Speakers

Svitlana Kalitsun: Svitlana is a negotiation trainer, coach, and lawyer. She has navigated countless high-stakes negotiations as a lawyer for leading law firms and counsel at multinational corporations. Svitlana’s training clients range from founders to Fortune 500 firms, leading law firms on 3 continents as well as listed companies in a wide range of industries. Svitlana trains academic staff at the University of Vienna, WU Vienna, JKU Linz, and the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. She led a rhetoric club called Vienna Speakers Club. The club's speakers won awards for best evaluation and best spontaneous speech in Austria-wide competitions. They also placed in the top three in the international speech competitions. Svitlana often acts as a judge in international competitions. Since 2016 she has been actively involved in the start-up scene in Vienna and Berlin as a mentor, and a judge. She is also a recognized ISOcertified coach, coach, author, and Forbes-contributor.