Description

Join us for our first networking event with policy-makers, businesses and civil society organizations. During this event, you will get the chance to learn more about Ghent University’s Eureast Platform and the expertise and services that it has to offer you.  We will also engage in a panel discussion about the geopolitical shifts caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine and assess the impact that these shifts have on the economies, societies and on regional, as well as global roles of the involved countries.

We will close our event with a networking lunch where you will have to chance to mix and mingle with Ghent University’s researchers and staff and establish new valuable contacts.

Thursday 23 May - Tentative Programme:

Panel discussion: Geopolitical shifts in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: what implications for cooperating with these countries?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked profound geopolitical shifts in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The ongoing war and its repercussions yield a myriad of outcomes, many of which remain unpredictable or unseen. These ramifications extend across various sectors,  and affect the business and civil society organizations operating within or in collaboration with the countries in these regions.

During this panel discussion, we will engage with representatives from the business and non-profit sectors, as well as policy-makers and Ghent University experts to explore the tangible consequences of these geopolitical shifts. We will also look into the broader impact of these shifts on the economies, societies, and regional and global roles of the countries concerned.
 

Moderator:

• Koen Schoors (Full Professor, Department of Economics, Ghent University)
   

Panelists:

• Michael Siebert (Managing Director for Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, regional cooperation and OSCE at the European External Action Service)
• Sofia Bournou (Senior Adviser, BusinessEurope) TBC
• Simon Papuashvili (Programme Director at the International Partnership for Human Rights)
• Fabienne Bossuyt (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Ghent University)