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Festival
The creative community's main gathering
Dysarium
market
Ukrainian brands market
Workshops, Podcasts & Discussions
Design, marketing, advertising, IT, business, UX/UI, PR, illustration and dozens more topics
Side Events
Events and art projects throughout the year
Job Fair
Career opportunities from our festival partners
That's 4 parallel tracks of talks from leading industry voices
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Creative professionals shaping
the industry
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New connections,
ideas and opportunities
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The kind of places you just can't walk past
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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR →
Being an impostor isn’t about deception. And it isn’t quite the same as what we call impostor syndrome.
It’s that strange feeling of finally living the reality you once worked toward, while some part of you still struggles to believe you deserve to be there. Stranger still, that feeling seems to have a life of its own. Awards, titles, big-name clients, and years of experience do little to silence it.
This year, Dysarium is ready to share: we’re impostors.
And so are you.
Because almost all of us secretly wonder whether we truly deserve to be where we are. And almost none of us realise that everyone else is wondering the same thing.
The truth is, the people who are best at what they do are often the ones who doubt themselves most.
Hey, dino. You here?
Go on, look up. See flowers falling from the bright blue sky and fluffy clouds? 😱🌸✨ What's going on? Maybe one of the industry's biggest names has just announced a new project. Or perhaps a fresh case study has picked up three Red Dots and another five Effies. Or maybe Forbes 30 Under 30 has just unveiled its latest list.
Not quite. It seems this is simply another reason to feel that strange, private feeling most creative people would rather not talk about out loud. As if everyone else is more confident, more experienced and somehow more at home in their place than you are. As if everyone around you figured out the rules of the game long ago, while you are still afraid that one day they will see right through you.
Like you're... an impostor.
Does it sound familiar?
Then let's have an honest conversation.
As impostors talking to impostors. 😉
We're inviting you to our confession: we're impostors. And so are you. It seems it's finally time to say it out loud. With a roar. The way dinosaurs do.
Because somewhere along the way, this feeling became almost a bonus that comes with working in a creative profession. Like a welcome gift that's automatically handed to you with your first creative project, your first job, or the first time your work gets featured on Behance or Instagram.
Because designers, artists, strategists, directors, developers, architects, illustrators and creative directors spend their lives working on things that don't exist yet. And no, we're not about to tell you that every creative idea is unique. But the path to one almost never comes with a clear route, a guideline, or ready-made answers.
More often than not, it's a mix of hypotheses, taste, risk, context, intuition, dozens of mistakes, endless revisions, and that familiar moment when you have to show the world something you don't fully believe in yourself just yet.
That's when the doubts become the loudest.
But if you think about it, doubt doesn't always mean weakness. Sometimes it simply means you care. That you see complexity where others see obvious answers. That you ask a few more questions of yourself, your work, and the world than anyone expects you to.
It can be exhausting.
But more often than not, it's exactly what gives birth to the most thoughtful, honest, and courageous work.
Being an impostor isn't just about the so-called «impostor syndrome». It's about being willing to launch ambitious projects when you're short on experience, money, people, or confidence. It's about having the courage to pursue ideas that feel too big for your age, your title, or your resources. It's about calling yourself an art director, a lead, or a founder one day — before you've truly started feeling like one.
It's about people who were writing React code yesterday and are flying drones against the occupying forces today, because a generation of impostors has learned to grow into new roles faster than anyone thought possible.
And just when it feels like you've finally figured it all out, someone comes along who seems to do everything better. Someone more talented. More precise. More confident.
But the problem is that you forget to ask a different question:
«Do they have doubts too? Do they believe in what they're creating while they're still creating it?»
At Dysarium, we know the answer.
This feeling isn't limited to beginners. It often follows people with years of experience, recognition, clients, awards, remarkable projects, and a public profile. They may look confident from the outside, but many secretly believe their success came down to luck, good timing, or someone else's mistake.
That's why this year, we're going to talk about doubt. About what it's like to be an impostor. What it's like to take on things you don't quite feel ready for yet. To call yourself something you're still learning to become. And to keep moving forward — not despite your doubts, but alongside them.
Not to romanticize uncertainty or excuse fear.
But to host the biggest coming out the creative industry has ever seen. And to finally stop pretending that any of us has it all figured out.
Because here's the truth, dinosaur: the best doubt themselves the most.
WHO IT'S FOR →
If others are already following your lead
We'll talk about teams, responsibility, tough decisions and everything that comes with them
If you're just getting started
A place to find answers, meet your people and realise that even your creative heroes have doubts.
