The first Ukrainian Equal Opportunity Leadership Award will be hosted at Parkovy on November 20. The event will bring together organizations that promote gender-balanced leadership, support women’s career growth, and drive the transformation of workplace ecosystems.
The award aims to establish a new standard for corporate culture and talent development in Ukraine.
Key evaluation criteria include:
– advancement of women’s leadership and balance in management teams;
– fairness in HR policy, compensation, and career progression;
– inclusive, psychologically safe work environments;
– flexible employment formats and support for employees with family responsibilities;
– the strategic role of women in business during the war and Ukraine’s rebuilding.
Among the speakers:
- Yuriy Sorochynskyi — CEO & Board Member, Nemiroff
- Kateryna Rozhkova — Board Member, Women Leaders for Ukraine
- Olena Apchel — Soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine, film director, PhD, cultural ambassador
- Olha Ustinova — CEO, Vodafone Ukraine
- Roza Tapanova — Board Member, Oschadbank
- Svitlana Senyk — HR Director, Nemiroff
- Ella Libanova — Director, Institute for Demography and Social Studies, NAS of Ukraine
- Antonina Kurets — Co-founder, Academy of Women’s Leadership
- Oleh Khaidakyn — General Manager, Carlsberg Ukraine
- Olena Kondratiuk — Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
- Iryna Soloshenko — Head of the “Power of Blood” project
- Olesia Olenytska — Board Member, Women Leaders for Ukraine; expert in strategic communications and GR
- Iryna Papusha — President, Women Leaders for Ukraine
- Sabine Fraser Günes — UN Women Representative in Ukraine
- Oleksandra Matviichuk — Human rights defender, Head of CCL, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2022
- Sevgil Musaieva — Board Member, Women Leaders for Ukraine; Editor-in-Chief, Ukrainska Pravda
- Masi Nayyem — Founder, Miller Law Firm; advocate; founder of the “Princip” center for military legal support
- Anna Derevyanko — Executive Director, European Business Association, and many others.
Tickets:
https://w4u.community/
Join the event — and see you at Parkovy!
