CONFERENCE RECAP
February 1
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Opening plenary session

– H.E. Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of the Republic of Latvia
– Ms Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
– H.E. Ms Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of The Republic of Latvia

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1st Panel: Children’s firsthand testimonies and stories

– Ms Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
– Ms Andra Levite, First Lady of the Republic of Latvia (2019-2023)
– Ms Daria Herasymchuk, Advisor – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Rehabilitation
– Ukrainian children
– Ms Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia (1999-2007)
– Ms Sandra Kalniete, Member of The European Parliament

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2nd Panel (Part I): Abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia. Political and Legal aspects

– Mr Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia (2019-2023), Special representative for International law and State responsibility
– Mr Jim O’Brien, Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia (USA)
– Mr Roberts Zīle, Vice president of European Parliament
– Ms Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
– Mr Shan Patel, Moderator, Senior Adviser on the Prosecution of International Crimes of European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine

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3rd Panel (Part II): Abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia. Political and Legal aspects

– Ms Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, Minister of Justice of Latvia
– Mr Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Head of the Coordination Council for the Protection and Safety of Children as a consultative and advisory body under the President of Ukraine
– Ms Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, the Lemkin Institute, Co-Founder and Executive Director
– Ms Cecilie Hellestveit, Fellow at the Norwegian Academy of International Law
– Mr Christopher „Kip“ Hale, Moderator – Chief of Staff of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine

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4th Panel: What is done and what can be done? Returning and Support

– Ms Iryna Suslova, Representative of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights of Ukraine
– Ms Mariam Lambert, Co-Founder – ground Director, Orphans Feeding Foundation
– Ms Darya Kasyanova, Head of the Ukrainian Child Rights Network
– Ms Liene Dambiņa, Chairman of the Board of the Children’s Hospital Foundation
– Mr Nathaniel Raymond, Executive director of the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab
– Mr Maksimas Milta, Moderator, Ukraine Country Director of the Reckoning Project

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5th Panel: What is done and what can be done? Accountability and awareness

– Ms Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Latvia, the Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
– Ms Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Vice president of Bundestag
– Ms Mariia Mezentseva, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine
– Ms Olena Khomenko, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Chairperson of the Special Committee on Ukrainian Children
– Ms Yulia Usenko, Prosecutor General Office
– Mr Maksimas Milta, Moderator, Ukraine Country Director of the Reckoning Project

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Closing remarks

– Mr Egils Levits, President of Latvia (2019-2023), Special representative for International law and State responsibility
– Ms Daria Herasymchuk, Advisor – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Rehabilitation

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SCHIRMHERRSCHAFT & REDNER/INNEN
Ms. Olena Zelenska
First Lady of Ukraine
H.E. Mr. Anatolii Kutsevol
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia
Mr. Egils Levits
President of Latvia from 2019 to 2023
Ms. Daria Herasymchuk
Advisor – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Rehabilitation of Children
Ms. Liene Dambiņa
Chairman of the Board 
of the Children’s Hospital Foundation
Mr. John Tully
President of AmCham Latvia
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