Vitalii Shatskyi

Co-founder and director of Fortuna Community: organising events, building contacts and partnerships.

Vitalii is an entrepreneur with more than 30 years of business experience in Ukraine. He co-founded and ran the research and production company Metallurg (from 1997 to 2022), and founded and led the Union of Independent Entrepreneurs, a public organisation in Ukraine.

In Ireland he held a leadership role in a community centre for three years, helping to organise cultural events, Ukrainian community initiatives, networking meetings and educational programmes, including financial literacy.

At Fortuna Community he made a substantial contribution to organising the first and later meetings and events, building contacts and bringing in partners. He leads meetings and the Cashflow financial learning game, which builds communication, decision-making and money skills.

Areas of contribution: community development, event organisation, business networking, partnerships, communication, goal setting and team development.

Role: co-founder, director.