Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XXVII: Examining the Human Capital Needed for Post-War Recovery
October 21, 2026
University Club, 1135 16th Sttreet, NW, Washington, DC 20036
In-person registration: https://forms.gle/ZnMFUVv2pNsq6b1C6
Zoom registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wWsQ9jiST5OpbcGBJL4pew#/registration
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8:30–9:00 AM | Registration
9:00–9:30 AM | First Highlight Focus Session
Planning the Non-Material Dimension of Ukraine’s Post-War Recovery
Chair: Mykola Hryckowian, Center for US-Ukrainian Relations
Featured Speaker: Amb. Oksana Markarova, Presidential Advisor on Ukraine’s Post-War Recovery
9:30–10:40 AM | Roundtable Panel Session I
Assessing the Extent and Impact of Manpower Depletion Caused by the War
Moderator: Amb. John Herbst, Atlantic Council of the United States
Panelists: Howard Shatz, RAND Corporation; Lesya Yastrubetska, Ivan Franko National University
Special Discussant: Michael Kofman, Carnegie Endowment
10:40–10:45 AM | Coffee Break
10:45 AM–12:00 PM | Roundtable Panel Session II
Gauging Whether Ukraine Can Advance Its Technology Sufficiently to Compensate for Manpower Depletion
Moderator: Glen Howard, Saratoga Foundation
Panelists: Reuben Johnson, National Security Journal; Norine MacDonald, RAINCLOUD
Special Discussants: Johanna Yang and John Hardie, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
12:00–12:45 PM | Second Highlight Focus Session
Preparing Ukraine’s Veterans to Become the Next “Greatest Generation”
Discussion Leader: Jaroslav Martyniuk, Ukrainian American Vets
Featured Remarks: Mykola Melnyk, UA Senior LT; Perry Boyle, MITS Capital
12:45–1:15 PM | Lunch Break & Press Interviews
1:15–1:45 PM | Third Highlight Focus Session
Divining the Administrative Apparatus Needed to Properly Coordinate Recovery Efforts
Chair: Anna Harvey, American Foreign Policy Council
Featured Speaker: Nadiia Khomaziuk, US Ukraine Business Council
1:45–3:00 PM | Roundtable Panel Session III
Taking Measure of the Individual and Social Trauma Caused by Five Years of War & Suggesting Remedies for Closure
Moderator: Amb, William Taylor, Atlantic Council of the United States
Panelists: Chrystina Dolyniuk, Rider University; Karolina Hird, Institute for the Study of War
Special Discussants: Yaryna Yasynewych; Nataliya Omelchuk, Pilip Orlyk Foundation
3:00–3:05 PM | Coffee Break
3:05–4:15 PM | Roundtable Panel Session IV
Exploring Ways to Increase Trust and Transparency in the Public Institutions and Private Corporations Assigned to Lead the Recovery
Moderator: Amb. Roman Popadiuk, Diplomacy Center Foundation
Panelists: Olena Trehub, Secretary General, NAKO; Joseph Hughes, Drexel University Engineering
Special Discussant: Tom Lang, Rebuilding Ukraine Association
4:15–4:45 PM | Final Highlight Focus Session
Recommending a Taxation Policy That Would Curb Manifestations of a Shadow Economy
Chair: Andrij Dobriansky, Ukrainian World Congress
Featured Speaker: Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
4:45 PM | Conference Concludes
