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Ukraine Green Recovery Conference - Preparing the reconstruction

Explore below the moderators and speakers participating in the sessions scheduled for 28th November. 

Introduction

  • PresidentNauseda
    H.E. Gitanas Nausėda

    President of the Republic of Lithuania

  • Virginijus Sinkeviciu
    Virginijus Sinkevičius

    Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, European Commission

  • Ruslan Strilets
    Ruslan Strilets

    Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

  • Simonas Gentilas
    Simonas Gentvilas

    Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Session 1 “Present situation and challenges for Ukrainian cities”

  • Makysym Vereshchak
    Maksym Vereshchak

    Deputy team leader of the Covenant of Mayors East project and leading the work on technical assistance to municipalities

    Moderator

     

  • GalynaMinayeva
    Galyna Minayeva

    Head of the Chuhuiv City Military Administration – Mayor of Chuhuiv

  • VolodymyrShmatko
    Volodymyr Shmatko

    Mayor of Chortkiv

  • OlgaVelychko
    Olga Velyckho

    Deputy mayor of Poltava community dealing with economic and social issues. Member of Poltava region council

  • UdodYevhen
    Udod Yevhen

    Vice Mayor of Kryvyy Rih

  • Yurii Tetriak
    Yurii Tretiak

    Deputy head of the Myrnohrad City Military Administration – Deputy mayor of Myrnohrad

Session 2 “Sustainable, beautiful and inclusive reconstruction – the New European Bauhaus”

  • Fulco Treffers
    Fulco Treffers

    Director, Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine

    Moderator

  • Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
    Iliana Ivanova

    Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

  • Ruta Leitanaite
    Rūta Leitanaite

    Architect, architecture curator, critic, lecturer. Council member of Architects Association of Lithuania, Board member of Architects Council of Europe.

  • AZarnovskis
    Arturas Zarnovskis

    Head of the Co-create Future of Ukraine program (CPMA), oversees the implementation of Lithuania-funded and multilateral projects in Ukraine's recovery since 2014.

  • Oleksandra Azarkhina
    Oleksandra Azarkhina

    Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine.

  • VeronicaValksika
    Veronika Valk-Siska, PhD

    Ministry of Climate - Head of Housing Policy, New European Bauhaus NCP

  • PMisselwitz
    Prof. Dr Philipp Misselwitz

    Technical University of Berlin,  Executive Director of Bauhaus Earth

Session 3 “Supporting Ukraine”

  • Peter Polajnar
    Peter Polajnar

    Deputy Head of Unit for economic and social policies in the Ukraine service of DG NEAR. 

  • Vera Winthagen
    Vera Winthagen

    Deputy Head of Unit in the New European Bauhaus, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

  • AtilaUras
    Atila Uras

    Head of Response and Recovery Unit, Disasters and Conflicts Branch, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

  • Tinto1
    Domenico Tinto

    Seconded National Expert, European Commission – Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Directorate H Ecosystems III: Construction , machinery and standardisation, Unit H.1: Construction.