LMF2026
Olga Rudenko
Editor-in-chief and Co-founder of The Kyiv Independent
Olga Rudenko is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Kyiv Independent. A two-time finalist for the George Gongadze Prize (2024 and 2025), she has earned significant international acclaim for her leadership in journalism. Her honors include the Women of Europe Award in the “Woman in Action” category and the Freedom Fighter Award from the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). In May 2022, Olga’s impact was recognized globally when she was featured on the cover of Time magazine as part of their “Next Generation Leaders” series.
Other speakers
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Anastasiia Loza
External Communications Manager at the Ukrainian Human Rights Organization Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR)
Anastasiia Marushevska
Co-Founder and Executive Director of the PR Army NGO and Consulting, and Contributing Editor at Ukraїner International
Christian-Zsolt Varga
German-Hungarian Freelance Journalist Covering Ukraine, Hungary, and Eastern Europe
Dmytro Zolotukhin
Founder of the Institute of Post-Information Society and Expert in Strategic Communications and Information Security
Fiona Greenland
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia
Photo credit - Diana Delyurman
Marian Kushnir
War Correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Creator of the Documentary Give Me Back My Name
Mariya Frey
Senior Executive at Ukrainian Public Media Suspilne Ukraine
Photo credit - Anastasiya Mantach
Meenal Thakur
Solutions Journalism Practitioner, Trainer, and Program Lead at Transitions – a Prague-Based Media Development Organization
Mykhailo Tkach
Investigative Journalist, And Head of the Investigations Department at Ukrainska Pravda
Olesya Yaremchuk
Researcher and Writer Specializing in Intercultural Dialogue Within Borderland Regions
Po-Jui Huang
Associate Researcher and former Policy Analyst at the Taiwan Association for Strategic Simulation (TASS)
Solvita Denisa-Liepniece
Head of the Strategic Communication and Coordination Department at the State Chancellery of Latvia and Assistant Professor at Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences in Valmiera
