Blog

04 Jul 2023 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact — Air pollution with Resysten’s Shajjad Rizvi

Shajjad Rizvi MBE, the CEO of Hungarian start-up Resysten, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about Clean Air, his company’s solution. It utilises advanced binding technology and the principles of titanium dioxide and sunlight, which purifies the air through photocatalysis eliminating harmful pollutants associated with various health conditions. 

02 Jul 2023 | Column
the Last word: The Belarus IT sector adapts to new realities

Geopolitical events have left the IT firms of Belarus scrambling to adapt. But there is hope for the future.

27 Jun 2023 | Speaker & host
Talking CEE with CMS — Greenfield investment opportunities | Online

I was a guest speaker and set the scene for the roundtable discussions by sharing important trends and opportunities for investments, looking at and comparing some key data for several CEE countries like Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine. 

22 Jun 2023 | Speaker & host
Ukraine Recovery Conference | London

I hosted the Tech for Transformation session at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.

20 Jun 2023 | Podcast
Success and Failure: Innovative tourism with VIP Silven’s Hristo Yanev

Hristo Yanev, the founder and CEO of Bulgaria-based VIP Silven and a number of other companies, spoke with Andrew Wrobel about how his company has embraced autonomous vehicles and other innovative solutions in tourism. 

13 Jun 2023 | Speaker & host
Emerging Founders vol. 1 | London

I moderated a panel discussion with Anne-Marie Martin, Carolyn Dawson, and Russ Shaw, exploring growth opportunities for emerging Europe start-up founders in London and more broadly, in the United Kingdom.

13 Jun 2023 | Speaker & host
London Tech Week | London

I hosted a panel discussion focused on the resilience of the Ukrainian tech sector with Danae Dholakia, Oleksandr Griban, and Konstantin Vasyuk, at London Tech Week.

11 Jun 2023 | Column
the Last word: Enabling innovation in healthcare

The secret to fostering innovation in hospitals is to harness clinical and research curiosity and their ambition to better clinical yields.

06 Jun 2023 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Tech for sustainability with Microsoft’s Petra Čiček

Petra Čiček, Sustainability Lead at Microsoft Central Europe, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how digitalisation, sustainability, and growth are interconnected and about how the digital skills of the general population are correlated with lower air pollution and more sustainable behaviour. 

06 Jun 2023 | Speaker & host
EIT Inspirational Talks | Online

I hosted an online event exploring innovations in conservative healthcare ecosystems with Shiri Carmielli, Yona Vaisbuch, and Ravit Warsha Dor.