US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit V:
Providing Ukraine with an Annual Report Card
June 15, 2017
Washington DC
Venue: US Library of Congress
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Registration
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM The First Word
Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters—UA Government Perspective
Chair:
- HE Valeriy Chaly [Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States]
Featured Speaker:
- Andrij Parubiy [Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]
9:15 AM – 10:20 AM Plenary Session I
Theme: Robust Democratic Politics – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Orest Deychakivsky [US Helsinki Commission]
Panelists:
- Steven Nix [International [International Republican Institute]
- Katie Fox [National Democratic Institute]
- Nile Gardiner [Heritage Foundation]
Issues to Consider:
- Fair Elections/Programmatic Parties
- Free Media/Strong Civil Society
- Respect for Human Rights
- Impartial Judiciary
10:20 AM – 11:25 AM Plenary Session II
Theme: Developed Market Economics – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- William Taylor [US Institute of Peace]
Panelists:
- Keith Crane [RAND Corp.]
- Neil Buckley [Financial Times]
- Adrian Karatnycky [Atlantic Council]
Issues to Consider:
- Sound Fiscal Policy
- Sound Monetary Policy
- Appropriate Deregulation/Privatization
- General Business Transparency
11:25 AM – 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM – 12:35 PM Roundtable Plenary Session III
Theme: Ever Greater General Security – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- William Courtney [RAND Corp.]
Panelists:
- Phillip Karber [Potomac Foundation]
- Nolan Peterson [Daily Signal]
- James Kirchick [Foreign Policy Initiative]
Issues to Consider:
- Secure Borders
- Modernized Military Industrial Complex
- Professionalized Armed Forces
- Reliable Allies
12:35 PM – 1:15 PM Working Lunch
[Press Interviews During Break]
Theme: Accelerating the Reform Process – What Needs to Be Done?
Chair:
- Andrew Futey [Ukrainian Congress Committee of America]
Featured Speaker:
- Ulana Suprun [Acting Minister of Health of Ukraine]
1:15 PM – 2:20 PM Roundtable Plenary Session IV
Theme: Ever Greater Energy Security – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Keith Smith [Center for European Policy Analysis]
Panelists:
- Ariel Cohen [Institute for the Analysis of Global Security]
- Ilan Berman [American Foreign Policy Council]
- Roman Popadiuk [Morgan Lewis]
Issues to Consider:
- Expanding Existing Production
- Improving Transport & Storage Capacity
- Tapping New Sources of Energy
- Increasing Conservation
2:20 PM – 2:25 PM Coffee Break
2:25 PM – 3:30 PM Roundtable Plenary Session V
Theme: Viable Social Cohesion – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Adrian Karmazyn [US-Ukraine Foundation]
Panelists:
- Vlad Socor [Jamestown Foundation]
- Lubomyr Hajda [Harvard University]
- Yuri Sergeyev [Yale University]
Issues to Consider:
- Stable Class Relations
- Manageable Differences Between State & Civil Society
- Stable Inter-Ethnic & Interfaith Relations
- Manageable Regional Differences
3:30 PM – 4:35 PM Roundtable Plenary Session VI
Theme: Established National Identity – Assessing Ukraine’s Progress/Regress
Moderator:
- Janusz Bugajski [Center for European Policy Analysis]
Panelists:
- Herman Pirchner [American Foreign Policy Council]
- Glen Howard [Jamestown Foundation]
- Luke Coffey [Heritage Foundation]
Issues to Consider:
- A Sense of a Common Past
- A Sense of a Common Present
- A Sense of a Common Future
- Ability to Assimilate the ‘Other’
4:35 PM – 5:05 PM A Closing Word
Theme: Why a Free, Stable and Prosperous Ukraine Still Matters—US Government Perspective
Chair: John O’Keefe [Open World Leadership Center]
Featured Speaker: Senator Roger Wicker [Head of the US Helsinki Commission]
5:05 PM – 5:15 PM The Final Tally
Tally-master Remarks: Tamara Olexy [Ukrainian Congress Committee of America]
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Patrons’ Reception
[Venue: American Foreign Policy Council/Center for US Ukrainian Relations DC Bureau]
509 C Street NE Washington DC 20002