REGISTER! Summit XIV: Ukraine’s Wartime Report Card

June 17, 2026

Related Categories: Democracy and Governance; Economic Sanctions; Europe Military; Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues; Warfare; NATO; Russia; Ukraine

Related Expert: Herman Pirchner, Jr.

In-person registration: https://tinyurl.com/5n8khxkz

Zoom registration: https://tinyurl.com/mv4hdxf3

AGENDA

9:00 AM–9:30 AM — Highlight Focus Session I
Theme: Why a Free, Stable & Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters — Ukrainian Perspective
Moderator: Shelby Magid (Eurasia Center / Deputy Director / Atlantic Council)
Featured Speaker: Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States HE Olha Stefanishyna

9:30 AM–10:55 AM — Panel Discussion I
Theme: Robust Democratic Politics & Viable Social Cohesion — Assessing Ukraine’s Progress & Regress
Moderator: Amb. William Taylor (ACUS)
Presenters / Graders:

Steven Nix (IRI)
Yaryna Yasenyvych (Pylyp Orlyk Foundation)
Kateryna Shynkaruk (Bush Institute / Texas A&M)
Orest Deychakiwsky (TTFU)
Lewis Madanick (CLP)

Issues to Consider:

Effective Political Parties & Strong Civil Society
Free Media
Stable Inter-Ethnic Relations
Interfaith Relations
Stable Class Relations

10:55 AM–11:05 AM — Coffee Break

11:05 AM–12:30 PM — Panel Discussion II
Theme: Developed Market Economics & Energy Security — Assessing Ukraine’s Progress & Regress
Moderator: Amb. Roman Popadiuk (DCF)
Presenters / Graders:

Anders Åslund (CASE)
Howard Shatz (RAND)
John Hughes (Drexel Engineering)
Margarita Assenova (Jamestown Foundation)
Ariel Cohen (ITIC)

Issues to Consider:

Sensible Fiscal Policy
Appropriate Monetary Policy
Proper Wartime Business Development Paradigm
Sufficient & Efficient Energy Production, Transportation, Distribution & Storage Capacity
A Plan for Postwar Reconstruction

12:30 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch Break
[Press Interviews]

1:00 PM–1:30 PM — Highlight Focus Session II
Theme: Why a Free, Stable & Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters — U.S. Perspective
Chair: Dr. Mark Thomas (International Relations / LaSalle University)
Featured Speaker: LTG Keith Kellogg (Special Envoy to Ukraine — 2025) (AC)

1:30 PM–2:55 PM — Panel Discussion III
Theme: Ever Greater General Security — Assessing Ukraine’s Progress & Regress
Moderator: Amb. William Courtney (RAND Corporation)
Presenters / Graders:

George Barros (ISW)
LTG Ben Hodges (USAREUR, 2014–2018)
Luke Coffey (Hudson Institute)
Andrij Zahorodnyuk (CDR)
Phillips O’Brien (University of St Andrews)

Issues to Consider:

Adequate Human & Material Resources for Defense — Land, Maritime & Air
Effective National Security Leadership — Civilian & Military
Sound National Security Doctrine
A Reliable Network of Allies
Endgame Plan for the War

2:55 PM–3:05 PM — Coffee Break

3:05 PM–4:30 PM — Panel Discussion IV
Theme: An Established National Identity — Assessing Ukraine’s Progress & Regress
Moderator: Amb. John Herbst (Eurasia Center / ACUS)
Presenters / Graders:

Hon. Volodymyr Vyatrovych (People's Deputy of Ukraine)
Alexander Motyl (Rutgers University)
Hon. Robert McConnell (USUF)
Diane Francis (National Post)
Paul Goble (Window on Eurasia)

Issues to Consider:

A Sense of a Common Past
A Sense of a Common Present
Ability to Forge Unity out of Plurality
Ability to Overcome the Devastating Effects of War
Capacity to Achieve a Euro-Atlantic Future

4:30 PM–5:00 PM — Highlight Focus Session III
Theme: How the U.S. Can Best Help Ukraine Achieve Full Sovereignty, Stability & Prosperity
Chair: Herman Pirchner (President / American Foreign Policy Council)
Featured Speaker: Member of Canadian Parliament James Bezan (Selkirk — C) (Atlantic Council)

5:00 PM–5:15 PM — Tallying the Final Grades
Tally Master: Andrij Dobriansky (Center for U.S.-Ukrainian Relations)