13 graduates of the the Aspen Institute Kyiv were included in NV’s list of 100 people moving Ukraine forward
13 graduates of the Aspen Institute Kyiv have been included in the publication NV’s ranking of the 100 influential people driving Ukraine’s progress.
Politicians, entrepreneurs, athletes — individuals from various fields who share a common goal: building their country, strengthening it, and enhancing its authority on the international stage. They change the country through their actions, example, and dedication to Ukraine’s prosperity. For us, these changes represent one of the core goals of our work, and we are proud that our graduates are shaping them every day.
The list includes the following 13 graduates of the Institute:
- Larysa Denysenko, writer, human rights advocate, co-founder of the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem”
- Pavlo Kazarin, journalist, Armed Forces of Ukraine sergeant, 2025 Taras Shevchenko National Prize laureate
- Julia Kochetova, photojournalist
- Alyona Lunova, Advocacy Director at the Human Rights Centre ZMINA
- Olga Rudnieva, CEO of the Superhumans Centre for Prosthetics and Reconstructive Surgery
- Oleksandr Todorchuk, serviceman, founder and head of the animal rights movement UAnimals, entrepreneur
- Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration — Minister of Justice
- Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, musician, serviceman, leader of the band Okean Elzy
- Andriy Zdesenko, founder and CEO of Biosphere Corporation
- Kateryna Zagoriy, Chair of the Board of Directors of pharmaceutical company Darnitsa, co-founder of the Zagoriy Foundation, member of the Supervisory Board of Aspen Institute Kyiv
- Yuliya Orlova, CEO and co-owner of the Vivat publishing house
- Ruslan Shostak, President of Terwin Corporation, founder of EVA and VARUS
- Vladyslav Chechotkin, co-founder and co-owner of the online store Rozetka.ua
We warmly congratulate the honorees! And we are grateful to NV, its editor-in-chief, and our graduate Vitaliy Sych for this important project!
