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