National Youth Forum

STATE-BUILDER: YOUTH ON THE GUARD OF CHANGE

July 22 2023

Parkovy CEC

The forum “State-builder: Youth on the Guard of Change” gathered more than 800 participants from 22 regions of Ukraine, including Ukrainian government officials, well-known entrepreneurs, journalists and volunteers, along with students. The event was organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Kyiv School of Public Administration. The event was supported by the Ukrainian Student League and the All-Ukrainian Youth Center.

The Forum became a platform that brought together experienced government officials and active and conscious Ukrainian youth. It allowed students from all over Ukraine to learn about new opportunities for development and employment in the public sector, and to join the discussion on how to engage young people in change in Ukraine.

During the event, the start of enrollment for the course “State-builder: Changes are Possible” was announced. The program will select 35 participants based on a two-level competition. Based on the results of an independent assessment, 15 of them will be offered employment and/or internships in the public or civil society sector.

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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk

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“The state-builders of the new format have to keep an eye on many things. I will mention three main ones. The first is not to be indifferent. The second is to constantly improve themselves, regardless of age. And the third is to remember that one should always choose a place in the history of Ukraine between some illusory monetary reward and a place in history.”

SPEAKERS

Host of the event: Mykhailo Bno-Airiian, Coordinator of the State-builder Program;

Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;

Vadym Gutzeit, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine;

Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security (2009-2013), member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (online);

Oksana Zholnovych, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine;

Oleksandr Kamyshyn, Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine;

Vladyslav Yatsuk, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine;

Maria Karchevych, Deputy Minister of Health, founder of the State Creator program;

Yaroslav Lyubchenko, Deputy Head of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption;

Ihor Smelyansky, CEO of Ukrposhta;

Serhiy Nikolaychuk, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine;

Mstyslav Banik, Head of e-Services Development at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine;

Mykhailo Vynnytskyi, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine;

Tamila Tasheva, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea;

Herman Smetanin, Director General of the Ukrainian Defense Industry Joint Stock Company;

Pavlo Ovchynnikov, CEO of the Ukrainian Toy Industry Association, founder and CEO of KIDDISVIT Group;

Daniel Bilak, partner of the international law firm Kinstellar, volunteer of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

Ruslan Ilyichov, CEO of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine;

Mykhailo Shelemba, CEO of Datagroup;

Kostyantyn Yefymenko, President of Biopharma pharmaceutical company;

Maryna Popatenko, Policy and Engagement Advisor, USAID’s “Dreaming and Acting” program;

Artur Proydakov, CEO of the MriyDiy Educational Foundation, winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine;

Iryna Zaslavets, Development Director of the National Rehabilitation Center ” Unbroken”;

Oleksandra Romantsova, human rights activist, executive director of the Center for Civil Liberties;

Yulia Markhel, leader of the all-Ukrainian youth movement “Let’s Do It Ukraine”, coordinator of the World Cleanup Day in Ukraine;

Roman Pohorilyi, co-founder of the DeepStateUA project and the DeepStateMap.Live map;

Kyrylo Demchenko, Youth Delegate from Ukraine to the United Nations, co-founder and chairman of the Executive Board of the Ukrainian Students League (2021-2023);

Oleksandr Yarema, State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;

Anton Gerashchenko, public figure, co-founder of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future.

PHOTOS

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ONLINE BROADCAST

from July 22, 2023

STATE-BUILDER: YOUTH ON THE GUARD OF CHANGE