Marianna Konina

Marianna Konina has extensive experience in various roles within the corporate communication and public relations field. Marianna started their career at Media Group Ukraine, LLC, SCM, where they served as the Head of Corporate Communication from 2011 to 2013. Marianna then worked as the Head of Public Relations Department at Nemiroff from 2014 to 2015. After that, they held the position of PR Director at Luxoft from 2015 to 2017. Marianna also worked as the Chief Visionary Officer at DAN.IT education and as an Advisor at IT Ukraine Association in 2017. In 2018, they became the Director of Public Relations at LIGA:ZAKON and the Head of Communications at AVANGARDCO IPL. Marianna also served as a Lecturer at MIM-Kyiv Business School from 2018 to 2021. In 2019, Marianna joined TECHIIA as the Chief Public Engagement Officer, responsible for innovative projects in esports and software development. Most recently, they co-founded Optimize Corporation in 2023.

Marianna Konina has a diverse education history. In 1999, they obtained a degree in Journalism from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Marianna furthered their education by earning a degree in Enterprise Economics from Kiivs'kij Nacional'nij Torgovel'no Ekonomicnij Universitet in 2004. In 2019, Marianna attended the Ukrainian Mediation Center of Kyiv Mohyla Business School, where they specialized in Mediation. Marianna later pursued Digital Marketing at Projector Institute in 2021 and Product Marketing, also at Projector Institute, in 2023.