High Level Conference
between the European Union and Ukraine
on Critical Raw Materials and Batteries
Kyiv | July 13 | 2021 | 10:00 - 17:30
Kyiv time – CET + 1
The High Level Conference on the Strategic Partnership between the European Union and Ukraine on Critical Raw Materials and Batteries, hosted by the Ukrainian Government in Kyiv, represents an important milestone in joint efforts between the EU and Ukraine to foster enhanced cooperation on climate change, environmental protection and decarbonisation of energy and mobility systems.
The high potential of Critical Raw Materials reserves in Ukraine, together with the need for a modernisation of the extractive industry underpinned by a conducive legal and administrative framework for investors, represent a solid base for closer cooperation. The partnership builds on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and the recently opened focused dialogue on green transition.
The signature of the Memorandum of Understanding on the strategic partnership by Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine and Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission will take place during the morning session dedicated to political leaders and International Financial Institutions perspectives. The afternoon session will gather key EU and Ukrainian stakeholders to exchange on how to foster development and attract investment in raw materials and batteries value chains.
AGENDA
Session 1 – Political strategic perspectives
9:15
10:00
Block 1 - Key notes
10:05
10:15
10:25 – 10:40
Signing ceremony 10:40 – 10:45
10:45 – 10:50
Block 2 – Political session
10:50 – 11:50
Panelists: - Taras Kachka - Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Trade Representative of Ukraine - Roman Abramovskyy - Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine - Ingrid Brocková, - State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the Slovak Republic (online) - Piotr Dziadzio - Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist, Government Plenipotentiary for the State’s Raw Materials Policy, Ministry of Climate and Environment Republic of Poland (online)
11:50 – 12:05
Block 3 - Financial & investment perspective
12:05 – 13:00
Panelists: - Katarina Mathernova - Deputy Director General of DG NEAR and Head of the Support Group for Ukraine, European Commission - Arup Banerji - Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova at World Bank (online) - Jean-Erik De Zagon - Head of the European Investment Bank in Ukraine - Eric Rasmussen - Director, Head of Natural Resources - Serhii Tsivkach - Executive Director, UkraineInvest (online)
13:00 – 14:00
Session 2 – Integration of sustainable critical raw materials value chain and batteries
14:00
Block 4 - Policy framework perspective
14.05 – 15.00
Panelists: - Peter Handley - Head of Unit, Energy-Intensive Industries and Raw Materials, the European Commission (online) - Roman Opimakh - Head of Ukrainian Geological Survey - Mark Rachovides - President of the Euromines (online) - Ralph Watzel – President of EuroGeoSurveys (online)
Block 5 - Industrial Perspective I
15:00 – 15:45
Panelists: - Bernd Schäfer - CEO EIT RawMaterials - Mikael Staffas - President of Eurometaux - Taras Kuzmych - Head of the board NJSC “Nadra of Ukraine” - Artur Somov - Acting Chairman of Management Board at the United Mining and Chemical Company
15:45 – 16:05
Block 6 - Industrial perspective II
16:05 – 16:50
Panelists: - Diego Pavía - CEO EIT InnoEnergy - Matti Hietanen - CEO of the Finnish Minerals Group Ltd (Finland) - Bohdan Slobodian - CEO of Ukrainian Geological Company - Oksana Orynchak - CEO of the National Extractive Industries Association of Ukraine
Block 7 – Technical assistance
16:50 – 17:20
Panelists: - Chloe Allio - Head of Section - Operations - Economic Cooperation, Energy, Infrastructure and Environment, Delegation of the EU to Ukraine, - Fulvio Capurso - Team Leader - Financial Instruments, Private Investment, DG NEAR of the European Commission - Pavlo Bovsunivskii - Executive Director of the State Enterprise Geoinform, the National Geodata Repository - Mykhailo Popov - Director of Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of Insitute of Geological Sciences of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine - Gordon Campbell, Head of Department European Space Agency (online)
Block 8 – closing remarks
17:20 - 17:40
Format: The hybrid event with physical presence of invited speakers (COVID19 restrictions permitting) and live streamed in both languages allowing for interactions of registered participants.