BRIDGE 2025: Resilience of Business, Government, and Communities

09 may, 2025

Event

When major challenges become a catalyst for major change, it is crucial to be at the forefront of dialogue. On May 29, UNIC invites businesses, local government representatives, and civil society organizations to the open event BRIDGE 2025, where together we will seek answers to key questions of sustainable partnership and development.

Format: Offline
Location: Kyiv (details after registration)
Duration: 4 hours
Participation: Free with registration (limited seats available)
Registration: https://forms.gle/a21SWSfqvQjV2ATp9

The panel discussion will address key issues such as:

models of cooperation between large businesses, SMEs, and local communities,
practices of integrity-based partnerships in reconstruction processes,
available small business support programs in the regions,
the role of local self-government in creating a favorable business environment,
barriers to effective interaction (administrative, regulatory, reputational),
ways to strengthen transparency and trust,
the role of business associations and NGOs as mediators and drivers of change.

The event will serve as a platform for open dialogue between those who drive real change in practice. Speakers will include representatives from Carlsberg, Astarta, Diia.Business, local self-government bodies, the Business Ombudsman Council, regional NGOs, and business associations.

The event will launch the Business Integrity Month 2025 “Integrity Growth: Crisis as a Driver for Development”, held with the support of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI) – the leading EU-funded anti-corruption program in Ukraine, co-financed and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

As part of the event, the UNIC Annual General Assembly (for network members) will also take place. We will report on 2024 results, present the 2024/2025 budget, and elect a new member of the Executive Committee.

We invite you to join an open conversation about integrity, cooperation, and a new quality of partnership.