An astounding number of tech innovations around the globe are fueled by talent from Ukraine. You might not realize it, but you have benefited from them if you’ve used Ford’s in-car infotainment system, Reuters award-winning photography app, Nokia’s customer retail experience, or Deutsche Bank’s Risk Management System.
At our December Razom IT Speaker Series event, we had a great lineup of established Ukrainian IT professionals talk about the rise of Ukraine as a technology nation.
Over 100 decision makers from companies in the US who hire technology talent, as well as software engineers and investors gathered in Civil Hall to hear about established players like global R&D shop Ciklum, as well as start-ups like PetCube and Deposit Photos.
Speakers and moderators (from left): Roman Chwyl, Google; Yevgen Sysoyev, AVentures Capital; Lyuba Shipovich, Razom; Myron Rabij, Dentons; Andrey Akselrod, Smartling; Dora Chomiak, Razom; Vadim Nekhai, Depositphotos, Mariya Soroka, Razom; Dmytro Pokhylko, NYCEDC; Yaroslav Azhnyuk, Petcube (not pictured but he spoke with us via a robot webcam of course)
The Speakers
- Ukraine: Rise of Tech Nation by Yevgen Sysoyev, managing partner of AVentures Capital
To get the details, read the 160-page report: bit.ly/HighTechUA2016 - Case Study: Growing Global by Vadim Nekhai, VP Sales & Marketing of Depositphotos
Software that serves customers from over 192 countries with support in 20 languages - Case Study: Lean Hardware Startup: by Yaroslav Azhnyuk, co-founder and CEO of Petcube (via webstream) From 1 Hackathon in Odessa to 200 BestBuy Shelves
- The rising IT ecosystem of Odessa by Lyuba Shipovich, on behalf of Odessa IT Cluster
Over 100 decision makers from companies in the US who hire technology talent, as well as software engineers and investors gathered in Civil Hall to hear about established players like global R&D shop Ciklum, as well as start-ups like PetCube and Deposit Photos.
You can view the slides from all of the presentations below.
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Thank you to all of the attendees for bringing the talent and excitement of tech from Ukraine to New York City. Last night, Civic Hall was full with 100 people who were meeting, sharing stories and building relationships. We are willing to hazard a bet that more than a few new companies will emerge from the people in the audience.
The entire event would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors:Dentons and Looksery. As well as the hundreds of hours donated by Razom volunteers to create, promote and run the event. Thank you to our partners Civic Hall for making the main stage come alive.