If you can't imagine life without creativity
Design, marketing, advertising, illustration, motion, AI, products, brands — and dozens of stories from the people shaping the industry today.
Thierry Brunfaut
Managing Partner & Executive
Creative Director at Base Design
Spiilka
Nastichka Zherebetska & Volodymyr Smyrnov
SNASK
Freddie Öst & Erik Kockum
Founders of Swedish creative agency
of misfit geniuses SNASK
Mykhailo Katsurin
CEO of "Pryvit" restaurant group
Paula López-Nuño
Head of Education and Creative Strategist
at Folch, Barcelona
Pasha Vrzheshch
Teacher, philosopher.
Co-founder of Banda creative agency
Public Kitchen
Zhenya Kaganovych & Nastya Ivchenko
Co-founders of Public Kitchen
Ania Lisovska
Namer, creative, editor, lecturer, creative director
at banda agency
Eduard Ivakin
Co-founder and Talent Partner
at BASEIN bureau
Stanislav Govorukhin
Independent Product Designer
Victoria Kovaleva
Vice President of Brand
and Loyalty at Uklon
Ivan Filippov
Strategy Director and Partner at the creative agency banda,
and co-host of the podcast "What's the Challenge?"
Lyuda Bey
Creative Director at Fozzy Media Group, brand strategist
and co-host of the podcast “U chomu viklyk?”
Ilona Slepchik
UX Writer at Kyivstar.Tech
Arsenii Feshchenko
Founder and Designer of the bird app
KATANA
Olha Tkachuk & Sasha Malyk
Co-founders and Creative Directors at KATANA agency
Dima Koshevoi
Partner and Product Strategist
The Gradient
Ihor Finashkin
SHTORMNADO moderator.
Founder and creative director of IAMIDEA
Vitalii Nebelskyi
Partner, Head of the Production Department
at and action Advertising Studio
Inna Chut
Co-founder of Skvot
and CEO
of Laba Group in Ukraine
Sasha Shumylo
Partner, Product Strategist at The Gradient
Ivan Telychkun
Head of Strategy at Dila
Halyna Podkuiko
Design Team Lead у Wix Kyiv Design Hub
Iryna Hrytsai
Design Team Lead у Wix Kyiv Design Hub
Illia Yankov
Creative Director at Yankov Club
Valentyna Taranenko
Strategy Lead at banda strategy driven
Roman Hurbanov
Co-founder and Creative
Director at Taktika
Oleksandr Trehub
An author, entrepreneur, designer,
and founder of Projector Institute
Anna Znamerovska
SHTORMNADO moderator.
Founder and CEO of the digital PR agency znamy.
Oleksandr Perelotov
Co-founder and Design Director at Excited
Vita Martsishauskaite
Web designer at Excitedd
Dzen Yevstigneykin
Founder of production company
BFF Production
and AI creative studio AICO
Ivan Kvasha
Creative Directo and Partner at AICO
Ольга Гуцало
Head of Social Media Communications
at Kyivstar Tech
Tsiia Serbin
PR & Comms Lead at Dysarium
Valeriia Sheredeko
Head of Social Media Management
at Nova Poshta
Hlib Kaporikov
Creative Director
at Projector Publishing
Artem Beseda
Founders of Rocketmen and Besida Media
Arsen Kolyba
Product Designer at Wix
Anastasiia Struk
Art Director at The Ukrainians Media
Yevhen Yelensky
Head of Social Media at DTEK
Nazar Oliynyk
Partner and Creative Director
at ddd.agency
Serhiy Fedynyak
Partner and Design Director
at ddd.agency
Yuliia Lobodiuchenko
Co-author of the channel "Transportni Istorii",
research journalist at spiilka design büro
Vika Moskofidi
Co-founder of DVIYKA studio
Danya Nesterevych
Co-founder of DVIYKA studio
Aram Simonyan
Co-founder and Strategic Director
of IAMIDEA, founder of Ninja School
Yurii Haliuk
Customer Experience Lead
Olha Honcharova
Marketing and Product Manager
at Uklon Ads
Iryna Lipavska
Art Director and Senior
Graphic Designer at ISD Group
Ivanna Kuzik
Head of Design Office at Qubstudio
Illia Zhurava
SHTORMNADO speaker.
