Fostering connections and celebrating resilience within the cleantech community

Cleantech programme participants gathered together, listening to speakers during the official part of the GCIP Ukraine 2.0 kick-off meeting

We have caught our breath a little – and are finally ready to share photos with you from our in-person gathering of GCIP Ukraine 2.0 Advanced Accelerator participants.

It was an eventful and inspiring day of introductions, discussions, hugs, and quality networking. We are delighted to have brought together so many diverse, strong, and motivated businesses so they could get to know one another, feel supported, and show each other just how brilliant they are.

Participants shared that the meeting was an opportunity for them to broaden their horizons, find like-minded individuals, and even connect with potential partners. And for us, it served as further confirmation of just how much drive and resilience exists within Ukrainian innovators!

Ukrainian entrepreneurs and innovators engaging in lively discussions during the networking session at the GCIP Ukraine 2.0 Advanced Accelerator kick-off event

We were particularly pleased to welcome unexpected but very welcome guests: Julia Bialetska (CEO of S.Lab – Sustainable Laboratory, Entrepreneur in Residence of our programme) and Iryna Hubarets (Representation of the European Union in Ukraine).

Furthermore, as part of the event, an online discussion took place titled “Green Business During the War: Is It Timely?”. Speakers Yuliana Onishchuk, Andrii Medvedenko, Viktor Khomenko, Mariia Shamota, and Roman Zinchenkodiscussed the challenges and prospects of green transformations in wartime.

“It was incredibly interesting to listen to presentations and give feedback to participants – if only you knew how many cool ‘mature’ projects and founders we have, who, even despite having their production facilities smashed by the Russians, are getting back on their feet and continuing to build green businesses! The Greencubator team has a special skill for finding and uniting such unstoppable people,” shares Mariia Shamota.

Our immense gratitude goes to UNIT.City for providing the perfect venue, to LCF Law Group for their legal partnership, and to the organising team at Event Envoy, led by Anastasiia Polinkova, for their attention to detail and for creating such a magical atmosphere!

GCIP Ukraine 2025 is a free, three-month acceleration programme for Ukrainian companies in the clean technology sector, implemented by UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, greencubator, and the GEF.

Lying ahead are training sessions, workshops, mentorship, and participation in industry events. We are making an inspired and strong start!