Alissa Bankovska
President, FIABCI-Ukraine · Head of Rebuild Green 2030
Session Opening
Welcome remarks, organisational updates and introduction of speakers.
Rebuild Green Hackathon 2026
Second Mentoring Session
Fundability of Solutions: From Concept to Financing and Implementation
The second mentoring session focuses on strengthening the financial and practical feasibility of the teams' proposals. Expert talks will address design, sustainability, grant readiness, investment planning and valuation, followed by team presentations and mentor feedback.
11:00–12:05
Expert Talks
From Vision to Fundability
12:05–12:20
Break
15 Minutes
12:20–13:30
Team Pitches
7 Communities · Mentor Feedback
13:40
Final Group Session
Recommendations & Next Steps
Expert Talks — From Concept to Fundability
A keynote and focused expert presentations exploring the design, sustainability and financial readiness of reconstruction projects.
11:00–11:10
11:10–11:25
Keynote
Dr. Samer El Sayary
Visionary Architecture: How to See Beyond the Technical Brief
Looking beyond the technical brief to develop a broader architectural vision.
11:25–11:35
Laurynas Marcinkus
Sustainable Reconstruction: Technical Potential, Environmental Impact & Practical Application
Technical potential, environmental impact and practical application in sustainable reconstruction.
11:35–11:45
Kateryna Kukharenko
How to Make a Project Clear to the Grantor: Application Logic, Results, and Budget
Structuring funding applications around clear results, logical proposals and realistic budgets.
11:45–11:55
Serhii Drach
Investment Plan: What the Bank and the EBRD See
Investment planning and the financial considerations relevant to banks and institutional financiers.
11:55–12:05
Oleksandr Korobko
Real Estate Valuation as a Basis for Decisions Regarding the Housing Stock
Using property valuation to inform decisions about housing transformation and investment.
12:05–12:20
Break · 15 minutes
Team Pitches & Mentor Feedback
Seven teams will present their progress and receive targeted feedback on the feasibility, financing and implementation potential of their proposals.
10 minutes per team · 5-minute presentation + 5-minute mentor feedback
12:20–12:30
Tereshky Municipality
12:30–12:40
Mykhailo-Lukasheve Municipality (Helendzhyk)
12:40–12:50
Lviv
12:50–13:00
Konotop
13:00–13:10
Zhytomyr
13:10–13:20
Bucha
13:20–13:30
Boyarka
Pitching order and timing are tentative.
13:40
Final Group Session
All teams reconvene for a joint wrap-up, key recommendations and guidance for the next working week.
REBUILD GREEN HACKATHON 2026
FIRST MENTORING SESSION
10 October 2026 · 11:00–12:10 — Expert Talks
Seven teams are working on challenges identified by Ukrainian communities. The first mentoring session focuses on reviewing initial solutions from different professional perspectives, assessing their feasibility, sustainability and social impact.
11:00–11:10
Alissa Bankovska
Session Opening, Organisational Matters and Introduction of Speakers
11:10–11:20
Dmytro Aranchii
Parametric and Sustainable Architectural Solutions
11:20–11:30
Kateryna Pylypchuk
From Community Challenges to Strategic Solutions
11:30–11:40
Dmytro Tkachov and Mykola Babak
Municipal Realities: What Communities Can Approve, Finance and Maintain
11:40–11:50
David Leal García
How to Build Back Better and Get Ready for the Future: Practical Applications of Dual-Use Thinking and Universal Design
11:50–12:00
Taras Tarasenko
Veteran Inclusion: An Integral Part of the Solution, Not an Add-On
12:00–12:10
Antin Kushnir
Trauma-Informed Design: Who Are You Really Designing For?
NEXT — GROUP MENTORING SESSION
Seven teams will present their initial solution directions, key assumptions and outstanding questions, and receive feedback from mentors with diverse professional expertise.
Rebuild Green Hackathon 2026
Opening & Kick-off Programme
A three-hour opening session that moves participants from the common programme framework into team work on seven real community challenges.
