Entrepreneurial Networks as a Driver of Ukraine's Recovery

Join UCL School of Management on Tuesday 07 July from 14:30 for Entrepreneurial Networks as a Driver of Ukraine’s Recovery.
About this Event

Supported by UCL Grand Challenges and the UK–Ukraine ResearchBridge Amplification Grant, the event is part of the ongoing collaboration between University College London (UCL) and Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University (VNU), and builds on the School's Next Generation of Entrepreneurs for Ukraine Lecture Series.

The session brings together representatives from both universities, Ukrainian entrepreneurs in the UK, and members of London’s innovation ecosystem to explore collaboration in entrepreneurship, education, research, and Ukraine’s recovery.

Confirmed contributors include:

• Dr Tetiana Sak, Head of the Department of Marketing at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
• Professor Olena Ivashko, Department of Finance at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
• Dr Valentyna Oberemchuk, Associate Professor at Kyiv National Economic University
• Professor Anna Chechel, Visiting Scholar at Jesus College and University of Cambridge, and Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Mariupol State University
• Dr Onyaglanu Idoko, Lecturer at UCL Institute for Global Prosperity and Co-Lead of UKRI-funded innovation projects

Agenda

• 14:30 – Guest arrivals
• 15:00 – Welcome and introduction to the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs for Ukraine and the UCL–VNU collaboration
• 15:25 – Keynote contribution from colleagues at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
• 15:40 – Panel discussion featuring Ukrainian diaspora entrepreneurs, VNU and UCL colleagues, and stakeholders from London’s innovation ecosystem
• 16:25 – Audience Q&A
• 16:45 – Networking drinks and canapés
• 19:00 – Event concludes