12 September 2019
12 September 2019

16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting to Open Today

The 16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting – “Happiness Now. New Approaches for a World in Crisis” – will begin today, September 12, 2019, at Mystetskiy Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. ...
11 September 2019

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk’s Speech Will Open the 2nd Plenary Day of the 16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting

Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk will open the 2nd plenary day of the 16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting with a speech dedicated to the new Ukrainian government’s strategy for economic reforms.

10 September 2019

Main Global Challenges and the Approach of Governance for Happiness Will be the Focus of 1st Day Plenary Sessions of the 16th YES Annual Meeting

The plenary sessions of the 16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting will be opened on September, 13 with  statements from three presidents – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid, and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. The discussion will be moderated by Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations.

4 September 2019

Victor Pinchuk Foundation to Hold Six Public Lectures at the Occasion of the 16th YES Annual Meeting

On September 13-15, 2019 the Victor Pinchuk Foundation will hold six public lectures  at the occasion of the 16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting which will take place in Kyiv on September 12-14, 2019. Ukrainian students and opinion-makers are invited to participate in the lectures.

10 July 2019

Victor Pinchuk Foundation Invites Applications for the Young Leaders Section at the 16th YES Annual Meeting

The Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy (YES) invites applications from  students and young leaders from all regions of Ukraine to participate in the Young Leaders Section at the 16th YES Annual Meeting, which will take place on September, 12-14, 2019, in Kyiv. The Young Leaders Section is a discussion platform for young people to share ideas, learn from international and local professional experience and develop practical solutions to solve critical modern challenges.

5 June 2019

Yalta European Strategy (YES) Announces Contest for Participation in Ukrainian Regional Civil Servants Section During 16th YES Annual Meeting

Yalta European Strategy (YES), in cooperation with the Ukrainian School of Political Studies, announces the contest to participate in the joint project for regional leaders in the framework of the 16th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting which will be held in Kyiv on September 12-14, 2019.

30 May 2019

Yuval Noah Harari to Be a Speaker of the 16th YES Annual Meeting

Yuval Noah Harari, Department of History Professor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of worlds’ bestsellers “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”, “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow” and “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”, will be a speaker at the 16th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting organized by the international forum YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Victor Pinchuk Foundation Held the 3rd Ukrainian Lunch on Margins of Munich Security Conference
18 February 2019

Victor Pinchuk Foundation Held the 3rd Ukrainian Lunch on Margins of Munich Security Conference

On February 16, 2019, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy (YES) held the 3rdUkrainian Lunch in Munich, titled “Ukraine 2019 – Choices Ahead”, on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. It focused on the challenges ahead of Ukraine in a year of presidential and parliamentary elections.

13 February 2019

Victor Pinchuk Foundation to Host the 3rd Ukrainian Lunch on the Margins of the Munich Security Conference

On February 16, 2019, Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy (YES) will host the 3rd Ukrainian Lunch in Munich, titled “Ukraine 2019 – Choices Ahead” and organized on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. It will be dedicated to the choices and decisions after the election as well as possible solutions to Ukraine’s most pressing challenges.

Anders Aslund
Anders Aslund
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 8th YES Annual Meeting, 2011
«Ukraine possesses high economic potential which is not used in full»