TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021

At 1000, a press conference of tobacco manufacturers on the topic: "The Illegal Cigarette Market in Ukraine Breaks Records. Causes and Consequences" will start. Participants: Philip Morris Ukraine CEO Kostas Salvaras; General Director of BAT Ukraine Kakhaber Benidze; General Director of Japan Tobacco International Ukraine Paul Holloway; Director of Imperial Tobacco in Ukraine Rastislav Cernak (UNIAN, 4 Khreschatyk Street, conference hall). Accreditation is required by phone. (050) 357 35 93, [email protected]. Online broadcast will be available at the following links: website – https://www.unian.ua/static/press/live; UNIAN Youtube channel – https://youtu.be/YOU7cj1f4Bk. Additional questions can be asked by e-mail: [email protected] (with the subject line "Question for the press conference at 19.10 at 10.00").

At 1030, the presentation of the Energy Cooperation School, an educational product aimed at developing the ecosystem of energy cooperation in Ukraine, will start. The school was created and conducted by the Public Association "Greencubator" and the Lviv Business School (LvBS) of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Speakers: Head of the Soniachne Misto energy cooperative (Slavutych), co-founder of Greencubator, Andriy Zinchenko; Mayor of Slavutych, President of the Association "Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine" Yuriy Fomichov; manager of LvBS partner programs Olena Senko (Peremoga Hub, 15 Yaroslaviv Val Street, "Peremoga.Space"). Live stream at youtube.com/user/greencubator and fb.com/greencubator. Details: (067) 685 42 26.

At 1230, in the International Exhibition Center, the official opening of the XIX International Energy Business Forum "5E" (Energy. Electrical Engineering. Energy Efficiency. Ecology. Energy Resources) will start as part of the International specialized exhibitions: "Energy in Industry", "EcoEnergy Expo", "NaftoGazExpo" , "Mining & Minerals Expo", "Electro Inststall", "E-Сomps + DigiTec" and the business program (Kyiv, 15 Brovarsky Avenue, 1st pavilion). Participants of the events: the leadership of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy, NEURC, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving, top managers of generating, grid companies, heads of industrial enterprises and public associations and other guests. Exhibition participants will hold presentations, conferences, master classes. The event will take place on October 19-21. Accreditation of journalists: https://www.iec-expo.in.ua/ua/pres-tsentr/accreditation. Registration of accredited media representatives and issuance of badges: from 9.00 at the entrance 3-A, as well as in the 1st pavilion (entrances 1-A, 1-C) at the Office of the organizers. More details on the website: www.iec-expo.com.ua.

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