Dmytro Zavhorodnii has served as Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalisation since 2023. From 2021 to 2023, he headed the Ministry’s Directorate for Digital Transformation.
He has experience in IT, non-formal education, and public administration. Since 2019, he has served as an advisor to the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, contributed to the All-Ukrainian Online School project, and worked with the Expert Committee on the Development of Artificial Intelligence.
He graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in Applied Mathematics in 2013, studied at the Lviv Business School of the Ukrainian Catholic University in 2015, and earned a master’s degree in Professional Education in 2019. He has also participated in international programmes focused on public policy and leadership.
Labor shortages have long been a systemic constraint on Ukraine's economy. There has yet to be a large-scale return of those who left the country, so the key task today is to retain the people who remain and unlock their potential more fully.
Education, employment, reskilling, and productivity growth must function as a single system. How can Ukraine shift from competing for headcount to achieving greater efficiency? We will discuss this at KIEF 2026 during the panel discussion "Fewer People, Greater Efficiency".