About the Event
On 11-12 June 2024, the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024), co-hosted by the governments of Germany and Ukraine, will bring together heads of states and governments, international organizations, businesses, and civil society organizations to Berlin. As with last year’s conference, Deloitte will have a presence at the Conference and will host a high-level Pre-Conference Event aligned to our Future of Ukraine initiative.
Our Pre-Conference Event will take place on June 10th, a day before the main conference, and we are actively engaging with the organizers to ensure its relevance. We will bring together high-ranking public officials, donors, civil society organizations and private-sector companies around four key topics impacting rebuilding Ukraine:
Development of Economy
Human Capital & Demographics
Energy & Decarbonization
Public Finance Management
We thank you for your interest and hope to welcome you at this event in Berlin!
Agenda
Important notice:
The exact timing of speakers, topics, lunch, coffee breaks, dinner are subject to further alignment and/or confirmation.
11:00 a.m. | Registration & Snacks
12:00 p.m. | Welcome
Sami Rahal, CEO Deloitte DCE & Future of Ukraine Global Team
12:15 p.m. | Opening Remarks
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Executive Board Member GIZ
12:30 p.m. | Panel 1
Driving investment attraction and absorption to support the future of Ukraine
Attracting private capital will be instrumental in helping the reconstruction and modernization of Ukraine. The Ukraine Government is pursuing a deregulation agenda, but three fundamental challenges remain: risk caused by war, capital controls and protection of property rights.
Panel:
- Representative from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
- Jane Rhee, Chief of Staff, US International Development Finance Corporation
- Anna Rogers, Head, International Development, TheCityUK
- Monika Beck, CEO, KFW DEG International Invest
- Vlad Rashkovan, Alternative Executive Director at the IMF
- Luke Zahner, Senior Advisor, Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, US Department of State
Moderator: Yegor Grygorenko, Head of Consulting and Risk Advisory, Deloitte Ukraine
1:30 p.m. | Spotlight
Mark Simakovsky, Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Bureau for Europe & Eurasia
2:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch
2:30 p.m. | Key Note
Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
3:00 p.m. | Panel 2
Human dimension: Putting human capital at the core of Ukraine’s recovery
The Russia-Ukraine war has caused an unprecedented loss of Ukrainian human capital. The scale of citizens who have left the country or are internally displaced has significantly impacted the workforce across sectors. This interactive session will engage with strategic stakeholders on putting talent and human capital at the core of Ukraine’s recovery and explore what policies, programs, and innovative tools are needed to help address this challenge.
Panel:
- Mariia Karchevych, Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization
- Tilman Nagel, Director of Division, GIZ
- Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of Kyiv School of Economics
Moderator: Maria Demeke, Principal Deloitte US
4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:15 p.m. Spotlight
Beth McGrath, Global Government & Public Services leader
4:25 p.m. | Panel 3
What is needed to ensure green reconstruction of Ukraine’s industry and energy sectors?
An important imperative of the reconstruction of Ukraine is green reconstruction, based on carbon-neutral and energy efficient technologies. This is not a luxury add-on, but vital to ensure that Ukraine has an asset base fit for its potential future as an EU member state. Reconstruction based on fossil-based technologies may create stranded assets in the near to medium term. The panel will focus on what is required in terms of policy and financing as well as how and where private sector companies see opportunities to build Ukraine’s future green economy. First results of an upcoming joint study by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Deloitte Germany & Deloitte France on the strategic development of Ukraine’s carbon pricing towards EU-accession will be presented.
Panel:
- Oleksii Riabchyn, Ukraine's climate and energy professional
- Torsten Wöllert, Energy Counsellor, European Commission
- Olga Yeriomina, Senior Banker, Energy Europe, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD
- Vijay Goyal, Vice President, ArcelorMittal, Ukraine
- David Saha, Head of Economic Advisory, Deloitte Germany
Moderator: Robert Künne, Coordinator Energy and Climate for Ukraine, GIZ
5:25 p.m. Spotlight
Julia Braune, CEO, Germany Trade and Invest
5:40 p.m. | Why is safeguarding the integrity of recovery funds important?
