When the pace of transformation in the labor market exceeds all forecasts and economic recovery moves in waves, one thing remains unchanged: people become the main strategic advantage of business.
That is why, at the end of the year, the Ukrainian HR community will gather at the 18th PEOPLE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE — an event where decisions are born out of dialogue, analytics, and honest conversations about what shapes the working environment of the future.
We will talk about the shortage of human capital, team burnout, and the rapid integration of AI. Such changes are already shaping a new management architecture and forcing businesses to rethink their approaches. Therefore, the focus of the conference is shifting from HR as a function to people as the strategic core of business development.
The program consists of three thematic blocks:
- Reality on the brink: what to do here and now — the most pressing challenges of the labor market, new models of interaction, and solutions for retaining key groups.
- Foresight and solutions: technology, people, and new management logic — how AI, analytics, and ethical recruiting practices are changing team management and shaping companies’ competitive advantage.
- Cultures of the future: dignity, inclusion, environments — long-term people strategies, reintegration of veterans, responsible leadership, and the architecture of dignity in business.
Speakers include:
- Denis Bloshchynsky, musician, entrepreneur, scientist, public figure, and ideologist of numerous social startups
- Ella Libanova, Director of the Institute for Demography and Social Studies
- Ivan Prymachenko, co-founder of Prometheus
- Artur Mikhno, co-owner and CEO of Work.ua
- Marina Starodubska, author of the book “How to Understand Ukrainians: A Cross-Cultural Perspective”
- Olga Gorbunovska, Executive Partner, Head of People Advisory Services EY Ukraine
- Dmytro Shymkiv, Member of the Supervisory Boards of Kyivstar, Helsi, co-owner of AeroDrone
- Yevheniia Blyzniuk, Sociologist, Founder and Director of Gradus Research
- Yevhen Getmanchuk, Expert in Organizational Flexibility Development, Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist, Medical Psychologist
- Tetiana Bilyk, Chair of the Board of the Media School
- Olena Zhiltsova, Founder of the School of Management Thought
- Olga Chekmenova, Agile coach
- Kateryna Bandurovska, Expert on business-people interaction
- Yulia Tkachuk, Project Director at IREX
- Yulia Bashlakova, Mental Health Consultant, Partner at “Reliable Future”
- Kateryna Yasko, Psychologist, Facilitator, Co-founder of the Ukrainian Senses Embassy
- Dina Volynets, Owner of the Curly Management Bureau, an agency for organizational development through values
- Natalia Terakhina, HRD Kernel
- Natalia Oliinyk, CHRO KASTA, organizational model architect and AI and tech transformation leader
- Vladyslava Grabenko, Head of L&D Ukrnafta
- Anna Yegorova, Expert in building personnel development systems, employer branding, and AI implementation
The conference will be a space where analytics, case studies, and strategic ideas are transformed into understandable solutions for HR directors, recruiters, L&D and T&D leaders, business owners and managers, team development specialists, and anyone who works with human capital.
The event will take place on December 19, 2025, in Kyiv (Ramada Encore Kyiv Hotel) and online.
400+ participants
Organizer: KA Group
Title partner: Work.ua | Official partner: Linkos Group
18’PEOPLE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE is the key event of the year, where a new culture of leadership is being formed that will shape the future of business, teams, and Ukraine.
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18th PEOPLE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
