Ukraine's Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Special Edition Roundtable:
Providing Ukraine with a 'Report Card' Before the 2012 Parliamentary Elections

September 19-20, 2012
Washington, D.C.

Opening Remarks Dinner (Day One): Reagan International Trade Center Rotunda
Roundtable Proper (Day Two): University Club/Embassy Row

Program

Day 1

Venue: Reagan International Trade Center/Rotunda [1300 Pennsylvania Avenue]

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Roundtable Opening Remarks Dinner

Chair:

• Herman Pirchner (American Foreign Policy Council)

Words of Welcome:

• Oleksandr Motsyk (Ukrainian Envoy to the United States)
• Richard Lugar [R-IN] (Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee) [Invited]

Featured Speaker:

• Philip Gordon (Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia)

Theme: The Importance of the 2012 Verkhovna Rada Elections to Ukraine’s Future

Day 2

Venue: University Club of Washington DC/Embassy Row [1135 16th Street]

8:00 AM – 8:40 AM Registration

8:40 AM – 9:50 AM Roundtable Plenary Session I

Theme: Robust Democratic Politics—Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress

Moderator:

• Bohdan Futey (US Court of Federal Claims)

Panelists:

• Borys Tarasyuk (Verkhovna Rada)
• Damon Wilson (Atlantic Council)
• Derek Fraser (Center for Global Studies/University of Victoria)
• Lauren Jewett (National Democratic Institute)

Issues to Consider:

• Fair Elections
• Free Media
• Respect for Human Rights
• Strong Civil Society

9:50 AM – 11:00 AM Roundtable Plenary Session II

Theme: Developed Market Economics—Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress

Moderator:

• Morgan Williams (US-Ukraine Business Council)

Panelists:

• Borys Kushniryk (UNP Economic Council)
• Oleksandr Sushko (Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation)
• Jorge Zukoski] (UA American Chamber of Commerce)
• Andrew Bihun (The Washington Group)

Issues to Consider:

• Sound Fiscal Policy
• Sound Monetary Policy
• Appropriate Deregulation/Privatization
• General Business Transparency

11:00 AM – 11:10 PM Coffee Break

11:10 AM – 12:20 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III

Theme: Ever Greater General Security—Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress

Moderator:

• William Courtney (Computer Services Corporation)

Panelists:

• Leonid Polyakov (Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies)
• Steven Larrabee (RAND Corp.)
• John Herbst (National Defense University)
• James Sherr (Royal Institute of International Affairs)

Issues to Consider:

• Secure Borders
• Modernized Military Industrial Complex
• Professionalized Armed Forces
• Reliable Allies

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Afternoon Highlight Focus Session

Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters—From a Global Perspective

Chair:

• Steven Nix (International Republican Institute)

Featured Speaker:

• Paula Dobriansky (Foreign Policy Advisor to Governor Mitt Romney)

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM Lunch [Press Interviews available in the Governors’ Conference Room]

1:10 PM – 2:20 PM Roundtable Plenary Session IV

Theme: Ever Greater Energy Security—Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress

Moderator:

• Ilan Berman (American Foreign Policy Council)

Panelists:

• Oleksandr Todiychuk (Kyiv International Energy Club Q)
• Steven Blank (US Army War College)
• Jonas Graetz (Center for Security Studies/ETH Zurich)
• Keith Smith (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Issues to Consider:

• Expanding Domestic Production
• Improving Transport Capacity
• Enlarging Storage Capacity
• Increasing Conservation

2:20 PM – 3:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V

Theme: Viable Social Cohesion—Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress

Moderator:

• Janusz Bugajski (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Panelists:

• Oleh Rybachuk (New Citizen)
• Nadia Diuk (National Endowment for Democracy)
• Jan Pieklo (Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation/PAUCI)
• Yevhen Hlibovitsky (The Nestor Group)

Issues to Consider:

• Stable Inter-Ethnic Relations
• Stable Inter-Faith Relations
• Stable Class Relations
• Manageable Regional Differences

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM Coffee Break

3:40 PM – 4:50 PM Roundtable Plenary Session VI

Theme: Established National Identity—Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress

Moderator:

• Lewis Madanick (Open World Program/Library of Congress)

Panelists:

• Volodymyr Viatrovych (Center for Research on the UA Liberation Movement)
• Lubomyr Luciuk (Royal Military College of Canada)
• Andreas Umland (Kyiv Mohyla Academy)
• William Miller (Kennan Institute/Woodrow Wilson International Center)

Issues to Consider:

• A Sense of Common History
• A Sense of Common Culture
• A Sense of a Common Future
• Ability to Assimilate the ‘Other’

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM Closing Remarks Ceremony

Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters—From a US Perspective

Chair:

• Tamara Gallo-Olexy (Ukrainian Congress Committee of America)

Featured Speaker:

• Sander Levin (US Representative/MI-D) [Invited]

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Patrons’ Reception

Venue: American Foreign Policy Council [509 C Street]