SYNERGY 2020

IT BUSINESS & IT EDUCATION

22 DECEMBER

LiveBroadcast

Synergy. IT Business & IT Education

An event that combines the best formats and practices, the experience of numerous business professionals, authorities, and teachers. All of this for the development of IT education, which educates highly qualified IT professionals, that allow the industry to grow annually by 20-30%.

This year, for the seventh time, we will gather the best of the best on one site for IT education to develop dynamically and drive the creative economy of Ukraine.

Access to knowledge and conquest of new horizons of opportunities will be limitless because the conference will take place online! Successful cases of collaborations of leading IT companies and universities, best practices of corporate IT education, speakers' reports, panel discussions, presentations of startups, and educational projects are waiting for you.

CONVENIENT FORMATS OF INTERACTION

You can watch speeches, ask speakers questions, meet speakers and participants

UNLIMITED ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE

The online format gives you a variety of information and opportunities for the development

SYNERGY OF EXPERIENCE

Only once a year we gather representatives of business, government agencies, and teachers to share experiences and further develop IT education

SYNERGY SPEAKERS

Dmytro Zavgorodnii

Digital Transformation Project Manager, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Olesia Ilyenko

Talent Acquisition Head, UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group

Olena Chaikovska

Dean of the Faculty of Distance Learning, Kyiv National University of Cultural and Arts

Tatiana Nanaieva

Head of IT Committee at Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine. eSkills Expert at Ministry of Digital Transformation. National Coordinator of EU4Digital eSkills Expert Network

Barbara Oakley

Ph.D., P.E., Oakland University

Oleksandr Shelest

Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Serhii Dziuba

Founder, STEM center Socrates

Sandra Loughlin

Head of Learning Practice, EPAM Systems. PhD, University of Maryland

Marianna Konina

Chief Public Engagement Officer for TECHIIA holding

Taras Panchenko

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Valeriia Zabolotna

Rector of Academy DTEK

Zenoviy Veres

Senior Solution Architect at SoftServe

Nataliia Kussul

Deputy Director of Space Research Institute NASU-SSAU, Professor of NTUU "KPI"

Yulia Tychkivska

Executive director, The Aspen Institute Kyiv

Polina Komarova

Head of Junior School, Novopecherska School

Anastasiya Shpakouska

Organizer of the first Belarusian school in Ukraine

Oksana Sitnikova

Director, Learning&Development, EPAM. PhD., certified business coach

Oleksandr Savruk

Dean of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School [kmbs]

Yaryna Boychuk

СЕО Lviv Business School of UCU (LvBS)

Taras Kytsmey

Co-founder and Board Member, SoftServe. President, IT Ukraine Association

Viktor Kauk

Scientific Supervisor of the Center for Distance Learning Technologies of KNURE, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Software Engineering of KNURE

Yuliya Melnyk

Deputy Director for Corporate Development, European Business Association

Tetiana Bakhtyr

PR Lead, Sigma Software University

Oleksandr Poddenezhnyi

Head of E-learning Center National University of Kyiv Mohyla Аcademy

Nataliya Kuba

Center of Learning Excellence Director, SoftServe

Andriy Pereymybida

Talent Acceleration Center Director, SoftServe

Oleh Sharov

Director General of the Directorate of Higher Education and Adult Education

Vitaliy Zaytsev

Rector PHEI "Kharkiv university of technology "STEP"

Andrii Yavorsky

VP of Strategy and Technology, GlobalLogic

Mykola Voronin

Head of Digital Design School at IT STEP University. Art director at Voronin Design Studio

Artur Seletsky

Deputy Minister of Education and Science

Yevhen Sarantsov

Co-founder REACTOR, Black Box

Anna Arutyunyan

Head of Sigma Software University

Kostyantyn Shcherbyna

Participant in the iTalent competition

Nikita Kyryndas

Developer of Distance Learning Project "Study Now" aka "Proton"

Oleksandr Bornyakov

Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation for IT Development

Roksolana Stadnyk

Head of the Department for Access to Public Information, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

