US-Ukraine Energy Dialogue III was held on April 15-16, 2008 in Washington, DC. The theme of third forum of the US Ukraine Energy Dialogue Series was “Securing Ukraine’s Energy Independence”. Senator Lugar opened the proceedings by asking both Ukraine and the US to pursuit a “Trans-Atlantic Energy Security Strategy”. UA Deputy Minister of Energy and Fuel responded with an extensive “overview” of the Ukraine’s recent intiatives in the areas of energy exploration, transmission, conservation and renewal. Major energy players from the two countries, private and public, provided their imput in two settings: a policy forum on April 15 and a business/investment forum on April 16.
Speakers included:
| Ilan Berman | George Laszkiewicz |
| Peter Borisow | Richard Lugar |
| Valerie Borovik | Volodymyr Makukha |
| Matt Bryza | Larry Markel |
| Brian Castelli | Jeff Mitchell |
| Edward Chow | Herman Pirchner |
| Keith Crane | Oleh Shamshur |
| Jan Ebinger | P.K. [Kris] Singh |
| Lev Holubec | Keith Smith |
| Adrian Karatnycky | Tom Spellman |
| Karl Kendall | Ed Tockman |
| Taras Kuzio | Walter Zaryckyj |
Sponsors:
| American Foreign Policy Council | The Orange Circle |
| Center for US-Ukrainian Relations | Trade Mission of Ukraine to the US |
Patrons:
| Chadbourne & Parke | SCM |
| Delta Airlines | Vanco |
| Open Ukraine |
Presentations:
Senator Lugar’s US keynote: The Need for a Trans-Atlantic Energy Security Strategy, delivered on April 15, 2008
UA Deputy Minister of Energy & Fuel Volodymyr Makukha’s UA keynote: Toward Securing Ukraine’s Energy Independence, delivered on April 15, 2008
Alliance to Save Energy Executive VP & COO Brian Castelli’s presentation, delivered on April 15, 2008
Press:
UA Embassy in the United States Reports : A Summary of DOS DAS Matt Bryza’s Keynote Remarks at the US-UA Energy Dialogue III Dinner at the Hyatt Regency [Ukrainian Language]
Program:
The forum program