„Poland and Ukraine – Shared Europe” Polish-American-Ukrainian Conference Villa Decius, Krakow, December 12, 2003
Draft program
9.30 Welcoming remarks Danuta Glondys, Villa Decius Association Director
9.40 Opening remarks Prof. Jacek Woźniakowski, President of Villa Decius Association Christopher Hill, the United States Ambassador to Poland Marek Ziolkowski, Polish Ambassador to Ukraine Janet Demiray, Counselor for Public Affairs in the U.S Embassy in Kiev Oleksandr Medovnikow, The Ukrainian Consul General in Krakow
10.20 Opening lecture Jan Nowak-Jeziorański
10.40 coffee break
11.00 PANEL DEBATE 1 How to support Ukrainian Democratic and European Aspirations?
Moderator: Jerzy Marek Nowakowski, Wprost Weekly
Participants:
Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Polish Defense Minister 1997-2000 Jewgen Perelygin, Director of the Department for European Integration, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs John A. Somers, PAUCI Director Kenneth Fairfax, The U.S. Consul General in Krakow John O’Rourke, Deputy Head of the EU Mission to Poland Panel Discussion
13.00 Lunch
14.00 remarks by Jerzy Buzek, Polish Prime Minister 1997-2001
14.10 PANEL DEBATE 2
BRIDGES TO THE EAST program sum-up – recommendations for 2004 Introduction: Jan Piekło, Director of the Bridges to the East Institute, Moderator: Danuta Glondys, Villa Decius Association Director
Participants:
Mykola Ryabchuk, European Studies Center at Mohylan Academy in Kiev Roman Kuźniar, Professor and Director of Diplomatic Academy of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw Necia Quast, Counselor for Economic Affairs in the U.S. Embassy in Kiev Adam Pęzioł, University of Computer Sciences and Management in Rzeszow Andriy Sadovyi, Lviv Institute of City Development
Panel Discussion
16.00 – coffee break and screening of the documentary film Borders
16.30 – 16.40 Jadwiga Nowakowska ‘Moje spotkania z kulturą łemkowską’ – wprowadzenie do koncertu
16.30-17.30 a concert of Lemko songs
Accompanying events:
Screening of a documentary film Borders (produced by Maria Osterwa-Czekaj) Exhibition of photographic: Piotr Jaxa-Kwiatkowski A concert of Lemko songs: Julia Doszna Jaroslav Mazur band: Jaroslav Mazur – accordion Jolanta Wrona – violin Jagoda Fryc – violin Marta Nycek – flute Bartlomiej Skiba – double bass
Conference’s languages: Polish, English, Ukrainian