Research and Development for sustainable reconstruction: The examples of energy and agriculture

The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany strongly supports the Federal Government‘s consistent action against Russia‘s belligerent attack on Ukraine, which violates international law. The alliance sees the Russian invasion as an attack on elementary values of freedom, democracy, and self-determination, on which academic freedom and scientific freedom are based.

This side event is organised by the three German Science Organisations, like Leibniz Association, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Helmholtz Association. Our event explores the link between RD policies and sustainable reconstruction, deep-diving into energy on the one hand, and on sustainable agriculture on the other. According to international estimates more than 750bn Dollar need to be invested for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Most must be private investments. What is the RD factor of the ´build back better‘ approach as set up by the Lugano Conference in 2022? What RD opportunities are there for Ukraine, in energy and in agriculture? How can our research Alliance members contribute?

Program

16:00 Introductory Note on behalf of the three German Science Organisations 

Bernd Rech | Scientific Director at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Vice-President of the Energy Research Branch in the Helmholtz Association

16:10 Key Notes by Ministers: What is the role of Research and Development projects for Ukraine reconstruction today?

Keynotes by Yevhen Kudriavets | Deputy Minister for European Integration, Ministry for Education of Ukraine
Bettina Stark-Watzinger | Minister for Education and Research, Germany

Moderated by Milena Komar | Director Kyiv School of Energy Policy

16:40 RD for sustainable reconstruction in the energy sector: RD options in generation, transmission, and technology

Moderated by Georg Zachmann | Scientific Lead Green Deal Ukraina

Panellists

Susanne Nies | Project Lead, GDU Project, HZB
Philipp Strauss | Deputy Director Fraunhofer IEE, Germany
Olha Yestivniieva | Senior Researcher, Reform Team Ukraine
Olha Kasian, Head of Research Department, Helmholtz Erlangen (tbc)
Olena Zerkal, Member of the Coordination Committee, Ukraine Facility Platform

Guiding questions

• What is the RD opportunity in energy?
• What are key areas for investments?
• What are obstacles to future proof investments today?
• How can RD help overcome the challenges?

17:20 RD for sustainable and smart agriculture: what are opportunities and challenges?

Moderated by Liran Sahar | Head of Business Development Fraunhofer LZSiS, Germany

Panellists

Taras Gagalyuk | Senior Researcher at Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Development, Germany
Mariia Bielkina | Head of Agriculture Department, EcoAction, Ukraine
Maksym Maksymov | Vice president of the National Association of Agricultural Advisory Services of Ukraine 
Georg von Nolcken | CEO, Continental Farmers, Ukraine

Guiding questions

• What is the RD opportunity in agriculture in Ukraine?
• In which aspects of innovation in agriculture where Ukraine is ahead of the EU
• How to combine sustainability and innovation in the agricultural sector in Ukraine?
• How to use and improve the rail- and multimodal transport system for exports of sustainable agricultural products?
• Examples from the field: Continental Farmers, EcoAction, Fraunhofer, Leibniz-Institute.

17:55 Conclusion

Marijke Welisch | Managing Director Fraunhofer CINES

Video

Speakers presentation

Susanne Nies: RD for the energy sector: What options do we have now?

Dr.-Ing. Philipp Strauss: Demonstration and Training for a Resilient Heat and Power Supply in Ukraine

Olga Yevstihnieieva: What is the RD opportunity in energy?

Olga Kasian: Research and development for sustainable reconstruction: the examples of energy and agriculture

Lana Zerkal: PROTON21 Fusion power is the next

Georg von Nolcken: Continental farmers group overview