Topic
How Ukraine can become the most powerful IT hub in Eastern Europe
1h 40 min Coming soon
- Ukrainian IT as a new global brand: what the war has demonstrated. During the period of active hostilities, Ukrainian IT professionals also fought fierce battles on the information-and-tech front. They proved to be brave and cold-blooded pros. How did the world perceive this and how to develop Ukraine's potential further?
- Startups as one of the fastest ways to attract investment to Ukraine. After the war, the fastest way to restore and strengthen Ukraine will be creative and technological. We need new ideas in which the world is ready to invest. What new can Ukraine offer?
- How the development of IT technologies changes old rules of the game and forms a new agenda in the world. StarLink from Elon Musk for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and residents of the temporarily occupied territories came as an unexpected surprise to Ukraine. How will technology affect geopolitics in the future?
Max Levchin (TBC)
American entrepreneur of Ukrainian origin, co-founder and chief engineer at PayPal, and vice president of development at Google.
In 2004 he launched his own startup Slide, the main solution of which was a service for convenient displaying a large number of photos for the MySpace. Later, Slide refocused on creating social services for MySpace and Facebook.
In 2021, he founded the startup Affirm, which allows you to buy goods (clothing, footwear, etc.) from retailers in installments.
As of January 2021, he became a billionaire.
