In this episode, Maryjka Szurowska speaks with Tom Bentley, CCO at Vodeno, a technology company providing services for the financial sector based on cloud platforms. We discussed with him the new megatrend known as 'embedded finance' – most simply defined as the provision of financial services by companies in the retail sector.

Tom Bentley told us about the cooperation Vodeno has established in the area of these services with Allegro, the leader of the Polish e-commerce market, and Aion Bank, the newest institution in the Polish banking sector.

We also talked about the challenges brought by the pandemic – for Vodeno, which is still building its team, but also for the entire financial sector, which had to face the necessity of transferring its services to the digital world.

In this episode, Dariusz Piotrowski, General Manager of Dell Technologies Poland, is interviewed by Emilia Derewienko.

Dariusz Piotrowski praised Dell Technologies as the largest recycler in the IT industry and declared that 100% of the energy used in the factory near Łódź comes from renewable sources.

He also spoke about cybersecurity as an issue crucial for entire economies. He further elaborated on the threats posed by cyberattacks and what measures can be taken to protect against them.

In this episode, Emilia Derewienko talks with Jacek Bogusławski, chairman of the Wielkopolska Hydrogen Platform and a member of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship Board. Our editor asked her interlocutor about the Wielkopolska Path to Climate Neutrality – the official strategy of the voivodeship covering the period up to 2040.

Jacek Bogusławski also told us how Wielkopolska is trying to keep pace with the climate ambitions of the European Union, Polish legislation, and the challenges associated with climate change and the move away from lignite.