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 Valerii Horbatiuk, Head of the IB Centre office in Kyiv

Welcoming speech by Minister of Energy and Environment of Ukraine, 

Welcoming speech by Oleksii Orzhel Ambassador of the Italian Republic in Ukraine Mr.Davide La Cecilia

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

Moderator: Andriy Konechenkov, Vice-president WWEA

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

Olexiy Orzhel, Minister of Energy and Environment of Ukraine

9:15   Has Ukraine become a full-fledged market for sustainable energy: the main achievements and disappointments?
Sergiy Savchuk, Head at State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine

9:30 Guaranteed buyer: role in fulfilling special obligations in the new electricity market and
first results
Konstyantyn Petrykovets, Director of "Guaranteed Buyer" SC

9:45 Investment attractiveness and barriers to the development of renewable energy projects
Andriy Konechenkov, Vice-president WWEA

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  What inspires and disappoints investors in the field of renewable energy in Ukraine?
Sergiy Shakalov, CEO, KNESS

11:15  Through the thorns to the stars: Roadmap for investor in solar energy
Vitaliy Tymoshchenko, CEO, BLOCKMASTER

11:30  Financing, EPC+F or integrated solutions provided by PV panels manufacturer
Jan Jacob Boom-Wichers, Director of Sales Europe, Trina Solar

12:00  Hi-MO4 Technology: The Solution for Successful Business Models
Jian Cui, Dr.-Ing. Senior Product & Marketing Manager, LONGi Solar

12:10  The next phase of renewables: moving from guaranteed FiT to auction system, how to make the system work
Philipp Leckebusch, CEO of DTEK Renewables

12:20  Problems of Ukraine's solar energy development strategy in today's realities
Dmytro Lukomskyi, CEO, Avenston

12:30 – 13:30  Networking 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  Innovation as the basis of the business - HUAWEI Technologies
Anton Abramov, CEO, Photomate LLC

13:40 Progress and Development of nTOPCon Bifacial Solar Technology
Dr. Yu Yihua, scientis, Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co., Ltd.

13:50  First experience of bifacial projects development in Ukraine
Andrii Gladkyi, CEO, Solar Systems LLC

14:00  A sunny future: How innovation can drive down costs on the way to grid parity
Baris Sozener, Director of Sales & Operations – Turkey, Balkans & Ukraine, Sungrow Turkey
14:10  Decarbonization as the main trend of energy innovations
Marzia Zafar, Director, Energy Innovation, World Energy Council

14:20  The main technological trends in the field of solar energy (ТВА)
Petr Klimek, Country Manager CEEE & Scandinavia, Solaredge

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: Serhiy Kravchuk, Director KNESS Energy

15:00  Advanced PV Technologies and Storage Applications for C&I & Utility-Scale Solar Plants
Sara Benassi, Sales Manager, Ingeteam Solar PV – Energy Business Unit

15:10  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;

15:20  Key solar module technology trend in 2019
Michael K. Lee, VP of Global BD Division of PhonoSolar

15:30  Service - prevention for saving investments
Anton Kolobov, Project manager Unisolar

15:40  PV generation and grid stability: challenges and technical solutions
Riccardo Filosa, Sales Director, Zucchetti Centro Sistemi (ZCS)

15:50  Criteria for choosing an attractive investment project. SPP Development Ukraine cases
Nadezhda Petruchenko, Chief Business Officer of SPP Development Ukraine

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 schemes for connecting solar power station to Oblenergo networks
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 

16:50  Meet the new Fronius heroes – outlook on product highlights 2020
Benjamin Fischer, Area Sales Manager - Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Central Asia, Fronius Іnternational

17:00  JA Solar continuous innovation in the product portfolio
Michele Citro, Senior Product Manager JA Solar

17:10  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

17:20  Cable Solutions for Renewable Energy
Oleksandr Symonov, Marketing and Sales director, Odesakabel PJSC

17:30  Closing of presentations

HALL B  

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

13:30-14:30 Session 1. Key issues of regulations in the field of sustainable energy
Moderator: Rodion Morozov, Head of Ecological Projects Department, Ukrgasbank

13:30  Sustainable Energy in New Markets: lessons of the last 10 years
Cyrille Arnould, Head of Global Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF)

13:45  What makes Ukrainian green energy projects attractive for Danish investors
Olexiy Parkhomchuk, Investment Director, Representative Ukraine of Investment Fund for developing countries (IFU)

14:00  What should a new model of the renewable energy market look like in Ukraine?
Yuriy Gnatuk, Chairman of SC Energorynok

14:15  Development prospects and legislative initiatives in the field of renewable energy
Yurii Shafarenko, Director of the Department of Renewable Energy Sources of Energy Efficiency

14:30  - 15:00 Coffee break

15:00-16:00 Session 2. Investments and risks of sustainable energy projects
Moderator: Yurii Shafarenko, Director of the Department of Renewable Energy Sources of Energy Efficiency

15:00  Smart Villages as a model for rural energy access, economic development, and community resilience
Bernie Jones, Director, Smart Villages Research Group
15:15  Legal tools for the development of alternative energy investment projects in 2020
Ivan Bondarchuk, Head of Energy, EVRIS Law Firm

