Reporting live from Web Summit Lisbon 2025, where AI
dominates every stage, one story stands out amid the tech frenzy: Belarus 2.0.

In an exclusive interview with Belarus President-in-exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, we learn how thousands of
Belarusian tech founders, forced to flee persecution and imprisonment, are now launching startups across Europe, keeping innovation alive despite being in exile.

Separately, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is working on rebuilding Belarus itself — creating a vision for a free, digital-first, democratic nation, ready to emerge without the influence of Putin or Lukashenko.

For the first time ever, Belarus has a stand at Web Summit,
symbolizing hope, resilience, and the power of echnology as a tool for both innovation and national renewal.



The show is presented by Ania Lichtarowicz.



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Editor: Ania Lichtarowicz

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