Robert Ługowski

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Cobin Angels - leading Polish business angel network, entrepreneur, early-stage investor. Robert specializes in diffusion of innovation, organization and development of new ventures and business models. He is a member of the supervisory boards and control bodies of several companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, including Work Service S.A. as well as start-ups eg. Photon Entertainment, Salesbook. He has been working on top managerial positions in global tech companies such as Xerox, Hewlett-Packard or Atos. He supervised and was responsible for the implementation of innovative projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Israel, Egypt and Turkey. He also held several functions in industry and social organizations including Member of the Board of Polish Chamber of Information and Telecommunications, Warsaw Executive MBA Alumni Association and French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Poland. He is an initiator of the Business Angels Poland Confederation and has been elected as Board member of European Business Angels Network. Robert serves as a mentor for start-up founders and is a member of evaluation teams in start-up contests (eg. MIT Enterprise Forum, Microsoft Imagine Cup, PWC expert). Robert graduated from the Carlson School of Management MBA program and the Warsaw School of Economics as well as individual intercollegiate studies at Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin University of Technology and Maria Curie-Sklodowska University.