Third International Conference
Water Resources of Ukraine:
management strategy and innovative solutions
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Third International Conference
”Water Resources of Ukraine:
management strategy and innovative solutions”
The conference brings together experts, representatives of local authorities, international organizations, investors, and water sector specialists to seek sustainable solutions for water resources management in Ukraine under current conditions.
Registration / Live stream
Promocode: WR25
History and Past Events
Event Programme (14 May 2025)
10:30–10:40 Official opening
Moderator
Leonid Bitsiura
Member of the Council of the Ukrainian Water Association
Participants
Olena Kononenko
Director of the Aquatherm Kyiv exhibition, head of the ReBuild Ukraine project
Yevhen Kun
President of the Ukrainian Water Association
Panel #1
10:40–11:30
Ukraine’s Water Resources: strategic management, infrastructure projects and sustainable development
Key issues to be discussed:
- State policy in the field of water resources: challenges and opportunities
- Development of the water infrastructure: investment, modernization, priority projects
Moderator
Yevhen Kun
President of the Ukrainian Water Association
Participants
Yevhen Kun
President of the Ukrainian Water Association
Ihor Hopchak
Head of the State Water Resources Agency of Ukraine
Roman Komendant
Deputy Head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization
Mikhailo Yatsiuk
Director of the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation (National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine)
Byung Gon Kim
Senior Manager, Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water)
Susan Murcott
D-lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leader MIT-Ukraine Water Project
Panel #2
11:35–12:35
Modern solutions to improve the availability of water resources.
Interim report of the 1st stage of the project of the Ukrainian Water Association "Water Strategies for Communities"
Moderator
Artem Shyra
Vice-President of the Ukrainian Water Association
Participants
Artem Shyra
Vice-President of the Ukrainian Water Association
Viktor Buyniy
Head of Klesiv territorial community, Rivne region
Oleh Nikolskiy
Deputy Director of Glukhiv Vodokanal, Sumi region
Oleksii Velychko
Head of the Department of Infrastructure Development, Tomakivka territorial. Community, Dnipropetrovsk region
Oksana Tsyberman
Director of the Local Development Agency of the Teplodar territorial community, Odesa region
Maryna Arkhiriy
Head of Krasnosilka territorial community, Odesa region
Panel #3
12:40–13:30
International support to the water sector of Ukraine: investments, partnership, and infrastructure reconstruction
Moderator
Alexandre Starinsky
Vice-president of the Ukrainian Water Association
Participants
Bogdan Senchuk
Local Coordinator in Ukraine, Swedfund
Iryna Fedorenko
Investment Advisor, NEFCO (online)
Kristina Mikulova
Head of Regional Hub for Eastern Europe of the European Investment Bank
Søren Møller
Head of office, Kyiv, IFU, Denmark
Mathilde Arjakovsky
Deputy Head of the Economic Department at the French Embassy in Ukraine, French Treasury General Directorate
Promocode: WR25
