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Become a participant of Ukrainian Renaissance — the two-day international conference about rebuilding Ukraine and the role of youth in approaching it!
Our main goal is to find a path that Ukraine can take after the war and show it to the youth because their generation will play a big role in creating the future of Ukraine!
During the two days of the conference, together with Ukrainian and foreign experts, we will talk about the following:
- The impact of war on internal and external political processes in the country (economy, transformation of society and education system);
- Possibilities of improving the quality of cooperation between public organizations, businesses, and authorities;
- The influence of students and the international community on the country’s development.
Together we will find answers to questions that will help us understand our next steps toward building a new country or the Ukrainian Renaissance!
Schedule
Speakers
You will have the opportunity to personally ask questions to famous Ukrainian and international politicians, journalists, economists, and businessmen during lectures and panel discussions, so don’t miss this opportunity!
Mykhailo Vynnytskyi (online)
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, public activist, educator, and author of intellectual publications. He has an MA degree and PhD at Cambridge University, Great Britain.
Volodymyr Viatrovych (online)
Ukrainian historian, publicist, politician, and public figure. Doctor of philosophy. People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the 9th convocation. Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
Jaroslav Romanchuk (online)
Belarusian opposition politician and economist, head of the L. Mises Analytical Center. He has more than 1,000 publications in various print and online publications. Author of innovative approaches to economic analysis, and developer of two indices. Candidate for the Republic of Belarus President position in the 2010 elections. Since July 2021, he has been in exile, living and working in Kyiv. Author of the book ‘New West. The Ukrainian Dream’, the first book in the modern history of Ukraine, which presents a systemic view of economic reforms in the country.
Vit Samek
Former paramedic and publicist. For many years he worked as a paramedic with the Prague City Emergency Medical Service. He became known for his public criticism of conditions in the Ambulance Service, from the purchase of unsafe ambulances to the lack of sanctions for abuse of the ambulance service and unnecessary trivial calls.
Since February 2022, he has devoted his life to helping Ukraine, together with Liberal Institute, founded humanitarian mission to Ukraine ‘Operace Kyseláč’ (Operation Sour Ale), which has delivered over $ 800k worth of material to the country.
Anatolii Didyk
Volunteer, public activist, II COO of the NGO ‘Ukrainian Students for Freedom’, co-founder of ‘Kyiv Humanitarian HQ’, CFO ‘Ukrainian Arsenal of Liberty’.
Oksana Kaminska
Director of development of the company ’23.restorany’
Denys Zeinalov
A functionary of the NGO ‘Ukrainian Students for Freedom’. Public and political activist, diplomat, international political scientist, expert on international relations, volunteer.
Oksana Savchuk
Ukrainian politician, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, and member of the political party All-Ukrainian Association ‘Svoboda (Freedom)’. From December 2015 to August 2019, the secretary of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council.
Volodymyr Yeshkielev
Modern Ukrainian postmodernist writer, master of prose, poet, essayist, screenwriter, screenwriter and traveller.
Nataliya Melnyk
Director of the Bendukidze Free Market Center, an independent think tank founded in 2015 by friends and associates of Kakha Bendukidze. She joined the Center’s team in 2016 as a communications manager. After that, she worked as a manager of the development and project activities of the organization for two years. A graduate of the National University ‘Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’ majoring in political science.
Roman Sheremeta
Ukrainian economist, scientist, founding rector of the private university American University Kyiv, doctor of philosophy in economics. Professor of the School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
According to Forbes, he is one of the two best Ukrainian economists of 2015.
Liudmyla Kryzhanovska
CEO of ‘Promprylad’ Foundation.She has more than six years of experience in fundraising and establishing partnerships.
Kevin Flanagan
Director of Training & Engagement at European Students for Liberty. He has a BA in law and completed a master’s degree in politics, philosophy and economics at the CEVRO Institute in Prague. Driven by the belief that our world can be freer and fairer, he has been actively promoting freedom since 2009, when he founded the first Irish Freedom Forum. Since 2015, Kevin has been an active member of the international organization Students For Liberty.
