Preliminary Agenda

Agenda

Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 –Agenda

11 June

Until 8:00

Arrival at the venue for security checks

10:00 – 10:45

Welcome

Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

10:45 – 11:40

Opening Plenary 1: Foreign Ministers on: United in Defence. United in Recovery. Stronger Together.

Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy

David Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom

Radosław Sikorski, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland

Penny Pritzker, Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery of the United States of America

Moderator: Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany

11:40 – 12:34

Opening Plenary 2: United in Recovery – Towards a Free and Prosperous Ukraine

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP

Odile Renaud-Basso, President, EBRD

Anna Bjerde, Managing Director, Operations, World Bank

Oleksandr Markushyn, Mayor of Irpin

Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv

Moderator: Ali Aslan

12:35 – 13:05

Opening Plenary 3: Perspectives for Economic Recovery – Promote a Strong and Sustainable Economy for Ukraine

Dr. Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Dr. Christian Bruch, Chair of the Business Advisory Council, President and CEO of Siemens Energy AG

Moderator: Ali Aslan

13:05 – 13:45

Opening Plenary 4: Framework and Conditions for Economic Growth and Resilience – Implementing the Ukraine Facility

Christian Lindner, Federal Minister of Finance of Germany

Serhiy Marchenko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine

Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Christian Sewing, CEO, Deutsche Bank

Mike Pompeo, Former United States Secretary of State and Board Member of VEON and Kyivstar

Moderator: Ali Aslan

13:45

Break

14:00

Opening Recovery Forum

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

Vasyl Shkurakov, Acting Minister of Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure of Ukraine

Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

14:30

1. Business dimension:

Mobilizing private sector for reconstruction and economic growth

Business dimension (Session 1.1): The Future of Ukraine as an EU Economic Power House – What's Needed for Economic Growth and an Attractive Business Environment?

Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization of Ukraine

Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People

Penny Pritzker, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery

Dr. Christian Bruch, Chair of the Business Advisory Council, President and CEO of Siemens Energy AG

Moderator: Ali Aslan, International Journalist

2. Human Dimension:

Social recovery and human capital for Ukraine’s future

Human Dimension (Session 2.1): Stronger Together: Fostering Resilience and Social Inclusion

Oksana Zholnovych, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine

Nusrat Ghani, Minister of State, UK FCDO

Arup Banerji, Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe, World Bank

Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano, Deputy Director General for Management and Reform ad interim, IOM

Serhii Pozniak, Head of Association of Veteran Entrepreneurs

Moderator: Anka Feldhusen, Deputy Director General for Crisis Prevention, German Federal Foreign Office, former Ambassador to Ukraine of Germany

3. Local Dimension:

Recovery of municipalities and regions

Local Dimension (Session 3.1): Infrastructure investments as a core of regional and local restoration – how economic recovery and the return of Ukrainian citizens are shaping Ukraine’s recovery priorities

Keynote on behalf of the President of Ukraine: Oleksej Kuleba (Deputy Head of the Office of the President)

Panel Discussion:

Vasyl Shkurakov, Acting Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine

Ihor Terekov, Mayor of Kharkiv

Maria Repko, Deputy Director of Centre for Economic Strategy

José Fernandez, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Energy and Climate of USA

Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank

Matteo Patrone, Vice President, EBRD

Intervention from the floor: Vitaliy Kim (Head of Mykolaiv Regional State Administration)

Moderator: Jaco Cilliers, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme

4. EU Dimension:

EU accession and related reforms

EU Dimension (Session 4.1): Moving Closer: Ukraine’s Preparation for Accession to the EU and Preparing the EU for Ukraine’s Accession

Panel Discussion:

Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia

Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of Lithuania

Luminita-Teodora Odobescu, Foreign Minister of Romania

Maros Šefčovič, Executive Vice President, European Commission

Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate, German Federal Foreign Office

Moderator: Stefan Meister, German Council on Foreign Relations

15:45

Break

16:15

Business dimension (Session 1.2): Partnering for strengthening Ukraine’s future Arsenal: Ukraine’s defense industry as a key driver of resilience and recovery

Keynote: Dr. Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

Political Panel:

Alexandr Kamyshin, Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine

Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Nusrat Ghani, Minister for Europe; Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Industrial Panel:

Herman Smetanin, Chief Executive Officer, JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry

Nataliia Kushnerska, Chief Operating Officer, Defence Tech Cluster Brave1

Yevhen Yakovlev, Chief Investments Officer, Skyeton LLC APC

Christian Seear, Senior Director Ukraine, BAE Systems

Armin Papperger, CEO Rheinmetall AG

Joachim Finkielman, Director of the Defence Industry Unit, Confederation of Danish Industry

Moderator: Anna Gvozdiar, Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine

[80 minutes]

Human Dimension (Session 2.2): Skills for Recovery and Labour Market Integration by Engaging the Whole of Society (incl. Youth, IDPs and Returnees)

1st Round of Fishbowl Panel:

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator, USAID

Anna Bondarenko, NGO Ukrainian Volunteer Service

Barbara Rambousek, Director for Gender and Economic Inclusion, EBRD

2nd Round of Fishbowl Panel:

Gert Jan Koopman, General Director, DG-NEAR, EU Commission

Oleksandr Shubin, First Deputy Chairman, Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine

Beate Andrees, Assistant Director-General, ILO

Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Hubertus Heil, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany

Interventions from the floor:

Samu Seitsalo, Director of International Affairs of EDUFI, Finland

Philipp Justus, Vice President for Central Europe, Google

Moderator: Stefano Scarpetta (Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD)

Local Dimension (Session 3.2): What will the modern Ukrainian city look like? Sustainable urban development, energy efficiency and strengthening the resilience of municipal infrastructure

Klara Geywitz, Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building Germany

Natalia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine

Burkhard Jung, Mayor of Leipzig

Roman Klichuk, Mayor of Chernivtsi

Anna Pashynska, NGO Metalab

Shigeru Ban, Shigeru Ban Architects

Carlo Monticelli, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank CEB

Peter Hübner, President of the Federation of the German Construction Industry

Moderator: Hilmar von Lojewski, Deputy at the Association of German Cities, Head of the Department of Urban Development, Construction, Housing and Traffic

EU Dimension (Session 4.2): Rule of Law, Judiciary Reform and the Establishment of an International Compensation Mechanism

Keynote by Věra Jourová, Vice President, European Commission

Panel Discussion:

Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General, Council of Europe

Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head, Office of the President of Ukraine

Hrihoriy Usyk, Head of the High Council of Justice of Ukraine

Benjamin Strasser, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany

Viktoria Melnyk, Center for Political and Legal Reforms

David Vaughn, USAID New Justice Programme, Kyjiv

Moderator: Wilfried Jilge, Senior Advisor, Stabilization Platform

[80 minutes]

17:15

Break

17:45

Business dimension (Session 1.3): Energy Security and Green Recovery: Contribution of Businesses to a Resilient and Sustainable Energy Supply in Ukraine

Keynotes:

Dr. Robert Habeck, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

German Galushchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine

Panel Discussion:

Nataliya Boyko, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO UkrEnergo

Oleksiy Chernyshov, CEO Naftogaz

Mr. Knud Rissel, Chief Commercial Officer, Notus Energy

Cheryl Edleson Hanway, Director for Energy, Infrastructure and Mining in Europe and Latin America, IFC

Moderator: Vitaliy Radchenko, Managing Partner, Head of Energy & Climate Change, CMS

Human Dimension (Session 2.3): Health as a Prerequisite for Recovery: Mental Health, Rehabilitation and eHealth

Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine

Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine

Prof. Karl Lauterbach, German Federal Minister of Health

Carlo Montecelli, Gouvernor of the Council of Europe Development Bank

Karin Steinecke, Senior physician at Charité, Clinic Partner and Telemedical Project

Interventions from the Floor:

Inna Ivanenko, Executive Director of the Patients of Ukraine Foundation

Anne-Catherine Berner, Swiss-Finish business executive and former Finish Minister of Transport and Communications

Simonas Šatūnas, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

Vincent Vial, Project Lead, APPUI Project

Riina Sikkut, Minister of Health of Estonia

Moderator: Dr. Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative in Ukraine

Local Dimension (Session 3.3): Resilient Municipalities – strong local self-government for Ukraine’s recovery

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Speaker of Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine

Jan Szyszko, State Secretary, Ministry of development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland

