9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Summit Opening Session – Ambassador of Ukraine to the US Oksana Markarova
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM Highlight Focus Session I
Theme: Why a Free, Prosperous & Stable Ukraine Still Matter – UA Perspective
Chair: Mykola Hryckowian [DC Bureau Director/Center for US-Ukrainian Relations]
Featured Speaker: MG (ret) Volodymyr Havrilov [Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine]
9:50 AM – 11:15 AM Panel Discussion I
Theme: Robust Democratic Politics – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator: Amb. William Taylor [United States Institute of Peace]
Presenters/Graders:
- Steven Nix [International Republican Institute]
- Katie Fox [National Democratic Institute]
- Jonathan Katz [German Marshall Fund]
- David Kramer [George W. Bush Institute]
- Adrian Karatnycky [Atlantic Council of the United States]
Issues to Consider:
- Fair Elections
- Effective Political Parties
- Strong Civil Society
- Free Media
11:25 AM – 12:50 PM Panel Discussion II
Theme: Developed Market Economics & Energy Security – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator: Amb. William Courtney [RAND Corporation]
Presenters/Graders:
- Morgan Williams [U.S.-Ukraine Business Council]
- Ariel Cohen [International Tax and Investment Center]
- Margarita Assenova [Jamestown Foundation]
- Tymofiy Mylovanov [University of Pittsburgh/Kyiv School of Economics]
- Natalie Jaresko [Aspen Institute/FOMB-PR]
Issues to Consider:
- Sensible Fiscal & Monetary Policy
- Proper Business Development Paradigm
- Improved Energy Production
- Improved Energy Transport/Distribution Capacity
- A Plan for Post War Reconstruction
1:15 PM – 2:40 PM Panel Discussion III
Theme: Ever Greater General Security – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator: Amb. John Herbst [Atlantic Council of the United States]
Presenters/Graders:
- Luke Coffey [Heritage Foundation]
- Glen Howard [Jamestown Foundation]
- Mariana Budjeryn [Harvard University]
- Stephen Blank [Foreign Policy Institute]
- Gen. (ret.) Wesley Clark [SACEUR 1997-2000]
Issues to Consider:
- Adequate Human Resources for Defense – Land, Maritime and Air
- Effective National Security Leadership – Civilian & Military
- Sound ‘National Security’ Doctrine • End Game Plan for the War
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM Highlight Focus Session II
Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters---US Perspective
Featured Speaker: James Sherr OBE [Senior Fellow/EE International Center for Defence and Security]
3:20 PM – 4:45 PM Panel Discussion IV
Theme: Viable Social Cohesion & An Established National Identity – Assessing UA’s Progress/Regress
Moderator: Amb. Roman Popadiuk [Diplomacy Center Foundation]
Presenters/Graders:
- Orest Deychakiwsky [Transatlantic Task Force for Ukraine]
- Hanna Hopko [ANTS/Rada Foreign Policy Committee Chair 2014-2019]
- Alexander Motyl [Rutgers University]
- Janusz Bugajski [Jamestown Foundation]
- Mark Thomas [La Salle University]
Issues to Consider:
- Stable Inter-Ethnic & Inter-Faith Relations
- Stable Regional and Class Relations
- A Sense of a Common History
- A Sense of a Common Future
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM Highlight Focus Session III
Theme: How the US Can Best Help Ukraine Free Stable and Prosperous
Chair: Michael Sawkiw, Jr. [Director/Ukrainian National Information Service]
Featured Speaker: Dr. Eliot Cohen [Director, Merrill Center for Strategic Studies/SAIS Johns Hopkins]
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Tallying the Final Grades – Webmaster Andrij Dobriansky [UCCA]
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Patrons Reception - American Foreign Policy Council