Welcome and Introduction

While many international donors have been relatively quick to provide assistance to civilians affected by the war in Ukraine, the reconstruction of the country will require substantial resources and hence, the contribution of a multitude of actors.

What challenges will the country face in the restoration phase? What is the role for partnership and collaboration amongst public and private actors? How to respond effectively to the needs of a country which is rebuilding itself?

Over a year after the beginning of the war, the aim of this webinar was to start exploring the role that charities and institutions, both public and private, can play in the reconstruction process in Ukraine.

The programme was structured around half a day covering four topics: partnership, impact investing, digital transformation and legal regulation, taxation and governance.

With the participation of:

Prof. Olga Bakalinska, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Mathieu Crettenand, Horizon académique, UNIGE
Philipp Fischer, Attorney of Law, Partner, Abels avocats, Academic fellow, GCP
Dr. Lucia Gomez Teijeiro, Behavioural Philanthropy Lab, UNIGE
Ilona Havronska, Ministry of Digital transformation, Ukraine
Simon Inglis, Global Managed Services, Global Grants & Relief Fund Management solution and Ukraine Reconstruction Taskforce, Ernst & Young LLP
Dr. Volodymyr Kochyn, Nazovni tech, Ukraine
Dr. Volodymyr Korol, Head of Private International Law and European Integration Legal Problems Department, Academician F. H. Burchak Scientific-Research Institute of Private Law and Entrepreneurship, Ukraine
Mariia Kostiv, PhD candidate, UNIGE
Dr. Giedre Lideikyte-Huber, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNIGE
Charlotte Lindsey, Chief Public Policy Officer, CyperPeace Institute
Mara de Monte, Executive Director, GCP, UNIGE
Sandra Mossios, Partner, Valuation, Modelling & Economics – Contentious Valuations & Damages, Ernst & Young LLP
Prof. Giulia Neri-Castracane, Faculty of Law, UNIGE
Prof. Henry Peter, Head, GCP, UNIGE
Vincent Pfammatter, Attorney of Law, Partner, sigma legal, Academic fellow, GCP
Prof. Oleg Podtserkovnyi, Nazovni Tech, Ukraine
Ramiz Ramazanov, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Prof. Giuseppe Ugazio, Geneva Finance Research Institute, UNIGE
Karen Wilson, Founder GV Partners and Board Member European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA)