Join Women In International Security (WIIS), the Embassy of Liechtenstein, Washington, DC and the Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network (BSWN) on April 29 at 9:00 AM (EST)/15:00 (CET) for a virtual policy roundtable highlighting the impact and intersection of gender and nuclear security and safety.

Experts in the field and members of BSWN will assess the conflict in Ukraine and the region in the wake of military hostilities. They will also report on the current status of nuclear safety and security in Ukraine and provide an overview of the BSWN's work and transborder cooperation in Ukraine.

Opening Remarks

Ariela Blätter, President and CEO, Women In International Security

Introductory Remarks

H.E. Ambassador Georg Sparber, Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the U. S.

Keynote Remarks

Leslie Hayden, Counselor for Nuclear Affairs, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna

Introduction: Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network

Nataliia Klos, Chief Specialist in Physical Protection, State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine and Coordinator, Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network

Panelists

Nataliia Klos, Chief Specialist in Physical Protection, State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine and Coordinator, Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network

Kateryna Pavlova, Head of the Department for International Cooperation and Public Relations, State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management (Chornobyl)

Mădălina Ştefanic, HR Senior Economist, Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica, Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant Branch

Moderator

Dr. Jana Wattenberg, Lecturer, Aberystwyth University and Senior Fellow, Women In International Security