08:00 – 09:00 Registration 

  • 09:00 – 10:00 Panel VIII. 2026 from a Security Perspective. Possible Developments
    [”Marble Hall” Venue]

 Chair: Mr. Radu TUDOR, Journalist, Antena 3 CNN, Romania

  • Mr. Sorin MOLDOVAN, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, 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, Managing Director of the Kazankai Foundation Professor Emeritus of the University of Shizuoka, Japan

10:00 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 11:00 Panel IXa. The Strategic Role of the Danube in Logistics and Connectivity
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

 Chair: Mr. Stefan HOFMANN, Head of the KAS Offices Romania, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany

 10:10 – 11:00 Panel IXb. Connecting Economies: Cross-border Infrastructure and the Power of Partnership
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]

 Chair: Mr. Bogdan BERNEAGĂ, Senior associate expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

11:00 – 11:10 Break

11:10 – 12:10 Panel Xa. Reintegration of Internally Displaced People, Refugees, and Veterans into Civilian Life
[”Marble Hall ” Venue]

 Chair: Mr. Răzvan MĂTIEȘ, Expert on EU Affairs, Romania

  • Mr. Oleg SHYMANSKYI, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs, Ukraine (via VTC)
  • Ms. Iryna NYKORAK, Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Veterans’ Rehabilitation, Committee on Social Policy and Protection of Veterans’ Rights, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine (via VTC)
  • Ms. Mariia KOROLCHUK, Leader of the Ukrainian diaspora in Romania, Ukraine
  • Mr. Adam EBERHARDT, Deputy Director, SEW UW – Centre for East 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 Panel XIa. Best Practices and Success Stories: Financing Mechanism and Programs Supporting Ukraine’s Recovery
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

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 Panel XIb. Recovering Ukraine: Opportunities in Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia Regions
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]

 Chair: Mr. Ion CRISTEA, International Relations Expert, New Strategy Center, Romania

  • Mr. Roman GREBA, Deputy Head 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

 14:30 – 14:40 Main Partner Business Presentation. OMV PETROM Romania
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

14:40 – 15:40 Panel XIIa. The Energy Dimension of Cooperation in the Black Sea
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

 Chair: Mr. Adrian MĂNIUȚIU, Journalist, Romania

 14:40 – 15:40 Panel XIIb. Recovering Ukraine: Opportunities in Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk Region
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]

 Chair: Ms. Ecaterina DADIVERINA, Coordinator, Ukraine Projects Department, New Strategy Center; President, New Strategy Center Ukraine

 15:40 – 15:50 Break

 15:50 – 16:50 Panel XIIIa. How Can We Produce More Ammunition in Europe? European Funds and Partnerships with Ukraine
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

Chair: Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands

15:50 – 16:50 Panel XIIIb. Cross-border Cooperation: Business Sector, Local Communities and the Support of EU Financial Instruments
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]

 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 Panel XIVa. Connectivity and Port Infrastructure. Opportunities for Development and Investment
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

 Chair: Brigadier General (Ret.) Hans DAMEN, Member of the International Consultative Board of New Strategy Center, The Netherlands

17:00 – 17:50 Panel XIVb. Recovering Ukraine: Opportunities in Odesa and Mykolaiv Regions
[”Alba Iulia” Venue]

 Chair: Ms. Ecaterina DADIVERINA, Coordinator, Ukraine Projects Department, New Strategy Center; President, New Strategy Center Ukraine

  • Mr. Oleksandr SHEKA, Director, The Organization for International Cooperation under the Odesa Regional State Administration, Ukraine
  • Mr. Mykola MARINOV, Deputy Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Ukraine (via VTC)

 17:50 – 18:00 Break

 18:00 – 18:50 Panel XV. National Minorities – A Catalyst for Cross-border Cooperation
[”Marble Hall” Venue]

Chair: Mr. Ovidiu NAHOI, Editor-in-chief, Radio France Internationale Romania

  • Mr. Vadym HALAICHUK, First Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the European Union, Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine
  • Mr. Roman GREBA, Deputy Head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration, Ukraine
  • Mr. George SCUTARU, CEO, New Strategy Center, Romania
  • 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

18:50 – 19:00 Closing remarks