2009 October
Mariya Kovaliv, Deputy Chair of the AEDIF Board, took part in the 8th Lviv International Economic Forum "European Partnership: Open Opportunities"
Mariya Kovaliv, Deputy Chair of the AEDIF Board, took part in the 8th Lviv International Economic Forum “European Partnership: Open Opportunities”. Mariya Kovaliv was a guest speaker at the session “Tourism, historical and cultural heritage, marketing of the regions. Positioning the regions and cities – how to create effective reality through proper management?” Mariya Kovaliv presented the best innovative practices of the AEDIF in Ukraine and its experience in developing programs and projects for local and regional development, the marketing of regions, and the region’s promotion to the Ukrainian and European markets.
The forum participants were especially interested in the experience of elaborating and implementing the Strategy for Developing and Marketing Tourism in Ivano-Frankivsk until 2015, and the AEDIF involvement in developing the Strategy for the Development of the Pan-European transport Corridor III.
Session participants, representing Ukraine, Austria, Latvia, Belgium, the USA, exchanged their proposals and recommendations on facilitating the European integration processes in Ukraine, the opportunities for regional and cross-border cooperation, developing and implementing infrastructure and investment projects.
Reference: Participants of the 8th Lviv International Economic Forum represent official and business circles of Ukraine and other countries as well as the European Commission. Over its eight-year history the Forum has gained a national value and became an important economic event for Central and Eastern Europe. 8th Lviv International Economic Forum “European Partnership: Open Opportunities” is held by Lviv Regional State Administration in partnership with Lviv Municipal and Regional Councils. This year’s Forum focuses on sustainable development of the regions and the sharing of relevant European experience.
Participants of the Session “Tourism, historical and cultural heritage, marketing of the regions. Positioning the regions and cities – how to create effective reality through proper management?”:
Franz Schausberger, President of the Institute of Regions of Europe (IRE), Salzburg, Austria
Martins Zemitis, Director, Baltic-Europe Consultancy, ex-President of the Latvian Investments and Development Agency, EU-Latvia
Frank Schwalba-Hoth, Political Strategist
Jean-Francois Rivalain, Director "Wider EU advocacy & projects", BelgiumYuriy Tretyak, Executive Director of National Association of Regional Development Agencies of Ukraine
Andrea Sharon, US National Park Services Specialist
Ihor Tymets, Director of the Vynnyky History and Ethnography Museum
Philip De Roo, Municipality of Gent, project manager Public Space Administrative Centrum (Belgium)
Sergiy Stetsiuk, senior specialist of the investment Department, Invest Ukraine
Mariya Kovaliv, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Association for Economic Development of Ivano-Frankivsk
Denis Torkhov, Senior Policy Analyst Ukraine Business Enabling Environment Project, IFC
John Jameson, senior archaeologist and program manager, Southeast Archaeological Center, US National Park Service
Coralee Hays, Superintendant, Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments, US National Park Service
Andrew Veech, archaeologist, Colonial National Historical Park, US National Park Service
