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Our People
Olena Malytska
Warsaw, Poland
CEO | Olena is a financier, investment and finance executive with a wide range of roles from a co-founder of the investment bank to CFO in international IT and e-commerce organizations.
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She worked in PwC, Astrum Capital, Ukrainian Private Equity Unibudinvest, International hotel operator FRHI, Swiss-American private equity firm Sterling Grace Group and several IT and CPA, e-commerce projects worldwide.
Mikhail Miroshnichenko
Milano, Italy
Board Member | Mikhail is a FinTech executive and entrepreneur, serving as CEO and Co-Founder of Wallet Factory, and supporting ISE as a corporate mentor.
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Mikhail Miroshnichenko has been recognized as a top CEO in industry rankings. For example, he was named “CEO of the Year in the Wallet-as-a-Service Provider Industry” by European CEO Awards 2022, which highlights leaders across sectors including fintech and digital services.
Before founding Wallet Factory (around 2015–2016), Miroshnichenko co-founded and was involved in other fintech ventures including MobiPay Ukraine (one of the early mobile wallet initiatives) and Finovate Studio, a digital asset and fintech development company. He also has experience in multichannel retail finance and strategy from roles such as Chief Strategy Officer at FIDOBANK where he worked on payments, loyalty and consumer finance projects.
Alexander Romanishyn
Brussels, Belgium
Board Member | Alexander is a policymaker and economist with expertise in public policy, corporate finance, digital transformation, and resilience, including service as Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
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In the private sector, he delivered cross-border M&A transactions across CEE with EY, Midland Group UK, and Volwest Group. He holds an M.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Economics & Business from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA).
Olena Karpova
Kyiv, Ukraine
Project Manager | Olena is experienced Digital Transformation Officer with 15+ years in IT, banking, business processes and project management.
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She led digital transformation projects for numerous banks and cities of Ukraine. Her experienced includes automation of business processes for banks in Ukraine |ВРМS project (Camunda, IBM BPM, Creatio/bpm online), development or migration of ESB, implementation of Antifraud system and KYC, analytics & monitoring solution.
Vitaliy Goncharuk
Washington DC, USA
Expert in AI, Autonomous Navigation, Computer Vision, and Robotics | Technology entrepreneur and Think Tank Contributor.
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He founded Augmented Pixels Inc. in 2013, a Silicon Valley–area AI company building visual navigation and 3D mapping solutions for drones, robots, and AR systems - a business that successfully raised multiple rounds of funding and was acquired by Qualcomm in 2022, marking a notable exit in the AI/AR sector.
Beyond his startup success, Goncharuk has held influential public advisory roles, including Chairman of Ukraine’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (2019–2022) under the Cabinet of Ministers, member of the AI committee at the Council of Europe, and advisor on innovation programs like Horizon Europe/EIC Accelerator. He has also been active in shaping AI strategy and governance, and speaks and writes on AI’s societal and defense applications.
Maryna Marynkevych
New Jersey, USA
Marketing and Venture Ecosystem Expert | Mentor at ISE Corporate Accelerator.
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A founder of Major Key (MK), partner of Unicorn Battles and Network VC Syndicate Fund, mentor and lecturer at ISE Corporate Accelerator, the jury of Nordic, Central European and Global Startup Awards.
Professional experience includes hundreds of promotional campaigns, marketing audits, strategies and consults for leading global companies, SMEs, startups as well as for public figures, including presidential candidates, world-known spiritual leaders and celebrities.
Industries: IT, legal, education, media, retail, FMCG, pharmaceutical and health, entertainment, aerospace, logistics, energy, agriculture.
Sergii Kalinchuk
Kyiv, Ukraine
Leader of Startup and Venture Building Expert | 15+ years on intense experience in banking and IT.
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She is the leader of Antigravity Venture Building Studio and serves as Startup Acceleration Lead at UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association). He brings over 15 years of hands-on experience across banking and IT, combining deep expertise in financial services with technology-driven innovation. Sergii specializes in venture building, startup acceleration, and scaling tech businesses, working closely with founders to develop products, refine business models, and prepare companies for investment and growth.
Anzhela Savenko
Chicago, USA
Partnerships Expert | 10+ years in marketing, social media, and client relations, building communication strategies and developing collaborations with local and international stakeholders.
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She also leads social media outreach for the Selfreliance Association, where she is dedicated to supporting Ukrainians who fled the war and are working to build their future in America.
Back in Ukraine, she built a career as a marketer with over 10 years of experience in marketing, social media, and client relations. She successfully developed communication strategies, managed brand promotion, and built strong partnerships with both local and international clients.