Digital sovereignty is no longer about the future. It is about our security today.
The weekly recap video by ICTV Facts explores the threats of the digital world that we are already facing. Learn more from the speakers of the panel discussion “Digital Sovereignty 2026: How to Protect Ukraine and Ukrainians from Information and Cyber Threats”, which took place at the “New Country” platform, created by the investment company EFI Group and LB.ua.
Sonya Koshkina, Editor-in-Chief of LB.ua, and Ihor Liski, founder of EFI Group, traditionally raise the most pressing topics for Ukrainian society.
The discussion focused on cybersecurity as a component of national security, the resilience of state institutions, the protection of critical infrastructure, and the role of business in shaping Ukraine’s digital independence.
In the context of hybrid warfare, the digital front is no less important than the physical one. Today, the issue of sovereignty is also a matter of technology, investment, and strategic decisions.
Watch the video and take care of the cybersecurity of your loved ones!
A public discussion titled “Digital Sovereignty 2026: How to Protect Ukraine and Ukrainians from Information and Cyber Threats” will take place at the “New Country” platform, a joint project of the investment company EFI Group and the media outlet LB.ua.
The event will focus on one of the key challenges facing the country in times of hybrid warfare — ensuring digital security and protecting Ukraine’s information space. The discussion is organized in collaboration with the weekly news program Факти тижня on ICTV, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Freedom of Speech
Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Olena Semykina, Advisor to the Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
Oksana Sokolova, Head of the Facts of the Week project at ICTV
Olha Batova, CEO of EFI Group
The conversation will focus on digital security as a component of state sovereignty, the responsibility of business in the context of hybrid warfare, and cooperation between the state, media, and the investment community in countering information and cyber threats.
As is traditional for the “New Country” platform, both speakers and invited guests will actively participate in the discussion, creating a broader expert dialogue.
Video recordings and text materials from the event will be published on the LB.ua portal.
Building Ukraine’s digital future together.
The event is dedicated to fostering dialogue between the government, the financial sector, and business on the development of Ukraine’s non-commodity exports.
Export Credit Forum 2026
January 27, 2026
Kyiv, InterContinental Kyiv (–2 floor)
The Export Credit Agency of Ukraine (ECA), with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, is hosting the Export Credit Forum — an annual event for exporters, the financial sector, and government representatives.
Olha Batova, CEO of EFI Group, will speak at the discussion panel “The World in Reset Mode: New Rules of the Global Game” as part of the Export Credit Forum.
🕥 Panel time: 10:40–12:00
The global economy is undergoing a profound reset: trade blocs are being reshaped, tariff and sanctions regimes are in effect, and technology is transforming the very logic of global competition. Ukraine is at the epicenter of these processes — facing the realities of war while simultaneously advancing on its path toward European integration.
During the panel discussion, participants will address:
new rules of international trade and export finance;
the role of government policy in developing non-commodity and high-tech exports;
opportunities for Ukrainian businesses in the renewed global economic architecture.
Panel speakers include:
Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
Pavlo Kartashov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
Dmytro Kazavchynskyi, CEO of CLIXAR LLC
Olha Batova, CEO of EFI Group
🎙 Moderator: Yurii Pyvovarov, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Kyiv International Economic Forum.
EFI Group consistently contributes to professional dialogue on the future of Ukraine’s economy, export potential, and integration into global markets.
Participation in the forum is available upon prior registration.
Please visit the forum website via the link to register.
Recently, at the initiative of the Department of Sports, Youth and Tourism of the Lviv Regional State Administration, and within the framework of the “Therapy Through Travel” project, the team of Rozdil Palace welcomed to Rozdil representatives of the charitable organization “My Dad Defends Ukraine”, as well as children of servicemen and veterans.
For EFI Group and the Rozdil Palace project team, this is more than just an event. It is about business responsibility, about preserving cultural heritage as part of our national identity, and about what we must pass on to future generations. That is why the social sub-project “Waves” and the opportunity to give the children of our Heroes bright, joyful emotions are especially meaningful to us.
The St. Nicholas Residence was hosted at the Rzewuski–Lanckoroński Palace, one of the most atmospheric locations in the Lviv region. A guided tour of the palace became a true immersion into history and the beginning of a pre-holiday fairy tale amid the ancient park and noble architecture.
In the magical atmosphere of the palace, the children were able to feel the spirit of the season, dream, and fill their hearts with warmth on the eve of the winter holidays.
This was followed by cocoa with the “little angels” in the Old School building, mini-quests, games, a workshop on creating a personal talisman, and sincere laughter that filled the space.
The culmination was a meeting with St. Nicholas, who greeted the children with warm words and gifts, giving them emotions that will stay in their hearts for a long time. To mark the occasion, everyone took festive photos together at the photo zone.
We thank everyone who joined and supported this event.
