Business speaker in Warsaw — an operator's view, not a consultant's
Dima V. Nechyporenko is a business speaker based in Warsaw who talks from the stage about B2B strategy, market expansion and company transformation. 17 years of operating experience across three sectors — renewable energy, real estate development and corporate strategy — in four markets: Poland, Ukraine, the UAE and Canada.
Based in WarsawEN · PL · UAKeynote · Panel · Fireside chat
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What does a live talk look like?
Business speaker Dima V. Nechyporenko builds every talk on his own operating decisions, not on frameworks lifted from slides. Below is a clip from his talk for MBC Business Club on 15 June 2026 about what Ukrainian companies need to prepare before entering the European Union market.
Before entering the EU market: what Ukrainian business needs to understand first
Dima V. Nechyporenko spoke as an invited guest at MBC Business Club, addressing Ukrainian founders on what is worth preparing before entering the European Union market: regulatory realities, partnership models, differences in B2B sales and the most common mistakes in market expansion. The session closed with questions from the audience.
Earlier appearances include the Warsaw renewable energy industry conference 100 Green Energy, with a talk on Poland–Ukraine energy cooperation, and the Rebuild Ukraine Conference in Toronto, where Dima V. Nechyporenko prepared and moderated the panel on rebuilding the energy sector.
MBC Business Club is a closed international entrepreneurs' club that has been running for 9 years. It brings together more than 500 active residents, and its meetings and forums have drawn over 35,000 participants from more than a dozen countries. More: mbcua.com.
Recorded in Ukrainian. Clicking loads the YouTube player.
What does business speaker Dima V. Nechyporenko talk about?
Business speaker Dima V. Nechyporenko talks about three areas: transformation strategy for B2B companies, market entry along the Ukraine–Poland–EU axis, and renewable energy as a strategy case study. Every topic rests on decisions he made as an owner and a director, not as an outside observer. That is what separates him from speakers relaying someone else's conclusions.
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Transformation strategy for B2B companies
How to move a company from operating mode into strategic mode while the owner is still the bottleneck on every decision. The talk lays out concrete moves — restructuring the team, rebuilding the sales model, changing the ownership structure — drawn from a company taken through those stages in four countries. Instead of a textbook model, the room gets a sequence and the cost of each step.
- When a company actually needs strategy, and when it only needs operational order
- Three decisions that typically get postponed two years too long
- How to recognise that the business model has stopped scaling
Best for: owners and boards of B2B companies with revenue of 10–200 million PLN, changing their model or preparing for a sale.
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Market entry: Ukraine ↔ Poland ↔ EU
B2B expansion strategy between Central European markets — from the perspective of a company that made the journey in both directions. The material draws on building Voltage Group in Ukraine and then taking it into Poland, France and Italy, where 65 MW of solar PV projects were delivered. A separate section covers the real cost of choosing the wrong first local partner.
- Why the first year in a new market almost never pays for itself in sales
- Local partner, own subsidiary or distributor — how to choose and what it costs
- How the B2B buying cycle differs in Poland, Ukraine and Western Europe
Best for: companies planning international expansion, chambers of commerce, investors interested in the Polish and Ukrainian markets.
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Renewable energy as a strategy case study
The renewable energy sector seen through an operator's eyes rather than a market analyst's. The talk walks the audience through real decisions about expansion, transformation and exit, using examples from building industrial solar farms and high-voltage infrastructure across the European Union and Ukraine. The conclusions transfer to any industry with a long investment cycle.
- What an EPC contract decision looks like from inside the company
- Holding operations together during war: 95% of schedule, 90% of the team retained
- What an owner's exit really means and how to prepare a company for it
Best for: renewable energy and construction conferences, companies with capital-intensive products, funds and transaction advisers.
Who is this talk for?
Talks delivered by business speaker Dima V. Nechyporenko work best in rooms full of people who decide where the money and the company go: owners, boards, sales and development directors. A purely academic or student audience is the wrong fit — the material assumes real operating experience on the listener's side.
Where this lands well
- Owners and boards of B2B companies with revenue of 10–200 million PLN
- Companies with a capital-intensive product and a long sales cycle
- Organisations mid-way through international expansion or a change of model
- Business clubs, chambers of commerce, industry associations
- Conferences in energy, construction, manufacturing and infrastructure
- Investors and transaction advisers focused on Poland and Ukraine
When to book someone else
- When you need a motivational session or an inspirational talk without operating substance
- When the audience is mostly students or people who have never run a company
- When the expected format is a full-day workshop or certified training
- When the subject is B2C marketing, e-commerce or consumer sales
An honest fit matters more than a full calendar. If the topic does not match your event, you will hear that in the first reply — together with a recommendation of what to look for instead. A business speaker who accepts every room usually ends up saying general things, because specifics only work when the audience has something to check them against.
How does an operator differ from a consultant on stage?