15:30  Financing of green projects
Rodion Morozov, Head of Ecological Projects Department, Ukrgasbank
15:45  How to finance small energy projects through cooperative societies and crowdfunding?
Andrij Zinchenko, Head at "Solar Town" municipal energy cooperative

16:00 – 16:30  Closing of presentations, Coffee break

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

13:45  Comprehensive solution for reducing the imbalances of a generation of PV stations
Serhiy Kravchuk, Director KNESS Energy

14:00  What are the prospects for the construction of 100 000 solar roofs in Ukraine?
Yurii Shafarenko, Director of the Department of Renewable Energy Sources of Energy Efficiency

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
Wajdi Abid, Head of solution engineering CellCube      

15:25  Technical capacity of development of distributed generation projects in Ukraine using energy storage technologies
a representative of SE NPC Ukrenergo*

16:00 – 16:30  Closing of presentations, Coffee break

HALL D

11:00-16:30 SEF: Bioenergy conference

11:00- 12:30 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

11:00  Where is the Ukrainian bioenergy market heading?
Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Board at Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Director at SEC Biomass

11:30  EU policies affecting the bioenergy sector
Alberto Rocamora, Policy Officer of Bioenergy Europe

12:00  Global Potential of Biogas
Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of World Biogas Association

12:30  -  13:30 Networking lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Session 2. What are the components of an effective bioenergy market model?
Moderator: Alberto Rocamora, Policy Officer of Bioenergy Europe

13:30  Ukrainian experience in biofuel exchange trading
Oleksandr Maryukhnich, Director of the Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange

13:50  Biofuel and biomass auctions as a basis for an effective bioenergy market. European experience
Andrius Smaliukas, CEO of BALTPOOL

14:10  The role of modern bioenergy in the global energy transformation
Seungwoo Kang , Bioenergy Analyst, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

14:30  - 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00 Session 3. Successful business cases in the field of bioenergy
Moderator: Oleksii Prystaya, Founder of Bioenergotechnologies LLC

15:00  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 (online)

15:20  From firewood to Gigacalories: how vertically integrated bioenergy companies work in Ukraine
Oleksii Prystaya, Founder of Bioenergotechnologies LLC

15:40  Experience in the implementation of megawatt-class bioenergy projects
Volodymyr Boyko, Director of the Shostka Thermal power plant

16:00 – 16:30  Closing of presentations, Coffee break

19:00  SEF 2019 Party, SEF AWARDS 2019 Ceremony

Address: TAO Event Hall, 2А Baseina St, Kyiv, 02000

Day 2, October 17

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 Valerii Horbatiuk, Head of the Organizing committee SEF 2019KYIV, IB Centre Europe

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 How to make Ukrainian cities a role model of energy efficiency?

Shynkarenko Mykhaylo, Deputy Mayor of Slavutych

9:40 Innovative Financial Mechanism by the UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE Project to supportindustrial energy efficiency

Serhiy Porovskyy, Energy Efficiency Financing and Policy Expert, United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organization (UNIDO)

10:10 Innovative Financial Mechanism by the UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE Project to support industrial energy efficiency

Serhiy Porovskyy, Energy Efficiency Financing and Policy Expert, United NationsIndustrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

10:20 Energy consumption monitoring as a basic tool of energy management

Igor Cherkashyn, Coordinator of Expert Platform for Energy Efficiency

10:30 How to quickly find money to finance energy efficiency projects in the private sector

Ukrgazbank*

10:45 Coffee break

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

Moderator: Kostiantyn Gura, Adviser to Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency andEnergy Saving of Ukraine

11:10 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

11:40 Successful business cases of ESCO projects in the industry

Yuriy Bondarchuk, Head of Investment and Finance Department, DTEK ESCO

12:40 Energy Efficient Projects in Ukraine: NEFCO's Experience

Iryna Fedorenko, Investment Advisor, NEFCO

13:30 Energy efficiency in industry: state support mechanism

Tamara Burenko, Deputy Director of the Department, Head of the Monitoring and informatization Division at State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings of Ukraine

13:30 Networking Lunch

14:30 - 15:30 Session 3. Improving energy efficiency of infrastructure and transport

Moderator: Maksym Hladyr, IB Centre

14:30 Key drivers of electric transport development in Ukraine

Olexiy Ryabchyn, International Expert in Green Projects

14:50 How to change stereotypical thinking when buying a home - from price to energy efficiency

Stephen Borncamp, SMARTER Finance for Families Project Director

15:20 How to turn a city into a phase of energy efficiency

Eva-Maria Geiger, Project Manager, Lviv Energy Efficient Region, GIZ

15:40 Monitoring of energy consumption as a basic energy management tool

speaker to be confirmed*

16:00 Advantages of innovative SunPower technologies for CEC generation

Mykola Goy, Head of Distribution, MBI Development

16:30 - 17:30 Presentations of technologies and projects

Day 3, October 18

M82 Exhibition Center

9:00 – 16:00

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