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Mr. Jerzy Orkiszewski was born and raised in Poland. He holds M.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Warsaw Technical University, Department of Fine Mechanics (currently Department of Mechatronics) and École Nationale Supérieure de l’Electronique et de ses Application in Cergy, France. Since 1989 he resides in the United States, dividing his time between California and Arizona. In Silicon Valley he has been working for variety of product development biomedical device companies: Cutera, Inc., Ellex Medical, Lumenis, Inc. and Medical Group of Coherent, Inc., where he has been providing technology and business leadership serving in various engineering, management, and executive positions. Mr Orkiszewski authored several patents related to the application of lasers and other energy devices in medicine, primarily in ophthalmology and dermatology. In 1998, Mr Orkiszewski helped create his current company, Cutera, Inc, a publicly traded corporation. At Cutera, he serves as a Vice President of Engineering. In this role, Mr. Orkiszewski focuses on Electronics and software as well as introducing new technologies to Cutera products. Since 2005, Mr Orkiszewski serves as a President of US-Polish Trade Council (USPTC), a California Nonprofit – Mutual Benefit Corporation based in Silicon Valley. USPTC focuses on technology and biotechnology and builds business and academia relationships between the U.S.and Poland. To accomplish this goal, the USPTC works in partnership with a network of Polish and American organizations, including corporate, academic and government entities. In 2015, Warsaw Technical University inducted Mr. Orkiszewski to its Alumni Hall of Fame. Mr. Orkiszewski is an accomplished pilot and a contributing editor of Przegląd Lotniczy a popular aviation magazine in Poland. He also lectures for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety seminar series. Jerzy Orkiszewski is married and has one daughter. Both his wife and daughter are practicing physicians. He is passionate about classical music, particularly classical guitar.

Assistant Professor at Warsaw University of Technology; Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering (ex) CEO & Co-founder at Accelerator Accelpoint (www.accelpoint.com) Creator of the Polish start-up capital investment market. One of Poland’s most highly esteemed experts in cooperation between start-ups, accelerators, seed capital, venture capital funds and public institutions. His research focus on Open Innovation, commercialization of science and technology R&D activities, including the determinants of investments by commercial funding in innovative companies. Development of start-up projects; Start-up Accelerator, Corporate Accelerator, Venture capital investments

Dr. Jacek Chmielewski is a Researcher Fellow at Auburn University and an Associate Professor at the Cracow University of Technology, where he is part of the PolSV research team. His research focuses on transportation network planning, road safety improvements and implementation strategies, bridge live load and fatigue analysis in the United States, and the processing and analysis of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) data. He also specializes in big data analytics and SQL database development.
Dr. Chmielewski has extensive experience with Bentley MicroStation, both as a user and as an application developer (MDL and VB.Net), and is proficient in several programming environments, including C++, Visual Studio, VBA, and MATLAB. He has developed multiple four-step transportation demand models using PTV VISUM and conducted microscopic traffic simulations in PTV VISSIM for various municipalities and counties.
His research contributions include projects supported by the Departments of Transportation in Alabama, California, Florida, Montana, and Rhode Island, as well as the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Beyond academia, Dr. [Last Name] brings practical experience from the private sector, having led and collaborated on projects for both corporate clients and public agencies. His applied work primarily addresses road safety enhancement, transportation network design, traffic forecasting, and feasibility studies.

Patrick is a seasoned Silicon Valley-based executive who built worldwide operations for global technology companies in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. He has spent the last fifteen years helping over 50 non-US companies to capitalize on Silicon Valley innovation techniques and accelerate their growth. He worked in Silicon Valley with HP, Cisco and IBM. At the EIT Digital San Francisco office he supported European startups’ US market entry.

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Kamila Krawiec holds a Master degree in E-business from the Warsaw School of Economics and a Bachelor degree from the Silesian University of Technology. She has managed innovation projects in both startup and corporate environments, including companies from the logistics and environmental technology sectors. Kamila also brings entrepreneurial experience as an e-commerce consultant and founder of an online store. Having lived in the United States for several years, she maintains a strong interest in U.S.–Poland collaboration, international affairs, and the societal impact of artificial intelligence. Since 2024, she has been actively involved with the Poland in Silicon Valley Center.

Dr Alicja Orkiszewski is a graduate of The Medical University of Warsaw (WUM) and a former assistant professor at the Department of General and Transplantation Surgery in Warsaw, Poland, where she got her Ph.D. and board certification in surgery. After arrival in the US, Dr Orkiszewski did residency in surgery at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY and then residency in anaesthesiology at Stanford University in California. Since graduation from Stanford, works primarily in private practice. She is a board-certified anesthesiologist with many years of experience. She is also an educator who has designed and implemented anesthesia teaching programs for: surgical, emergency room internal medicine, ENT and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents; medical students; first responders and RNs. Dr Orkiszewski has 31 Polish and international publications, gave many intrahospital presentations and is an author of several chapters in medical books. She participated in charity medical missions to Asia, South America and Africa. Dr Orkiszewski is a member of American Medical Association (AMA), American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) and Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists (AzSA).

Outside medical practice she is interested in traveling to unusual places, general aviation, photography (especially aerial abstracts), and recently writing books for children.

Anna Timofiejczuk graduated from the Silesian University of Technology (SUT) in the field of Automatic Controland Robotics. Her main scientific interests are: signal and image analysis, applications of artificial intelligence in machinery maintenance, especially context-based reasoning and also problems related to numerous aspects of Industry 4.0, innovations and creative thinking. Dean 2016 – 2024, and vice dean (2012 – 2016) of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at SUT, coordinator from 2020 of Priority Research Area – Automation of Industrial Processes and Industry 4.0. President of the board of the Silesian Competence Center of Industry 4.0 (2018 – 2020), and from 2021 deputy director of the Center of Industry 4.0 at SUT. She is involved in numerous projects aimed at supporting Polish companies in the implementation of new technologies through simulations, analysis of their profitability, indicating possible solutions and training. In 2015 she developed and implemented dual study on Mechanical Engineering in cooperation with industry.

As an Associate at Fieldfisher Poland Małgorzata provides day-to-day legal services to Polish and foreign companies in the fields of intellectual property law, labor law and commercial law. She is a PHD candidate at the doctoral school at University of Silesia preparing a dissertation in the area of intellectual property law. Since 2015 she has been an active member of US-Polish Trade Council.

Mariusz Tomaka is active as organizer, co-founder, and CEO of innovative electronic and software companies in Poland focused on local and international markets. He specializes in building and running innovative companies – startups and medium size companies– focused on international markets and leading teams of engineers and managers to achieve challenging technology and business objectives. Prior to current activities at TRITEM (the guru company in Industrial Digital Twin and automated testing for critical systems) and EUVIC he worked as CEO (PL) for DisplayLink in Poland and VP in Cambridge UK, at Neubloc,LLC board adviser – share holder at ABF. Mariusz is a President of US-Polish Trade Council in Poland and extended board member in USA, Silicon Valley, Mariusz is Vice-president of OG at Polish Information Processing Society.

Since childhood, Wanda Tomczykowska, my mother, took me on various trips around Boston, New York, Miami, and then through the USA to San Francisco. The favorite Polish song was always sung: „They’re going, they’re going, dear children how beautiful this world is!” And so it is. I have already visited over 40 countries, I have described these various journeys in local newspapers and monthly magazines, and my passion for photography has gained more energy. Exhibitions in galleries in the United States and Poland were received with great success and were good opportunities to show others this beautiful world! A diploma in history confirms my interest in what once was, created our reality, and what may be in the future. The fact that I live in such a beautiful state as California encourages others to visit our west coast, at least for a little while. There is a lot of variety here. I am glad that I can share my knowledge, passion for beauty and at the same time answer interesting questions from my wonderful guests. I invite you all!

