Podcast

Michał Blak, one of the founders and the CEO of edrone, an artist turned into a tech entrepreneur, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about his company’s plans but also about his success of building a global company, and lessons he has learnt from his mistakes.

Zoran Aleksikj, one of the founders and the CEO of 351 Studio, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the firm’s work with Ed Sheeran’s team, about the studio’s other productions for musicians such as Bruno Mars and James Blunt, and labels like Universal or Atlantic Records.

Vene speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the development of fintech during her career, which now spans more than two decades, about women in tech, and about her own successes and failures on the way.

Adi Barel, managing director at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) hub in Israel, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the Israeli approach to doing business, success and failure, the importance of tachles, chutzpah and yalla and – most importantly – what emerging Europe’s start-up founders can learn from the Israeli approach.

Julian Zawistowski, a visionary, entrepreneur, and the founder of the Golem Foundation, spoke with Andrew Wrobel about how to give power back to users, how to protect personal data, donating personal data, and the challenges emerging Europe is facing as far as data security, cyber-attacks and surveillance are concerned.

Zuhursho Rahmatulloev, one of the founders of Alif Bank, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about his return to Tajikistan after his studies in the UK, the opportunities Tajikistan and Uzbekistan offer and the bank’s plans to contribute to the social change the two countries are facing.

Oleg Krot, managing partner at TECHIIA Holding, a group of companies operating globally in various sectors but still headquartered in Ukraine, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how he and his business partner have been building an international business for less than a decade.

Michael Rogalskiy, co-founder of Monobank and Koto, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the development of fintech in Ukraine and across the region, and the opportunities the sector offers.

Katerina Sukhenko, the founder and chief business development officer at PostoPlan, a fast-growing automated marketing platform for small and medium businesses, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about the importance of building that online presence and offers some advice about how to optimise the process.

In this podcast, Emerging Europe’s Andrew Wrobel speaks with Alina Rozanova, partner at TITANS Playground creative studio, former CEO of Touch Platform and country ambassador for Georgia at Tech Emerging Europe Advocates about the start-up ecosystem in Georgia, the challenges it faces and the opportunities it offers.

Bruno Balvanera, a non-executive independent director of the supervisory board of Asakabank in Uzbekistan, a former managing director for Central Asia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and an advisory board member at Tech Emerging Europe Advocates, speaks with Andrew Wrobel and shares his views on social and...

Uroš Bulatović, the founder and president of the Union of Young Entrepreneurs of Montenegro, speaks with Andrew Wrobel about some of those creative young Montenegrin entrepreneurs, the opportunities the country offers, and the challenges it faces.