Ihor worked at SAGA Development and Inger-Grad. In 2012, founded and led the development company “Community – Next-Gen Developer”. In 2017, he founded the Kyiv School of Development.
Since 2022, he has served as a volunteer in the National Guard’s “Khartia” Brigade. He created a UAV platoon in the anti-tank guided missile company, later commanded a unit of unmanned strike systems, and now heads the Unmanned Systems Service, which operates both aerial and ground drones.
Graduated from Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy and Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture.
The defence industry is rapidly becoming one of the most dynamic sectors of the global economy, with technology at its core. Demand is rising amid the war in Ukraine and global instability — military spending worldwide has already reached its highest levels since the Cold War.
The war in Ukraine has proven that traditional approaches to defence are no longer effective. Drones, autonomous systems, digital command, and adaptive manufacturing are shaping a new security architecture.
Ukraine has gained unique expertise in defence tech. The discussion will focus on which technologies will drive the industry’s future, how the state should design regulation, and how international partnerships can open global markets for Ukrainian innovations.