Program-Domestic and Foreign Policy/Security of UA’s Next Parliament

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

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Word of Welcome

Featured Speaker:

• Oleksander Motsyk (Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States)

9:15 AM – 10:50 AM Plenary Session I

Theme: What Do Key UA Political Forces Foresee as the Domestic Priorities of the Upcoming Rada?

Moderator:

• Bohdan Futey (US Court of Federal Claims)

Panelists:

• Ihor Hryniv (Solidarnyst)
• Hryhoriy Nemyria (BYUT)
• Oleh Shamshur (UDAR)
• Anatoliy Hrytsenko (Hromadska Positsiya)
• Viktor Halasiuk (Radical’na Partitya)
• Volodymyr Panchenko (Dem Alliance)

Issues to Consider:

• State of the State
• State of Civil Society
• Economy
• Energy Resources

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM – 12:35 PM Plenary Session II

Theme: What Do Senior US Analysts Foresee as the Domestic Priorities of the Upcoming Ukrainian Rada?

Moderator:

• Morgan Williams (US-Ukraine Business Council)

Panelists:

• Laura Jewett (NDI)
• Steven Nix (IRI)
• Anders Aslund (Petersen Institute)
• Keith Smith (Center for European Policy Analysis)
• Keith Crane (RAND Corporation)
• David Kramer (Freedom House)

Issues to Consider:

• State of the State
• State of Civil Society
• Economy
• Energy Resources

12:35 PM – 1:25 PM Working Lunch

Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Matters—US Gov’t Perspective

Featured Speaker:

• Victoria Nuland (Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia) [INVITED]

1:25 PM – 3:00 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III

Theme: What Do Key UA Political Forces Foresee as the Security/Foreign Policy Priorities of the Upcoming Rada?

Moderator:

• Nadia Diuk (National Endowment for Democracy)

Panelists:

• Ihor Hryniv (Solidarnyst)
• Hryhoriy Nemyria (BYUT)
• Oleh Shamshur (UDAR)
• Anatoliy Hrytsenko (Hromadska Positsiya)
• Viktor Halasiuk (Radical’na Partitya)
• Volodymyr Panchenko (Dem Alliance)

Issues to Consider:

• Energy Security
• Defense
• Bilateral Relations
• Multilateral Relations

3:00 PM – 3:10 PM Coffee Break/h3>

3:10 PM – 4:45 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V

Theme: What Do Senior US Analysts Foresee as the Security/Foreign Policy Priorities of the Upcoming Rada?

Moderator:

• William Courtney (World Affairs Council)

Panelists:

• William Taylor (United States Institute of Peace)
• John Herbst (Atlantic Council)
• Paul Goble (Jamestown Foundation)
• Ariel Cohen (Heritage Foundation)
• Herman Pirchner (American Foreign Policy Council)
• Janusz Bugajski (Center for European Policy Analysis)

Issues to Consider:

• Energy Security
• Defense
• Bilateral Relations
• Multilateral Relations

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM The Final Word

Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Matters—UA Gov’t Perspective

Featured Speaker:

• Senior UA Government Official [INVITED]