Forum Agenda

9:00am – 9:10am  Welcome and Opening Remarks (Suzanne Clark)

9:10am – 9:25am  Keynote Address (Prime Minister of Ukraine)

9:25am – 9:35am  Keynote Address (Ben Black)

9:35am – 10:20am  In Conversation: Financing Ukraine’s Industrial Recovery

Large-scale private capital is essential for Ukraine’s industrial reconstruction. Participants will discuss the instruments, risk‑sharing mechanisms, and policy reforms needed to mobilize needed capital. The discussion also will highlight concrete investment pipelines, coordination with IFIs and U.S. government programs, and opportunities to accelerate on‑the‑ground project implementation.

  • Bank of America, Aukse Jurkute, International Strategic Initiatives
  • Citi, Stephanie von Friedeburg, Global Head of Citi's Public Sector Group
  • DFC, Conor Coleman, Head of Investments
  • Government of Ukraine, Minister Serhii Marchenko, Ministry of Finance
    • Moderated by Ivana Zuzul, Vice President, Europe, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

10:20am – 11:05am  In Conversation: Critical Minerals and Energy Cooperation

The U.S. and Ukraine are deepening their minerals and energy partnership. This conversation will explore how U.S. and Ukrainian partners can expand secure supply chains for critical minerals while advancing energy diversification, grid modernization, and much-needed infrastructure build-out. It will underscore Ukraine’s strategic role in strengthening global energy and mineral security that can reduce dependence on adversarial suppliers, unlock new market opportunities, and bolster long‑term transatlantic resilience. 

  • Bechtel, Martina Strong, Region President, Central Europe & Middle East
  • U.S. Department of Energy, Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
  • GE Vernova, Roger Martella, Chief Corporate Officer
    • Moderated by Marty Durbin, President, Global Energy Institute and Senior Vice President, Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

11:05am – 11:15am  Coffee Break

11:15am – 12:00pm  In Conversation: Innovative Technology Partnerships

Ukraine’s extraordinary wartime innovations in areas spanning drones, cyber and digital capabilities, and dual‑use technologies have been central to its success on the battlefield. Panelists will explore how these innovations can be scaled, commercialized, and integrated into global supply chains with U.S. partners. Topics will include pathways for supporting these emerging technologies, and how collaboration between Ukrainian startups, U.S. industry, and government can build a resilient tech‑industrial ecosystem.

  • DFC, Associate Council Jonathan Taylor
  • Parsons, Glenn Goddard, Ukraine Program Director  
  • ShieldAI, James Lythgoe, Regional Director, Eastern & Southeast Europe
  • U.S. Department of State, Jeremy P. Lewin, Senior Official and Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom (Acting)
  • Visa Inc., Diana Pilipenko, Director, International Affairs
  • Moderated by Christopher Roberti, Senior Vice President, Cyber, Space & National Security Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 

12:00pm - Adjourn