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29 Nov 2022 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: A virtual world and the metaverse with Stephen Loynd

Stephen Loynd, a futurist and the founder and principal at TrendzOwl speaks with Andrew Wrobel about what the metaverse and artificial intelligence might mean for the environment and how business strategists envision the potential of the metaverse in various sectors.

27 Nov 2022 | Column
the Last word: The new old Kazakhstan 

Emerging Europe’s Andrew Wrobel visits Kazakhstan on presidential election day and discovers a country that continues to value stability over competition.

24 Nov 2022 | Speaker & host
EIT Health InnoStars Awards Grand Final | ONLINE

I hosted the EIT Health InnoStars Awards Grand Final.

15 Nov 2022 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Impact Sourcing with Traci Freeman

Traci Freeman, a global business services consultant with a focus on impact sourcing, tells Andrew Wrobel what impact sourcing involves and what benefits it brings for both the organisation and the employee.

08 Nov 2022 | Speaker & host
ABSL Czech Republic Annual Conference | Prague

I joined the keynote panel discussion on the future of location strategies.

02 Nov 2022 | Speaker & host
WEB Summit | Lisbon

I moderated a panel discussion showcasing the resilience of the Ukrainian tech sector almost a year after Russia's full-scale invasion.

01 Nov 2022 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Net Zero Future50 with José Miguel Salazar Hernández

José Miguel Salazar Hernández, ESG Hub Manager at PwC CEE, speaks with Andrew Wrobel, about the report’s key findings, the impact start-ups make on the environment, the most active investment hubs and some of the solutions the top 50 start-ups offer.

23 Oct 2022 | Elsewhere
Outsourcing Heavyweights Discuss Rwanda’s Prospects As A GBS Hub For CX & IT

The small African country of approximately 13 million has set as a strategic goal the development of an export-oriented professional services sector. Other African countries such as Egypt and South Africa have already demonstrated success as outsourcing destinations, primarily for Europe, but also serving a North American audience, and other global areas.

18 Oct 2022 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Media for growth with Diana Florescu

Diana Florescu, CEO of mediaforgrowth, a global network of media for growth funds, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how start-ups can benefit from media for growth investment.  

04 Oct 2022 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Sustainable living with JLL’s Steffen Walvius

Steffen Walvius, head of sustainability services for Central and Eastern Europe at JLL, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how much time and effort it will take to decarbonise the built environment globally and what specifically needs to be done to address the issue.