Viktor Berezenko, biography

Entrepreneur; co-founder of the Institute of Cognitive Modeling (Kyiv and Brussels) - a research company that deals with strategic communications and social technologies; co-founder of the Institute for Global Transformation (Brussels), co-founder of the World Anew Foundation (Warsaw).

Social scientist, sociologist, psychologist, PhD, lecturer and writer on countering disinformation, speaker of the “Specialist in Interaction with Government Officials (GR)” course at the Kyiv School of Economics. Areas of competence:

  • countering disinformation

  • public opinion

  • strategic communications

  • social technologies 

    Viktor was a co-organiser and official partner of annual conferences “Transatlantic Dialogues: Ukraine-NATO” in Kyiv.

Since 2019, Berezenko has co-founded the Institute of Cognitive Modeling - a research company that deals with social technologies and provides services in the field of Social Communications.

Today, the ICM is a team of 50+ employees with more than 20 projects in progress. The company's headquarters is located in Kyiv, Ukraine; its representative office is in Brussels.

Among the partners of the Institute are: European Commission, Red Cross Society of Ukraine, UNICEF, IFES, Embassy of Ukraine in Poland, U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine; technological giants such as Viber, Google, Facebook and other public organizations, representatives of private business.

Since its foundation, the ICM has implemented a number of successful cases, including one of the largest national news communities in Viber and Telegram messengers with news about the war in Ukraine; all-Ukrainian social campaigns on combating Coronavirus and domestic violence; psychological support. Some of them were shortlisted for prestigious Ukrainian and international communication awards. The company is actively exporting its expertise in social technologies to the Western market, creating opportunities for interaction between. 

Institute for Global Transformation — an organization whose goal is the research and popularization of the philosophy of cooperation, as well as the transition from competitive to cooperative interaction between people. The Web3 is a way of technical expression of changes in the model of interaction between people. Decentralization, autonomy and freedom. 

In this regard, the IGT is organizing the European Web3 Summit 2023. The event will bring together EU and member state officials, Web2 & Web3 businesses, as well as civil society to foster a trusted multistakeholder dialogue on creating a sustainable environment for the Web3 in Europe. Also, in cooperation with the GMF, the company organizes round tables on the issues of the rapid development of the Web3 and its impact on European society.

World Anew Foundation – an organization that was founded jointly with an ex-deputy of the European Parliament Sylwia Pusz. The purpose of the organization is to restore and help Ukraine. Several projects have already been in the process of implementation, in particular, assistance in providing military uniforms to Ukrainian women. Also, the reconstruction of destroyed infrastructure.