In the context of Ukraine’s recovery, the circular economy offers promising opportunities to rebuild in a more sustainable, resilient, and resource-efficient way, particularly in the construction and energy sectors. By rethinking how materials and resources are produced, circular approaches can drive innovation, reduce dependency on raw materials, and create long-term economic value. In this regard, we are pleased to invite private and public stakeholders from the EU and Ukraine to explore these opportunities together, exchange expertise, and build connections that can help shape a resilient and more circular Ukraine, at the event: “Leveraging Circular Economy Expertise in the Construction and Energy Sectors for Ukraine’s Recovery.”

This peer-to-peer exchange and networking reception is co-organised by the EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC), the Belgian Agency for International Cooperation Enabel, and Business Finland, in the framework of the Rebuild Ukraine Conference and Exhibition. The event brings together businesses, trade promotion organisations, business associations, chambers of commerce, financing institutions, policymakers, and public sector representatives, involved in Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts.

Date: 12 November 2025
Time: 15:00–19:30 CET
Venue: Mercure Warszawa Grand Hotel, Krucza 28, 00-522 Warszawa
Format: In-person
Language: Simultaneous interpretation in Ukrainian and English.

Registration (before 7 November):  HERE

Programme

15:00 – Coffee and registration         
15:00 –  Welcome address by Mr. Dirk Deprez, Country Director, Ukraine, Enabel
15:35 –  Opening remarks by H.E. Luc Jacobs, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Ukraine    
15:40 – Keynote speech: Circular Economy in Ukraine’s Construction Recovery: Opportunities and Challenges, by Mr. Oleksandr Chervak, Director General of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine (CBU)           
15:50 – Keynote speech: Conducive business environment for circular construction: a perspective from the EU, Mr. Kjetil Tonning, Chairman of the the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) Task Force on Ukraine.  
16:00 – Circular Solution in Action: perspective from a Ukrainian Community, Mr. Yevhenii Lukianenko, Director of the RegionalDevelopment Agency of the Kharkiv region
16:07 – Rebuild Green 2030: From Hackathons to Implementation of New Sustainable Urban Models for Ukraine’s Recovery, by Alissa Bankovska. Founder of SYNCHRO SPACE, Rebuild Green 2030 Co-organizer.
16:15  – Circular business pitches: showcasing EU and Ukrainian circular solutions and technologies : Mrs. Lidiia Shymon, Project Manager Neo-Eco Ukraine - Mr. Maciej Chrzanowski, Technical Sales Manager Remagin, ETEX Group, Belgium and Mrs. Tarja Korhonen, Solutions Sales Manager at Valmet Technologies, Valmet, Finland.  
16:40 –  Financing for green and circular economy, Mr. Jyrki Rautamäki, Senior Consultant, NEFCO 
16:55 –  Peer-to-peer business exchanges     
17:25 –  Closing remarks, Mr. Jyrki Härkki, Senior Advisor, Business Finland
17:30 : 19:30 –  Networking reception

We would be delighted to welcome your participation in this event. Please feel free to share this opportunity with interested businesses or partners in your network.

This event if free of charge. Registering to this event does not give access to the Rebuild Ukraine conference on 13-14 November 2025. You will need a separate registration and ticket for the conference.