Friday, October 7

Saturday, October 8

9:00 — 9:30	Coffee & Breakfast
9:30 — 11:00	Sections & Round tables

Section 1: The Intellectual & the Public Domain (room )

Moderators:

• Natalia Vysotska (National Linguistic University, Kyiv),
• Volodymyr Navrotskyi (Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences)

Speakers:

Tetyana Holichenko	French Intellectuals of the 20th Century — Chronology of Issues & New Perspectives	National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Roman Kritsberg	Intellectuals & Society: The AmericanExperience	Institute of Economics & Informational Technologies,Zaporizhzhia
Yakiv Hershkovych, Yuriy Rassamakin	The Archeological Legacy in Ukraine's Intellectual Domain Today	Institute of Archeology, National Academy of Sciences

Discussion:

• Tamara Denysova (Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences)
• Olena Ivanova (Kharkiv Karazin National University)
• Serhiy Lepiavko (Chernihiv Pedagogical University)
• Oleksandr Biriukov (Institute for International Relations Kyiv Shevchenko National University)
• Oleksandra Krotova

Section 2 : University Autonomy & University Consortiums (room )

Moderators:

• Oleksandr Demianchuk (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
• Georgiy Kasianov (Institute of Ukrainian History, National Academy of Sciences)

Speakers:

Marta Koval	Teacher Selection & Assessment as Processes Driving Educational Autonomy (the Ukrainian & U.S. Perspectives)	Lviv Regional Institute of State Administration, National Academy of State Administration
Hortense Simmons	Educational Testing in California: The "Infamous" GBEST (California Basic Education Skills Tests)	Mykolayiv Petro Mohyla Humanities University, California State University, Sacramento
Tetiana Balabushevych	Applying the U.S. Teaching Experience in Ukrainian Institutions	National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Ivanna Bakushevych	Transnational Universities' Consortium as a Regional Marketing Model for the Knowledge-Based Economy Development	Ternopil Institute of Social & Informational Technologies

Discussion:

• Liudmyla Bulatetska (Lutsk National University)
• Larysa Bobrova (Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages)
• Oleksiy Horovyi (National Transport University, Kyiv)
• Serhiy Lepiavko (Chernihiv Pedagogical University)
• Tetiana Yakhontova (Lviv Ivan Franko National University)
• Svitlana Chuhu (Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University)
• Olha Kulchytska (Precarpathian National University)

Round table 1: Intellectuals & Cultural-Linguistic Policy (room )

Moderators:

• Mykhailo Kirsenko (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
• Oleksandr Konovets (Institute of Journalism, Kyiv Shevchenko National University)

Participants:

• Roksoliana Zorivchak (Lviv Franko National University)
• Oleh Romaniv (Shevchenko Scientific Society)
• Myroslava Antonovych (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
• Liudmyla Bordiuk (National University "Lviv Politechnika")
• Vasyl Nepyivoda (Institute of Legislative Prognosis and Legal Expertise)

11:30 — 12:00 — Coffee Break

12:00 — 14:00 — Sections and round tables

Section 3: The Knowledge-Based Society (room )

Moderator: Yaroslav Shramko (Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical Institute)

Speakers:

Volodymyr Salamatov	Professional Competence in the Civil Service: General Features & National Characteristics	Ukrainian Academy of Public Administration
Yuriy Shepetukha	InformationSystemsinaKnowledge-BasedSociety: Concepts&Misconceptions	International Academic Center for Informational Technologies & Systems
Nadiya Strishenets	The KnowledgeBased Society & Knowledge Management	National Vernadskyi Library of Ukraine
Vsevolod Rechytskyi	Symbolic Reality & Law	National Law Academy of Ukraine, Kharkiv

Discussion:

• Halyna Zaporozhets (Mykolayiv Petro Mohyla Humanities University)
• Liudmyla Serdiukova (Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages)
• Olena Morozova (Kharkiv Karazin National University)
• Volodymyr Anderson (Odesa Mechnykov National University)

Section 4:What Went Right and What Went Wrong with Democracy within Recent Political Developments — After the 2004 Elections (the Ukrainian & American Experience(room )

Moderators:

• Antonina Kolodiy (Lviv Regional Institute of State Administration, National Academy of State Administration),
• Serhiy Proleyev (Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences)

