Panel Discussions
11 December 2025
Panel 1. “Strategic Directions and Factors in the Formation of Human Capital”
Main organizers: National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Panel moderator: Volodymyr Stepanovych Ponomarenko, Rector of Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
Key speakers:- Volodymyr Stepanovych Ponomarenko, Rector of Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
“Formation and Preservation of Human Capital in Frontline Territories”
- Yurii Viktorovych Balaniuk, Head of the National Qualifications Agency, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
“A New Architecture of Vocational Education and the Awarding of Qualifications by Higher Education Institutions”
- Vil Sabbanovych Bakirov, President of the Sociological Association of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
“Digital Subjectivity: A New Dimension of Human Capital”
- Kostiantyn Oleksandrovych Vashchenko, Leading Researcher of the Research Organization Department of Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
“Human Capital of Public Administration: The Role of Professional Education in State Transformation”
- Svitlana Hryhorivna Lytvynova, Deputy Director of the Institute of Digitalization of Education, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
“Artificial Intelligence at Different Levels of Education for Improving Pedagogical and Managerial Practices”
- Vitalii Viktorovych Kotsur, Rector of Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
“Educational and Scientific Priorities in the Pedagogical Sphere During the War and Post-War Reconstruction”
Panel 2. “Science as a Driver of Post-War Revival and Innovation”
Main organizer: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Panel moderator: Oleksandra Viktorivna Antoniuk, Chair of the Scientific Committee of the National Council of Ukraine on Science and Technology Development.
Key speakers:- Maksym Volodymyrovych Yurzhenko, Head of Department at the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
“The Role of Fundamental Research in Creating New Technologies and Materials”
- Andrii Volodymyrovych Rahul, Deputy Director of the I.M. Frantsevych Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
“Scientific Support for the Renovation of Post-War Ukraine’s Infrastructure”
- Ihor Yevheniiovych Harkush, Academic Secretary of the Department of Nuclear Physics and Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
“State Support and International Cooperation in Fundamental Science”
Panel Discussions
12 December 2025
Panel 3. “Artificial Intelligence: A Mind That Changes the World”
Main organizers: Ukrainian Peace Council, Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Panel moderator: Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Khimich, Academic Secretary of the Informatics Department of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Key speakers:- Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Khimich, Academic Secretary of the Informatics Department of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
“Basics of the Strategy for the Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence in the System of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”
- Mykhailo Zakharovych Zghurovskyi, Chairman of the Ukrainian Peace Council, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine
“Global Trends in Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges for Ukraine”
- Mykhailo Zakharovych Zghurovskyi, Chairman of the Ukrainian Peace Council, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine;
Yurii Petrovych Zaichenko, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Higher Education; Publishing House “Akademperiodyka”
Presentation of the textbook “Systems and Methods of Artificial Intelligence”
Panel 4. “European Vector of Development for Ukrainian Science and Education”
Main organizer: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Panel moderators: Volodymyr Anatoliiovych Buhrov, Rector of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; Kseniia Volodymyrivna Smyrnova, Chair of the Council of Vice-Rectors for International Cooperation of the Union of Rectors of Ukraine
Key discussion topics:- Main directions of development of the European Higher Education Area: latest trends and priorities.
- Joint policies of the European Union in the fields of education and science: current opportunities for Ukraine.
- Harmonization of Ukrainian science and education with European standards.
- Transformational changes in Ukrainian higher education institutions in the context of adapting to European practices for training specialists for the new economy.
- Manuela Ripa, Member of the European Parliament;
- Kseniia Volodymyrivna Smyrnova, Chair of the Council of Vice-Rectors for International Cooperation of the Union of Rectors of Ukraine;
- Zhanna Vasylivna Talanova, Deputy Head of the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine;
- Oleksandra Yuriiivna Husak, Head of the Directorate for European Integration of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
- Nataliia Mykhailivna Rylach, Associate Professor of the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Panel 5. “Lifelong Learning: Economic, Socio-Labour and Institutional Challenges”
Main organizers: Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University, Yuri Bugay International Scientific and Technical University
Panel moderators: Dmytro Hryhorovych Lukianenko, Rector of Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine Veronika Yuriiivna Khudolii, Rector of Yuri Bugay International Scientific and Technical University, Academician of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine.
Key speakers:- Larysa Leontiivna Antoniuk, Vice-Rector for Research at KNEU, Coordinator of the European Digital Innovation Hub WINWIN EDIH, Doctor of Economics, Professor
“Higher Education in the Coordinates of the New Digital Economy”
- Halyna Stepanivna Lopushniak, Coordinator of the Veteran Development Center at KNEU, Doctor of Economics, Professor
“Professional and Social Adaptation in Veteran Development Policy”
- Anatolii Mykhailovych Kolot, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work at KNEU, Doctor of Economics, Professor
“Strategies for Higher Education Development in the Era of ‘Industry 5.0’ and ‘Work 5.0’”
- Anna Anatoliivna Nechai, Professor of Law at Yuri Bugay International University, Co-Founder of the International Academy of Continuing Education LLC
“Rebuilding Ukraine During and After the War: Lifelong Learning as Support for Psychological Resilience and Economic Development”
Panel 6. “Training a New Generation of Educators”
Main organizer: Ukrainian State University named after Mykhailo Drahomanov.
