Wednesday, 13 December
Registration
08.00 – 10.00
Panel I. Official opening. Messages from
Romanian and Ukrainian Prime Ministers
(Open session – press access)
10.00 – 10.30
Welcome remarks: Mr. Ionel NIȚU, President, New Strategy Center, Romania
• H.E. Marcel CIOLACU, Prime Minister, Romania (pre-recorded message)
• H.E. Denys SHMYHAL, Prime Minister, Ukraine (pre-recorded message)
Break
10.30 – 10.40
Panel II. The Main Challenges of Ukraine’s Reconstruction in the Current Context
10.40 – 12.10
Chair: Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center & Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, Romania
• H.E. Oleksandr KUBRAKOV, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for
Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mrs. Penny PRITZKER, Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, US (pre-recorded video message)
• Mr. Pierre HEILBRONN, Special Envoy for Ukraine’s relief and reconstruction, France
• Mr. Jean FROEHLY, Head of the Task Force Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 (URC24), Federal Foreign Office, Germany
• Mr. Davide LA CECILIA, Special Envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy (via VTC)
• Mr. Spyridon LAMPRIDIS, Ambassador, Special Envoy for Ukrainian issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece
11:20 – 11:50 Open Discussions
Break
12.10 – 12.30
Panel IIIa. The Defence Industry – A Long-Term Player in Ukraine and on NATO’s Eastern Front
12.30 – 14.00
Chair: Mr. Radu TUDOR, Journalist, Antena 3 CNN, Romania
12.30-12.50 Key-note speakers:
• H.E. Oleksandr KAMYSHIN, Minister of Strategic Industries, Ukraine (pre-recorded video message)
• H.E. Radu OPREA, Minister of Economy, Romania
12.50-14.00 Speakers
• Mrs. Hanna HVOZDIAR, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
• Mr. Terry JAMISON, Regional Director for the Americas, Ukraine and Balkans, Boeing, USA
• Mr. Adrian IACOB, Director Executive, Lockheed Martin Romania, Romania
13:30 – 14.00 Open Discussions
Panel IIIb. Challenges to Black Sea Freedom of Navigation – The role for the Black Sea Ports in Ukraine’s Reconstruction Process
12.30 – 14.00
Chair: Mr. Silviu NATE, Director, Global Studies Center of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
• Rear admiral (LH) Liviu COMAN, Commander of the Romanian Maritime Component Command
• Mr. Vergil CHIȚAC, Mayor of Constanța, Romania
• Mr. Maksym LAPAI, Deputy Chairman for Ports Organization at the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority”, Ukraine
• Mr. Mykola GAPEYEV, Executive Director, Ascet Shipping, Ukraine
• Mr. Marius BĂRBULESCU, CEO Navmar, Romania
• Mr. Sergii KROPYVA, Deputy Head of Odesa Regional State Administration for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalisation (CDTO), Ukraine (via VTC)
13.30 – 14.00 Open Discussions
Lunch
14.00 – 15.15
Panel IVa. The Strategic Importance of Ukraine’s Reconstruction Process for Romania and the Republic of Moldova
15.15 – 16.25
Chair: Mr. Ionel NIȚU, President, New Strategy Center, Romania
Key-note speaker:
• H.E. Andrei SPÎNU, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Republic of Moldova (via VTC)
Speakers:
• Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center, Romania
• Mr. Cătălin PODARU, CEO, Leviatan Design, Romania
• Mr. Bogdan CERNESCU, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Banking BCR, Romania
16:05 – 16:25 Open Discussions
Panel IVb. The Vital Triangle of Connectivity: Romania – Ukraine – the Republic of Moldova
15.15 – 16.25
Chair: Mr. Tudor CURTIFAN, editor-in-chief, Defense Romania, Romania
• Mrs. Yulia KLYMENKO, First Deputy Head of Transport & Infrastructure Committee at Verhovna Rada, Ukraine
• Mr. Oleg TOFILAT, CEO of State Enterprise „Railways of the Republic of Moldova” (via VTC)
• Mr. Ionel SCRIOȘTEANU, State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania
• Mr. Sorin CHINDE, Vice president, GRAMPET Group, Romania
16.05 – 16.25 Open Discussions
Break
16.25 – 16.40
Panel Va. Energy Opportunities in the North-Western Black Sea Area
16.40 – 17.55
Chair: Mr. Laurențiu PACHIU, Vice-President, Energy Policy Group, Romania
• H.E. Sebastian BURDUJA, Minister of Energy, Romania (via VTC)
• H.E. Victor PARLICOV, Minister of Energy, Republic of Moldova (via VTC)
• H.E. Geoffrey PYATT, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, former US Ambassador to Ukraine, USA (pre-recorded message)
• Mr. Petro KOTIN, Chairman, Energoatom, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Bogdan BERNEAGĂ, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
17:25 – 17:55 Open Discussions
Panel Vb. The Danube: Role for Ukraine’s Reconstruction Process
16.40 – 17.55
Chair: Mr. Sabin ORCAN, Editorial Director, Newsweek Romania, Romania
• Mr. Vladyslav BIELAKH, Deputy General Manager for Economics and Finance, Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP), Ukraine
• Mrs. Angela IVAN, General Director, River Administration of the Lower Danube, Romania
• Mr. Paul IVANOV, CEO Trading Line, Romania
• Mr. Viktor BERESTENKO, President, Association of International Freight Forwarders, Ukraine
17:25 – 17:55 Open Discussions
Break
17.55 – 18.10
Panel VI. Romania`s contribution to support Ukraine. Is it the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
18.10 – 18.55
Chair: Ambassador Sorin DUCARU, Honorary Chairman of the Scientific Council, New Strategy Center; Director, European Union Satellite Centre, Romania
• Mr. Iulian FOTA, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
• Mr. Ionel SCRIOȘTEANU, State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania
Reception
19.00 – 21.00
19.00 – 19.40
Key note speeches:
• H.E. Nicolae CIUCĂ, President of the Romanian Senate
• H.E. Igor GROSU, President, Parliament of Republic of Moldova