Washington, D.C. | In-Person: We are pleased to invite you to the USUBC Breakfast Roundtable: Dispatch from Kyiv and Rome, co-hosted by Business Executives for National Security (BENS) on Thursday, 16 October 2025 in Washington, D.C. The breakfast and networking will start at 8:30AM, and the following Program will be presented from 9AM to 10:30AM:
Welcome remarks:
- General Tim Ray, USAF (Ret.), President & CEO, Business Executives for National Security (BENS) (Bio)
- Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) (Bio)
Rome: Keynote Remarks
Ambassador Davide La Cecilia, Italy MFA’s Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine (Bio): Outcomes of Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome
Kyiv: Keynote Remarks
Yegor Perelygin, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine (Bio): U.S.-Ukraine Economic Partnership
Panelists:
Andy Bain, Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Freedom Fund (Bio)
Anna Kovalenko, USUBC Senior Advisor (Bio)
Irina Paliashvili, President & CEO, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) (Bio)
Moderated by: Amb. Geoffrey Pyatt, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; Senior Managing Director, Energy and Critical Minerals Practice, McLarty Associates (Bio).
The Program highlights will include outcomes of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, latest developments regarding the newly launched U.S.-Ukraine Economic Partnership on energy, minerals, infrastructure and recovery, and current trends in Ukraine’s defense sector.
The attendance is limited to USUBC members and partners. The space is strictly limited, so we can only accept one representative per company. The registration will be carried out on a first come, first served basis and will be closed when we reach capacity. If you would like to join the event, please register using the registration form.
For inquiries regarding this event, registration and sponsorship, please contact Nadiia Khomaziuk, Executive Director, Washington D.C. at nkhomaziuk@usubc.org