Festival Connect Ukraine will be held on July 28-30 in Kiev with the support of Raiffeisen Bank Aval
Kiev. 21 July. - On July 28-30, over 2 thousand social entrepreneurs, innovators, businessmen, theorists, technologists and representatives of the corporate sector from Ukraine and the whole world will gather at the Art-Plant Platform in Kiev, where they will develop prototypes and jointly create projects that will determine the future Of Ukraine.
The main partner of the festival is Raiffeisen Bank Aval. With his support, there will also be panel discussions on the future of the banking sector, blockchain systems and Bitcoin. Banking experts will conduct financial literacy training for teens who will attend the festival.
Connect Ukraine Festival is a meeting place for creators and investors, ideas and opportunities, a kind of business incubator and market of ideas, demonstrating the best of what Ukrainian creative industry has to offer. The mission of the project is to stimulate innovation and creativity in Ukraine, strengthen the creative sector of the national economy, make it more attractive for domestic and international investments and overestimate the undervalued creative assets.
The main task of the festival is the implementation of ideas in projects and their further support and development. Participants will learn how to create and develop prototypes that will be tested and implemented in the real world.
The format of the festival is afternoon conferences and workshops, evening entertainment and socializing. The 50% daily program consists of inspiring TED presentations and 50% of workshops and lectures by more than 60 international and Ukrainian experts with a high level of qualifications in IT, creative services, art, fashion and education, manufacturing and other industries defined by as the largest potential in the field of economic growth. Evening events include concerts and theatrical performances open to a wide range of people.
Among the world famous international speakers of the Connect Ukraine festival are such professionals as:
● Tony Lane Casserley (USA) - Bitcoin and blockchain expert, co-founder of BitNation;
● David Passion (USA) - guru co-creation, author of the book Empower and Disruption Revolution;
● Rummen Chowdhury (USA) - Ph.D., lead manager of Accenture Artificial Intelligence & CTO, Accel.AI;
● Doug Burnett (USA) - Associate Creative Director Leo Burnett;
● Michael Engström - CEO and publisher of TilliT Happy Newspaper;
● Chelsea Rustryum (USA) - economics expert, author of It’s a Shareable Life;
● Casey Fenton (USA) - founder of Couchsurfing.
Among Ukrainian speakers, such well-known professionals as:
● Pavel Sheremeta, ex-Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine;
● Evgeny Utkin, founder and president of KM Core;
● Danilo Bilak, Head of the Investment Office of Ukraine;
● Dmitry Shimkiv, deputy head of the presidential administration for reforms;
● Natalia Popovich, founder of DiscoverUkraine.ua;
● Dmitry Borisov, owner and executive director of Borisov restaurants and others.
The festival is organized by an international team of professionals with an unshakable faith in the future of Ukraine and working in areas such as social entrepreneurship, business education, event management, media, design, music, IT and investment.
Tickets for the event can be purchased on site or through the festival website today.
Website www.connectukraine.com
FB: www.facebook.com/connectukrainefest
