W4UA Summit 2024

Date:

October 19, 2024

Location:

Chicago, IL

The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel, Chicago Loop 171 W Randolph St

Theme:

PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE

After two impactful and large World for Ukraine Summits in Poland, we are now taking the discussion to new places. This year, on October 19th, the third edition of the W4UA Conference will take place in Chicago, IL in the United States. The conference will continue to bring together governments, businesses, civil society and media to foster cross-sectoral exchange and cooperation in support of Ukraine. This time our focus is on best practices and ideas for reinvesting in businesses, treating traumas, and reimagining the future of Ukraine.

Keynote Speaker

  • John Hewko

    General Secretary/CEO
    Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation

Speakers

  • Serhiy Koledov


    Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago
  • Roman Nikitov

    Partner
    ICU Ventures
  • Iuliia Markhel

    Advisor to the Deputy Mayor of Kyiv – Secretary of the Kyiv City Council
    Founder – Let’s Do It Ukraine
  • Olha Lykova

    Mental Health and Sponsorship Coordinator
    Selfreliance Association
  • Perry Boyle 

    Co-founder
    MITS Capital 
  • Kamil Czyż

    Head – Department of the City Brand, Economic Cooperation and Tourism
    City of Rzeszow
  • Mark Kehaya

    Founding Partner
    UAF, LLC
  • Liana Khorovytska

    Ukraine Country Director
    Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)
  • Kateryna Savytska 

    Representative
    National Psychological Association of Ukraine 
  • Nazarii Volianskyi

    Head of the International Relations and Communications Department
    UkraineInvest
  • Andrew J. Futey

    President – Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), Vice President – Ukrainian World Congress (UWC)
  • Richard Walawender

    Honorary Consul
    Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Detroit
  • Anna Zorya 

    Attorney-at-law, partner
    Rymarz Zdort Maruta
  • Roman Brytanchuk

    Chief Fundraising and Partnership Officer
    SpivDiia Charity Foundation
  • Bethany Waggoner

    Director
    Global Program Development, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)
  • Aleksander Janicki

    President AYA Found
    Kultura Futura e-POLIS
  • Eveline Buchatskiy

    Managing Partner
    D3 Fund
  • Anna Biloshapka

    Chief Development Officer
    SpivDiia Charity Foundation
  • Brock Bierman - Speaker at W4UA Summit 2023

    Brock D. Bierman

    President and CEO
    Ukraine Focus
  • David Brooks

    Strategic Partnerships
    Global Empowerment Mission
  • Jax Harrison

    Angel Investor, the Founder
    Executive Director of The Future Found
  • Clara M. Martins

    Representative
    Brazil Ukraine Chamber of Commerce
  • Dina Wild 

    EduHub Coordinator, NASH RRI
    CEO, Diagonal Solutions, LLC
  • Eva Hussain

    Director of Relationships & Growth
    Polaron
  • Marek Kamiński 

    Founder
    “Life Plan Academy” and “Kaminski Academy”
  • Graham Weihmiller

    CEO
    Pioneer Equity Partners
  • Mariya Dmytriv-Kapeniak

    Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA)
    President, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America-Illinois (UCCA-IL)

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Agenda

SATURDAY 10/19

Date

Saturday 10/19
Registration desk opens at 9:15 AM  



Location

The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop
171 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 

Registration desk opens

9:15 AM


Official opening

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM

  • Welcome Remarks: Kamil Szymański, Founder, W4UA Foundation 
  • Presentation of W4UA Reports and the Code of Conduct: Bartosz Staniszewski, Board Member, W4UA Foundation

Welcome Remarks

10:10 AM – 10:15 AM

  • Consul Serhiy Koledov, Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago

Keynote Speaker

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

  • John Hewko, General Secretary, Rotary International

Presentation of the 2020 W4UA Matchmaking Award Winner

10:30 AM – 10:40 AM

  • Liana Khorovytska, Executive Director Ukraine, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)

