Water Recovery Forum

Forum organizers:

From the organizers:

Strategic partner of the forum:

MAY 12, 2026 |STARTS AT 10:30CONFERENCE HALL No. 1, 2ND FLOOR

Forum organizers:

From the organizers:

Strategic partner of the forum:

WATER RECOVERY FORUM:

OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN UKRAINE, EU AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS ON THE REHABILITATION AND MODERNIZATION OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES

WE ARE SEARCHING FOR EFFECTIVE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP MECHANISMS

WE DETERMINE FORMS AND EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OF COOPERATION

PARTICIPANTS

Representatives of water utilities and critical infrastructure of Ukraine

Manufacturers of water supply and wastewater equipment and solutions

Engineering
companies

Intergovernmental organizations and financial institutions

Partner regions and municipalities

Non-governmental
organizations

Business associations

Institutional
investors

Private contractors for the implementation of international development projects

WELCOME WORD

10:30-10:40

WELCOME WORD

10:30-10:40

OLENA KONONENKO

Project Manager ReBuild Ukraine,
Director of the AquaTherm Kyiv exhibition

KOSTYANTYN KOVALCHUK

Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine

DMYTRO NOVYTSKYI

President of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekologiya"

OLENA KONONENKO

Project Manager ReBuild Ukraine,
Director of the AquaTherm Kyiv exhibition

KOSTYANTYN KOVALCHUK

Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine

DMYTRO NOVYTSKYI

President of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekologiya"

WATER STRATEGY OF COMMUNITIES AS A PROSPECT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

PANEL 1

10:40 – 11:40

PANEL 1

10:40 – 11:40

WATER STRATEGY OF COMMUNITIES AS A PROSPECT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

Licensing Reform and Tariff Decentralization: New Powers and Responsibilities for Communities

Legislative Regulation and Investment Attractiveness of the Water Sector at the Community Level

Adaptation to European Management Standards, Critically Important in Ukraine’s Eurointegration Process

DMYTRO NOVYTSKYIMODERATOR

President of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekologiya"

VITALIY SURAY

Director of the Life Support Systems Department, Ministry of Development

OLEKSIY MOVCHAN

Deputy Chair of the Committee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Public Procurement Regulation and Efficient Management of State and Municipal Property, Committee on Economic Development of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

TARAS SLUCHYK

Acting Head of Component 2, EU4Reconstruction Program

KATERYNA HULA

Legal Affairs Expert, Association “Ukrvodokanalekolohiya”

OLENA KOLESNIK

Expert on financial and economic issues of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekologiya"

OLEG HARNYK

Expert of the Association of Cities of Ukraine

DMYTRO NOVYTSKYIMODERATOR

President of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekologiya"

VITALIY SURAY

Director of the Life Support Systems Department, Ministry of Development

OLEKSIY MOVCHAN

TARAS SLUCHYK

Acting Head of Component 2, EU4Reconstruction Program

KATERYNA HULA

Legal Affairs Expert, Association “Ukrvodokanalekolohiya”

OLENA KOLESNIK

Expert on financial and economic issues of the Association "Ukrvodokanalekologiya"

OLEG HARNYK

Expert of the Association of Cities of Ukraine

COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS: NEEDS ANALYSIS, FUTURE PROJECTS

PANEL 2

11:40 – 12:45

PANEL 2

11:40 – 12:45

COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS: NEEDS ANALYSIS, FUTURE PROJECTS

Strategic Human Capital: Transforming the Educational Paradigm for Institutional Resilience in the Sector

Capacity Building of Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises

Danish-Ukrainian Cooperation in the Water Sector

Practical experience in implementing water supply network reconstruction projects in the city of Mykolaiv

Establishment of the “National Ukrainian Water Academy” with the Support of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

LIFE-U-SPRINGBOARD Project

How a Manufacturer Can Scale Up with Done

Local water treatment systems: Modern solutions for Business and Infrastructure

Modern solutions for Ukrainian Water Utilities: lessons from international best practices

OLEKSANDR KRAVCHENKOMODERATOR

Director of the Institute of Communal Infrastructure

OLEG BAKUNOVSKYIMODERATOR

Project Manager, “Integration Forums: Paths and Financing of Territorial Community Recovery – Strategy 2026”

KARISHMA KADYAN

Training Specialist (WASH) UNICEF, Ukraine

KAMILLA KRISTENSEN RAI

counsellor water and environment Royal Danish Embassy in Ukraine

ANDRII SHYNKARENKO

Junior project officer for Water Supply Restoration Danish Refugee Council Representation in Ukraine (DRC)

DMYTRO VANKOVYCH

Vice President, Association “Ukrvodokanalekolohiya”

VOLODYMYR VOROBEY

Director of the Center for Regional Development

VALERII SIERKOV

Director of LLC "NPO "ECOSOFT"
Topic: Local Water Treatment Systems: Modern Solutions for Business and Infrastructure

NATALIA URDA

Sales Director, Done
Topic: How a Manufacturer Can Scale with Done

MASAHIRO NAKAMURA

Acting general manager of Nippon Koei Representative Office in Kyiv
Topic: Modern solutions for Ukrainian Water Utilities: lessons from international best practices

VITALII VOINALOVYCH

Chief Engineer, LLC “Bureau of Investment Projects – Project Management”
Topic: Modern solutions for Ukrainian Water Utilities: lessons from international best practices

OLEKSANDR KRAVCHENKOMODERATOR

Director of the Institute of Communal Infrastructure

OLEG BAKUNOVSKYIMODERATOR

Project Manager, “Integration Forums: Paths and Financing of Territorial Community Recovery – Strategy 2026”

KARISHMA KADYAN

Training Specialist (WASH) UNICEF, Ukraine

KAMILLA KRISTENSEN RAI

counsellor water and environment Royal Danish Embassy in Ukraine

ANDRII SHYNKARENKO

Junior project officer for Water Supply Restoration Danish Refugee Council Representation in Ukraine (DRC)

DMYTRO VANKOVYCH

Vice President, Association “Ukrvodokanalekolohiya”

VOLODYMYR VOROBEY

Director of the Center for Regional Development

VALERII SIERKOV

Director of LLC "NPO "ECOSOFT"

Topic: Local Water Treatment Systems: Modern Solutions for Business and Infrastructure

NATALIA URDA

Sales Director, Done
Topic: How a Manufacturer Can Scale with Done

MASAHIRO NAKAMURA

Acting general manager of Nippon Koei Representative Office in Kyiv
Topic: Modern solutions for Ukrainian Water Utilities: lessons from international best practices

VITALII VOINALOVYCH

Chief Engineer, LLC “Bureau of Investment Projects – Project Management”
Topic: Modern solutions for Ukrainian Water Utilities: lessons from international best practices