REFORMS FORUM: ON THE ROAD TO VILNIUS

February 25, 2020

09.00 - 09.30 Guests registration and welcome coffee

09.30 - 10.00 Welcome remarks Invited speakers: ● , Prime Minister of ● Ričardas Degutis, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania ● Larisa Galadza, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine ● Matti Maasikas, EU Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine ● Joseph Pennington, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine ● Ihor Burakovsky, Co-Chairperson of the RPR Coalition Board, Chairperson of the Board at the Institute of Economic Research and Policy Consulting.

10.00 - 11.00 Main panel discussion. Synchronization of the Reforms Agenda: Government's Action Program, Parliament’s Plan, Civil Society Suggestions and Citizen’s Expectations - What are the lessons learned in the reforms implementation from the first half-year of the Parliament and the Government? - Citizens as the final beneficiaries: what are the criteria for reforms efficiency? - How to achieve inclusiveness and balance of interests in public policy-making? Invited speakers: ● Oleksiy Honcharuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine ● Dmytro Razumkov, Chairperson of the of Ukraine ● Juliya Kyrychenko, Co-chairperson of the RPR Coalition Board, Member of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reforms, ● Ihor Burakovsky, Co-Chairperson of the RPR Coalition Board, Chairperson of the Board at the Institute of Economic Research and Policy Consulting ● Iryna Bekeshkina, Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation Panel moderator: Andrii Kulykov, Chairperson of the Board and Presenter at Hromadske Radio

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break

Thematic Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion #1. The Good Governance: How to Ensure Democratic and Efficient State Administration?

11.15 - 12.15 Part 1 - Referendum and other forms of citizens engagement in public decision-making - The electoral reform: will the value of citizen’s choice increase? Invited speakers: ● Ruslan Stefanchuk, First Deputy Chairperson of the Parliament of Ukraine ● Alina Zahoruiko, Member of the Parliament, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development ● Juliya Kyrychenko, Expert of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reforms and Co-chairperson of the RPR Coalition Board ● Olha Aivazovska, Political Programs Coordinator and Chairperson of the Board at Civil Network OPORA ● Roland Kovats, Chief of Party, USAID/ENGAGE Panel moderator: Borys Malyshev, Doctor of Law, Public Law and Human Rights Expert

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12.15 - 13.15 Part 2 - Decentralization along with the new administrative and territorial structure - Public administration reform: do new changes enhance public service efficiency? Invited speakers: ● Vitalii Bezghin, Member of the Parliament, Member of the Committee on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development and Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Administrative and Territorial Organization ● Oleksandr Starodubtsev, Head of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service ● Anatoliy Tkachuk, Chairperson of the Civil Society Institute ● Ihor Koliushko, Chairperson of the Board at Centre of Policy and Legal Reform ● Serhiy Loboyko, Head of the Center for Innovations Development; ideologist of Public Budget and "E-solutions for Communities" initiative Panel moderator: Taras Sluchyk, National Consultant on the Municipal Component at the EU Anti- Corruption Initiative (EUACI)

Panel Discussion #2. Ensuring Economic Growth: How to Ensure Business Climate and Citizens’ Well-Being

11.15 - 12.15 Part 1 - Free land market and privatization: actions in the interests of business and society - Deregulation and taxation: what is needed to be done for the better business climate? Invited speakers: ● , Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine ● Danylo Hetmantsev, Member of the Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy ● Hlib Vyshlinsky, Executive Director, Centre for Economic Strategy ● Vyacheslav Klymov, President of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (SUP) ● Dovydas Vitkauskas, Team leader of the EU Project Pravo-Justice Panel moderator: Volodymyr Fedorіn, Director of Bendukidze Free Market Center

12.15 - 13.15 Part 2 - Energy sector reform: developing infrastructure for economy and energy efficiency - Environmental Protection: reforming the system of state environmental control Invited speakers: ● , Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine ● Oleh Bondarenko, Member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management ● Olena Pavlenko, President of the DiXi Grouр ● Olena Kravchenko, Executive Director of the NGO “Environment. People. Law” Panel moderator: Tatyana Boyko, Coordinator for Housing and Communal Programs at Civil Network OPORA

13.15 - 14.00 Lunch

Thematic Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion #3. The Rule of Law: How to Build a Fair Justice and Law Enforcement System

14.00 - 15.00 Part 1 - A new start for judicial reform: will everything work out this time? - Strengthening anti-corruption infrastructure: from political will to institutional sustainability Invited speakers: ● Andriy Smyrnov, Deputy Head of the Office of the

