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May 16, 2023
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18:00
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Online
Business Transformation
2025
Ukraine
🚀 Business transformation isn’t just about big changes — it’s about the ability of teams and companies to adapt, learn, and evolve faster than the environment around them.
Key takeaways from the speakers:
📌 Jonathon Wright (CTO @ Eggplant AI) showed how generative AI is already reshaping team workflows and tech processes. He discussed Auto-GPT, Turing Bots, the human-in-the-loop approach, and the challenges posed by new regulations like the AI Act.
📌 Alexander Solovyov (ex-CTO @ Kasta.ua) shared an honest story of transforming architecture, team structure, and approaches in a large-scale project. His core message: a CTO must build resilience — the ability of systems to adapt quickly without losing stability. This applies to both tech architecture and team dynamics.
📌 Dmytro Lavrinenko (VP of Engineering @ Uklon) presented the philosophy of “managed chaos” — where instead of micromanagement, a CTO focuses on trust, autonomy, and measurable outcomes. He emphasized that real change can’t be enforced by top-down orders — it must grow through culture.
📌 Nikita Voloshyn (ex-CTO at YouTeam, CTO @ Growth Channel) wrapped up the meetup with practical advice on how a CTO can guide a company through rapid tech shifts, in particular through experimenting with AI, nurturing leadership within teams, and scaling fast.
Meetup speakers
ex-CTO at YouTeam, CTO @ Growth Channel
Nikita Voloshyn is a progressive and visionary leader with a strong technical background and solid business and product management acumen. Experienced build large-scale systems with high levels of ambiguity and complexity, looking to grow teams through compassion and empathy.
VP of Engineering @ Uklon
Dmytro Lavrinenko has over 14+ years of commercial experience in software development and 6+ years of Architecture and Managerial experience. The main emphasis in his work over the past years has been aimed at innovation, the search for optimal solutions to business problems, and the company's technical competencies.
ex-CTO @ Kasta.ua
Alexander Solovyov is an experienced software developer. He enjoys efficient and simple solutions, solving real-world problems, and balancing good code quality with timely results. He has led teams for more than half of his career and is proud of the fact that he often makes wise choices in technology and architecture.
CTO @ Eggplant AI
Jonathon Wright is a strategic thought leader and distinguished technology evangelist. He specializes in emerging technologies, innovation, and automation, and has more than 25 years of international commercial experience within global organizations.
Upcoming events
AI Implementation
Over the May holidays, tech leaders will meet to talk about how they are implementing AI in development and business processes.
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Conference | How to Become Great CTO
In the last days of May, DEV Challenge, in collaboration with UNIT.City, will bring together Ukraine’s tech leaders, entrepreneurs, company and startup founders, CTOs and managers to discuss the most pressing and essential topics in technology, business, and leadership.
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