Back Schedule
| START TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKERS | TOPICS / DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | KYIV | – Yuriy Lukanov, freelance journalist, author of “The Press: How Russia Destroyed Media Freedom in Crimea”; – Valentyna Samar, Editor-in-Chief of the Center for Investigative Journalism; – Olha Skrypnyk, Chair of the Board of the Crimean Human Rights Group, Coordinator of the Crimea Platform Expert Network All in person. | Press conference: “Destruction of freedom of speech in Crimea: causes, methods, results”, and discussion of the book “The Press: How Russia Destroyed Media Freedom in Crimea”. Why is it interesting? The discussion on the curtailing of freedom of speech in Crimea will be based on the second edition of journalist Yuriy Lukanov’s book “The Press Machine: How Russia Destroyed Media Freedom in Crimea”, which was published in English by the German publishing house Ibidem Verlag and presented in the UK in February at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Financial Times, London Metropolitan University, Oxford University, University of Glasgow, and University College London. In particular, the discussion will highlight how the occupation authorities have taken the suppression of freedom of speech to a new level after the occupation in 2014, even involving Western media for this purpose. |
| 12:00 PM | KYIV | – Oleksandr Fediienko, Head of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security and Defense (in person); | Internet, communications and power outages – what mobile operators and Internet providers are doing to restore uninterrupted system operation? Topics of focus: – Internet providers and mobile operators during blackouts: what difficulties did they face and what steps are being taken to restore uninterrupted operation? – Hostile cyber attacks and cyber fraud: how can citizens protect themselves? – State cyber defense: What should an effective system look like? |
| 1:00 PM | KYIV | – Serhiy Kuyun, fuel market expert (in person); | Fuel market operations: What is the situation with prices and how is the industry functioning today? Topics of focus: – Fuel prices in Ukraine: how did they change after the excise tax increase? – Power cuts: how did they affect the fuel market? – Fuel imports: what are the most promising directions today? – How is the situation on the Ukrainian fuel market changing today? – What is happening on the global fuel market today? |
