1991 Mentors

Entrepreneur, expert in the banking sector, and business architect of mobile wallets and online services. He is an expert on blockchain technologies, cryptocurrency regulation and prospects, and the future of traditional banks. Adviser to projects launching ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), an active mentor for FinTech startups, and a member of the jury at numerous meetups and hackathons.

Tymur Vorona was born in Vilnius and is a journalist by profession. Since 2017, he and his wife have been co-owners of the online publication MC Today, where Tymur is responsible for managing the editorial team. He is the author of the books "Startup for a Million. How Ukrainians Make Fortunes in Technology" and "Dmytro Dubilet. Business Based on Common Sense".

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EdTech entrepreneur CEO and co-founder at BUKI (global online marketplace for tutoring)

Agile Coach, Scrum Trainer, CEO of brainrain.com.ua — the first company in Ukraine and a member of the global PTN network of Scrum.org; co-organiser of ScrumDayUA.

Until recently, he worked as Agile PMO & Delivery Manager at Magento / Adobe. He has 17+ years of experience in software development and 8+ years in delivering training and coaching. He has led Agile transformations in 30+ companies.

Certifications: Professional Scrum Master (PSM I / II), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Licensed Management 3.0 Trainer.

Working in marketing since 2014. He has managed departments at 4 companies and consulted on more than 200 projects.

He has worked with markets in the US, Europe, and the Nordics. He has handled marketing for hardware products, SaaS platforms, and startups at various stages of investment raising.

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Trainer at Profi Space Business School and HR Director at TAMGA (FinTech). She has 5 years of delivering bespoke training programmes and workshops, as well as career consultancy for effective personnel management in IT, fashion, and financial companies, and 15 years of experience in the banking sector, including in the role of Directors' Assistant.

Financial Analyst at Fuel Finance, graduate of the Master's programme in Business Economics and Finance, 2018.

For the past 5 years, Alina has been developing and implementing social projects and social enterprises. By profession, she holds a Master's degree in Social Work and is a methodologist in social design. In addition to her experience in the social sector, she worked in the creative division D2 — a Ukrainian IT company specialising in marketing solutions for businesses.

She has experience developing socio-technological projects based on mobile applications and web platforms.
She currently works at Future Development Agency — a project office for social change, established in 2015 to introduce social innovations, IT technologies, modern working methods and tools in the social sector.

Key competencies: social design, project management, business modelling for solving social problems, design thinking, strategic and operational planning, financial management, PR and communications, fundraising, social impact and its measurement, social innovation.

Co-founder and Executive Director of Reprezent.

Nearly 10 years of experience in IT and software development. He began his career as an IT consultant, then progressed through various roles including IT auditor, Process Manager, Scrum Master, and Project Manager, before becoming an IT Consulting Manager at one of the Big4 firms.

Subject areas: business process management for software development and management, financial institutions and banks; sales, website promotion, scoring, document management, regulatory reporting, and more.

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CEO of the influencer marketing platform Publicfast — where thought leaders collaborate with brands.

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Head of design at PM Lab. Curator at KAMA.

Programme Analyst for "Data for the City" at the NGO "Data Journalism Agency", and a graduate of the Open Data Fellowship.

Maryna, Chief Executive Officer of Edenlab, has a career history that many would envy. She began her career in finance, and over nearly 20 years she has launched the national pharmacy chain "Apteka Dobroho Dnya" (Good Day Pharmacy), implemented a range of technological products at PrivatBank, headed the innovation laboratory at Delta Bank, created the family veterinary clinic project "Zveropolis", and, together with Edenlab, became the developer of the national digital healthcare platform E-Health. She is currently Chief Information Officer at NAK Naftogaz of Ukraine.

A crowdfunding specialist, mentor at the Ukrainian Venture Social Fund and the Active Social Entrepreneurship in Ukraine accelerator (NGO School of ME), developer of the Crowdfunding Academy programme, and co-founder of the mobile furniture studio table 4.

Anastasia is a certified specialist in complex systems management and Human System Dynamics (US, UK), and a coach for innovation teams. Co-founder of REAL School and School of ME.

She has 10 years of experience in information technology, 12 years in non-profit civic organisations, and 2 years of experience at Lviv City Council.

An executive leader with a Master's degree in International Information Analysis from Lviv Polytechnic National University. She has also studied at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (Sales School), Ukrainian Catholic University, and Lviv Business School (Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship).

Member of Global Shapers, World Economic Forum, and a social investor in Urban Space 500. Psychology consultant using the Gestalt approach. Actress in an improvisation theatre.

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Wtech Ambassador, Senior Associate, and Head of Business Development at Avitar Law Company.

Data Analyst

Works at Texty.org.ua as a Data Analyst. Data collection and analysis. Project lead of "Stolen Dnipro". Researches the accessibility of public space in Kyiv and the manipulation of public opinion.

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Government expert on open data development at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Product Manager at Product Studio Uptech. 4 years of experience in the IT sector. He began his career as an IT Project Manager. Over the past year, he has successfully launched 3 startups for companies in Western Europe and the USA. Specialisation: social media, healthcare, and fintech startups.

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Agile Coach at Wemanity Belgium.

She has over 10 years of experience in project management, during which Anna has held roles as PM, Scrum Master, Business Analyst, Project Coordinator, and Digital Project Manager at outsource, outstaff, product, and startup companies.

She implements Agile techniques from scratch and scales what works, and has simultaneously managed 11 projects at a digital agency using the Waterfall methodology. She has worked on US government projects and actively consults non-IT companies on business process optimisation.

Mentor and personal coach to dozens of managers worldwide, and author of six courses for project managers, leaders, and HR professionals.

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