Join the Alliance for Securing Democracy at GMF online or in person in London for a half-day conference to help cement a stronger recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine.
This high-level event will take place on the margins of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London to showcase Ukraine's financial integrity and transparency efforts. It will bring together officials from governments, donor agencies, and civil society to discuss how Ukraine can prepare for a process of recovery and reconstruction that promotes digitalization, strong governance, transparency, and integrity.
This event is co-hosted by the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, USAID's Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions, RISE Ukraine Coalition, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Transparency International Ukraine, and Transparency International UK.
Agenda
8:45–9:15 Networking Breakfast
9:15–9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks
- Norman Eisen, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution and Ambassador of the United States of America (ret.)
- Christoph Denk, Managing Director, Policy Strategy Delivery, EBRD
- Melinda Simmons, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine
9:30–10:20 Panel I: Ukraine’s Implementation of Anti-Corruption Reforms
Panelists:
- Moderator: Gretta Fenner, Director, International Centre for Asset Recovery & Managing Director, Basel Institute on Governance
- Semen Kryvonos, Director, NABU
- Kateryna Ryzhenko, Deputy Executive, Legal Affairs, Transparency International, Ukraine
- Eka Tkeshelashvili, Chief of Party, Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions in Ukraine
10:20–11:10 Panel II: Transparency and Digitalization of Reconstruction Efforts
Panelists:
- Moderator: Daniel Bruce, CEO, Transparency International, UK
- Viktor Nestulia, Head, Ukraine Support, OCP & Chair, RISE Ukraine Coalition
- Milica Delevic, Director, Competitiveness, Governance and Political Affairs, EBRD
- Pierre Heilbronn, former Vice President, EBRD & Member of President Macron’s special envoy for aid and reconstruction support for Ukraine
- Gustavo Bosio, Director, EMEA Region, Government Affairs, FMC
11:30–12.20 Panel III: Governance of State-Owned Enterprises
Panelists:
- Moderator: Matteo Patrone, Managing Director, Eastern Europe and Caucasus, EBRD
- Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister, Economy of Ukraine
- Rustem Umerov, Chairman, State Property Fund of Ukraine
- Oleksiy Chernyshov, CEO, Naftogaz
- Ludo van der Heyden, Supervisory Board Member, Naftogaz
- Cathy Holt, Assistance Coordinator for Ukraine, Department of the State’s Office, United States
12:20–13:10 Panel IV: US Public Perspectives on Transparency and Integrity
Panelists:
- Moderator: Norman Eisen, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution and Ambassador of the United States of America (ret.)
- Erin McKee, Assistant Administrator, US Agency for International Development
- Tom Malinowski, former United States Representative
- Josh Rudolph, Senior Fellow & Head of Malign Finance and Corruption, Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
13:10–13:20 Closing Remarks
- Heather Conley, President, German Marshall Fund
13:20–14:30 Networking Lunch