Role of media in rebuilding Ukraine to be discussed at URC-2025 for the first time
Event date and time:
11 July 2025, 23:00
On Friday, July 11, 2025, in Rome (Italy), the Ukraine Recovery Conference-2025 will host a side event “Strong Media, Transparent Recovery: How Journalism Builds Ukraine’s Future” about the role of independent Ukrainian media in recovery, democratic transformation, and building public trust.
The event aims to identify effective strategies to support quality and ethical media. The event will also help build partnerships between media, donors, government, and academia to make strong media the foundation of Ukraine’s recovery.
Date & Time: July 11, 2025 (10:00 – 12:30);
Location: Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 26/C, Rome, Italy;
Event Language: English
Programme:
10:00–10:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee.10:30–12:00 Main Session: Strong Media, Transparent Recovery.12:00–12:30 Reflection and Commitments, Networking.Moderator: Oksana Romaniuk – Director, Institute of Mass Information
Speakers:
- Katarina Mathernova – EU Ambassador to Ukraine (TBC);
- Andrea Cairola – Chief of Section, UNESCO;
- Anastasia Rudenko – Director, Recovery Window Media Network;
- Yulia Napolska – Production Director, Nakypilo (Kharkiv);
- Dr. Gillian McCormack – Ukraine Country Director, Internews International;
- Oleh Dereniuha – CEO MykVisti (Mykolaiv).
We kindly ask media representatives and guests of the event to register here.
Organizing partners: Ukrainian non-governmental media organization Institute of Mass Information, Recovery Window Media Network in partnership with UNESCO, Delegation of the EU to Ukraine, Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine.
