The Munich Ukrainian Lunch

The Munich Ukrainian Lunch was established in 2017 at the occasion of the Munich Security Conference to promote Ukraine on the global security agenda and underline Ukraine’s importance for Europe’s security and the international order. Annually the Munich Ukrainian Lunch engages in dialogue the world decision makers and thought leaders from the security sphere to discuss Ukraine’s role and its prospects in global security structures, as well as the greatest challenges it faces today.

The 1st Munich Ukrainian Lunch brought together General David H. Petraeus, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012); Anders Fogh Rasmussen, CEO of Rasmussen Global and Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014); Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada; Natalie Jaresko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine (2014-2016); Vitaliy Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv; George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management; Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary General of the NATO (2012-2016); Ambassador Kurt Volker, Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations at the U.S. Department of State; and Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014-2016).

Over the past five decades, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has become the major global forum for the discussion of security policy. Each February, it brings together more than 450 senior decision and opinion makers from around the world to engage in an intensive debate on current and future security challenges.