Ukraine Symposium

The inaugural Ukraine Symposium 2026 a student symposium at the Harvard Kennedy School will bring together leaders from government, civil society, academia, journalism, and the private sector to reflect on Ukraine's present realities, its future, and its place in a rapidly changing global landscape.

The symposium is meant to be a space for real conversation where emerging leaders can engage with policymakers, scholars, and practitioners working on the urgent political, humanitarian, and global questions surrounding Ukraine. The day will be organized around three panels, covering lived experience and civil society resilience, Ukraine’s place in a shifting international order, and innovation, economic recovery and reconstruction.

Organized by the Ukraine Caucus at HKS with the generous support of Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; the Institute of Politics; the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government; the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute; the Center for Public Leadership; the Carr-Ryan Institute for Human Rights; the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic; and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.