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Kyiv Investment Forum 2025:
Berlin Platform

Building upon the momentum of previous editions, the 9th Kyiv Investment Forum will take place in Berlin on November 12, 2025 — uniting bold ideas, global leaders, and breakthrough partnerships in one of Europe’s most dynamic cities.
This year’s Forum is more than a conversation — it’s a shared commitment. Hosted in Berlin, a symbol of resilience and innovation, the event will spotlight how Kyiv’s recovery and Europe’s future are deeply connected.
Under the theme “Investing in Resilience. Shaping the Future,” we’ll activate new opportunities for investment, collaboration, and long-term impact.

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KIF 2025:
Berlin Platform

Uniting global investors, private sector leaders, visionary changemakers, and resilient cities to drive Ukraine’s recovery, scale social impact, and foster inclusive growth — strengthening city-to-city cooperation as a foundation for a more united and resilient Europe.

Our goals:

Accelerate the growth of Kyiv’s investment ecosystem by uniting global investors to support infrastructure recovery and the modernization of Greater Kyiv.

Promote peer-to-peer exchange among European metropolises to share effective strategies for urban investment and resilience.

Highlight the power of social impact and innovation to drive inclusive growth, support Ukraine’s recovery, and contribute to a sustainable, equitable economy aligned with EU integration.

Foster collaboration between the public and private sectors to develop and implement solutions for the economic and social recovery of the Kyiv metropolitan area.

Key topics:

City-to-city cooperation for recovery and resilience

Investment strategies and public-private partnerships

Digital innovation, smart governance, and cybersecurity

Health tech, rehabilitation, and biotech collaboration

Industrial tech, automation, and advanced manufacturing

Smart mobility and sustainable urban infrastructure

Social entrepreneurship and inclusive economic growth

Energy efficiency, renewables and climate resilience

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TIME SLOT*

ACTIVITY

08:00 – 09:00

Registration. Morning coffee

09:00 – 09:40

KEYNOTE SESSION: Ukraine and Europe: Building a Shared Future in Challenging Times

MODERATOR:

Olga Diakova

Co-founder of Impact Force, David Lynch Foundation in Eastern Europe

SPEAKERS:

Vitaliy Klitschko

Mayor of Kyiv

Kai Wegner

Governing Mayor of Berlin

Johann Saathoff

Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

09:40 – 10:40

High-Level Panel: Cities Driving Resilience in Times of Geopolitical Turbulence

MODERATOR:

Svitlana KOVALCHUK

Executive Director of YES (Yalta European Strategy)

SPEAKERS:

Vitaliy Klitschko

Mayor of Kyiv

Franziska GIFFEY

Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises

Philippe CLOSE

Mayor of the City of Brussels

Jacek JAŚKOWIAK

Mayor of Poznań

Valdas BENKUNSKAS

Mayor of Vilnius

Ryszard Kessler

Deputy Mayor of Wroclaw

10:40 – 11:10

Coffee break

11:10 – 11:20

Inaugural Reflections Setting the Investment Agenda

11:20 – 12:20

Panel discussion 1: Investments Amidst Uncertainty

MODERATOR:

Angeliki VARELA

Head of International Investment Engagement at the KSE Institute

SPEAKERS:

Harry BOYD-CARPENTER

Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group, EBRD

Annabelle GASTAL

Senior Investment Guarantee Officer, Europe and Central Asia, MIGA (World Bank Group)

Yevgeniya Piddubna

Corporate Affairs Director, Member of the Board of Directors, Farmak JSC, Head of Healthcare Committee at the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (SUP)

Dr. Benjamin Siering

Senior Manager at Pricewaterhouse Coopers GmbH

Tobias WITTICH

Managing Director of Cimexia GmbH and Deputy Chair of the IHK Committee “Internationally Acting City”

12:20 – 12:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: From Crisis to Catalyst Through Digital Innovation

SPEAKERS:

Michael FIRNHABER

Partner Development Manager, Global Product Partnerships, Google

12:30 – 13:30

Panel discussion 2: Digital Evolution for Economic Growth and Resilience

MODERATOR:

Victor LIAKH

President of East Europe Foundation

SPEAKERS:

Viktoriia ITSKOVYCH

Director of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at the Kyiv City State Administration

Michael FIRNHABER

Partner Development Manager, Global Product Partnerships, Google

Helen Uvarenko

International Program Lead at Kitsoft

Adrian WOLKERSDORF

Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization, Germany

13:30 – 14:20

Lunch

14:20 – 14:30

Featured ADDRESS: Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

SPEAKER:

Dr. Stefan FRANZKE

CEO, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

14:30 – 15:15

Session 1: Innovative Energy Solutions for Resilience and Sustainable Growth

MODERATOR:

Dr. Ima (Ripsime) KHRENOVA-SHYMKINA

Project Manager of Department for Germany, Europe, and the South Caucasus, Regional Office South Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

SPEAKERS:

Hanna ZAMAZIEIEVA

Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE), Ukrainian politician and public person

Viktoria GRYB

Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Chair of the Energy Security Sub-Committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy Housing and Communal Services

Miriam FAULWETTER

Cluster Coordinator, Energy and Climate Cluster/ Programme Director, Just Transition bei Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

Wolfgang GRÜNDINGER

the Chief Evangelist at Enpal

15:15 – 16:00

Session 2: Mobility & Urban Tech

MODERATOR:

