Oleksandr Shevchenko
Deputy director and head of customer service and communications for the passenger division at Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia)
Oleksandr Shevchenko, with 14 years in communications, has led the #IronChanges at Ukrainian Railways since 2020, transforming the passenger experience—from improving the app, station services, and onboard amenities to updating schedules and introducing children’s carriages. After Russia’s full-scale invasion, he guided the communications team in supporting evacuation efforts. He also facilitates diplomatic missions, ensuring safe travel for allied state leaders on Ukrainian trains.
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Andriy Taranov
Suspilne (National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine)
Member of the Managing Board of Suspilne Ukraine; media and marketing expert
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Anne Applebaum
The Atlantic; SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and commentator on international affairs, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe and authoritarianism
Artem Zakharchenko
“Communication Analysis Team - Ukraine” NGO
Doctor of Science in Social Communications
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Christian-Zsolt Varga
German-Hungarian freelance journalist focusing on Ukraine, Hungary, and Eastern Europe
Daria Verbytska
Molfar Intelligence Institute
Expert in international affairs worked with inter-parliamentary relations
Dmytro Zolotukhin
Institute of Post-Information Society
Expert in strategic communications and information security
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Dorka Takácsy
German Marshall Fund of the United States; Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy
Researcher specializing in disinformation and propaganda across Central-Eastern Europe and Russia
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