Passing the One-Year Mark': Quinnipiac Forum Looks at Impact of the War in Ukraine.
Special thanks to NBC Connecticut and the local Ukrainian-American veterans who are supporting our event tomorrow.
For those in the area and interested, go to www.qu.edu/cei for driving instructions. The event is 100% free and open to the public. Details below.
I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts and comments separately and soon.
Thanks for reading,
Chris
Passing the One-Year Mark: How the Ukrainian Displacement Crisis Shapes European and American Policy
Location: Quinnipiac University, CCE 101 Mt. Carmel Auditorium
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
For more info and driving instructions: www.qu.edu/cei
1:00 pm Open
Welcome, Quinnipiac President Judy Olian
Opening Remarks, United States Senator Richard Blumenthal
Video Message from Kyiv, Oleksandr Vasiuk, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament
1:30 pm Panel on Challenges in Ukraine and Europe
Moderator: Viktor Marsai, Ph.D.
The Latest from the Ground in Ukraine: Updates from the January 2023 Visit to Ukraine, Kristóf György Veres and Mónika Palotai
The Challenge for Regional Stability, Prof. Jacek Czaputowicz
Russian society psychology and countering Russian narratives about migration, Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Roundtable on The EU's and Frontline Countries' Responses
Moderator: Prof. Jacek Czaputowicz
Romanian Response, H.E. Cornel Feruta
Hungarian Response, H.E. Zsuzsanna Horváth
Polish Response, H.E Adrian Kubicki
3:45 pm Break
4:00 pm Panel on Global and American Challenges
Moderator: Prof. Chris Ball
Economics of the refugee crisis: How much does it cost and who is paying for it?, Mónika Palotai
The US response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, Nayla Rush, Ph.D.
The Real Voices: Connecticut and Ukrainian Refugees, Dana Bucin
5:00 Close statement and new initiatives at the QU CEI, Chris Ball
Panelists (in order of appearance)
Oleksandr Vasiuk, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Co-Chairman of the Inter-Factional Association Ukraine-US Strategic Partnership (Ukraine)
Viktor Marsai, Ph.D., Director, Migration Research Institute (Hungary)
Kristóf György Veres, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Migration Research Institute (Hungary)
Mónika Palotai, Visiting Researcher, Hudson Institute (USA)
Prof. Jacek Czaputowicz, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Senior Advisor to the Pulaski Foundation
Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi, CEO of Open Minds Institute, Ukraine
His Excellency Cornel Feruta, Romanian Ambassador to the UN
His Excellency Zsuzsanna Horváth, Hungarian Ambassador to the UN
His Excellency Adrian Kubicki, Consul General of the Republic of Poland (NYC)
Nayla Rush, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Center for Immigration Studies (USA)
Attorney Dana Bucin, Murtha Cullina Law Firm, Honorary Romanian Consul to CT
Prof. Christopher Ball, Director of the QU Central European Institute, Honorary Hungarian Consul to CT
Sponsors, Supporters and Donors
Quinnipiac Central European Institute
Quinnipiac Novak Family Polish Chair
Murtha Cullina Law Firm
Quinnipiac Republicans
Quinnipiac Democrats
Quinnipiac Students Veterans Organization
Quinnipiac Office of Veterans and Military Affairs
New Haven Post 33 Ukrainian American Veterans Organization
United Nations Association of Connecticut
To learn more about the Quinnipiac Central European Institute, visit us at www.qu.edu/cei