HIPTHER has appointed Elena Stepanyatova as Event Content & Production Manager to oversee agenda planning, speaker coordination, and production workflows across the company’s conference portfolio during ongoing expansion in Europe and other markets.
Stepanyatova has begun work on HIPTHER BALTICS: Riga 2026, where she is involved in agenda development and implementation for the next stop in HIPTHER’s Baltics series.
Her responsibilities cover content planning, coordination of speakers and moderators, and management of production processes for conferences and summits. The role also includes oversight of attendee experience across events.
Stepanyatova brings more than 20 years of experience across executive management, sales development, business growth, and event organization. Her work includes launching ventures, managing teams of up to 60 professionals, and delivering events with audiences of up to 2,500 attendees.
“Elena joins us with exactly the kind of energy, experience, and execution mindset we value,” said Zoltán Tűndik, Co-Founder and Head of Business at HIPTHER. “Great events are built long before the doors open, and her ability to combine business acumen with production precision makes her a major addition to our team.”
Stepanyatova previously served as Partner & Executive Director of LLC “MAP,” where she was involved in building and managing the event management company. Her responsibilities included recruitment, business development, event concept creation, and commercial strategy. She also organized international business tours for Russian-speaking entrepreneurs to the United States, South Korea, and Japan.
“Finding the right person for this role was not an easy decision,” said Betty Tűndik, Co-Founder at HIPTHER. “We spoke with several highly experienced professionals and went through a deep selection process, because this position requires much more than event knowledge alone.”
“From our first conversations with Elena, and later when we met in Prague, it became clear that she understands not only events, content, and production, but also people. Human understanding is incredibly important in our industry,” said Tűndik.
“Elena brings professionalism, intuition, structure, and a strong sense of psychology to the way she works. I am truly impressed by her experience and by the way she connects ideas, teams, speakers, and communities. We believe she is a perfect fit for HIPTHER, and we are excited to welcome her into our team.”
“When I first met Zoltán and Betty during the interview, I immediately thought that this was a place where I wanted to work — I liked it, and I liked them as people,” said Stepanyatova. “When we met in Prague, I felt it was a true match. We share the same goals and values, not only in our work but also in life.”
“It is truly special when professional ambitions are fueled by team spirit. I am very happy to be a member of the HIPTHER team, and I believe I can bring something new and meaningful to it. Together, we will keep moving toward the stars and reaching the heights that inspire us,” Stepanyatova added.
HIPTHER organizes conferences and summits across gaming, fintech, technology, compliance, and innovation sectors in several markets. The company said the appointment supports coordination of content and delivery processes across its events portfolio.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2026/05/05/119433-hipther-appoints-elena-stepanyatova-to-lead-event-content-and-production-across-conference-portfolio
