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Thursday, October 27
3:00 pm – 10:00 PM
Registration
Registration will be available on Thursday, October 27th at 15:00pm until 22:00pm.
Friday, October 28
7:30 am – 6:00 PM
Registration
Registration will be available on Thursday, October 27th and remain open until 18:00 on Friday.
8:00 am – 5:00 PM
Vendor Tables open
Vendor Tables will be open until 17:00 on Friday.
7:00 AM
Breakfast served
Location: Delta Hotel, Ballroom
8:00 AM
Call to Order
8:10 -8:15 am
Borys Sydoruk, Chair National Interment Commemoration Committee
Brief Presentation on Internment Commemoration Day
8:15 -8:40 am
Setting the Stage for the Congress
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bohdan Kordan
8:45-10:00 am
Formal Opening Ceremony
10:05-10:45 am
Plenary Panel 1: Impact of the War on Human Rights in Ukraine
Ambassador Bob Rae
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Raynell Andreychuk
10:45-11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 pm
Plenary Session I
Election of Presidium, President’s Report, etc.
12:00- 1:00pm
Lunch
12:30- 1:00pm
Keynote Speaker
1:05- 2:00pm
Plenary Panel 2: Canada and Ukraine – Working Together to Build Euro-Atlantic Security
Minister Anita Anand
Ukrainian Govt. Official (TBA)
Jill Sinclair
2:02-2:10 pm
Announcement of Heroes Medal/Heroes of their Day
2:10 – 3:00 pm
Plenary Session I cont…
Finance report, etc.
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Canada Ukraine Foundation Report
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Coffee Break
4:00 – 4:15 pm
90th anniversary of the Holodomor: The resilience of a nation
4:15 – 4:45 pm
Shevchenko Foundation Report
4:45 pm
Group Photo followed by Adjournment of Day 1
6:00 pm – 9:00 Pm
Vyshyvanka Night at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Greetings from Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Saturday, October 29
7:30 am – 6:00 PM
Registration
Registration will remain open until 18:00 on Saturday.
7:30 am
Breakfast
8:00 – 5:00 pm
Vendor Tables open
Vendor Tables will be open until 17:00 on Saturday.
8:30 – 8:45 am
Call to Order of Day 2
8:45 – 9:00 am
Ukrainian World Congress Report
9:00 – 10:30 am
Workshop Block A
Workshop 1: The Future of Ukrainian Education in Canada
Speakers:
📢 Tanya Sunak, Chair National Ukrainian Education Committee
📢 Oksana Levytska, Ukrainian World Congress, Teacher
📢 Nataliya Sovinska, VP National Ukrainian Education Committee, Teacher in Winnipeg
📢 Vlodko Boychuk, Teacher in the Ukrainian bilingual program in Edmonton
📢 Dr. Olena Bilash, University of Alberta, Ukrainian Language Education Centre
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Elena Krueger, President of UCC Saskatchewan
Workshop 2: Our Canadian Culture - Stronger than Ever
Speakers:
📢 Yulia Zmerzla, Executive Director Oseredok Ukrainian Culture Edication Centre
📢 Alexis Kochan, Singer/Songwriter
📢 Mark & Marichka Marczyk, Balaklava Blues Singer/songwriters
📢 Bohdana Baschuk, Executive Director Taras Shevchenko Foundation
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Daria Kowalyk
Workshop 3: Best Practices for Community Leadership
Speakers:
📢 Kateryna Rohowska, President UCC Durham Branch (Oshawa)
📢 Gordon Gordey Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association, (Past President)
📢 Krystina Waler, Director of Ukrainian Initiatives at the Temerty Foundation
📢 Slawko Borys, Chair of the Board of Directors of Ukrainian Credit Union Ltd, Treasurer of UNF Toronto Branch
📢 Iryna Shyroka, President UCC British Columbia Provincial Council
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Cassian Soltykevych, UCC National Secretary (Ottawa)
Workshop 4: Meeting the Needs of Displaced Ukrainians
Speakers:
📢 Chris Freisen, CEO Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance
📢 Evhen Duvalko, Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society
📢 Jack Jedwab, Metropolis Institute
