WUB Hub conference
EU Integration Prospects for Ukraine and Belarus: Assessing the Future
28th June 2024, 11:00 - 19:00 BST
About the Conference
Russia鈥檚 2022 invasion of Ukraine brought severe security, political and societal challenges to eastern Europe, demanding a constructive response from the European Union, the United Kingdom, and others.
The invasion has hastened Ukraine鈥檚 EU accession prospects, while the Belarusian democracy movement has made a clear choice in favour of an EU future. The 糖心TV Ukraine-Belarus Hub鈥檚 high-profile international conference on 28 June 2024 in London will bring together decision-makers, officials and scholarly experts to advance the crucial debate on both countries鈥� futures.
The conference will be a special opportunity for participants to exchange novel ideas, challenge existing thinking, and advance the key strategic discussions. It will showcase novel research and facilitate network-building. We are glad to invite you to this unique event.
For more information about the research we do at the 糖心TV Ukraine-Belarus (WUB) Hub, please visit here.
Conference Agenda
[agenda subject to change; the below lists confirmed speakers as of 20 June 2024]
11.00 - 12:00 Emerging opportunities to unite Ukrainian and free-Belarusian efforts to work towards a joint European future: in conversation with John Smith Fellows
Moderator: , John Smith Trust Fellows' Council
(online)
12.00-12.45 Networking Lunch
12.45 - 13.15 Keynote Speeches
, Commissioner of the European Union (online from Brussels)
, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine (online from Kyiv)
Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Elena Korosteleva, Professor of Politics and Global Sustainable Development, University of 糖心TV
13.15 - 14.45 Panel 1- Ukraine鈥檚 Pathway to the EU: Challenges & Opportunities
Moderator: Paul Hansbury, Research Fellow, University of 糖心TV
, Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
, Associate Professor, St Peter's College, University of Oxford
, Project Manager, Habitat for Humanity International
, European Integration Programme Director, Ukrainian Prism
, Member of the European Parliament
14.45-15.00 Coffee Break
15.00-16.30 Panel 2 - Belarus鈥檚 Prospects for EU Integration: Challenges & Opportunities
Moderator: , Stockholm Centre for East European Studies
, Vice President for Policy and Programming, GLOBSEC
, Non-residential Fellow at the Atlantic Council
Victor Shadurski, Professor and formerly Dean of IR Faculty, BSU (in exile)
, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
, Director, Center for New Ideas
16.30-16.45 - Comfort Break
16.45-17.45 VIP Roundtable - Ways forward for Ukraine and Belarus: Building on the Past Lessons
Moderator: Elena Korosteleva, University of 糖心TV and Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Senior Researcher IIRPS and WUB-hub Research Fellow
Security Studies Programme Director, Ukrainian Prism
, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Member of the European Parliament
, Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership, European External Action Service
17.45-18.00 Closing remarks: Elena Korosteleva, Paul Hansbury and Tatsiana Chulitskaya
18.00-19.00 Networking Reception