Ukraine’s wartime innovation: Lessons for Europe
How is Ukraine turning the challenges of war into technological innovation? Join leading Ukrainian economists and researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics to explore advances in defense technology, digital infrastructure, and economic resilience – and what Europe can learn.
About
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has accelerated technological innovation across the country, from drones and artificial intelligence to digital infrastructure and software development. Driven by necessity, these advances are transforming defense capabilities, strengthening economic resilience, and offering lessons for Europe’s security and competitiveness.
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) at the Stockholm School of Economics will host a discussion with leading Ukrainian economists and researchers on how Ukraine is responding to wartime challenges through technological innovation and what Europe can learn from its experience.
Speakers
The event will feature Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), and Nataliia Shapoval, President of KSE Institute, in conversation with Torbjörn Becker, Director of SITE.
Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics
Mylovanov leads the expansion of education, research and international partnerships to support Ukraine’s resilience and recovery. His current priorities include developing KSE’s campus, expanding engineering education and strengthening opportunities for talented students to study and build their futures in Ukraine.
Nataliia Shapoval, President of KSE Institute
Shapoval also serves as Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics. She leads research supporting Ukraine’s wartime economy and recovery, including sanctions against Russia, war damage assessment and reconstruction. She contributes to international sanctions policy through the Yermak–McFaul International Expert Group on Russian Sanctions.
From wartime innovation to European resilience
The discussion will explore how Ukraine’s wartime innovations are shaping technological development, economic resilience, and long-term security. It will also highlight the contributions of KSE and KSE Institute through academic research, talent development, and practical policy solutions.
Drawing on KSE’s experience in education, technology, and economic policy, the speakers will discuss what Europe can learn from Ukraine’s approach to innovation and how these lessons could inform its future security and competitiveness.
Registration
Attendance is free, but registration is required. To attend the event, please complete your registration by [clicking here].
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us at site@hhs.se.
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About the Friends of KSE
Friends of KSE is a Swedish non-profit (“Ideell förening”) with the purpose to support academics and students with links to Ukraine and in particular, though not exclusively, to the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). This will be done through fundraising, human, and intellectual support. The funds raised will be used to support Ukrainian academics and faculty, staff, and students at KSE.