We would also like to remind you:
registration for the St. Nicholas Residence for groups is still open until December 28;
we invite you to the next series of palace tours with mulled wine and Rozdil pastries by candlelight — on December 28, January 10–11, and January 24–25;
we are already developing guided tour programs for schools, tourist, and corporate groups, so that in 2026 the doors of the Palace will be open to you even more often.
Details: +380 (67) 570 00 33
Olha Batova, CEO of EFI Group, moderated a discussion on assessing the potential and performance of top teams — from strategy to results — at the HR Brand “SPRAWZHNІ” conference.
The Ukrainian market is undergoing a profound managerial transformation. Over the past five years, more and more founders have been delegating operational management to hired CEOs. Businesses are transforming, models are being renewed, and the quality of the top team increasingly determines whether a company can withstand stress, growth, and crises.
The conversation brought together four leaders working in different industries but leading large management teams and having extensive experience:
🔹 Serhiy Zhyla, CEO of the Ascania Group
🔹 Dmytro Stryzhov, Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board of SHERIFF
🔹 Nataliia Morozova, CEO of Havas Village Ukraine
🔹 Yuliia Kirianova, CEO with many years of experience in corporate governance and strategic transformations in leading business groups
Key insights from the discussion
🔸 Scaling through trust and metrics.
Serhiy Zhyla shared his “don’t interfere” principle, where once the strategy is approved, leaders receive full freedom to act. Yet freedom is impossible without clear performance markers. Under his leadership, Ascania grew by 66% in 2024, reaching 14 billion UAH. He emphasized the importance of discipline, identifying the right growth points, and collective accountability.
🔸 Management resilience under pressure.
For Dmytro Stryzhov, resilience is not theory but lived experience: 594 days of fighting to have all eight fabricated criminal cases against him closed. In crises, it is crucial to see the behavioral signals of the team — its rhythm and readiness to take responsibility.
🔸 Efficiency in creative industries.
Nataliia Morozova discussed how to maintain a high bar amid technological shifts, declining investments, and changes in client collaboration formats. With more than 200 specialists and eight agencies, Havas Village is a complex mechanism where the leader’s role is to facilitate, guide, and foster entrepreneurial thinking.
🔸 Reassembling businesses in extreme conditions.
Yuliia Kirianova has strengthened major systemic companies, including working with loss-making portfolios. Through full operational and financial restructuring, she transformed them into profitable ones. She shared her experience of rapid team mobilization, transparent evaluation systems, and delivering results in environments where there is no room for error.
We invite you to join SPRAWZHNІ – the Conference and Award Ceremony of the HR Brand Ukraine Award!
On December 10, 2025, one of the key events for Ukraine’s HR community will take place — bringing together business leaders to discuss the main challenges and approaches in building and developing strong teams.
📌 Panel Discussion:
“Assessing the Potential and Effectiveness of Top Teams: From Strategy to Results”
The discussion will be moderated by Olha Batova, CEO of EFI Group, an investment and industrial company that brings together high-tech and export-oriented businesses.
Panel speakers include:
Serhii Zhyla, CEO of Askania Group
Dmytro Stryzhov, Founder of Sheriff Holding
Natalia Morozova, CEO of Havas Village Ukraine
Yuliia Kirianova, former CEO of Smart-Holding
This will be an in-depth conversation about how to build and evaluate management teams, which approaches work within large holdings, and how leaders adapt to today’s challenges.
🔗 Follow the link for more details and ticket information.
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Kyiv, November 25, 2025 – NovaSklo, part of the investment company EFI Group, today signed an Engagement Letter Agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to support the establishment of Ukraine’s first modern float glass production facility, helping address the country’s rapidly growing demand for glass products to support its reconstruction.
Float glass is a flat sheet of glass used for a range of applications, including windows, mirrors, tabletops, automotive glass, and solar panels. NovaSklo, a wholly owned subsidiary of EFI Group, a diversified Ukrainian industrial development company, will lead the project’s implementation. According to the agreement, IFC, in partnership with Japan, will provide NovaSklo with advisory services and capacity-building assistance, focusing on feasibility analysis, risk assessment, and the adoption of international best practices in project development and sustainability, with the objective of supporting the company in attracting long-term financing for the development of the project in the future.
With an estimated investment of approximately €250 million, the project will create over 300 new jobs, with additional employment generated through local suppliers, logistics providers, and related industries. The project will also introduce state-of-the-art technologies for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly glass manufacturing, reduce reliance on costly imports, and contribute to the emergence of a new industrial sector in Ukraine, thereby strengthening the country’s economic resilience.
“IFC’s support is an important signal of trust in Ukrainian investment projects,” said Igor Liski, Founder of EFI Group. “Together with our partners, we are investing world-class expertise to create a powerful construction materials industry in Ukraine. This approach will enable the development of benchmark industrial facilities in the country. We believe in the future of Ukrainian industry and are ready to invest in the country’s industrialization even during wartime.”
