Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
December 3
TimeLOCATIONSpeakertopic
10:00 AMKyiv– Oleksandr Zaika, Head of the Department for Infectious Disease Prevention and Immunization, Ministry of Health of Ukraine;
– Oleksii Danylenko, Deputy Director General, Public Health Center, Ministry of Health of Ukraine. 
Respiratory season: Tracking and prevention measures for infection spread

Key topics:

– Emerging trends in respiratory infection cases across Ukraine;
– Proven strategies for preventing and controlling the seasonal spread of respiratory diseases;
– Projections for this year’s periods of heightened respiratory-virus activity. 
11:00 AMKyiv– Zhanna Patsora, President of the Business for Partnership Public Association;
– Taras Tarasenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Protection of Veterans’ Rights;
– Oleksandr Slobozhan, Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities;
– Oleksandra Dovha, HR director at iSolar;
– Yuliia Kovalenko, Chair of the Ukraine 2.0 NGO;
– Oleksii Savin, Director of the Sustainable Banking Department at Ukrgasbank JSB;
– A representative of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine;
– A representative of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
– A representative of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE).
All in person. 
Veterans opportunities day: Advancing social and professional transition for service members in energy efficiency and renewables

Key topics:

– State policy on social adaptation of former military personnel: Career opportunities in the renewable energy and efficiency industry;
– Institutional support and partnerships for veteran initiatives: New mechanisms for cooperation between the state, local communities, and businesses;
– The role of communities in veterans’ reintegration experiences: Collaboration between local government, businesses, and the state.

12:30 PMKyiv– Denys Uliutin, Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine;
– Viktoriia Vasilieva, Director of the Employment Policy Implementation Department of the State Employment Center;
– Iryna Shumik, Director General of the Directorate of Professional Education at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
– Viktor Kaplun, Professor, DSc in Engineering and Director of the Education and Research Institute of Energetics, Automatics and Energy Saving at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine;
– Julia Usenko, member of the Women’s Energy Club of Ukraine (WECU) and Head of the All-Ukrainian Sustainable Development and Investment Agency (ASDIA);
– Mykhailo Hanchuk, CEO of Promavtomatyka Vinnytsia LLC;
– Polina Kolodiazhna, Program Co-leader at Greenpeace Ukraine;
– Iryna Zahorodnia, Head of the Project Department at RePower Ukraine Charitable Foundation;
– Oleksandra Dovha, HR Director at iSolar;
– Representative of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE).
All in person.
Human capital for energy-efficient recovery: Equal opportunity as a driver of growth

Key topics:

– Which sectors of the economy are seeing the highest demand for energy-efficiency professionals?
– How can regional potential for green-job generation be evaluated and translated into practical solutions in the energy-efficiency sector?
– How quickly is the education system adapting to the evolving market needs in energy efficiency, including short-term training programs, dual education, workforce development centers, reskilling initiatives, and the transition of service members and war veterans to civilian careers in the energy industry? situation in Ukraine;
– Tools to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic.