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Zürich
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The Circle
May, 29
ZÜRICH

Showcasing the best Ukraine-made experience: digital transformation in governance, education, healthcare, social services and promotion of innovations
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Event is organized in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and supported by VISA

About event

Diia in Zurich will showcase the tangible results of reforms, driven by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, emphasizing how international collaboration, particularly with Swiss partners, has contributed to these successes. Key areas will include digital transformation in governance, education, healthcare, social services and promotion of innovations.
The highlight of the event will be the presentation of the Ukrainian experience in the govtech and innovation field.

Also event will include two panel discussions, led by a group of top digital experts, which will be aimed at bringing top-notch solutions to governments worldwide and build the public-private sectors capacities for digital transformation.
11:00 GMT+2
May, 29

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The Circle Convention Center
The Circle 27, 8058 Zurich Airport, Switzerland
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Agenda

11:00 - 11:15
Welcoming keynote speech
by Patricia Danzi, Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
11:15 - 11:20
Welcoming remarks
by Iryna Venediktova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein
11:20 - 11:50
Keynote presentation
by Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister for Innovations, Development of Education, Science & Technologies — Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
11:55 - 12:25
Special session with World Economic Forum. Reimagining the citizen government relationship
Welcoming remarks
Mirek Dušek
Managing Director, World Economic Forum
Moderator
Lisa Meng
Head of Government Technology, World Economic Forum
Valeriya Ionan
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
David Steinacker
Head of Ecosystem and Partnerships for the Global GovTech Centre, Berlin
12:25 - 12:45
Coffee Break
12:45 - 13:45
Panel 1. Digital Transformation in Action
Moderator
Mark Boris Andrijanič
Member of Governing Board EIT, Former Minister for Digital Transformation of Slovenia (2021-2022)
Ambassador Benedikt Wechsler
Head of the Digitalisation Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland
Paul Hofheinz
President and Co-Founder, Lisbon Council
Janusz Cieszyński
Former Minister of Digital Affairs, Poland
Stefan Andonovski
Deputy Minister of Information Society and Administration, Respublic of North Macedonia
13:50 - 14:50
Panel 2. Driving Innovation Forward: Collaborative Efforts of the Public and Private Sectors
Moderator
Victor Liakh
President, East Europe Foundation
Svyatoslav Senyuta
Government Solutions Regional Leader in CEMEA region, VISA
Marta Poslad
Director, CEE & Transatlantic Public Policy, Google
Tomasz Stachlewski
Head of Technology for EMEA CEE region, Amazon Web Services
Inga Kolba
Head of Ukraine Civil Government Programme, Palantir
Kateryna Kruk
Regional Public Policy Lead, Central and Eastern Europe, Meta

Speakers

Patricia
Danzi
Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Mykhailo Fedorov
Vice Prime Minister for Innovations, Development of Education, Science & Technologies — Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Iryna
Venediktova
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein
Valeriya
Ionan
Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Mark Boris Andrijanič
Member of Governing Board EIT, Former Minister for Digital Transformation of Slovenia (2021-2022)
Paul
Hofheinz
President and Co-Founder, Lisbon Council
Janusz Cieszyński
Former Secretary of State – Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security, Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland (2019-2023)
Ambassador Benedikt Wechsler
Head of the Digitalisation Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland
Victor
Liakh
President, East Europe Foundation
Svyatoslav
Senyuta
Government Solutions Regional Leader in CEMEA region, VISA
Marta
Poslad
Director, CEE & Transatlantic Public Policy, Google
Tomasz
Stachlewski
Head of Technology for EMEA CEE region, Amazon Web Services
Inga
Kolba
Head of Ukraine Civil Government Programme, Palantir
Lisa
Meng
Head of Government Technology,  World Economic Forum
David
Steinacker
Head of Ecosystem and Partnerships for the Global GovTech Centre, Berlin
Mirek
Dušek
Managing Director, World Economic Forum
Kateryna
Kruk
Regional Public Policy Lead, Central and Eastern Europe, Meta
Stefan Andonovski
Deputy Minister of Information Society and Administration, Respublic of North Macedonia

Partners

About the Ministry of Digital Transformation

Our main goal is to build the most convenient state for citizens and businesses in the world.

To do this, it is necessary to digitize many public services, update the legislative framework, streamline the work of state registers, and ensure technical capabilities and data protection.
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Providing free courses on basic digital skills & proffesional upskilling