The 17th annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) forum has concluded in Kyiv on September 10.
40 students and young leaders from all over Ukraine took part in the forum. Three of them, Vladyslav Krasnovskyi, Liudmyla Hrytsyshyn and Kateryna Khmilevska represented Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University.
This year’s YES meeting focused on Ukraine’s efforts to defend sovereignty, independence and freedom. The panel discussions considered questions including: What is the place of this war in human history? Can Ukraine’s economy survive until victory? What can everyone contribute to victory? What is the current situation of the war, what are the outlooks and perspectives? Overcoming fatigue – can the West maintain unity in supporting Ukraine against the Russian aggressor? and, the Future of Ukraine – what country should we dream of, and how do we get there?
President of Latvia Egils Levits, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark,CEO of Baykar Technology Haluk Bayraktar, Co-Founder of Schmidt Futures, Former CEO & Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt, Director at the Freeman-Spoglie Institute for International Studies, Stanford University researcher Michael McFaul, General of the Bundeswehr Christian Freuding, member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Radoslav Sikorskyi, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and many Ukrainian politicians were key speakers at the conference.
“The Young Leaders Forum is a great opportunity to communicate with social activists, experts, politicians and businessmen, - says Kateryna Khmilevska, an intern at the Faculty of Pharmacy. - We have heard the opinions and advice of people who support our country in the international arena.”
We wish our Young Leaders Forum members all the best in their future endeavours!