Day 1, October 16

Venue: Hilton Hotel

Sustainable Energy Forum of Central and Eastern Europe SEF 2019 KYIV

7:00-8:45 Registration and morning coffee

8:45 Opening of the Forum

Welcoming speech by Vitaliy Daviy, CEO of IB Centre Europe and Chairman of the Organizing committee SEF 2019 KYIV;

Welcoming speech by the General Partner of SEF 2019 KYIV

9:00-10:30 Session 1. Decarbonization as the basis of global economic and political transformation

Moderator: Vitaliy Daviy, CEO, IB Centre Europe

In this session, the moderator will interview the most influential speakers in the field of sustainable energy and advanced technologies, raising the most pressing and topical industry issues related to existing and future climate and economic challenges and possibilities of solving them.

9:00 When will Ukraine stop talking about imposing limits for renewable energy?

Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine*

9:30 Decarbonization as the main trend of energy innovations

Marzia Zafar, Director, Energy Innovation, World Energy Council

10:00 The role of blockchain technologies in building future energy models

Alastair Marke, Director-General, Blockchain & Climate Institute

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Session 2. New rules of the game and structural changes in the energy sector: expectations of investors and market players

Moderator: Vitaliy Daviy, CEO, IB Centre Europe

The speakers of this session examine the sustainable energy industry from different perspectives since they represent different segments: government, private investors, and global corporations. What kind of forecasts do experts make for the development of the industry and what will the political and economic model of the world look like in the next 10 years?

11:00 What inspires and disappoints investors in the field of renewable energy in Ukraine?

Sergiy Shakalov, CEO, KNESS

11:30 Why do the largest corporations invest in sustainable energy?

TRINASOLAR*

12:00 Has Ukraine become a full-fledged market for sustainable energy: the main achievements and disappointments?

Sergiy Savchuk, Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency of Ukraine

12:15 to be confirmed*

Blockmaster*

12:30-13:30 Lunch

Hall А

13:30-17:30 “SEF: Solar Energy” Conference

13:30-14:30 Session 2. Global trends in solar energy and their impact on the Ukrainian market

Moderator: Marian Willuhn, Editor, PV Magazine

13:30 What does a successful model for the implementation of a megawatt class solar energy project look like in Ukraine?

Olena Skrypnyk, CEO, Helios Strategia

13:40 Why is solar energy the best sector for investments in Ukraine?

Dmytro Lukomskyi, CEO, Avenston

13:50 to be confirmed*

14:00 to be confirmed*

14:10 Specifics of the implementation of global investment PV-projects

Sungrow*

14:20 Smart solutions for utility-scale PV-stations

Anton Abramov, CEO, Photomate LLC

14:30-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:00 Session 3. Which technological solutions are used to build the most successful business models in the field of solar energy?

Moderator: Dmytro Lukomskyi, CEO, Avenston

15:00 The best technological solutions to reduce LCOE

Morgane Fleurance, Product Manager, JA Solar

15:10 Advanced PV Technologies and Storage Applications for C&I & Utility-Scale Solar Plants

Sara Benassi, Sales Manager, Ingeteam Solar PV – Energy Business Unit

15:20 Bifacial’s true potential: the importance of innovation excellence in ensuring yield gains

Yevgen Prydatko, Business development manager in CIS countries and Russia, Jinko Solar;

15:30 The main technological trends in the field of solar energy

Solaredge*

15:40 Investment risks and their minimization in the field of solar energy

Phonosolar*

15:50 Effective operation and maintenance (O&M) of solar power plants

Denys Baidinov, Head of division operation and maintenance, UNISOLAR

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:30 Session 4. The best technical and service solutions for solar energy projects

Moderator: Aleksandr Dubovoj, CEO, Elektro-Aktive

16:30 Optimal solutions for connecting industrial solar stations to power networks of regional energy production

Oleksandr Suslov, Director, Volten

16:40 Are you sure that your solar power station earns, and doesn't lose your money or how well solar power stations built in Ukraine?

