Yevhen Osypov is the CEO of Kernel, Ukraine’s largest agribusiness company and a global leader in sunflower oil exports.
Under his leadership, Kernel is advancing processing, decarbonization, agricultural technologies, and IT, while strengthening Ukraine’s export capacity. Kernel’s products reach one in three countries worldwide, and the company accounts for 10% of Ukraine’s foreign currency earnings. Yevhen sees Kernel as an ambassador for Ukraine on the global stage.
Yevhen ranks among Ukraine’s top three most effective CEOs and has more than 20 years of experience in agribusiness and management.
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DownloadIn the first half of 2026, Ukraine set an ambitious target: to increase manufacturing's share of GDP from 8.8% to 20%.
Since the summer, however, the conditions for doing so have become more challenging: strikes on production facilities and energy and logistics infrastructure are increasing risks. At the same time, protectionism and trade restrictions around the world are making access to foreign markets more difficult.
How can Ukraine preserve its industrial base and build new production capacity at home under these conditions? We will discuss this at KIEF 2026 during the panel discussion "Ukraine's Industrial Backbone".