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?

to be confirmed*

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 The main incentives and obstacles for the development of the solar energy market in Poland

to be confirmed*

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: to be confirmed*

13:30 The main global trends in the field of solar energy

BLOCKMASTER*

13:40 What kind of challenges should investors of Ukrainian solar energy projects be ready for?

Narek Tunian, Director, RECOM UKRAINE

13:50 What does a successful model for the implementation of a megawatt class solar energy project look like in Ukraine?

Olena Skrypnyk, CEO, Helios Strategia

14:00 Why is solar energy the best sector for investments in Ukraine?

Dmytro Lukomskyi, CEO, Avenston

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

Halil Demirdag, CEO, Smart Еnergy Group

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 main technological trends in the field of solar energy

Maria Samoila, Senior Sales Manager Eastern Europe, GCL

15:10 The best technological solutions to reduce LCOE

Morgane Fleurance, Product Manager, JA Solar

15:20 Advanced PV Technologies and Storage Applications for C&I & Utility-Scale Solar Plants

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

15:30 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;

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

SUNGROW*

15:50 Why does the future of solar energy in Ukraine belong to rooftop stations?

Oleksii Badika, CEO, Atmosfera

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

Denys Baidinov, Head of division operation and maintenance, UNISOLAR

17:20 Topic to be confirmed*

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

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 Why do investors opt for investments in green technologies?

to be confirmed*

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 Blockchain as a technological base for distributed generation

to be confirmed*

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

Ralf Korntner, Head of Microgrid, Siemens AG

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

to be confirmed*

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

a representative of SE NPC Ukrenergo*

19:00 SEF 2019 Party, SEF AWARDS 2019 Ceremony

Day 2, October 17

M82 Exhibition Center

9:00 – 16:00

“Ukrainian Biofuel Forum” Conference

“Ukrainian Energy Efficiency Forum” Conference

Day 3, October 18

M82 Exhibition Center

9:00 – 16:00

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

Solar Academy training: “How to combine a home solar station with small wind turbines into an efficient energy cluster”