Oleh Mell
Head of Product at Artellence | AI Agents & Product Workflows | GDG Kyiv Co-Lead
Ukrainka, Ukraine
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Oleh Mell is Head of Product at Artellence and co-lead of GDG Kyiv, with a background in software engineering. He speaks about AI agents, practical product workflows, and product thinking for engineering teams.
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You Can Do It from Your Phone!
A personal story about accessing AI agents from a phone through Codex, Orca and T3. What starts as freedom to delegate work anywhere can become a habit of constantly checking agents and approving their next steps. This lightning talk explores attention, reviewing results, and deciding which mobile workflows are worth keeping.
29 October 2026 — DevDay Exchange Community: Kyiv. Prepared for a five-minute lightning talk.
How to Keep Learning in the Age of Autonomous AI Agents
AI agents can accelerate work, but speed does not automatically lead to understanding. This session explores how to keep learning while using autonomous agents and stay involved in the reasoning behind the results.
September 2026 — Polytech EDU.
From Idea to MVP with No-Code and AI
Writing code is no longer the main bottleneck for an early MVP. This session introduces an agent mindset, explains where AI and no-code tools can help, and focuses on deciding what to validate and build before investing in a full product.
May 2026 — Student Startup Fund.
Cursor and Claude Code for Product Managers: Moving Beyond ChatGPT
Moving from AI chats to agents requires a change in how product managers work. Drawing on practical experience with Cursor, Claude Code and Codex, this session explores why the working environment matters as much as the prompt. We will cover shared product context, Markdown, rules and skills, and practical examples of agent-assisted product work. The focus is on building a repeatable workflow and staying responsible for the results as agents take on longer tasks.
Related article: https://dou.ua/forums/topic/60733/
Product workspace template: https://github.com/olehmell/cursor-pm-template
May 2026 — DOU Day, Kyiv. Original title: «Cursor та Claude Code для продактів. Як піти далі ChatGPT».
Cybersecurity When Working with AI: Five Attack Surfaces
A practical look at five attack surfaces in AI-assisted workflows, from the perspective of an active AI user with a product and engineering background. The session examines the security implications of generating code and delegating work to AI tools.
April 2026 — AI cybersecurity webinar.
From ChatGPT to Cursor: A Product Manager’s Workflow
How can a product manager move from standalone conversations in ChatGPT to working in Cursor? This session explores using an AI coding environment for product work and connecting AI assistance with the context and materials behind day-to-day tasks.
Event page: https://luma.com/cursor-wix
Event recordings (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDeL67Ke-c2btw8r130YsJctAb4ux-TlQ
19 February 2026 — Cursor Meetup Kyiv #2, Wix Space Kyiv.
How AI Is Changing Engineering Culture
How does AI change the way engineering teams work? This session explores the impact of AI tools on engineering culture, collaboration, and the relationship between product thinking and software development.
Event page: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-on-campus-taras-shevchenko-national-university-of-kyiv-kyiv-ukraine-presents-women-techmakers-international-womens-day/
Speaker programme: https://t.me/s/gdsc_knu/221
12 April 2025 — GDG Kyiv Spring Meetup, Kyiv.
How I Became CTO of an Early-Stage Startup
When I began my career as a React developer, I never imagined that within a few years, I would be responsible for both the technical and product directions of a startup, seeking a balance between technical debt and innovative business ideas. However, it's been an exciting journey, and not always hard skills have been crucial. Let's discuss what T-shaped skill sets are, and whether building a career in early-stage startups is worthwhile.
Conference programme: https://t.me/s/gdsc_knu?before=52
27 April 2024 — GDSC Kyiv Conference, Day 1, Kyiv.
Building Decentralised Chat with Next.js
Build a decentralised chat application with Next.js, the Subsocial blockchain and IPFS. This workshop introduces Web3 social applications, blockchain interaction through JavaScript, key-pair authentication, decentralised storage, and deployment on Vercel.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvbzYkU8D8M
Workshop page and slides: https://fwdays.com/event/javascript-fwdays-2023/review/building-decentralised-chat-with-nextjs
15 May 2023 — JavaScript fwdays’23. Workshop.
How to Become a Programmer
A personal account of starting a career in software development, with practical lessons about learning, choosing opportunities, and developing communication skills alongside technical skills.
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wNUWLpfhio&t=2372s
Event recap: https://www.prostir.ua/?news=bilozertsi-vchetverte-doluchylysya-do-initsiatyvy-meet-and-code
2022 — Meet and Code. Exact delivery date not recorded.
How to Gain Practical Experience as a Junior Developer
Pet projects can help junior developers build practical skills and create evidence of their abilities before landing their first job. This session covers finding a worthwhile idea, choosing a manageable scope, presenting code on GitHub, and turning a learning project into a useful portfolio piece.
Event page and recording: https://edu.cbsystematics.com/ua/webinars/pet-project
3 May 2022 — CyberBionic Systematics webinar.
Oleh Mell
Head of Product at Artellence | AI Agents & Product Workflows | GDG Kyiv Co-Lead
Ukrainka, Ukraine
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