Gert-Jan Koopman, Director General, DG NEAR, EU Commission

Oleksandr Senkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv

Interventions from the Floor:

Oleksandr Slobozhan, Executive Director, All-Ukrainian Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC)

Ivan Slobodianyk, Executive Director All-Ukrainian Association of Communities

Oleksandr Korinnyi, Chairman, All-Ukrainian Association of Amalgamated Municipalities

Tetiana Molcean, Executive Secretary, UNECE

Moderator: Gwendolyn Sasse, Director, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS)

EU Dimension (Session 4.3): Green Recovery and European Green Deal for Ukraine: Conditions for an Environmentally Friendly Recovery and Growth

Steffi Lemke, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection of Germany

Ruslan Strilets, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Ressources of Ukraine

Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries

Margot Wallström, EIPCo-Chair of the High Level Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of the War

Mark Bowman, Vice President for Policy and Partnerships, EBRD

Nataliya Andrusevich, Chair of the Governing Board, Resource and Analysis Center „Society and Environment”

Moderator: Iordanca-Rodica Iordanov, Professor of Environmental Law, State University of Moldova

18:45

Evening Reception on invitation by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal President of Germany for all participants

12 June

9:30

Business dimension (Session 1.4): De-Risking and Access to Finance – Unlocking Investment and Trade Potential

Opening Statements:

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, of Ukraine

Penny Pritzker, Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery of the United States of America

Scott Nathan, CEO of DFC

Eric Andersen, President of Aon

Alfonso García Mora, Vice President for Europe, IFC

Moderation: Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Panel Discussion:

Yuichiro Akita, General Manager, International and Strategic Policy, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)

Mariane Sondergaard-Jensen, Senior Director, International Regulation and Policy, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO)

Katarzyna Kowalska, Vice President, Korporacja Ubezpieczeń Kredytów Eksportowych/Export Credit Agency (KUKE)

Arvid Tuerkner, Managing Director, EBRD

Lionel Rapaille, Director, EIB

Rostyslav Shurma, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

Moderation: Thomas Baum, Executive, Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management at Euler Hermes

Human Dimension (Session 2.4): Gender Mainstreaming and Female Leadership: Ensuring Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Recovery for Ukraine

Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of NGO Centre of Civil Liberties, Nobel Prize Laureate

Iryna Postolovska, Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine

Alexandre Lévêque (Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Affairs Canada

Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director, UN Women

Natalia Karbovska, Director of Strategic Development, Ukrainian Women’s Fund

Kateryna Levchenko, Ukrainian Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy

Lenna Koszarny, CEO Horizon Capital

Interventions from the floor:

Yoichi Fukazawa, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Anzhelika Bielova, Voice of Romni

Anna Sharyhina, President NGO Sphere

Launch of Alliance for gender-responsive recovery

Local Dimension (Session 3.4): Ownership, Transparency and Integrity in Recovery

Serhiy Derkach, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine

Olena Halushka, Board Member of NGO, Anti-Corruption Action Centre

Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of Kyiv Regional Military Administration

Svitlana Olshanska, First Deputy Mayor of Zhytomyr

Viktor Nestulya, Head of Ukraine Support, Open Contracting Partnership

Allan Pagh Kristensen, Head of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine

Ann Lee, CEO of CORE

Intervention from the Floor: Tetiana Yegorova-Lutsenko, President of the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils, Head of Kharkiv Regional Council

Moderator: Orysia Lutsevych, Chatham House

EU Dimension (Session 4.4): The Ukraine Plan: Bridging Reforms and Recovery Efforts on the Path to EU Accession

Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Marlene Madsen, Secretary General, European Commission, DG NEAR, Deputy Director

Matteo Patrone, Vice President, EBRD

Tymofiy Mylovanov, President, Kyjiv School of Economics

Teresa Czerwińska, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank

Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany

Moderator: Jacob Nell, Yermak-McFaul Group

10:45

Break

11:00

Business dimension (Session 1.5): From Bravery to Resilience, from Resilience to Growth: How Ukraine’s SMEs Drive Recovery Forward

1st Round on SME Strategy:

Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Christiane Laibach, Member of the Executive Board, KfW

Shohei Hara, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Olga Trofymova, Cluster Manager of the Ukrainian Automotive and Mobility Cluster

2nd Round on Business Development Reform:

