Stockholm Summit – Rethinking Cities in Ukraine

08:30–09:00 | Registration & Coffee
Arrival, registration and informal networking.

09:00–09:30 | Opening Session
Welcome remarks and strategic framing of Ukraine’s reconstruction, with a focus on the role of municipalities, international partners and industry in moving projects from concept to implementation and financing.

Speakers:

• Ragnar Lund, Initiator & Director, Rethinking Cities in Ukraine, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
  
• Svitlana Zalishchuk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden
  
• Alona Shkrum, First Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
  
• Ulrik Tideström, Special Envoy for Ukraine’s Reconstruction, Government of Sweden
  
• Fredrik Nordin, Head of Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
  
• Kurt Bratteby, Swedish Institute
  

• Paul Westin, Swedish Energy Agency
  

09:30–10:20 | Panel 1
From Local Needs to Bankable Projects and Partnerships
How can municipal needs be translated into structured, financeable projects, and how can industry and financial institutions engage already in early-stage development?

Speakers:

• Yurii Kushnir, Deputy Mayor, Lozova (Kharkiv region)
  
• Tony Lindström, Head of Customer Finance – International Markets, Volvo Construction Equipment
  
• Eline Suijlen, Strategic Partnerships – Water & Energy, Alfa Laval
  
• Ryan Knox, Managing Director, SALAR International
  
• Sophie Taintor, Investment Manager, Project Accelerator, Swedfund
  
• Kaare Stamer Andreasen, Senior Director – Ukraine, EIFO
• Ulrik Tideström, Special Envoy, Government of Sweden

10:20–11:10 | Panel 2
Urban Energy Systems – From Concept to Implementation
Case: Kryvyi Rih Smart Energy Park
A discussion on resilient and decentralised energy systems, and how large-scale municipal energy projects can move from concept to implementation and financing.

Speakers:

• Yevhen Udod, First Deputy Mayor, Kryvyi Rih Municipality
• Stefan Gahns, Director, Siemens Energy
• Denis Gaiovy, Associate Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD
  
• Johan Heiskala, Director, Project Accelerator, Swedfund

• Paul Westin, Swedish Energy Agency

Moderator: Liisa Raasakka, Head of EIB Group Office in Sweden, European Investment Bank

11:10–12:00 | Lunch and networking

12:00–13:30 | Municipal Project Presentations
Municipal teams present priority projects developed within the programme, reflecting real needs under wartime conditions and early-stage project development.

Municipalities:
- Chornomorsk (Odesa region) – Local economic development
- Fastiv (Kyiv region) – Waste management and circular solutions
- Kovel (Volyn region) – Resilient and decentralised energy systems
- Rokytne (Rivne region) – Water and wastewater infrastructure
- Shepetivka (Khmelnytskyi region) – Veteran reintegration and social infrastructure

13:30–14:30 | Networking & Project Discussions
Interactive session connecting municipalities, industry, financial institutions and public actors, focusing on partnerships and next steps towards implementation.

14:45–15:45 | Strategic Roundtable – Swedish Parliament (by invitation only)
A closed roundtable with representatives from the Swedish Parliament, industry and Ukrainian municipalities, focusing on barriers and enabling conditions for private sector engagement in Ukraine’s reconstruction.

Register here

Contact: Ragnar Lund
Director & Inieator, Rethinking Ciees in Ukraine
Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
Summit Organizer
ragnar.lund@sbs.su.se | +46 70 874 52 84