FORWARD with Valeriya Ionan
Valeriya IonanFORWARD with Valeriya Ionan is a platform for conversations with investors, entrepreneurs, government officials, and global leaders about investment, partnerships, innovation, and scaling. Valeriya explores how and why international capital enters Ukraine and other emerging markets, and how Ukrainian companies expand globally. Practical dialogue for decision-makers and builders. 🎥 Watch on YouTub... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 6 | Founded | a month ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessInvesting | |||
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In this new episode with Acting Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Olexander Bornyakov, we dive into:How Ukraine is moving from “country in a smartphone” to an agentic state, where government services are powered by AI agents and delivere... more
In this episode, I speak with Taras Ostapchuk, founder of Ratel, one of the largest UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) producers in Ukraine. What started as a response to real battlefield needs has rapidly scaled into a company producing up to 200 robots ... more
What is an agentic state and why is it a bigger shift for governments than the last 20 years of digital transformation? In this episode, Luukas Ilves, former CIO of Estonia and advisor to Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation breaks down what ... more
Oksana Markarova, former Finance Minister, architect of UkraineInvest and Ukrainian Startup Fund, former Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States of America, now Presidential Advisor on Reconstruction and Investments. This episode centers on Nove M... more
In this episode, we dive into “wild freedom”, venture as adventure, Ukraine as “the real America in the center of Europe”, and why Kyiv today feels like New York in the late ’80s. If you are an investor, founder, policymaker or work with digital tran... more
In this episode of FORWARD with Valeriya Ionan, American entrepreneur and investor Dave Morgan shares why, after successful adtech exits in the United States, he chose to open core operational teams in Ukraine during wartime and invest directly into ... more
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This show centers on high-stakes topics at the intersection of technology, government, and investment in Ukraine and related ecosystems. Episodes frequently explore how AI and digital governance shape public services, sovereignty, and regulatory frameworks, often through the lens of real-world pilots, platforms, and policy initiatives such as agentic AI, a national AI infrastructure, and public-private collaborations to attract capital. Guests commonly bring practitioner insight—from government ministers and policy advisors to defense tech founders and growth strategists—discussing execution, scale, international partnerships, and the economics of rebuilding and innovating under pressure. A notable throughline is translating bold, future-lo... more
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Recent guests on FORWARD include:
1. Oleksandr Bornyakov
2. Luukas Ilves
3. Oksana Markarova
4. Andriy Fedoriv
5. Dave Morgan
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