HROMADA 2025 | Recap & photo gallery
Summary
On November 12, 2025, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) hosted the third HROMADA Conference at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction and reform. Maria Perrotta Berlin delivered the keynote on sanctions and Russia’s economy. Panels examined (1) energy transition & security in a Ukraine–Nordic–Baltic dialogue, (2) demographics, mobility & return, and (3) public administration for reconstruction and EU integration, plus a session on Russian deportations in historical perspective and an evening reception.
Supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and NordForsk, the network continues to deepen Nordic–Baltic–Ukraine collaboration.
Opening remarks and introductory speeches
Photo of Anne Pintsch, Associate Professor at the University of Agder, as she inaugurates the event, extending a heartfelt greeting to all attendees and participants. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Anne Pintsch. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Anne Pintsch. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Karina Shyrokykh, Associate Professor, Stockholm University. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Karina Shyrokykh. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Torbjörn Becker, Director of SITE. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Torbjörn Becker. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Dmytro Gusev, political adviser, Ukrainian Embassy Stockholm. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Dmytro Gusev. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Ulrik Tideström, Special Envoy for Ukraine – Reconstruction, Business and Development. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Ulrik Tideström. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Ulrik Tideström. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Ulrik Tideström. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Alina Zubkovych, Head of Nordic Ukraine Forum & Visiting Professor at Kyiv School of Economics. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Alina Zubkovych. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Keynote speech
Photo of Anna Anisimova, Researcher at SITE (moderator). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of the keynote speaker Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Maria Perrotta Berlin. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Maria Perrotta Berlin. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Anna Anisimova and Maria Perrotta Berlin. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Maria Perrotta Berlin. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Anna Anisimova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Anna Anisimova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Panel I: Mutual Resilience: Ukraine–Nordic–Baltic Dialogue on Energy Transition and Security
Photo of Izabela Surwillo, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (moderator). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Izabela Surwillo. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Olena Lapenko, General manager of energy security, DiXi Group. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus Olena Lapenko. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Izabela Surwillo. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Olga Savchenko, Head of the Legal Committee, Ukrainian Wind Energy Association. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Olga Savchenko. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Olga Savchenko. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Nikolaj Lomholt Svensson, Chief Advisor at the Danish Energy Agency. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Nikolaj Lomholt Svensson. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Nikolaj Lomholt Svensson. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Panel II: Preventing a Demographic Crisis in Ukraine – Understanding Mobility, Return, and Staying Decisions
Photo of Inta Mieriņa, Director of The Center for Migration and Diaspora Research and tenured professor at the University of Latvia Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences (moderator). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Inta Mieriņa. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Inta Mieriņa. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Inta Mieriņa. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Oleksandra Deineko, Senior Researcher at Oslo Metropolitan University (NIBR) & Associate Professor at Karazin Kharkiv National University. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Oleksandra Deineko. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Oleksandra Deineko. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Aadne Aasland, Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University (NIBR). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Aadne Aasland. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Aadne Aasland. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Hanna Vakhitova, Senior Economist at Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine) and a Visiting fellow at Syddansk Universitet (Denmark). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Hanna Vakhitova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Hanna Vakhitova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Hanna Vakhitova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Hanna Vakhitova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Hanna Vakhitova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Panel III: Robust Public Administration for Ukraine’s Reconstruction and European Integration
From left: Karina Shyrokykh (moderator), Artem Shaipov, Co-founder of the Professional Government Association of Ukraine; Team Leader for Legal and Policy Advice, “Strengthening Ukraine’s EU Alignment in the Rule of Law”, Maryna Rabinovych, Post-doctoral researcher UiT and HROMADA working group leader, and Solvita Harbaceviča, President Advisor at the Supreme Court of Latvia. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Karina Shyrokykh. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Artem Shaipov. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Artem Shaipov. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Maryna Rabinovych. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Maryna Rabinovych. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Solvita Harbaceviča. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Solvita Harbaceviča. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Panel IV: Empire and Exile: Russian Deportation in Historical Perspective
From left: Fredrik Segerfeldt, writer, author of the forthcoming book on 500 Years of Russian Imperialism, and Alina Zubkovych (moderator). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Fredrik Segerfeldt. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Fredrik Segerfeldt. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Alina Zubkovych. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Emine Ziyatdin, Crimean Tatar documentary photographer and co-founder of the Ukrainian Warchive. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Fredrik Segerfeldt and Alina Zubkovych. Photo: Dominick Nilsson