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KSE Public Lectures

The KSE Public Lectures are organized on a regular basis by the Kyiv School of Economics and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation for Ukraine's political and business community, bringing world-known scientists, economists, politicians and public figures to Ukraine. The goal of these events is to enlarge the economic debates on the topics most relevant for Ukraine.

May 15, 2008
KSE Public Lecture with Mr. Kofi Annan, the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (a short bio). The title of Mr. Annan's presentation is "Challenges Facing Ukraine and the World" (abstract) The event was organized by KSE and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. (photo gallery)

April 8, 2008
KSE Public Lecture with Dr. Muhammad Yunus 2006 Nobel Prize Winner for Peace (a short bio). The title of Dr. Yunus's presentation is "Fighting Poverty" (abstract). The event was organized by KSE and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. (photo gallery).

October 24, 2007
KSE Public Lecture with General Colin Powell, USA (Ret.), Former US Secretary of State (a short bio). The title of Mr. Powell’s presentation is “Democracy and Global World Challenges” (abstract). The event was organized by KSE and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. (photo gallery).

October 8, 2007
KSE Public Lecture with Mr. James Wolfensohn, Chairman of Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, Chairman of Citigroup International Advisory Board, the ninth president of the World Bank Group (a short bio). The title of |Mr. Wolfensohn’s presentation is “Ukraine in a Four Speed World” (abstract). Text of the lecture.The event was organized by KSE and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. (photo gallery).

January 31, 2007
Public Lecture for Ukraine's Political and Business Community on "The Economic Future of Space Exploration for Ukraine and the World" featuring Ms. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, USA). Among other speakers: Mr. Leonid Kuchma, Former Ukraine's President; Yuriy Alekseev, Director General of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (to be confirmed); Dr. Henry Hertzfeld, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University; and Mr. Leonid Kadenyuk, First Astronaut of Independent Ukraine. The event was organized by KSE and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.(photo gallery)
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October 12, 2006
Public Lecture for Ukraine's Political and Business Community featuring Dr. Robert Engle, Winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics, at New York University and Dr. Francis Fukuyama, Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at John Hopkins University. The event is organized by EERC, EROC, and KEI with generous from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.(photo gallery) video (700 Mb)

KSE Public Lectures
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