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7-8 November, Lviv
Ukrainian
Central
European
Forum 2023
The discussion platform bringing together prominent thinkers and pundits from all over the region to spot common challenges and craft common visions for a prosperous Central European future.
UCEF Position Papers
FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND TRANSPARENCY
Once again for Central Europe
The Russian full-scale attack on Ukraine became a crush-test for the numerous forecasts, theories and concepts that were aiming at explaining regional context, driving forces of reforms within the region as well as regional identity attributes. People-to-people contacts, solidarity and common values, common perception of threats and resilience became more than theoretical constructs and were approbated on ground.
ARSENALS AND
ALLIANCES
Unprecedented Focus on CEE in the Face of Adversity
Paradoxically, the Russian war against Ukraine alongside the emerging threat has also opened a window of opportunity for the region of Central and Eastern Europe. Never since the end of the Cold War, had the region been so much in the focus of global attention.
10
sessions
100+
Participants
14
countries
Opening Session: On the Eve of Opening Accession Talks
EU Enlargement: Obstacles, Lessons Learned, Achievement
Trade Solidarity and Market Integration in the Time of War
The civil society opinion on Ukraine’s application for EU membership – an EaP Index 2023 and EaP Civic Tracker
The Development of Regional Military–Industrial Cooperation as an Element of Regional Resilience
Speakers/Day 1
Hennadiy MAKSAK
Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
Oleksandr SUSHKO
Executive Director of the International Renaissance Foundation (UA)
H.E. Alexandru Victor MICULA
Ambassador of Romania to Ukraine (RO)
H.E. Valeriu CHIVERI
Ambassador of Moldova to Ukraine (MD)
Felix HETT
Resident Representative for Ukraine of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (DE)
Jakub OLCHOWSKI
Head Of Department of Institute of Central Europe (PL)
Daniel BARTHA
Executive director of Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (HU)
Dmytro SHERENGOVSKYY
Vice-Rector for Outreach and Social Engagement of the UCU (UA)
Sergiu OSTAF
Director of the Resource Center for Human Rights (MD)
Kerry LONGHURST
Jean Monnet Professor at Collegium Civitas and a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Consultant Executive Editor EaP Index 2023 (UK/PL)
Ivan NAGORNIAK
Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine (UA)
Sergiy GERASYMCHUK
Deputy Executive Director, Regional Initiatives and Neighborhood
Mykhailo SAMUS
Director at The New Geopolitics Research Network (UA)
Sergiy BOIEV
Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries (video address) (UA) (TBC)
Andras RACZ
Senior Research Fellow at German Council on Foreign Relations (HU/DE)
Attila DEMKÓ
Head of the Center for Geopolitics (HU)
Matej KANDRIK
Chief Executive Director, Adapt Institute (SK)
Oleksandr KRAIEV
Americas Program Director of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
Omar ASHOUR
Professor of Security & Military Studies, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (QA)/University of Exeter (UK)
Lukas IVANAUSKAS
Policy analyst at OSMOS (LT)
Olena BORDILOVSKA
Expert on South-East Asia (UA)
Olga VOROZHBYT
Journalist at “Ukrainsky Tyzhden” journal (UA) (TBC)
Valentin NICOLESCU
Professor of the Diplomatic Academy of Romania (RO)
Agenda/Day 1
10:00 - 10:30
Registration. Welcome coffee
10:30-11:45
Opening Session: On the Eve of Opening Accession Talks?
- Hennadiy MAKSAK, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
- Oleksandr SUSHKO, Executive Director of the International Renaissance Foundation (UA)
- H.E. Alexandru Victor MICULA, Ambassador of Romania to Ukraine (RO)
- H.E. Valeriu CHIVERI, Ambassador of Moldova to Ukraine (MD)
- Felix HETT, Resident Representative for Ukraine of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (DE)
11:45-12:15
Coffee break
12:15-13:30
EU Enlargement: Obstacles, Lessons Learned, Achievement
Moderator:
Hennadiy MAKSAK, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
Speakers:
- Jakub OLCHOWSKI, Head Of Department of Institute of Central Europe (PL)
- Dmytro SHERENGOVSKYY, Vice-Rector for Outreach and Social Engagement of the UCU (UA)
- Sergiu OSTAF, Director of the Resource Center for Human Rights (MD)
13:30-14:30
Lunch break
14:30-15:30
The civil society opinion on Ukraine’s application for EU membership – an EaP Index 2023 and EaP Civic Tracker
Moderator:
Kerry LONGHURST, Jean Monnet Professor at Collegium Civitas and a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Consultant Executive Editor EaP Index 2023 (UK/PL)
Speakers:
- Dmytro SHULGA, Program Director of the International Renaissance Foundation (UA)
- Sergiy GERASYMCHUK, Deputy Executive Director, Regional Initiatives and Neighborhood Director, Ukrainian Prism, EaP Index expert and Ukraine country author (UA)
15:30-16:00
Coffee break
16:00-17:15
The Development of Regional Military–Industrial Cooperation as an Element of Regional Resilience
Moderator:
Mykhailo SAMUS, Director at The New Geopolitics Research Network (UA)
Speakers:
- Sergiy BOIEV, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries (video address) (UA) (TBC)
- Andras RACZ, Senior Research Fellow at German Council on Foreign Relations (HU/DE)
- Attila DEMKÓ, Head of the Center for Geopolitics (HU)
- Matej KANDRIK, Chief Executive Director, Adapt Institute (SK)
17:15-17:30
Break
17:30-19:00