Senior Copywriter at IAMIDEA
Illia Halychanivskyi
Creative Director and Co-owner
of Beans Agency
Oleh Drozdov
President of the
Kharkiv School of Architecture
Daria Ozhyhanova
First Vice Rector for Academic Development
at the Kharkiv School of Architecture
Maksym Chekhovskyi
Chief Growth Officer
at Fozzy Media Group
Maryna Osnach
Design Team Lead at Wix
Mykyta Anikanov
Designer and founder KLEI
Olya Kotseba
CEO and co-founder of Quests Inc
Nazar Zazuliak
Specialist, Marketing and Communications
Department at Diia State Enterprise
Yuliana Savruk
Сo-founder of Dysarium
Anna Karnaukh
Editor-in-chief Projector Publishing
Lera Artemenko
Creative Group Head at IAMIDEA
Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov
Lead Multimedia Object Designer at Diia
State Enterprise, or in plain terms — UI/UX designer
Yura Somov
Lead Communications Specialist
at Diia State Enterprise, or simply put — creative copywriter
Olga Otsupok
Communications Specialist at Diia State Enterprise,
but to put it more clearly — creative copywriter
Maryna Vinnik
Multimedia Object Designer at Diia State Enterprise,
or in human terms — designer
Inna Smuchok
Brand designer
and art director, owner
of the branding
agency SMUCHOK Agency
Mystery Dino
Your new favourite brand might be hiding here 👀
Mystery Dino
You'll be tempted to take it all 💅🏻
Mystery Dino
Ukrainian design in all its glory 🎨
Mystery Dino
Lots of beautiful things to come ✨
Mystery Dino
Unexpected finds too 🪄
WHY PEOPLE LOVE DYSARIUM
Ideas you'll want to take with you
Hear from people who build products, brands, services and companies every day. Honest stories, real cases and years of experience — all ready to be borrowed, rethought and made your own.
The vibe that makes you come back
Two days surrounded by people who love creating new things just as much as you do. Talks, discussions, unexpected encounters and those conversations you'll remember for a long time.
People you'll actually want to meet
Designers, creatives, managers, founders, employers, students and the people whose work you've been saving for years. Because the best connections rarely happen on schedule.
!FESTrepublic can't fit everyone.
So if you're planning to join us on 24–25 October, better not leave your ticket till later.
Adult Birds
You know how it goes:
a last-minute decision always costs more 🦖 🎟
But we promise that buying a ticket is a decision worth making 🥹
A ticket gives you access to the festival's main programme and activities. Seats in the talk rooms aren't reserved, so if there's a session you don't want to miss, it's worth showing up a little early 👀🪑
Concession Ticket
⚡ For veterans, active military personnel, Ukrainian Volunteer Army (UDA) members, people with disabilities, internally displaced persons (IDPs), spouses and children of fallen Ukrainian service members, pensioners, and children under 12.
*Please bring a document confirming your eligibility.
📅 2 Days
🎤 3 Stages
🛍️ Dysarium Market
💼 Job Fair
🍔 Food Courts
🤝 Partner Spaces & More
*Lock in the best price
1 UAH
Student Ticket
Please bring a valid student ID
📅 2 Days
🎤 3 Stages
🛍️ Dysarium Market
💼 Job Fair
🍔 Food Courts
🤝 Partner Spaces & More
*Lock in the best price
600 UAH
Regular Ticket
📅 2 Days
🎤 3 Stages
🛍️ Dysarium Market
💼 Job Fair
🍔 Food Courts
🤝 Partner Spaces & More
1 600 UAH
Group Ticket (3+1)
📅 2 Days
🎤 3 Stages
🛍️ Dysarium Market
💼 Job Fair
🍔 Food Courts
🤝 Partner Spaces & More
4 800 UAH
VIP
Ticket
📅 2 Days
🎤 3 Stages
🛍️ Dysarium Market
💼 Job Fair
🍔 Food Courts
🤝 Partner Spaces & More
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🎉 Access to the Exclusive Afterparty
*Lock in the best price
3 000 UAH
Your online ticket gives you access
to the live stream of the festival's main programme from anywhere in the world.
Please note: the stream is available live only. Recordings of the talks will not be available after the festival 🙈
Concession Online Access
⚡ For veterans, active military personnel, Ukrainian Volunteer Army (UDA) members, people with disabilities, internally displaced persons (IDPs), spouses and children of fallen Ukrainian service members, pensioners, and children under 12.
Please bring a document confirming your eligibility.
💻 Live Stream
🎤 Main Programme
🚫 No Recordings
*Lock in the best price
1 UAH
Online
Ticket
💻 Live Stream
🎤 Main Programme
🚫 No Recordings
800 UAH
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Drop us a line at info@concert.ua.
We'll be happy to help.
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