About the forum
Ukrainian Resilience Week is an annual event where local governments, experts, buisness and international partners join forces to strengthen the resilience of Ukrainian cities.
The event promotes the exchange of knowledge, tools, and practices that help communities adapt to the challenges of war and mobilize resources for implementing systemic change.
Last year, Ukrainian Resilience Week brought together more than 250 participants from 50 communities, along with representatives of 20 national and international organisations. The forum’s special guest was Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement.
The event is supported by the project "Strengthening of Urban Resilience in the Areas of Supply Infrastructure and Housing in Ukraine (SUR)" which is a part of the German transitional development assistance, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Program 2025
Monday,
September 29
9:00-18:00
Organizer: Association of Ukrainian Cities
13:00–16:00
17:00–20:00
Opening of cogeneration facilities
UNBROKEN – overview of the rehabilitation center and veteran reintegration practices
Social housing (Mykolaichuka Street) – model of management and social integration
Tuesday,
September 30
9:00–18:00
9:00-9:45
09:45–10:00
10:00–10:15
Oleh Saakyan, National Platform for Resilience and Cohesion
10:15–10:45
Oleksandr Slobozhan, Executive Director, Association of Ukrainian Cities
Maksym Terletskyi, Acting Director, City Institute Lviv
Andrii Darkovych, Researcher, KSE Institute, Center for Sociological Studies of Decentralization and Regional Development
11:00–12:15
Moderator: Nataliia Mysak
Anton Kolomyeytsev, Chief Architect of Lviv
Volodymyr Lupatsiy, Co-founder, NGO “Ukraine-Nordic Alliance” and National Platform for Resilience and Cohesion
Agnieszka Piasecka, Expert, Representation of the Solidarity Fund PL
Magnus Qvant, Co-founder, Nordic Urban Resilience Institute, UNDRR Expert on Local Resilience
Oksana Kysil, National Expert, EU Covenant of Mayors – East Project
Liubov Apostolova-Sossa, expert at the Center for Urban Studies
12:15–13:30
Moderator: Vasyl Kundryk, Representation of the Solidarity Fund PL
Regina Kharchenko, Secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council
Mykhailo Chernov, Director, “Safety and Civil Protection” Project, Partnership for a Strong Ukraine Foundation
Andrii Yerofeev, Head, NGO “Solomianski Kotyky”
Rostyslav Hrynyk, Research Associate, Lviv State University of Life Safety
Other participants to be confirmed
14:30–15:45
Moderator: Sviatoslav Pavliuk, Executive Director of the Association “Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine”
Korenev Serhii, Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv
Pavlo Karas, Director, Cherkasyteplokomunenergo
Oleksandr Odynets, Director, Lvivteploenergo
Jana Sloboda, Research Associate, TU Dortmund, Chair of Regional Development and Risk Management
16:00–17:15
Moderator: Oksana Koliada, Coalition of Veterans’ Spaces
Borys Pakholiuk, Director, Zhytomyr City Development Agency
Anatolii Pylypenko, Veteran, Co-founder, “Zelenyi Hai” Rehabilitation Center, Expert on Veterans’ Reintegration
Yuliya Popova, Project Manager, Berlin-based NGO “Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe” (IWO)
Inna Pidluska, Deputy Executive Director, International Renaissance Foundation
Other participants to be confirmed
17:15–17:45
Moderator: Yuliya Tyshchenko
Participants: Lviv City Council, Vinnytsia City Council
Wednesday,
October 1
9:00-18:00
Organizer: Association of Ukrainain Cities
09:00–11:00
Organizers: City Institute
10:00-16:30
Organizers: Covenant of Mayors, ICLEI
11:00-12:00
Organizer: National Platform for Resilience and Cohesion, Inclus
11:00-15:00
Organizer: Solidarity Fund Poland
13:00-15:00
Organizer: GIZ Ukraine
15:00-17:00
Organizer: GIZ Ukraine
Thursday,
October 2
11:00–13:00
Organizers: WASH Cluster UNICEF, Association of Critical Infrastructure Operators of Ukraine, Lvivteploenergo