HR leaders on talent shortages, new professions and team resilience: how HR Wisdom Summit 2026 went

On July 8, 2026, in Kyiv, HR Wisdom Summit 2026 from Delo.ua and business/media bureau Ekonomika gathered more than 500 HR, CEOs, business leaders and change leaders who work with the main challenges of the new labor market — personnel shortage, transformation of professions, development of teams and construction of sustainable organizations. 1 1 media became the general media partner of the event.

The hosts of HR Wisdom Summit 2026 were Iryna Prokofʼeva, host of 1+1 media, special correspondent of TSN. Tyzhden, and Svyatoslav Grynchuk, host of TSN. Tetyana Smirnova, CEO of Ekonomika+ business/media bureau, gave a welcome speech from the organizers and set the energy of the event.

The — program featured dozens of speeches and panel discussions from business leaders, HR leaders and team development experts. Thus, on the stage of the 2026 summit, Anastasia Kuzmenko, head of the 1+1 media school, presented an educational project and talked about the development of the internal ecosystem, made her own case. Anastasia shared how companies can not only look for, but also grow their own specialists.

The end of the HR Wisdom Summit 2026 was the awarding ceremony of the best employers and HRD according to the «TOP-100 magazine. Ratings of the largest», where companies and managers were recognized for systematic work with teams, development of people and transformation of HR practices. According to the results, 1+1 media entered the list of «Best Employers of Ukraine 2026», becoming one of the few media companies awarded this year. At the same time, HR director of 1+1 media Olga Musiyko entered the TOP-50 HRD of Ukraine.

HR Wisdom Summit 2026 showed that competition for people is entering a new phase: companies compete not only for professionals, but also for the ability to create an environment in which people are ready to stay, grow and participate in business development. 

Organizers of — Delo.ua and business/media bureau Ekonomika+. 

General partner — Naftogaz Group.

Main partners — insurance company INGO, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, OLX Work, Teva in Ukraine. Partners of the event: AB InBev Efes Ukraine, hospitable partner of DTEK Academy, coffee partner of Foundation Coffee Roasters, water partner of «Morshinska», sweet partner of ALVIVA GROUP, alcoholic partner of AZNAURI, such partner of «Otaka Kombucha». 

Media partners:«We are Ukraine», «We are Ukraine+», advertising holding «Megapolis+», «KYIV 24», Live Marketing, Starlight Media, Reclen, Infovision, media holding «Apostroph», Mediafusion, trueua, Hurma.work, VS Media, HiTech Expert, Kyiv1, Logist.fm, «Kommersant Ukrainian», «Business capital», Burda media Ukraine, Payspace Magazine, Glavkom, ProfBuild magazine, Marketer.ua, Founder, Economist, budynok.com.ua, 44.ua, «First business», Mind.ua, mc.today, InVenture, Worksafe.ua, HR Liga, Clever Stuff. European Business Association.