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, NGO Pryncyp - Ukraine
Ms. Tatiana Yankelevich, Stepdaughter of Andrei Sakharov
Prof. Robert van Voren, FGIP/ASRC
10.30-10.55 Keynote address 1: Europe and the war in Ukraine
Prof. Timothy Garton Ash (UK)
10.55-11.20 Keynote address 2: When you have seen one war...you have seen one war
Prof. Sir Simon Wessely (UK)
11.20-11.30 Book announcement "Waiting for the first light"
Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek and Lesya Kharchenko
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.00 Panel I: Living with trauma: personal stories from survivors
Moderator: Prof. Jana Javakhishvili (GE)
Kyiv veteran theater two years after the invasion video by Lesya Kharchenko (UA)
Comments by Andrei Ilchenko (UA); Viktoria Samova-Katalichuk (UA)
Discussants: Ryszard Chudy (PL); Robin Imthorn (NL);
13.00-14.00 Afternoon break
14.00-14.25 Keynote address 3: Mental health and invisible wounds
General Romeo Dallaire (CA)
14.25-15.35 Panel II: Looking back: what would you do different when developing national models of services for veterans from scratch?
Moderator: Janet H. Anderson (UK)
Discussants: Oystein Jack Naess (N); Lt. Col. Sardar Bahadur (UK); Dr. Denisa Dokulilova (CZ); Dr. Darren Minshall (UK)
15.35-16.00 Keynote address 4: Moral injury in the aftermath of war and conflict
Dr. Stephanie Houle (CA)
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
16.30-16.55 Keynote address 5: From battlefield to brain - why we need to understand the dynamics of PTSD, stress, and trauma?
Prof. Eric Vermetten (NL)
16.55-17.20 Keynote address 6: Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in conflict areas: potential applications in Ukraine
Rachel Thibeault (CA)
17.20-18.30 Panel III: How to meet the veteran needs in Ukraine when resources are limited?
Moderator: Rob Keukens (NL)
Discussants: Prof. Robert van Voren (LT/NL); Dr. Haakon Engen (N); Dr. Deirdre MacManus (UK); Kateryna Timakina (UA); Nataliia Umerenkova (UA)
18.30-18.45 Closing
19.00 Reception at Andrei Sakharov Research Center, S. Daukanto st. 27
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.