Adil Abduramanov
Regional Development Officer at ‘Ukrainian Students for Freedom’, assistant on External Relations of the President of ELSA International.
Ihor Chudyk
Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Rector of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas.
Yaroslav Koretchuk
Director of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Museum of the Liberation Struggle named after S. Bandera.
Vasyl Ostapiak
Doctor of political sciences, professor of the Department of Public Management and Administration of the Ivano-Frankivsk National University of Oil and Gas.
Vadym Voityk
Journalist, editor-in-chief of the Ivano-Frankivsk News Agency ‘Galka.if.ua’.
Roman Turii
Journalist, editor of the Ivano-Frankivsk News Agency ‘Galka.if.ua’.
Ivanna Zapukhlyak
Doctor of Economics, professor, director of the Institute of Economics and Management of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas.
Volodymyr Sabadukha
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas.
Lesya Verbovska
Candidate of economic sciences, associate professor, and deputy director of the Institute of Economics and Management of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas.
Marysya Tomashevska
TV presenter, journalist. She has been running a youth journalism school for over 11 years. The author of television projects, particularly the popular international television project ‘Girlfriends’ (‘Podruzhky’).
Yevheniia Stupnik
Public activist, psychologist of the project ‘First Voluntary Surgical Hospital’ from the NGO ‘Directed Action’ (‘Spryamovana Diia’).
Vladyslav Sokha
Public activist, head of the Youth Council of Ivano-Frankivsk, CEO of the NGO ‘Mizh inshym’.
Maryana Tsyhanyn
Head of the Youth Policy Department of the Department of Youth Policy and Sports of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council, founder of the All-Ukrainian youth magazine ‘Repost’, author and presenter of TV projects.
Viktor Vintonyak
Patron, entrepreneur, board member of the Ivano-Frankivsk Business Association, coordinator of the ‘City Development Strategy 2030’ program.
Stanislav Onyshchuk
Public activist, head of the ‘First Voluntary Surgical Hospital’ initiative, director and founder of the BRASS group of companies, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Master of MBA (Lviv Institute of Management).
Nataliya Vyshnevetska
Public activist, Head of the NGO ‘D.O.M.48.24’
Mykhailo Pustovoit
Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine
Vasyl Myroniuk
Rector of the Lviv Institute of Management (private university).
Jana Galvis
Analyst at Liberal Institute, focusing on South American economics and trade relations between Europe and South America.
Pavel Potuzak
PhD at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He specializes in the Austrian theory of the business cycle, capital and interest and the neoclassical theory of economic growth, interest and monetary theory.
Martin Panek
Director of the Liberal Institute, Czechia’s oldest think tank, based in Prague.
Martin spent six years in the European Parliament as an assistant to Czech and British MEPs, promoting free trade, decentralization, open borders, and libertarian ideas in general.
Now in the think tank world, Martin has been promoting the same ideas and has pushed the think tank to grow in every year. In the past year, much of the Institute’s time and resources have been dedicated to its humanitarian mission to Ukraine which is called “Operace Kyseláč” (Operation Sour Ale), which has delivered over $ 800k worth of material to the country.
Veronika Homolova
Veronika Homolova is a PhD student at the Institute of International Studies of the Charles University in the field of Modern History. She is interested in the concept of territorial autonomy and the right to self-determination. In the last two years, she has been a long-term OSCE and EU election observer in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Hungary and Kenya. She has also briefly observed local elections in Kosovo.
Jan Mosovsky
Jan Mošovský is the Programs Manager at European Students For Liberty, Director for Research at Liberální institut, the oldest Czech liberal think tank, and an economic regulation analyst. He has been part of Students For Liberty since 2017, having previously led the Czech and Central European team.
Jan is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Economic Studies at Charles University in Prague, where his research focuses on inequality, monetary policy and its unintended consequences, and on the method of economics. He teaches econometrics, ethics and economics, and history of economic thought. In spare time, he enjoys reading and writing on political theory.
How to participate?
💸 Entry fee for the conference – 10 Euros. The money will be used to organise two lunches and four coffee breaks during the conference and for the printed materials.
Be a part of the Ukrainian Renaissance – register now!
