Programme

Venue
Kryvyi Rih National University,
Main Building,
XXII Partzyizdu Street, 11

SATURDAY, 10th of October 2015

08:00-10:00 Morning coffee
08:00-10:15 Registration
Main building of the University
10:15-10:30 Opening Remarks
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)

  • Yuriy Vilkul, Mayor of Kryvyi Rih
  • Jaki Lowe, Vice-President of the European Cyclists’ Federation
  • Andriy Nahornyy, Director of Kryvyi Rih City Development Institution
  • Iryna Bondarenko, Veloforum Organising Committee
10:30-12:00 Plenary Session 1
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)
Moderator Olena Tokmylenko, Urban Reforms (Kharkiv)

  • Cycling policies in German cities – Katharina George, urban planner (Germany)
  • “Vote for the Bicycle!” advocacy campaign for Ukraine’s local elections 2015 – Galyna Tyshchenko, Centre of Public Development (Bila Tserkva) and Viktor Zagreba, Centre of Social and Business Initiatives (Yaremche)
  • Cycling routes as a part of sustainable development of the Danube region – Jovan Eraković, Danube Competence Center (Serbia)
  • Cycling and big employers – Jaki Lowe, CTC (United Kingdom)
12:00-12:30 Coffee break
Hallway on the 2nd floor
Opening of the Posters Exhibition
12:30-13:30 Section A
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)
Moderator Bohdan Lepiavko, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association

  • Cyclists’ association as a start-up – Anastasiia Sudkovska, Lviv Cyclists’ Association
  • Developing cycling master plans in nine cities of Ukraine – Iryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian Centre for Cycling Expertise (Kyiv)
  • Redistribution of public space: smart road marking and cycling planning in Ivano-Frankivsk – Andriy Koman and Nazariy Rohiv, NGO “Velo-Frankivsk”
  • Еxpress-presentations of three projects implemented in 2015 under the Small Grants Programme managed by Veloforum’s organisers – Roland Bairozian, “Veloruh Mykolaiv”, Iryna Sadovnikova, “Cycling Poltava”, Oleksandra Naryzhna, “Urban Reforms” (Kharkiv)

Section B
Reading hall of the University library (between ground and 1st floor) (Ukrainian)
Moderator Viktor Zagreba, Centre for Social and Business Initiatives (Yaremche)

  • Green Velo as an example of regional green projects for cycling – Anton Vakulenko, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association (Vyshgorod)
  • The Embroidered Path: a cycling route that unites eastern and western Ukrainians – Anatoliy Tsyrkun, The Embroidered Path project (Kyiv)
  • Recreational routes in cities: exploration, signposting, promotion – Tetyana Lebukhorska, NGO “Bukovinian Agency for Regional Development” (Chernivtsi)
13:30-14:45 Lunch Break
Cafe Muraveinik
XXII Partzyizdu Street, 8, across the street from the conference building
14:45-16:00 Plenary Session 2
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)
Moderator Daryna Pyrogova, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association

  • Cycling and families: United Kingdom’s experience – Jaki Lowe, CTC (United Kingdom)
  • Big data: how the data changes our cities? – Olena Tokmylenko, “Urban Reforms” (Kharkiv)
  • Sustainable mobility plan for the City of Lublin – Aleksander Wiącek, Assistant of the Mayor of Lublin for Cycling Policy (Poland)
  • Big cycling changes in a small town – Maciej Lubaś, “Świdnik Miasto Dla Rowerów” and Starostwo Powiatowe of Świdnik  (Poland)
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
Hall on the 2nd floor
16:30-17:45 Section C
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)
Moderator Vadym Denysenko, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association

  • European Mobility Week in Ukrainian cities – Olesia Storozhuk, Kyiv Cyclists Association
  • Re-creation of Vasyl Stefanyk street in Ivano-Frankivsk – Myroslav Fedorkiv and Nazariy Rohiv, NGO “Velo-Frankivsk”
  • The new Kyiv velodrome – Mykola Vognyk and Volodymyr Melnyk, NGO “New Kyiv Velodrome”
  • How to organise a bicycle delivery service – Maksym Malyk, Velodostavka company (Kryvyi Rih)

