Mariia Zakharenko

Director

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Mariia has over 10 years of experience in the public sector. For nearly five years, she worked as an assistant to a Member of Parliament of Ukraine, focusing on economic projects. During this time, Mariia participated in the development and advocacy of numerous reforms, including the privatization of state and communal property, antimonopoly legislation, and legislation on LLCs. Afterwards, she joined the team of the state-owned company “Prozorro.Sales,” where she was involved in managing and advocating projects related to the efficient distribution of public assets. Among her achievements are her participation in reform concerning the lease of state and communal property, the land reform, and the property management reform of state joint-stock companies.

Mariia joined the team in July 2024 and, during her first year, worked with the team to address key challenges such as team restructuring, assessing and adjusting work streams, strategic planning and reporting, initiating operations within the merged Ministry, and establishing effective stakeholder engagement. She also led the organizational team for preparation of URC 2025.

She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University and further enhanced her knowledge and skills through the “Project Management” course at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School, as well as courses at LBS and UCGA.

Beyond her professional work, Mariia is actively involved in volunteer initiatives, including projects with the NGO “Hurkyt.”

Mariia Didukh

Deputy Director 

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Mariia has over 18 years of experience in economic policy, public-private dialogue, institutional development, and 7 years of service in the public sector. She led multilateral projects aimed at agricultural sector reform, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, development of the investment environment, strengthening trade relations between Ukraine and the EU within the framework of the Free Trade Area, and harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with EU standards. She has experience working with Members of Parliament of different convocations, central executive authorities, international donor organizations, as well as leading NGOs in the agri-food, chemical, and other sectors.

Her key positions include: Director of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Forum; Government Relations Advisor in the USAID Harvest Activity project; Head of the Agricultural Support Program Implementation Group at the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine; Head of the Ukrainian office of Agriculture and Finance Consultants GmbH; and Agricultural Trade Expert in the Agritrade Ukraine project (BMEL).

Mariia holds a degree in Foreign Economic Activity Management from the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She is the author of practical guides on the conditions of exporting agri-food products to EU countries. Mariia is fluent in Ukrainian and English and possesses excellent communication skills.

She joined the team in late September 2025 to strengthen its operational capacity.

Motto: Everything impossible is possible; it just requires more time and effort.

Stream: Business environment

Vladyslav Kantsyr

Senior Project Manager (Labour Market)

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Vladyslav is an expert in rapid response (ExpRes), the Global Political Network (GNP), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He was a licensee of two TEDx conferences in Lviv (2015, 2017). In 2016, he served as a pro bono advisor at “Prozorro,” contributing to the project of creating a library of sample specifications. Since 2017, he has worked on developing international cooperation at Ukrenergo, including integration into the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E). He participated in establishing new international ties for Ukrenergo with more than ten TSO companies across Europe and Asia.

Vladyslav joined the Reform Support Team in 2018 and progressed from Associate Expert to Senior Project Manager, working on areas such as international technical assistance, public procurement, factoring and supply chain financing, as well as labor market and employment.

He received a bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (2017) and a Master's in Public Administration from the School of Management at the Ukrainian Catholic University (2019). He is a scholar of the Swedish Institute Global Professionals Program, under which he received a master's degree in International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG) at Gothenburg University (2024). Vladyslav has participated in over ten international programs and internships in various countries and universities, including the United Kingdom (University of Greenwich), the Netherlands (University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Norway (Oslo Metropolitan University), Latvia (University of Latvia), and Poland (College of Europe).

Motto: Love Ukraine not with a torrent of loud phrases, but with quiet, tireless work

Dmytro Romanov

Senior Project Manager (Increasing the complexity of the economy)

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Dmytro has over 20 years of managerial experience in the business sector, particularly in industrial, processing, and agri-food segments. He has been involved in development projects for Ukraine’s processing industry conducted by FAO, EBRD, and USAID.

He joined the team in February 2024, and since August 2025 has continued his work as Lead of the “Increasing Economic Complexity” stream. His responsibilities include contributing to the creation of the national industrial policy, launching state export support instruments, developing the nationwide economic platform “Made in Ukraine,” fostering and expanding relations with international stakeholders, and engaging international partners in cooperation with the real sector of the economy to restore Ukraine’s industrial potential. He also drives systemic cooperation with the business sector, professional associations, state and non-state institutions (both national and international), as well as development and trade agencies.

Dmytro is a member of the organizational teams of the international conferences “URC 2025” and “Rebuild Ukraine 2025.”

He holds a Master’s degree in Energy from Donetsk National Technical University. He has also enhanced his expertise through courses at the Springfield Centre, University of Pennsylvania, University at Buffalo, and Leiden University.

Motto: “History is written by the victors.” (Winston Churchill)

Oleg Tsymerynov

Senior Project Manager (Construction)

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Oleg has over 20 years of experience in managing production enterprises in the cement, metallurgy, and mechanical engineering industries. He has led the technical and production development of leading companies, including Heidelberg Cement, Lafarge Cement, LSR Group, and Metinvest Holding.

He has extensive experience managing large-scale investment projects for the construction and modernization of industrial facilities. His portfolio includes projects on energy efficiency improvement, digitalization of production processes, optimization of steelmaking and cement production technologies, implementation of environmental protection systems, and ISO certification. He has also been involved in the creation of new production capacities and modernization of existing plants in various regions of Ukraine and abroad. Oleg is the author of scientific publications and inventions in the field of metallurgical raw material processing and improvement of production technologies.

He holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute.

In November 2023, he joined the team as part of the “Made in Ukraine” project.

Motto: Find clear answers.

Andriy Kishchynskyy

Senior Project Manager (Mechanical Engineering)

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Andriy has over 20 years of experience in B2B sales, project management, and business development, including more than 10 years in senior leadership roles, heading local and international teams at companies such as 3M, Robert Bosch, Metsa Tissue, and Aricol Group.

His expertise covers projects in the fields of mechanical engineering, food processing, electrical engineering, and distribution. He has strong competencies in strategic sales and marketing development, export and key account management, and building partnership networks. He has also designed and delivered training programs on B2B sales and international market entry.

Andriy holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Engineering from the Ukrainian Transport University and an MBA from the International Institute of Business.

He joined the team in January 2024.