Blog – CEEC Singapore

Albert Tay: “Like Kodaly, I too believe that the greatest art music should be made available and accessible to the masses.”

Albert Tay is a Singaporean who studied music in one of the most prestigious schools in Europe – the Kodaly Institute of Music in Hungary. He shares with us the reason for his decision, the genius behind the Kodaly Concept and how he has brought all of this to Asia through the Asia Kodaly Symposium […]

Yonel Ilieva: “China is not what the mass media is saying, it is so advanced and impressive, so different – the future.”

Yonel Ilieva is an impressive woman from CEE in sports and technology. We catch up with her to learn more about how she shifted the focus of a sports giant (adidas) to tech by organising five hackathons in just a few months. She shares her experience and impressions of China and the reasons behind her […]

Jana Zizkova and Pavel Bulowski: “Tech absolutely is for women and they shouldn’t be afraid to join!”

One of the benefits of working at CEEC is that we get to constantly meet and speak to extremely interesting people who change the world. This week we had the opportunity to chat with Jana and Pavel, Founders of She Loves Data which is “a social enterprise, dedicated to inspire women to become more active […]

Stan Nennoff: “If you have a great team and a good product that can satisfy a large market – investors will find you”

Stan Nennoff is the CEO of Advomi, an online platform where companies and individuals can book legal services from vetted lawyers and all listed legal services are verified. Established in 2014 in Bulgaria, five years later Advomi lawyers have served more than 10,000 clients and saved them thousands of dollars and hours of time. Since 2019 Advomi is […]

Jakub Zakrzewski: “There is a great pool of engineers in Central and Eastern Europe”

In late October 2019, Revolut officially launched operations in Singapore, the first country outside of Europe. CEEC met up with Jakub Zakrzewski, Head of Growth, APAC (and from Poland) to discuss the journey, the challenges, and talent it took to get so far, as well as how Revolut plans to conquer Southeast Asia. CEEC: Jakub, […]

Andrius Mamontovas: “My biggest inspiration is life itself”

Andrius Mamontovas is a Lithuanian rock musician, songwriter, actor, performer and record producer. He is the co-founder of one of the most popular bands in Lithuania – Foje. He won many awards with Foje and later continued a successful solo career, winning 15 Bravo Awards. Andrius’s music had profound influence in Lithuania and is still loved […]

Marek Kamiński: “I want to show and teach people how to achieve goals that seem unreal”

Mr. Marek Kamiński – a Polish Polar explorer, author, entrepreneur and philosopher with over 30 years of exploration experience. He holds the Guinness World Record for being the first person to walk to both the North Pole and the South Pole, without external support. He is actively involved in testing and promotion of innovative technologies through his engagement in global expeditions related to new […]

Bianka Panova Sport & Art Academy: “We consider rhythmic gymnastics as education, preparing young talents for real life”

Bianca Panova Academy (BPA) is a rhythmic gymnastics school in Singapore, set up by two interesting and passionate Eastern European women: Bianka Panova and Daniela Michaely, who share the same passion for dancing and gymnastics. The remarkable story of the school started when Daniela, Managing Director of BPA, moved to Singapore and was searching for […]

Katinka Hosszú: “I always try to set high goals and I achieve a lot of things during the journey”

Triple Olympic gold medalist and one of Hungary’s best athletes Katinka Hosszú is in Singapore to race in the FINA World Swimming Championships. Before the start, she found time to sit for an interview with CEEC and to share with our readers: how she handles success, what her goals are and why we should visit her […]

Tedy Necula: “We Are All Strangers Before Something or Someone Puts Us Together”

Tedy Necula is a Romanian film director, video campaign producer and motivational speaker. He has spoken at the Romanian Parliament, as well as many other platforms on various topics. In 2019 the European Film Festival in Singapore is launching with his debut film “Beside Me” and CEEC decided to catch up with him for a chat. […]