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30 Jul 2023 | Column
the Last word: Ukraine’s entrepreneurial women

A new initiative from the European Institute for Innovation Technology (EIT) wants to recognise the innovation of female-run Ukrainian businesses.

28 Jul 2023 | Podcast
She’s Next with Nadya Zhexembayeva and Cristina Doros 

“I was born into a century and a family that went through every kind of disruption imaginable. I come from […] Central Asia, which has gone through tremendous turbulence: two brutal world wars, multiple civil wars in between every kind of disruption possible, and then that finished with the collapse of our government."

26 Jul 2023 | Podcast
She’s Next with Elena Marinova

“I was born and raised in a family of engineers. All around me were gadgets and software, and I wasn't really excited about them. My father taught me how to programme. It was basic, and it was more than 30 years ago, and did not excite me that much." 

19 Jul 2023 | Podcast
She’s Next with Turkan Ismayilli and Cristina Doros

“My background is in the tourism industry, but when my son was born, he came with a bonus. [This is how] autism came into our lives."   

18 Jul 2023 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact — The Future of News with Post’s Noam Bardin

Noam Bardin is the former CEO of Waze and the founder and CEO of Post, which he launched in November 2022. Post is an inclusive platform designed for social media natives and the way they want to consume news. He speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the future of news.  

14 Jul 2023 | Podcast
She’s Next with Dragana ‘Gaga’ Djermanović

“I'm a growth guide which means I support leaders and managers and start-up founders and some public figures in sorting out their businesses and lives." 

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.