Dr. Haris PIPLAS

Director Integrated Urban Solutions International, Drees & Sommer

SPEAKERS:

Oleksandr SVYSTUNOV

Chief City Architect of Kyiv

Omar AL-RAWI

Chairman of the Vienna City Council Committee for Urban Development, Mobility and Vienna Public Utilities

Alex TEBBE

CEO, Crowd Ukraine

Roland CRACCO

President of St. Pierre Foundation, CEO of Interparking SA

16:00 – 16:45

Session 3: Health & Biotech for Urban Well-Being

MODERATOR:

Olga Diakova

Co-founder of Impact Force, David Lynch Foundation in Eastern Europe

SPEAKERS:

Maryna Khonda

Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration

Jane Klepa

Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of SET University, Program Director of Generation H: Healthtech

Manuel VEIGA ALDEMIRA

Ukraine Scale

Javier CHÉRCOLES BLÁZQUEZ

Director, The Simon Project

16:45 – 17:30

Session 4: Smart Industry & Dual-Use Technologies

MODERATOR:

Bogdan PONOMAR

CEO AI HOUSE

SPEAKERS:

Alex KUGAJEVSKY

NATO Innovation Fund

Matthias LEHNA

Director of Business Development & Government Relations at Quantum Systems

Dr. Adrian Mahlkow

Managing director OpTecBB e.V.

Alex Ulanovych

partner at Amrop Ukraine

15:00 -17:25

Breakout Session (Konferenz 1): Social Entrepreneurship for Kyiv’s Inclusive Growth and Recovery

MODERATOR:

Ekaterina JALLIFFIER

Director / Board member, Sortition Foundation

SPEAKERS:

Maryna Khonda

Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration

Jeroo BILLIMORIA

Founder One family Foundation Amsterdam, Co-Founder Catalyst 2030

Nina LEVCHUK

Co-Founder of Impact Force

Christian BERGER

Founder & Managing Partner of WE AID gGmbH

Hannah RHODES

Associate Director of Global Entrepreneurship Programs, INCO

Dr. Martin VOGELSANG

Ukrainian Social Venture Fund

Jonas NIPKOW

Project Manager, Social Economy Berlin, SEND

Prof. Dr. Yasmin OLTEANU

Berlin University of Applied Sciences (Berliner Hochschule für Technik)

Boris KOZLOWSKI

Co-Managing Director, Hamburg Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship

Jonathan ROBINSON

Co-Lead, The Possible

Markus Sauerhammer

SIGU Platform for Social Innovation and Public-Benefit-Oriented Enterprises

Leon REINER

Managing Director, ImpactHub Berlin

17:30 – 17:50

Fireside Chat: A Shared Investment Agenda for the Future

Annette KROEBER-RIEL

Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe at Google

Vitaliy Klitschko

Mayor of Kyiv

17:50 – 19:00

Networking, Cocktails

Speakers

Vitaliy Klitschko

Mayor of Kyiv

Kai Wegner

Governing Mayor of Berlin

Franziska GIFFEY

Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises

More information about the speakers

Partners

Kyiv Investment Forum:
Facts & Figures

kif 2023

kif 2022

kif 2021

kif 2020

Brussels Platform: Sustainable Revival of Greater Kyiv

Attendance:

Reached over 500 attendees on-site, including more than 27 ambassadors and diplomatic representatives, 10 city delegations, EU policymakers, business leaders, and international financial institutions.

More than 2,000 participants joined via livestream.

Place:

City of Brussels, Belgium

Data:

16 November 2023

Opened by Ursula von der Leyen with a strong message of support for Kyiv’s transformation.
New Brussels–Kyiv Cooperation Memorandum signed to boost reconstruction and partnership.
Extended the Brussels Declaration: Barcelona, Tirana, and Metropolia Grand Paris joined the city platform for solidarity and joint urban development
European Investment Bank and Kyiv City Council signed agreement to modernize Kyiv’s metro system, supported by a €480,000 technical assistance grant.
Kyiv–Brussels business chambers signed cooperation agreement to foster investment.
Clear shift from aid to investment – positioning Kyiv as a partner in Europe’s shared future.

Resilience. Innovation. Sustainability

Attendance:

Reached 350 attendees, among them 16 Mayors’ delegations, 26 Ambassadors and Heads of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Belgium, 7 partner organizations and international institutions, 21 media, 54 business representatives, industry associations, non-profit organizations, and think tanks

Place:

the city of Brussels, Belgium

Data:

28 November 2022

Brussels declaration: The city of Kyiv, and thirteen European cities (Brussels, Paris, Rome, Helsinki, Poznań, Podgorica, Berlin, Lyon, Riga, Sarajevo, Bergamo, Vilnius and Dublin) signed a joint declaration of understanding to support the recovery and sustainable development of the Ukrainian capital and its surrounding territories.
Nearly €1,1 billion of investment committed to strengthening the resilience and contributing towards faster post-war reconstruction of Ukrainian capital
12 investment projects pitched to international investors
Over 1500 people watched KIF’s live stream

Creative Transformation

Attendance:

3000+ online participants

Place:

Kyiv, Ukraine

Data:

10 September 2021

3000+ online participants
14 countries
53 media outlets

Go local. Think global

Attendance:

1000+ offline participants from 11 countries, including government officials, business leaders, investors, financial institutions, real estate developers, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, local community representatives, alongside an additional 3000+ participants who joined the event online

Place:

Kyiv, Ukraine

Data:

10 September 2020