The project envisions the construction of a state-of-the-art float glass plant in the Kyiv region. The NovaSklo project will aim to adhere to the IFC Sustainability Framework to ensure that the new facility meets highest international standards in environmental protection, occupational health and safety, and social responsibility.
“Ukraine continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and strong potential for economic recovery,” said Ines Rocha, IFC’s Division Director for Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, Ukraine & Moldova. “NovaSklo is a clear example of how Ukrainian entrepreneurs are ready to build modern industrial facilities even under challenging circumstances. IFC has extensive experience in supporting industrial projects around the world, and we are pleased to share this expertise with Ukrainian businesses.”
NovaSklo has also entered into a technical partnership agreement with the Nippon Sheet Glass Group, one of the world’s leading glass manufacturers and a global industry innovator from Japan, to provide technical expertise and advanced process solutions.
Following the completion of the preparation phase, the project aims to attract long-term financing for the project’s development, with IFC as the lead partner in providing and mobilizing the required financing. This agreement marks an important milestone in the development of Ukraine’s industry and demonstrates the confidence of international financial institutions in the country’s investment potential even in challenging times.
About:
NovaSklo is a Ukrainian company implementing the project to create Ukraine’s first high-tech float glass manufacturing plant in the Kyiv region. The project is developed by the investment and industrial company EFI Group, and implemented in partnership with leading European float glass equipment manufacturers. For more information about NovaSklo visit novasklo.com
For information about IFC, please, visit: www.ifc.org
NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., and its group companies, which includes Pilkington Technology Management Limited) is the world’s leading supplier of glass and glazing systems in the business areas of Architectural, Automotive and Creative Technology. Today, the Group has principal operations around the world and sales in over 100 countries. For more information about NSG Group visit: www.nsg.com
Media Contact:
NovaSklo – Nadiia Kravchenko
[email protected]
+380 63 577 88 09
Samvel Ramazyan, Investment Director at EFI Group, joined the 2025 Cherkasy International Economic Forum, which brought together over 200 participants — representatives of business, government, international partners, and the expert community.
During the event, participants discussed development and partnership strategies, investment support tools, and new opportunities emerging in the process of European integration. One of the forum’s key highlights was the presentation of the Investment Passport of the Cherkasy Region, which showcases the region’s economic potential and investment opportunities.
Samvel Ramazyan spoke at the panel discussion “Investment Support Tools”, where he shared EFI Group’s experience in implementing investment projects in Ukraine alongside representatives of government and business.
Moderator: Dmytro Livch, Executive Director of EasyBusiness NGO, Partner at CIVITTA
Speakers:
Vitalii Kindrativ, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine
Yurii Kosiuk, Chairman of the Board, MHP Agro-Industrial Holding
Danylo Yakub, Senior Partner and COO, Diligent Capital Partners
Samvel Ramazyan, Investment Director, EFI Group
Roman Hrygoryshyn, Head of the Ukrainian-Korean Business Council
“To increase the share of manufacturing in Ukraine’s GDP, we need large-scale investments measured in billions of euros. However, even individual initiatives like the Feednova Center project prove that the state can be an effective partner for business — particularly through the investment nanny program.
Businesses today feel genuine support from public authorities at both local and national levels — and these ‘nannies’ have real faces. For me personally, such a professional attitude toward business was a true discovery. The preparation process for the program is complex but worthwhile, as it allows companies to recover a significant portion of their investment costs later on. It’s crucial to have strong legal expertise and business planning capabilities within the project team.
Ukrainian businesses must work hard to ensure that more large-scale industrial projects emerge — because developing Ukraine’s manufacturing sector is our shared responsibility,”
— emphasized Samvel Ramazyan.
He also noted that EFI Group is actively developing new instruments to attract private investments into the real sector of Ukraine’s economy.
The Cherkasy region continues to strengthen its investment potential. As noted by Ihor Taburets, beyond economic resilience, today it’s vital to strengthen cooperation in several key areas:
Energy independence, to ensure that essential systems and enterprises operate even under the toughest scenarios;
Private sector investment in defense, which significantly contributes to strengthening Ukraine’s air defense and overall security;
Investment in social projects — including veteran rehabilitation, support for internally displaced persons, social entrepreneurship, and workforce training.
The Cherkasy International Economic Forum has become a traditional platform for strategic dialogue shaping the vision of Ukraine’s post-war recovery. EFI Group remains committed to supporting initiatives that foster sustainable business development and investment in Ukraine’s economy.
In September–October 2025, DOC.UA served as an information partner for seven key medical events covering the most relevant topics in the industry — from digital transformation to longevity strategies.
For the team, this is an important part of the work — engaging with partners, being present where ideas are born, decisions are shaped, and the voice of the medical community is heard.
