Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Statehood Roundtable XXVII: Examining the Human Capital Needed for Post-War Recovery
October 21, 2026
University Club, 1135 16th Sttreet, NW, Washington, DC 20036
In-person registration: https://forms.gle/ZnMFUVv2pNsq6b1C6
Zoom registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wWsQ9jiST5OpbcGBJL4pew#/registration
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8:30–9:00 AM Registration
9:00–9:30 AM First Highlight Focus Session: Planning the Non-Material Dimension (Human Resources & Intangible Factors) of Ukraine’s Post War Recovery
Chair: Kateryna Shynkaruk, Texas A&M Bush School
Featured Speaker: Amb. Oksana Markarova, Presidential Advisor on Ukrainian Post War Recovery
9:30–10:40 AM Roundtable Panel Session I: Assessing the Extent & Impact of Manpower Depletion Caused by the War
Moderator: Amb. John Herbst, Atlantic Council of the United States
Panelists: Howard Shatz, RAND Corporation; Michael Kofman, Carnegie Endowment
Special Discussant: Maryna Hrytsenko, Serpens Center for International Security
10:40–10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM–12:00 PM Roundtable Panel Session II: Gauging Whether Ukraine Can Advance Its Technology Sufficiently to Compensate for the Manpower Depletion
Moderator: Glen Howard, Saratoga Foundation
Panelists: Reuben Johnson, National Security Journal; Norine MacDonald, RAINCLOUD
Special Discussants: Johanna Yang and John Hardie, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
12:00–12:40 PM Focus Session II: Preparing Ukraine’s Veterans to Become the Next “Greatest Generation”
Discussion Leader: Jaroslav Martyniuk, Ukrainian American Vets
Featured Remarks: Mykola Melnyk, Ukrainian Armed Forces Senior Lietenant; Zenon Wowczuk, Civil-Military Innovation Institute
12:40–1:10 PM Lunch Break & Press Interviews
1:10–1:40 PM Focus Session III: Creating Effective Public-Private Collaboration in Rebuilding Ukraine
Chair: Anna Harvey, American Foreign Policy Council
Featured Speaker: Nadiia Khomaziuk, US-Ukraine Business Council
1:40–2:55 PM Roundtable Panel Session III: Taking Measure of the Individual and Social Trauma Caused by Five Years of War & Suggesting Remedies for Closure
Moderator: Amb. William Taylor, Atlantic Council of the United States
Panelists: Chrystina Dolyniuk, Rider University; Karolina Hird, Institute for the Study of War
Special Discussants: Yaryna Yasynewych and Nataliya Omelchuk, Pilip Orlyk Foundation
2:55-3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:00–4:10 PM Roundtable Panel Session IV: Exploring Ways to Increase Trust and Transparency in Public Institutions and Private Corporations Assigned to Lead the Recovery
Moderator: Amb. Roman Popadiuk, Diplomacy Center Foundation
Panelists: Olena Trehub, NAKO; Joseph Hughes, Drexel University Engineering
Special Discussant: Tom Lang, Rebuilding Ukraine Association
4:10–4:50 PM Focus Session IV: Recommending a Taxation Policy That Would Curb Manifestations of a Shadow Economy
Chair: Andrij Dobriansky, Ukrainian World Congress
Featured Speaker: Lesya Yastrubetska, Ivan Franko National University; Anders Aslund, International Advisory Council at the Center for Social and Economic Research
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM A Final Word
Featured Remarks: Herman Pirchner, American Foreign Policy Council