ORIENTATION SESSION
for foreign media representatives

Moderator:

  • Andriy Shevchenko,
  • Media Center Ukraine
Thursday / June 9 / 11:00-14:00

Media and the War in Ukraine

  • how to work with the authorities
  • cans & cannots under the martial law
  • the most interesting topics to cover

Panelists:

Oleksandr Gayn,
Ministry of Defense
Yuzef Venskovych,
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Oleksiy Sokolov,
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Olesya Chervinska,
spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Oksana Blyshchyk,
spokesperson for the National Police of Ukraine
Ruslan Muzychuk,
spokesperson for the National Guard of Ukraine
Andriy Demchenko,
spokesperson for the State Border Service
Olha Kozak,
spokesperson for the State Emergency Service

Military Briefing

  • how to understand the geography of the war
  • current situation at the frontline
  • weapons

Panelists:

Alina Frolova,
Deputy Minister of Defense (2019-2020), Center for Defense Strategies
Mykola Beleskov,
National Institute of Strategic Studies

Media & Safety Panel

History Briefing

  • Ukraine & Russia
  • origins of the war
  • European and global context

Panelists:

Alexander Query,
Reporters Without Borders

Panelists:

Volodymyr Viatrovych,
historian, parliamentarian

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION

  • 10:30 AM Registration
  • 11:00 AM Media and the War in Ukraine
  • 12:00 AM Media & Safety Panel
  • 12:30 AM Tea break
  • 12:45 PM Historical briefing
  • 13:15 PM Military briefing
  • 14:00 PM Wrap-up
Registration