Ukraine’s Historical Encounters Series
Special Event:
Commemorating the 25th Anniversary
of the Modern Ukrainian State
September 17, 2016
New York, NY
Forum Venue: Princeton Club of NY/James Madison Room
8:30 am – 9:00 am – Registration
9:00 am – 9:40 am – Focus Session I: A First Word About Modern Ukraine”s 25th Birthday
Chair:
- Roma Lisovych [Ukrainian National Association]
Featured Remarks:
- Volodymyr Yelchenko [UA Permanent Representative to the UN]
- Eliot Engel [US Representative (D-NY)]
9:40 am – 11:05 am – Panel Discussion I: Taking Measure of Ukraine”s Distant Past
Moderator:
- Lubomyr Hajda [Harvard University]
Speakers:
- Frank Sysyn [University of Alberta/CIUS]
- Mark Von Hagen [Arizona State University]
- Yuri Shapoval [National Academy of Sciences Of Ukraine]
Suggested Topics:
- Kyivan State & Hetmanate Ukraine
- Ukrainian National Republic 1917-1921
- National Liberation Struggles 1921-1991
11:05 am – 11:10 am – Coffee Break
11:10 am – 12:35 pm – Panel Discussion II: Assessing Ukraine”s Recent Past
Moderator:
- Adrian Karmazyn [VOA UA Desk Director Emeritus]
Speakers:
- Alexander Motyl [Rutgers University]
- James Sherr [Royal Institute of International Affairs]
- Oleksandr Sushko [Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation]
Suggested Topics:
- The Granite Rebellion
- The Orange Revolution
- Euro-Maidan
12:35 pm – 12:55 pm – Lunch [Served as a buffet in the Alexander Hamilton Room]
12:55 pm – 1:25 pm – Focus Session II: Reflecting on Ukraine”s Current “War in the East”
Chair:
- Anders Corr [Journal of Political Risk]
Featured Speaker:
- Phillip Karber [Potomac Foundation]
1:25 pm – 2:50 pm – Panel Discussion III: Divining Ukraine”s Near Future
Moderator:
- William Courtney [RAND Corporation]
Speakers:
- David Kramer [McCain Institute]
- Ariel Cohen [Atlantic Council]
- Volodymyr Vyatrovych [Institute of National Memory of Ukraine]
Suggested Topics:
- Chances for Building a Developed Democratic Polity
- Chances for Erecting a Mature Market Economy
- Chances for Achieving an Established National Identity
2:50 pm – 2:55 pm – Coffee Break
2:55 pm – 4:20 pm – Panel Discussion IV: Contemplating Ukraine”s Further Future
Moderator:
- Paul Goble [WOE/Jamestown Foundation]
Speakers:
- Janusz Bugajski [Center for European Policy Analysis]
- Herman Pirchner [American Foreign Policy Council]
- Yuri Sergeyev [Yale University/Macmillan Center]
Suggested Topics:
- Chances of Playing on the European Stage
- Chances of Performing on the Euro-Atlantic Stage
- Chances of Becoming a “Player of Global Note”
4:20 pm – 5:00 pm – A Final Word About Modern Ukraine”s 25th Birthday
Chair:
- Marianna Zajac [Ukrainian National Women”s League of America]
Featured Speaker:
- Refat Chubarov [Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis]
- Paul Roderick Gregory [Stanford University/Hoover Institute]
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Intercession
Venue: Princeton Club of NY — Alexander Hamilton Room
5:40 pm – A Talk by Three-Time Oscar Winning Director Mark Harris & Producer Peter Borisow About Their Documentary: “Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine”
6:30 pm – The Ukrainian Choir ‘Dymka’ Performs a Medley of Ukraine”s Folkloric Classics
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Speakers and Patrons Banquet
Venue: Princeton Club of NY — James Madison Room
Host:
- Tamara Gallo-Olexy [Ukrainian Congress Committee of America]
Featured Speakers:
- US Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005) Tom Ridge [CONFIRMED]
- UA Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998-2000, 2005-2007) Borys Tarasyuk [CONFIRMED]
- US Secretary of State (1997-2001) Madeline Albright [CONFIRMED]