Official Opening of the X-th Kharkiv International Legal Forum
September 21, 2026
Kharkiv / online
13:00 – 15:00 (EEST)
Moderator
Tetyana Komarova
Professor, Doctor of Law, Head of the Department of European Union Law at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Chair of the Jean Monnet Chair “In-Depth Study of EU Values and Law: The Ukrainian Context”
Speakers
Prominent legal experts and leaders of Ukraine and the world
Feyo Sickinghe
Principal Regulatory Counsel, Regulatory & Public Affairs, Bird & Bird (The Netherlands and Brussels, Belgium)
Overview of EU Regulations in the Geopolitical Context
Eduardo Ustaran
Partner, Global Regulatory; Global Co-Head of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Hogan Lovells (London, United Kingdom)
The Future of AI Regulation: Balancing Innovation, Privacy and Accountability
David Lorello
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP; Vice Chair of the International Trade Controls Practice Group (London, United Kingdom)
The State of Play in Relation to Sanctions Against Russia
Bart M. J. Szewczyk
Associate, Covington & Burling LLP; Adjunct Professor, Sciences Po Paris; former member of the Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State (Brussels, Belgium)
The Use and Seizure of Russian State Assets for Ukraine’s Benefit