The Ukrainian Bar Association invites you to attend the III Energy Law Conference, which will be held in Warsaw (Poland). Online participation (Zoom) is also available.
Date and time: September 14, 2023, 10:00 AM — 21:00 PM (Warsaw time).
Registration starts at 9:30 AM (Warsaw time).
Venue: conference hall White & Case, Q22, al. Jana Pawła II 22, 39 floor, Warsaw, Poland / online (Zoom).
Language: English (please note that simultaneous translation will not be provided).
This event is a unique platform that provides an opportunity to meet high-level professionals, participate in fruitful discussions with industry experts, expand your business network and make important connections.
Among the participants and speakers are expected leading specialists of the energy industry, representatives of the Ukrainian and Polish regulatory authorities and specialized state institutions, key industry associations and businesses.
PROGRAM (Warsaw time)
9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:10 Opening remarks
10:10-11:30 SESSION 1. Low-carbon transition in the context of the CEE energy security
Moderator:
Nataliia Tuzheliak, Associate at White & Case Paris, Board Member of the UBA International Law Committee
Topics:
- The IEA ‘Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector’
- Ukraine’s low carbon targets & EU integration
- Poland-Ukraine bilateral cooperation in the energy sector
Experts:
Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist at the International Energy Agency (online)
Gabriela Miranda, Country Manager for Ukraine, Acting Head of OECD-Ukraine Liaison Office in Kyiv
Farid Safarov, Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization [TBС]
Andrii Herus, People's Deputy of Ukraine, Chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Energy and Housing and Communal Services [TBС]
Tony Housh, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland [TBС]
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-13:20 SESSION 2. Nuclear Resurgence: the role of the nuclear power and nuclear technologies in the global carbon-free energy transition
Moderator:
Ximena Vásquez-Maignan, Counsel at White & Case LLP Paris
Topics:
- The turn back to nuclear energy in the context of the energy crisis
- Nuclear energy & its role in the CEE energy security
- Procurement & management in the nuclear power industry
- Innovations and latest trends: SMR as a low-cost clean energy solution
- Nuclear investment projects
Experts:
Peter Hall, General Counsel at Rolls-Royce SMR
Ray P. Kuyler, Deputy General Counsel at Westinghouse Electric Company
Duncan Williams, EMEA General Counsel at Westinghouse Electric Company
Daniel Garton, Partner at White & Case LLP
Tomasz Nowacki, Director of the Department of Nuclear Energy at Ministry of Climate and Environment Republic of Poland [TBC]
13:20-14:20 Lunch
14:20-15:40 SESSION 3. Wind & Solar energy projects: the CEE renewable investment potential
Moderator:
Maria Kostytska, Partner at the Paris and Washington DC offices of Winston & Strawn LLP
Topics:
- Investment into post-war recovery of renewable energy infrastructure in Ukraine
- Poland and its energy mix transformation path
- International financing of wind and solar projects in Ukraine and Poland: views of a financial institution and an investor
Experts:
Ivan Bondarchuk, Counsel at LCF Law Group, Board Member in Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA)
Andriy Konechenkov, Head of the Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA), Vice President of the WWEA, Head of the CIS Wind Committee
DTEK Representative [TBD]
15:40-16:10 Сoffee-Break
16:10-17:30 SESSION 4. Financing of energy transition projects
Moderator:
Olga Savchenko, Partner at Altelo Law Firm, Chair of the Legal Support Committee of Solar Energy Association of Ukraine (ASEU)
Topics:
- Planning and implementation of energy transition projects: tax advantages, loans or guarantees
- Financing clean energy transitions: an investor’s perspective
- Energy transition investment trends and success stories
Experts:
Mariia Malaia, First Deputy Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (online)
Olga Yeriomina, Associate Director, Senior Banker at EBRD
Olyana Gordiyenko, Chair of the Supervisory Board at JSC Ukreximbank
Edouard Bertagna, Senior Investment Manager at Ardian Private Equity [TBC]
17:30-17:40 Closing remarks
18:00-21:00 Evening reception (venue tbd)
REGISTRATION is REQUIRED. You can register using this link. The registration form should be filled out in English. The offline participation is limited to 50 participants.
Participation is subject to confirmation upon the payment of the registration fee.
For additional information about the event, participation as a speaker, and partnership opportunities, contact the organizers by phone: +38 063 792 30 99 (calls via WhatsApp, Viber) or e-mail: conference@uba.ua. Contact person — Tetiana Osaulenko.
