Team

Igor Komendo Directori.komendo@golocal-ukraine.com Igor has over 10 years of experience in public policy, project management, regional and municipal development. UNDP Energy Efficiency Expert. Igor attracted over € 1m from USAID, SlovakAid, GIZ, NEFCO for implementation of international projects. Key competencies: • Innovations development • Energy efficiency

Yuliia Lidich Head of the project departmenty.lidich@golocal-ukraine.com For more than 7 years of her career, Yuliia has gained experience in project management in the fields of non-profit, education, and marketing activities. Her expertise includes managing both local and international initiatives, as well as business education. 4 years of experience in entrepreneurship. Key competencies: • Business development • Strategic planning and analysis • Project planning and management • Branding and marketing

Sergii Gorkavyi Project managers.gorkavyi@golocal-ukraine.com Over 13 years of experience in public administration and project management. Expertise in international relations, legal policy, operational planning and European integration. Ph.D. in International Law. Key competencies: • Project development and drafting • Coordination and management of projects involving international partners

Fedir Voloshyn Interpreter. Project assistant f.voloshyn@golocal-ukraine.com 12 years of experience in teaching and interpreting, including simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Fluent in Spanish and English. Experience in administrative and language support of international grant projects. Key competencies: • Language teaching • Translation and interpretation • Language support of international projects • Project administrative support

Iryna Popova Lawyeri.popova@golocal-ukraine.com More than 15 years of experience in the field of legal support and business support. Key competencies: • Knowledge and activities within civil, commercial and corporate law • Legal support for NGO activities

Kirill Evgeniev Project managerk.evgenev@golocal-ukraine.com He has over 15 years of professional experience in the electric power industry. He worked in leading Ukrainian energy companies, including DTEK and NEK Ukrenergo, where was responsible for organizing technical operation and analytical support for thermal power plants, as well as for developing a modern model of the electricity market in Ukraine. He has deep expertise in procurement - from preparing technical requirements to evaluating proposals and accepting equipment and works. Key competencies: • Energy sector development • Procurement and delivery • Subcontract management

Anaesthesia Semenchuk Project managera.semenchuk@golocal-ukraine.com Anastasiia is an experienced project manager working at the intersection of civil society, public policy, and international cooperation. She has led impact-oriented development projects and built partnerships with NGOs, government actors, and donors to strengthen local governance, civic education, and community resilience across Ukraine. Key competencies: • Project design and implementation • Strategic planning and stakeholder coordination • Civic engagement and public sector collaboration • Training facilitation and capacity building

Lidia Paschuk Candidate of Science in Economics, practicing business consultant, consultant of the UN and Canadian PROMIS project. Has more than 10 years of experience in the World Bank.

Zuzana Jezerska Executive Director of the Slovak Center for Communication and Development (SCCD); expert in cross-sectoral projects with a focus on the development of education and culture.

Serhii Komberianov President of the Lean Institute of Ukraine, expert in the implementation of cost-effective production principles and day-to-day management processes.

Elena Dobrorodneva Consultant and business coach with over 10 years’ experience. Involved professor of International Management Institute (IMI), certified trainer TASK International / TMI.

Vitaly Gorovoy Managing Partner of Insoft Partners; expert in entrepreneurship digitalization, development of innovative turnkey software solutions for optimization of production and operational business processes.

Svitlana Berzina President of the NGO “Living Planet”, International Auditor of Environmental Management Systems. An active public figure and coordinator of environmental projects and programs.

Kyrylo Tomliak Expert on renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions. Has experience in municipal energy efficiency projects.

Galyna Buzan Expert on standardization in the field of environmental protection, environmental impact assessment, evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental management of the products’ life cycle.

Taras Shymko GPAinUA project leader, expert in public procurement in foreign markets of countries participating in the GPA WTO Agreement.

Svitlana Perminova Director of the Centre for Environmental Certification and Labelling of NGO “Living Planet”. Engaged expert of Transparency International Ukraine, GIZ, UNDP, International Renaissance Foundation projects.

Alain Heureux Belgian business trainer, expert in innovation and creative ecosystems development. Funder of The EGG incubator, and of the European Creative Ring network.

Kari Mikkelä Executive Producer of Urban Mill, Head of Design Bureau Tomi Järvelin Design Oy. He has 18 years of experience as trainer in innovative management systems development.

Ewa Voelkel-Krokowicz CEO at Concordia Design (Poland) - one of the most successful centres for design, creativity and business in Europe. Expert in creating and developing an ecosystem for creative entrepreneurship.

Ralf Fleuren Dutch creative entrepreneur, founder of the community “Founded by All”, marketer and trainer at Bliqsem. Business consultant on marketing, communication and innovation.

Tatiana Stakhovskaya Director of creative agency “Creapro”, expert in the field of creative industries and creative economy, organizer of the annual creative conference Creascope.