Victor Pinchuk Foundation to launch the Ukraine House in partnership with the Munich Security Conference
For the first time, the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, the Office of the President of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry is opening a dedicated Ukraine House. Located just steps from the Hotel Bayerischer Hof at Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße 14, the Ukraine House will be open throughout the MSC, from February 12 to 14.
As part of the partnership in the Ukrainian House, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy (YES) will host their traditional Ukrainian Lunch, “Future’s Frontline,” on February 14, bringing together political leaders, business executives, and experts to discuss Ukraine’s role in European and global security, innovation and resilience.
Besides Ukrainian Lunch, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation will present an exhibition curated by Björn Geldhof, Artistic Director of the PinchukArtCentre. The exhibition will highlight threats to Europe’s security and ability to change with the necessary speed. Ukraine, fighting to defend European security and innovating to survive, is the frontline of Europe’s future. The exhibition includes, among others, the emblematic work of Oleksii Say “Change or Die” – a Ukrainian message to Europe that is urgent but forward-looking.
“Europe is under threat from Russia,” said Svitlana Kovalchuk, Executive Director of YES. “Europe aims to increase its innovation capacity and speed to secure its future strength, economic power, and ability to shape global developments. What we want to highlight is this: Ukraine can be a major asset in addressing both challenges. In its own interest, Europe should more decisively support Ukraine — and will benefit greatly from being inspired by, and integrating, Ukraine’s speed, decisiveness, innovation, and resilience.”
Both The Ukrainian Lunch and opening of exhibition will be live-streamed and will be available online and on the Victor Pinchuk Foundation YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/PinchukFoundation
For the 9th time, the Munich Ukrainian Lunch on occasion of MSC will serve as a platform for global and Ukrainian decision-makers to discuss Ukraine’s security and its implications for Europe and the international order. Among speakers in previous years have been Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic; Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia; Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden; Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2019-2024); Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania; Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia; Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland (2019-2023); retired Lt.-Gen. Keith Kellogg, US President’s Former Special Envoy for Ukraine; Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark; Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia; Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden; Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, as well as experts like David Petraeus, Robert Gates, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Anne Applebaum, James Mattis and others.
Over the past six decades, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has become the major global forum for the discussion of security policy. Each February, it brings together more than 500 senior decision-makers from around the world, including heads-of-state, ministers, leading personalities of international and non-governmental organizations, as well as high-ranking representatives of industry, media, academia, and civil society, to engage in an intensive debate on current and future security challenges.
Ukraine House is organized by the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, the Office of the President of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry.