Have you ever wondered how Google, Mona Lisa or first space rocket launch were started?
Dreams turn
into goals
Goals turn
into steps
TEDxKSE: Chain Reaction
brings together people who own
the art of small steps
TEDxKSE 2018 – 11 speakers who will perform for the first time at the TEDx conference. We invite you to find inspiration and make your own small but crucial step.
Guests TEDxKSE: Chain Reaction – are agents of change: business, public sector, and active youth. You will have a unique opportunity for networking, discussion and finding like-minded people.
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Olesya Ostrovska-LiutaCultural activist
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Volodymyr VakhitovEconomist
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Pavlo VrzheschDesigner
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Yulia BezvershenkoScientist
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Alyona MyskoCFO
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Kateryna TerletskaScience popularizer
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Serhii KoshmanAnthropologist
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Serhii MolodidEntrepreneur
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Olga KupetsEconomist
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Igor NovikovFuturologist
Olesya is the director of the Mystetskyi Arsenal cultural and art complex, a board member of the Ukrainian Institute, the Eastern Europe Foundation and the CEDOS think tank. Since 2014, she has been reforming the state sphere of culture as the first Deputy Minister of the profile. Olesya is a well-known journalist on the subject of contemporary culture and cultural politics.
Two photographers worked on the photographs: Pavel Zmey and Volodymyr Shuvaev.
Volodymyr is a professor at Kyiv School of Economics, an expert in econometrics, urban studies and behavioral economics. Vakhitov received his Ph.D degree from the University of Kentucky, after that he returned to Ukraine to teach future generations of economists. Volodymyr knows why Ukrainian universities do not keep up with the demands of business, and graduates are not ready for “big sailing”.
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Pavlo is the co-founder and creative director of Banda agency. The agency’s work has received Cannes Lion awards and a Red Dot Award. Thanks to his team, Ukraine received the modern brand Ukraine Now.
Yulia works at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and studies quantum systems with the help of mathematics. She sincerely believes that the country’s future lies in science, and is therefore engaged in its reform.
Alona runs Quadrate 28 Finance and knows how to keep everything under control. Her path to the position of CFO began with a dream, continued with hard work, and had obeyed at the age of 23.
Scientist and science popularizer, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences in mechanics. Kateryna conducts numerous experiments, models incredible natural phenomena, and tells the results simply and clearly. Science is a tool for gaining new knowledge, which can sometimes be the destruction of myths for Kateryna.
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Serhii is a digital anthropologist who voices the opinions of the public previously heard only in the kitchens with surgical accuracy. Daily highlights the complex issues of endless search for simple solutions.
ATO veteran Serhii Molodid is a technology engineer. He managed to combine hobbies, life experiences and professional skills and co-founded the military and tourist equipment brand. He has been cycling for more than 10 years, he is a member of the national team at the Invictus Games, represented Ukraine at the Invictus Games, Toronto 2017.
Photo by Kateryna Lashchykova
Lecturer at the Kyiv School of Economics and Consultant of the World Bank. She is one of the top cited economists of Ukraine being a well-known expert in Labor Economics. Olga considers the gender equality issue as a backbone for economic growth and competitiveness of the country.
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Igor is an SU Executive Program alumni at Singularity University (Silicon Valley, US). Now he is a head of SingularityU Kyiv Chapter, organizer of GIC Ukraine 2017. The field of his researches is an intersection of behavioral science, economics, and narration, which is the basis of his concept of Gamified Transfer of Learning and Dynamic Motivation. With his activities, Igor brings the set of entrepreneurial and technological ideas into the innovation environment in Ukraine.
The photo is taken from personal archives
Organized by
Kyiv School of Economics
Kyiv School of Economics is an independent educational institution that builds the intellectual foundation for a strong and innovative economy of Ukraine
Buying a Ticket +1, you not only get the opportunity to get on the event but also personally invested in a future leader. Ticket +1 gives an opportunity to one talented student to get free at TEDxKSE 2018. Perhaps you will help the new reformer or future entrepreneur take the first step.
The ticket provides an opportunity to become a participant in an event that has not yet been seen in Kyiv. This is the first TEDx by the Kyiv School of Economics, which unites speakers that cannot be found on other events. Become a part of something bigger with TEDx and Kyiv School of Economics!
Are you a talented student who dreams of getting on TEDxKSE?
Prove your right to participate in the event and get a ticket for 1 UAH, the rest of the price will be covered by the people who invest in your future. You have to write a short essay on the topic “The Art of Little Steps” by October 1. We will select the best works. Do not miss a chance to join an influential community.