Friday, 12 December
08.00 – 09.00
Registration
09:00 – 10:00
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Panel VIII. 2026 from a Security Perspective. Possible Developments
Chair: Mr. Radu TUDOR, Journalist, Antena 3 CNN, Romania
• Mr. Vadym HALAICHUK, First Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the European Union, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
• Mr. Paul COYER, Research Professor, The Institute of World Politics, USA
• Mr. Nico LANGE, Senior Fellow, Munich Security Conference, Germany
• Mr. Shigeo MUTSUSHIKA, Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Comprehensive European Studies, University of Shizuoka, Japan
10:00 – 10:10
Break
10:10 – 11:00
[”Marble” Venue]
Panel IXa. The Strategic Role of the Danube in Logistics and Connectivity
Chair: Mr. Stefan HOFMANN, Head of the KAS Offices Romania, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany
• Mr. Andrii KASHUBA, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center, Romania
• Mr. Wilfried JILGE, Associate Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Germany
• RADM (ret.) Liviu COMAN, Senior associate expert, New Strategy Center, former Commander of Maritime Component Command, Romania
10:10 – 11:00
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Panel IXb. Connecting Economies: Cross-border Infrastructure and the Power of Partnership
Chair: Mr. Bogdan BERNEAGĂ, Senior associate expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
• Mr. Gheorghe ȘOLDAN, Chairman of the Suceava County Council, Romania
• Mr. Mykhailo PAVLIUK, Deputy Head of the Chernivtsi Regional Council, Ukraine
• Mr. Gabriel ZETEA, Chairman of the Maramureș County Council, Romania
• Mr. Andriy SHEKETA, First Deputy Head of the Zakarpattia Regional Council, Ukraine
11:00 – 11:10
Break
11:10 – 12:10
[”Marble Hall ” Venue]
Panel X. Reintegration of Internally Displaced People, Refugees, and Veterans into Civilian Life
Chair: Mr. Răzvan MĂTIEȘ, Expert on EU Affairs, Romania
• Ms. Iryna NYKORAK, Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Veterans’ Rehabilitation, Committee on Social Policy and Protection of Veterans’ Rights, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
• Ms. Mariia KOROLCHUK, Leader of the Ukrainian diaspora in Romania, Ukraine
• Mr. Adam EBERHARDT, Deputy Director, SEW UW – Centre forEast European Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Ms. Khrystyna DUDASHVILI, Director of Recovery Camp, Sincere Heart Foundation, Lviv region, Ukraine
12:10 – 12:20
Break
12:20 – 13:10
[”Marble” Venue]
Panel XIa. Best Practices and Success Stories: Financing Mechanism and Programs Supporting Ukraine’s Recovery
Chair: Mr. Alexandru REFF, Managing Partner at Deloitte Romania & Moldova, Romania
• Mr. Davide LA CECILIA, Special Envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy (via VTC)
• Mr. Marius CARA, Head of Romania office, European Investment Bank, Romania
• Mr. Lorenz GESSNER, Head of office for Ukraine and Moldova, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Germany (via VTC)
• Mr. Bogdan ZAWADEWICZ, Director of the Geopolitical Risk Analysis Office, BGK Bank, Poland
• Mr. Tetsuo SHIBATA, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Kyiv Office, Japan
12:20 – 13:10
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Panel XIb. Recovering Ukraine: Opportunities in Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia Regions
Chair: Mr. Ion CRISTEA, International Relations Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania
• Mr. Ruslan ZAPARANIUK, Chief of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration, Ukraine
• Mr. Andrii KAVUNETS, Deputy Head of the Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration, responsible for digital development, digital transformation, and digitalization (CDTO), Ukraine
13:10 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 14:40
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Main Partner Business Presentation
OMV Petrom, Romania
14:40 – 15:40
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Panel XIIa. The Energy Dimension of Cooperation in the Black Sea