Jakub Adamczyk, Head of Unit in Startups Development Department at the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. Expert with over 20 years of experience in EU Funds programs for entrepreneurs. He is currently involved in implementing support instruments for startups and innovators.

Founder of AIUS Technologies, AI Solutions for the Future

Mark is a deep tech founder and experienced technology entrepreneur, with extensive knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and education technology. He is Technical Founder of AIUS Technologies, focused on building AI solutions for the future. He also serves as a Board Member at MrCertified, which delivers cybersecurity, edtech, and training services to well-known public brands. At 19 years old, Mark started his first company for conducting market research. At 20 years old, he expanded his company into launching country-wide job fairs and worked with Fortune 500 companies, including Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, and Citigroup. Mark studied Computer Science at Stanford University and Data Science and Information Systems at the Warsaw School of Economics. In high school, he distinguished himself as a double Olympian in Math and Economics, an achievement accomplished by only three in a million students. In his spare time, Mark enjoys exploring science and technology, hiking, and playing chess.

Vice-Rector for Digitalization and Cooperation with the Economy, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Professor of Physics, Faculty of Physics and NanoBioMedical Centre, AMU

Michał Banaszak graduated in 1985 with a degree in Physics from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1991 under the supervision of Professor Mark Whitmore at Memorial University in St. John’s, Canada, specializing in polymer physics. From 1992 to 1995, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Professor Maciej Radosz at Exxon Research & Engineering Co. in Annandale, USA, focusing on the theory and modeling of polymer solutions.

Between 1995 and 1997, he held a research associate position with Professor Julian Clarke at the Department of Chemistry at UMIST in Manchester, UK, where he specialized in large-scale computer simulations of ionic copolymers. He returned to Adam Mickiewicz University in 1997, becoming associate faculty and later earning a D.Sc. in Physics in 2004, with a focus on soft matter and computational modeling.

Prof. Banaszak currently serves as Vice-Rector for Digitalization and Cooperation with the Economy at AMU. He is also a Professor at the Faculty of Physics and the NanoBioMedical Centre, where he leads the High-Pressure Physics Division. His research interests include developing novel models and computational methods for nanoscale self-assembly in complex copolymer systems. He actively collaborates with experimental researchers to validate theoretical predictions and to design efficient simulation algorithms and codes.

Alexandre Bayen is director of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, associate provost for the Berkeley Space Center, and Liao-Cho Innovation Endowed Chair and professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a faculty scientist in mechanical engineering, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). From 2014–21, he served as the director of the UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS).

Bayen received an engineering degree in applied mathematics from the Ecole Polytechnique in France in 1998 and a master’s degree and doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He was a visiting researcher at the NASA Ames Research Center from 2000–03. Between January and December 2004, he worked as the research director of the Autonomous Navigation Laboratory at the Laboratoire de Recherches Balistiques et Aerodynamiques (Ministere de la Defense in Vernon, France), where he holds the rank of major. He has been on the faculty at UC Berkeley since 2005.

Bayen has authored two books and over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He received the William F. Ballhaus Prize from Stanford University in 2004 and a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2009. He was named one of the NASA Top 10 Innovators on Water Sustainability in 2010. His projects Mobile Century and Mobile Millennium received the Best of ITS Award for Best Innovative Practice at the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in 2008 and a Tranny Award from the California Transportation Foundation in 2009. Mobile Millennium has been featured more than 200 times in the media, including broadcast television and radio stations (ABC, BBC, CBS, CNET, KGO, NBC, NPR) and in the popular press (L.A. Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post).

Bayen is the recipient of a 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the White House. He is also the recipient of an Okawa Research Grant Award, the Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize from the IEEE Control Systems Society, and the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Dr. hab. inż. Magdalena Buszewska-Forajta is a University Professor at the Department of Fundamental and Preclinical Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. She is also affiliated with the Jan Czochralski Kuyavian-Pomeranian Center for Science and Technology in Toruń.

Her research focuses on the application of metabolomics and biostatistics to study the molecular mechanisms of disease development, with a particular emphasis on chronic wound healing. She also investigates ethnopharmacological strategies in the search for novel bioactive compounds and is engaged in the isolation and characterization of natural products with therapeutic potential. Dr. Buszewska-Forajta is the author of numerous scientific publications and actively participates in interdisciplinary research initiatives.

Mark Chandler is the Director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of International Trade and Commerce. Mark has been part of the City and County government for over thirty-seven years and has served nine mayors. Mark is responsible for managing the international programs of the City of San Francisco including innovation and technology exchange, international aviation development, Smart City dialogue, trade missions, investment and trade promotion, sister city partnerships, diplomatic relations for trade and investment and global trade/investment policy formation. Mark has assisted with and been part of over fifty overseas missions across the globe. Mark was named as “Citizen Diplomat of the Year” by the Northern California World Trade Center and is also a recipient of the National Jefferson Awards. He has a BA in Economics from U.C. Davis and an MBA in International Marketing from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and studied at the Tokyo Academy of Japanese.

Daniel Chatelain is a Payment and Fintech industry executive focused on innovation and sitting on the board of directors or advisors of emerging companies. He started The BayPay Forum to help foster innovation in payment and commerce.He is the CEO of PayKademy: Payments are difficult, Learning them shouldn’t be. PayKademy is the new school to learn Payments. Payments are more and more an integral part of a business and few people understand the competitive advantage that you get when you understand the complete ecosystem, how it works and its pricing models PayKademy provides courses in-person, on-site and on- line with a careful selection of instructors, experts in the industry and a particular attention to keep the students engaged with their instructors being face to face or online as well. The BayPay Forum is a member-based organization that gathers today over 17,000 executives from thousands of companies and that organizes events for its members to understand the new trends in innovation in payments and commerce in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Las Vegas, New York, Paris, London and Luxem- bourg. Prior to that, Daniel was CEO, President & COO of companies he started as an entrepreneur or within the Lagardere (Elle, Woman’s Day, Car & Driver, Hachette, Canal Satellite) and EADS group (Airbus, Ariane, Eurocopter) and Vice President of a VC backed companies giving him a wide experience of growing companies domestically and internationally in the banking, telecom and interactive media industries as an entrepreneur, corporate or VC backed senior executive. Daniel is a Mentor at 500 Startups, Plug&Play and Berkeley Venture Capital Group. He is also on the board of directors of a company providing a platform for assets to kenization. Daniel is currently offering strategic consulting services, with his recent projects encompassing a broad range of payment solutions. He has spearheaded card issuance programs, devised payment strategies for a major marketplace hosting tens of thousands of merchants and developed a blueprint for payment orchestration. Additionally, he’s been instrumental in merging identity and private data with commerce through innovative product strategies. Currently, Daniel is conducting market research for a platform aimed at streamlining Visa and Mastercard card payment transaction reconciliation and reporting.

