WJCT Public Media 100 Festival Park AvenueJacksonville, FL 32202 Start: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM End: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM Time Zone: Eastern Time Add to my calendar Outlook Calendar Google Calendar Yahoo! Calendar iCal Calendar Remind Me
"Essential. A relentless and truly important documentary." - The New York TimesJoin the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville and WJCT Public Media for a screening of 20 Days in Mariupol, the 2024 Best Documentary Feature Film Academy Award winner. J.P. Natkin, chief business officer for Macro-Advisory Ltd., Eurasia Strategic Consulting will provide context for the film.After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for The Associated Press, 20 Days in Mariupol is Mstyslav Chernov's first feature film. The film draws on Chernov's daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it's like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe. A cash bar will be available. Attendance is free and open to the general public. Registration required.ABOUT J.P. NATKINJ.P. Natkin has worked in Russia, the CIS and the Eurasia region for over three decades. He started his career in Washington on Capitol Hill before transitioning to international business, included stints in industry, consulting, and investment banking. As a banker covering the EMEA and Eurasia region, J.P. was voted one of the top professionals in the Thomson Reuters Extel survey of institutional investors and frequently placed in the top three of these polls.Before leaving to launch Macro-Advisory Ltd., J.P. served as CEO of Otkritie Inc., and Global Head of Sales for parent company Otkritie Capital where he launched the U.S. broker-dealer for Russia's largest private bank and initiated research coverage to North American investors. He previously served as Managing Director, Head of Client Services, and Head of Emerging Markets for Credit Agricole Cheuvreux; Managing Director and Co-Head of the International business for Uralsib; Head of the Institutional Client Group at Troika Dialog; Director for Global Emerging Markets for ING Barings; and Vice President at Renaissance Capital.Prior to moving to the investment banking industry, J.P. led the natural resource practice for Central Europe Trust in London where he advised multinational firms on market entry and corporate finance strategy throughout the CEEMEA region. J.P. also lived and worked in Russia in the early 1990s where he led the first post-Soviet foreign investment in new oil field development for EuroSov Petroleum and its parent firm Vanguard Petroleum, an Australian resource venture capital boutique.J.P. Natkin received a B.A. in Political Science from Boston University and did his graduate work in Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.