Olga Zykova, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine

Andrii Hapon, Executive Director, Business Development Fund (BDF)

Christiane Laibach, Member of the Executive Board, KfW

Shohei Hara, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Maria Repko, Deputy Executive Director, Center for Economic Strategy

Moderator: Jaroslawa Johnson, President and CEO, Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund

Human Dimension (Session 2.5): Protecting Civilians, Restoring Human Capital and Boosting Recovery: Ukraine’s Strategic Priorities in Humanitarian Mine Action

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Dr. Tobias Lindner, Minister of State, German Federal Foreign Office

Charlotte Slente, Secretary General, Danish Refugee Council

Alexandre Lévêque, Assistant Deputy Minister for Global Affairs Canada

Patricia Danzi, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Moderator: Rory Logan, Head of Division, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

Local Dimension (Session 3.5): Empowering municipalities and regions – Enhancing capacities at local level

Georg Milbradt, Special Envoy of the German Government for the Decentralisation Reform in Ukraine

Olena Shuliak, Chairwoman of the Committee in the Verkhovna Rada for the Organization of the State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning, Ukraine

Mykola Riznyk, Mayor of Opishnya

Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President, European Committee of the Regions

Andreas Schaal, Director for Global Relations and Co-operation, Sherpa to the G7, the G20 and APEC, OECD

Alyona Krytsuk, Project Co-Founder, NGO Brave to Rebuild

Lionel Rapaille, Director for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement, European Investment Bank

Moderator: Roger B. Myerson, Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago

EU Dimension (Session 4.5): Effective Fight Against Corruption – Ensuring a Trustworthy Environment and Determining further Steps for Successful Reform Implementation

Viktor Pavlushchyk, Head of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention of Ukraine

Vira Mykhailenko, Head of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine

Allen Pagh Kristensen, Head of EUACI

Nicolas Pinaud, Acting Head of the Anti-Corruption Division at DAF/OECD

Martina Bohuslavets, Chair of the Board, Rise UA Coalition

Moderator: Kataryna Ryzhenko, Deputy Director, Transparency International

12:00

Break

12:15

Business dimension (Session 1.6): Roots of Resilience: Strengthening Partnerships to Support the Ukrainian AgriFood Sector

Dr. Ophelia Nick, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture

Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Bill Anderson, CEO of Bayer AG

Alex Lissitsa, President of the Ukrainian Agrobusiness Club (UCAB)

Georg von Nolcken, CEO, Continental Farmers Group

Serhiy Savchuk, Chief Investment and Business Development Officer, Group of companies VITAGRO

Followed by fishbowl contributions

Moderator: Maria Yaroshko, Head of the German-Ukrainian Agropolicy Dialogue

Human Dimension (Session 2.6): Education, Science and Innovation in Times of War and Beyond

Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Federal Minister for Education and Research

Yevhen Kudriavets, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine

Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank

Patrick Cramer, President of the Max Planck Society

Andrzej Szeptycki, Head of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, POL

Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director UNICEF

Marcia McNutt, President, US National Academy of Science

Yuliia Bezvershenko, Co-Founder of Science at Risk

Moderator: Dr. Georg Schütte, Secretary General, Volkswagen Foundation

Local Dimension (Session 3.6): Seizing on international municipal partnerships for recovery and EU rapprochement

Vasyl Shkurakov, Acting Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine

1st Round on Regional Partnerships:

Victors Valainis, Minister of Economics of Latvia

Kostiantyn Mehem, First Deputy Head of Chernihiv Regional State Administration

Manuela Schwesig, Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Serhiy Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State (Military) Administration

Dr. Mark Speich, Secretary of State, North-Rhine-Westphalia

Oleg Kiper, Head of Odesa Regional State Administration

2nd Round on Municipal Partnerships:

Serhii Morhunov, Mayor of Vinnytsia

Alekandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdansk, Chair of Working Group on Ukraine CoR

Vitalii Bielobrov, Deputy Head of Kherson City Council

Katja Dörner, Mayor of Bonn

Oleksandr Solontay, Head of NGO Agency for Recovery and Development

Closing:

Davide La Cecillia, Special Envoy for Reconstruction of Ukraine, Italy

Moderator: Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff (Vice President and Director of the Berlin Office, German Marshall Fund (GMF)