Artur B. Chmielewski works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – NASA in California as a space mission manager. He studied at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California, graduating in mechanics and computer science. At JPL, he was a manager of numerous projects such as the Space Technology 8 mission, Mars Telecommunication Orbiter Rendezvous Experiment, Space Technology 6 mission, Gossamer Program, Inflatable Antenna Flight Experiment, and Cryocooler Flight Experiment. He is best known for the management of the Rosetta project on behalf of the USA – a European Space Agency space probe whose task was to enter the orbit around the nucleus of the 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet and deposit a lander on its surface. He is the son of cartoonist Henryk Chmielewski (“Papcio Chmiel”), author of the “Tytus, Romek and A’Tomek” comic book series.

Tomasz Czajka is a silver medalist of the International Mathematics Olympiad, a gold medalist of the International Olympiad in Informatics, and a winner of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. He was responsible for developing guidance and navigation software for the SpaceX Crew Dragon and has worked on satellite image acquisition planning at Iceye.

Senior Envoy for Digital to the U.S. and Head of the new EU Office in San Francisco as of 1 September, 2022, Gerard de Graaf has worked for more than 30 years in the European Commission across a wide range of policy areas. Until his recent appointment, he was director in DG CNECT, responsible inter alia for the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts(DSA/DMA), two landmark pieces of legislation which have been recently adopted in the European Union to keep the Internet safe, protect fundamental rights and enhance competition in digital markets.

Previously, Gerard de Graaf was responsible, inter alia, for the EU’stelecommunications and audiovisual policy (including copyright), cyber security, ICT standardisation, Startup Europe, ICT and green, and international relations. He has been co-chairing two of the Trade and Technology (TTC) Council Working Groups, on greentech, and on data governance and technology platforms.

Before joining DG CNECT, he worked in the Secretariat-General of the European Commission, in DG Researchand Innovation and in DG Internal Market. From 1997 to 2001, he was trade counsellor at the European Commission’s Delegation to the United States in Washington DC. He joined the European Commission in 1991, having worked for the Benelux Economic Union and the Schengen secretariat on free movement within the EU.

Gerard de Graaf is from the Netherlands. He studied Economic Geography and Regional Planning (cum laude) at the Free University in Amsterdam and European Economics and Law (magna cum laude) at the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium). Marriedwith two children, he is an avid sports fan and distance runner.

Beata Drzazga is an entrepreneur, creator, philanthropist, and founder of many companies in Poland, including BetaMed S.A. – the largest medical company in the country providing long-term care services. The company employs over 3,200 people and operates 91 home care branches in 11 provinces in Poland. She is the owner of the Beata Drzazga Foundation, Dono da Scheggia, Drzazga Clinic, and Global Impact Beata Drzazga. She has also founded companies abroad in Las Vegas, Miami, and Spain. An expert in management, she is a respected speaker at economic and medical conferences. As an author of business texts, she inspires and advises other entrepreneurs. She is also involved in charitable activities and is a co-author of scientific papers in the field of healthcare. She serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the W. Korfanty Upper Silesian Academy in Katowice, Vice President of the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice, and is a member of BCC, the Polish Business Council, and Employers of Poland. She is also a member of the Presidium of the Polish Council of Entrepreneurs. She has received more than 280 prestigious awards and honors, including the Silver Cross of Merit from the President of the Republic of Poland, the Economic Award of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Individual Award of the President of the Republic of Poland, as well as the Gold Medal Award in Miami for her philanthropic activities.

Krzysztof Dyczkowski, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland Krzysztof Dyczkowski specializes in computational intelligence methods for decision making, computer vision, and natural language processing. He is the co-author of OvaExpert, an advanced decision support system for diagnosing ovarian cancer. Currently, he is actively collaborating with the Lech Poznań football club on sports data analysis. Recognized for his contributions, Krzysztof Dyczkowski has received prestigious accolades such as the Microsoft Research Azure Award in 2015 and the IBM Faculty Award in 2010. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and Member of the European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT), and serves as Vice President of the Polish Fuzzy Sets Society (POLFUZZ). Beyond academia, Krzysztof Dyczkowski has extensive experience in IT project management. He co-founded an IT company specializing in ERP systems, where he served as CEO for many years. His dedication to innovation is further demonstrated by his participation in the Top 500 Innovators program at Stanford University in 2012 and his role in co-organizing the US-Poland Innovation HUB

Piotr Dziurdzia received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland. He is currently affiliated with the Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications at AGH UST, within the Institute of Electronics. His current research interests include modeling of energy harvesting processes, low-power electronics, battery-less systems, IoT, and wireless sensor networks. He is also a graduate of the Top 500 Innovators program in Science Management and Commercialization at Stanford University (2012).

He serves as an innovation expert appointed by the European Commission, the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, and the National Centre for Research and Development. He has participated in numerous evaluations, selections, and monitoring processes of high-innovation-potential projects.

Since 2019, he has been a member of the Regional Parliament of the Małopolska Region, serving on two committees: the Innovation and Modern Technologies Committee and the Regional Development, Promotion, and International Cooperation Committee.

Hamid Farzaneh is a seasoned entrepreneur and global business builder who has founded and scaled successful ventures across Silicon Valley, Europe, and Asia. A veteran of the automotive, semiconductor, IoT, and energy management industries, he is passionate about bringing meaningful innovation to market. As CEO of DisplayLink, he established a thriving subsidiary in Poland, a move that became a cornerstone of the company’s global success. Today, Hamid is committed to helping entrepreneurs develop technologies and solutions that improve lives—locally and globally.

Dr. Renate Fruchter is the founding director of the Project Based Learning Laboratory (PBL Lab) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Stanford University. Her R&D focuses on emergent collaboration technologies in support of global project teamwork in education and corporate settings. She is a designer of physical and virtual interactive learning and workspaces. She studies the relation between people-place-process-technology to re-imagine the future of work and learning. She is the developer of the innovative „Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) Global Teamwork” course launched in 1993 engaging university and industry partners worldwide. Her latest efforts focus on: (1) big data analytics and visualization towards harmonizing occupant well-being and building sustainable performance; (2) accelerating creativity and engagement in global teamwork through parametric modelling optimization, generative AI, and VR/AR/MR/XR.

Professor of Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, expert in concrete-like composites and non-destructive testing. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology and has worked at the Faculty of Civil Engineering since 1991, currently as a full professor. From 2012 to 2016, he served as Director of the Institute of Building Engineering, and since 2016 he has been Dean of the Faculty.

Prof. Garbacz is the head of the Polymer-Mineral Composites Research Group. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Engineering of Building Materials, Technology of Polymer Composites, Assessment of the Condition of Materials in Construction, and Repair of Concrete Structures. He has supervised over 50 diploma theses.

He is the author of more than 150 scientific publications, including papers in leading international journals. He actively serves on numerous scientific committees, including as: President of the International Congress on Polymers in Concrete (ICPIC) since 2018,
Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Building Research Institute (ITB) since 2018,
Vice-President of the Section of Building Materials Engineering at KiLW PAN (Committee on Civil Engineering and Hydroengineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences) since 2016, and Senior Member of RILEM since 2005.

Michał Gawroński is a recognized entrepreneur and expert in environmental protection and the circular economy. He currently serves as President of Grupa Amber & Partnerzy and Amber Eco. With over 20 years of experience, he has been actively engaged in promoting sustainable development, innovation, and responsible business practices.

He is the initiator of the international EKON eco5.zero conference and the nationwide EKON social awareness campaign, focused on waste segregation and hazardous waste management. Michał holds leadership positions in several key business and public organizations, including the EKON Foundation, the EKOPAK Chamber of Packaging Recycling Employers, and the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs.

