Programme

Draft programme

09:30 – 10:00 | REGISTRATION

10:00 – 10:15 | OPENING SESSION

  • Marcin NOWACKI, President of the EESC Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and Information Society
  • Piotr DUDA, President of Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarność"
  • Paweł Robert KOWAL, Chairman of the Council for Cooperation with Ukraine, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs of of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland

10:15 – 11:45 | ROUNDTABLE 1 | From Solidarity Lanes to TEN‑T Corridors: Advancing EU–Ukraine Road and Rail Connectivity

Moderator: Baiba MILTOVIČA, President of the EESC Permanent Group on Transport 

Keynote speeches:

  • Stanisław BUKOWIEC, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland
  • Serhiy DERKACH, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

Panellists:

  • TBC

Q&A with audience

Final wrap up of statements by the panellists

11:45 – 13.00 | ROUNDTABLE 2 | Strengthening EU–Ukraine Energy Security: Opportunities and Challenges

Moderator: Thomas KATTNIG, President of the EESC Permanent Group on Energy  

Keynote speeches:

  • Wojciech WROCHNA, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy of Poland
  • Denys SHMYHAL, Minister of Energy of Ukraine

Panellists:

  • TBC 

Q&A with audience

Final wrap up of statements by the panellists

13:00 – 13:10 | Closing Remarks & Next Steps              

  •  Mateusz SZYMAŃSKI, EESC member

13:10 – 14:30 | Networking lunch

Interpretation will be provided from/to English and Polish.