⏰ We’ll close the form on 15th, July (23:59 EET).
About the organizers
*Organizers of the conference: NGO ‘Ukrainian Students for Freedom’, international youth organization ‘Students for Liberty’, Czech Liberal Institute and NGO ‘Spryamovana Diia (Directed Action)’.
NGO ‘Ukrainian Students for Freedom’
All-Ukrainian youth public organization based on the principles of protection, popularization and lobbying of the principles of a free society. The mission of the USF is to unite, educate and mobilize Ukrainian youth committed to the ideas of Freedom. Currently, the organization has more than 500 members, conducts educational projects for young people, helps military and civilian victims of war and organizes media campaigns.
«Students for Liberty»
The largest libertarian student organization in the world, which unites students from 105 countries. The organization promotes individual, academic and economic freedoms. SFL’s mission is to educate, develop and empower the next generation of leaders of liberty.
Czech Liberal Institute
Liberální Institut is a Czech think tank currently operating in Prague. It aims to promote the principles of classical liberal thought. The liberal institute tries to develop and apply the ideas of classical liberalism in the Czech and European political systems. Its activities are based on the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
NGO ‘Spryamovana Diia (Directed Action)’
NGO ‘Directed Action’ is a public organization formed during the Revolution of Dignity through the unification of participants in the events of that time. At that time, the organisation’s goal was to help the participants of the Maidan, later — to support the military, who were defending the East of Ukraine after the annexation of Crimea and the start of the war in 2014. Since the full-scale invasion, the organization has co-founded a project that provides free medical and psychological assistance to war victims.
What should you know additionally about travelling to Ukraine?
1. Is it safe to be in Ukraine at the moment?
Yes, it is safe to be in Ivano-Frankivsk city. The Ivano-Frankivsk region is located in the West of Ukraine. This region has had no major damage, explosions, destruction, or shelling since the beginning of the full-scale war. Air defence in this region and the neighbour areas works perfectly. If there is an air alert, we will communicate about it on our chat, and you will also hear the siren in the city.
Furthermore, in case of an air raid warning, all guests at the conference will be directed to a bomb shelter. There is no reason to panic, just believe us! We will take care about safety issues!
2. How to get to Ivano-Frankivsk?
Your primary mission is to cross the border between Ukraine and the EU. Before you go to Ukraine, please check that you have all the necessary documents for leaving the European Union and whether you are carrying prohibited items for export from the EU in your luggage.
Now about the ways. In any case, you can count on the fact that a transfer for SFL will be provided from Lviv. Therefore, when crossing the border and planning your route, keep in mind that you need to get to Lviv. This is the city of great regional importance, so no matter which route you choose, it will pass through Lviv in 99% of cases.
- Bus
You can get to Lviv by bus from Prague or any other European cities.
- Railway
There are also international trains from Europe that can be used to reach Przemyśl (Poland). And from Przemyśl you can also take the railway to Lviv. Also, trains are the most optimal and fastest border crossing.
- Car
If you have a car, you will have almost no problems! The only thing… You can stand a little longer at the border because the car will be inspected.
- Railway + bus (or vice versa)
You can combine paths as you see fit!
3. What about accommodation and food?
The organizers fully cover your meals during the conference. Don’t worry about accommodation either; the USF members will take care of everything.
4. How will communication with organizers and participants take place?
We will create a common Telegram chat for communication with participants and organizers. The language of the conference and communication will be English (partly, Ukrainian).
A week before the conference, we will also send you by e-mail the final information on how logistics will be organized within Ukraine for you.
5. What about travel expenses?
Travel and accommodation expenses for SFL members are provided by Students for Liberty. For scholarships and refunds, contact Stepan (https://t.me/StepanKovar).
6. Is there a dress code at the conference?
Yes, there is — business casual. In Ukraine, it is actually quite hot; however, the nights can be cold.
❌ DON’TS: jacket, sweater, warm clothes.
✅ DO’S: T-shirt, pants, dress, jacket, summer suit, pyjamas.
7. Are there social activities outside the conference program?
We guarantee a tour of the wonderful city of Ivano-Frankivsk and cool informal activities!
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