He is committed to fostering collaboration between industry, government, and academia to advance green innovation and support entrepreneurship. His mission is to integrate ecology, innovation, and social responsibility—helping businesses build competitive advantages while contributing to a sustainable future.

Gerald Fuller is the Fletcher-Jones Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. He joined Stanford in 1980 having received his Ph.D. from Caltech and his B.Sc. from University of Calgary. His research interests lie in the subjects of interfacial fluid mechanics and rheology with a particular focus on problems in biophysical phenomena, foams, and emulsions. His work has teen recognized by receipt of the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology, election to the National Academy of Engineering, and Fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Science. He has been granted honarry doctorates from the Universities of Crete and Leuven. He presently serves as the General Secretary of the International Committee on Rheology.

Mary Fuller serves as Regional Director of the USPTO’s Western Regional Outreach Office in San Jose, California. In this role, she advances the strategic direction of the agency while engaging with stakeholders across the region’s diverse innovation ecosystem.

Her legal career began in Silicon Valley at firms including Pennie & Edmonds and Bingham McCutchen, before she moved in-house to roles at Marvell Semiconductor, Maxim Integrated (as Chief IP Counsel), Adaptive Spectrum, and Kudelski Group, where she served as VP and Chief Policy Officer. In 2018, she founded Fuller Tech Law, providing IP and general counsel services to emerging technology companies.

Ms. Fuller has also taught in the Entrepreneurs Law Clinic at Santa Clara University School of Law as both adjunct professor and Senior Clinical Fellow. She is a long-time member and former president of the San Francisco Bay Area IP Inn of Court and remains active in organizations such as ChIPs, Upward, and The Club Silicon Valley.

She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northern Arizona University and earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Mariusz Głąbowski is a vice-rector for international cooperation of Poznan University of Technology. He has been working at the Faculty of Computing and Telecommunications, Poznan University of Technology. Currently, he is the Faculty Vice-Dean for science. He is engaged in research and teaching in the area of performance analysis and modeling of multiservice networks and switching systems, telecommunication and computer network, the Internet of Things, and cybersecurity.  Prof. Mariusz Głąbowski is the author/co-author of 4 books, 12 book chapters and of over 200 papers which have been published in communication journals and presented at national and international conferences.  He has presented more than 70 scientific papers and 7 plenary/invited talks at international conferences, e.g. in Japan, Austria, Greece, Peru. Prof. Głąbowski has been a reviewer of 400 scientific articles and papers, doctoral dissertations and in habilitation and professorship procedures. In addition to the Poznan University of Technology, his research is also conducted at the Technische Universitat in Graz, Austria. He currently cooperates with a number of research centres, primarily in Austria, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Japan, Italy and the USA.

Currently he is responsible for elaborating and implementing the cybersecurity program in the EUNICE alliance of 10 European universities.

Vice-Rector for Research
Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture and Biotechnology

Prof. Piotr Goliński is a full professor of agricultural sciences, appointed in 2007. He earned his postdoctoral degree (DSc) in agricultural sciences with a specialization in agronomy – grassland science in 2002, and his PhD in agronomy in 1995.

His scientific interests focus on grassland science, including seed production of forage plants, grassland management, pasture utilization, fertilization of grasslands, bioenergy production from meadow biomass, and the restoration of semi-natural meadows and the establishment of green areas with high ecological value

Professor Joanna Gotlib-Małkowska, MA, PhD, Full Professor

Professor Joanna Gotlib-Małkowska has been employed at the Medical University of Warsaw since 2002. Since 2013, she has been the Head of the Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences. She served as the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences from 2019 to 2020 and as the Vice-Dean for the Department of Public Health from 2016 to 2019.

She conducts educational activities focused on the methodology of scientific research in health sciences and the principles of utilizing scientific information in public health.

In the past two years, she has completed numerous training programs related to artificial intelligence, offered by institutions such as IBM, Google, Arizona State University, Vanderbilt University, and several national universities.

Since then, she has actively integrated AI-related content into her teaching for students in medical and health science programs, as well as into her own scientific research. For the past two years, her research has concentrated on exploring the potential applications of large language models (LLMs) in health education and public health.

Prof. Joanna Gotlib Małkowska now leads the project, titled “Hybrid Healthcare – Advancing Hybrid Management and Digital Technology in Healthcare Education” [KA220-HED-EC75D86F], which is part of the Community programme Erasmus+. This project involves a cooperative effort with the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Author of numerous scientific publications, in recent years she has focused on publishing works related to the use of ChatGPT in scientific research in medicine and health sciences (e.g., Gotlib-Małkowska, J., Cieślak, I., Jaworski, M., & Panczyk, M. (2025). Evidence-based advanced prompt engineering in nursing research: quality analysis of ChatGPT-generated Boolean search query. Nursing in the 21st Century, 24(1(90)), 9–19) as well as in health education (e.g., Gotlib-Małkowska, J., Dębska, M. (2025). Effectiveness of ChatGPT in simplifying information for Polish patients on cervical cancer screening using advanced prompting. Ann Agric Environ Med. https://doi.org/10.26444/aaem/204249), published in international scientific journals.

Professor Joanna Gotlib-Małkowska has served as the principal investigator and leader of several national and international scientific grants. Among them are two projects funded by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Intervention Grant scheme. The first, completed in 2023, was titled “Effective Professional and Socio-Cultural Adaptation of Refugee Nurses and Nursing Professionals from Ukraine as a Challenge and Opportunity for the Polish Healthcare System,” and was conducted in collaboration with the International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki, Greece. The second NAWA-funded project, completed in 2021, focused on “VACCINATE WITHOUT HESITATION! Developing Social Media-Based Guidelines for a Campaign to Encourage Nursing Students to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine as One of the Key Methods to Stop the Pandemic,” in partnership with Dublin City University. She also led a project supported by the National Centre for Research and Development (2016–2019), entitled “COMPETENCES–WORK–SUCCESS: Enhancing Competences of Medical University of Warsaw Students to Improve Their Employment Opportunities.” Additionally, Professor Gotlib-Małkowska was a management committee member and actively participated in the COST Action CA15208 (2016–2020), “RANCARE – Rationing – Missed Nursing Care: An International and Multidimensional Problem.” Furthermore, she coordinated the Erasmus+ project (2018–2021) “E-TLEBP Toolkit: Providing a Teaching and Learning Open and Innovative Toolkit for Evidence-Based Practice in the European Nursing Curriculum.”

Senior fintech executive with extensive experience in the banking technology sector in EMEA and the US. Started her career at the Royal Bank of Canada in Vancouver in 1995. Transitioned to a US-based technology scale-up (now part of FIS) to the global markets development team covering the Middle East and Europe. Member of the launch team for ING Direct Italy setting up first digital bank in Europe in the early 2000s. Held a number of roles with Fortune 500 US tech companies operating globally as an analyst, manager and an executive board member for over 20 years. Currently serves on boards as non-executive director and acts as senior strategy and growth advisor. Active promoter of leadership development programs through the UK-based 30% Club, the US-based Vital Voices Global Partnership as well as her own foundation, named after her great-grandmother, Leopolda Wild, where she creates development programs for STEM students. Aleksandra holds a B.A. in International Relations from University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and an MSc in European Policy Making from London School of Economics in London, UK. Completed a number of industry and business programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Center for Leadership (LAP). Named Ambassador of the “Parity in Business” Program by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in Poland in 2015. Participated in the prestigious Fortune Most Powerful Women/US State Department Global Mentoring Program in the US in 2016, matching emerging global women leaders with US-based women CEOs. Named the winner of the 2018 Goldman Sachs & Fortune Global Women Leaders Award in the US, recognizing global women leaders paying it forward. In March 2019, named Global Ambassador by Bank of America at the BoA’s Global Ambassadors Program advancing women’s economic empowerment through leadership development. Awarded the “Business Personality of 2021” recognition by the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs.