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Natalia Jatskevich, UCC BC past-president
Workshop 5: Best Practices for Non-Profit Governance
Speakers:
📢 Margaret Mason, retired lawyer
📢 John Stefaniuk, Thompson Dorfman
🧑⚖️ Moderator:Jason Woycheshyn, President Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association
10:30 – 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:30 Pm
Workshop Block B
Workshop 6: Developing Community Supports for Displaced Ukrainians
Speakers:
📢 Dmytro Malyk, UCC Manitoba Provincial Council
📢 Danylo Puderak, UCC Saskatchewan Provincial Council
📢 Bruce Lilly, Ukrainian in Newfoundland
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Ihor Michalchyshyn, UCC National CEO
Workshop 7: Excellence in Donor Stewardship: Building Fundraising Capacity
Speakers:
📢 Raya Dzulynsky, Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (Alumni)
📢 Janine Kuzma, St. Josephs Hospital Foundation
📢 Donna Korade, Taras Shevchenko Foundation
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Andrea Kopylech, University of Alberta
Workshop 8: Disinformation in the Russian War on Ukraine
Speakers:
📢 Alexa Pavliuc, PhD researcher on disinformation
📢 Marcus Kolga, MacDonald Laurier Institute
📢 Megan Perry, Lawyer and Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association Disinformation Committee
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Andriy Shevchenko, Former Ambassador of Ukraine
Workshop 9: The Future of Slavic Studies in the Post-War Context
Speakers:
📢 Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta
📢 Dr. Orysia Kulick, University of Manitoba
📢 Dr. Henry Prown, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta
🧑⚖️ Moderator: Jaroslaw Balan, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta
Workshop 10: Ukrainian Health & Humanitarian Assistance
Speakers:
📢 Orest Sklierenko
📢 Oksana Kuzyshyn
📢 Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn
📢 Victor Hetmanczuk
12:30 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM
Keynote speaker: Minister Harjit Sajjan
1:15 – 2:45 PM
Plenary Panel 3: Building Community Now and Into the Future
Orysia Boychuk
Devon Sereda Goldie
Danya Pankiw
Elena Lialiuk
Michael Shwec
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Report of the Resolutions Committee
4:30 PM
Adjournment of Day 2
6:00 pm
Cocktails and Awards Banquet
Greetings from Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg
Presentation of UCC Leadershiop Awards
Culture Program
Sunday, October 30
8:00 – 9:00 am
Ecumencial Prayer Service
9:00 am
Breakfast Served
9:30-9:45 am
Call to Order followed by a Presentation by the Canadian Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions
9:45 – 10:10 am
Plenary Session II
10:15 – 11:30 AM
Plenary Panel 4: Ukraine and the World: Geopolitics and Rebuilding
Dr. Lloyd Axworthy
Roman Waschuk
Ambassador Larisa Galadza
Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv
Markian Shwec
11:30 – 11:45 AM
Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:00 PM
Plenary Session III
Voting, results, etc…
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Offical closing of the Triennal Congress
*time of the closing of the congress could be subject to change
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 PM
UCC Board Meeting
2:30 PM
Shevchenko Mounument Wreath laying
Location: Manitoba Legislature
PLENARY PANELS
The Impact of the War on Human Rights in Ukraine
Canada and Ukraine: Working Together to Build Euro-Atlantic Security
Building Community Now and Into the Future
Ukraine and the World: Geopolitics and Rebuilding
WORKSHOPS
The Future of Ukrainian Education in Canada
Our Canadian Culture – Stronger than Ever
Best Practices for Community Leadership
Meeting the Needs of Displaced Ukrainians
Best Practices for Non-Profit Governance
Developing Community Supports for Displaced Ukrainians
Excellence in Donor Stewardship: Building Fundraising Capacity
Disinformation in the Russian War on Ukraine
The Future of Slavic Studies in the Post-War Context