Industry event shows Lviv becoming capital of Ukraine’s IT industry

By Bozhena Sheremeta / October 8, 2015

Lviv (Lvov), the unofficial capital of western Ukraine, is also the capital of IT business in Ukraine. And the city looked the part when it hosted the massive Lviv IT Arena tech conference on Oct. 2-4.

More than 1,400 participants from Ukraine and abroad gathered for the event – up from 800 who came to the first Lviv IT Arena in 2014. The event took place at the city’s impressive new Lviv Arena soccer stadium.

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Bozhena Sheremeta

A graduate of the Economics Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, Bozhena Sheremeta covers the vibrant Ukrainian startup scene for The Kyiv Post. She can be reached at sheremeta@kyivpost.com and followed on Twitter @BozhenaLucky.

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Launched in 1995, Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper, produced by a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists. Over the years, the weekly newspaper has led the charge for a free press in Ukraine, and has played roles in the Georgiy Gongadze scandal, the Orange Revolution and other significant Ukrainian events. The Kyiv Post’s IT coverage is sponsored by Looksery, Ciklum, Steltec Capital and SoftServe. The content is independent of the donors.

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