Robert Grey is the Chancellor of the University of Warsaw, overseeing the institution’s strategic development and administrative operations. Prior to this role, he served as the University’s Director for Communication and External Relations and as the Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Development and Cooperation. His professional background includes serving as Undersecretary of State for Economic Diplomacy, the Americas, Asia, and Eastern Policy at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as working with the Uited Nations in New York on cooperation and resource mobilization initiatives. Grey specializes in fostering public-private partnerships that integrate innovation in science, business, and entrepreneurship. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and The New School University in New York and has completed executive programs at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and the MIT Sloan School of Management, focusing on leadership and artificial intelligence.

Jamie Hyneman is best known as host and Executive Producer and host of Discovery Channel’s long running series Mythbusters. He has had a very diverse range of jobs and skills prior to that, ranging from farming, wilderness survival, Russian linguist, charter sailboat captain, dive master, film effects technician and entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, small business owner, to being a lifetime member of both the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, as well as the California Science Teachers Association. He has worked as a concrete construction inspector and as a professional cook. The film effects work and then the intense experimentation he did on testing unusual and dangerous situations on Mythbusters in particular was both figuratively and literally at times- a trial by fire and was a fantastic education. As a result, he is also a bonafide contingency planning expert. Now that the series is over, he no longer seeks work being in front of the camera. He has been producing a string of novel devices, mostly robotic in nature. Some have been done for the military, some for private entities. He modified an armoured personnel carrier into a robotic firefighting device designed to go into a forest fire and stay there, He built a robotic tractor, an autonomous drone hunter, a robotic 3D house printer and various robotic arms, as well as has worked with an aerospace company on cost reduction strategies for getting things into space.

Nirvikar Jain advises emerging growth technology companies on M&A and strategic financing transactions, with a particular focus on the evolving fintech landscape. He has led or participated in multiple transactions, including advising fintech startups across the globe on valuation, market entry, fundraising, liquidity, and strategic planning.

Prior to Woodside Capital Partners, Nirvikar was the CEO at First Abu Dhabi Bank, PJSC, India, where he established a highly successful banking franchise, including getting Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) and Banking licenses, building relationships with top-tier corporates, and making it FAB’s most profitable international business. His previous roles include CFO at Dreambig Semiconductor Inc, where he led financial operations and capital raising; CEO at ISB DLabs, a business accelerator, including overseeing their seed investment program; Vice President at Bank of America, where he developed a large structured trade finance and supply chain business; and Vice President at Citibank, where he established three new product lines in the Structured Trade, Commodity Finance and Trade Syndication areas that combined grew to a billion dollar plus business. He also managed a global, multi-geographic YC fintech company as Chief Revenue Officer. He has contributed to an MIT Press publication on the fintech industry, and served as a judge and mentor for Silicon Valley’s Plug & Play and Singapore’s Startup-O.

Earlier in his career, Nirvikar worked in APAC, operating out of New Delhi and Mumbai, and now resides in Palo Alto, CA. He holds a master’s degree as a Sloan Fellow from Stanford GSB, an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, and a bachelor’s in science from Delhi University. Nirvikar was the founding Director and served as the Board Chair for the UAE India Business Council (UIBC), promoting trade and investment between the two nations.

A graduate of Inter – faculty Individual Studies in the Humanities at the University of Silesia in Katowice. An M.A. in Political Science and Sociology, a PhD Student. Currently, a local government employee and a social activist. A distinguished advocate of downtown revitalization and the return to city centers. Before the EU accession referendum, he worked at the Regional Center of European Information in Katowice. Following his studies in Germany, he was involved in the creation of the Silesian Metropolis at the office of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Association. A scholarship beneficiary of the “Carl Friedrich Goerdeler Kolleg für Good Government” Program, Robert Bosh Foundation. Mayor’s Representative in charge of Investors’ Service at Chorzów City Hall since 2015 and the Director of Investors Assistance Department at Katowice City Hall since 2019.

Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Jassem, 59 years old. Head of the Center for Artificial Intelligence at Adam Mickiewicz University. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Laniqo, a spin off company of Adam Mickiewicz University. 3-time world champion in bridge. Research interests: machine translation and language models. Family: wife Magdalena, three children, four grandchildren.

Prof. Agnieszka Maria Jastrzębska is a full professor at Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), representing biomedical and materials engineering. She serves as Chair of the Scientific Council for Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Mechatronics.

Her research focuses on nanotechnology, particularly 2D materials, heterostructures, and nanocomposites with tailored electronic properties for biomedical and environmental applications. She leads an interdisciplinary research group and has co-authored numerous high-impact publications in journals such as Advanced Materials and Trends in Biotechnology.

Recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford/Elsevier) since 2021, she is also a mentor in WUT’s Project Mentors program. She has received numerous national awards, including the President of Poland’s Economic Award (2022), Polish Product of the Future (2022), and the “Teraz Polska” emblem (2023).

Prof. Jastrzębska is involved in national and international science policy as an expert for NAWA, ERC, and Horizon Europe. She is a member of the Council for Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the President of Poland, the Young Academy of Europe, and coordinates the Poland in Silicon Valley Center initiative at WUT.

Joanna Jaworek-Korjakowska, Univ. Professor, Director of the Centre of Excellence Artificial Intelligence at the AGH University of Krakow, Poland. In 2019 she obtained Habilitation in the field of technical sciences with emphasis in artificial intelligence.  She is an expert at the Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE), member of IEEE, Polish Artificial Intelligence Society, and International Dermoscopy Society as well as an alumnus of the TOP 500 Innovator programme at Stanford University, USA. She has been involved in several national (NCN, NCBiR) and international research projects including EPSRC, FAST Healthcare Network Plus, DAAD, National Institutes of Health and NAWA Spinaker, Bekker programs. Prof.Jaworek has been awarded Bekker Fellowship to conduct research at the

Stanford University, USA. Her main research interests focus on computer vision, data mining, artificial intelligence, especially deep learning methods, anomaly detection as well as clustering. J. Jaworek has been awarded Honorable Mention Award during the CVPR’19 conference (ISIC workshop), MNiSW Scholarships for outstanding young scientists 2017-2020, and Individual award from the AGH-UST Rector for best publishing scientists 2017-2023.

Prof. Piotr Jedynak, Ph.D., D.Sc. – a professor of economic sciences, affiliated with the Jagiellonian University since 1998. He earned his degree in Management and Marketing from AGH University of Science and Technology and completed Interfaculty Doctoral Studies at the University of Economics in Kraków. He received his Ph.D. in 1998, habilitation in 2009, and was awarded the title of professor in 2019.

At the Jagiellonian University, he has held numerous academic and administrative roles, including Head of Postgraduate Studies, Director of the Institute of Economics, Finance and Management, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Social Communication, and Vice-Rector for Human Resources and Financial Policy (2020–2024). Since 2024, he has been serving as the Rector of the Jagiellonian University.

He is actively involved in academic and advisory bodies at both institutional and national levels, including the Polish Academy of Sciences, KRASP, the Economic Council at the Governor of Małopolska, and the Museum Council at the National Museum in Kraków. He has also worked as a management systems auditor and advisor, and served as a Management and Restructuring Officer at the Municipal District Heating Company in Kraków.

