Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The panel will highlight civil society as a strategic, systemic partner in responding to volatility and strengthening resilience, with a critical role in underpinning economic recovery, safeguarding the civic space and advancing policy innovation in uncertain environments. Anchored in EBRD technical cooperation projects and Ukraine focused case studies, the discussion will explore how civil society engagement generates tangible results in a wartime context and how practical lessons from Ukraine can be translated into scalable and systemic cross sectoral collaboration in the civic space and the international development community. The panel will also reflect on approaches and tools for capturing and assessing the impact of civil society engagement.
Speakers:
Lorenzo Ciari, Director, Impact, EBRD
Nadia Petkova, Managing Director, Impact and Partnerships, EBRD
Oksana Filonenko, Head, Free People Employment Center
Līga Klavina, EBRD Alternate Governor and Deputy State Secretary on Financial Policy Issues, Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Latvia Victor Liakh, President, East Europe Foundation
The panel will highlight civil society as a strategic, systemic partner in responding to volatility and strengthening resilience, with a critical role in underpinning economic recovery, safeguarding the civic space and advancing policy innovation in uncertain environments. Anchored in EBRD technical cooperation projects and Ukraine focused case studies, the discussion will explore how civil society engagement generates tangible results in a wartime context and how practical lessons from Ukraine can be translated into scalable and systemic cross sectoral collaboration in the civic space and the international development community. The panel will also reflect on approaches and tools for capturing and assessing the impact of civil society engagement.
Speakers:
Lorenzo Ciari, Director, Impact, EBRD
Nadia Petkova, Managing Director, Impact and Partnerships, EBRD
Oksana Filonenko, Head, Free People Employment Center
Līga Klavina, EBRD Alternate Governor and Deputy State Secretary on Financial Policy Issues, Ministry of Finance, Latvia
Latvia Victor Liakh, President, East Europe Foundation