A business speaker who is also an operator talks about decisions he made himself and paid for himself. A consultant talks about decisions he recommended to somebody else. That is the whole difference — and a room full of company owners picks it up within the first three minutes.
Companies do not need another report with three scenarios and five strategy variants. They do not need frameworks that look good on a slide and fall apart on first contact with operational reality.
Dima V. Nechyporenko built real renewable energy assets, ran a global real estate development project in Dubai and led strategy at one of Canada's leading engineering firms. That is a rare combination in Poland: a business speaker with an industrial portfolio and a completed exit.
Every strategy I talk about in public was first my own business decision — with consequences measured in megawatts, EPC contracts and years of a team's work.
Dima V. Nechyporenko
What formats does the business speaker deliver?
Business speaker Dima V. Nechyporenko delivers four formats: a 30–40 minute keynote with Q&A, a panel as participant or moderator, a fireside chat, and an online webinar for a closed group. Talks are delivered in English, Polish and Ukrainian. Full-day masterclasses are not on offer.
| Format | Duration | Recommended audience | Languages |
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| Keynote | 30–40 min + 20 min Q&A | 50–500 people, conference or corporate event | EN · PL · UA |
| Panel — speaker | 45–60 min | Industry conferences, chambers of commerce | EN · PL · UA |
| Panel — moderator | 45–60 min | 3–5 panellists, audience up to 300 | EN · PL · UA |
| Fireside chat | 30–45 min | 20–120 people, business clubs, closed meetings | EN · PL · UA |
| Online webinar | 45–60 min | Closed group, distributed teams | EN · PL · UA |
- Base and travel
- Warsaw. Talks across Poland and the European Union. Travel and accommodation billed separately.
- Lead time
- Minimum 2 weeks before the event. For a talk tailored to one company — 4 weeks.
- Technical
- Headset or lapel microphone, 16:9 slides, wired HDMI connection, 30-minute tech run-through before the start.
- Fee
- Agreed individually once the event details are known. Pro bono in selected cases — business clubs and non-profit events.
What the organiser receives
- Bio in two versions — short for the stage introduction and full for the event programme
- Portrait and stage photography in high resolution, ready for print and web
- Talk description and the three takeaways the audience will leave with, ready for promotion
- A preparation call with the organiser and examples matched to the profile of the room
- A 30-minute tech run-through before the start, slides delivered the day before
- An event announcement on LinkedIn ahead of the date and a post afterwards
Materials are supplied in the language of the event — English, Polish or Ukrainian. Recording and photography rights are agreed before the contract is signed, not after the event.
Who is Dima V. Nechyporenko?
Dima V. Nechyporenko is a business speaker based in Warsaw and a Partner at the nech. He has 17 years of operating experience across three sectors — renewable energy, real estate development and corporate strategy — in four countries: Poland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and Canada. His career ran in parallel on the founder side of his own company and on the corporate strategy side at global level.
He co-founded Voltage Group — a renewable energy company specialising in the design and construction of medium- and high-voltage energy facilities and industrial solar farms. In Ukraine he served as Director of Strategy and Business Development, growing revenue by 70% and winning 23 EPC contracts. In 2022 he was responsible for maintaining operational continuity after the Russian invasion, holding 95% of the project schedule and 90% of the team.
Between his stages at Voltage Group he built international experience at corporate level. In Dubai he served as Chief Commercial Officer on a global real estate development project. He then led a two-year growth strategy in the renewable energy segment as Strategic Director, Renewable Energy at RWDI — a Canadian engineering firm with 37 offices worldwide, known for projects such as Burj Khalifa, Taipei 101 and Shanghai Tower.
From 2024 he led Voltage Group's expansion into European Union markets as Regional Director from the Warsaw office. He delivered solar farms totalling 65 MW in France and Italy, doubled revenue in the first year and secured a further 30 MW of contracts for 2026. He exited the business as an owner in 2026.
He now runs the nech — a boutique advisory firm specialising in B2B strategy, sales development and market entry. The firm works with clients in 9 countries: Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Italy, France, Latvia, the USA, Canada and the UAE. Education: EMBA at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and the Accelerated Management Program at Yale School of Management.
His stage experience was built at industry events and business clubs in Warsaw, Toronto and online — as an invited speaker, an energy panel moderator and a co-organiser of an international conference. He delivers talks in English, Polish and Ukrainian, choosing the language to suit the room rather than his own convenience. That trilingual range is unusual for a business speaker working out of Central Europe, and it is what makes cross-border events workable without an interpreter.
How do you book a business speaker for an event?
To book business speaker Dima V. Nechyporenko for your event, send an enquiry through the contact page or write to info@thenech.com. The process has three stages and usually takes between a few days and two weeks. The first enquiry is answered within 24 working hours.
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Enquiry
Give the event name and date, the city, the format, the size and profile of the audience and the language. The more specific the context, the sharper the proposed topic.
