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Saturday, Sep 28
8:30 - 10:00
Business track
Speakers’ Breakfast Cocktail
Registration start 27 Sep 10:00 Available: 25/70
Location: Lviv IT Cluster Executive Lounge
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09:00 - 09:45
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Registration
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10:00 - 10:45
Business track
Ecosystem of Innovations. Do Not Copy Silicon Valley
Location: Lviv National Opera
Speakers:
Gigi Wang
Rhonda Shrader
Gauthier Vasseur
Dan Herman
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The deal of the decade
Location: Lviv IT Cluster Executive Lounge
Speakers:
Mykhailo Shelemba
Ivan Babichuk
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Product track
Panel Discussion: Ukrainian Products Go Global
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (1st floor)
Speakers:
Andreas Flodström
Olga Shapovalova
Daria Leshchenko
Max Lysak
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Tech track
GenAI is NOT all you need
Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Oleksandr Kosovan
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Startup track
Panel discussion: Risk and reward: The Investor’s Perspective
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Anne Lebreton-Wolf
Niko Kharchilava
Petro Sovyak-Krukovskyy
Yuliia Tkach
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Startup track
Defense Stage: From IT to Defense: How Tech Innovators Are Leading the Miltech Revolution
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Anna Gvozdiar
Anton Skrypnyk
Dmytro Khasapov
Daniel Yavorovych
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10:30 - 12:00
Tech track
Workshop: Communicate or Die — Effective Communication
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Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Martyn Kovalko
Mariia Knodt
Rostyslav Loza
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11:00 - 11:45
Business track
Components of Enterprise Cyber Security
Location: Lviv National Opera
Speakers:
Sergii Zagorulko
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Business track
IFC’s VC strategy
Location: Lviv IT Cluster Executive Lounge
Speakers:
Ketevan Liparteliani
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Product track
How to sell products in Silicon Valley
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (1st floor)
Speakers:
Antonina Iermeichuk
Steve Adelman
Chris Burry
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Tech track
You Keep Using That Word
Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Sam Newman
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Startup track
Panel discussion: How Can Ukraine Become a Startup Mecca
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Nataliya Mykolska
Hanna Shuvalova
Stanislav Lurie
Francesca Scott
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Startup track
Defense Stage: Road from the film industry to the Department of Defense
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Brian Streem
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12:00 - 12:45
Business track
Management in the Age of AI
Location: Lviv National Opera
Speakers:
Dinkar Jain
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Business track
Overview of defense tech industry in Ukraine
Location: Lviv IT Cluster Executive Lounge
Speakers:
Anton Verkhovodov
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Product track
Panel Discussion: Rise and Scale: Ukrainian Next Tech Frontier
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (1st floor)
Speakers:
Anton Waschuk
Ketevan Liparteliani
Iurii Blavt
Denys Sychkov
Vadym Synzheretskyi
Oleksandr Klimenko
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Tech track
Cloud approaches evolution – from scratch to hatch
Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Maks Piddubnyi
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Startup track
Fireside Chat: Deep Tech Chronicles: Beyond Buzzwords
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Sanyu Karani
Kateryna Dehatyar
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Startup track
Defense Stage: Panel Discussion: Securing Tomorrow: Venture Capital’s Role in Miltech
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Yaroslav Azhnyuk
Patrick Blumenthal
Jan-Erik Saarinen
Justin Zeefe
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12:00 - 15:00
Tech track
Workshop: Cybersecurity – Capture the Flag by KICRF
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Location: Lviv City Council (5 floor)
Speakers:
Yegor Aushev
Rostyslav Kondryk
Iryna Supruniuk
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12:45 - 14:00
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Lunch
Location: Lviv National Opera
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14:00 - 14:45
Business track
What makes democracy a democracy, even in business
Location: Lviv National Opera
Speakers:
Derek Mitchell
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Business track
Seeds of Bravery press conference
Location: Lviv IT Cluster Executive Lounge
Speakers:
Kateryna Dehatyar
Sanyu Karani
Inna Perepelytsya
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Product track
Panel Discussion: Ukrainian Fintech: Driving Innovation And Growth
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (1st floor)
Speakers:
Daria Dmytrenko
Liubov Danylina
Yuliya Fedosiuk
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Tech track
Mind Synchronization: How Neurotechnologies Help Understand Ourselves and Others
Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Roman Havrysh
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Startup track
10 Years of Ukrainian Venture Capital Market Transformation: Who will be the Next Unicorn?
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Artem Starosek
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Startup track
Defense Stage: EW – Coin of the Realm
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Dr. William “Dollar” Young
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14:00 - 15:30
Tech track
Workshop: How to Pitch Anything to Anybody
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Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Gigi Wang
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15:00 - 15:45
Business track
USAID & Ukraine’s Tech Sector: Partnership for Growth
Location: Lviv National Opera
Speakers:
Theodora Dell
Danylo Molchanov
Olesya Zaluska
Petro Matiaszek
Natalia Denkeieva
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Product track
Product migration to a modern tech stack
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (1st floor)
Speakers:
Tetiana Melnyk
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Tech track
Catalyzing Utility-Scale Quantum Applications
Location: Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Speakers:
Mykola Maksymenko
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Startup track
Raising Investments: The Startup’s Perspective
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Daniil Lubkin
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Startup track
Defense Stage: Unified Defence Analysis Framework: Enhancing Decision-Making in the War for Ukraine
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
Speakers:
Orest Bilous
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16:00 - 18:00
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Startup Competition Finals
Location: Lviv National Opera
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17:00 - 18:30
Startup track
Education Community Event. Invite-only
Location: Mariya Zankovetska Theater (2nd floor)
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18:00 - 18:20
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Secret Speaker
Location: Lviv National Opera
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18:20 - 18:40
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Startup Competition Awards
Location: Lviv National Opera
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18:40 - 19:30
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Closing Ceremony
Location: Lviv National Opera
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19:30 - 22:00
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Opera Networking Afterparty
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Registration
Speakers’ Breakfast Cocktail

