‘Is light ahead?’ The 18th Kyiv Security Forum will take place on 23–24 April
On April 23-24, Kyiv will host the 18th annual Kyiv Security Forum (KSF) – an event that has become Ukraine’s leading international platform for discussing issues of war, peace and global security.
The theme of this year’s Forum is: ‘Darkness or Dawn: is light ahead?’
The event takes place at a time of profound transformation in the global security architecture. Russia’s war against Ukraine, the spread of military conflicts, the nuclear factor, hybrid attacks on democracies, and disinformation campaigns are shaping a new reality in international relations.
This year’s Kyiv Security Forum will bring together international leaders, senior officials from the security and defence sectors, NATO representatives, diplomats, innovators and civil society figures to discuss today’s security challenges.
One of the Forum’s key themes will be nuclear security. 26 April marks the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear infrastructure and the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant have once again brought the nuclear threat to the forefront of the global agenda.
Other key topics of the Forum include international solidarity with Ukraine, transatlantic unity, global security, defence and modern warfare technologies, countering disinformation, and the resilience of cities and energy infrastructure.
Speakers at previous annual KSF events have included, among others, the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Yale and Stanford University professors Timothy Snyder and Francis Fukuyama, as well as Ben Hodges, Commander of US Forces in Europe from 2014 to 2017; Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (2021–2025) and member of the KSF Security Council; Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur; Danish Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen; and others.
The programme for this year’s Forum will be published shortly – stay tuned for further updates.
Limited availability
To get accredited, media representatives must complete the form.
Accreditation closes on 12 PM on Wednesday, April 22. Confirmation and the venue address will be sent to the email address provided during registration.
Media contacts: tel. +38 050 352 50 30, email: [email protected]
Background
Kyiv Security Forum (KSF) is an annual international event launched in 2007 on the initiative of Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation.
The KSF’s primary mission is to defend Ukraine’s national interests on the global stage. The Forum operates on several levels simultaneously: keeping Ukraine at the centre of the global agenda, expanding our country’s circle of international partners, and building expertise on pressing security issues. Since its inception, the KSF has organised thousands of events – annual meetings, special events and online discussions. These events are followed by millions of people in Ukraine and abroad.