Professor Jedynak is the author of approximately 150 academic publications, including 14 monographs. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Jagiellonian Journal of Management and serves on the editorial boards of several Polish and international academic journals. He has led or co-led 11 externally funded research and implementation projects. His research interests include risk management, strategic management, human resource management, and higher education management.

Professor Teofil Jesionowski − Rector of Poznan University of Technology (PUT), the Chair of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities, member of the Board of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools and Academy of Engineering in Poland. Since 2020 member of Polish Academy of Science. Professor visited numerous centres and scientific institutions around the world. Collaborates with the Technical University of Denmark, University Technology Sydney and Kent State University. He has given lectures and speeches in numerous countries representing 6 continents. He has published numerous scientific papers in renowned journals (over 555 with SCOPUS h index 60). He is a co-creator of foreign and domestic patents. He is an expert of the National Science Centre Poland, National Centre for Research and Development Poland, F.R.S.-FNRS Belgium, NWO Netherlands, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and DFG Germany. Professor Teofil Jesionowski was a supervisor in 27 doctoral theses, and 7 of his former doctoral/master’s students obtained the highest academic degree. Main research areas of Professor Jesionowski are chemical sciences (chemistry) and engineering and technical sciences (chemical engineering, materials engineering).

Dr. Paweł Kaliński, MD, PhD, is Vice Chair for Translational Research in the Department of Medicine and Director of Cancer Vaccines and Dendritic Cell Therapies at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He also serves as Professor of Oncology and holds the Rustum Family Endowed Chair for Molecular Therapeutics and Translational Research.

Previously a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Kaliński is a leading expert in tumor immunology. His research focuses on dendritic cells, T cells, NK cells, and immunosuppressive mechanisms within the tumor microenvironment. He develops personalized immunotherapies, including dendritic cell vaccines and adoptive T cell therapies, and leads early-phase clinical trials targeting colorectal, ovarian, prostate cancers, and melanoma.

Dr. Kaliński earned his MD from the Medical University of Warsaw and his PhD in immunology from the University of Amsterdam. He is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Association of Immunologists and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer.

Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska (Professor, Ph.D., D.Litt.) is the Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, currently serving her second term (2024–2028). As of September 2024, she also holds the position of Chairwoman of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP), representing the interests of Polish higher education institutions on the national and international stage.

A literary scholar and professor of Polish Studies, Prof. Kaniewska specializes in contemporary fiction, narrative theory, children’s literature, and translation studies. She is the Head of the Department of Semiotics and Literature at the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology, and formerly served as the Dean of that Faculty and as Vice-Rector for Student Affairs (2016–2020).

Prof. Kaniewska played a key role in securing and managing high-impact research and educational projects, including a €15 million grant for the POKL project aimed at adapting Polish philology programs to modern labor market needs. She also participated in the international E-LOCAL project (Electronically Learning Other Cultures and Languages), coordinated by the University of Bologna, and has been a driving force in EPICUR, a European Universities Initiative consortium comprising institutions from Poland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Greece.

In her scholarly work, Prof. Kaniewska has authored several books and monographs, including First-Person Narration in Contemporary Polish Fiction, Following Tristram Shandy’s Steps, and A Story Has Been Told. She is a noted expert on the prose of Wiesław Myśliwski and a contributor to literary criticism journals such as Nowe Książki. She has also co-authored numerous academic and school textbooks and translated English-language children’s literature into Polish.

Beyond her academic and administrative responsibilities, Rector Kaniewska is known for her commitment to student well-being and inclusive university policy. She has initiated mental health support programs and coordinated the “Visible Hand of AMU” campaign to assist students in times of crisis.

Paulina Kapuścińska was born in Warsaw and holds a master’s degree from the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies. She also completed postgraduate programs at the National Security Study Program – a joint initiative of the University of Warsaw, the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, and the National Defence Academy – as well as the National School of Public Administration and France’s École Nationale d’Administration, specializing in European Integration.

She began her public service career in 1999 at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland. In September 2001, following the required examinations, she was appointed a civil service officer. She has over 21 years of experience in public administration, where she progressed with dedication from specialist roles to senior leadership positions.

Ms. Kapuścińska joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of 2001 as a senior specialist for media relations of Poland’s Chief EU Negotiator, where she was responsible for communication during Poland’s accession to the European Union. She later served as Consul for Polish diaspora affairs, education, and press in Los Angeles, where in 2007 she was promoted to the role of Consul General. Upon returning to Poland, she became Director of the Press Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2012, she was appointed Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago, where she successfully led numerous cultural and professional initiatives.

In 2020, Paulina Kapuścińska left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and joined the Polish development bank BGK as Director of the Department of International Cooperation. In March 2022, she became Director of Public Affairs at the Polish company Pelion SA, focusing on strategic projects in the health sector.

On August 20, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Radosław Sikorski, appointed Paulina Kapuścińska as Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles.

Barry Katz was educated at McGill University in Montréal, the London School of Economics, and holds a doctorate from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has served as Consulting Professor in the Design Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Stanford University and Professor of Industrial and Interaction Design at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. He has lectured at universities across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

In addition to his academic affiliations, Barry worked for more than twenty years with IDEO, Inc., the global design and innovation consultancy, where heconducted front-end research in support of IDEO project work. He continues to advise governments, companies, and academic institutions worldwide on issues pertaining to design and innovation.

Dr. Katz is the author of eight books, including Change by Design with Tim Brown (Harper Collins, 2009/2019), which explores the nature of design thinking as a strategy of business, and NONOBJECT, with Branko Lukic, (MIT, 2010), a conceptual exploration of “the space between person and product.” Make it New: The History of Silicon Valley Design, was published by the MIT Press in Fall, 2015 and has been translated into, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. He is currently researching the new architecture of Silicon Valley, “Structure and Symbol in the Age of Data.” His writings on design as a strategy of innovation have appeared in many academic, professional, and popular journals.

Mr. Bogdan Klich is the Head of Mission in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland as of 18th November 2024. He has been Senator in the Polish Parliament between 2011 and 2024. Between 2015 and 2019, he was Minority Leader of the Polish Senate. Mr. Bogdan Klich served as Poland’s Minister of Defence from 2007 to 2011 and was a member of the European Parliament.
Mr. Bogdan Klich managed the Information Department at State TV Centre in Cracow between 1990 and 1992. He then was Head of the International Centre for Development of Democracy in Krakow from 1993 to 1999 and Head of the Institute for Strategic Studies from 1999 to 2003. In 1998 and 1999, he was an Adviser to the government plenipotentiary for Poland’s accession negotiations with the EU. Mr. Klich graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Krakow Medical Academy and the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the Jagiellonian University. He was a lecturer at the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Mr. Klich has authored numerous publications on foreign policy and international security. In the late 1970’s and 1980’s he was active in the democratic opposition movement.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of 60MLN.PL, CEO of Trias International

Graduate of the Faculty of Foreign Trade at the University of Gdańsk and holder of a postgraduate Master of Business Administration degree organized by the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Education in cooperation with the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

From 1994 to 2000, he was associated with Toruńskie Piwnice Win Vinpol, where he progressed from Import and Export Manager to Member of the Supervisory Board. Since 1999, he has been the co-founder and President of the Management Board of the Trias S.A. capital group, which includes companies such as Trias AVI, VES, DIGISERVICE, Azoty Arena Operator, CWK Operator, and Trias International in the United States.

