{"id":478,"date":"2022-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/it-arena-launches-new-live-talks-to-support-ukraines-tech-industry\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T20:50:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T20:50:41","slug":"it-arena-launches-new-live-talks-to-support-ukraines-tech-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/it-arena-launches-new-live-talks-to-support-ukraines-tech-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Arena Launches New Live Talks to Support Ukraine\u2019s Tech Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"single-content content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itarena.ua\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT Arena<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the leading tech conferences in Eastern Europe, is launching its first global broadcast to host tech industry leaders for biweekly live-stream talks, with the first one scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2022.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amidst Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, the 2022 edition of IT Arena, set for September 30-October 2, is unlikely to happen due to the current safety measures for its visitors and employees. The event will move to a new online format with biweekly<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live talk series, featuring discussions on how Ukraine\u2019s tech industry is standing right now, why international founders continue to run their businesses in the country, and the future of tech in Ukraine and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The debut episode titled \u2018International Founders Continue to Run Business in Ukraine: Why and How?\u2019 will take place on <b>April 28, 2022 at 19:00<\/b>. The talk will feature a discussion between Andy Kurtzig of JustAnswer, revealed as the world\u2019s leading expert marketplace, John Sung Kim, CEO of JetBridge, a Tampa-based software outsourcing company with an office in Kyiv, and Andrew Brown, CEO of EduNav, American edtech company with a development center in Lviv. The talk will be moderated by Mike Butcher, Editor-at-Large of TechCrunch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future episodes revolve around the topics of Estonian-Ukrainian cooperation amid war, tips for startups and women-led tech companies, many of which had to relocate following the invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are on a mission to help support Ukraine\u2019s economy, in particular, to assist the tech industry amid Russia\u2019s invasion of the country. IT Arena introduces a new format of live expert talks to create engaging virtual events that facilitate meaningful interactions, and lasting connections between Ukraine\u2019s high-tech businesses and international industry experts, who will share experiences and their stories on doing business and supporting Ukraine\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says <\/span><b>Stepan Veselovskyi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, CEO of Lviv IT Cluster and IT Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for ways to learn more about the Ukrainian tech industry and support the people of Ukraine? Tune in to IT Arena live talks every fortnight, ask your questions and meet the leaders of the local and global tech industry virtually. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The live-stream talks <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are free of charge and require no prior registration. Sign up to not miss future announcements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT Arena, one of the leading tech conferences in Eastern Europe, is launching its first global broadcast to host tech industry leaders for biweekly live-stream talks, with the first one scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2022. 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