Chair: Mr. Adrian MĂNIUȚIU, Journalist, Romania
• Mr. Sebastian BURDUJA, Member of Parliament, former Minister of Energy, Romania
• Mr. Oleksiy RYABCHYN, Chief of International Relations and Partnerships Office, Naftogaz, Ukraine
• Mr. Casian NIȚULESCU, State Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Romania
• Mr. Alexandru MAXIMESCU, Vice President, OMV Petrom, Romania
• Mr. Andrian PROKIP, Head of Energy Programs at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, Ukraine (via VTC)
14:40 – 15:40
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Panel XIIb. Recovering Ukraine: Opportunities in Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk Regions
Chair: Ms. Ecaterina DADIVERINA, President, New Strategy Center Ukraine
• Mr. Andriy SHEKETA, First Deputy Head of the Zakarpattia Regional Council, Ukraine
• Ms. Ganna TSYMBOLYNETS, Director, Regional Development Agency Zakarpattia, Ukraine
• Mr. Ihor POPADYUK, Head of Department of Foreign Affairs, Ivano-Frankivsk city, Ukraine
• Ms. Tetyana ZBYRAK, Director, Regional Development Agency, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
15:40 – 15:50
Break
15:50 – 16:50
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Panel XIIIa. How Can We Produce More Ammunition in Europe? European Funds and Partnerships with Ukraine
Chair: Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands
•Mr. Sergii GONCHAROV, CEO, National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries – NAUDI, Ukraine
• Mr. Mykhailo SAMUS, CEO, First Contact company & Director, New Geopolitics Research Network, Ukraine
• Mr. Nico LANGE, Senior Fellow, Munich Security Conference, Germany
• Mr. Piotr MAŁECKI, CEO, Defence 24, Poland
15:50 – 16:50
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Panel XIIIb. Cross-border Cooperation: Business Sector, Local Communities and the Support of EU Financial Instruments
Chair: Ms. Svitlana KOVALCHUK, Executive Director of Yalta European Strategy, Ukraine
• Ms. Aliona SHKRUM, First Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine (via VTC)
• Ms. Cristina CHIRIAC, President, National Confederation for Women’s Entrepreneurship, Romania
• Mr. Vitaliy BEZGIN, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative and Territorial Structure and Local Self-Government, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
• Ms. Svitlana BLINOVA, Manager of the Cities4cities/ United4Ukraine project, Ukraine
16:50 – 17:00
Break
17:00 – 17:50
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Panel XIVa. Connectivity and Port Infrastructure. Opportunities for Development and Investment
Chair: Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands
• Mr. Andrii KASHUBA, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories, Ukraine (via VTC)
• Mr. Enrico DELLA GATTA, Vice President Geopolitical Studies & Advocacy, Fincantieri, Italy
• Representative of GRAMPET Group, Romania
• Mr. Hiroyuki AKITA, Commentator of Nikkei, Japan
• Mr. Mykola GAPEYEV, Director, Grain Shipping Company, Ukraine
17:00 – 17:50
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]
Panel XIVb. Recovering Ukraine: Opportunities in Odesa and Mykolaiv Regions
Chair: Ms. Ecaterina DADIVERINA, President, New Strategy Center Ukraine
• Mr. Oleksandr SHEKA, Director of the Regional Office of International Cooperation in the Odesa Region under the Odesa Regional State Administration, Ukraine
• Mr. Vitaliy KIM, Head of the Mykolayiv Regional Military Administration, Ukraine (via VTC)
17:50-18:00
Break
18:00 – 18:50
[”Marble Hall” Venue]
Panel XV. National Minorities – A Catalyst for Cross-border Cooperation
Chair: Mr. Ovidiu NAHOI, Editor-in-chief, Radio France Internationale Romania
• Ms. Yulia SIRKO, Member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Romania, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
• Mr. Roman GREBA, Deputy Head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration, Ukraine
• Mr. Valentin STROIA, Leader of the Romanian minority in the Odesa region, Ukraine
• Mr. Nicolae ȘAPCĂ, Vice President of the Society for Romanian Culture “M. Eminescu” in the Chernivtsi region, Ukraine