“YOUR COUNTRY FIRST” is only legitimate as a priority for every country. But for the future of your country, you need to WIN WITH US!, with Ukrainians. It is not about help for Ukraine, not even only about standing up for principles. Your own destiny hinges on the outcome in Ukraine.
Because if Ukraine falls, dangers will come to you fast. Your security will be damaged, your economy, welfare, and your chance to live the life you want will be at risk. Whereas Ukraine prevailing deters aggressors globally, unlocks Ukraine’s potential as a partner, and shows people can choose their own future.
Taking place at the occasion of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, YOUR COUNTRY FIRST - WIN WITH US will run from January 20 to 23, 2025.
Visit to engage on what is at stake for YOU in Ukraine.
The space combines an ongoing discussion program with an exhibition that provides emotional urgency, showing a world at a point of inflection.
David Claerbout. Birdcage, 2023. Video, 96’. Courtesy of the Artist and galleries Pedro Cera, Sean Kelly, Greta Meert, Esther Schipper, Rüdiger Schöttle
The exhibition features works from leading international and Ukrainian artists, including Damien Hirst’s History of Pain, which depicts the globe as we know it, floating above the edge of a knife on a fleeting stream of air. David Claerbout’s monumental video piece Birdcage, immerses us in a beautiful classical European garden and mansion that turns into a silent explosion of the building: your peace and prosperity face destruction. This is expressed most viscerally in the work Воля by Oleskyii Say. The title translates as “Freedom” or “Will” and the work is built from the letters used in the welcome sign for the frontline village of Lliubymivka in the region of Kherson that were badly damaged in close combat. Yarema Malashchuk and Roman Himey show arrivals of trains filled with wounded soldiers. Station unknown. Reminiscent of the world wars fought, the reality of Ukraine and an indication of what is to return to Europe if Ukraine falls.
The discussion program analyses the geopolitical and other global implications of the war in Ukraine. It shows threats of aggression against countries far beyond Ukraine. It explores if and how Ukraine and her allies can muster the resolve to do what is needed. And it demonstrates Ukraine's immense assets and resources for making Europe, the West and the world more secure, strong and free, capable of addressing global threats together and allowing citizens to pursue their happiness.
Damien Hirst. The History of Pain, 1999. MDF base, stainless steel knives, air blower and beach ball. Photo: Sergey Illin. Light: Dima Baranov. Photo courtesy of the PinchukArtCentre
Engage on what is at stake for YOU in Ukraine, in a world at a point of inflection – via artworks and an ongoing discussion program.
Agenda
10:30-11:30
Why We Fight For You: A Conversation with Soldiers and Veterans
Moderator: Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (2006-2014); Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994), Member, YES Board
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Khrystyna Boychuk, Officer, National Guard of Ukraine
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Dmytro Finashyn, Hero of Ukraine, Advisor on Veteran Policy to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
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Daniel Salem, Officer, Special Forces Unit
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"Tataryn", Crimean Tatar, Soldier, Armed Forces of Ukraine
14:00-15:00
Tectonic Shift? What A New US and Europe Mean for Ukraine
Moderator: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
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Charlie Gasparino, Senior Correspondent, Fox Business Network
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Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Walter Mead, Global View Columnist, Wall Street Journal
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Nataliia Gumenyuk, Co-founder, Public Interest Journalism Lab and The Reckoning project
17:00-18:00
Food Security in the Changing Times
Moderators: Nataliya Gumenyuk and Katrin Eigendorf
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Vitaliy Koval, Minister of Agrarian policy and food of Ukraine
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Rania Dagash-Kamara, Assistant Executive Director, World Food Program
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Taras Kachka, Trade Representative of Ukraine - Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukrainе
21:00-21:45
160 GB of Resistance. A conversation with S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 video game creators Ievgen and Mariia Grygorovych
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Ievgen Grygorovych, CEO, GSC Game World
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Maria Grygorovych, Creative Director, GSC Game World
21:45-22:45
Nightcap discussion
Breakdown of Global Order or a Chance for Renewal? Ukraine and Beyond
Moderator: Wolfgang Ischinger, President of the Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation, Member, YES Board
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Ishaan Tharoor, Foreign Affairs Columnist, Washington Post
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Philips O’Brien, Professor, Chair of Strategic Studies, St. Andrews University
