Recently, KPI students met with Oleksandr Konotopskyi, a graduate of the Educational and Research Institute of Telecommunication Systems (Institute of ITS) of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, founder of Ajax Systems, a manufacturer of one of the best professional security systems that protects about 1,500,000 people in more than 130 countries. The event was held as part of the lecture series “Personal Development during the War in Ukraine” with the assistance of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association.
During the frank conversation, the entrepreneur
- shared the story of his success;
- told about the thorny path of turning an idea into a global business, about work, risk and investment;
- emphasized the extremely important role of enterprises and engineers in today's war and our victory;
- answered all questions from the audience.
“Engineering is the future of our country, and the war has shown this once again. Today we are witnessing a war of technology. We are already seeing a revolution in defense, when even small FPV drones are able to neutralize huge tanks. Every engineer today is doing everything possible to bring our victory closer!” - Oleksandr Konotopskyi, founder of Ajax Systems.
That's why Mr. Konotopskyi is ready to work to ensure that all electronics laboratories in Ukraine are modern, and even more so within the walls of his alma mater, Kyiv Polytechnic. Therefore, Ajax Systems will expand its partnership and participation in various educational and research projects of our university.