Blog

07 May 2023 | Column
the Last word: Ukraine’s tech sector is the epitome of business resilience

Agility, flexibility and adaptability, alongside resilience, have become competitive advantages for Ukraine’s tech firms.  

04 May 2023 | Speaker & host
1991 Accelerator Demo Day | online

I delivered a keynote discussing Ukraine's resilience and perseverance.

30 Apr 2023 | Column
the Last word: On China, leadership will come from Central and Eastern Europe 

‘The war in Ukraine would not be happening right now were it not, I believe, for an understanding between Beijing and Moscow.‘

27 Apr 2023 | Speaker & host
K.E.Y. Platform Conference | Seoul

I hosted the international track during the K.E.Y. Platform Conference in Seoul, South Korea, for the third year in a row.

25 Apr 2023 | Podcast
Sustainable impact: Making the most of waste with Releaf’s Alexander Sobolenko

Alexander Sobolenko, chairman and general manager at Releaf Paper, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the solution and about how low awareness of alternative sources of paper is among potential business partners. Many are interested in sustainable solutions but find it hard to understand the concept.

11 Apr 2023 | Podcast
Sustainable impact: Measuring carbon footprint with ISFC’s Linda Zeilina

Linda Zeilina, CEO at the International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC) and a member of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the EU taxonomy of sustainable economic activities, a tool helping investors understand whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable and navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

31 Mar 2023 | Speaker & host
Tech Emerging Europe Advocates Meeting 2023 | Warsaw

I hosted multiple panel discussions and fireside chats at the TEEA Meeting 2023: Thriving IT Ecosystems, Tech for Peace, a fireside chat with Georgii Dubynskyi, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, a fireside chat with Alexandra Balkova, Partner & Head of Portfolio, Startup Wise Guys, and finally, TEEA Ambassadors Talk.

28 Mar 2023 | Podcast
Sustainable impact: Digital perseverance with Microsoft’s Kostas Loukas

Kostas Loukas, General Manager Enterprise at Microsoft CEE, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about digital perseverance — an organisation’s ability to thrive despite risk provided they harness and wield digital technology to achieve their business goals and do more with less.

26 Mar 2023 | Column
the Last word: Empowering the world’s most in need women

Technology and entrepreneurship are helping to empower women in some of the world’s most patriarchal societies, such as Yemen.

19 Mar 2023 | Column
the Last word: Georgia on my mind

The government may have pulled a controversial ‘foreign agents’ law but Georgia’s decline continues. For those of us who adore the country, this is a deep shame.