The Fletcher School Class Day 2022

In the 10th episode in this series, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School talks to Dave Lowenstein, CEO of IMS Management Services Corporation, based in Los Angeles, California. IMS is a client of Softjourn, a global tech company with an office in Ukraine, and a subject of previous interviews in this series. David talks about the excellent work done by Softjourn, and more broadly, about the resilience and quality of service provided by the rapidly growing tech sector in Ukraine.This is Episode 10 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

In the 9th episode of the Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine series, Bhaksar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at the Fletcher School interviews Yuriy Sivitsky, founder and Board member of Intecracy Group, in this episode of Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine. Intecracy Group is based in Kyiv, Ukraine, and currently hosts a conglomeration of around 15 tech companies. The Intecracy Group was founded by mathematicians and software engineers to develop large-scale software projects on demand. They offer a wide range of services, covering a variety of technologies in countries around the world. Yuriy recounts how although the domestic market crashed immediately after the Russian invasion, their international business thrived. He also talks about the unwavering support received by them from international businesses, which parallels the international support from NGOs and other organizations for Ukraine during the war. Yuriy also discusses how events of the past, the company’s foresight, and government assistance has helped them keep their business going in spite of the ongoing conflict.This is Episode 9 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

In the eighth episode of Digital Planet’s Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine series, Bhaksar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at the Fletcher School converses with Mykola Zhandarov, CEO, Leater Integration, based out of Kyiv in Ukraine. Leater Integration is an IT company which focuses on AV and security integration. Because of the nature of the work, which primarily involves buying different hardware and integrating them for customers, as well as due to the fact that most of their customers are in Ukraine itself, Leater’s business has been negatively impacted by the war. Despite this, Mykola also expresses hope that Ukraine will emerge victorious after the war, and the tech industry will play a critical role in rebuilding the country.This is Episode 8 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Public Diplomacy at USC, in conversation with Thom Shanker, Director, Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University, former Washington Editor of the New York Times, Fletcher Alum and Murrow Board Member discuss how information has become weaponized in the context of the current war in Ukraine, but also beyond