«THE ODESA DEBATE»: UNITING UKRAINE, THE BLACK SEA REGION AND THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERS
WELCOME BY:
- Mr. Pantelis Boumbouras, President Boumbouras Foundation
- The Hon. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ukraine
Security in the Black Sea Region: Toward a Regional Strategy
PANEL INTRODUCTION BY:
Mr. Bruno Lete, Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
DISCUSSANT:
- The Hon. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ukraine
- Mr. Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgia
- Mr. George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Eastern Europe & Caucasus, U.S. State Department
- Mr. Peter Wagner, Head of the Support Group for Ukraine, European Commission
- Mr. Daniel Mitov, Director National Democratic Institute & former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
Moderator: Mr. James Marson, European Security Correspondent The Wall Street Journal
Building Hybrid Resilience: Transatlantic Collective Responses
DISCUSSANT:
- The Hon. Oksana Syroyid, Deputy Speaker, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
- Ms. Oksana Zolotaryova, acting Director-General for International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
- Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, CEPA & former Commanding General, United States Army Europe
Moderator: Mr. Anton Troianovski, Moscow Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
Maritime Security: Ensuring safe waters in the Azov and Black Seas
DISCUSSANT:
- Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore, Director, Maritime Partnership Program, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa & Vice Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet
- Adm. Ihor Voronchenko, Commander, Ukrainian Naval Forces
- Dr. John Manza, Assistant Secretary General for Operations, NATO HQ
- Dr. Hanna Shelest, Editor-in-Chief, Ukraine Analytica
Moderator: Mr. Brooks Tigner, EU/NATO Affairs Correspondent, Jane's Defence Weekly
The Black Sea and Europe’s Eastern Flank: Mitigating Risk, Solving Conflicts
DISCUSSANT:
- Amb. Gheorghe Magheru, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
- Mr. Burçin Gönenli, Deputy Director General for NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security and Defense Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
- The Hon. Refat Chubarov, Chairman, Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
Moderator: Mr. Rikard Jozwiak, EU/NATO Affairs Editor, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Wrapping up:
Mr. Bruno Lété, Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
