Project Kazimierz: Innovation in Central Europe

Summary: Alex van Someren is Managing Partner of the Early Stage Funds at Amadeus and sits on the boards of several Amadeus portfolio companies. Amadeus is one of the highest profile VC funds in the UK with offices in Bangalore, Cambridge, Cape Town, London and San Francisco, Amadeus has invested in over 130 companies, and … Continue reading A chat with Alex Van Someren, of Amadeus Capital (s5ep5) → The post A chat with Alex Van Someren, of Amadeus Capital (s5ep5) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: This is an interview that Richard Lucas had a long time ago with the University of Cambridge Careers. About Richard Lucas: My non-profit activities are primarily to do with entrepreneurship, the promotion of entrepreneurship, TED.com and TEDx, alumni activation, event hosting, public speaking and leadership. I teach entrepreneurship and run business courses in Universities, … Continue reading Richard Lucas on entrepreneurship (s5ep4) → The post Richard Lucas on entrepreneurship (s5ep4) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: In this podcast Richard talks to Rudradeb about his new book. Creating Value With Artificial Intelligence: Lessons Learned from 10 yrs of Building AI Products and Overcoming Data, Adoption, and Engineering Challenges. It’s a good entry level introduction to the topic, and a great place to start if you know that AI is important … Continue reading Creating Value With Artificial Intelligence: an interview with Rudradeb Mitra (s5ep3) → The post Creating Value With Artificial Intelligence: an interview with Rudradeb Mitra (s5ep3) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Alessandro Lombardi is CEO and Business development manager at ITSELECTA where, together with his team, supports companies by finding best talents, moreover, he helps some Polish and Ukrainian IT companies increase customers and sales volume. Italian by birth, but currently living and in love with Poland, Alessandro likes “connecting the dots” like link the … Continue reading Alessandro Lombardi interviews Richard Lucas about Krakow’s startup community (s5ep2) → The post Alessandro Lombardi interviews Richard Lucas about Krakow’s startup community (s5ep2) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Agata Dutkowska’s academic background is in fine arts and social studies. For the last seven years she has been working with women, helping them to create sustainable businesses as the CEO of the Flying School. Before that she was an international facilitator working for several leadership programs in Eastern Europe helping changemakers create meaningful … Continue reading Agata Dutkowska – Founder – Latająca Szkoła (s5ep1) → The post Agata Dutkowska – Founder – Latająca Szkoła (s5ep1) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Gill has been s a volunteer librarian at Claremont Primary School in Cape Town South Africa since 2010. Through her initiative she has been able to give several hundred children aged 6-14 from largely disadvantaged backgrounds access to books and advice about reading. She believes that this has been life changing for a significant … Continue reading Gill Grose – a volunteer librarian changing lives in South Africa (s4ep18) → The post Gill Grose – a volunteer librarian changing lives in South Africa (s4ep18) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Florian Faes is Co-Founder of Slator – linguist, business developer, and mountain runner. Based in the beautiful lakeside city of Zurich, Switzerland. Florian had a senior job in translation company and realized he couldn’t find the news and analysis he was looking for. about the industry he worked in. So – with a partner … Continue reading Florian Faes – co-founder of Slator – the translation industry’s news, analysis and event service (s4ep17) → The post Florian Faes – co-founder of Slator – the translation industry’s news, analysis and event service (s4ep17) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Patrick Ney is a British-born filmmaker and writer living in Poland. His films focus on Polish society and history. They have had more than 23 million views in the last 12 months. He works as a digital marketer specialising in story-based digital sales funnels at James Cook Media. His specialisation is in producing short-form … Continue reading Patrick Ney – filmmaker, writer and digital marketer with 23 million views on Youtube (s4ep16) → The post Patrick Ney – filmmaker, writer and digital marketer with 23 million views on Youtube (s4ep16) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Harriet Noble is a radio journalist working for the BBC in London. She started her career on Radio 4’s flagship Today programme, where over the course of 7 years she graduated from work experience girl to Duty Editor. At the beginning of 2017 she moved to World Hacks on the BBC World Service, where … Continue reading Harriet Noble, BBC World Service Radio producer of World Hacks, on Solutions Journalism (s4ep15) → The post Harriet Noble, BBC World Service Radio producer of World Hacks, on Solutions Journalism (s4ep15) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Jethro Binns was rated 84th in the world squash rankings. A terrible accident on court cutt his career short, later he founded Squashskills, which is now the world’s leading online squash training resource. A recent media roundup: Jethro’s Twitter Jethro’s squash ranking More about Jethro Binns on his business webiste Just Jack Just Jack … Continue reading Jethro Binns – founder of Squashskills.com – the world’s leading online squash training portal (s4ep14) → The post Jethro Binns – founder of Squashskills.com – the world’s leading online squash training portal (s4ep14) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Kevin