EU Dimension (Session 4.6): Gradual Integration into the Single Market: A Push for Integration Through Joint Projects

Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

Martin Kocher, Minister of Economy and Labour of Austria

Yuriy Heletiy, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine

Cornelia Denz, President, German National Metrology Institute

Veronika Movchan, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting

Moderator: Tinatin Akhvlediani, Research Fellow, CEPS

13:15

Break

14:00

Human Dimension (Session 2.7): Protecting and Preserving Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage

Anastasia Bondar, Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization at the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine

Katja Keul, State Minister at GFFO

Claudia Roth, State Minister, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media of Germany

Krista Pikkat, Director of the Culture and Emergencies Entity at UNESCO

Kateryna Kulai, Director of the Municipal Institution Odesa National Art Museum

Edmondo Cirielli, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy

Simonas Kairys, Minister of Culture of Lithuania

Moderator: Camilla Mordhorst, President, European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)

EU Dimension (Session 4.7): Green Transition as a Business Case

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine

Geoffrey Pyatt, Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources at the U.S Department

Nusrat Ghani, Minister of State the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom

Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Energy

Alfonso García Mora, Regional Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean International Finance Corporation

Olena Pavlenko, President, NGO DiXi Group

Moderator: Artur Lorkowski, Director, Energy Community Secretariat

15:00 – 15:30

Closing Plenary, Hand over to Italy as next Co-Host

Yuliiya Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine

Dr. Thomas Bagger, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of German

Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, G7 Senior Government Representative for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Germany

Edmondo Cirielli, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy

Handover Ceremony

Recovery Forum: Stage programme

Recovery Forum Exhibitors

11 June

10:00 - 14:00

Broadcast of main stage

Moderators:

Katja Theise and James Waterhouse

14:00 – 14:15

Opening

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Vasyl Shkurakov, Acting Minister of Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure, Ukraine

Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine

14:15 – 14:20

International Flagship Projects: Award Ceremony

Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukrain

14:20 – 14:35

Break

14:35 – 14:50

Investment Guide (Presentation)

Volodymyr Kuzyo, Deputy Minister of Economy, Ukraine

14:50 – 15:00

Break

15:00 – 15:30

Rebuilding Ukraine together - the role of culture and education in Ukraine’s recovery (Panel)

Anna Bartels, Deputy Director-General and Head of Department for Culture and Society at the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany

Johannes Ebert, Secretary-General of the Goethe-Institut

Volodymyr Sheiko, Director General of the Ukrainian Institute

Robert Schlögl, President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Prof. Oleksandra Antoniuk, Leading researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Johannes Nathan, Member of the Steering Committee of the Ukraine Art Aid Center

15:30 – 15:45

Break

15:45 – 16:15

Ukraine’s Reforms Matrix - Driving Economic Growth Through Reforms (Panel)

Serhiy Marchenko, Minister of Finance, Ukraine

Dr. Arup Banerji, Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe, World Bank

Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Minister of Economy, Ukraine

Nataliia Shapoval, Head of the Kyiv School of Economics Institute, Ukraine

Moderator: Tetyana Kovtun, Executive Director, Reform Delivery Office (RDO)

16:15 – 16:30

Break

16:30 – 17:00

International Flagship Projects: Presentations (Part 1) (Lightning Talks)

Businesses presenting their flagship projects

17:00 – 17:30

Break

17:30 – 18:00

Rebuilding Ukraine together - the contribution of civil society to the future of UKR (Lightning Talks)

Brave to Rebuild
Vitaliy Selyk, Project Co-founder

CORE
Khorovytska Liana, Executive Director / Country Director CORE Ukraine

Europe Pryhystok
Stanislav Kutsenko, Acting Director

12 June

09:00 – 09:15

Opening

09:30 – 10:10

International partnerships for Ukrainian municipalities: Launch of a Partnership Map and a Call to Action (Panel)

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Vasyl Shkurakov, Acting Minister of Development of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure, Ukraine

Fabrizio Rossi, Secretary General, Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

Vitaly Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv and Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Cities

Andriy Dranchuk, Mayor of Khotyn, Ukraine & Thomas Schmidt, Mayor of Teltow, Germany

Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine & Martin Horn, Mayor of Freiburg, Germany

Moderator: Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdansk and Chair of the Committee of the Regions' Working Group on Ukraine

