A DECADE OF WAR
When and How the Russian War Against Ukraine Might End?
Montag, 09.12.2024
| 13:00 Uhr |
Arrival and Check-in |
| 14:00 Uhr |
Words of Welcome Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 14:15 Uhr |
BLITZ SESSION (Part 1) | After the Election – How is the Situation on Ukrainian Affairs in the United States? Volodymyr DUBOVYK, Senior Fellow, Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Washington D.C. Melinda HARING, Senior Advisor at Razom for Ukraine and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Center of the Atlantic Council, Washington D.C. Iulia-Sabina JOJA, Director, Black Sea Program, Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. Moderation: Gregor SCHWUNG, Foreign Policy Editor, Die WELT, Berlin --- followed by discussion with the participants --- |
| 15:15 Uhr |
Coffee & Cake |
| 15:30 Uhr |
BLITZ SESSION (Part 2) | Europe Calling – How is the Situation on Ukrainian Affairs in the UK and in the EU? Rebecca HARMS, Vice Chair, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and former Member of the European Parliament (2004-2019), Hannover Nicolas TENZER, Chairman of the Center for Studies and Research on Political Decision (CERAP) and Senior Non-Resident Fellow at Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Paris (online) Robert PUTZBACH, Journalist, Politics Department, Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z), Fankfurt a.M. Moderation: Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf --- followed by discussion with the participants --- |
| 16:30 Uhr |
Coffee & Tea Break |
| 16:45 Uhr |
PANEL DISCUSSION | Current Situation on the Battlefield and Military Foresight Maria BERLINSKA, Military Expert, Former Director of the Aerial Reconnaissance Support Center and Head of Victory Drones, Kyiv (online) Nico LANGE, Senior Fellow, Munich Security Conference, Berlin Ilja PONOMARENKO, Independent Ukrainian War Reporter and Author of “I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime” (Bloomsbury 2024) Kyiv Victoria VDOVYCHENKO, Program Director for Security Studies at the Centre for Defence Strategies (CDS) and Joint Programme Leader at Cambridge University’s Center for Geopolitics, Kyiv/Cambridge Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 18:30 Uhr |
Dinner |
| 19:30 Uhr |
PANEL DISCUSSION | Victory or Compromise? How to End the War and Ensure Sustainable Peace in Europe? Olena HALUSHKA, Co-Founder of International Centre for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV) and Board Member at Anti-Corruption Action Center, Kyiv (online) Wilfried JILGE, Senior Adviser, Integrated Response Hub for Ukraine at the Stabilization Platform and Associate Fellow of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia at the German Council on Foreign (DGAP), Berlin Valerii PEKAR, Co-Founder, „The New Country” Civic Platform, Kyiv (online) Anastasia RODI, Journalist, TAZ, Berlin Brian WHITMORE, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council and Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas-Arlington Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf |
| 21:00 Uhr |
Informal Get Together |
Dienstag, 10.12.2024
| 08:30 Uhr |
Breakfast |
| 09:15 Uhr |
PANEL DISCUSSION | From Reforms and EU Integration to Readiness for Negotiations – What do Ukrainians want? Yevhen HLIBOVYTSKY, Head of Frontier Institute and Lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Kyiv (online) Tetiana SHEVCHUK, Anti-Corruption Action Centre and International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Kyiv Olga TOKARIUK, Senior Analyst, Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), London (online) Maria ZOLKINA, Research Fellow, Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and head of Regional Security & Conflict Studies at Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Kyiv/London Moderation: Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf |
| 10:45 Uhr |
Coffee & Tea Break |
| 11:00 Uhr |
PANEL DISCUSSION | Was the “Zeitenwende” Enough? Outlook on Germany’s Future Ukraine Policy Tilman KUBAN, MdB (CDU), Member of the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union and Rapporteur for Ukraine, Deutscher Bundestag Berlin/Hannover Ljudmyla MELNYK, Head of the Ukraine Programme, Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), Berlin Johannes SCHRAPS, MdB (SPD), Member of the European Committee, Deutscher Bundestag and Deputy-Chair of the German-Ukrainian Parliamentarian Group, Berlin/Bad Pyrmont Christian SCHWEPPE, investigative journalist and author of the book „Zeiten ohne Wende“ (C.H. Beck 2024), Berlin Robin WAGENER, Special Envoy for the Cooperation with the Civil Society within the Eastern Partnership at the German Foreign Office, Member of Parliament (Greens), Berlin/Bad Salzuflen Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf |
| 12:30 Uhr |
Lunch |
| 14:00 Uhr |
FISHBOWL DISCUSSION | Activism Without Borders – The Role of Civil Society in Bringing Victory Closer Julia CHENUSHA, CEO, Blau-Gelbes Kreuz e.V., Köln Francois GRUNEWALD, Co-Founder, Group URD, Paris (online) Nataliya PRYHORNYTSKA, Co-founder and Board Member, Open Platform and Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations, Berlin Eva YAKUBOVSKA, Chief Project Manager and Board Member, Vitsche, Berlin Moderation: Tetiana LOPASHCHUK, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 Uhr |
Coffee & Cake |
| 16:00 Uhr |
BREAKOUT SESSION | What Can be Done to Increase Support for Ukraine? |
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WORKING GROUP 1 – The Cultural Sphere Moderation: Kateryna RIETZ-RAKUL, Head, Ukrainian Institute in Germany, Berlin |
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WORKING GROUP 2 – Humanitarian Sphere Moderation: Igor MITCHNIK, First Executive Director, Austausch e.V., Berlin |
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WORKING GROUP 3 – The Sphere of Political Advocacy Moderation: Daria MALLING, Project Manager, LibMod (Zentrum Liberale Moderne), Berlin |
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WORKING GROUP 4 – Security Guaranties Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founders & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 Uhr |
Dinner |
| 19:30 Uhr |
LITERARY SALON | Writing in and about War Ilja PONOMARENKO, Independent Ukrainian War Reporter and Author of the Book “I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime” (Bloomsbury 2024) Kyiv Moderation: Kateryna RIETZ-RAKUL, Head, Ukrainian Institute in Germany, Berlin |
| 21:00 Uhr |
Informal Get Together |
Mittwoch, 11.12.2024
| 08:30 Uhr |
Breakfast |
| 09:30 Uhr |
PLENARY DISCUSSION | Presentation and Discussion of the Breakout Session’s Results |
| 10:45 Uhr |
Coffee & Tea Break |
| 11:00 Uhr |
CONCLUDING PANEL | Where Is the Hope? Outlook of 2025 and a Discussion About Desired and Realistic Futures Rémi DUFLOT, Deputy Head, The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, Brussels/Kyiv Olexiy HARAN, Research Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and Professor of Comparative Politics at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Kyiv (online) Yevhen HLIBOVYTSKY, Head of Frontier Institute and Lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Kyiv (online) Brian WHITMORE, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council and Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas-Arlington Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 12:15 Uhr |
Wrap-Up & Words of Farwell Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 12:30 Uhr |
Farewell Lunch |
| 12:50 Uhr |
Bus Shuttle to Wunstorf train station |