Rabinovich is a student involved in the intersections of ideas, youth, technology, design, and education. Most notably, he is the founder and curator of TEDxYouth@Columbia, South Carolina’s by-youth, for-youth organization that unites high school students around the power of ideas. He has also worked with organizations ranging from the United Nations Children’s Fund … Continue reading Kevin Rabinovich – TEDxYouth organiser (s4ep13) → The post Kevin Rabinovich – TEDxYouth organiser (s4ep13) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: An interview with Peter Cowley for the launch of CAMentrepreneurs in New York, recorded in April 2017. CAMentrepreneurs was founded in December 2016 to promote entrepreneurship among the alumni of Cambridge University, current Students and others. Working in a similar way to the relationship between TED.com amd TEDx-es, we launch in cities where there … Continue reading CAMentrepreneurs launch in New York with Peter Cowley (s4ep12) → The post CAMentrepreneurs launch in New York with Peter Cowley (s4ep12) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: This is part 2 of the talk given by Krysia Griffith-Jones about her life story during the WWII. Talks given by a Polish Second World War survivor about being a refugee in 1939, arrest and imprisonment by the Soviets. Her trek to join the Anders Army and other wartime experiences. Why have this talk … Continue reading Krysia Griffith-Jones – Part 2 – Release from Soviet Gulag and Service in the Anders Army (s4ep11) → The post Krysia Griffith-Jones – Part 2 – Release from Soviet Gulag and Service in the Anders Army (s4ep11) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Talks given by a Polish Second World War survivor about being a refugee in 1939, arrest and imprisonment by the Soviets. Her trek to join the Anders Army and other wartime experiences. Why have this talk as part of the Project Kazimierz podcast ? Krysia Griffith-Jones says in her talk that one of the … Continue reading Invasion, Flight, Arrest, Imprisonment, Release and Fighting Back – the real “war story” of Krysia Griffith-Jones (s4ep10) → The post Invasion, Flight, Arrest, Imprisonment, Release and Fighting Back – the real “war story” of Krysia Griffith-Jones (s4ep10) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Ralph Talmont is the Curator of TEDxWarsaw, a consultant on creativity and innovation, a photographer, has a position in Warsaw’s University of Social Sciences and Humanities and is a friend. A recent media roundup: Ralph’s Linkedin Ralph’s Twitter “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities Guy Kawasaki – … Continue reading Ralph Talmont TEDxWarsaw Curator, on Creativity, Innovation, Leadership and staying competitive (s4ep9) → The post Ralph Talmont TEDxWarsaw Curator, on Creativity, Innovation, Leadership and staying competitive (s4ep9) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Russell Hicks is a successful professoinal standup comedian, based in London, but originally from the United States, This is the not the first Project Kazimierz podcast with someone other than a classic entrepreneur, but it is the first with the special new “Showbiz” intro.. enjoy.. Richard has written up is reflections on the interivew … Continue reading A “showbiz” edition – a conversation with Russell Hicks – Standup Comedian (s4ep8) → The post A “showbiz” edition – a conversation with Russell Hicks – Standup Comedian (s4ep8) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Asaf Navot is the founder of Home Made in London, a fast growing residential property service which is both cheaper and better than existing services. Prior to founding his startup Asaf did an MBA at Insead, was a consultant with Bain Private Equity Group and Wilson Perumal, and served in the Israeli Armed Services. … Continue reading Asaf Navot – Founder of Home Made – disrupting the real estate management and rental market (s4ep7) → The post Asaf Navot – Founder of Home Made – disrupting the real estate management and rental market (s4ep7) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Dawid Ostrowski is startups and technology enthusiast, who loves to work in areas where humans and machines meet to create amazing new products and services. He is experienced program manager with strong technical background, who knows how to create and maintain relations with people, establish priorities for complex projects and execute across multiple organizations, … Continue reading Google Developers Program with Dawid Ostrowski (s4ep6) → The post Google Developers Program with Dawid Ostrowski (s4ep6) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: Augustin Kennady is a Media Relations Director for ShipMonk, Columbia alum, eCommerce enthusiast. He talks about content writing on Quora and other forums, guest posting, finding leads on social media, and the general future of the intersection between machine learning, automation, and technology with eCommerce. A recent media roundup: Augustin Kennady Linkedin Shipmonk Mixergy … Continue reading B2B Content Marketing with Augustin Kennady of Shipmonk (s4ep5) → The post B2B Content Marketing with Augustin Kennady of Shipmonk (s4ep5) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.

Summary: John Lucas was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied first mathematics, then Greats (Greek, Latin, Philosophy and Ancient History), obtaining first class honours, and taking the Oxford MA in 1954. He spent the 1957–58 academic year at Princeton University, studying mathematics and logic. For 36 years, until his 1996 … Continue reading Wise words from retired Oxford Philosopher – J R Lucas (s4ep4) → The post Wise words from retired Oxford Philosopher – J R Lucas (s4ep4) appeared first on Project Kazimierz.