Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
March 11
TimeLOCATIONSpeakertopic
 11:30 AMKyivAndrii Demchenko, Spokesman of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (in person)

Border crossings and travel rules: Updates for specific groups and the situation at checkpoints

Discussion topics:
– Travel requirements for cultural and media workers: What will the State Border Guard Service review?
– Shifts in border traffic: Have entry and exit trends changed with the arrival of spring and the holiday season?
– The latest conditions at checkpoints, including those along the borders with russia and Belarus.
12:00 PMKyivOleksandr Kharchenko, Director of the Energy Industry Research Center (in person)
Ukraine’s energy system after winter: Recovery, challenges, and next steps

Discussion topics:
– The current state of electricity production, including nuclear power output;
– The impact of USAID’s funding halt on energy infrastructure restoration;
– Plans for further rebuilding efforts in the energy sector;
– An assessment of how the heating season affected the country’s power grid;
– Lessons learned and necessary improvements ahead of next winter.