Frontend Meetup

Kyiv Frontend Night

One sharp evening of practical talks, strong speakers and the people building the modern web in Kyiv.

  • 18:30 – 22:00
  • UNIT.City, Kyiv
Speakers

  • 01 / Talks

    Practical sessions you can ship tomorrow

  • 02 / People

    Community networking with local builders

  • 03 / Topics

    Performance, design systems & a11y

Agenda · 22 Oct 2026

The night, hour by hour

  1. 18:30

    Doors, badges & coffee

    Check in and meet the crowd

  2. 19:00

    Shipping fast: real-world web performance

    Core Web Vitals wins from production apps

  3. 19:40

    Design systems that scale teams

    Tokens, components and governance

  4. 20:20

    Break & sponsor booths

    Snacks, demos and hallway chats

  5. 20:45

    Accessibility beyond the checklist

    Building interfaces everyone can use

  6. 21:20

    Panel Q&A + networking

    Open floor until 22:00

Meet the speakers

Lineup · 8 speakers

Speakers who ship for a living.

Eight practitioners, eight sharp talks. Open any card for the story behind the speaker and what you'll take home from their session.

  • Olena Marchenko

    Design Systems Lead, Northwind UI

    Tokens That Scale: Shipping One Design System Across 40 Teams

    Bio & talk details

    BioOlena built the component platform behind 30+ products, leading a team that bridges Figma variables and production code.

    TalkHow a tiered token model, automated release notes, and a contribution ladder turned a fragile UI kit into a system teams actually adopt.

  • Dmytro Kovalenko

    Web Performance Engineer, Parcelly

    Chasing INP: Real-World Fixes for Interaction Latency

    Bio & talk details

    BioDmytro keeps a checkout flow used by two million people fast on low-end Android, and writes a popular newsletter on RUM data.

    TalkA field-data-first walkthrough of long tasks, yielding strategies, and scheduler APIs that cut p75 INP by more than half.

  • Iryna Savchuk

    Accessibility Specialist, Civic Digital

    Accessible by Default: Components Screen Readers Love

    Bio & talk details

    BioIryna audits public-service platforms and trains teams to test with assistive tech as part of every pull request.

    TalkFocus management, live regions, and naming patterns baked into primitives, so accessible UI becomes the path of least resistance.

  • Marta Lysenko

    Web Platform Advocate, Open Browser Lab

    The Platform Is Enough: View Transitions, Popover & Anchors

    Bio & talk details

    BioMarta contributes to web standards discussions and builds demos that show what modern browsers can do without a framework.

    TalkLive-coded menus, tooltips, and page transitions using native APIs, and a frank look at what you can delete from your bundle today.

  • Andriy Bondar

    Staff Quality Engineer, Monoform

    Tests You Trust: Contract & Visual Testing Without the Flakes

    Bio & talk details

    BioAndriy rebuilt a 6,000-test suite that once took 50 minutes into a CI pipeline that finishes before your coffee does.

    TalkA pragmatic testing pyramid for UI teams: mocked API contracts, component snapshots that mean something, and killing flaky tests for good.

  • Sofiia Hnatiuk

    AI Developer Tools Engineer, Promptline

    Pair Programming with LLMs: A Frontend Workflow That Holds Up

    Bio & talk details

    BioSofiia builds editor integrations and code-review assistants, and measures where AI help actually saves engineering time.

    TalkGuardrails, typed prompts, and review habits that let AI draft components and tests while humans keep ownership of quality.

  • Taras Melnyk

    Principal Frontend Architect, Ledgerly

    State Without Drama: Signals, Stores & Server Cache

    Bio & talk details

    BioTaras has migrated three large fintech apps between state libraries and lived to write the post-mortems.

    TalkA decision map for separating server cache, URL state, and local UI state, with signals where they help and plain props where they don't.

  • Kateryna Rudenko

    Creative Developer, Studio Obrii

    Motion With Purpose: Performant UI Animation in 2026

    Bio & talk details

    BioKateryna crafts award-winning interactive sites and product micro-interactions that stay smooth at 60fps on real devices.

    TalkScroll-driven animations, WAAPI, and compositor-friendly techniques, plus how to design motion that respects every user.

Talks run 25 minutes, followed by open Q&A with each speaker.

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What you'll learn

Ideas you can ship Monday.

Six practical tracks, one evening, zero fluff.

Topics
06
Format
1 night
  • 01Design systems that scale
  • 02Modern frontend performance
  • 03Accessible interfaces by default
  • 04Testing with real confidence
  • 05Animation craft that feels right
  • 06Practical AI-assisted workflows

Loft 12 · Hall B

M1 Kontraktova Ploshcha

Podil, Kyiv

4 min walk from metro

Stylized map · not to scale

Stylized map of the Podil district in Kyiv showing a walking route from Kontraktova Ploshcha metro station to the venue, Loft 12, Hall B.

Venue & arrival

Getting here is the easy part.

A converted riverside loft in Podil, a short walk from the metro. Doors open at 18:30, talks start at 19:00.

Loft 12 — Hall B, 2nd floor

12 Sahaidachnoho St, PodilKyiv 04070, Ukraine

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01Transport
  • Metro: M1 (red line) to Kontraktova Ploshcha, then a 4-minute walk along Sahaidachnoho St.
  • Bus & tram: Routes 62, 72 and tram 19 stop at Kontraktova Ploshcha.
  • Taxi: Set drop-off to the courtyard gate at 12 Sahaidachnoho St.
  • We wrap up by 22:30 — well before the last metro trains.
02Parking
  • On site: No guest parking in the courtyard.
  • Nearby: Paid lot on Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska St, about 5 minutes on foot, roughly 50 UAH per hour.
  • Bikes & scooters: Free racks right by the entrance.
  • Evening street spots in Podil fill fast — public transport is the quicker option.
03Accessibility
  • Step-free access: Ramped entrance from the courtyard and a lift to Hall B.
  • Facilities: Accessible restroom on the 2nd floor, next to the hall.
  • Seating: Reserved front-row spaces for wheelchair users and companions.
  • Need anything else? Email [email protected] and we'll sort it before the night.

FAQ

Before you join us

Quick answers to the questions we hear most — so you can show up ready.

Who should attend?

Frontend and UI engineers, JavaScript fans, students, and product-minded devs who care about how the web is built.

What skill level is it for?

Talks target intermediate developers, but juniors will follow along and seniors will still pick up fresh ideas.

Do I need a ticket?

Yes — entry is free, but registration is required. Seats are limited, so reserve yours early.

What should I bring?

Your ticket QR code and a photo ID. A laptop is optional — no hands-on coding is required.

How long do the sessions run?

Each talk is 25 minutes plus 5 minutes of Q&A. The full evening wraps up in about three and a half hours.

Is there time for networking?

Absolutely. There's a mid-evening break and a relaxed afterparty with snacks and drinks to meet speakers and peers.