Thursday, 14 December

Registration

08.00 – 09.00


Panel VII. Post-War Security Architecture in Europe. What Kind of Security Guarantees Should Ukraine Receive?

09.00 – 10.15


Chair: Ambassador Doru COSTEA, member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, Romania

Mrs. Svitlana KOVALCHUK, Executive Director, Yalta European Strategy, Ukraine
Mr. Basat ÖZTÜRK – Director General for International Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye
Mr. James CARAFANO, Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation, USA 
• General (Ret.) Sir James EVERARD, Honorary Chairman of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, former DSACEUR, UK (via VTC)
• Mr. Markus KAIM, Senior Fellow, Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs – SWP, Germany
09.55 – 10:15 Open Discussions



Break

10.15 – 10.30



Panel VIII. How Romania should respond to the security challenges in the Black Sea in the context of the Russia`s war in Ukraine

10.30 – 11.15


Chair: Major General (Ret.) Leonardo DINU, member of the Scientific Council of the New Strategy Center, Romania

• Major General Remus BONDOR, Acting Deputy Chief of Defence Staff for Operations and Training, Romania


Break

11.15 – 11.30

Panel IXa Cross-border cooperation, a Catalytic Factor for Ukraine’s Reconstruction Process

11.30 – 12.50


Chair: Mr. Ion IONIȚĂ, Senior editor Adevărul, Editor in chief, Historia, Romania

Mr. Ionel BOGDAN, Chairman of Maramures County Council, Romania 
• Mr. Ruslan ZAPARANYUK, Chairman of Chernivtsi Regional Administration, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mr. Gheorghe FLUTUR, Chairman of Suceava County Council, Romania (via VTC)
• Mr. Roman SARAI, Chairman of Transcarpathia Regional Council, Ukraine (via VTC)
Mrs. Ganna TSIMBOLYNETS, Director, Regional Development Agency of Zakarpattia Region, Ukraine

12:30 – 12:50 Open Discussions


Panel IXb Black Sea Gas Reserves – Current Challenges, Future Developments

11.30 – 12.50


Chair: Bogdan BERNEAGĂ, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

• Mr. Mykola KOLISNYK, Deputy Minister of Energy, Ukraine (via VTC)
Mr. Lóránt ANTAL, Chairman of the Energy Committee, Senate, Romania
• Mr. Alexandru MAXIMESCU, Vice President, OMV Petrom, Romania
• Mr. Dmytro LYPPA, CEO, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU), Ukraine (via VTC)
12:30 – 12:50 Open Discussions


Break

12.50 – 13.05

Panel Xa. Global Food Security and the Black Sea Region: Challenges and Opportunities

13.05 – 14.20


Chair: Mrs. Cristina CILEACU, journalist, DIGI 24 TV Station, Romania

• Mrs. Svitlana KOVALCHUK, Executive Director, Yalta European Strategy, Ukraine
Mr. Taras KACHKA, Deputy Minister of Economy, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mr. Nawaf SALAMEH, Chairman Alexandrion Group, Romania
• Mr. Sergiy KONONENKO, Director, Regional Development Agency of Odesa Region, Ukraine (vtc)
14:00– 14:20 Open Discussions


Panel Xb. Challenges for Private Investments in the Recovery Process of Ukraine

13.05 – 14.20


Chair: Mr. Nasty VLĂDOIU, President, The Union of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce from Romania, President, Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Romania – Ukraine, Romania

• Mrs. Olha SHUBINA-KURULENKO, Head of the Coordination Export Support Centers, The Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ukraine (vtc)
• Mr. Rareș BURLACU, Chairman, Romanian Agency for Investment and Foreign Commerce, Romania
Mr. Łukasz WOJDYGA, Deputy Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, Warsaw Enterprise Institute, Poland
• Mr. Ivan US, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine (via VTC)
Prof. Gheorghe BUTA, Senior Partner, Popescu & Asociatii attorneys at law
Mr. Mykola TIMOFEEV, Director General, Automagistral Pivden, Ukraine
14:00– 14:20 Open Discussions

Lunch

14.20 – 15.45


Panel XIa. Strategic Infrastructure of Ukraine. Building Resilience of Ukraine, Stronger Together

15.45 – 17.05


Chair: Mr. Marcel FOCA, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

• Mr. Sergii NAZARENKO, Head of the Office of Identification and
Counteraction to threats of critical infrastructure objects of NPC Ukrenergo, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mr. Kaush ARHA, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council, former Senior Advisor on Strategic Engagement United States Agency for International Development, United States Agency for International Development, USA 
• Mr. Laurențiu MIHAI, General Manager, The Romanian Organisation for Serialisation of Medicines (OSMR), Romania
Mr. Cristian LUCACIU, Director, VIAROM, Romania
16:45 – 17:05 Open Discussions


Panel XIb. How will Ukraine’s reconstruction project be financed? Options, opportunities and challenges

15.45 – 17.05


Chair: Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center & Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, Romania

Mr. Marcin CHRUŚCIEL, Director of the Government Plenipotentiary Office for Polish-Ukrainian Development Cooperation, Poland
• Prof. Roman MAYDANYK, Professor of Civil Law at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
• Mr. Thomas DANS, Visiting Fellow at the Allison Center for Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, USA
Mr. Burcin ATAKAN, Deloitte Partner, Forensic Services Leader in Central Europe, Romania

Break

17.05 – 17.20

Panel XII. A US Strategy for the Black Sea: Challenges and Opportunities.

17.20 – 18.45


Chair: Mr. Greg MELCHER, Chief Operations Officer, New Generation Warfare Centre, USA

• Mr. James CARAFANO, Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, The Heritage Foundation, USA 
• Ms. Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, Senior Associate Expert, New Strategy Center & Chief Operating Officer & Senior Geopolitical Analyst, Geopolitical Futures, Romania
• Mrs. Yulia KLYMENKO, First Deputy Head of Transport & Infrastructure Committee at Verhovna Rada, Ukraine
• Mr. Matthew BOYSE, Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute, former Deputy Assistant Secretary responsible for Central Europe at the State Department, USA
• Mr. Kaush ARHA, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council, former Senior Advisor on Strategic Engagement, United States Agency for International Development, USA 
• Mr. Thomas DANS, Visiting Fellow at the Allison Center for Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation, USA
18:15 – 18:45 Open Discussions

Closing remarks

18.45 – 19.00


Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center