Organizers: Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India in collaboration with WTC Business & Industry Association the and the Indo-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IUCCI)

Date & Time: Friday, September 1, 2023, 7 pm onwards (Delhi time)

Venue: India Habitat Centre, Juniper Hall (online via ZOOM)

Context

On August 24, Ukrainians celebrated 32 years of the Independence of their Motherland. Almost 1/3 of this period is overshadowed with unprovoked Russian aggression, which means uncertainty, insecurity and rapidly evolving challenges for every citizen and entity. In such situation finding the sense of purpose is crucial. Ukrainian businesses accepted the turmoil as a unique opportunity and were able to build on the adaptability and resilience. Empathy had become central to their approach. Energy, motivation, and optimism, comfort with short planning horizons and the quick decision-making are in the core of today’s Ukrainian success.

This year we witnessed the intensification of India-Ukraine bilateral engagement: in May Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and the President of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the side lines of the G7 leaders’ summit in Japan, in April Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Ms. Emine Dzhaparova visited India with official visit, in July India and Ukraine conducted foreign offices political consultations in Kyiv.

Goals and objectives

• Building people-to-people bridges between India and Ukraine;
• Discovering Ukrainian businesses approach in the time of Russian military aggression;
• Discussing sectors of mutual interest and ways of deepening the Indo-Ukrainian trade and economic ties;
• Dialogue and diplomacy is the only way to peace: 10 points of Ukraine’s Peace Formula;
• India’s possible role in achieving lasting and fair peace in Ukraine;
• Possible role of Indian enterprises in post war reconstruction of Ukraine;
• Indo-Ukrainian engagement on empowering women;

Speakers and participants:

1. Mr. Pradeep Agrawal, President, WTC Business & Industry Association

2. Dr. Oleksandr Polishchuk, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of India

3. Mr. Ivan Konovalov, Charge d’Affairs, Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India

4. Ms. Yulia Klymenko, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, First Deputy Head of Transport & Infrastructure Committee

5. Mr. Vadym Halaichuk, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, First Deputy Head of European Integration Committee

6. Dr. Mridula Ghosh, Professor of International Relations, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"; Board Chair of the East European Development Institute (via ZOOM)

7. Mr. Armi Channa, President of the Indo-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IUCCI)

8. Ms. Hanna Hopko, former Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Chairwoman of the board of the NGO "Network for the Protection of National Interests” (ANTS), co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory

9. Ms. Olena Halushka, Member of the board of the Anti-Corruption Centre, co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory

10. Ms. Olha Vorozhbyt, Deputy editor-in-chief of "Ukrayinskyi Tyzhden", affiliated expert of the Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism"

Moderator: Mr. Rudroneel Ghosh, journalist, Assistant Editor of the Times of India Newspaper.

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