Public Movement “Free Nation” Anniversary Celebration

On October 24, 2023, a conference was held in Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of the Free Nation public movement. The event was attended by politicians, public figures, experts, businessmen and foreign partners. The conference was focused on the movement's activities, its achievements over the past two years, and the presentation of the new projects.

Participants of the event

  • Yaroslav Romanchuk world renowned economist, one of the authors of economic reforms in Georgia, head of economic reforms at the Office of Simple Solutions and Results, President of the Mises Research Center

  • Valeriy Kondruk Former acting governor of Kyiv region, Ukrainian public figure, leader of the “Razom z tobоyu” (Together with You) public movement, co-founder of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, entrepreneur, and investor

  • Roman Sheremeta famous economist, founding rector of the private American University of Kyiv, professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Management

  • Ostap Bachynskyi Head of the consulting company “Interselika Consulting”. Consultant on small- and medium-seized enterprises development

  • Andrii Bohdan Deputy Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, Mayor of Horodnia city, member of the Board of the Free Nation public movement, decentralization expert

  • Rollan Roberts II American businessman, government advisor, and candidate for the Republican Party's nomination for the US presidential election in 2024

  • Vilius Šapoka Former Minister of Finance and former Chairman of the Securities Commission of the Republic of Lithuania

  • Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis ex-Minister of Education and Science, ex-Member of Parliament, ex-Minister of Economy

  • Andrej Stančík Former State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, former member of the Slovak Parliament

  • Remigijus Simasius former Mayor of Vilnius city, former Minister of Justice, former member of Parliament

  • Mark Siljander Former U.S. Congressman and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

  • Tetiana Martynova Belarusian opposition blogger

Details of the event

In his speech, Pavlo Yantsen, the head of the movement, spoke about the main activities of the Free Nation. In particular, the movement works to develop civil society, support entrepreneurship, and reform the country.

The conference also presented a program of changes for Ukraine, developed by the movement’s chief economist Yaroslav Romanchuk in cooperation with a team of co-authors.

The second panel presented the International Reformers Club, which was attended by former ministers from developed countries. The club members discussed the ways of reforming Ukraine and the existing obstacles to it.

The Free Nation continues to work to improve the situation in Ukraine. The movement calls on all Ukrainians to join its activities and work together to create a better future for all of us.