08:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 09:45 Official opening
(Open session – press access)
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
09:45 – 10:00 Panel I. The Importance of Romania for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
(Open session, press access)
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Keynote speech: H.E. Mircea ABRUDEAN, President of the Senate, Romania
10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 11:30 Panel II. Peace Negotiations and External Actors. A Deal or Sustainable Peace?
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Chair: Ms. Cristina CILEACU, Journalist, DIGI 24 TV Channel, Romania
Keynote speakers:
- H.E. Oana ȚOIU, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
- H.E. Andrii SYBIHA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine (via VTC)
Speakers:
- Ms. Yulia SIRKO, First Deputy Head of Transport & Infrastructure Committee at Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
- Ambassador Michaël ROUX, Envoy for the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea, France
- Mr. Franco DAL MAS, Secretary General, Central European Initiative, Italy
- Mr. John RENDON, President & CEO, The Rendon Group, Senior Expert in Global Strategic Communication, USA
- Ambassador Tacan ILDEM, Chairman, Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Türkiye
10:10 – 11:30 Panel IIb. Solutions to Supporting Romanian Companies Seeking to Participate in Ukraine’s Reconstruction
(only in Romanian language)
[”Heros” Venue]
Chair: Ms. Cristina CHIRIAC, President, National Confederation for Women’s Entrepreneurship, Romania
Speakers:
- Ms. Teodora PREOTEASA, Director, European Funds Administration at Investment and Development Bank, Romania
- Mr. Mihai DARABAN, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
- Mr. Viorel MANOLE, Executive Director, Romanian Defence Industry Association General Director (PATROMIL), Romania
11:30 – 11:40 Break
11:40 – 11:50 Main Partner Business Presentation – Leviatan Group, Romania
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
11:50 – 13:00 Panel IIIa. The Strategic Triangle of Connectivity: Romania -Ukraine – Republic of Moldova
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Chair: Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center, Romania
Keynote speakers:
- H.E. Vladimir BOLEA, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Republic of Moldova
- Mr. Mihai JURCA, Special Envoy for Ukraine’s Reconstruction, Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, Romania
Speakers:
- Ms. Yulia SIRKO, First Deputy Head of Transport & Infrastructure Committee at Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
- Mr. Ionel SCRIOȘTEANU, State Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Romania
- Mr. Serhii DERKACH, Deputy Minister. Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, Ukraine (via VTC)
- Mr. Cătălin PODARU, CEO, Leviatan Group, Romania
11:50 – 13:00 Panel IIIb. Rare Minerals, Technology and the Impact on the Economic Development of Ukraine
[”Alba Iulia Hall” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Vitaliy RADCHENKO, Managing Partner and Head of the Energy & Climate Change at CMS, Ukraine
- Mr. Volodymyr TSABAL, Secretary of the Committee on Budget, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
- Mr. Paul COYER, Research Professor, The Institute of World Politics, USA
- Ms. Ksenia ORYNCHAK, Founder and Executive Director of the National Association of Extractive Industries, Ukraine
- Mr. Greg SWENSON, Chairman of Republicans Overseas UK, USA
13:00 – 14:20 Lunch
14:20 – 15:30 Panel IVa. The Private Sector – A Key Actor in the Reconstruction of Ukraine. Financing and Insurances Instruments
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Victor SRAER, Managing Partner, Otto Broker, Romania
Speakers:
- H.E. Alexandru NAZARE, Minister of Finance, Romania (video message)
- Mr. Volodymyr TSABAL, Secretary of the Committee on Budget, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
- Ambassador Ulrik TIDESTRÖM, Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Sweden
- Ms. Susan E. WALTON, Senior Advisor New Markets – Global Risk and Resilience, US
- Mr. Sergiu MANEA, CEO, Romanian Commercial Bank – BCR, Romania
- Ms. Alexandra OLARU, Director Legal & External Affairs at Vodafone Romania
- Mr. Takayuki SATO, Resident Executive Officer & Regional Head for EMEA, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan
14:20 – 15:30 Panel IVb. Rebuilding Smarter: Cloud Infrastructure and Cyber Security for a Strong Ukraine’s Digital Shield
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Daniel IONIȚĂ, Senior associate expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
- Mr. Oleg HAIDUK, Advisor on AI & Innovation, PARKOVYI Data Center, former Deputy Defense Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization, Ukraine
- Mr. Volodymyr LUTCHENKO, Chief Technology Officer, Kyivstar, Ukraine
- Mr. Dragoș DIMA, Senior Adviser on Cybersecurity, European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine), Romania
- Ms. Olga BELYAKOVA, Co-Head of the Technology, Media and Communications (TMC) sector group in Central and Eastern Europe, CMS Cameron McKenna LLC, Ukraine
14:30 – 15:30 Panel IVc. Territory Management in a Combat Zone
[”Mirrors” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Oleh KULAKEVYCH, Director, Kherson Regional Development Agency, Ukraine
