Ukraine Reform Conference


Ukraine Reform Conference is an annual international event dedicated to discussions on the progress with reforms in Ukraine. It is a conference for Ukrainian and foreign officials, including members of the European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The Group of Seven, civil society representatives, members of the private sector, and think tanks. The objectives of the conference are to present results of key reforms in Ukraine, set out the priority of Government of Ukraine's objectives for the upcoming year, encourage investment in the Ukrainian economy, and engage the international community in Ukrainian reforms. The 3rd Ukraine Reform Conference was held from 2 to 4 July 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

History

Following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Ukraine began undertaking reforms to reinforce security and democratic accountability. In 2017, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman initiated the first Ukraine Reform Conference as a tool for active engagement and collaboration with international organizations and foreign countries to support and implement reforms in Ukraine.

2019 conference

The third Ukraine Reform Conference was held on July 2-4, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
There was more than 800 in attendance, including delegations from 37 countries and 10 international organizations. Among those in attendance included President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, as well as representatives from the following countries:
as well as representatives from NATO, Council of Europe, International Monetary Fund, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Ukrainian World Congress, and the World Bank.
Key agenda items included:
The second Ukraine Reform Conference was held on June 27, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The conference was attended by:
CountryRepresentativePositionReferences
Volodymyr GroysmanPrime Minister of Ukraine
Lars Løkke RasmussenPrime Minister of Denmark
Chrystia FreelandMinister of Foreign Affairs
Sven MikserMinister of Foreign Affairs
Federica MogheriniHigh Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Edgars RinkēvičsMinister of Foreign Affairs
Linas Antanas LinkevičiusMinister of Foreign Affairs
Ine Marie Eriksen SøreideMinister of Foreign Affairs
Margot WallströmMinister of Foreign Affairs
Mevlüt ÇavuşoğluMinister of Foreign Affairs
Boris JohnsonForeign Secretary

As well as representatives from the United States, NATO, OECD, and other G7 and European countries.
The conference focused on affirming the international partnership with and support for a free and reformed Ukraine, and topics of good governance, economic development, and objectives for 2018–2019. Objectives included privatization of state owned enterprises, improved corporate governance, improving the business climate, land market reform, decentralization, anti-corruption, energy sector reform, infrastructure development, public administration reform and innovation and digital development.

2017 conference

The first Ukraine Reform Conference was held on July 6, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. The opening session was attended by Prime Minister Groysman and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
The themes of the conference were economic growth, good governance, human capital, rule of law and anti-corruption, and defense and security. This conference brought together Ukraine and its international partners to strengthen support for reform and transform Ukraine into a stable, transparent, prosperous democracy which can meet its citizens' aspirations and realise its full economic potential. The Government of Ukraine launched and committed itself to implement its Reform Action Plan 2017-2020.