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    Workshop: Communicate or Die — Effective Communication

      Registration
      Workshop: How to Pitch Anything to Anybody

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        Workshop: Cybersecurity – Capture the Flag by KICRF

          Speakers’ Breakfast Cocktail

          8:30-10:00
          About

          Join us for an exclusive morning coffee meet-up with our speakers, open to attendees with Senior, Executive, and Top Tier ticket types. This event offers a unique chance to network face-to-face with the speakers, ask follow-up questions about their talks, or inquire about their professional experience.
          Prior registration for the event is necessary. All the refreshment charges to be covered by the participant.

          Registration start 27 Sep 10:00 Available: 25/70
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          Executive Stage: Overview of defense tech industry in Ukraine

          12:00-12:45
          Speakers:
          Anton Verkhovodov
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          Executive Stage: IFC’s VC strategy

          11:00-11:45
          Speakers:
          Ketevan Liparteliani
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          Workshop: Communicate or Die — Effective Communication

          10:30-12:00
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          This workshop focuses on effective communication strategies.
          Every time you step on stage, meet with a client or your team, or even have a personal conversation, you’re using a tool to achieve a specific goal. In this intensive workshop, you’ll learn how to use that tool effectively, define your goals, and reach them through well-structured communication.
          We’re not going to talk about charm or a speaker’s energy. Instead, we’ll show you that communication is a predictable process with its own “if-then” logic and structure. You’ll discover how to organize information in a way that makes you easy to understand, how to explain complex things in simple terms, and how to feel more confident during public speaking, pitching, or negotiations.
          Key Workshop Topics:
          – Communication as a tool for achieving goals
          – Can communication outcomes be predicted?
          – How to structure information so your audience listens till the end
          – Practical steps toward effective communication

          Speakers:
          Martyn Kovalko
          Mariia Knodt
          Rostyslav Loza
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          Defense Stage: From IT to Defense: How Tech Innovators Are Leading the Miltech Revolution

          10:00-10:45
          Speakers:
          Anna Gvozdiar
          Anton Skrypnyk
          Dmytro Khasapov
          Daniel Yavorovych
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          Defense Stage: Unified Defence Analysis Framework: Enhancing Decision-Making in the War for Ukraine

          15:00-15:45
          Speakers:
          Orest Bilous
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          Defense Stage: EW – Coin of the Realm

          14:00-14:45
          Speakers:
          Dr. William “Dollar” Young
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          Defense Stage: Panel Discussion: Securing Tomorrow: Venture Capital’s Role in Miltech

          12:00-12:45
          Speakers:
          Yaroslav Azhnyuk
          Patrick Blumenthal
          Jan-Erik Saarinen
          Justin Zeefe
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          Executive Stage: The deal of the decade

          10:00-10:45
          Speakers:
          Mykhailo Shelemba
          Ivan Babichuk
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          Education Community Event. Invite-only

          17:00-18:30
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          Defense Stage: Road from the film industry to the Department of Defense

          11:00-11:45
          Speakers:
          Brian Streem
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          Workshop: How to Pitch Anything to Anybody

          14:00-15:30
          Speakers:
          Gigi Wang
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          Panel discussion: Risk and reward: The Investor’s Perspective

          10:00-10:45
          Speakers:
          Anne Lebreton-Wolf
          Niko Kharchilava
          Petro Sovyak-Krukovskyy
          Yuliia Tkach
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          Raising Investments: The Startup’s Perspective

          15:00-15:45
          Speakers:
          Daniil Lubkin
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          10 Years of Ukrainian Venture Capital Market Transformation: Who will be the Next Unicorn?