Yaroslav Prytula

Dean of Applied Sciences Faculty

Volodymyr Semenyshyn

Executive Vice President, EMEA region and Financial Services globally, SoftServe

Vladyslav Strilʹchyk

Community Coordinator, iTalent

Andriy Yatsura

Author of his own course on Python

Oleksandr Rebrov

Head of strategic development department, Konotop IT Cluster

Yehor Stadnyy

Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine

Victoria Andrievskaya

CEO & Founder VALUES, social innovator, author of Happy Ukraine project

Dmytro Korchevsʹkyy

Founder, Director, IT STEP Academy

Denys Grynov

Educational Program Lead in EPAM Ukraine in East Region

Iryna Zolotaryova

Member the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance

Yuriy Antonyuk

Vice President and Head of the CEE region, EPAM Systems

Ihor Levenets

CEO and Co-Founder, GiftHub

Ievgen Sakalo

Project Lead, Cooperation with Universities Ukraine, GlobalLogic. Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

Anna Sydoruk

Chief Operating Officer, NGO OSVITORIA

Kseniya Stolbova

СЕО, DAN. IT education

Illya Filipov

CEO and Co-Founder, EdEra

Ihor Baranov

Director of Zhytomyr City Humanities Gymnasium №23 im. M. Ochereta

Oleksandr Nykolyak

Chairman of the Board of Students of NU "Lviv Polytechnic"

Tetiana Khriapina

EMEA L&D Regional Head, GlobalLogic

Andriy Hlybovetsʹ

Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"

Andriy Tabachyn

co-founder, EdPro.ua - manufacturer of interactive hardware and software for educational institutions

Natalia Gorbenko

Global HR Operations Director, Global HR Business Partner, Luxoft

Galyna Datsiv

AVP Learning & Development, SoftServe

Andrii Suslenko

Head of Communications, Parimatch Tech

Dmytro Okhrimenko

Co-Founder CyberBionic Systematics and ITVDN

Olga Shapoval

Executive Director/CEO, Kharkiv IT cluster

Yevgeniya Klepa

Executive Director, 1991 Open Data Incubator

Yevhen Hostishchev

Executive Director, IT Dnipro Community

Zoya Lytvyn

Founder, NGO OSVITORIA and Novopecherska School

Constantine Vasuk

Executive Director, IT Ukraine Association

Nataly Veremeeva

Head of Supervisory Board of Kyiv IT Cluster, Director, TechUkraine

Maksym Pochebut

Director, Resource Development, Head of RD CEE, PMP, Ph.D., Associate Professor in EPAM Ukraine, VP on Educational issues

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PARTICIPANTS

SPEAKERS

HOURS OF EVENT

DISCUSSIONS

PROGRAM

09:30 - 09:50

Official opening session

Opening speeches

Constantine Vasuk

Executive Director, IT Ukraine Association

Maksym Pochebut

Director, Resource Development, Head of RD CEE, PMP, Ph.D., Associate Professor in EPAM Ukraine, VP on Educational issues

Andrii Yavorsky

VP of Strategy and Technology, GlobalLogic

09:50 - 10:10

IT business and IT education: the road with two-way traffic

Speech

Ievgen Sakalo

Project Lead, Cooperation with Universities Ukraine, GlobalLogic. Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

10:15 - 11:15

Education of the Future: Reform, Structure, Quality

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Maksym Pochebut

Director, Resource Development, Head of RD CEE, PMP, Ph.D., Associate Professor in EPAM Ukraine, VP on Educational issues

Artur Seletsky

Deputy Minister of Education and Science

Yuriy Antonyuk

Vice President and Head of the CEE region, EPAM Systems

Polina Komarova

Head of Junior School, Novopecherska School

Ivan Prymachenko

Prometheus co-founder

Nataliia Kussul

Deputy Director of Space Research Institute NASU-SSAU, Professor of NTUU "KPI"

11:20 - 12:20

New approaches of collaboration IT business- IT education in the new reality

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Marianna Konina

Chief Public Engagement Officer for TECHIIA holding

Oleh Sharov

Director General of the Directorate of Higher Education and Adult Education

Andriy Pereymybida

Talent Acceleration Center Director, SoftServe

Andriy Hlybovetsʹ

Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"

Olga Shapoval

Executive Director/CEO, Kharkiv IT cluster

Oleksandr Shelest

Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

12:25 - 13:25

Best Practices for Managing Corporate Education Programs During the COVID-19 Global Crisis and Global learning Trends