Panel moderator: Taras Oleksiiovych Olefirenko, Dean of the Faculty of Education of Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University.
Key discussion topics:- Training and retraining specialists for educational institutions.
- Shortage of personnel in the education system: current situation and post-war prospects.
- Inclusivity, psychological and mental resilience: teachers, students, and their families.
- Inna Yuriiivna Kilderova, Director General of the Directorate of School Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
- Tetiana Vasylivna Kopyl-Filatova, Head of the Department of Education and Innovative Development of the Pechersk District State Administration in Kyiv
- Iryna Oleksandrivna Sasina, Head of the Department of Educational Rehabilitation for People with Visual Impairments, Deputy Dean for Research and International Relations of the Faculty of Special Education and Social Policy, Consultant of Inclusive Resource Center No. 10, Shevchenkivskyi District, Kyiv
Panel 7. “Youth — the Driving Force of Science and Education Development”
Main organizers: Youth Wing of the Ukrainian Peace Council, NGO “Ukrainian Alliance”, Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University
Panel moderator: Iryna NEHREI, Member of the Youth Council under the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, UNICEF UPSHIFT Mentor, Member of the Council of Young Scientists of Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, PhD student
Key speakers:- Volodymyr Yurchenko, Head of the Youth Wing of the Ukrainian Peace Council, Head of the Board of NGO “Ukrainian Alliance”, military serviceman
“Youth as Strategic Human Capital: Conditions for Return and Engagement in Ukraine’s Reconstruction”
- Ihor Dzerzhynskyi, Member of NGO “Ukrainian Alliance”, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Head of the Career and Marketing Center of Donetsk National Technical University
“Universities as Gravitational Centers of Development That Can Retain Youth in the Country”
- Olha Nehrei, Head of the Youth Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, UNICEF Early Development Trainer, Deputy Head of the Council of Young Scientists of Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Lecturer of Preschool Education and Social Work, PhD student
“Youth Leadership Under Relocation: How Relocated Universities Form New Models of Youth Participation and Sustainable Development”
- Roman Ostapenko, Member of the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Head of the Council of Young Scientists of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Assistant at the Department of Metal Physics
“Funding as a Tool that Strengthens Youth Science: Case of the Council of Young Scientists of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv”
- Yehor Minenko, Head of Kyiv City Youth Council, Deputy Head of the Council of Young Scientists of Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University
“Youth Work and Youth Governance in Wartime as a Factor in Preserving Human Capital”
- Yelyzaveta Radutna, Program Manager at Junior Achievement Ukraine
“Entrepreneurial Thinking as a Key Competence for Youth: Innovative Junior Achievement Educational Models for Developing Workforce Potential”
- Sabina Kotova, Board Member of NGO “Ukrainian Alliance”, Researcher of Central and Eastern European History
“Youth as Bearers of Intellectual Mobility: How to Bring Back and Retain Young Professionals After the War”
Panel 8. “International Cooperation: Education, Science, Innovation in Ukraine”
Main organizers: General Directorate for Foreign Missions Service, Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association
Panel moderator: Pavlo Oleksandrovych Kryvonos, Director General of the General Directorate for Foreign Missions Service, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd Class
Key speakers:- Pavlo Oleksandrovych Kryvonos, Director General of GDIP, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd Class
“Cooperation of the General Directorate for Foreign Missions Service with Educational Institutions: Achievements and Prospects”
- Andrii Ivanovych Kudriachenko, Director of the State Institution “Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”
“Cooperation Between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Germany During the Russian-Ukrainian War”
- Stepan Vasylovych Vidnianskyi, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy History
“Challenges of Rebuilding Ukraine During and After the Russian-Ukrainian War”
- Choi Sang-Kwon, Education Director at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Vocational Education), Member of the Textbook Certification Committee at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation
“Growth and Future of Korea Based on Education After the Korean War”
- Jeon Jin-Wan, Professor of Humanities at Sunmoon University
“Peacebuilding Activities of Korean Civil Society Organizations for Post-War Recovery”
- Herman Heorhiiovych Makarenko, Conductor of the National Opera of Ukraine, People’s Artist of Ukraine, UNESCO Artist for Peace
“The Role of UNESCO in the Return of the Ukrainian ‘Musical Manifesto of Will and Independence’”
- Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Balanutsa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Arab Emirates, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences
“Diplomacy and Education: Interaction for Strengthening Educational Systems in Wartime Conditions”
- Iryna Olehivna Ivashchuk, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Senegal in Ukraine
“The Role of Honorary Consulates in Educational Diplomacy”
- Tetiana Volodymyrivna Meleshchenko, Dean of the Faculty of History of Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University, PhD in History, Associate Professor
“International Cooperation and Educational Diplomacy: The Role of the Faculty of History in Shaping a Culture of Peace and Post-War Reconstruction (Case of Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University)”