Viktorya Zhovtenko
Public Relations and Media Specialist, Event Manager
At the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER), Viktorya Zhovtenko leads the organization of public events and engagement with central and local government authorities, international partners, experts, and civil society organizations.
She has extensive experience in planning and delivering conferences, forums, diplomatic briefings, roundtable discussions, working groups, press conferences, and official meetings. She manages the full event lifecycle – from developing event concepts and planning agendas to coordinating participants and speakers, liaising with partners and service providers, overseeing logistics and budgets, and preparing post-event reports.
Before joining IER, she worked as an editor and journalist and later as Head of Advertising at a construction company. She has hands-on experience in preparing analytical, informational, and PR materials, conducting interviews, media planning, developing advertising and PR strategies, working with the media, and organizing press events.
She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Auditing in Business Management from Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman and a Master’s degree in Ukrainian Philology from the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University.
