Energy Solutions for Sustainable Regional Development: Investments, Innovation, and Resilience

Proponent

Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, UNDP in Ukraine, Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security of Italy

Dimension

Local and Regional Dimension

Date & Time

July 09, 2025. 13:30-17:00

Location

Hilton Rome Eur La Lama, Terragni Hall, Rome, Italy

To support Ukraine’s green recovery and long-term regional development, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, in partnership with UNDP and support of Italian Government and URC, is convening a high-level round table on "Energy Solutions for Sustainable Regional Development: Investments, Innovation, and Resilience" as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025.

This session will explore how sustainable energy investments, innovative technologies, and resilient infrastructure can drive regional growth and self-reliance across Ukraine. The focus will be on scaling up renewable green energy projects, improving energy efficiency, and modernizing grid infrastructure to provide stable, affordable, and clean energy to communities nationwide.

Programme

Moderator: Ms. Yuliia Rybak, Programme Manager of UNDP Green Energy Recovery Programme

13:30 - 14:00

Registration. Welcome Coffee

14:00 - 14:20

Panel Discution :Investing in Energy resilience and recovery: How Ukraine’s Regions Are Driving the Green Transition

Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine (TBD)

Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine

Maryna Denysiuk, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

Vannia Gava, Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Security of Italy (TBC)

Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative UNDP Ukraine

14:20 - 15:20

Nataliya Boyko, Deputy chairperson of the Supervisory Board of National Joint Stock Company, Naftogaz of Ukraine

Mr. Robert J. Saum, Director for Ukraine and Moldova, World Bank (TBC)

Rodion Morozov, Acting Chairman of the Board, JSB UKRGASBANK

Lionel Rapaille, Director, Enlargement and Neighbourhood Department, EIB

Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia State Administration

Igor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv

Gennadiy Trukhanov, Mayor of Odesa

Vitaly Butenko, CEO, Energy Company of Ukraine

Oleksandr Dombrovsky, Chairman of the Board «Global 100REnewable UA», CEO « MHP Eco Energy»

Andriy Konechenkov, Chair of the board of the Ukraine Wind Association

15:20 - 15:40

Coffee break

15:40 –16:40

Panel Discution: Technology and Capital for Recovery: Innovation as the Engine of Regional Energy Resilience

Volodymyr Shmatko, Mayor of Chortkiv

Serhiy Korenev, Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv

Andrii Kostrytsia, President of the Energy Club

Sergio Olivero, Head of Finance&Business Innovation of the Energy Center of the Politecnico di Torino

Alessio Cipullo, Head of Italy and EU Public Affairs

Pavel Bielek, Deputy Head of Energy and Climate Policy team, Berlin Economics

Iaroslav Kryl, CEO of Hydrogen Ukraine

Ihor Dir, Executive Director, Ukrainian Nuclear Forum

16:40 - 16:55

Closing remarks

16:55 - 17:00

Group Photo

Contact person: Kyrylo Riabykin, UNDP in Ukraine, Implementation Specialist Senior Expert | kyrylo.riabykin@undp.org

Energy Solutions for Sustainable Regional Development: Investments, Innovation, and Resilience

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