Each year, Manor College is proud to host two Ukraine Dialogue speakers series programs where members of the Manor campus, Ukrainian, Ukrainian-American, and American communities join together to discuss critical political, religious, humanitarian, and other social issues that face Ukraine. The dialogues are in-person and virtual, engaging, purposeful, and compassionate regarding Ukraine and its people.

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

6:30 PM  | Ukrainian Heritage Studies Museum at Manor College and Via Zoom

Business and Industry Innovations Helping Ukraine’s Community

Featured Panelists

Anatoli Murha, CEO of UKRFCU: Murha is recognized as a strategic leader in business development and financial services, where his central focus is on building collaborative teams and cultivating purposeful client and community relationships.

Bob Schena, CEO of Rajant: Schena co-founded Rajant Corporation in 2001, growing the small start-up in Wayne, Pa. to have a strong international presence in various markets including military, industrial, transportation, utilities and telecommunications. Today, Rajant is doing business in over 75 countries with large global partners and has offices across the United States.

Dr. Irina Paliashvili, CEO of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC): Dr. Irina Paliashvili co-founded one of the first private law firms in Ukraine and expanded by founding the Washington-based Ukrainian Legal group. She graduated with highest honors from Kyiv State University School of International Law, and earned a Ph.D. in International Law from the same institution.

Alexander Gordin, Chair and Co-Founder of Rebuilding Ukraine Agency: Gordin is an international merchant banking professional with over 20 years of C-level experience providing cross-border strategic advisory services in the areas of export finance, international project finance, risk mitigation and business development. His clients include foreign governments, Fortune 500 corporations and he has transactional and negotiation experience in over 30 companies.

Misha Rudominski, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Himera: Rudominski is the co-founder and CEO of Promin Aerospace, a pioneering company in the aerospace industry. With extensive experience in defense, aerospace and global security, Misha has been instrumental in leading innovative projects and startups.

MODERATED BY

Ambassador Roman Popadiuk, American diplomat: The first United States Ambassador to Ukraine under George H.W. Bush Administration

Previous Ukraine Dialogues

2024

Diplomacy in War: Roles and Functions of an Ambassador – Watch the Replay Here

2023

Supporting Ukraine’s Service Members and Veterans – Watch the Replay Here
Russia’s Wartime Incursion of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant – Watch the Replay Here

2022

Constitutions of the US & Ukraine: Enduring Foreign Aggression – Watch the Replay Here

2021

30 Years of Ukrainian Independence – Part I – Russian Invasion and Military Relationship with the U.S. – Learn More Here
30 Years of Ukrainian Independence – Part II – Linguistic, Financial and Religious Implications – Watch the Replay Here

2020

Zelenskyy’s 1st Year Leading – Watch the Replay Here

2019

Emerging Women in Politics in, of, and for Ukraine – Learn More Here
Kyiv Patriarchy and Russian Aggression in the Kerch Strait – Learn More Here

2018

Hacking and the New Russia – Learn More Here
Moving Beyond the Failed Minsk Process and Ending Russia’s war in Ukraine

2017

America’s Relationship & Moral Obligation
Education as the Battlefront for Democracy – Learn More Here