PLUGin Foundation Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the PLUGin Foundation Podcast! Join us in talking tech, startups, and being a part of the Polish diaspora. If you'd like to know more about us, please visit www.weareplug.in.
Listen in as Tytus Cytowski, Founder of Cytowski & Partners, shares his wisdom with us. Spoiler alert: You can't show up in the Bay Area by parachute and hope for the best! Be ready- listen, network, don’t be afraid to fail.
Have you ever imagined your take-out order could be delivered by a robot? Sound impossible? Listen in as we talk to Sergij Lebedyn, a Forbes 25 under 25, who is making what seems like a scene from the future a reality!
Broken contracts and unstructured contracting processes are plaguing the legal industry. Our guest, Jarek Owczarek, recognised this problem, fell in love with it, and turned it into his darling. Enter: Contractbook! Tune in to learn why and how Contractbook has become a real global success, and how to succeed when building a start-up.
In this episode of the PLUGin podcast, Agata Zborowska, COO of Conception X, is joining us! Tune in to hear about how she is working with PhD students to develop deep tech startups and why networking is the key to a successful startup. Don't miss the incredible insights shared in this conversation!
In this episode we talk with Katarzyna Hess-Wiktor about how the Minnity app is revolutionizing personalization in caregiving, starting a business in Sweden, and advice for those giving thought to founding a start-up. Tune in to this insightful conversation!
How can Polish start-ups, innovators, and policy makers contribute to this future-oriented agenda?
Panelists:
- Adam P: Co-Founder, Triggo
- Josh Brito: Co-founder, MakeGrowLab
- Michał Lasocki: Partner, EEC Ventures
- Anna Grabowska: Sustainable Finance Manager, Transport & Environment
Moderator:
- Anna Brussa: Team Orchestrator, Partner at EIT Climate-KIC
What is the secret potential every nation has? Listen as we speak with Kingsley Aikin, CEO of the Networking Institute. We might just have an answer for you!
Let's talk honestly about startups. No filter. Welcome to Ugly Truths - true stories about the startup reality.
Panel:
- Agata Zborowska:COO, Conception X
- Agnieszka Lewandowska:Entrepreneurship, Startups and Innovation Educator
- Jan Sikora: CEO, Planet Plus
- Jarek Łojewski:Fundacja Dobra Porażka
Moderator:
- Kasia Lechka:Head of PLUGin Paris Chapter
Join us to meet 3 interesting use cases of tech for good, and accept the challenge: could you implement a similar approach in your company?
Panelists:
- Igor Marczak: Founder of The SeniorApp
- Karol Gornowicz: CEO of Skriware
- Szymon Szczepanowski: VP Global Business Development, Vintom
Moderator:
- Kasia Lechka: Head of PLUGin Paris Chapter
How does AI handle bias, which is also one of human flaws? What are the risks and how to minimise them when dealing with biased machines in our daily life?
Panelists:
- Małgorzata Bonikowska: Co-founder and President at THINKTANK and President at Centre For International Relations
- Marta Wasowicz: Head of Recruitment Delivery at Sky
- Tomasz Zalewski: Partner at Bird & Bird PL
Central and Eastern Europe have been catching the attention of top-tier foreign investors and media for a few years now. Although over 10 unicorns have been created in the region, many startups still struggle with scaling up outside of CEE. The panel will look at the opportunities in CEE but also threats to further development of the region. We will answer the question of what should happen in order for CEE to become the next Silicon Valley?
Panelists:
- Joanna Nagadowska, Google For Startups
- Marcin Hejka, Co-Founder and General Partner, OTB Ventures
- Rafał Celej, Partner, KondrackiCelej
- Wiktoria Wójcik, Co-Founder and CSO, inSTREAMLY
Moderator:
- Adrian Kondrat (Moderator), Head of Pitch to London Competition
What are the faces of Polish Diasporas, and how do they serve their communities? Business, technology, and community leaders will try to answer such questions. This panel includes the current state of Polish Diasporas around the world, as well as their impact and goals.
Panelists:
- Poland: Sebastian Tyrakowski, Deputy Director at Emigration Museum in Gdynia
- US: Magdalena Jaworowicz, Co-Founder, Polish Professional Women in Silicon Valley
- Germany: Adam Formanek, Senior Partnermanegment at Digital Agency Berlin (Digitalagentur Berlin)
- Australia: Eva Hussain, CEO, Polaron
Moderator:
- UK: Kuba Janas, Head of Polish Tech Day, PLUGin Foundation
This panel will look at the experiences of entrepreneurs and innovators of Polish origin who managed to succeed in times of global pandemic. Was it an easy win?
Panelists:
- Łukasz Rzeczkowski, Founder & CDO at TrusteDoctor (and Board Member, Polish City Club, London)
- Katarzyna Hess-Wiktor, CEO, Minnity (and Co-organiser of Waza Network Group)
- Eva Galant, CEO, Hashiona
- Tomasz Bednarski, Co-founder, VR TierOne (and Board Member, PLUGin Foundation)
Moderator:
- Barbara Erling, Press Magazine
In our first episode, we talk to Stefan Batory, the co-founder and CEO of Booksy. Find out about Stefan's future goals for Booksy and if he plans on repatriating to Poland!