Kyiv Future

Daria Meshcheriakova is an Activist fighting against Human Trafficking. She is only 18 and already has experience as a finalist of the GENIUS Olympiad, a member of the Junior Academy of Science of Ukraine, an English-Ukrainian TED Talks Translator, a TEDxLCCUniversity Speaker, a Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) participant, a previous Community Volunteer at the US Department of State, and she is now studying International Relations at LCC International University, Lithuania.

Daria is passionate about sharing the Ukrainian culture and language with other cultures and countries in the world; as well as an organizer of the annual Dressember Campaign on the LCC International University Campus, raising awareness and donations for Dressember: A community of advocates using fashion & creativity to fight human trafficking.

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daria-meshcheriakova/

Dressember Website: https://www.dressember.org/

Her Instagram: @dariameshch__

Mariia Prylypko is only 18, but she is already the head of the largest debate club in Ukraine (Debatoine), a volunteer at the NGO Action Diplomacy, a Project Assistant at CFC Big Ideas, and the organizer of the Global Inclusion Online Forum creating more Diversity & Inclusion in Ukraine and in the world.

She is also an International Relations student at Taras Shevshenko National University and the National Winner of the LCC International University English Public Speaking Competition in Ukraine.

Her Telegram: @m_prylypko

Her FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/maria.prylypko

Email: [email protected]

Global Inclusion Online Forum Website https://inclusionforum.global/

Global Inclusion Online Forum LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/global-inclusion-online-forum/

Her Instagram: @m_prylypko

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariia-prylypko-55bb00187/

Valerii Iakovenko is the co-founder of DroneUA, the market leader & system integrator of robotics technologies in Ukraine, featured on various prestigious publications such as Forbes. He is also the Chairman of the AgroIT Committee, creating agricultural drones that will boost the food production in Ukraine.

Website: https://drone.ua/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valerii.iakovenko/

Galyna Paliychuk is the Country Lead for Growth Shop in Ukraine. She was a Faculty Instructor at the School of Business in the British Columbia Institute of Technology, a Project Coordinator for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in 2017, and she worked at the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Parliament of Canada.

Now through her position at Growth Shop, she is supporting the development of the innovation ecosystem in Ukraine as well as creating sustainability & social impact through various Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

The strength of Growth Shop is Growth Marketing: they launch brands & grow them fast in the USA & European markets using new and innovative ways.

Website: http://growth.shop/

Her Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Galynn.Lavis

Kateryna Pavlova is a a Program Assistant at IREX, and a Media Literacy Activist in Ukraine, giving the Ukrainian people tools to fight against the spread of Fake News. She was an intern at the Ukrainian Parliament, a FLEX Program Assistant at the American Councils for International Education, and she herself was an exchange student from Ukraine to Utah, USA.

Moreover, Kateryna is a lifestyle blogger, an explorer of small cities in Ukraine, and a Ukrainian Wine Connoisseur.

Website: https://verified.ed-era.com/

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pavlovaka

Kateryna Fylypchuk is a talented Canadian-Ukrainian aspiring Actress, TikTok creator, and Social Media Influencer. She was born in the Ukraine then moved with her family to New Brunswick, Canada, when she was 10 years old. She graduated with a BA in English-Drama & Theatre at McGill.

In this episode, she speaks about her love for acting, the magic of trying on different characters & living in alternate worlds, how acting helped her find her identity when growing up as an immigrant teen in Canada, and her thoughts on the people & culture of the Ukraine.

Her TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katteryyna/

Mykhailo Minakov is a Philosopher. He works as Principal Investigator on Ukraine and Senior Advisor at Kennan Institute (Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington), Associate Fellow at Institute for European Studies (Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt an der Oder), and Visiting Professor at Basel University (Basel). He also runs an analytical blog Kennan Focus Ukraine and a peer-reviewed Ideology and Politics Journal as Editor-in-chief. He also taught and researched as professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: 2001 – 2018; as visiting professor at Europa-Universitaet Viadrina: 2017-19; as fellow at Krupp-Wissenschaftskoleg Fellow: 2013-2014; as Fulbright Kennan Fellow: Wilson Center and Harvard University: 2012-13; as Fulbright Fellow at Harvard University: 2013; as Shklar Fellow at Harvard University: 2010.

Website: http://www.minakovphilosophy.com/

Community: https://www.koine.community/

Avrora Shuhalii is a Design Mentor at ADPLIST, a Jury Member at Awwwards, an advanced UX/UI courses teacher at Myfreedom, a Local Leader at the Interaction Design Foundation, the winner of the second place at the UI Design category (Hard) at DevChallenge, and has attended the Kyiv Academy of Media Arts and Projector. She was born in Kyiv, lives happily with her husband and dogs in this city.

More about Avrora here: https://adplist.org/mentors/avrora-shuhalii

Olha Kotielnikova is an Amnesty International Volunteer and a Master's Degree student in European Politics & Society at Charles University in Prague, Czechia. She comes from the hometown of the President: Krivoy Rog. Olha is an introvert, and she loves Urban Planning, Swimming, Reflecting, Reading, Chess, Powerlifting, Snail Mail, and Traveling. She speaks Russian and considers herself a European person.

She offers to send anyone who contacts her on her LinkedIn a Postcard.

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olha-kotielnikova-064a83177/

Julia Vlasova is an Amnesty International Volunteer and a Senior Business Development Representative at Belkins. She shares about her passions, her life, and the differences between the parts of her family in the East & West of Ukraine in their culture and attitudes.

Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-vlasova-923193170/