Event Start Date: 18 March 2023

Our Spring Meeting was held on Saturday 18 March 2023 and was preceded by the AGM of the Somerville Association, including brief updates from the Principal and from the President of the Somerville Association, Dr Nermeen Varawalla. (2022 AGM minutes here)

View the event recording here

Spring Meeting – The War in Ukraine and the Changing Face of Europe

Chair: 

Margaryta Klymak, Fellow and Tutor in Economics (full biography here)

Speakers:

Catherine Royle (1982, PPE, Honorary Fellow) (full biography here)

Former UK Ambassador and currently Political Advisor to Commander, NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS)

The World in 2023 – a view from NATO

Dr. Sergiy Maslichenko (2002, Post-Doc Research, Transitional Economies) (full biography here)

Former Deputy Minister for Energy and Environment of Ukraine (2019-20), Green Energy Consultant and Head of Kosovo of the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

Dr Maslichenko gave a personal perspective from Bakhmut and spoke about the damage to and opportunities for Ukraine’s energy sector.

 

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