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Water rECOVERY FORUM:
FROM STATE PRIORITIES
TO INVESTMENT-READY PROJECTS
340+ PARTICIPANTS
DMYTRO NOVYTSKYIPRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION “ukrvodokanalecologia”
Olena KononenkoProject LeaderReBuild Ukraine
Paweł Sikorskipresident of Izba Gospodarcza "Wodociągi Polskie"
ModeratorDMYTRO NOVYTSKYIPRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION “ukrvodokanalecologia”
ModeratorNicholas Osbertindependent expert
Mykola KalashnykMinister for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine (ТВС)
Martin Benedict AlbrechtSenior Water Resources Management Specialist at the World Bank Group
André FabianHead of the FELICITY II Program at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Magdalena RzeczkowskaHead of the Water Europe Water-Smart Economy Practitioners Community, Vice-President of the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs / CALPE
Dorte Lindegaard MadsenChief Advisor, International Programme, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Iryna ZapatrinaFounder of the Public-Private Partnership Academy
Dmytro VankovychDirector of Lvivvodokanal, Vice-President of the ukrvodokanalecologia Association
State Framework
● priorities
● roadmap
● portfolio of recovery projects
Rules of the Game
● regulatory and institutional conditions
● corporatization
● public-private partnership
International Support
the role of the EU, the World Bank, and partner countries
Private Capital
● market entry conditions
● risk distribution
● investment guarantees and insurance
Tariff Architecture
● delineation of powers between the NEURC and local self-government bodies following Law No. 4777-IX
● balance between the principle of full cost recovery and social protection for vulnerable consumers
Harmonization with the EU
● status of the transposition of Directive 2020/2184 (drinking water)
● Directive 91/271/EEC, as amended by (EU) 2024/3019 (wastewater treatment)
● Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC
Practical Solutions for Resilience, Modernization, and Partnership
Who will invest in water utilities, and how?
CEOs of Water Utilities on Investment Capacity
What should the financial model of a water utility look like to enable it not only to operate its infrastructure but also to systematically invest in its modernization?
The Experience of the Kraków Water Utility
modernization, financial support, human capital, training
Practical Cases
specific models of cooperation between water utilities and technology companies
Operator's experience in enterprise management
ModeratorOleksandr ShkinDirector of the ukrvodokanalecologia Association
ModeratorAnatoliy SahachVice-President of the ukrvodokanalecologia Association
Timothée Cargillsenior vice president for international development of the French environmental and utility corporation SUEZ (TVS)
Volodymyr KuzmaDirector of the Municipal Enterprise "Ternopilvodokanal"
Serhiy MalyavkoDirector of the Municipal Enterprise "Chernihivvodokanal"
Stanislav KartashovThe Director of the Uzhhorod Municipal Water Utility (KP "Vodokanal m. Uzhhorod")
Thomas DeutzmannRegional Sales Manager Europe Wilo Water Treatment GmbH
Available tools
● grants
● loans
● blended finance
● own funds
● private capital
Risk Mitigation
● guarantees
● war risk insurance
● participation of Ukrainian banks
● export credit agencies
Project Preparation
financial institutions' requirements regarding technical, economic, and managerial readiness
moderatorDmytro VankovychVice-President of the ukrvodokanalecologia Association, Director of Lvivvodokanal Lviv Municipal Enterprise
moderatorAndrii NikitinVice President of the ukrvodokanalecologia Association
Violaine Silvestro von KamekeHead of the Public Sector Unit within the European Investment Bank (EIB) investment team in Ukraine
Denis GaiovyiAssociate Director, Senior Banker, Infrastructure Europe
Thomas AbelHead of the Water Management Department at the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU)
Dr. Marion ChambartHead of the WASH Cluster Technical Group
Pedro Henrique dos Santos AlvoDeputy Coordinator and Program Planner for Water and Habitat (ICRC)
Oksana OliinykHead of the FELICITY II program component at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
A purchased ticket is your contribution toward covering organizational expenses and creating conditions for the effective participation of representatives of territorial communities and critical infrastructure facilities from across Ukraine. View information about previous transfers here.
Venue: Expo XXI
Address of the exhibition center:
Ui. Pradzynskiego 12/14, 01-222 Warsaw, Poland
Exhibition schedule for visitors:
12 NovemberStart of registration: 08:30Exhibition is open: 09:30 – 18:00
13 NovemberStart of registration: 08:30Exhibition is open: 09:30 – 17:00