A proactive and scaled approach is critical to safeguard recovery funds, deliver effectively in the rebuilding of Ukraine and instill confidence in the international affairs and development community. This session will focus on the importance of embedding integrity and a proactive approach to mitigating fraud and control risks in the management and supervision of funds being made by donors and other organizations. The panel of specialists will share their thoughts on how to identify risks across the recovery funding life cycle, and the control frameworks and mechanisms that are important to manage the vast flow of funding expected, so that it can be used effectively to rebuild Ukraine for the future.
Panel:
- Vadym Nozdrya, Head of Implementation, Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine
- Andreas Schwarz, Deputy Director-General, OLAF
- Daniel Runde, Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Tom Keatinge, Director of the Centre for Finance and Security, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
- Robert Kirchner, Deputy Team Leader, German Economics Team
Moderator: Enrique Egea, Partner Risk Advisory, Deloitte
6:40 p.m. | Fire Chat
Madam Chair Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank
7:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Sergii Kulyk, CEO Deloitte Ukraine and Fabian Marckstadt, Future of Ukraine DCE Lead
7:15 p.m. | Evening Reception: Music & Spotlights
To continue conversations and start a few new ones in a relaxed atmosphere, we will round off the evening with a reception and some food and drinks.
Information
Date
Monday, 10 June 2024
11:00–10:00 p.m.
Location
Deloitte Greenhouse
Berlin
Registration
Please register here for the event.
Contact
For questions please contact Kim Brutschin.
Other side events
10.06.2024, 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Conference by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Location: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin
In 2024, Ukraine developed its first integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) and aims to adopt the framework Climate Law, thus performing a major update of its policies with the long-term goal of carbon neutrality. Stakeholders, including policymakers, think tanks and business representatives, will join a discussion on the ways to translate these policies into actions aimed at achieving both a more resilient energy system and just economic development.
10.06.2024, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Information and networking event by City of Kharkiv, UNECE
Location:
IHK Berlin, Mendelssohnsaal, 7 Floor, Fasanenstr. 85, 10623 Berlin
Information and networking event focused on fostering collaboration between the city of Kharkiv and international partners, including representatives of national and local authorities, the business community, international organisations and financial agencies. The event aims to facilitate discussions on the city's revitalisation efforts and the implementation of projects to stimulate economic revitalisation.
10.06.2024 , 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Networking event by Schneider Group
Location: Palais Populaire, Atelier – Unter den Linden 5, 10117 Berlin
Business setup for investors
Current tenders overview
Security Risk Management
Business Investment Guarantees
10.06.2024, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Conference by U-Nation
Location: Berlin Bum, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21., 10999 Berlin
Bringing international technologies and develop Ukrainian innovations to recover the economy and business by European standards. Innovation corporations, factories, venture capital funds business associations.
Agricultur & food, healtcare & rehabilitation, energy & green tech, education & social impact, sustainable urbanism, manufacturing, fintech
10.06.2024, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Public panel discussions by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Hiroshimastraße 28, 10785 Berlin
This public discussion will bring together representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of Ukraine to discuss Ukraine’s European future. What are the biggest challenges for Ukraine’s Recovery in the short and in the long term? Does the
opportunity of EU Integration help Ukraine’s Recovery, and if yes, in what ways? Is there a risk that the many tasks of fighting the war, readying the country for EU membership and rebuilding from ruins might overburden state and society? How can the opposition to EU
membership of Ukraine inside the EU best be overcome? How can Germany constructively contribute to this process?
12.06.2024, 4:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
conference by GMF
Location: Microsoft Atrium, Unter den Linden 17, 10117 Berlin
Civil society leaders from Kyiv to Washington will organize the most prominent side event of the week, which civil society leaders would recap the official proceedings and continue the dialogue, creating an annual tradition out of a precedent started after last year’s URC. This year’s side event will focus attention on how the reform agenda can help advance the most urgent priorities facing embattled Ukrainians in 2024. The event will convene high-level representatives from Ukraine and abroad, including ambassadors, ministers, CEOs, NGO leaders, and other representatives of governments and civil society, with the
expectation of attracting substantial attendance and coverage from the media and expert community.
13.06.2024, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Networking Breakfast with Keynote speeches by CMS Germany, CMS Ukraine, BMWK
Location: CMS Location Berlin
As the URC draws to a close onDr Schnichels, Head of the Department of External Economic Policy at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, will summarisethe main discussions and outcomes of the Ukraine Recovery Conference.
