Unless a consecutive chain of services is developed that involves all parties and all stakeholders, Ukraine will be facing a very dark period, even after winning this war.

21 May, 2024 - Public Day

09.00-10.00 Registration

10.00-10.30 Opening session
Prof. Juozas Augutis, Rector of Vytautas Magnus University;
Mr. Zilvinas Tomkus, Deputy Minister of Defense of Lithuania;
Mr. Masi Nayyem-TBC;
Prof. Robert van Voren, FGIP/ASRC

10.30-11.00 Key note speech: Prof. Timothy Garton Ash (UK)

11.00-11.30 Key note speech: General Romeo Dallaire (CA)

11.30-12.00 Coffee break

12.00-13.00 Panel one: living with trauma; personal stories from survivors
Moderator: Prof. Jana Javakhishvili (GEO)
Ryszard Chudy (PL); Robin Imthorn (NL)
Lesya Kharchenko (UA): Video from Ukraine: Kyiv veteran theater two years after the invasion; Commentary by two participants in the video:
Andrei Ilchenko (UA) and Viktoria Samova-Katalichuk (UA)

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.30 Key note speech: Prof. Sir Simon Wessely (UK)

14.30-15.30 Panel two: looking back: what would you do different when developing national models of services for veterans? Three examples.
Moderator: Janet H. Anderson (UK)
Dr. Deirdre MacManus (UK); Dr. Franziska Langner (D); Jack Naess Oysteyn (N - TBC)

15.30-16.00 Key note speech: Dr. Stephanie Houle (CA) Dealing with moral injury

16.00-16.30 Coffee break

16.30-17.00 Key note speech: Prof. Eric Vermetten (NL)

17.00-17.30 Key note speech: Rachel Thibeault (CA) Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs for Veterans

17.30-18.30 Panel three: How to meet the veteran needs in Ukraine when resources are limited? Moderator: Prof. Robert van Voren (LT/NL)
Prof. Irina Pinchuk (UA);
Prof. Igor Koutsenok (UA/USA);
Haakon Engen (N);
Gerald Rots (NATO-TBC)

18.30-18.45 Closing

During the construction of the building, acoustic solutions were reflected in the oval shape of the hall, special upholstery was used, and the vault was designed by engineer Pranas Markūnas, a pioneer of reinforced concrete structures in Lithuania. There is no shortage of round shapes in other areas of the cinema. Specialists attribute these solutions to the streamline aesthetics prevailing in the United States at the time, also known as the late stage of art deco.

A cozy public space is formed by incorporating the building into the depth of the plot. The art deco facade of "Romuva" soon became iconic, especially the glass tower.

In 2015, the building was awarded the European Heritage Label, and currently it is one of the symbols of modernist architecture in Kaunas, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Conference will take place at an extraordinary, historic movie theatre Romuva, which first opened its doors in 1940.