Season 1, Episode 4 – Part 2:

Alexander Larsen Meets Mykhailo Rushkovskyi in Bahrain

“Ukraine is People” – Mykhailo Rushkovskyi

Mykhailo explains Risk Management maturity in Ukraine, what drives it, as well as the Ukraine economy. His passion also shines through as he discusses what Ukraine is all about, as well as the skiing resorts that are increasingly popular.

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Episode 4 – Part 2 – Overview:

00:45 Risk Management in Ukraine: Mykhailo explains which industries currently have risk management, where it has grown from and what kind of maturity levels they are.

2:00 Risk Managers in Ukraine: Mykhailo discusses whether there are many risk managers in Ukraine yet or not and what the drivers for employing risk managers are.

3:40 Ukraine – Having never visited Ukraine, I was keen to understand more about it. Mykhailo shares his views on what makes Ukraine, some history, relations with Russia and some facts about the country and Kyiv. His passion shows through.

5:05 Ukraine Economy and change – A discussion about various industries, hosting events like the Champions League and even their Skiing resorts

In this episode, Alexander Larsen met Mykhailo Rushkovskyi in Bahrain. This happened during an Institute of Risk Management Training Course that Alexander was running, specifically around Oil and Gas which was Mykhailo’s industry.

Mykhailo Rushkovskyi is the Head of Risk Management of the largest Ukrainian private energy holding DTEK, holds MA degree in International Business from Kyiv National University, Ukraine and MBA degree from MIB School of Management, Italy. Mykhailo has over 8 years of experience as a head of risk management function across different sectors such as energy, oil & gas and financial services.

Mykhailo is also a PhD candidate in risk management strategies at Kyiv National University, Ukraine being an author of scientific articles on risk management. An example can be found here: http://baltijapublishing.lv/index.php/gbdej/article/view/1521/1537