Contemplating Post War Recovery – The Issue of Priority Sectors in the Ukrainian Economy

Date

Event

Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XXVI: Contemplating Post War Recovery – The Issue of Priority Sectors in the Ukrainian Economy took place October 23, 2025 at the National Press Club in Washington DC

The forum was the second in a UA QUEST RT trilogy (XXV, XXVI, XXVII) dedicated to exploring the optimal path to postwar recovery for Ukraine. This year’s gathering will concentrate on surveying the sectors in the Ukrainian economy that would demand (or deserve) ‘first attention: Infrastructure, Agriculture, Resources, ‘Cutting Edge’ Technology, Defense Industry

SPEAKERS

• Anders Aslund
• Ihor Baranetskyi
• Perry Boyle
• William Courtney
• Pavlo Chumak
• Kent Dale
• Andrij Dobriansky
• Brian K. Fitzpatrick
• David Grasso
• John Herbst
• Glen E. Howard
• Mykola Hryckowian
• Tom Lang
• Greg Melcher
• Jock Mendoza-Wilson
• Richard-Ivan Ogilchyn
• Herman Pirchner
• Max Pyziur
• Jon Queen
• Peter Petersen
• Davis Richardson
• Oleksandr Romanko
• Michael Sawkiw
• Howard J. Shatz
• Jed Sunden
• Anna Szczepanek
• Grant W. Turner
• Roman Waschuk  
• Zenovy Wowczuk
• Walter Zaryckyj

SPONSORS

Patrons

•  Heritage Foundation at First Security Federal Savings Bank
• Berezan Port Project
• Vovk Foundation
• Self Reliance Financial Federal Credit Union
• SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit Union
• The Torielli Family

STEERING COMMITTEE

PRESENTATIONS – PAPERS – PPTs

• Jon Queen – BEREZAN PROJECT/INDUSTRIAL GATEWAY OF THE BLACK SEA – PPT. View Presentation
• MAX PYZIUR – EPRINC/Contemplating UA Post-War Recovery/Resources – Energy. View Presentation

PRESS & MENTIONS

A pre-RT article written by featured RT speaker Pavlo Chumakin, the Washington Times

PROGRAM

View the event program here