The war in Ukraine has had devastating effects on the local economy and the global supply chains, many businesses have suspended their activities for safety reasons. Meanwhile, the IT industry keeps working, attracting regular foreign exchange earnings to the state budget, and minimizing the impact of the war. Despite some IT professionals going through the process of relocation within or beyond the Ukrainian borders, they are still determinedly carrying on with their operations and service delivery. 

We are pleased to announce that jointly with the IT Ukraine Association and IT Export Alliance members, we will be organizing a webinar “Ukrainian IT Industry During the War”, where will share the insights on how companies are running their businesses under the circumstances of war,  how crucial international support, contracting and launching new projects with Ukrainian developers is for bolstering the Ukrainian economy.

Date&Time: May 24, 2022, at 10:00 (Oslo time) | 11:00 (Kyiv time)

Agenda: 

10:00 –  Welcoming remarks 

10:05 – 10:15 Introduction to the IT industry during the war – Konstantin Vasyuk, Executive Director, IT Ukraine Association

10:15 – 10:20 IT Export Alliance introduction (TBC)

10:20 – 10:30 Experience of cooperation with Ukrainian IT companies from a Norwegian perspective, Viktor Sanden, CEO, Speedfriending

10:30 – 11:00 Discussion panel

11:00 – 11:10 Q&A session 

11:15 – Closing remarks – representative of USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP)

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/idrYY8Zgdm

Deadline for the registration: May 23, 2022

The webinar will be held in English, no simultaneous translation will be provided.

Also, Norwegian companies will have the opportunity to review the catalog of the IT Export Alliance members and appoint B2B meetings with them, this can be done both with individual Ukrainian companies and with a specific group of companies, formed within the IT Export Alliance. Catalog of the Ukrainian IT companies and groups of companies – members of Ukrainian IT Export Alliance: https://goo.su/8z48

We would like to remind you that Union was launched in September 2020 and is implemented by the IT Ukraine Association with the support of the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP) in partnership with the State Institution “Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office”, and CIVITTA.