{"id":3649,"date":"2024-10-16T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2024-10-16T16:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:49:44","slug":"kobby-osei-kusi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/kobby-osei-kusi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobby Osei-Kusi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"usp-images-wrap\"><span class=\"usp-image-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-16_670fc94c46df4_Headshot_KobbyOseiKusi-e1729097305191.png\" class=\"lightbox\" rel=\"lightbox\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"usp-attach-id-3650\" class=\"usp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/expo.tedco.md\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-10-16_670fc94c46df4_Headshot_KobbyOseiKusi-e1729097305191-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><p>Kobby is the founder &amp; CEO of Pirl Technology, a startup developing next-generation electric vehicle charging products. 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