Journalist Marco Ventura | View Bio
Local and Regional Dimension: Panel 3.5
United Communities and Regions: Effective Governance for Ukraine’s Recovery
Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Turin, Italy
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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
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Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration
Sergii Mazur, Mayor of Balta, Ukraine
Haoliang Xu, Acting Administrator, UNDP
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Stefan Schleuning, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Ukraine
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Alla Basalaieva, Head of the State Audit Service of Ukraine
Moderator: Antonella Valmorbida, Secretary General of ALDA – European Association for Local Democracy | View Bio
EU Reforms Dimension: Panel 4.5
Advancing Global Food Security and Food Supply Chain
Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry of Italy (keynote)
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Vitalii Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (keynote)
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Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (online)
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Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Rania Dagash-Kamara, Assistant Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP)
Antonella Bassani, Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
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Massimiliano Giansanti, President of COPA
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Alex Lissitsa, President of UCAB, CEO of IMK
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Luigi Scordamaglia, Coldiretti/ CEO Filiera Italia
Mariateresa Maschio, Federunacoma
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Giuseppe Carli, President, Federunacoma
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Moderator: Francesco Giorgino, Journalist and LUISS Professor | View Bio
Workshop 9
Private Equity in Ukraine: Trends, Tools, and Opportunities
Oleksii Sobolev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Andriy Kolodyuk, Chairman of the Board, UVCA
Dmytro Boroday, Partner, Horizon Capital
Andrii Nosok, Managing Director and Head of Private Equity, Dragon Capital – Rebuild Ukraine Fund LP
Ievgen Baranov, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Amber Dragon Infrastructure Fund
Kostyantyn Magaletskyi, Co-founder, Green Recovery Fund
Gabriel Blanc, Team Leader, DG ENEST, European Commission
Kristina Mikulova, Head of Regional Hub for Eastern Europe at the EIB
Lisa Kaestner, , County manager for Ukraine, IFC
Anne Fossemalle, Director, EBRD
Jens Wirth, Head of Division, Strategic Funds & Direct Investments, KfW
Piotr Dmuchowski, CEO of PFR TFI, Polish Development Fund Capital Group
William Thompson, the Senior Investment Officer at the U.S. DFC
Moderator: Olga Slyvynska, Director for International Relations, KSE Institute
Workshop 10
Industrial Ramstein: Ensuring Large-Scale Modernization and Recovery of Ukraine’s Industry
Keynote speeches:
Yuliia Svyrydenko, Minister of Economy of Ukraine and First Deputy Prime Minister
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Ruslan Illichov, Director General, Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Session 1. Ukrainian and EU Governmental Support for Industrial Ramstein
Dmytro Natalukha, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development
Kira Spyrydonova, Director of Department General for Economic
Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Head of Cooperation, Swiss Embassy in Ukraine
Session 2. Ukrainian Business: War Losses and Recovery Priorities
Yevhen Nemilostivyy, CEO, LLC "DK "DBF”
Orest Filts, Head of Recovery and Competitiveness Projects, Variant Group
Session 3. European Business Associations as Key Partners of Ukraine’s Industrial Recovery
Marco Felisati, Director International Affairs, Confindustria
Stefania Pigozzi, CECIMO (the European Association of Manufacturing Technologies)
Davide Della Bella, General Manager, UCIMU - Sistemi per produrre (The Association of Italian Machine Tools, Robots and Automation Industry)
Monika Hollacher, Expert Foreign Trade Department - South-East-Asia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, Verband Deutscher Maschinen und Anlagenbau e.V (VDMA)
Session 4. Financial Instruments of Ukraine’s Industrial Modernization: Successful Cases and Opportunities
Paola Valerio, Head of Institutional & International Affairs, SACE
Sophia Schultz-Renz, Head of Department Underwriting Africa, Eastern Europe, CIS, Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
Concluding remarks
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Moderator: Mr. Mykhailo Bno-Airiian, Chairman of the European Integration Committee, Federation of Employers of Ukraine
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
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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
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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
Moderator of Round 1: Dmytro Natalukha, Chief of the Economic Committee in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Regina Corradini d’Arienzo, SIMEST CEO
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Enzo Ponzio, National President of CNA Construction
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Yue Man Lee, Lead Economist and Program Leader for Prosperity for Eastern Europe, World Bank
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Jaroslawa Z. Johnson, President and CEO, UMAEF
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Niels Annen, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
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Jacques Gerber, Swiss Federal Council Delegate for Ukraine
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Haoliang Xu, Acting Administrator and Under Secretary-General, Associate Administrator, UNDP
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Natalia Gergelyuk, Founder of the brand “Gaptuvalnya”
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Gabriel Blanc, Team leader for reconstruction policy and implementation of the Ukraine Investment Framework at the European Commission
