Wednesday, October 4

9:30 – 10:30

Rеgistration of the Forum’s participants

Morning’s coffee and tea

10:30

GRAND OPENING CEREMONY

Chairwoman/Chairman:

Ms. Kazana-Wisniowiecka, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Ukraine

Mr. Volodymyr Moskalenko, Mayor of Korosten

Mr. Volodymyr Kholosha, Deputy Minister of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe

Opening Remarks of the ChEDF Organizers

11:00

Plenary Sessions

Invited Presentations:

§         Perspectives of the economic development in Ukraine. Regional aspect.

Speaker: Mr. Jean-Luc Poget, Project of the European Commission «Assistance to the regional development in Ukraine», 

A Representative of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine;

§          Concept of the economic development for Chornobyl territories.

Speaker: A Representative of the Ministry of Ukraine of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe

§         Investment interest of Chornobyl territories and the ways of its improvement.

Speaker: Markiyan Datsyshyn, Institute of Reforms;.

§         Problems of the investment drawing into Chornobyl territories

Speaker: A Representative of Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

§         Regional economic development: hindrances and opportunities. Polish experience.

Speaker: Dr. Zbigniew Zechowicz, Director of the Institute for the Regional Development, Szczecin, Poland.

§         Development of the social partnership and partnership between authorities and businesses for development. Experience of the members of the UN Global Compact.

Speaker: A UNDP Representative ,

A Representative of a company-member of the Global Compact in Ukraine.

13:30

Press Briefing

13:30-15:00

Lunch

15:00-18:00

Working groups sessions

(A tea and coffee break )

WORKING GROUP 1: «Investment interest into Chornobyl affected territories. Regional development»

Moderators: Ihor Pashynskyi; Volodymyr Borovkov,Korosten Agency for Regional development

Topics for discussions:

• Assessment of the strong and weak sides of Chornobyl affected territories from the point of view of an investment interest.

• The ways of increasing an investment interest into Chornobyl territories and a concrete administrative unit (at the level of towns and rayons).

WORKING GROUP2: «Community – authorities – businesses. Social partnership«.

Моderators: Pavlo Zamostyan, Оksana Remyga, UNDP

Topics for discussions:

• Creation of a local economic development model, based on social partnership.
• Social oriented investments as one of the tools for improving social sphere and raising an investment interest of the territories.
• Discussing the practical steps for the implementation of a local economic development model.

19:00

Reception

Thursday, October  5

10:30

Round TABLE. PROGRAMME of socio-economic development of chornobyl territories

Моderators: Pavlo Zamostyan,  Prof. Jerzi Osiaty?ski

Agenda:

• Speeches by the moderators of the working groups:

Working group 1. Recommendations for the improvement of the investment climate and drawing investments into the region.

Working group 2. Recommendations for models of the socio-economic development of the region, based on social partnership between authorities, businesses and communities.

• Speech by Prof. Osiaty?ski. Recommendations on the strategy of recovery and development of Chornobyl territories.
• Discussions.

(A coffee and tea break)

12:00-13:00

Final plenary session

Summarizing the work of the Forum

Adoption of a Resolution of the Forum.