Organised by FIABCI-Ukraine and SYNCHRO SPACE · Sustainability Partner: Modulina Straw Panels
11:00–12:00
Opening Talks
From Challenge to Implementation
12:00–12:35
7 Communities
7 Real Challenges
12:35–13:20
Meet Your Team
Team Formation & Building
13:20–13:45
Mentors & Platform
Expert Support & Resources
13:45–14:00
Next Steps
Q&A & Working Phase
11:00–12:00
Opening Talks — From Challenge to Implementation
Six 10-minute talks establish the common framework for implementable recovery.
01
Alissa Bankovska
FIABCI-Ukraine / SYNCHRO SPACE
Hackathon purpose and the pathway from municipal challenge to implementation.
02
Antonio Campagnoli
FIABCI International
From PPP to 5P — a people-centred framework for sustainable reconstruction.
03
Peter Cuming
Habitat Professionals Forum
Recovery strategy, long-term impact and scalability.
04
Laurynas Marcinkus
Modulina
Straw panels, localisation, sustainable materials and practical application.
05
Nicolas Ziesel
BUDMO Team NGO
From innovative concept to real construction and implementation.
06
Thomas Dimov
Zoe Circular Building
From Hackathon project to consortium building, Horizon Europe, NEB and REPIC.
12:00–12:35
7 Communities — 7 Real Challenges
Each community introduces its challenge through a short video and a live municipality statement.
RG-M01
Bucha
Accessible Recreation & Recovery
02
Konotop
Short-Stay Housing
03
Zhytomyr
Resilient Housing
04
Helendzhyk
Veteran Reintegration
05
Lviv
Medical Waste
06
Boyarka
Amphitheatre
07
Tereshky
Emerald Scythia
Challenge Briefs are available in advance. Each team meets its municipality on Monday, 5 October.
12:35–13:20
Meet Your Team
Preliminary teams are presented and finalised during the session.
Who am I?
What expertise can I bring?
What role would I like to take?
Teams confirm their composition, co-leads and initial distribution of roles.
13:20–13:45
Mentors & Hackathon Platform
Mentors are a shared expert resource available to all Hackathon teams.
Mentor Profiles & Expertise
Written Questions
One-to-One Mentoring
Challenge Briefs & Team Resources
Each team may request one individual session with each mentor during the Hackathon, up to one hour.
13:45–14:00
What Happens Next
Today
Meet your team, access the platform and start working.
Before Monday
Read the Challenge Brief and prepare questions.
5 Oct · 17:00
Meet your municipality to clarify context, constraints, data and implementation priorities.
10 Oct · 11:00
Return with the first project direction and continue working with mentors.
Hackathon Timeline
GENERAL SCHEDULE
11.2025 – 06.2026
Second Cycle Preparation
Preparation phase
Municipality outreach, partner mobilisation, challenge framing and preparation of the 2026 programme launch.
06.2026
Cycle 2 Launch
URC2026
Launch at URC2026. Selected municipalities and challenges are announced. Calls for participants, mentors, partners and sponsors open.
03.10 – 24.10.2026
Online Hackathon
Online
Teams develop solutions for real municipal reconstruction challenges with support from mentors and experts.
31.10.2026
Demo Day
Online / Presentation Day
Presentation of finalist solutions to municipalities, experts, donors, sponsors and partners.
10.11.2026
Results Announcement
Rebuild Ukraine 2026
Three winning projects are announced at Rebuild Ukraine 2026 and selected for acceleration.
11.2026 – 11.2027
Project Acceleration
Acceleration phase
Winning projects are developed into grant-ready and implementation-ready project packages.
2027 – 06.2028
Funding and Consortium Building
Consortium development
Projects move toward grant submissions, donor engagement, partnership agreements and consortium development.
07.2028
Cycle 2 Reporting
URC 2028
Results are reported at URC 2028, creating continuity toward the 2028–2030 programme iteration.