Atlassian Community Autumn Connect: OKRs, Data Protection & Marketplace Innovati

Event Agenda
17:00 – Atlassian Team ’25 Europe Unpacked: Key Insights and Innovations
Speakers:

Svitlana Samotis – Senior Customer Success Manager at Reliex, Atlassian Champion

Unpack the highlights of Team ’25 Europe. Join us for a focused look at the trends, ideas, and conversations shaping how teams plan, track, and deliver in 2025.

17:30 – OKR Implementation at the Ministry of Digitalization of Ukraine with Oboard and Jira
Speakers:

Oleksandr Novikov – Head of OKR Management System Implementation

Margo Sakova – Head of Marketing at Oboard, Atlassian Champion

Explore how the Ministry of Digitalization of Ukraine successfully implemented the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) framework using Oboard and Jira. Learn best practices, challenges, and insights from the leaders driving digital transformation in the public sector.

18:15 – Jira and Bitbucket Deserve Enterprise-Class Data Protection — Here Are Best Practices
Speakers:

Khrystyna Shparyk, PhD - Partnership & Alliances Manager at Xopero Software & GitProtect.io, Atlassian Community Champion

Daria Kulikova - Content Marketing Team Leader at Xopero Software & GitProtect.io, Atlassian Community Champion

Jira and Bitbucket hold mission-critical data that drive agile development and collaboration. Yet, many organizations overlook comprehensive protection for these Atlassian tools. Implementing enterprise-class backup ensures resilience against human error, ransomware, and service disruptions. With automated backups, granular recovery, and compliance-ready storage, businesses can safeguard every workflow and repository. Following GitProtect’s best practices ensures business continuity and confidence in your DevOps ecosystem.

18:45 – The Secret Sauce of Atlassian Marketplace Apps in 2025
Speaker:

Vitalii Rybka – Founder and CEO of Varbintech

Discover what’s shaping the Atlassian Marketplace in 2025. Vitalii Rybka will unveil the latest trends, innovations, and growth strategies behind successful app development and ecosystem scaling.

19:15 – Networking
Join fellow attendees, speakers, and Atlassian community members for an evening of networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration opportunities.

Agenda

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Speakers

Oleksandr Novikov - Ministry of Digitalization of Ukraine (Head of OKR Management System Implementation)

Transformational leader with 21 years of experience driving large-scale change across sectors, from government and business to civil society. Proven results in strategic planning and adaptive execution at organizational, industry, and national levels. Trusted professional with a strong global network spanning business, politics, public administration, academia, and civic leadership. Architect …

Yurii Kozlov - State Enterprise DIIA (CTO)

Margo Sakova - Oboard (Head of Marketing)

Passionate advocate for the OKR framework. As the Head of Marketing at Oboard OKR Software, dedicated to educating the community on best practices for utilizing OKRs within tech companies. Strives to make OKRs engaging and easy to use, continually experimenting with new approaches.

Daria Kulikova - Xopero Software | GitProtect

Daria Kulikova is an Atlassian Community Champion and an experienced cybersecurity content strategist with a strong focus on project management and DevOps security, data protection, and compliance frameworks. With over three years of hands-on experience, she specializes in bridging the gap between technical execution and regulatory requirements, as well as fast-paced Agile development and the …

Vitalii Rybka - Varbintech (Founder and CEO)

Khrystyna Shparyk - GitProtect.io (Partnership & Alliances manager)

Being a Partner manager and Atlassian Community Leader based in Kyiv I am deeply passionate about building strong, collaborative partnerships within the Atlassian ecosystem. In my role, I manage relationships with a diverse range of Atlassian partners—including Solution Partners, Technology Partners, and Marketplace Vendors—helping to foster growth and innovation in the Atlassian community.

Svitlana Samotis - Reliex (Senior Customer Success Manager)

With over three years of experience working with Atlassian products, I am dedicated to helping teams optimize their workflows and achieve their project goals. Currently, I am a Customer Success Manager at a leading Atlassian Marketplace vendor. Our flagship product, ActivityTimeline, is designed to streamline resource planning and time tracking for teams of all sizes.
As an active member…

Moderators

Svitlana Samotis - Reliex (Senior Customer Success Manager)

With over three years of experience working with Atlassian products, I am dedicated to helping teams optimize their workflows and achieve their project goals. Currently, I am a Customer Success Manager at a leading Atlassian Marketplace vendor. Our flagship product, ActivityTimeline, is designed to streamline resource planning and time tracking for teams of all sizes.
As an active member…

Elmira Niftullaieva - Softgile (CEO Softgile Ukraine)

Iryna Komarnitska - SaaSJet (Product Marketing Manager)

8 years of experience in marketing, worked in e-commerce and SaaS.

