Olena Stepanenko

Expert of the Confederation of Employers of Ukraine

Olena Stepanenko is an expert in the fields of social dialogue, mediation, and negotiation processes, as well as an international lawyer with experience in alternative dispute resolution and social communications.

She delivers training in mediation skills aimed at applying them in negotiations with social partners and contributes to the development of effective dialogue among stakeholders at the international level.

Education:

In 2011, she graduated from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a Master’s degree in International Law.

Additional Education:

Certified Business Mediator (Ukrainian Mediation Center at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and the Academy of the Munich and Upper Bavaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Certified Family Mediator (Ukrainian Mediation Center at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School)
Certified Labour Mediator (International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization)
Certification Program “Training for Trainers” (Lviv Business School, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine; certificate issued by Bhavesh Patel)

Professional Experience:

2022 – present: Mediator and Communication Trainer
2020 – 2022: Mediation Trainer at the Ukrainian School of Governance
2018 – 2019: Project Coordinator at the National Association of Mediators of Ukraine
2016 – 2017: EU Law Expert at the Ukrainian Center for European Policy
2015 – 2016: Expert in International Dispute Resolution at the Institute of World Policy
2013 – 2015: EU Law Expert at the European Integration Department of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
2010 – 2013: Lawyer at the law firm “Asters” specializing in alternative dispute resolution, mergers, and acquisitions