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Marta Postuła, First Deputy CEO of BGK
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Mattia Macellari, Vice President at Assolombarda
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Shohei Hara, Senior Vice President, JICA
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Moderator of Round 2: Janis Aizsalnieks, Team Leader for Socio-Economic policy team, Ukraine Service, DG Near, European Commission
Yuriy Draganchuk, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine
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Ines Rocha, IFC Director Europe, IFC
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Evgeny Zaigraiev, PrivatBank Chief Corporate and SME Business Officer
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Kateryna Glazkova, Executive Director at SUP (Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs)
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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
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Iryna Postolovska, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine for European Integration
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Carlo Monticelli, Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank
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Serafino Corti, Scientific Coordinator, National Observatory on the Condition of Persons with Disabilities
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Fabio Ciciliano, Head, Italian Civil Protection Department
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Antonella Nicotra, Head, Department for policies in favor of persons with disabilities (PCM)
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Pavlo Titko, Head, Maltijska Slushba Dopomohy (MSD), SMOM
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Kyrylo Nevdokha, Head, National Office of Children and Youth (ДІйМО)
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Uliana Pcholkina, Chair of the Board of the Public Union “The League of the Strong”
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Dmytro Polovian, Ukrainian veteran, participant of the Invictus Games
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Gunta Anca, Vice President of the European Disability Forum
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COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR:
Munir Mammadzadeh, Head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative Office in Ukraine
Moderator: Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative of UNDP in Ukraine | View Bio
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)
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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
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Levan Duchidze, IDLO Country Manager for Ukraine
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Victor Maziarchuk, Chairman of the Fiscal Policy Research Center
Viktor Nestulia, Head of DREAM Project Office
Robert O’Donovan, Senior Vice President, Eurasia Foundation
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Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine
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Moderator: Allan Pagh Kristensen, Head of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative | View Bio
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
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Piero Cipollone, Executive Board Member, ECB
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Sergiy Nikolaychuk, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Ukraine
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Francis Malige, Managing Director, EBRD
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Paola Papanicolaou, Chief of the International Banks Division, Intesa SanPaolo
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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
Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of Kyiv School of Economics
Oleksandra Betliy, Leading Research Fellow at Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting
Anna Jarosz-Friis, Director of the Ukraine Service
Yuriy Draganchuk, Deputy Ministry of Finance
Gavin Gray, Chief of Mission to Ukraine
Bob Saum, Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe
Mame Fatou Diagne, Heads of Division in Economics Department
Andre Koelln, Head of Ukraine Recovery & Reconstruction Department
Moderator: European Commission: Septimiu Szabo, Team Leader at the Ukraine Service
Workshop 11
Unlocking Ukraine’s strategic resources: Critical Minerals and US-UA Investment Fund
Nataliia Shapoval, President of KSE Institute
Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Yegor Perelygin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Oleksii Sobolev, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Dmytro Natalukha, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Economic Development (Keynote speaker)
William Thompson, Director, Global Fund Investments, DFC
Kerstin Jorna, Director-General, DG GROW
Tetiana Dzhumurat, Associate Director and Senior Banker, Natural Resources, EBRD
Aru Deshmukh, Global Procurement Strategy Director, Chemours
Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner and CEO, Horizon Capital
Henry Finnegan, COO, TechMet
Moderator: Peter Handley, Senior Fellow at European Initiative for Energy Security, Senior Advisor at McKinsey
Workshop 12
Uncovering Veterans’ Economic Potential for Ukraine’s Recovery
Natalia Kalmykova, Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine (welcoming remarks VTC)
Oleg Shymanskyi, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine
Matti Maasikas, Managing Director for Europe, EEAS
Per Olsson Fridh, Director-General of the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)
Kostiantyn Tatarkin, Adviser on Veterans Affairs, IREX
Karina Doroshenko, Executive Director, Ukrainian Veteran Foundation
Taras Panasenko, Co-owner and CEO of Aurora household goods stores
Oleksandr Tkachuk, Ukrainian veteran, runs a drone business
Maya Moskvych, Ukrainian veteran, participant of the Invictus Games, co-founder of the BeyZot brand
Giles Duley, CEO of Legacy of War Foundation, photographer, writer
Moderator: Kostiantyn Tatarkin - Ukrainian veteran, Adviser on Veterans Affairs, IREX