          14:00-14:45
          Speakers:
          Artem Starosek
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          Fireside Chat: Deep Tech Chronicles: Beyond Buzzwords

          12:00-12:45
          Speakers:
          Sanyu Karani
          Kateryna Dehatyar
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          Panel discussion: How Can Ukraine Become a Startup Mecca

          11:00-11:45
          Speakers:
          Nataliya Mykolska
          Hanna Shuvalova
          Stanislav Lurie
          Francesca Scott
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          Executive Stage: Seeds of Bravery press conference

          14:00-14:45
          Speakers:
          Kateryna Dehatyar
          Sanyu Karani
          Inna Perepelytsya
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          Workshop: Cybersecurity – Capture the Flag by KICRF

          12:00-15:00
          About

          For the first time in history, IT Arena will feature a cybersecurity workshop in the CTF (Capture The Flag) format. CTF is a cybersecurity competition where participants look for vulnerabilities in systems, solve tasks that simulate real attacks, and obtain “flags”—unique data that confirms the successful completion of a task.

          Workshop participants will immerse themselves in a simulation of Threat Hunting against a real APT attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Teams need to analyze existing attack data and quickly find as many “flags” as possible, each of which brings the team closer to revealing the full picture of the attack. This helps allies and partners respond effectively and prevent similar attacks in the future.

          Participants compete in groups of five*, honing their coordinated team efforts, and their results are displayed on a dashboard, where real-time changes in team rankings can be tracked.

          Participation in the workshop requires prior experience and necessary technical and software equipment:

          • Difficulty Level: Medium-Hard
          • Desired Experience: Blue Team Analyst, Cybersecurity Engineer, Cyber Defense Analyst
          • Technical Equipment: Notebook/laptop
          • Software: OpenVPN, any browser for logs analysis

          *Teams of 5 participants will be formed by the workshop organizers after registration closes.

          The competition takes place on the platform UnitRange.com—an Ukrainian cyber range created by local specialists during the full-scale invasion.

          The workshop is organized in collaboration with the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum (KIRCF).

           Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum (KICRF) is an annual leading event in the field of cybersecurity in Ukraine and Central Eastern Europe. The Forum’s platform attracts globally renowned leaders, influential politicians and government officials, business representatives, industry professionals, analytical centers, and media.

           

          Speakers:
          Yegor Aushev
          Rostyslav Kondryk
          Iryna Supruniuk
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          Opera Networking Afterparty

          19:30-22:00
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          For all attendees.
          Location:           Lviv National Opera
          We invite you to an exclusive event that unites IT Arena members.
          The majestic Opera Networking Afterparty hall opens its doors to everyone who wants to try an author’s cocktail and expand their professional contacts in a relaxed atmosphere.
          Do not miss the opportunity to be a part of this unforgettable event and immerse yourself in a whirlwind of bright emotions

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          Closing Ceremony

          18:40-19:30
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          Startup Competition Awards

          18:20-18:40
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          Secret Speaker

          18:00-18:20
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          Startup Competition Finals

          16:00-18:00
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          Catalyzing Utility-Scale Quantum Applications

          15:00-15:45
          Speakers:
          Mykola Maksymenko
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          Product migration to a modern tech stack

          15:00 -15:45
          Speakers:
          Tetiana Melnyk
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          USAID & Ukraine’s Tech Sector: Partnership for Growth

          15:00 -15:45
          Speakers:
          Theodora Dell
          Danylo Molchanov
          Olesya Zaluska
          Petro Matiaszek
          Natalia Denkeieva
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          Mind Synchronization: How Neurotechnologies Help Understand Ourselves and Others

          14:00-14:45
          Speakers:
          Roman Havrysh
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          Panel Discussion: Ukrainian Fintech: Driving Innovation And Growth

          14:00-14:45
          Speakers:
          Daria Dmytrenko
          Liubov Danylina
          Yuliya Fedosiuk
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          What makes democracy a democracy, even in business

          14:00-14:45
          Speakers:
          Derek Mitchell
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          Lunch

          12:45-14:00
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          Panel Discussion: Rise and Scale: Ukrainian Next Tech Frontier

          12:00-12:45
          Speakers:
          Anton Waschuk
          Ketevan Liparteliani
          Iurii Blavt
          Denys Sychkov
          Vadym Synzheretskyi
          Oleksandr Klimenko
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          Management in the Age of AI

          12:00-12:45
          Speakers:
          Dinkar Jain
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          You Keep Using That Word

          11:00-11:45
          Speakers:
          Sam Newman
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          How to sell products in Silicon Valley

          11:00-11:45
          Speakers:
          Antonina Iermeichuk
          Steve Adelman
          Chris Burry
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          Components of Enterprise Cyber Security

          11:00-11:45
          Speakers:
          Sergii Zagorulko
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          GenAI is NOT all you need

          10:00-10:45
          Speakers:
          Oleksandr Kosovan
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          Panel Discussion: Ukrainian Products Go Global

          10:00-10:45
          Speakers:
          Andreas Flodström
          Olga Shapovalova
          Daria Leshchenko
          Max Lysak
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          Ecosystem of Innovations. Do Not Copy Silicon Valley

          10:00-10:45
          Speakers:
          Gigi Wang
          Rhonda Shrader
          Gauthier Vasseur
          Dan Herman
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          Registration

          09:00-09:45
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          Cloud approaches evolution – from scratch to hatch

          12:00-12:45
          Speakers:
          Maks Piddubnyi
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