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Clean Industrial Transformation: Ukraine’s Strategic Role in the EU’s Agenda

Clean Industrial Transformation: Ukraine’s Strategic Role in the EU’s Agenda

Proponent
DiXi Group NGO, the Florence School of Regulation
under the auspices of the Office of the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, with the financial support of UK International Development
Dimension
EU Reform Dimension
Date & Time
July 9, 2025, 14:00-19:00
Location
Hilton Rome Eur La Lama, Piacentini Hall, Rome, Italy
Designed as a high-level half-day conference, the event will explore how Ukraine’s clean energy resources, industrial capacity, and strategic infrastructure can support the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal and broader climate and competitiveness goals—while simultaneously advancing Ukraine’s integration into the EU single market and its post-war reconstruction. The agenda includes three thematic panels on gas sector integration, renewable energy and manufacturing potential, and nuclear cooperation—each featuring senior Ukrainian officials, European Commission representatives, and international partners.

Programme

Panel 1
Gas sector integration for better prices to consumers and strengthened energy security
Gas will continue to play a crucial role in the European Union’s journey towards decarbonization, serving as one of the three key pillars of the Action Plan for Affordable Energy under the Clean Industrial Deal. In this context, Ukraine’s gas resources and infrastructure offer strategic advantages that can significantly enhance the EU’s energy security and market stability.
Keynote speaker: Aura Sabadus, Energy and cross-commodity expert,  ICIS
Moderator: Leonardo Meeus, Director of the Florence School of Regulation
Panel 2
Discovering Ukraine’s renewable energy and manufacturing potential for Europe’s energy transition
With the adoption of Directive 2018/2001 on the promotion of renewable energy, the European Union increased its overall renewable energy target from 32% to 42.5% of gross final energy consumption. Ukraine’s strategic position as a producer of renewable energy, particularly in biomass and biomethane, coupled with its potential in SAF development, can significantly contribute to the EU’s renewable energy targets and energy independence. Strengthening EU-Ukraine cooperation in renewable energy not only supports the EU’s decarbonization agenda but also enhances regional energy security and economic stability.
Keynote speaker: Kadri Simson, former Commissioner for Energy
Moderator: Andris Piebalgs, Professor of the Florence School of Regulation
Panel 3
Nuclear energy for a strengthened Europe
As nuclear power continues to be a key component of the EU’s electricity generation mix, Ukraine is well-positioned to make a substantial contribution in this area. Ukraine’s advanced nuclear infrastructure, crisis management expertise, and strategic approach to nuclear fuel diversification uniquely position it as a valuable partner for the EU’s nuclear energy sector and can significantly contribute to enhancing the EU’s energy security.
Keynote speaker: Emmanuel Brutin, Nuclear Europe
Moderator: Janez Kopač, Former Director of the Energy Community Secretariat
Invited Speakers
Leonardo Meeus, Director of the Florence School of Regulation
Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group
Marta Kos, EC Enlargement Commissioner
Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
Gavin Gray, IMF mission chief for Ukraine
Aura Sabadus, Energy and cross-commodity expert, ICIS
Christina Lobillo Borrero, EC, Head of Energy Security and International Relations (ENER.F) in DG ENER
Roman Malutin, CEO, Ukrtransgas
Kacper Żeromski, Deputy Director, System Development, ENTSOG
Pedro Cespedes, Senior LNG expert, ACER
Clara Poletti, Commissioner, ARERA, Chair, ACER Board of Regulators
Kadri Simson, former Commissioner on Energy
Andris Piebalgs, Professor of the Florence School of Regulation
Andrii Teliupa, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Marcus Lippold, Team Leader Green Deal Ukraine Service, DG ENEST, EC
Olha Yeriomina, Associate Director, Senior Banker, Energy Europe, EBRD
Oleh Riabov, Deputy General Director for Economics, Gals Agro, Executive Director, Horodyshche-Pustovarivska Agricultural Company
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Secretary General, Hydrogen Europe
Emmanuel Brutin, Nuclear Europe
Janez Kopač, Former Director of the Energy Community Secretariat
Alena Mastantuono, Vice-President of the TEN Section in the European Economic and Social Committee
Václav Kallus, Secretary to the Governmental Envoy for Ukraine
Hartmut Jacob, Acting Executive Board Member, Energoatom
Sylvie Richard, Long-Term Operation (Grand Carénage) Programme Director, EDF
Contact person: Anton Antonenko, DiXi Group | antant@dixigroup.org | +380979190480
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