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Call
A 30-minute online call to agree the subject, the format, the key points of the talk and what the organiser expects the room to take away.
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Confirmation
Once terms are agreed you receive confirmation, the bio, high-resolution photography and the talk description for your promotional materials.
Speaking engagements are paid. The fee is agreed individually. Pro bono in selected cases — the decision depends on the format, the audience and the subject of the event.
Business speaker in Warsaw — FAQ
Who is Dima V. Nechyporenko?
Dima V. Nechyporenko is a business speaker based in Warsaw and a Partner at the nech, a boutique B2B advisory firm. He has 17 years of operating experience across three sectors: renewable energy, real estate development and corporate strategy — in Poland, Ukraine, the UAE and Canada. He co-founded Voltage Group (exited in 2026) and served as Strategic Director, Renewable Energy at RWDI, a Canadian engineering firm with 37 offices worldwide.
What does Dima V. Nechyporenko speak about?
Dima V. Nechyporenko speaks about three areas: transformation strategy for B2B companies, market entry along the Ukraine–Poland–EU axis, and renewable energy as a case study in strategy and transformation. Every talk rests on his own operating decisions while building physical, capital-intensive businesses, not on theoretical frameworks.
In which sectors does he have operating experience?
(1) Renewable energy — design and construction of industrial solar farms and medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure at Voltage Group.
(2) Real estate development — a global development project in Dubai as Chief Commercial Officer, 2016–2018.
(3) Corporate strategy — RWDI in Canada, Strategic Director, Renewable Energy, 2022–2024.
Each of these is a separate case study used on stage by the business speaker, chosen to match the industry in the room.
Are the talks only for energy sector companies?
No. Renewable energy serves as the case study, but the conclusions are universal for any B2B company in a phase of expansion, transformation or ownership change. They resonate best with companies that have a complex operating model, an international expansion element, or a capital-intensive product with a long sales cycle.
Which languages are the talks delivered in?
The business speaker delivers talks in three languages: English, Polish and Ukrainian. Each at a level that supports a keynote, panel moderation and unscripted Q&A from the floor. Organiser materials — bio, talk description and photography — are supplied in the language of the event.
Which speaking formats are available?
Keynote (30–40 min + 20 min Q&A), panel as speaker or moderator (45–60 min), fireside chat (30–45 min) and an online webinar for a closed group (45–60 min). Full-day masterclasses are not on offer. Talks take place in Warsaw, across Poland and in European Union countries.
How much does a business speaker cost?
The fee is agreed individually once the event details are known — it depends on the format, the length of the talk, the size and profile of the audience, the location and how much of the material is prepared specifically for one company. Pro bono engagements are possible in selected cases, in particular for business clubs and non-profit events. A quote is sent within 24 working hours.
How does a business speaker differ from a business trainer?
A business speaker stands in front of a room and is responsible for one talk: it has to change how the audience sees a specific problem. A business trainer runs a process spread over weeks and is responsible for skills being adopted. Dima V. Nechyporenko works in the first role — the implementation of change he handles separately, as a strategy adviser inside a consulting project, not from the stage.
Is the talk tailored to a specific event?
Yes. Every business speaker engagement is preceded by a preparation call with the organiser covering the profile of the room, the industry context and the expected outcome. The structure stays the same, but the examples, numbers and emphasis are selected for the specific audience. For a talk built entirely around one company, lead time extends to 4 weeks.
What materials does the event organiser receive?
The organiser receives a bio in short and full versions, portrait and stage photography in high resolution, a talk description with three promotional takeaways, slides delivered the day before the event and an announcement on LinkedIn. All materials are supplied in the language of the event. Recording and photography rights are agreed before the contract is signed.
Does the business speaker travel outside Warsaw?
Yes. Warsaw is the base, but talks take place across Poland and in European Union countries — most often Ukraine, Italy, France and Spain, where the nech runs advisory projects. Travel and accommodation are billed separately from the fee. The online format remains available for distributed teams and hybrid events.
How long does preparation take?
Standard lead time is a minimum of 2 weeks before the event. For a talk fully adapted to one company — including analysis of its market situation and examples from its industry — 4 weeks are needed. Shorter notice is possible in exceptional cases, but the talk is then delivered in its standard version, without dedicated research.
How do you invite Dima V. Nechyporenko to an event?
Send an enquiry through the contact page or write directly to info@thenech.com. Include the event name and date, the city, the format, the size and profile of the audience and the language. Minimum lead time is 2 weeks before the event, and enquiries are answered within 24 working hours.
Let's talk about your event
Tell us what the event is, who will be in the room and what you expect the business speaker to do on stage. We reply within 24 working hours — with a proposed topic, format and quote. If you are looking for something other than a business speaker with an operator's background, say so directly and you will get an honest recommendation instead of a pitch.
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