Schedule

May 24
START TIMELOCATIONSPEAKERSTOPICS / DESCRIPTION
11:00 AMLvivRoman Kostenko, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Secretary of VRU’s Defense Committee, Colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (online)Briefing topic: Three months after the start of the all-out war in Ukraine

Current issues:
– What does the war look like through the eyes of a Rada Member?
– Is the international assistance sufficient?
– Will russia’s war against Ukraine last long?

Why this is interesting: Roman Kostenko is a defender of Donetsk Airport, colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine, and current Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. After the all-out invasion started, Kostenko volunteered to go to the frontline and is now defending Ukraine in the South. At the same time, he keeps performing his parliamentary duties.
12:00 PMLvivIvan Krulko, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (online)Briefing topic: Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Current issues:
– How did the attitude to Ukraine worldwide change after the war had started?
– Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos
– The first World Economic Forum in Davos without a russian delegation.
1:00 PMLvivTymofii Mylovanov, President of Kyiv School of Economics, Minister of Economic Development (2019-2020), Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine (online)Current issues:
– the exchange rate in Ukraine—forecasts
– the country’s tax system—what to expect?
– the operation of Ukraine’s financial and banking systems.
1:00 PMKyivOleg Ustenko, Economic Advisor to the President of Ukraine (in person)Current topic: Economic plan of Ukraine’s recovery
1:30 PM
(CANCELLED!)
Lviv

Natalia Humeniuk, Head of the Press Center of Security and Defense Forces of the South Operational Command (online)


Current issues:
– three months of the defense of Ukraine
– the current situation on the frontline in the South.

Why this is interesting:
May 24 marks 3 months after the onset of russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.
1:30 PMKyivHanna Maliar, Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine;

Andriy Ostrovsky, Head of Strategic
Communications Department at the office of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;


Viacheslav Rayevskiy, Strategic Communications Department

(in person)
Current topic: Presentation of education project on the rules of warfare practiced by the Ukrainian army
2:00 PMLvivAndrii Sadovyi, Lviv Mayor

Snizhana Stetsenko, Senior Officer of the Moral and Psychological Support Unit of the 80th Air Assault Brigade

(all in person)
Current issues:
– Three months after the all-out invasion —the situation in Lviv
– Lviv’s residents at war — how our paratroopers obliterate the invaders

Why this is important: Three months ago, on February 24, russia invaded Ukraine
3:30 PMKyivAndriy Ivko, First Deputy Head of Ukraine’s State Agency of Automobile Roads Ukravtodor (in person)Current topic: A joint charity auction by Ukravtodor; assistance of European road organizations with rebuilding road infrastructure; launch of freight transport by route M-06.