Presentation of the W4UA Partner

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM

  • David Brooks, Strategic Partnerships, Global Empowerment Mission (GEM)

“Winning the Economic War, Winning the Peace”

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM

Considerations of the impact of foreign investments on Ukraine’s economy, military needs, and reconstruction efforts

  • Moderator: Mark Kehaya, Founding Partner, UAF Partners
  • Graham Weihmiller, CEO, Pioneer Equity Partners
  • Clara Magalhães Martins, Representative, Brazilian Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
  • Roman Nikitov, Partner, ICU Ventures / United Heritage
  • Roman Brytanchuk, Chief Fundraising and Partnership Officer, SpivDiia Charity Foundation

Coffee break

11:50 AM – 12:05 PM


“Ukraine’s Military Tech Industry: the Multi-Stakeholder Perspective ” 

12:05 PM – 12:50 PM

  • Moderator: Bartosz Staniszewski, Board Member, W4UA Foundation
  • Perry Boyle, Co-Founder, MITS Accelerator – Military Innovation Technology Solutions
  • Eveline Buchatskiy, Managing Partner, D3 Defense Tech Fund

Presentation of the Ukraine Red Cross Med Center Initiative

12:50 PM – 1:00 PM

  • Aleksander Janicki, Architect and the Author of the Red Cross Med Centers Initiative

Lunch break

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM


“Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Ukrainians” 

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  • Moderator: Brock Bierman, Founder and CEO, Ukraine Focus
  • Mariya Dmytriv-Kapeniak, MD, MPH, Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) and President, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America-Illinois (UCCA-IL)
  • Kateryna Savytska, National Psychological Association of Ukraine
  • Olha Lykova, Mental Health and Sponsorship Coordinator, Selfreliance Association
  • Anna Biloshapka, Chief Development Officer, SpivDiia Charity Foundation

“Comprehensive Perspective on the Situation of Ukrainian Children” 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Moderator: Eva Hussain, Director of Growth and Relationships, Polaron
  • Iuliia Markhel, Founder, Ukrainian Youth Movement “Let’s Do It Ukraine”; Advisor to the Deputy Mayor of Kyiv – Secretary of the Kyiv City Council
  • Liana Khorovytska, Executive Director Ukraine, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
  • Marek Kamiński, Founder of Life Plan Academy and Kaminski Academy
  • Dina Wild, EduHub Coordinator, NASH RRI & CEO, Diagonal Solutions

“The Triangle of Cooperation: Poland, Ukraine, USA – How to Build a Strong Economy Together”

4:05 PM – 5:00 PM

A clear metaphor highlighting the collaboration between the three countries

Organized in collaboration with the 60 Million Congress.

  • Moderator: Eva Hussain, Director of Growth and Relationships, Polaron
  • Andrew Futey, President – Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), Vice President – Ukrainian World Congress (UWC)
  • Roman Nikitov, Partner at ICU Ventures
  • Anna Zorya, Ukrainian law-qualified attorney-at-law and a partner in the corporate department of Rymarz Zdort Maruta
  • Kamil Czyż, Head – Department of the City Brand, Economic Cooperation and Tourism, City of Rzeszow
  • Richard A. Walawender, Honorary Consul, Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Detroit

Evening Reception Event

An incredible opportunity to join us for the evening of an unforgettable networking reception. To bring to you the best of the networking events, we are collaborating with the 60 Million Congress, a conference uniting business and political leaders, as well as cultural and social activists related to the European Union, Poland and the Polish Diaspora. The networking event will combine attendees of both W4UA and 60 Million conferences in a unique networking opportunity for business and community leaders, the Ukrainian and Polish diaspora. Please note that access to the networking evening reception requires purchasing a registration add-on.

Time

Saturday 10/19
7 pm – 11 pm

Location

The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop
171 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 

This edition is brought to you in English.
Please note that there will be no live translation to Ukrainian or Polish during this edition.