The Department of Central\, Eastern\, and No rthern European Studies in collaboration with the Centre for European Studies\, the Office of Global Engagement\, the S chool of Public Policy and Global Affairs\, the Department of History\, the Program in International Relations\, the Public Humanities Hub\, and the Embassy of Ukraine in Ca nada will welcome Yuliya Kovaliv\, Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada\, to UBC ’s Point Grey campus for a talk and Q&A.
Her Excellency Yuliya Kovali v - Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada is pleased to share the latest developm ents of Ukraine's resistance against Russia’s war on Ukrainian soil\, as we ll as in the international arena: Canadian and global assistance to Ukraine \; a Peace Formula as a path to a just peace in Europe\; opportunities to i mprove and strengthen cooperation between Ukraine\, Canada and the world du ring and after the war.
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Light refreshments will be served. Doors will open a t 12pm.
Yuliya Kovaliv was appointed Ukraine’s Ambassador to Ca nada and arrived in Ottawa on March 29\, 2022. Kovaliv has almost ten years of experience in executive positions in public administration and Ukraine’ s investment promotion. Prior to joining the Embassy Ambassador Kovaliv hel d the position of the Deputy Head of Office of the President of Ukraine in charge of economic policy development and IFIs coordination. She also serve d as the Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of National State-Owned oil& gas company “Naftogaz of Ukraine” (2019-2021)\, the Deputy Secretary of the National Investment Council of Ukraine under the President Ukraine and the Member of the National Reform Council.
In 2017- 2019 Ambassador Kova liv served as the Head of the Office of the National Investment Council of Ukraine under the President of Ukraine\, advisory platform\, which included global business leaders and IFIs\, where she was in charge of investment p romotion\, policy dialog and FDI attraction. In 2015 – 2016 Ambassador Kova liv served as the First Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade overseeing reforms of privatisation\, corporate governance of state-owned e nterprises\, investment policy\, liberalization of the energy sector and IP . In 2016-217 she served as a Chairwomen of a newly-launched Supervisory Bo ard of National State-Owned oil&gas company “Naftogaz of Ukraine”\, aimed t o bring governance of the biggest state-owned company to the OECD standards \, open access to global financial markets and strengthen Ukraine’s energy security.
In 2014-2015 Ambassador Kovaliv served as the Commissioner of the National Regulatory Commission for Energy and Utilities. Before join ing the Regulator\, Yuliya Kovaliv was in charge of public administration a nd energy sector reform coordination at the Coordination Center of Economic Reforms. Prior to her career in public sector Ambassador Kovaliv spent 6 y ears working in the private sector. Yuliya Kovaliv was born in Ivano-Franki vsk. She holds a Master of Economics from the National University “Kyiv-Moh yla Academy” and a Master of Public Administration from the National Academ y for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
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