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Following Russia’s full-scale invasion and the ongoing war, Ukraine faces unprecedented institutional, infrastructural, and economic challenges. Despite extraordinary resilience and rapid reform under immense pressure, a fundamental question remains:

What comes next? How does Ukraine not only rebuild, but intentionally redesign itself to be stronger, faster, and more innovative under long-term geopolitical pressure? Day One Ukraine is an international initiative that identifies the most urgent challenges facing Ukraine today and in the years ahead, and develops practical, implementable solutions across technology, governance, and policy.

Taking place in June alongside the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk. It serves as a living innovation laboratory not only for Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole.

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion and the ongoing war, Ukraine faces unprecedented institutional, infrastructural, and economic challenges.

Despite extraordinary resilience and rapid reform under immense pressure, a fundamental question remains: What comes next? How does Ukraine not only rebuild, but intentionally redesign itself to be stronger, faster, and more innovative under long-term geopolitical pressure?

Day One Ukraine is an international initiative that identifies the most urgent challenges facing Ukraine today and in the years ahead, and develops practical, implementable solutions across technology, governance, and policy.

Taking place in June alongside the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk. It serves as a living innovation laboratory not only for Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole.

Day One Ukraine is an international initiative that identifies the most urgent challenges facing Ukraine today and in the years ahead, and develops practical, implementable solutions across technology, governance, and policy.

Taking place in June alongside the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk. It serves as a living innovation laboratory not only for Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole.

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion and the ongoing war, Ukraine faces unprecedented institutional, infrastructural, and economic challenges. Despite extraordinary resilience and rapid reform under immense pressure, a fundamental question remains:

What comes next? How does Ukraine not only rebuild, but intentionally redesign itself to be stronger, faster, and more innovative under long-term geopolitical pressure?

Day One Ukraine is an international initiative that identifies the most urgent challenges facing Ukraine today and in the years ahead, and develops practical, implementable solutions across technology, governance, and policy.

Taking place in June alongside the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk. It serves as a living innovation laboratory not only for Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole.

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Builders of the Next State

Direct policy proximity

Taking place alongside the Ukraine Recovery Conference, Day One Ukraine connects innovators directly with policymakers, investors, and institutional leaders shaping Ukraine’s reconstruction.

Designing what comes next

Rebuilding Ukraine is not only about recovery – it is about redesign. What is tested in Ukraine today may shape how Europe prepares for tomorrow. Day One Ukraine ensures reconstruction is forward-looking, resilient, and innovation-driven.

From prototype to deployment

The most promising solutions are presented to decision-makers during the Ukraine Recovery Conference, creating pathways toward adoption, partnership, and scale.

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Build solutions that strengthen resilience and scale beyond Ukraine. ou will have 36 hours to solve real challenges proposed by public institutions and industry partners. The challenges come from actors shaping financial systems, infrastructure, digital governance, and security across Europe.

SUBMIT A CHALLENGE

Redesign

Have a policy reform, institutional redesign, or strategic direction that could strengthen Ukraine’s reconstruction and state capacity? Join the Essay Track! Selected memos will be introduced to decision-makers shaping reconstruction and European resilience.