The business brunch “Energy of Business: Resilience and Development” to be held in Kyiv

On 13 October 2026 the business publication “PERSHYI BIZNESOVYI | BIZ” will hold the business brunch “Energy of Business: Resilience and Development”. The event will bring together company owners, CEOs, top managers, investors, executives and experts to discuss solutions that help business stay resilient, transform and grow in conditions of prolonged uncertainty.

The business brunch will take place at the restaurant Veranda on the River in Kyiv.

The main idea of the event is the energy that drives business today: the energy of people, leadership, capital, technology, partnerships, responsibility and strong management decisions.

The programme focuses on issues Ukrainian companies are already working on today: people and corporate culture, CSR and ESG, investment and capital management, technological independence, digitalisation, legal security, reputation and communications.

From team and CSR to investment and technology

One strand of the programme will be devoted to people and the transformation of the labour market. Kateryna Tiura, HRD of the Veranda / Fenix restaurants, will speak on “PEOPLE: The Power of the Team. People, Culture and Technology in the New Reality”. The focus is on the team, corporate culture and the changes business now has to adapt to.

An important part of the programme will be the panel discussion “Corporate Social Responsibility: From Help to Business Strategy”. Participants will talk about how social initiatives become a systemic part of company development, work with veterans and communities, inclusiveness, accessibility, ESG and measuring social impact.

The key question of the discussion: where does charity end and the strategic responsibility of business begin?

The moderator is Daria Sukhenko, co-founder and creative director of Trembita PR Agency. Joining the discussion are Valentyna Iovenko, director of corporate communications of the “9-1-1 Pharmacy” chain; Olena Kreknina, marketing director of AXOR INDUSTRY; Artem Honcharenko, PhD, head of the KNUCA Veterans Institute and Accessibility Ambassador of the Ministry of Education and Science; Krystyna Ivchenko, head of the external communications and public relations department at NOVUS

Where to invest free capital

Another panel, “Free Capital in a Time of Uncertainty: Where Should Business Invest?”, will be devoted to managing funds in conditions of war, inflation, currency risks and limited predictability.

Participants will compare domestic government bonds (OVDP), bank products, real estate, investment in one's own business, and private and venture investment in terms of potential return, risk, liquidity and investment horizon.

Joining the discussion: Moderator: Taras Kozak, founder and president of the UNIVER investment group, Kyiv City Council deputy, Doctor of Philosophy in public administration

Participants: Andrii Usenko, CEO and co-founder of Tvoie Kolo and Miastoriia and co-owner of the Profit asset management company; Serhii Naumov, president of the National Association of Banks of Ukraine; Taras Kyrychenko, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nova Poshta, co-founder of TOLOKA.VC

Technological independence and digital transformation

Oleksandr Vlasyshen, co-founder and CEO of GenKod Diagnostics, will speak about technology as a factor in competitiveness. The topic of his talk is “Technological Independence as a Business Strategy: In-House Research Capability as a Competitive Advantage”.

A separate technology block will be presented by Volodymyr Novikov, CPO of Medoc TTN, on “Digital Energy of Business: How Linkos Group Technology Helps Automate Processes, Manage Data and Scale”.

How business can protect itself from legal risks

One of the key discussions will be “Legal Security of Business in the New Reality”. The focus is on legislative changes, criminal-law risks, the actions of law enforcement, searches and inspections, personal liability of executives, contractual risks, force majeure and communications during a legal crisis.

The practical question of the panel: what can a business owner do today so that tomorrow a legal problem does not turn into a crisis for the whole company?

The moderator is Nadiia Shuliak, investment consultant, human rights defender, advocate and managing partner of the Crown law association.

Participants: Hanna Shchennikova, managing partner of Shchennikova & Partners Law Office; Denys Tereshchenko, managing partner of the ALERTES law association, an advocate specialising in white-collar crime and strategic defence of business in criminal proceedings; Marharyta Fedorova, head of the AXIMUS LAW FIRM law bureau and chair of the Advocates Association of Ukraine (AAU) Committee on Real Estate and Construction.

Trust and reputation in conditions of uncertainty

Communications will be the subject of the panel discussion “Communications in an Age of Uncertainty: How to Keep Trust When the Rules Keep Changing”.

The discussion will be moderated by Dmytro Chepur, head of special projects at the business publication Mind UA.

Participants include Anastasiia Hrynevych, communications manager at AB InBev Efes Ukraine; Dmytro Samoliuk, Head of Digital at We Are Ukraine and We Are Ukraine+; Liubov Pidhorna, co-founder of MSP LLC; Viktor Ivanchenko, Head of Strategy & R&D at Megapolis+; Liliia Oliinyk, businesswoman and public figure, founder of the ilive brand and chair of the NGO “Living in Harmony”.

The conversation centres on reputation, PR, crisis communications, information risks and trust in business when the rules and the information environment are constantly changing.

The organisers, Viktoriia Shteinberg and Yurii Atanov, stress that the business brunch is created not only as a discussion platform. An important part of the event will be networking among company owners, executives, investors and experts, exchange of practical experience and the search for new partnerships.

Event partners include: Veranda on the River, Tvoie Kolo Principessa Jewellery Group, Yamagiwa, BARAKA, AB InBev Efes Ukraine, the 9-1-1 pharmacy chain, Aqua Myrhorod, Linkos Group, MSP (Mastery Presents), Shchennikova & Partners Law office, GenKod Diagnostics, BROCARD, ALERTES law association, AXIMUS LAW FIRM

Information support is provided by: We Are Ukraine+, We Are Ukraine, RBC-Ukraine, Channel 33, Mind UA, the Apostrof media holding, Komentari, Delo.ua, Minfin, Finance.ua, SPEKA, Dilova Stolytsia, Marie Claire Ukraine. Business PRO, GLORY Magazine, Best People Club, BUT.IN.UA, Super Lady, Infovision, ProfBuild, Power Mental Health / Mental Innovation Group, Trembita PR Agency, the Megapolis+ advertising holding

Date: 13 October 2026

Venue: Veranda on the River, Kyiv

Participation fee: UAH 2,500, registration for the business brunch

Participation is by prior registration. Places are limited.