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● Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, Member of Parliament, First Deputy Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy ● Volodymyr Kravchuk, Supreme Court of Ukraine Judge and the President of the Association for the Development of Judicial Self-Government ● Roman Kuybida, Deputy of the Head of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform ● Andriy Borovyk, Executive Director of Transparency International Ukraine ● Eka Tkeshelashvili, Head of Programme, Head of EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) Panel moderator: Iryna Shyba, Executive Director of DEJURE Foundation

15.00 - 16.00 Part 2 - Law enforcement system reboot: Prosecutor's Office, State Bureau of Investigation, and the National Police - The Security Service of Ukraine Reform Invited speakers: ● Ruslan Riaboshapka, Prosecutor General of Ukraine ● Denys Monastyrskyi, Member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on Law Enforcement ● Vitaliy Shabunin, Chair of the Board of Anti-Corruption Action Center ● Eugene Krapyvin, Expert and Project Manager at Centre of Policy and Legal Reform Panel moderator: Zlata Symonenko, Practicing Lawyer, Independent Expert

Panel Discussion #4. Human capital development: moving towards European standards of quality of life

14.00 - 15.00 Part 1 - Health reform: what is the new strategy for change? - Education reform: launching a fully-fledged education quality assurance system Invited speakers: ● Mykhailo Radutskyi, Member of Parliament, Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Public Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance ● , Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine ● Tatyana Yurochko, Professor at the School of Public Health at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ● Liliya Borovets, Сo-founder of Centre of Innovational Education "PRO.SVIT" ● Oleksandr Sushko, Executive Director of the International Renaissance Foundation Panel moderator: Natalya Sokolenko, Journalist and Radio-Host

15.00 - 16.00 Part 2 - Media Reform: Transformation of Media Space and the Scope of State Regulation - Culture as a Resource for Community Development and Creative Industries Invited speakers: ● Volodymyr Borodianskyy, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Ukraine ● Oleksandr Tkachenko, Member of the Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy ● Zurab Alasania, Head of the Ukrainian National Television Company ● Natalia Lyhachova, Head of NGO «Detector Media», Member of the RPR Coalition Board ● Natalia Kryvda, Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Panel moderator: Roman Vintoniv, Journalist, TV-Host

16.00 - 16.15 Coffee break

Panel discussion #5. National Security and Reintegration of Temporary Occupied Territories

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16.15 - 17.15 Part 1 - Ukraine-NATO annual national programme and the state of the NATO standards implementation - Defense acquisition and procurement reform: how to ensure its proper implementation? Invited speakers: ● , Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine ● , Minister of Defence of Ukraine ● Oleksandr Zavitnevych, Member of the Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence ● Olena Tregub, Secretary General of Independent Defence Anti-Corruption Committee ● Ihor Koziy, Military Expert at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (IEAC) Panel moderator: Kateryna Zarembo, Associated Fellow at the New Europe Center

16.15 - 17.15 Part 2 - Respect for human rights in conditions of military conflict and temporarily occupied territories - Transitional justice in reintegration process Invited speakers: ● Oksana Koliada, Minister for Veterans Affairs, Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine ● Dmytro Lubinets, Member of the Parliament, Chairperson of the Parliament Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetsk, Luhansk Regions and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations ● Anton Korynevych, the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the AR of Crimea ● Olexandr Pavlichenko, Executive Director of Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union ● Tetyana Pechonchik, Chair of the Board of ZMINA Human Rights Center Panel moderator: Yulia Tyshchenko, Head of the Democratic Processes Support Program at Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research

17.15 - 17.30 Concluding remarks Invited speakers: ● Dmytro Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine ● Marius Janukonis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine ● Juliya Kyrychenko, Member of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reforms, Co- chairperson of the RPR Coalition Board

17.30 - 18:00 Coffee break and networking

Media Partner of the Forum – UA: Ukrainian Radio

REFORMS FORUM: ON THE ROAD TO VILNIUS is organized in preparation for the annual Ukraine Reform Conference (URC), which will be held in Vilnius (Lithuania) in July 2020. The purpose of the Forum is to discuss the progress of reforms implementation during the first six months of the Parliament and Government and the further reform priorities in Ukraine for 2020-2021.

The event is organized by the RPR Coalition in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania. The Forum is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, the EU Anti- Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI - the programme is financed by the European Union and co- financed and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark), the EU Project Pravo-Justice and the International Renaissance Foundation, the USAID/ENGAGE activity implemented by Pact and «Civil Society for Enhanced Democracy and Human Rights in Ukraine» project implemented by UNDP Ukraine under financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

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