Events attended and supported by DOC.UA:
All-Ukrainian Medical Summit — focused on management decisions, legal risks, and the financial sustainability of medical institutions;
ICAMPS 2025 — a two-day charitable congress on plastic and reconstructive surgery;
Digital Medicine & Pharma Forum — a strategic discussion on digital healthcare, artificial intelligence, and the future of pharma;
XII Forum of Owners and CEOs of Medical Institutions — dedicated to the survival of medical businesses amid turbulence;
Public Health 2025 (Kyiv) — an international exhibition that brought together over 100 companies and became a platform for discussing healthcare reforms and innovations;
Forbes Health 2025 — the first medical conference organized by the Ukrainian edition of Forbes, focused on technologies and the vision of the future of medicine in Ukraine;
AM Summit 2025 — a large-scale event on health and longevity that united medicine, science, business, and the state.
DOC.UA’s information partnership is not just a logo on a poster or website.
The team professionally strengthens medical event organizers by providing a package of information support services, which may include:
publishing an article in the dedicated “Events” section;
advertising banners to improve site navigation for readers;
announcement posts on Facebook — via DOC.UA’s B2B-focused page;
ticket giveaways for events — the most engaging offer for the audience;
email newsletters for partners;
podcasts with organizers on the YouTube channel “DOC.UA: MedBusiness.”
This autumn, DOC.UA launched a new collaboration format with event organizers — “MedBiz: Event.”
Our journalist and cameraman attend the event to capture the atmosphere, emotions, and key moments, as well as gather participant comments.
The final video is published on our YouTube channel “DOC.UA: MedBusiness,” allowing it to outlive the event itself and continue attracting audiences in future seasons.
The first episode — from the Forbes Health Conference — is already live on YouTube.
Watch, subscribe, and leave your comments!
The season of conferences and exhibitions continues — with new impressions, connections, partnerships, and unexpected collaborations ahead.
Today, a Special Investment Agreement was signed between the Government of Ukraine and Feednova Center LLC.
The company is implementing an investment project to reconstruct non-residential buildings on a land plot of 10.1 hectares in the Zvenyhorod district of the Cherkasy region. Upon completion, the site will become a modern production complex for the processing of animal by-products into high-protein feed ingredients and animal fats.
The total investment in the project will exceed EUR 20 million, with the first phase amounting to UAH 649.7 million (EUR 14.4 million).
The state support package totals UAH 172 million and includes:
The project will create over 80 new jobs in the region.
“The implementation of such investment projects demonstrates how a combination of state support tools, responsible private capital, and strategic vision is building a new industrial foundation for Ukraine. Even in wartime conditions, investors are choosing our country as a space for developing high-tech production and see long-term economic potential. These projects not only create jobs and tax returns but also accelerate the shift from a raw-material-based economy to one of deep processing and innovation — a key to Ukraine’s sustainable recovery and competitiveness, said Oleksii Soboliev, Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine.
Olha Batova, CEO of the investment company EFI Group, which, together with partners, is implementing the Feednova Center project, emphasized the strategic importance of public-private cooperation:
“The signing of this agreement is an example of how consistent state policy can create conditions for the development of modern industry even during wartime. We already have experience in successfully implementing large-scale industrial projects and are confident that this cooperation will inspire both Ukrainian businesses and international partners to invest in the country today. We see this partnership as part of a broader strategy — building an industrial nation capable of competing globally.”
The new facility will become a powerful driver of regional growth, enhancing environmental safety and strengthening the agricultural sector of the Cherkasy region.
Our plant will set a new benchmark for the rendering industry. The introduction of European quality standards at every stage will help replace outdated practices in handling animal by-products. Through modern technological approaches, we will ensure environmental safety and deliver tangible economic benefits to the region, said Samvel Ramazyan, Director of Feednova Center LLC.
In October, the foundation stone ceremony of the Feednova Center plant took place in the Cherkasy region, a symbolic event marking the start of the investment project’s implementation.
EFI Group is also preparing to submit an application for the signing of a second Special Investment Agreement (SIA) for another strategically important project that will contribute to Ukraine’s recovery.
The State Support Program for Large Investment Projects is part of the “Made in Ukraine” policy, which aims to create conditions that make it profitable to manufacture, invest, and develop the processing industry in Ukraine.
For more details, see the guide: “Guide: State Support for Large Investment Projects in Ukraine.”
Feednova Center is a modern production facility specializing in high-protein feed ingredients and animal fats for agricultural and domestic animal nutrition. The company is an investment project by EFI Group, developed in partnership with the investment company UMGI and Dutch partners.
The plant will provide collection, transportation, and processing services for animal by-products.
Its core priorities are innovative technologies, strict compliance with international quality standards, and transparent business practices. More than 80% of the finished products will be exported to EU and Asian markets.