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The IT industry is changing rapidly: the market is unstable, budgets are shrinking, and companies are rethinking their teams and approaches to product development. On the last day of July, join us at the How to Become Great CTO Conference to discuss technical leadership in times of turbulence, tough decisions, and what it means to be a CTO today.
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CTO @ DEV Challenge
Moderator
Executive Search Expert
CTO and Co-Founder @ DonorUA
Chief Technology & Product Officer @ MAUDAU
CTO @ Zibra AI
CTO and Co-Founder @ SHALB
Director of Engineering @ Turnitin
Moderator
Chief Strategy Officer @ Molfar Firm
Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization (CDTO)
Co-founder & CPO @ Frontline
Program and project manager in defense tech
Head of transformation UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group
Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformations and Digitalization (CDTO)
Artem contributed to the implementation in the implementation of Reserve+ app, and is currently working on the Army+ application for military personnel.
Director of Engineering @ Turnitin
CTO of a company with one of the world's most famous anti-plagiarism software. Judge and mentor at international hackathons.
CTO and Co-Founder @ DonorUA
DonorUA — an automated blood donor recruitment and management system that allows matching a donor in a record 20 minutes and unites over 193,000 registered donors.
CTO and Co-Founder @ SHALB
Volodymyr has 15 years of experience in designing high-load systems and is an active speaker at conferences. SHALB — a company focused on DevOps infrastructure and cloud-native solutions.
CTO @ DEV Challenge
CTO of the largest European IT competition DEV Challenge. Сo-founder of the Ukrainian product keruj.com. Judge and expert at international IT competitions and hackathons.
CTO @ Zibra AI
Alex has experience in developing AI solutions and optimizing processes. Judge, mentor, and active member of the IT community. Zibra AI — a technology platform for automating communication using AI.
Program and project manager in defense tech
Has 10+ years of experience in aviation, aerospace and defense tech. Contributed to the deployment of IT tools supporting the strategic document portfolio management within the Government of Ukraine. PhD (2024) in secure drone navigation systems. Industry expert at the Innovation Development Fund.
Head of transformation UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group
A transformational leader with over 15 years of experience in the banking and financial sector. An expert in developing and implementing growth strategies, managing transformation projects, process management, and change management. Possesses hands-on experience in business process reengineering, digital transformation, Agile at Scale, and portfolio management of programs and projects.
Co-founder & CPO @ Frontline
Has experience in both military and commercial development, particularly in the fields of cybersecurity and cryptography. Since 2023, has been developing the tactical robotics sector.
CTO @ MODUS X (DTEK)
ex–CTO at Diia
Yevhenii Horbachov is the CTO of MODUS X and former Head of Diia, where he led the launch of the mobile application. He has expertise in digital transformation, R&D, and building B2B products at the intersection of government and enterprise.
Moderator
Chief Strategy Officer @ Molfar Firm
Chief Strategy Officer at Molfar, a private intelligence agency. Honorary IT Ambassador of Ukraine, awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Member of the Supervisory Board of the Fund of the President of Ukraine for the Support of Education, Science, and Sport.
Chief Technology & Product Officer @ MAUDAU
Dmytro is a technology leader with 16 years of experience in IT, including 12 years in CTO and related executive roles. He previously served as a CTO and later VP of IT at Rocket Delivery, where he scaled the team from 10 to 130 specialists and launched products in 8 countries. Dmytro has experience launching products across four continents in the fields of FoodTech, FinTech, Blockchain, RetailTech, and LogTech.
Moderator
Executive Search Expert
Viktor is a partner at Ward Howell with 20+ years of executive search experience. He is the leader of the IT & Digital Practice in Ukraine, specializes in recruiting CEOs, CTOs and other executives for technology and transformation companies, and advises on leadership and top management development.
Moderator
CEO @ Baza IT
Career development expert. Knows everything about the skills modern cyber warriors need.
DEV Challenge is the largest IT championship in Europe. Over the previous 21 seasons, more than 29,000 specialists participated in it.
The competition aims to develop Ukraine's IT market by enhancing the quality of technological products and improving specialists' skills
UNIT.City is Ukraine’s first innovation park — a place where unique infrastructure and a comprehensive ecosystem enable high-tech, innovative, and creative businesses to thrive.
UNIT.City has become the home of the "How to Become Great CTO" meetup series and will continue to be the place where this story unfolds.