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12 Jan 2021 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Smart urban living with Radu Puchiu

In the first episode of Emerging Europe Talks in 2021, Andrew Wrobel speaks to Radu Puchiu, one of the founders of H.appycities, a Romanian start-up that builds digital platforms and mobile applications that empower communities, regions, cities or countries to think and act intelligently, aided by technology, for the benefit of the citizens.

22 Dec 2020 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: The Covid pandemic’s impact on democracy, with Anamaria Dutceac Segesten

In the final episode of the Emerging Europe Talks series for 2020, Andrew Wrobel speaks with Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, an associate professor at the Department of Strategic Communications at Lund University, and an expert in political communication, social media, European politics and democracy, about the changes to our social, economic and political lives that the pandemic...

21 Dec 2020 | Podcast
Healthcare Hackers: Kazaam Lab — Treating patients with precision

Simona Rombo, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Palermo and one of the founders and the CEO of Kazaam Lab, spoke with Andrew Wrobel about the challenges her start-up has faced and overcome, as well as offering some tips for young researchers developing health solutions.

08 Dec 2020 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Female leadership with Olga Grygier-Siddons

Andrew Wrobel speaks with Olga Grygier-Siddons, a business advisor and a mentor with over 30 years of experience working in professional services advising private and public sector clients in more than 30 countries. She is also a former CEO of PwC Central and Eastern Europe and the first female Member of the PwC Global Strategy Council....

03 Dec 2020 | Podcast
Healthcare Hackers: Phoenix Orthosis — Keeping a firm grip

Robert Ackermann, CCO at Phoenix Orthosis, spoke with Andrew Wrobel about the solution, its implementation on the German market and the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the development of the product.

02 Dec 2020 | Speaker & host
Ukraine: Investment Harbour in the time of change | online

I joined the investment promotion panel discussion to share Emerging Europe’s research results.

02 Dec 2020 | Speaker & host
Macedonia 2025 | online

I moderated the panel discussion 'Same Rules - Different Countries: How to Start, Build and Succeed in Business.'

01 Dec 2020 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Emerging Europe’s image with Craig Turp

In this edition of Emerging Europe Talks, Turp speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how the region’s transition has been uneven, and how emerging Europe is often portrayed far too subjectively in the international media. He also discusses the importance of partnership and collaboration between all of the region’s stakeholders, from both inside and outside emerging Europe.

24 Nov 2020 | Speaker & host
Tech Emerging Europe Advocates Meeting 2020 | online

I hosted the event and moderated a fireside chat and a panel discussion.

24 Nov 2020 | Podcast
Sustainable Impact: Sustainable business with Marek Dietl

Marek Dietl, the CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how perception plays an important role across emerging Europe, and says that companies are far more ESG-compliant than they are given credit for. The Warsaw Stock Exchange’s ESG Index and the ESG guidelines created by the Budapest Stock Exchange, ahead of...