- Mr. Vitaliy BEZGIN, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative and Territorial Structure and Local Self-Government, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
- Ms. Olha MALYARCHUK, Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Ukraine
- Ms. Mariana TOMYN, Coordinator of the SHOULDER TO SHOULDER – Cohesive Communities Project, Ukraine
- Mr. Ihor GOLOVKO, Deputy Head of the Velykooleksandrivka Military Administration, Kherson region, Ukraine
- Ms. Lyubov MINKO, Head of the Mylivka Military Administration, Kherson region, Ukraine
15:30 – 15:40 Break
15:40 – 16:40 Panel Va. Green Recovery and Green Energy
[”Marble” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Corneliu BODEA, President, Romanian Energy Center, Romania
Keynote speaker:
- H.E. Bogdan-Gruia IVAN, Minister of Energy, Romania
Speakers:
- Mr. George AGAFIȚEI, Head of Sustainability and Institutional Affairs, PPC Group, Romania
- Mr. Vitaliy RADCHENKO, Managing Partner and Head of the Energy & Climate Change at CMS, Ukraine
- Mr. Nicolas RICHARD, CEO, Engie Romania
- Mr. Gheorghe CIUBOTARU, President, Electroalfa International, Romania
- Mr. Eduard DUMITRAȘCU, President of The Romanian Association for Smart City, Romania
15:40 – 16:40 Panel Vb. Challenges of the Labor Market in Ukraine. Mobilizing Human Capital for Sustainable Reconstruction
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Adam EBERHARDT, Deputy Director, SEW UW – Centre for East European Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland
- Ms. Svitlana KOVALCHUK, Executive Director of Yalta European Strategy, Ukraine
- Mr. Bogdan ZAWADEWICZ, Director of the Geopolitical Risk Analysis Office, BGK Bank, Poland
- Ms. Olena TANASIYCHUK, President of the Charity, Resources and Public Initiatives Fund, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine
- Ms. Anya ABDULAKH, representative of Ukranian diaspora in UK, Ealing Community&Voluntary Service (ECVS), Ukraine
- Mr. Osamu HATTORI, Chief Representative Ukraine Office, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan
15:40 – 17:30 Panel Vc. Romania’s Experience: Best Practices from Local/Regional Perspective (Workshop)
[”Mirrors Hall” Venue]
Chair: Ms. Ecaterina DADIVERINA, Coordinator, Ukraine Projects Department, New Strategy Center; President, New Strategy Center Ukraine
- Ms. Monica DINU, Independent Expert in EU Funds and Cross-Border Projects, Romania
16:40 – 16:50 Break
16:50 – 17:00 Main Partner Business Presentation. Boeing, USA
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
17:00 – 17:50 Panel VIa. Russia – Ukraine Drone War: Innovation on the Frontlines and Beyond. What Can We Learn for our Defence?
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Greg MELCHER, Chief Operations Officer, New Generation Warfare Centre, USA
- Mr. Andriy SIRKO-GALOUCHENKO, expert on UAV development for military applications, founder of the Ukrainian UAV Forum, Ukraine
- Mr. Terry JAMISON, Director, International Vertical Lift Sales & Marketing, Boeing, USA
- Mr. Mustafa NAYYEM, Head of Public Affairs, GTX, Ukraine
- General (Ret.) Nicolae CIUCĂ, former Prime Minister, Romania
- Lieutenant General Iulian BERDILĂ, Deputy Chief of Defence for Operations and Training, Romania
17:00 – 17:50 Panel VIb. Agriculture: Key Domain to Ukraine’s Recovery, EU Access and Global Food Security
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Chair: Mr. Teodor TRAȘCĂ, Vice-Rector, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (USAMV), Romania
- Mr. Ihor BEZKARAVAINYI, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Ukraine (via VTC)
- Mr. Valeriu IFTIME, Chairman of Botoșani County Council, Romania
- Mr. Ciprian OLTEANU, President, Romanian Farmers Club, Romania
- Mr. Luc VERNET, Secretary General, Farm Europe, France (via VTC)
- Mr. Sergey FEOFILOV, Director, UkrAgroConsult, Ukraine
17:50 – 18:00 Break
18:00 – 19:15 Panel VIIa. Lessons Learned from Ukraine Useful for our Defense Industry. New Technologies and Asymmetric Approaches
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Chair: Lieutenant General (Ret.) Vasile TOADER, Member of the Scientific Council, New Strategy Center, former Military Representative to NATO and EU, Romania
- Ms. Nicoleta PAULIUC, President, Committee on National Defence, Senate, Romania
- Mr. Andriy SIRKO-GALOUCHENKO, expert on UAV development for military applications, founder of the Ukrainian UAV Forum, Ukraine
- Mr. Adrian IACOB, Executive Director, Lockheed Martin Romania
- Mr. Werner SAUERWALD, Head of Programs & Sales, Rheinmetall, Germany
- Mr. Costică POSTOLACHE, Deputy General Director for Business Development, Interactive Romania
18:00 – 19.15 Panel VIIb. Ukraine’s EU Accession and Related Reforms: Impact on the Recovery Process
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Chair: Ms. Ionela CIOLAN, Research Officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Romania
- Mr. Luminița ODOBESCU, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
- Mr. Vadym HALAICHUK, First Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the European Union, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
- Ms. Nicoletta PIROZZI, Institutional relations manager; Head of the “EU, politics and institutions” programme, Instituto, Affari Internazionali (IAI), Italy
19:30 – 21:30 Cocktail
