The Speech That Matters

by H.R. McMaster

Get exclusive access to all speeches from Ukraine Freedom Summit.

Hear why victory in Ukraine is critical for global security and freedom.

Panel 1: The Arsenal of Democracy

Speakers: Sergii Goncharov (NAUDI), Halyna Yanchenko (MP), Jack Lopresti (International Legion)

Accelerating defence industrial cooperation between Europe and Ukraine through battlefield experience and technology transfer.

Panel 2: Scaling Ukraine's Defence Production

Speakers: Vladislav Belbas (Ukrainian Armor), Yuliy Gere (Former Deputy Defence Minister)

From battlefield innovation to industrial scale - creating resilient manufacturing networks in contested environments.

Panel 3: The Deep Battle

Speakers: H.R. McMaster, Colonel Yevhen (SBU-A), Sir Nick Borton

Strategic strike operations and deep battle capabilities with H.R. McMaster, Lt. Gen Nick Borton, and Ukrainian commanders.

Panel 4: Forging the Arsenal

Speakers: Sergey Kuzyara (48th Special Forces), Iryna Zhluktenko (Dzyga's Paw), Maria Lemberg (Shpyg)

Ukraine's defence innovation revolution - from garage workshops to industrial-scale production.

Panel 5: The Asymmetric Edge

Speakers: Colonel Andrii (SBU-A Deputy Commander), Ilona Khmelova (Economic Security Council)

Intelligence, special operations, and cyber warfare - how smaller nations defeat larger adversaries.

Panel 6: The Strategic Architecture of Victory

HISTORIC MOMENT: Boris Johnson and H.R. McMaster together discussing Ukraine's battlefield experience reshaping global security.

Panel 7: The Unmanned Battlefield

Speakers: Dmytro Zhluktenko (Drone Pilot AFU), Lieutenant Vladyslav (UKRSOF), Rob Lee

Revolutionary drone warfare with actual pilots from Ukraine's frontlines.

DAY 2

Ukraine Economic Investment Forum

Panel 1: The Economic Front

Volodymyr Omelyan, Stephanie Baker (Bloomberg), Ilona Khmelova

How Ukraine's prosperity becomes Europe's security shield - every euro invested multiplies into defense capability.

Panel 2: Financing the New Marshall Plan

Timothy Ash (Chatham House), Omar Ritter (Former JPMorgan), Jeffrey Kramer (NOVA)

Unlocking frozen Russian assets and creating reconstruction bonds for the largest rebuilding effort since WWII.

Panel 3: The Entrepreneurship Arsenal

David Bateman (Claret Capital), John Kim (Jetbridge), Roman Suljyk (Resist.UA)

Ukrainian startups building unicorns under bombardment - Europe's next industrial revolution

Panel 4: Powering the Future

Sergey Kuzyara (48th Special Forces), Katarzyna Piquette (Former Deputy Minister Alberta)

Energy security with active soldier Sergey Kuzyara discussing frontline infrastructure protection.

Panel 5: Strategic Giving

Iryna Zhluktenko (Dzyga's Paw), Maria Lemberg (Shpyg), Thomas Jackson

How targeted philanthropy creates exponential returns for veteran rehabilitation and community resilience.

Panel 6: Infrastructure as Economic Catalyst

Ivan Vasyunik (Former Vice PM), Kathryn Porter, Jeffrey Kramer

Former Vice PM Ivan Vasyunik on rebuilding stronger - from gas networks to hospitals.

DAY 3

Ukraine Veterans Leadership Forum

Panel 1: Leadership After Service

MAJ Sergiy Zvhazin (72nd Brigade), Oleksandr Kobzarev (Unbroken), Brooks Newmark

Veterans as Ukraine's greatest untapped leadership resource - from employment to POW reintegration.

Panel 2: Forging the Future from Fire