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Conference “Israel’s Experience of Nation-Building: Lessons for Ukraine”
22 June 2018, 15:02

PLENARY SESSION. Ukraine and Israel: How to Strengthen National Consolidation

Speakers:

Eli Belotserkovsky, Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine

Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

Daniel Meridor, President of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2009-2013)

Georgii Logvynskyi, Member of Ukrainian Parlament, co-chair of the Ukraine-Israeil interpariamentary cooperation group

Moderator: Volodymyr Yermolenko, journalist, Hromadske TV

WORKSHOP 1. National security and human rights: how to find a balance in ensuring public interests?

Speakers:

Dan Meridor, President, Israel Council on Foreign Relations, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2009-2013)

Andrew Srulevitch, Director of European Affairs of the Anti-Defamation League

Discussants:

Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Yevhen Zakharov, Head of Board of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, director of Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

Moderator:

Adrian Karatnycky, Board of Directors Member, UJE

WORKSHOP 2. Solidifying the nation: language, education, inclusion

Speakers:

Einat Wilf, Chair of the Knesset Committee on Education, Sport and Culture (2010-2013)

Ariel Rodal-Spieler, Leading Columnist, Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya (IDC Herzliya)

Discussants:

Volodymyr Kulyk, Doctor of Political Sciences, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Ethnopolitics of the Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Inna Sovsun, Vice President of the Kyiv School of Economics, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (2014-2016)

Moderator:

Kateryna Zarembo, Deputy Director of the New Europe Center

WORKSHOP 3. Israel’s public diplomacy: countering disinformation and promoting state image abroad

Speakers:

Robert Singer, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of  the World Jewish Congress

Ron Prosor, Head of the Abba Eban Institute of International Diplomacy, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations (2011-2015)

Discussants:

Natalia Popovych, founder of the One Philosophy group of companies, co-founder of Ukrainian Crisis Media Center

Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Partner of the CFC Consulting

Moderator:

Sergiy Solodkyy, First Deputy Director of the New Europe Center

WORKSHOP 4. Israel’s Relations with its Diaspora

Speakers:

Rabbi Michael Melchior, Minister of Social and Diaspora Affaires (1999–2001)

Daniel Mariaschin, CEO and Executive Vice President of the B’nai Brith International

Discussants:

Paul Grod, President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress

Josef Zisels, Chairman of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine

Moderator:

Adrian Karatnycky, Board of Directors Member, UJE

WORKSHOP 5. Israel’s Nurturing Innovation

Speakers:

Ron Prosor, Head of the Abba Eban Institute of International Diplomacy, Representative of Israel to the United Nations (2011-2015)

Dan Meridor, President, Israel Council on Foreign Relations,  Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2009-2013)

Discussants:

Roman Zinchenko, Co-Founder, GREENCUBATOR

Mykola Movchan, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport of Ukraine on European Integration

Moderator:

Yevhen Hlibovytsky, founder of Pro.mova, member of Nestor Group

WORKSHOP 6. The Defense Sector and Innovation: Israel’s Experience

Speaker:

Yaakov Amidror, Major General, Head of the National Security Council of Israel  (2011-2013)

Discussants:

Archil Tsintsadze, Advisor to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine on issues concerning defense reform

Denis Gurak,  Deputy Director for External Economic Relations, «UKROBORONPROM» ( 2014-2018)

Moderator:
Berel Rodal, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter

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