HR Wisdom Summit 2025: A place of power for business change leaders

Managers of teams, experts in talent development and corporate culture from top Ukrainian companies such as "OLX Job", Naftogaz Group, OKKO, DTEK, Novus, Kernel, and many others, will share proven human capital strategies and effective solutions based on wartime crisis HR experience.

Over more than ten years, the event has transformed into an influential platform that helps companies rethink the role of HR, build a culture of trust and responsibility, integrate innovations, and most importantly, create an environment where people do not just survive but unlock their potential.

This year's HR Wisdom Summit is:

• 30+ leading speakers from Ukrainian and international business,

• 5 thematic panel discussions,

• discussions of cases on veteran adaptation, personnel strategies during wartime, cooperation between educational institutions and business, and corporate education development, building team motivation and employer brand amidst challenges.

Among the speakers:

• Mariia Abdullina, Head of the "OLX Job" platform;

• Serhii Lukanin, Human Capital Director of Naftogaz Group;

• Nataliia Boiko, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine on Energy;

• Nataliia Yemchenko, Communications Director of SCM, Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of the "Heart of Azovstal" project;

• Nataliia Teryokhina, HR Director of Kernel;

• Oksana Zholnovych, Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine;

• Daria Marchak, First Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine;

• Kateryna Zaloznykh, HR Director of PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih";

• Ivan Afonin, Senior Manager for Key HR Process Improvement Coordination at PrivatBank;

• Kateryna Tsybur, HRD NOVUS;

• Oleh Davydenko, Director of Corporate Communications Department of Metinvest Group;

• Inna Pecherytsia, HRD of the EVA retail chain and EVA.UA;

• Olena Velyka, HR Director of Sense Bank;

• Svitlana Mozhova, Director of HR, Corporate Partnership, and Communications of Astarta-Kyiv agro-industrial holding;

• Olena Semych, HR Director of DTEK Group;

• Yevheniia Kuzminska, HRD of OKKO;

• Polina Каryelina, HR Director of Nestlé in Ukraine and Moldova;

• Liliia Dubas, Talent Acquisition Director Teva in Ukraine;

• Ihor Kabuzenкo, Managing Partner Ward Howell Ukraine;

• Anna Mishenko, Managing Partner KShDU;

• Tetiana Sherman, Head of Marketing and Communications Academy DTEK.  

We invite HR specialists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and those who are creating a new corporate culture to discuss the following topics:

• Team on the verge of burnout? We will talk about how to make the work environment a place of strength and growth.

• Loyal externally, but looking for jobs internally. How to retain talent before they start searching for better offers.

• Returned from the front – what's next? Real practices for veteran adaptation: without formalities, with humanity, results, and meaning.

• Corporate training that truly works. How to make education a tool for growth and trust-building, not just a checkbox.

HR Wisdom Summit is a starting point for corporate culture transformation and a place to find answers that change people, teams, and company development vectors.

Details and registration: https://hrws.delo.ua/ 

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General Partner — OLX Job

Energy Partner — Naftogaz Group. Main Partners — Sense Bank, INGO Insurance Company, PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih"

General Information Partner — Starlight Media

About the organizer

Ekonomika+ is a business/media bureau that includes leaders in business content: Delo.ua, MMR.ua, Womo.ua, and "TOP-100. Largest Rankings" magazine. Every year, Ekonomika+ organizes over 10 large-scale events, including the GET Business Festival and HR Wisdom Summit. Since 2013, HR Wisdom Summit has gathered over 6000 participants and has become the main event for those who shape the future of companies through human capital.