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)
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Sofiya Oliynyk, Country Director of Expertise France in Ukraine
Edem Adamanov, Deputy Ministry of Health of Ukraine
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Carlo Monticelli, Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
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Robert Saum, Division Director, World Bank
Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of the World Health Organization Health Emergency Program
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Adriano Roccucci, Secretary-General, Sant’Egidio
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Viola Damen, Chief Medical Officer of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
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Edmondo Cirielli, Italian deputy minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation (Conclusions)
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INTERVENTIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Fiammetta Salmoni, DG of Stabilimento Farmaceutico Militare
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Olga Rudnieva, CEO, Superhumans
Anna Derevyanko, Executive Director, European Business Association
Inna Ivanenko, Executive Director, Patients of Ukraine
Moderator: Jarno Habicht, World Health Organization (WHO), Representative and Head of the WHO Country Office in Ukraine
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
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Olha Stefanyshina, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine - Minister of Justice of Ukraine
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Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
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Natalia Krbowska, UA Women Fund
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Claudia Segre, President, Global Thinking Foundation
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Norbert Wühler, Vice Chair of the GSF Board - Register of Damage
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Melis Ekmen-Tabojer, Managing Director Policy, Strategy, Delivery, EBRD
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Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Capital
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Stefan Schleuning, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
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FISHBOWL SESSION
Alisa Kovalenko, Documentary Filmmaker, Ukraine
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Oleksandr Solontay, Agency for Recovery and Development
Sofia Burtak, President, Rural Women Business Network
Oksana Koliada, Chairwoman of the Board, Prostir Mozhlyvostei NGO
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Mariana Yevsyukova, World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organisations
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Moderator: Lara Scarpitta, OSCE Senior Advisor on Gender Isssues
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
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André Sobczak, Secretary General, Eurocities
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Katherina Yamshchykova, Acting Mayor of Poltava, Ukraine
Andrii Beseidin, Head of Kupiansk City Military Administration
Vito Leccese, Mayor of Bari, Italy
Jakob Granit, Director General, SIDA
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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
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Matviy Bidnyi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (Online)
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Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner for intergenerational fairness, youth, culture and sport
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Andrii Chesnokov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
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Olga Harlan, Olympic Champion, Ukraine
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Pilvi Torsti, Director, European Training Foundation
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Julian Kritsak, Head, Youth NGO “3.5%”
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Oleksandr Androshchuk, Invictus Games Gold Medalist
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Manuela Di Centa, Olympic Champion, Italy
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Angelo Cito, President, Italian Taekwondo Federation
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Moderator: Gelena Savruk, Mohyla Strategic Agency Managing Partner (UA)
Workshop 13
Tech as Strategy: Scaling Innovation for Ukraine’s Recovery
Diego Brasioli, Italian Special Envoy for Cybersecurity / Cyber Ambassador
Gaël Veyssière, French Ambassador to Ukraine
Ulrik Tideström, Sweden Special Envoy for Ukraine’s Reconstruction, Business Sector and Development
Christian Syse, Norwegian Special Envoy for Ukraine
Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Taras Kytsmey, Co-founder and Board Member, SoftServe
Tetyana Lukynyuk, CEO, Google Ukraine
Volodymyr Mnogoletniy, Co-founder, Genesis
Hanna Shuvalova, Principal, Horizon Capital
Anton Waschuk, Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund, Scout at u.ventures
Vital Laptenok, General partner, Flyer One Ventures
Artem Starosek, CEO, Molfar
Antonina Iermeichuk, Co-founder & COO, Deus Robotics
Mark Newsome, Senior Partner, Defence & Government, North, Central, and Eastern Europe (NCEE), IBM Consulting
Moderator: Nataliya Mykolska, Executive Director of Diia.City United
Workshop 14
Beyond Reconstruction: Sparking Growth Through Business Dynamism
Yulia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
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Sergii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine
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Ufuk Akcigit, the Arnold C. Harberger Professor in Economics, University of Chicago
Somik Lall, Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group
Natalia Shapoval, Chair of the KSE Institute, Kyiv School of Economics
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Moderator: Roman Kachur, Senior Adviser, World Bank Group
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