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Valerii Pekar, Chairman of the Board, Decolonization NGO
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Oleksandr Korniyenko, First Deputy Chairman, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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9.30-10.00
Special Discussion with Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Moderator: Wolfgang Ischinger, President of the Foundation Council of the Munich Security Conference Foundation, Member, YES Board
12:30-13:15
How Do International Norms Work? A Conversation With Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker
Moderator: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, Editor in Chief, Foreign Affairs
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Dr. Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
15:00-16:00
A World War Ukraine Must Win
Moderator: Nataliya Gumeniuk, Co-founder, Public Interest Journalism Lab and The Reckoning project
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Timothy Snyder, Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs, Yale University
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Kenneth Woosuk Choi, Deputy Managing Editor of The Chosun Daily Newspaper, Director General, The Asian Leadership Conference
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Philips O’Brien, Professor of Strategic Studies, St. Andrews University
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Oz Katerji, Ukraine Correspondent, TVP World
18:00-19:00
Security and Military Production – Is the West Losing? How to Prevail in Ukraine, and Why It Is Our Best Option.
Moderator: Charlie Gasparino, Senior Correspondent, Fox Business News
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Moritz Schularick, President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
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Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
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Oleksandr Kamyshin, Advisor to the President for Strategic Affairs, Office of the President of Ukraine
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Oleg Rogynskyy, Founder and CEO, People.ai
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10:00-11:00
The Stakes of the War: What Can History Tell Us?
Moderator: Nataliia Gumenyuk, Co-founder, Public Interest Journalism Lab and The Reckoning project
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Timothy Snyder, Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs, Yale University
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Yaroslav Hrytsak, Professor, Ukrainian Catholic University
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Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times
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Walter Mead, Global View Columnist, Wall Street Journal
17:15-18.10
Kidnapped to Kill: The Weaponization of Ukraine’s Children by Russia (organized in cooperation with the Office of the President of Ukraine)
Moderator: Gillian Tett, Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Financial Times
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Mr. Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director, Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab
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Mykola Kuleba, Founder, Save Ukraine; Expert in child protection
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Daria Zarivna, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
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Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws LT KC
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About
During the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation hosts a series of Ukrainian events aimed at drawing global attention to Ukraine and strengthening international support. In addition to the traditional Ukrainian Breakfast and the foundation’s long-standing role as co-organizer of Ukraine House Davos, the foundation also presents the dedicated discussion programs accompanied by thought-provoking exhibitions.
This line of projects began in 2022 with the impactful Russian War Crimes House, which confronted the world with evidence of Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine. In 2023, the narrative evolved into Ukraine Is You, emphasizing global unity with Ukraine. In 2024, the foundation presented Deciding Your Tomorrow, focusing on choices shaping Ukraine’s and the world’s future. In 2025, the program Win With Us underscored that Ukraine’s victory is a shared global objective. In 2026, the initiative Ukraine as a Future’s Frontline highlights Ukraine as the frontline of the world’s democratic future.
These events take place in the same space and at the location that also hosts Ukraine House, creating a unified Ukrainian presence in Davos during this critical time.
Through these initiatives, the foundation seeks to highlight Ukraine’s resilience, amplify Ukrainian voices, and foster meaningful dialogue with global leaders on the future of the country and the security of the democratic world.
Contact
Your Country First - Win With Us
Promenade 59
Davos, Switzerland
Email
davos@pinchukfund.org
Phone:
+380 96 173 5640 (For international guests)
+380 50 234 9516 (For guests from Ukraine)
Partners
Your Country First - Win With Us is organized by Victor Pinchuk Foundation and PinchukArtCentre in cooperation with the Office of the President of Ukraine.