Denys Syntyuk, Director, Solarsis (Drone Inspection)

16:50 Smart solutions for solar energy projects

Riccardo Filosa, Sales Director, Zucchetti Centro Sistemi (ZCS)

17:00 The best solutions from Fronius for commercial and private sectors before and after the Ukrainian feed-in tariff

Benjamin Fischer, Area Sales Manager - Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Central Asia, Fronius Іnternational

17:10 Why does the future of solar energy in Ukraine belong to rooftop stations?

Oleksii Badika, CEO, Atmosfera

17:20 Logistics and customs clearance of solar panels

Yaroslav Gayvoronsky, Chairman, EBA Odesa - Southern Ukrainian Office of the European Business Association, CEO and Executive Director, Inter Trans Logistics

17:30 Cable Solutions for Renewable Energy

Oleksandr Symonov, Marketing and Sales Director, PJSC "Odessa cable factory "Odeskabel"

Hall B

13:30-16:30 “SEF: Investment and Legal issues of sustainable energy projects development” Conference

Moderator: Rodion Morozov, Head of Ecological Projects Department, Ukrgasbank

13:30-14:30 Session 1. Key issues of regulations in the field of sustainable energy

13:30 What makes Ukrainian green energy projects attractive for Danish investors

Olexiy Parkhomchuk, Investment Director, Representative Ukraine of Investment Fund for developing
countries (IFU)

13:50 Effective models of financing green economy projects - the Danish experience

to be confirmed*

14:10 What should a new model of the renewable energy market look like in Ukraine?

Yuriy Gnatuk, Chairman of SC Energorynok

14:20 Development prospects and legislative initiatives in the field of renewable energy

Yurii Shafarenko, Head of Renewable Energy Sources Department, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine

14:30-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:00 Session 2. Investments and risks of sustainable energy projects

Moderator: Yurii Shafarenko, Head of Renewable Energy Sources Department, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine 

15:00 Characteristics of the investment climate in the field of renewable energy in Poland

to be confirmed*

15:15 How will the investment boom in the renewable energy sector influence the development of the global economy?

Bernie Jones, Director, Smart Villages Research Group

15:30 Which renewable energy projects are the most attractive for financial institutions?

Rodion Morozov, Head of Ecological Projects Department, Ukrgasbank

15:45 Legal support of investment projects related to the construction of solar power plants

to be confirmed*

16:00 Risk management in the field of renewable energy

to be confirmed*

Hall С

13:30-16:30 SEF: Distributed generation

13:30-14:30 Session 1. Effective regulatory mechanisms and technological base for the development of smart distributed networks

Moderator: Stanislav Ignatiev, CEO, Institute of Sustainable Development

13:30 Which technologies and solutions will serve as a basis for the intellectualization of distributed networks?

Ralf Korntner, Head of Microgrid, Siemens AG

14:00 What are the prospects for the construction of 100,000 solar roofs in Ukraine?

Yurii Shafarenko, Head of Renewable Energy Sources Department, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine 

14:15 Digital journey to Decarbonization

Michael Bubnov, CEO of Schneider Electric

14:30-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:00 Session 2. Revolutionary energy storage technologies

Moderator: Stanislav Ignatiev, CEO, Institute of Sustainable Development

15:00 Flow batteries as a basis for the development of renewable energy

Alexander Schoenfeldt, COO & Managing Director, Enerox GmbH

15:30 Technical capacity of development of distributed generation projects in Ukraine using energy storage technologies

a representative of SE NPC Ukrenergo*

15:45 Blockchain Local Energy Markets for Resilient and Clean Communities (online)

Killian Tobin, CEO, Omega Grid

19:00 SEF 2019 Party, SEF AWARDS 2019 Ceremony

Day 2, October 17

M82 Exhibition Center

9:00 – 16:00

“Ukrainian Biofuel Forum” Conference

8:00 - 9:00 Registration and morning coffee

9:00 Opening of the Forum

Welcoming speech by Vitaliy Daviy, CEO of IB Centre Europe and Chairman of the Organizing committee SEF 2019 KYIV;

9:10 - 10:40 Session 1. Major challenges for the biofuel industry in Ukraine and at the global level

Moderator: Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Board at Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Director at SEC Biomass

9:10 Where is the Ukrainian bioenergy market heading?

Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Board at Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Director at SEC Biomass

9:40 What will the global bioenergy industry look like in 5 years?

to be confirmed*

10:10 The main drivers of the biogas industry development in the world

to be confirmed*

10:40 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Session 2. What are the components of an effective bioenergy market model?

Moderator: to be confirmed*

11:00 Biofuel and biomass auctions as a basis for an effective bioenergy market. European experience

Andrius Smaliukas, CEO of BALTPOOL

11:30 Ukrainian experience in biofuel exchange trading

Oleksandr Mariukhnich, Director of the Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange

12:00 Alternative sources of raw materials for biofuel projects: the concept of growing energy crops in Poland.

to be confirmed*

12:30 — 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:30 Session 3. Successful business cases in the field of bioenergy

Moderator: Oleksii Prystaya, Founder of “Prystaya Technology”

13:30 Experience in implementing the concept of bio-energy settlements in Europe, Bruck an der Leitha project (Austria).

Karin Mottl, Managing Director at Energiepark Bruck/Leitha

14:00 Spanish experience in implementing waste-to-energy projects

to be confirmed*

14:30 From firewood to gigacalories: how vertically integrated bioenergy companies work in Ukraine

Oleksii Prystaya, Founder of “Prystaya Technology”

15:00 Experience in the implementation of megawatt class bioenergy projects

Volodymyr Boyko, Director of the Shostka Thermal power plant

9:00 – 16:00

Solar Academy training: “How to start your own solar energy business”

Day 3, October 18

M82 Exhibition Center

9:00 – 15:00

SEF: Energy Efficiency” International Conference

8:00 - 9:00 Registration and morning coffee

9:00 Opening of the Forum

Welcoming speech by Vitaliy Daviy, CEO of IB Centre Europe and Chairman of the Organizing committee SEF 2019 KYIV;

Welcoming speech by Sergiy Savchuk, Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine

9:10 - 10:30 Session 1. Ways to Overcome “Energy Poverty”: Global Experience in Ukrainian Realities

Moderator: Olexiy Ryabchyn, International Expert in Green Projects

9:10 State policy on energy efficiency: what has been done and what growth points is it necessary to focus on?

Sergiy Savchuk, Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine

9:30 Solving energy efficiency issues in EU countries: Czech Republic’s experience

Marie Zezulkova, Director of National Center for Energy Savings of Czech Republic

9:50 Financing energy efficiency projects: what are the priorities?

Jason Brett Pellmar, Regional Manager of IFC in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

10:10 Recent trends in energy-efficient construction

Oliver Rapf, Executive Director of the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00 Session 2. Energy efficiency of industrial facilities, prospects for the ESCO-projects market

Moderator: Ihor Horovykh, Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Development at the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine

11:00 European experience in implementing ESCO projects, main trends

Volker Dragon, Chairman of the eu.ESCO, the European Association of Energy Service Companies

11:30 At what stage of development does the Ukrainian ESCO market find itself today and what is its growth potential?

Vadim Ulida, President of the Supreme council of energy auditors and energy managers in Ukraine

11:50 Successful business cases of ESCO projects in the industry

Evgeniy Bushma, CEO of DTEK ESCO

12:10 Implementation of ESCO mechanisms in the public sector

Ihor Horovykh, Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Development at the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine

12:30 — 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Session 3. Improving energy efficiency of infrastructure and transport

Moderator: Maksym Hladyr, IB Centre

13:30 Key drivers of electric transport development in Ukraine

Olexiy Ryabchyn, International Expert in Green Projects

13:50 Ukrainian experience in the development of electric vehicle charging networks

Serhiy Kunynets, Development Director of ElectroUA

14:10 Electrification of the car market, the main trends in Ukraine and at the global level

Hyundai*

14:20 Searching for effective technical solutions and optimal logistical schemes for the implementation of solar energy projects

Andrii Sklyanko, Regional Development Manager, Solarity

9:00 – 16:00

Solar Academy training: “Maximization of solar power station generation and ways to modernize it”