Program 2009

Since the previous Yalta Annual Meeting, the world and Ukraine have changed dramatically. The unprecedented global economic crisis has led to a new era marked by huge uncertainty and opportunities for a renewed vision.

The 6th Yalta Annual Meeting aims at debating the future of Ukraine and the world after the crisis. We will focus on the following themes:
— The future of the world, European and Ukrainian economy.
— The EU-Ukraine-Russia relationship
— The future of Ukraine after the presidential elections.
We will search for a new vision and roadmaps for Ukraine and the post-crisis world.


Friday, September 25

09:00 — 09:30 Conference Opening

Welcoming remarks:
Rt. Hon. Stephen Byers MP, Chairman of the Board of YES
Victor Pinchuk, Founder and Member of the Board of YES

09:30 — 10:00 Building a Country from Scratch: the Example of Israel. Vision for the Future
Live TV Bridge with President of Israel Shimon Peres

10:00 — 11:00 The New World Economic Order after the CrisisPanelists:
Philippe Le Houerou, Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Region, the World Bank
Ceila Pazarbasioglu, Head of Mission to Ukraine, IMF
Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Limited

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Times
— When and how will the crisis end?
— Are we moving along a V-, U-, W or L- shape trajectory?
— What should be the relevant global economic policies to fight the crisis?
— What will be the social and political consequences of the crisis?
— How should the world look like after the crisis?
— How to avoid another great recession?
— State capitalism vs liberalism? What should be the role of the state?
— Are we moving towards a new world economic order and governance?


11:30 – 12:30 The Ukrainian Economy after the Crisis

Panelists:
Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute of Economics
Petro Poroshenko, Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Board
Olivier Descamps, Business Group Director, Southern & Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, EBRD
Peter Tils, CEO for Central and Eastern Europe, Regional Management, Deutsche Bank AG

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Times
— When and how will Ukraine exit the crisis?
— How will Ukraine look like after the crisis?
— What should be the relevant economic policies?
— How to modernize the Ukrainian economy and make it competitive?
— What vision and strategy for the Ukrainian economy after the crisis?


12:30 — 13:15 A vision for the future of Ukraine

Speaker:
Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine

Moderator: Andriy Kulykov, ICTV


15:30 — 16:30 The Future of Europe

Panelists:
Alexander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005)
Goran Lennmarker, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Hryhory Nemyria, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine
Andrew Wilson, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Times
— What is the future of the European project?
— What should be the new European dream?
— Is the EU becoming a global player?
— What is the future of the EU enlargement?
— Will the EU ever have a real common foreign policy?


17:00 — 17:30 Live TV link with George Soros

17:30 — 18:30 Eternal Energy Crisis?

Panelists:
Joschka Fischer, Adviser to the Nabucco Pipeline Project
Oleksandr Todiychuk, ex-CEO of UkrTransNafta and Coordinator of EU-Ukraine Energy Memorandum; president, Kyiv International Energy Club
Heikki Lehtimaki, Managing Director, Plan Energy Ltd. Finland
Victor Chernomyrdin, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on economic relations with countries of the CIS

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Times
— Will we ever exit the ongoing energy crisis between Russia, Ukraine and the EU?
— What are the solutions?
— Will the EU ever have a common and consistent energy policy?
— What could be a long term energy strategy for Russia?
— What is the future of Ukraine as a transit country?



Saturday, September 26


09:30 — 10:30 A Chinese Perspective on the World After the Crisis

Speakers:
Ambassador Wu Jianmin, former Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Vice Chairman of the China Institute of Strategy and Management, Professor, China Foreign Affairs University
Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Limited

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Times
— Can China save the world from the economic crisis?
— How does China see its role in shaping the future of the global economy?
— What are the geopolitical ambitions of China?
— How does China see the role of the United States, the European Union and Russia in the world of tomorrow?


10:30 — 11:15 A vision for the future of Ukraine

Speaker:
Arsenyi Yatseniuk, Member of Parliament of Ukraine and Leader of the “Front of Change”

Moderator: Andriy Kulykov, ICTV


11:45 — 12:30 A vision for the future of Ukraine

Speaker:
Viktor Yanukovich, Member of Parliament of Ukraine and Leader of the Party of Regions

Moderator: Andriy Kulykov, ICTV


14:30 — 15:30 U in the EU: Any Hope?

Panelists:
Marek Siwiec, member of the European Parliament, Member of the Board of YES
Kostyantyn Yelisieiev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, head of Ukraine’s negotiations team with the EU
Andrzej Kremer, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
Pirkka Tapiola, Senior Adviser for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Policy Unit of the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
Leonid Kozhara, Member of parliament of Ukraine, deputy head of the Foreign Affairs Committee

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Time


16:00 — 16:45 Live TV link: discussion with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the IMF, and Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States (1987- 2006)


16:45 — 17:45 How to rebuild a positive relationship between Ukraine and Russia?

Panelists:
Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994-2004)
Victor Chernomyrdin, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on economic relations with countries of the CIS
Valery Chaly, Deputy Director General, Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies
Aleksander Rahr, Programme Director, German Council on Foreign Relations, member of the Board of YES

Moderator: Chrystia Freeland, Managing Editor, The Financial Times


17:45 — 18:30 Concluding Plenary Session: The World and Ukraine after the Crisis

Panelists:
Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Member of the Board of YES
Rt Hon Stephen Byers MP, Chairman of the Board of YES