Section D
Reading hall of the University library (between ground and 1st floor) (Ukrainian)
Moderator Alisa Gnydyuk, Kryvyi Rih City Development Institution

  • Industrial bicycle tours in Kryvyi Rih – Eduard Dvorchuk and Kyrylo Tokhtamysh (Kryvyi Rih)
  • Development of the Cycling Guidebook: an example of the “Tour to the History” guidebook  – Valeria Dumanetska, Club Velomandry (Kyiv)
  • Pin-Up Bicycle Parade: 100 cycling women in Kryvyi Rih – Anna Atamanchuk, NGO VeloKryvbas
  • Education on safe urban cycling: the experience of Bicycle Schools in Kyiv – Bohdan Lepiavko, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association
17:45-18:30 Plenary Session 3
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)
Moderator Anastasia Makarenko, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association

  • Design and implementation of cycling navigation at a recreational route in Kyiv – Ksenia Semenova, Cycling Advisor to the Mayor of Kyiv & Project Manager at Kyiv Cyclists’ Association
  • Cycling infrastructure of Odesa – Oleksandr Prokhorov, Velovector, and Kostiantyn Yemelianov, Urban Institute (Odesa)
  • The bicycle ride “I see! I can! I will help!” as an example of support to people with sight disabilities – Victoria Luchka, NGO Institute for Ukrainian Studies, Lviv
18:30-18:45 Open Microphone
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian)
19:00 Bus transfer to Druzhba Hotel and to the Gala Dinner
20:00-22:00 Gala Dinner
Club “Behemot”
Prospekt Metalurhiv 32a
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ntrance by Invitation Only

SUNDAY, 11th of October, 2015

08:00-13:00 Cycling Tour #1 (Ukrainian)
Industrial Heritage of Kryvyi Rih as Settings for Cycling Recreation
Cycling distance 32 km, duration 5 hours
Departure form the Reikartz Aurora Hotel, Prospekt Metalurhiv, 40
08:00-13:00 Cycling Tour #2 (Ukrainian)
The Desolate City: the Abandoned Areas of Kryvyi Rih
Cycling distance 15 km, transfer by a local train, duration 5 hours
Departure form the Reikartz Aurora Hotel, Prospekt Metalurhiv, 40
09:00-12:00 Cycling Tour #3 (Ukrainian)
The History and Modernity of Kryvyi Rih
Cycling distance 10 km, duration 3 hours
Departure form the Reikartz Aurora Hotel, Prospekt Metalurhiv, 40
09:00-12:00 Walking tour #4 (Ukrainian)
Along The Streets of the Old Town
Distance 3 km, Duration 3 hours
Departure from the Reikartz Aurora Hotel, Prospekt Metalurhiv, 40
13:00-14:15 Lunch
Cafe Muraveinik
XXII Partzyizdu Street, 8, across the street from the conference building
14:30-15:30 Plenary Session 4
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian)
Moderator Viktor Zagreba, Centre for Social and Business Initiatives (Yaremche)

  • Public bikes in Lviv: first results – Oleksiy Kushka, Veliki.ua & NextBike (Kyiv)
  • Promoting bicycles as a transport mode: Bike to Work activities in 8 cities; Women’s Bike Parades in 6 cities; the PARKing Day in 4 cities – Olesia Storozhuk and Anastasia Makarenko, Kyiv Cyclists’ Association
15:30-16:00 Open Microphone
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian)
16:00-16:30 Closing Ceremony
Main Conference Hall (Ukrainian, English)

  • Jaki Lowe, Vice-President of the European Cyclists’ Federation
  • Viktor Zagreba, Head of the Veloforum Organising Committee
  • The symbolic transfer of Veloforum from Kryvyi Rih in 2015 to Kharkiv in 2016