On Monday 10 June, the conference ‘Resilience, Recovery, Prosperity: Perspectives for the Ukrainian Economy’ will take place on the eve of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024. The discussion is organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the London School of Economics (LSE), Clingendael, and the Kyiv School of Economics.

The event will be attended by representatives of the European Commission, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, international financial institutions, as well as the scientific and expert community, including the Kyiv School of Economics. 

The main part of the conference will include 4 panel discussions and 3 breakout sessions dedicated to the issues of Ukraine’s recovery. Participants will discuss public investment and the link between war and post-war economy, financing war and reconstruction, the role of local governments, economic and environmental sustainability, social cohesion, human capital and social partnership, and holding Russia accountable. 

Among the conference participants: 

• Tymofiy Mylovanov, President, Kyiv School of Economics (KSE)

• Nataliia Shapoval, Head, KSE Institute

• Sergii Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine

• Gabriel Blanc, Ukraine Service, European Commissiom 

• Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

• Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

• Tetyana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

• Representatives of international financial organisations, academics and other participants

In addition, at the end of the main part of the conference, a public discussion ‘Restoring Ukraine in the European Context,’ will be held to discuss Ukraine’s European future. The speakers will include:

• Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine

• Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development 

• Martin Schulz, Chairman of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 

The main panels and the final public discussion will be broadcasted live. The link to the broadcast can be found closer to the date on the event website: https://www.fes.de/en/ukraine-recovery-conference