Life, Hopes and Stepping Stones
With a decade-long career in risk management in London and Luxembourg, Ning Kong was looking for a challenge when she started exploring angel investing. Not long after she founded her own startup Al-Vita. Interested in supplements, Ning Kong started looking into this market and found that it was lacking functional, yet delicious options. “I realised... Continue Reading →
Founder and CEO Dr. Muhammad Umer Wasim talked to Silicon Luxembourg about the moment he decided to launch the start-up, back in 2019, to solve a problem that every company must deal with when it comes to complying with the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable across the European Union. Bottleneck While... Continue Reading →
Edgar Milic, the CEO of microsatellite and integrated services specialist LuxSpace, takes a trip down memory lane for Silicon Luxembourg, looking back on his military experience with the Italian Air Force, fascination with space, sharing his take on leadership and the future of space. “My 30-year long love affair with space — this statement came... Continue Reading →
Photo copyright: © Salty Lama Imagine an online marketplace and listing where environmentally-conscious consumers can easily search for products, type their location, and an array of options become available, featuring local eco-friendly brands. This is the vision of SaltyLama, a Luxembourg-based consortium of co-creators looking to build the world’s most trusted curated online marketplace for... Continue Reading →
This article was published on the 8th of March 2016 to mark the International Women's Day in Belval, Luxembourg, and presented my story as a multicultural student, blogger and woman living in Luxembourg. You may read the article in French on Agora's blog UmBelval.lu. Many thanks to Agora.lu for inviting me to participate in this... Continue Reading →
Romanian national Roxana Mironescu joined her sister in Luxembourg in 2012 after completing her studies in Aberdeen. She has since worked for the local media and is now pursuing a communications degree at the University of Luxembourg in the country she now calls home. What brought you to Luxembourg? I moved to Luxembourg from Scotland... Continue Reading →
In this interview, conducted by Roxana Mironescu for Time for Equality, Irina Sorescu, CPE’s Executive President, outlines the centre’s mission and its ongoing projects, and talks about women’s status and diversity in Romania, gender-based violence, workers’ exploitation, the Genderis Protocol on trafficking, social inclusion for people with disabilities and for people of Roma ethnicity. Ms... Continue Reading →
Having dedicated her time and energy to the progress of gender equality, diversity and inclusion within the EU institutions for nearly two decades, it was in April 2013 that Rosa Brignone decided to launch ‘‘Time for Equality’’. When asked to define ‘‘Time for Equality’’, Ms Brignone described it as a gradual discovery of her true... Continue Reading →
As a ''senior intern'' as I like to call myself, a few days ago I wrote a few thoughts about being an intern, why it is important to make an impression, but mostly what to do to face the ever-growing pressures and challenges imposed by the current economic climate. The text below was published on... Continue Reading →
Elektro Guzzi is a three-piece techno band based in Vienna, consisting of two Bernhards and one Jakob. The three friends believed in their abilities to give music an original touch so in 2004 they officially formed what is called ELEKTRO GUZZI. Listening to their music is a both a revelation and a revolution. You would... Continue Reading →
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