10:10 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 11:10

Digitalization (Lightning Talks)

ZBROYARI: History of the development of the Military Industry of Ukraine

Sergiy Boyev, Deputy Minister of Strategic Industries

HIMERA: Building a DefenseTech Company in Ukraine as a Humanitarian Mission

Mykhailo Rudominskyi, Co-Founder of Himera

ROBONEERS: Shaping the Future of Warfare: Unmanned Technologies Robotic Systems

Anton Skrypnyk, CEO of Roboneers

Ecosystem DREAM: Showcase best practices of using ecosystem DREAM in managing projects, presentation of new tools and 3D maps

Viktor Nestulya, Project Manager Ecosystem DREAM

11:10 – 11:30

Break

11:30 – 11:50

Mayors presenting their stories of success and failure (Lightning Talks)

Life between war and victory: lessons from Zaporizhizha region

Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration

Inclusion, transparency as a superpower for the recovery and European integration of Ukrainian cities

Kateryna Yamshchykova, Mayor of Poltava

“Build back better”: restoration of Bucha, lesson learned

Anatolii Fedoruk, Mayor of Bucha

11:50 – 12:00

Break

12:00 – 12:20

How can NGOs contribute to a sustainable, green recovery of Ukraine? (Lightning Talks)

Helping municipalities transition to renewables: bottom-up energy transition and solar power plants on critical infrastructure to prepare communities for the next winter

Nataliia Kholodova, Programme Manager, NGO Ecoclub

Importance of greening infrastructure: designing infrastructure in a manner reducing the impact on wildlife and risks to people

Valeriia Kolomiiets, Regenerate Ukraine Director, WWF-Ukraine

Cooperation of universities, companies and an NGO from UK, Ukraine, and the Netherlands to ensure systems approach in management of debris - from destruction and demolition waste to high-value concrete

Roman Puchko, Co-founder and CEO of ReThink (NGO, UA)

Theodore Hanein, Professor of Construction Materials Science, University of Leeds, UK

12:20 – 12:30

Break

12:30 – 13:00

International Flagship Projects: Presentations (Part 2) (Lightning Talks)

Businesses presenting their flagship projects

13:00 – 13:10

Break

13:10 – 13:20

School Nutrition as a Key to Sustainable Development: a reform that changes the lives of children and the economy of Ukraine (Lighting Talk)

Orest Stepanyak, Head of the School Nutrition Reform Team

13:20 – 13:35

Break

13:35 – 14:10

Urban planning for sustainable cities: Youth. Here and Now in Recovery (Lighting Talks)

Oleh Malets, CEO of NGO “TVORY”

Georgii Matiukhin, Founder and Director of NGO “Street Culture and Urban Reform”

Oleksandra Naryzhna, Co-founder, Head of Organisation of Urban Reform

Andriana Hamar, NGO “BUR”, Grants and Partnerships Manager

Moderator: Denys Ganzha, Founder and Head of NGO “Public Diplomacy Platform”

Beyond fast recovery: a blueprint for a New city Mriya in post-war Ukraine (Lighting Talk)

Vladyslav Rashkovan, Alternative Executive Director at International Monetary Fund

14:10 – 14:20

Break

14:20 – 14:50

Green Deal Ukraina and Energy Community (ECS) (Presentations)

Susanne Nies, Green Deal Ukraina, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin

Georg Zachmann, Green Deal Ukraina, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin

Olha Yestivniieva, Reform Support Team, Ministry of Energy Ukraine

Adam Balogh, Head of Ukraine Support Task Force Unit, Energy Community Secretariat

15:00 – 15:30

Break

2. TV and photo material

(a) Host broadcaster
As host broadcaster, ARD and RTL/n-tv will produce a TV signal for all press briefings and photocalls and make it available on request free of charge. Furthermore, we will stream the video material live to the conference website. All livestreams and the video material produced by the Host Broadcaster are available to download here.

(b) Photo pool
Due to space limitations and security-related restrictions, access to the meeting venue is limited for press representatives. Only a small number of photographers can be admitted to individual photocalls. Therefore, a photo pool will be set up.

(c) TV teams
Due to space limitations, only a limited number of TV teams other than the host broadcaster will be admitted to the photocalls at the venue. Therefore, a TV pool will be set up.