Speakers:

Antonina Kolodiy	Political Reform in Ukraine: Social Necessity or Manipulating Public Mind	Lviv Regional Institute of State Administration, National Academy of State Administration
Serhiy Proleyev	Self-Identification of Intellectuals in Post-Totalitarian Society	Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences
Oleksandr Demianchuk	Naive Science & Deaf Power: Do They Need our Expertise?	National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Discussion:

• Serhiy Lepiavko (Chernihiv Pedagogical University)
• Mykhailo Minakov (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
• Anatoliy Rusnachenko (Kyiv City Pedagogical University)

Round table 2: Eliminating VAK's Oversight of the Expert Scholar Committee: Step Towards University Autonomy (room )

Moderator: Eleonora Nosenko (Dnipropetrovsk National University)

Participants:

• Olena Ivanova (Kharkiv Karazin National University)
• Liudmyla Baisara (Dnipropetrovsk National University)
• Tetiana Vvedenska (Dnipropetrovsk National University)
• Vsevolod Rechytskyi (National Law Academy of Ukraine, Kharkiv)
• Oksana Kis (Institute of Ethnology, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine)
• Anatoliy Sachenko (Ternopil State Economic University)

14:00 — 15:00 Lunch

15:00 — 18:00 Sections & Round Tables

Section 5:The Role of Intellectuals in Addressing Problems in Ecology, Health & Safety

Moderators:

• Yuriy Posudin (National Agricultural University, Kyiv),
• Olha Reshetnikova (Luhansk State Medical University)

Speakers:

Valentyna Pidlisniuk	Education for Sustainable Development: Role of Universities	National Agricultural University, Kyiv
Oleksandr Nedbaliuk	Role of Intellectuals in Drafting Development Programs in Democratic Society	Vinnytsia Agricultural University
Olha Reshetnikova	Bioethics as a Factor of Creating New Paradigm of Medicine in Ukraine	Luhansk State Medical University
Serhiy Shcherbyna	Organic Food as an Alternative to Agricultural Industrialization in Ukraine & the US	European University, Kyiv
Tetyana Kalna-Dubyniuk	How Knowledge Reaches Business in Ukraine — New Developments in Agricultural Extension	National Agricultural University, Kyiv
Yuriy Posudin	Food Quality & Safety of Evaluation as Means of Public Health Protection	National Agricultural University, Kyiv

Discussion:

• Yevhen Trushliakov (Ukrainian State Sea Technical University, Mykolayiv)
• Serhiy Serbin (Ukrainian State Sea Technical University, Mykolayiv)
• Ihor Soloviy (Ukrainian State University of Forestry, Lviv)

Section 6: Achieving Cooperation Between Intellectuals & Government (room )

Moderators:

• Oleksandr Kovriga (Secretariat of the Presedent of Ukraine)
• Oleh Bilyi (Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences)

Speakers:

Victor Stepanenko	The Government, Societal Knowledge, Community: Problems & Potential for Dialogue	Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
Serhiy Rymarenko	Scholars & Politicians: Dialogue, Monologue or …
Oleksandr Hrytsenko	The Role of Scholars & Communities in Shaping Cultural Policy in Modern Ukraine	Ukrainian Center for Cultural Studies, Ministry of Culture and Turism
Vsevolod Iskiv	Morals and Politics	Department of Culture, Lviv City Council
Victor Armony	Latin American Experience Regarding Civil Society in Recent Years	Quebec University, Montreal, Canada
Borys Potyatynyk	Elite Media as a Channel of Interaction of Intellectuals & Authority	Lviv Franko National University

Round table 3:Public Assessment of the Privatization Process(room )

Moderator: Ivanna Bakushevych (Ternopil Institute of Social & Informational Technologies)

Participants:

• Dmytro Dema (National Academy of Agriculture & Ecology, Zhytomyr)
• Volodymyr Anderson (Odesa Mechnykov National University)
• Valentyna Pidlisniuk (National Agricultural University)
• Tetiana Stephanovska (National Agricultural University)

16:30 — 16:45 — Coffee Break

16:45 — 18:00 — Sections & Round Tables

18:00 — 19:00 — Dinner

20:00 — 22:00 — Tragycomedy "Dream", Theater "In the Basket"

Sunday, October 9