Global South – the Potential of CEE in Promoting Regional and Ukrainian Interests/Joining Forces to Reach Global South
in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Moderator:
Oleksandr KRAIEV, Americas Program Director of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
Speakers:
- Omar ASHOUR, Professor of Security & Military Studies, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (QA)/University of Exeter (UK)
- Lukas IVANAUSKAS, Policy analyst at OSMOS (LT)
- Valentin NICOLESCU, Professor of the Diplomatic Academy of Romania (RO)
- Olena BORDILOVSKA, Expert on South-East Asia (UA)
- Olga VOROZHBYT, Journalist at “Ukrainsky Tyzhden” journal (UA) (TBC)
Speakers/Day 2
Svyatoslav KHOMENKO
journalist at BBC-Ukraine (TBC)
Lukasz ADAMSKI
Deputy Director of the Mieroszewski Centre (PL)
Martin ROZUMEK
Consortium of organisations working with migrants (CZ)
Miroslava MITTELMANNOVÁ,
NGO Human Rights League (SK)
Michal LEBDUŠKA
Project Coordinator and AMO Research Fellow (CZ)
Nazar BOBITSKI
Director of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association EU Office (UA)
Peter CAJKA
Professor at University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica (SK)
Olga TROFIMTSEVA
Agrifood Team Lead (UA) (TBC)
Maryna FARAFONOVA
Export Consultant and Economic Advisor (UA) (TBC)
Anna LIUBYMA
Head of International Department in Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UA) (TBC)
Wojciech PRZYBYLSKI
Editor-in-Chief of Visegrad Insight and President of the Res Publica Foundation (PL)
Ewa MONCURE
Former Spokesperson of FRONTEX (PL)
Vitaliy PORTNIKOV
journalist at Espreso TV (UA)
Alexander DULEBA
Senior Fellow at the Research Centre of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) (SK)
Dmytro SHULGA
Program Director of the International Renaissance Foundation (UA)
Pavlo RAD
Expert at Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
Julia KAZDOBINA
Ukrainian Foundation for Security Studies (UA)
Valery KAVALEUSKI
Representative for Foreign Affairs/Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet (BY)
Andrei KAZAKEVICH
Director of Institute of Political Studies “The Political Sphere” (BY)
Michal MATLAK
Managing editor of the Review of Democracy and fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute (HU)
Laszlo BRUSZT
Director of CEU Democracy Institute (HU)
Martin KRYGIER
Professor of University of New South Wales, Sydney (AU)
Veronica ANGHEL
Professor of Johns Hopkins University, Bologna and European University, Florence (IT)
Renata UITZ
Professor of Royal Holloway University London (UK)
Stefan AUER
Professor of the University of Hong Kong (HK)
Agenda/Day 2
9:00-10:30
Ukrainians Abroad: Integration or Repatriation?
Moderator:
Svyatoslav KHOMENKO, journalist at BBC-Ukraine
Speakers:
- Lukasz ADAMSKI, Deputy Director of the Mieroszewski Centre (PL)
- Martin ROZUMEK, Consortium of organisations working with migrants (CZ)
- Miroslava MITTELMANNOVÁ, NGO Human Rights League (SK)
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Trade Solidarity and Market Integration in the Time of War
Moderator:
Michal LEBDUŠKA, Project Coordinator and AMO Research Fellow (CZ)
Speakers:
- Peter CAJKA, Professor at University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica (SK)
- Anna LIUBYMA, Head of International Department in Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UA)
12:30-13:30
Lunch break
13:30-15:00
Communication Action between Ukraine and CEE to set Political Priorities of the EU
in partnership Visegrad Insight
Moderator:
Wojciech PRZYBYLSKI, Editor-in-Chief of Visegrad Insight and President of the Res Publica Foundation (PL)
Speakers:
- Ewa MONCURE, Former Spokesperson of FRONTEX (PL)
- Vitaliy PORTNIKOV, journalist at Espreso TV (UA)
- Alexander DULEBA, Senior Fellow at the Research Centre of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) (SK)
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-17:00
Belarus: an Integral Part of an Imminent Threat to CEE – Is Any Strategy in Place?
in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Moderator:
Dmytro SHULGA, Program Director of the International Renaissance Foundation (UA)
Speakers:
- Pavlo RAD, Expert at Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” (UA)
- Julia KAZDOBINA, Ukrainian Foundation for Security Studies (UA)
- Valery KAVALEUSKI, Representative for Foreign Affairs/Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet (BY)
- Andrei KAZAKEVICH, Director of Institute of Political Studies “The Political Sphere” (BY)
17:00-17:15
Break
17:15-18:15
Upgrading EU's integration capacity: How to organise Ukrainian EU accession?
Moderator:
Michal MATLAK, Managing editor of the Review of Democracy and fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute (HU)
Speakers:
- Laszlo BRUSZT, Director of CEU Democracy Institute (HU)
- Martin KRYGIER, Professor of University of New South Wales, Sydney (AU)
- Veronica ANGHEL, Professor of Johns Hopkins University, Bologna and European University, Florence (IT)
- Renata UITZ, Professor of Royal Holloway University London (UK)
- Stefan AUER, Professor of the University of Hong Kong (HK)
18:15-18:30
Closing Remarks
19:30
GALA-DINNER
How it was last year/ UCEF 2022
Organizers
Ukrainian Central European Forum is organized by the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism, in partnership with the International Renaissance Foundation within the EU-funded "European Renaissance of Ukraine" Project. The Forum enjoys the support of the International Visegrad Fund and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Representation in Ukraine.
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