Agenda

Welcoming Remarks

Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Chairman of the Board, Yalta European Strategy
Viktor Zubkov, Chairman, Gazprom Board of Directors, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (2007-2008 and May 2012)

Dinner Remarks

Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy

Conference Opening

Welcoming remarks:
Victor Pinchuk, Founder and Member of the Board, Yalta European Strategy
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Opening Speeches, Conversation and Q&A: Ukraine, Turkey, and the Future of Wider Europe in the 21st Century

Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Chairman of the Board, Yalta European Strategy (moderator)
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The Future of the World Economy

Alexei Kudrin, Professor, Dean, Saint Petersburg State University, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (2000-2011)
Petro Poroshenko, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF (2007-2011)
Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank (2007-2012)
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The Future of the Global Order and Security

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary of State of the United States (special speech)
Štefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab
Shashi Tharoor, Member of the Lower House, Parliament of India, UN Deputy Secretary General (2001-2007)
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American Lunch: the Presidential Elections and the Future of the United States

William Daley, White House Chief of Staff (2011-2012), US Secretary of Commerce (1997-2000)
Newt Gingrich, 58th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States (1995-1999)

Remarks:
Hannes Swoboda, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EP
Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; Member of the Bureau, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
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Innovation for the Future

Eric Lander, President and Director, Broad Institute
Salman Khan, Founder and Executive Director, Khan Academy (via TV link)
Yuri Milner, Founder, DST Global (via TV link)
Alec Ross, Senior Advisor on Innovation to the Secretary of State of the United States
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The Future of Capitalism

Richard Branson, Founder and Chairman, Virgin Group
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2006; Founder, Grameen Bank; Chairman, Yunus Centre

Dinner Speech: Steve Jobs – Innovation and Leadership

Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute
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Ukraine in Global Transformations: Vision and Strategies. Speech and Q&A

Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine
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The Future of Europe

Egemen Bagis, Minister for European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator of Turkey
Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the UK (2007-2010), Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK (1997-2007)
Niall Ferguson, Lawrence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
Mani Shankar Aiyar, Member of the Upper House, Parliament of India

Energy – Uniting Europe? Dividing Europe?

Matthias Bichsel, Executive Committee Member, SHELL
Yuriy Boyko, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine
Arkadiy Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary of State of the United States
Maxim Timchenko, CEO, DTEK
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UEW 2012 (Ukraine, East, West? Version 2012)

Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Kairat Kelimbetov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
Andrei Kostin, Member of the Supervisory Council, President and Chairman of the Management Board, JSC VTB Bank
Tomas O. Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, US Department of State
Javier Solana, EU High Representative for CFSP (1999-2009); Secretary General, NATO (1995-1999); Member of the Board, Yalta European Strategy
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Russian Lunch: The Future of Russia

Herman Gref, CEO, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Sberbank (moderator)
Arkadiy Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Andrei Kostin, Member of the Supervisory Council, President and Chairman of the Management Board, JSC VTB Bank
Alexei Kudrin, Professor, Dean, Saint Petersburg State University, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (2000-2011)
Vladimir Mau, Rector, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Konstantin Remchukov, Chief Editor and Director General, "Nezavisimaya Gazeta"
Ksenia Yudaeva, Head of Expert Department, Presidential Executive Office, Russian Federation
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The Tymoshenko Case: Views and Assessments

Inna Bohoslovska, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Party of Regions
Mario David, MEP, Vice President of the European People’s Party
Renat Kuzmin, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Hryhoriy Nemyrya, Deputy Head of "Batkivshchyna" Political Party, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine (2007-2010)
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TV link

Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004)
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The Nearest Future of Ukraine: October 29, 2012

Vitaliy Klitschko, Leader of the Political Party "UDAR of Vitali Klitschko"
Nataliya Korolevska, Leader of the Political Party "Ukraine-Forward”
Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994-2005)
Serhiy Tigipko, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine”, Deputy Head of the Party of Regions
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine; Head, Council of United Opposition "Batkivshchyna"
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Closing Remarks

Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Chairman of the Board, Yalta European Strategy
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Ukrainian- Indian Dinner Party