Recipient of the Mayor of Toruń’s Entrepreneurship Award in 2003, and in the following year was nominated as one of the top five entrepreneurs in Poland in the Businessman’s Laurel competition, organized by Businessman Magazine in cooperation with the auditing and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He is actively involved in numerous community and industry organizations, including serving on the Board of the Friends of the Planetarium and Nicolaus Copernicus Museum Foundation, which operates the Planetarium in Toruń. He is also President of the Audiovisual Media Section of the National Chamber of Commerce for Electronics and Telecommunications, and Vice President of the Management Board of the Polish Association for the Development of Sports Infrastructure. In addition, he is a co-founder and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 60MLN.PL Congress.

Marzena Konopko is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Białystok. She specializes in internal diseases, specialization in gastroenterology. Her doctoral dissertation concerns the impact of endoscopic treatment of obesity on selected metabolic processes and elements of hormonal regulation. She works at the Institute of Oncology Białystok – Department of Endoscopy, and also runs a private practice at Gastromedica Białystok. In 2023, she participated in the ACCEPT project as a local principal investigator in Białystok and Augutów in Poland (ACCEPT research project – global research project – a project to implement randomized health services to determine the value of artificial intelligence in the prevention of colorectal cancer). In the years 2001-2015, she worked as a Young Assistant in the Gastroenterology Clinic of the Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Białystok. She also has experience in giving lectures, seminars and practical sessions on local radio and television.

Robert Kostecki is a Senior Scientist and Division Director of the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources (ESDR) Division in the Energy Technologies Area in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

He is responsible for ESDR scientific, programmatic and strategic leadership in the areas of energy and environment through expanding existing research programs, assistance with development and maintenance of sponsor and partner relationships and creating new research initiatives.

Robert received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in 1994. He has (co-)authored more than 110 papers in refereed journals, 16 conference proceedings papers, more than 240 meeting presentations and 30 patents and invention disclosures. He is Vice President of the International Society of Electrochemistry and an active member of numerous scientific societies and committees; organizer and chair of numerous symposia; and workshops and government-university-industry research meetings.

Luke Kowalski is recognized for his loyalty and pragmatism, but he also excels in his ability to work across disciplines. He has executed projects involving legal issues (antitrust, IP, audits, litigation), acquisitions (due diligence, integration or divestitures), technical standards (document formats), government affairs (EU/USA trade, IP reform, repatriation), and even managed functions like physical security, user interface design and accessibility. He currently serves as an svp in the corporate architecture group at Oracle reporting to one of Larry Ellison’s EVPs. Before coming to Oracle, he worked for various startups in technical, design, and business roles, as well as for Netscape’s Server and E commerce divisions. He holds several patents and professional certifications, serves on the W3C Advisory Committee, Java Community Process Executive Committee, INCITS Executive Board, and works as an ISO representative for US through ANSI. Luke lectures frequently at global conferences and universities. His educational background includes advanced degrees from UTA, Pratt Institute, and Columbia University. He is currently teaching at UC Berkeley’s Engineering School on Mondays and pursuing a distance learning PhD at University of Birmingham in his free time.

He is co-owner of Eurokreator – an innovative family business and an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. EduTech Innovator, skilled in International Partnership Developement, Business Planning, and Developing Creativity Skills. A graduate of Jagiellonian University of Cracow. Co-founder and Member of Advisory Board of Life Science Cluster, Member of National Board of Family Enterprise Initiative association, Co-founder of Smart Forum Development Foundation, Member of Małopolska Innovation Council. An expert specializing in soft and creative skills and implementation of new technologies in the field of education with more than 30 years of experience. He creates strategic partnerships connecting businesses with universities to implement research projects and support new technological trends.

Michael D. Lepech is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and the Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University. His research develops fundamental engineering design concepts, models, and tools that are tightly integrated with quantitative sustainability assessment and service life modeling across length scales, from material scale to city scale, and throughout the early design, project engineering, and operation life cycle phases of engineered systems. He serves as Faculty Director for the Stanford Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (SDGC), the Stanford Center at the Incheon Global Campus in South Korea (SCIGC), and the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP).

Stan Lewandowski, global co-leader of Pillsbury’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice, counsels U.S. and international clients on optimal structuring, financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the artificial intelligence, fintech, aerospace, education, life sciences and digital health, travel, cybersecurity, gaming, climatetech and renewable energy sectors. He regularly advises U.S. and international companies in connection with financings, acquisitions and other strategic matters.

Katja Lozina has served as the Head of the Investor Relations Department since 2017, following six years as the department’s Deputy Director. She is responsible for the economic promotion of Poznań and for shaping the city’s image as open and welcoming to new investments. For many years, she has coordinated Poznań’s participation in key industry events in Poland and abroad. She has been involved in negotiations with major companies operating in Poznań, including Skanska, Vastint, Garvest, Beiersdorf, and Softswiss. Under her leadership, the Investor Relations Department and the City of Poznań have received numerous prestigious awards and distinctions, including the Outsourcing Stars Award and the title of Poland’s Most Dynamically Developing City.

Daniel Lurie is the 46th Mayor of San Francisco, taking office in 2025. A native of the city, he has dedicated his career to public service, philanthropy, and combating poverty across the Bay Area.

In 2005, Lurie founded Tipping Point Community, a leading anti-poverty nonprofit, which under his leadership raised over $500 million to support housing, employment, education, and essential services for hundreds of thousands of Bay Area residents. Notably, he led a $100 million investment in chronic homelessness—the largest private initiative of its kind in San Francisco—introducing innovative models that accelerated and reduced the cost of building permanent supportive housing.

In 2013, he was appointed by Mayor Ed Lee to chair the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee, generating $240 million in economic activity for the region and reinvesting a portion of the proceeds into programs serving Bay Area youth. After the North Bay wildfires in 2017, Lurie co-organized the Band Together concert, raising $17 million in relief, contributing to a total of $34 million through Tipping Point’s Emergency Fire Relief Fund.

Lurie holds a B.A. from Duke University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Becca, and their two children.

Dr. Jessica Madej is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician with a lifelong dedication to compassionate, patient-centered care. Growing up in Silicon Valley, she developed a deep appreciation for innovation and the transformative role of technology in improving lives. Her early research at Stanford University further solidified her commitment to integrating science and technology into healthcare.

She earned her medical degree from St. George’s University and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident. She has broad research experience and has presented rare and complex cases internationally, including at conferences in Utrecht, Netherlands. Her global medical experiences have enriched her clinical insight and strengthened her commitment to holistic care.

Fluent in Polish and proficient in Spanish, Dr. Madej brings a culturally sensitive and inclusive perspective to her work. She is passionate about fostering long-term, trusting relationships with her patients by combining empathy and personalized attention with modern tools and data-driven insights to support proactive, preventative care in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.

A strong advocate for innovation, Dr. Madej integrates emerging technologies—including digital health platforms, advanced diagnostics, and the evolving applications of artificial intelligence—into her practice to enhance outcomes and personalize care delivery. She remains at the forefront of modern medical practice by aligning technology with human-centered care.

Dr. Madej is in private practice in Silicon Valley, where she offers a concierge-style model focused on personalized, accessible, and relationship-based care. She is affiliated with El Camino Hospital and Stanford Medical Center and sees patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

Founder & CEO of Actaware Inc.

Michał Majerczak is a Polish-American entrepreneur who has lived in the United States since 2002.