Hosted By

Svitlana Samotis, Customer Success Manager

With over three years of experience working with Atlassian products, I am dedicated to helping teams optimize their workflows and achieve their project goals. Currently, I am a Customer Success Manager at a leading Atlassian Marketplace vendor. Our flagship product, ActivityTimeline, is designed to streamline resource planning and time tracking for teams of all sizes.

As an active member of the Atlassian Community, I enjoy sharing my expertise, learning from others, and contributing to discussions that drive innovation and best practices.

Outside of work, I am passionate about running and am currently training for a half-marathon.

I look forward to connecting with fellow Atlassian enthusiasts and contributing to the vibrant community that helps teams thrive.

Iryna Komarnitska, Product Marketer

Margo Sakova, Product Marketing Manager

Khrystyna Shparyk, Community Leader

Being a Partner manager and Atlassian Community Leader based in Kyiv I am deeply passionate about building strong, collaborative partnerships within the Atlassian ecosystem. In my role, I manage relationships with a diverse range of Atlassian partners—including Solution Partners, Technology Partners, and Marketplace Vendors—helping to foster growth and innovation in the Atlassian community.

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Global Partner

Atlassian (http://atlassian.com)
Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality.

Partners

Appfire (https://appfire.com)
We want to be an irreplaceable part of how modern teams collaborate — no matter how they work — so we support them with incredible products and solutions that make work flow

Reliex (https://activitytimeline.com/)
Reliex is an Atlassian Platinum Marketplace Partner that provides Jira tools and add-ons for managing teams and organizing their workflows productively.
Now 5,000+ teams worldwide use our plugins: ActivityTimeline, Email Notifications Digest, and Find Duplicates for Jira.

Mria CRM (https://mriacrm.com)
Mria CRM: Manage Customers and Grow Revenue Right in Jira
One account. One system. One team.
Stop switching between Jira and your CRM. Mria CRM puts customers and revenue at the center of your product strategy with one shared system for every team. This unified approach aligns sales, product, and engineering to close more deals and increase customer retention.

Oboard (https://oboard.io/)
Oboard is a Gold Atlassian Marketplace Partner that provides leading OKR solutions for JIRA & Confluence users. Oboard helps teams align their strategy with execution, track achievements, and create bespoke detailed reports in a single click. We prioritize ease of use, security, and automation, continually refining our tools to foster collaboration and efficiency in business operations. Join +3000 organizations worldwide who trust OKR Board for Jira & Confluence for their OKR needs!

SaaSJet (https://saasjet.com)
SaaSJet is a Platinum Atlassian Marketplace Partner that provides high-performance business solutions. The company specializes in project management solutions for Jira, Chrome Web Store, Google Workspace, Microsoft Edge, Azure DevOps, and monday.com users. SaaSJet offers a variety of apps and extensions that streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and improve team efficiency and effectiveness.

Tempo Software (https://www.tempo.io)
Tempo’s flexible, modular portfolio management solutions for Jira connect your corporate vision to frontline execution for scalable impact. We exist to help your teams find their rhythm. That means providing them with the tools to stay on track, on time, and on budget with all their projects. Tempo gets strategy, systems, and people working together.

Softgile (https://www.softgile.com/ua/)
Unlock the next level for your business with our innovative Atlassian solutions with us. Specializing in Atlassian products, Softgile offers personalized solutions across various industries, including Annual and Monthly Subscriptions, Technical Support, Cloud Migration, IT Service Management, SDLC, Portfolio Management, and OKR Implementation.

With 52 certified specialists, 7 years of market experience, operations in 6 countries, and a Specialization in Cloud Migration, Softgile is your truste

Softserve (https://www.softserveinc.com/en-us)
We are advisors, engineers, and designers solving business challenges with innovative technology solutions

GitProtect.io by XoperoONE (https://gitprotect.io/)
We bring you an all-in-one, automated DevOps backup, security compliance, and every-scenario-ready Disaster Recovery for 360 cyber resilience.

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