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Constantine Vasuk

Executive Director, IT Ukraine Association

Tetiana Khriapina

EMEA L&D Regional Head, GlobalLogic

Nataliya Kuba

Center of Learning Excellence Director, SoftServe

Maksym Pochebut

Director, Resource Development, Head of RD CEE, PMP, Ph.D., Associate Professor in EPAM Ukraine, VP on Educational issues

Anna Arutyunyan

Head of Sigma Software University

13:30 - 14:00

Battling Inertia: Moving Ukraine into the Future in Education

Keynote speaker

Barbara Oakley

Ph.D., P.E., Oakland University

14:00 - 14:30

The future of School and Work

Keynote speaker

Sandra Loughlin

Head of Learning Practice, EPAM Systems. PhD, University of Maryland

14:30 - 15:30

Schools go digital. Question or problem?

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Nana Koreneva

Co-founder/CEO, Ampli

Anastasiya Shpakouska

Organizer of the first Belarusian school in Ukraine

Serhii Dziuba

Founder, STEM center Socrates

Dmytro Zavgorodnii

Digital Transformation Project Manager, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Tatiana Nanaieva

Head of IT Committee at Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine. eSkills Expert at Ministry of Digital Transformation. National Coordinator of EU4Digital eSkills Expert Network

New approaches in Business education

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Oksana Sitnikova

Director, Learning&Development, EPAM. PhD., certified business coach

Yuliya Melnyk

Deputy Director for Corporate Development, European Business Association

Oleksandr Savruk

Dean of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School [kmbs]

Yaryna Boychuk

СЕО Lviv Business School of UCU (LvBS)

Yulia Tychkivska

Executive director, The Aspen Institute Kyiv

Valeriia Zabolotna

Rector of Academy DTEK

15:30 - 17:00

Global Learning Adaptations

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Maksym Pochebut

Director, Resource Development, Head of RD CEE, PMP, Ph.D., Associate Professor in EPAM Ukraine, VP on Educational issues

Anna Sydoruk

Chief Operating Officer, NGO OSVITORIA

Mykola Voronin

Head of Digital Design School at IT STEP University. Art director at Voronin Design Studio

Tetiana Bakhtyr

PR Lead, Sigma Software University

Olesia Ilyenko

Talent Acquisition Head, UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group

Successful cases of universities

Panel Discussion

Moderator

Marianna Konina

Chief Public Engagement Officer for TECHIIA holding

Oleksandr Poddenezhnyi

Head of E-learning Center National University of Kyiv Mohyla Аcademy

Viktor Kauk

Scientific Supervisor of the Center for Distance Learning Technologies of KNURE, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Software Engineering of KNURE

Taras Panchenko

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Olena Chaikovska

Dean of the Faculty of Distance Learning, Kyiv National University of Cultural and Arts

Zenoviy Veres

Senior Solution Architect at SoftServe

17:00

Closing remarks

WORKSHOPS

All registered participants can take part in workshops together with representatives of leading IT companies. Workshops from GlobalLogic, EPAM, and SoftServe are waiting for you. Interested in participating? Register for the conference and receive a letter with details a few days before the event.

DevOps: the most popular practice in IT

Denys Vasyliev, Lead Software Engineer (DevOps) в GlobalLogic

Digital Education: Development of a unique interactive course for teachers

Vladyslava Bobylskykh, Learning & Development Specialist and Vira Huskova, Lead Learning & Development Specialist, EPAM

SoftServe IT Academy experience in creating courses in the format of online coding marathons

Vyacheslav Koldovskyy, Competence Manager, Learning Solutions Architect at SoftServe IT Academy

Current topics

Education of the future, challenges to education during the Coronavirus Crisis, digital schools, and many other topics. How can you lose such an opportunity?

Many cases

The only thing that is better than many successful IT-cases in the field of education is your own implemented case after the conference. We look forward to seeing you on stage with it next year!

Key trends

What is currently happening in IT education and why? What determines its development and how to multiply positive results? Answers, traditionally, at the conference...

Convenient format

At a desk with a notebook, in a chair under a blanket, on a walk in the park - this year restrictions on access to knowledge are lifted!

Interaction with speakers

Do you have a question for the speaker? Ask it right during the event in an interactive dialogue and you will get an answer! As easy as ABC!

TOP speakers

Representatives of TOP companies engaged in corporate education. Officials who determine the vector of education development. Experience companies and projects through the prism of speakers - learn and get inspired by example!