Within the Poject
«Ukraine- EU Speedometer: Constitutional and
Judicial Reforms»,
http://eu.pravo.org.ua,
financed by the EU
European Union
With support of:
STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEM OF JUDICIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY IN UKRAINE
CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM IN UKRAINE
Funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund
Draft agenda
FORUM
#Constitution
public trust and the new justice
December 14, 2015
Business center "Parus", 2, Mechnikova street, Kyiv
09:30 - 10:00 Registration. Coffee/tea
10:00 – 10:20 Introductory Speeches
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Jan Tombinski, EU Ambassador in Ukraine (TBC)
Vladimir Ristovski, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine
 Ihor Koliushko, Head of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform
 Andriy Andrushkiv, Communication manager of the Reanimation Package of Reforms
Moderators:
 Andriy Kulykov, journalist, TV presenter
 Natalia Sokolenko, journalist
10:20 – 11:20 Section 1: Contemporary constitutional process: ensuring trust between
government institutions, politicians and society
10:20 – 10:50 Moderated Panel Discussion
10:50 – 11:20 Q&A and comments from the audience
Presentations up to 5 min.
Panelists:
 Volodymyr Shapoval, chief expert on constitutional reform of the Reanimation Package of Reforms,
retired judge of the Constitutional Court
 Oksana Syroid, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, member of Constitutional
Commission
 Kostiantyn Krasovskyi, Head of the Department on the Legal Policy of the Presidential
Administration, secretary of Council on Judicial Reform (TBC)
 Andriy Kozlov, Observer expert at the Constitutional Commission
 Myhaylo Zhernakov, Expert on constitutional reform of the Reanimation Package of Reforms
 Yulia Kyrychenko, Expert on constitutional law of the Centre of Policy and legal Reform
11:20 – 12:20 Section 2: Judicial Reform:
societal demand, judicial needs and European standards
11:20 – 11:50 Moderated Panel Discussion
11:50 – 12:20 Q&A and comments from the audience
Presentations up to 5 min.
Panelists:
 Hanne Juncher, Head of the Justice and Legal Cooperation Department, Directorate General of
Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe
 Vallentyna Simonenko, Head of the Council of Judges of Ukraine, Judge of the Supreme Court of
Ukraine (TBC)
 Mykola Onishchuk, Rector of the National School of Judges, member of the Constitutional
Commission
 Natalia Agafonova, Parliament member, member of the Constitutional Commission
 Leonid Yemets, Parliament member, member of the Constitutional Commission (TBC)
 Roman Kuybida, Deputy Head of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform
12:20 – 13:20 Section 3: Prosecution reform:
First results and constitutional prospects
12:20 – 12:50 Moderated Panel Discussion
12:50 – 13:20 Q&A and comments from the audience
Presentations up to 5 min.
Panelists:
 Vitaliy Kasko, Deputy Prosecutor General, member of the Constitutional Commission (TBC)
 Davit Sakvarelidze, Deputy Prosecutor General (TBC)
 Viktor Shyshkin, The first Prosecutor General of Ukraine, retired judge of the Constitutional Court
(TBC)
 Anton Gerashchenko, Parliament member (TBC)
 Serhiy Vlasenko, Parliament member, member of the selection commission for heads of local
prosecutor’s offices (TBC)
 Oleksandr Banchuk, Expert of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform
13:20 – 13:30 Moderators concluding statements
13:30 – 14:15 Reception
Working Language: Ukrainian/English
For more information please contact Andriy Andrushkiv - 096 609-59-76, Olga Goloborodko – 096 466-92-10