Third International Conference ”Water Resources of Ukraine: management strategy and innovative solutions”

Third International Conference

Water Resources of Ukraine:
management strategy and innovative solutions

Big Conference Hall, IEC, Brovarsky Prospekt 15 (Metro «Livoberezhna»), Kyiv, Ukraine

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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

29 January 2024
European Union Delegation in Kyiv
The first meeting

the first meeting entitled "Restoring water supply in Ukraine: sustainable solutions and humanitarian assistance" was held at the office of the European Union Delegation in Kyiv.

17 April 2024
Brussels
The round table

was held in Brussels a round table on the initiative of the international humanitarian organization "People in Need" with the financial support of the European Commission for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Assistance (ECHO) entitled "Ensuring water supply in Ukraine in conditions of war: response, recovery and sustainability"

15 May 2024
Aquatherm Kyiv 2024 exhibition
The Conference

the "Restoration of Water Resources as a Concept of Sustainability of Ukraine" was held in Kyiv, within the framework of the Aquatherm Kyiv 2024 exhibition.

7 November 2024
Kyiv
The Second International Conference

the Second International Conference "Water Resources Management: Reality and Prospects" was held in Kyiv.

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:

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