

President and CEO
John P. Walters is president and chief executive officer of Hudson Institute.
Ukrainian Minister of Defense
Ukrainian Ambassador to the US
Commander of the Georgian Legion
Senior Editor for Coffee or Die; War Reporter based in Ukraine since 2014; former US Air Force Special Operations Pilot
Foreign Policy Expert
Director, Superhumans Center and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Former Commanding General of US Army Europe; Senior Advisor, Human Rights First
Head of the Crimea Platform Department at the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is an expert in naval operations, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, military competitions, and wargaming.
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Peter Rough is a senior fellow and director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute.
Senior Fellow
Luke Coffey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His work analyzes national security and foreign policy, with a focus on Europe, Eurasia, NATO, and transatlantic relations.
Vladimir Putin’s three-day war against Ukraine is entering its second year. Right now, Ukraine has the momentum after two successful counterattacks late last year in Kharkiv and Kherson, but Russia is finalizing a large-scale mobilization of fresh troops. Russia gets weaker as it digs deep into its stockpiles of older military hardware to use against Ukraine. Ukraine gets stronger as it receives more advanced military hardware from the West. The big question is whether Western military support for Ukraine is too-little-too-late, or if it will arrive just in time to turn the tide and make 2023 a year of victory. Join us to discuss what can be expected in 2023 and how the United States and its allies can continue their vital support for Ukraine.
Agenda
8:20 – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Keynote
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Special Address
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. | A View from the Front Line
9:50 – 10:50 a.m. | Panel 1: Ukraine in 2023
Moderator
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. | Intermission
11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Panel 2: The Liberation of Crimea
Moderator
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