October 16

Hilton hotel (30 Tarasa Shevchenko blvrd., Kyiv)

HALL D

11:00-16:30 SEF: Bioenergy conference

11:00- 12:30 Session 1. Major challenges for the biofuel industry in Ukraine and at the global level
Moderator: Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Board at Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Director at SEC Biomass

11:00  Where is the Ukrainian bioenergy market heading?
Georgii Geletukha, Head of the Board at Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Director at SEC Biomass

11:30  EU policies affecting the bioenergy sector
Alberto Rocamora, Policy Officer of Bioenergy Europe

12:00  Global Potential of Biogas
Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of World Biogas Association

12:30  -  13:30 Networking lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Session 2. What are the components of an effective bioenergy market model?
Moderator: Alberto Rocamora, Policy Officer of Bioenergy Europe

13:30  Ukrainian experience in biofuel exchange trading
Oleksandr Maryukhnich, Director of the Ukrainian Agrarian Exchange

13:50  Biofuel and biomass auctions as a basis for an effective bioenergy market. European experience
Andrius Smaliukas, CEO of BALTPOOL

14:10  The role of modern bioenergy in the global energy transformation
Seungwoo Kang , Bioenergy Analyst, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

14:30  - 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00 Session 3. Successful business cases in the field of bioenergy
Moderator: Oleksii Prystaya, Founder of Bioenergotechnologies LLC

15:00  Experience in implementing the concept of bio-energy settlements in Europe, Bruck an der Leitha project (Austria)
Karin Mottl, Managing Director at Energiepark Bruck/Leitha (online)

15:20  From firewood to Gigacalories: how vertically integrated bioenergy companies work in Ukraine
Oleksii Prystaya, Founder of Bioenergotechnologies LLC

15:40  Experience in the implementation of megawatt-class bioenergy projects
Volodymyr Boyko, Director of the Shostka Thermal power plant

16:00 – 16:30  Closing of presentations, Coffee break