V Energy Law Conference
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The Ukrainian Bar Association invites you to join the V Energy Law Conference, which brings together opinion leaders, practitioners, regulators and investors for a professional dialogue on the future of Ukrainian energy.
Date: July 3, 2025.
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, 22 Yaroslaviv Val St., Kyiv / online (Zoom).
The program of the V Energy Law Conference includes three in-depth and strategically important sessions, each of which provides answers to the needs of today: from complex issues of reforming the electricity and gas markets to specific mechanisms for attracting investment in the energy and subsoil use. You will get insights on regulatory changes, current case law, challenges of integration into European markets, and learn how to legally support large-scale energy projects in a transformational economy. This is not just a discussion - it is a roadmap for those who shape the future of the energy sector.
PROGRAM*
09:00 - 9:30 Registration of participants. Welcome coffee
9:30 - 9:40 Opening remarks
Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Managing Partner AVELLUM
Ivan Bondarchuk, Chairman of the UBA Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas
9:40 - 10:00 Special interview: Current state of the electricity market. Legislative innovations
Interviewer:
Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, Managing Partner Sokolovskyi and Partners, Chairman of the Board of the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine
10:00 - 11:20 Session 1. Electricity market
Moderator:
Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, Managing Partner Sokolovskyi and Partners, Chairman of the Board of the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine
Focus area:
- RED III: future changes in legislation on the construction of renewable energy facilities
Experts:
Vladyslav Maksakov, Senior Project Manager for Energy Transition at the Office for Support of Recovery and Reforms of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine
Artem Nekrasov, Acting Director of SE Guaranteed Buyer
Oleksii Orzhel, Head of the Kyiv office of Energy Community, Minister of energy and environmental protection of Ukraine (2019-2020)
Daniil Petrenko, Deputy General Director for development of Market Operator JSC
Maksym Yurkov, Director of legal affairs at Ukrenergo NEC
Serhii Datsiv, Senior Associate in the energy practice at INTEGRITES
11:20 - 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 - 13:20 Session 2. Gas market
Moderator:
Nataliia Hutarevych, Deputy Chairman of the UBA Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas, Chairman of the UBA Committee on natural resources, environmental and environmental Law, Counsel Sayenko Kharenko
Focus area:
- Gas market regulation: current state and expectations
- Specifics of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to Ukraine, prospects for building an ‘LNG bridge’ between the US, Europe and Ukraine
- Biomethane exports — practical experience, areas for regulatory improvement
- Prospects for hydrogen energy in Ukraine: what regulatory changes are needed to launch the industry
- Gas transmission/storage infrastructure — current state and development potential of the Ukrainian asset, with a focus on renewable gas
Experts:
Oleksandr Kosyanchuk, Director of the Department for Regulation of Relations in the Oil and Gas Sector, NEURC
Yaroslav Kryl, СEO at Hydrogen Ukraine
Vitalii Kryvytskyi, Head of Legal and Investment Support Group at MHP PrJSC
13:20 - 14:20 Lunch
14:20 - 15:40 Session 3: Investment opportunities in energy and subsoil use
Moderator:
Alyona Shulima, Partner Pragma Consulting Group
Focus area:
- Legal сhallenges of investing in energy
- Trends in wind energy investments
- Mineral deal with the US: opportunities and risks
- Latest trends in deal structuring
Experts:
Ivan Bondarchuk, Partner LCF Law Group, Head of Energy and Projects Practice, Chairman of the UBA Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas
Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA)
Maksym Maksymenko, Partner AVELLUM, Head of Real Estate and Infrastructure
Olga Savchenko, Partner Altelaw
15:40 - 17:00 Networking. Reception
*Please note: the program is still being finalized and may be subject to changes or updates.
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To participate in the event, registration is REQUIRED.
A 10% corporate discount is available for registrations of three or more participants from the same company. To take advantage of this offer, please contact event coordinator.
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Organizers reserve the right to close registration when the maximum number of participants is reached.
For additional information about the event, participation as a speaker, and partnership opportunities, please contact the event coordinator by phone: +38 (044) 492-88-48, +38 (063) 792-30-99 (calls via WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) or e-mail: tosaulenko@uba.ua. The contact person — Tetiana Osaulenko.
For media accreditation, please e-mail: pr@uba.ua. Contact person — Daria Sydorchuk.
- Ivan Bondarchuk, Chairman of the UBA Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas, Partner LCF Law Group, Head of Energy & Projects
- Marta Halabala, Deputy Chairman of the UBA Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas, Counsel Asters
- Nataliia Hutarevych, Deputy Chairman of the UBA Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas, Chairman of the UBA Committee on Natural Resources, Environmental and Environmental Law, Counsel Sayenko Kharenko
- Yulia Kyrpa, Executive Partner AEQUO
- Maksym Maksymenko, Partner AVELLUM, Head of Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, Managing Partner Sokolovskyi and Partners
- Olga Terefenko, Partner GRAVITY
- Oleksiy Feliv, Managing Partner INTEGRITES
- Alyona Shulima, Partner Pragma Consulting Group
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