FORUM “Innovative solutions in a digitalized economy”

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Villa Bonn Siesmayer Strasse 12, 60323 Frankfurt am Main

1st November, 2021 14.00  – 17.30 CET

Hybrid format

The language of the event is English

Demonstrating the strength and progress of the IT-sector of Ukraine, its successful innovative business projects being attractive for German business circles and helping to improve the investment climate

Target audiences of the project – German and Ukrainian representatives of business, academia, politics and media

KEY ISSUES:

Development of the IT-sector of Ukraine and the process of digitization of the economy Germany-Ukraine: new business and investment opportunities between Ukraine and Germany, innovative solutions in digital public services, cyber security and its potential of cooperation

Moderators: Consul General Vadym Kostiuk and Prof.Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen 

14.00 – 14.40

Greetings:

• Michael BODDENBERG, State Minister of Finance of Hessen
• Dmytro SENYK, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Chief Digital Transformation Officer 
• Prof.Dr.Kristina SINEMUS, State Minister of Digital Strategy and Development of Hessen

PANEL I

UKRAINIAN – GERMAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS

14.40 – 15.40

• Andriy MELNYK, Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany 
• Melanie NOLTE, Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK), Frankfurt 
• Clemens FINGER, Director, DEG, Regionalbüro 
• Eric MENGES, CEO, Frankfurt/Rhein-Main GmbH 
• Petro OLENYCH, Deputy Mayor, Kyiv

 Moderator: Alexander Markus, AHK Ukraine

Q&A 

Coffee Break 

PANEL II

DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES

15.45 – 16.45

• Mstyslav BANIK, Director for Development of Electronic Services, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (Presentation, “DIIA”)
• Wolfgang KÖNIG, Managing Director House of Finance, Goethe University
• Dirk BACKOFEN, Senior Vice President Business Development T-Systems International GmbH
• Natalja VEREMEEVA, TechUkraine

 Moderator: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen

Q&A

 Coffee Break

PANEL III

CYBER SECURITY

16.50 – 17.25

• Viktor ONOPRIENKO, CEO IIT, Kharkiv (Presentation)
• Ivo IVANOV, Vorstandsmitglied (CEO), DE-CIX Group Corporation
• Nadiia VASYLIEVA, PhD in Economics, Director of Digital Transformation Institute, Crypto-industry business partner 

 Moderator: Prof.Dr. Boris Bauke, TH-Aschaffenburg

Q&A

17.25

Closing remarks

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Successful digital forum 

Under the topic “Innovative solutions in a digitalized economy”, Ukraine – Germany, high-ranking representatives from politics, business and sciences from both countries met yesterday in Frankfurt in the historic Villa Bonn – as well as virtually. The federal state of Hessen, which is one of the most successful German federal states, was represented by two state ministers Michael Boddenberg (finance) and Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus (digital strategy and development), who came to Frankfurt from the capital Wiesbaden. On the part of the Ukraine, the Deputy Foreign Minister Dmytro Senyk was virtually present. The forum was organized by the Consulate General of Ukraine in Frankfurt, the Embassy of Ukraine in Berlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as well as by Digital Bridge Builders, Frankfurt. A delegation from the city of Kiev was welcomed separately, headed by the Deputy Mayor Petro Olenych. In three very lively panels, which were equally represented by Ukrainian and German experts, topics such as cyber security, digitization of public administration and other bilaterally important topics were presented and discussed. The involvement of the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Frankfurt / Rhein-Main Economic Development Corporation as well as TechUkraine, Digital Transformation Institute and the Digital Ministry of Ukraine highlighted the high level of technical development in each case, which leaves plenty of room for mutual cooperation. The wish to repeat  this type of forum soon was early expressed .