In 2021, together with partners from Poland and the U.S., Michał founded and now leads Actaware Inc. and Actaware Sp. z o.o. — an AI-powered information platform that enables conscious investing and consumption aligned with individual values. Currently, Actaware provides data to investment firms on Wall Street.

After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Operations Research and Management Science, Michał began his career at Morgan Stanley and spent 15 years helping grow MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) from 300 to over 6,000 employees, achieving a market capitalization of $53 billion, following a $1.5 billion IPO. He managed global technology and data analytics teams and, as an expatriate, lived and built teams in Monterrey (Mexico), Budapest (Hungary), Manila (Philippines), and Mumbai (India). Michał worked with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, delivering market analytics, ESG data, and building financial analytics and data management infrastructure.

Michał is originally from Szczawnica, a mountain town in southern Poland. He is a multiple-time Polish national champion in whitewater kayaking and was a member of the Polish national team from 1995 to 2001.

Mr. Paul Marca is Principal at Parallax Global Advisors, LLC a firm which provides strategic consulting for those seeking to leverage education to make an impact in the workforce. As former Associate Vice Provost at Stanford University, Paul was responsible for an extensive industry education portfolio of hundreds of courses annually. He has been instrumental in extending Stanford’s impact internationally including developing programs in Singapore, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, Thailand, the Middle East and in numerous other countries. He has been a keynote speaker around the globe on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship as well as the role technology is playing in redefining education and employment in the workplace. As the leader of Parallax Global Advisors, Paul provides strategic advice to universities, corporations and governmental organizations on how to develop and extend education as a means to sustain organizational vitality and innovation. His keynotes and workshops have focused on connecting innovation, strategy and education. Paul is a co-founder of the DT.School, a Hong Kiong based organization providing world-class education to the globe.

He also serves as an advisor to numerous companies including the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Eightfold.AI, Youtopian World, Leadernomics, Draper University, Apollidon and Cahoot Learning. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the American University of Phnom Penh. Paul has B.A. in Communication, with emphasis in Television & Film production, from Stanford University.

Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Rector’s Proxy for Distance Education

Prof. Jacek Marciniak is a professor at the Department of Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He currently serves as Rector’s Proxy for Distance Education, coordinating the development and implementation of online teaching strategies across the university.

His primary research interests include Intelligent Tutoring Systems, AI assistants, adaptive e-learning content, and ontological modeling. He has extensive experience in applying ontology-driven methods to intelligent educational systems, semantic search engines, and the creation of interactive digital collections.

Prof. Marciniak is also active in applied research and innovation. He is the founder and CEO of an IT company that designs and develops e-learning platforms and content for both academic and commercial use. He has managed numerous IT projects in the areas of educational technology and digital knowledge management.

His recent work includes contributions to the development of AI Tutor, an adaptive learning platform that leverages expert fuzzy controllers to customize instruction — a project presented at the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2025). He also co-developed an AI assistant embedded in a short e-learning course with limited textual content, presented in a paper accepted for the 20th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA 2025), co-located with ACL. He regularly publishes on topics related to intelligent learning environments and semantic technologies.

In addition to his academic and professional work, Prof. Marciniak is engaged in university-wide initiatives to promote digital transformation in higher education and enhance access to quality distance learning opportunities.

Celina Mikolajczak has spent over 20 years working in the field of lithium-ion batteries, taking on a wide range of roles across the industry. At Exponent, she helped found the battery consulting group and developed techniques for battery failure analysis as well as safety standards for consumer electronics.

She later joined Tesla, where she led Cell Quality and Materials Engineering during the launches of the Model S, Model X, Model 3, Powerwall, and Powerpack. Celina then moved to Uber as Director of Battery Engineering, overseeing the design of battery packs for micro-mobility and urban air mobility applications.

Following her time at Uber, she served as Vice President of Engineering and Battery Technology at Panasonic Energy of North America, which manufactures lithium-ion cells for Tesla at the Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada.

Since July 2022, Celina has held the position of Chief Battery Technology Officer at Lyten, where she is responsible for advancing the development of the LytCell lithium-sulfur battery toward full commercial readiness.

Celina has a particular passion for battery safety. She has published extensively on the subject and has served on multiple safety standards committees, including those responsible for UL 1642, UL 2054, and NFPA 855, as well as working groups developing fire codes related to lithium-ion battery production, storage, and installation.

Prof. Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, M.D., PhD, is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy in Białystok and the Warsaw School of Economics. She is a specialist in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and maritime and tropical medicine. She began her professional and scientific work in 2006 at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Bialystok (MUB) (under the supervision of prof. Sławomir Pancewicz). Since 2023 she is the Head of the Department. In 2007, she obtained a doctorate in medical sciences, and in 2015 a postdoctoral degree in medical sciences based on her achievements and the series of works “Selected epidemiological and pathogenetic aspects of tick-borne diseases with consideration of co-infections”. Prof. Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska’s scientific interests include primarily the issues of pathomechanisms, diagnostics and treatment of infectious diseases, especially diseases transmitted by ticks. The scientific achievements of prof. Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska’s portfolio includes papers with a total IF-600, Hirsch index-22. She was a scholar  at the Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Scholarship, Edinburgh, Scotland, laureate of the Minister of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for outstanding young scientists and the “Top 500 Innovators Science – Management – Commercialization Program”, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

In the years 2016-2019, she was the Vice-Dean for Science at the Faculty of Medicine, and since 2019 she has been the Vice-Dean for Evaluation and Science at the College of Medical Sciences of the Medical University of Białystok.

She is the co-author of a patent application.

Prof. Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska completed internships and trainings, among others, in the UK, the USA, Germany and Sweden. She was the president of the Polish Society of “Threats of Civilization and Public Health” and has been a member of the Polish Society of Epidemiologists and Physicians of Infectious Diseases and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (for 4 years in the Management Board).

She has been appointed as a reviewer of papers in Polish and international journals many times, including Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Lancet Infectious Diseases. In 2017-2024 she was the Head of PhD Studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Białystok, and Head of the National Intersectoral Doctoral Studies and “International Interdisciplinary PhD studies in Biomedical Research and Biostatistics. Supporting the career and training in omic-based research and biostatistics by inter-national and -sectoral mobility” (ImPRESS), financed under the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Action of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.

She is a member of the Council for Innovation in Ministry of Higher Education and Science in Poland.

For her work, she was awarded by the Minister of Health and the Rector of MUB. She was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit.

Assistant professor at the AGH Department of Applied Mathematics, an expert in computational methods and deep machine learning, researcher, and manager. He transfers theoretical concepts from computational mathematics to practical applications. The most significant results of his scientific research concern applying artificial intelligence methods to practical problems and the numerical approximation of stochastic differential equations, which was the topic of his Ph.D. in Mathematics. Currently, as Deep Learning Algorithms Director, he leads a team at NVIDIA responsible for the research and development of deep learning models and their optimization, including LLMs, GenAI, time-series, and Graph Neural Networks. Responsible for performance and accuracy of NVIDIA Inference Microservices.

Prof.dr hab.inż. Aleksander Nawrat – he graduated in applied mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (1994) and computer science (2000) at the Faculty of Automation, Electronics and Computer Science of the Silesian University of Technology. In 1994–1995, as part of a research scholarship, he completed academic training at the University of Exeter in Great Britain. In 2000, he began doctoral studies at the Faculty of Environmental and Energy Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology, which he completed with distinction (2002), obtaining a doctoral degree. In the years 2002–2010, he was employed as an assistant professor at the Department of Control and Robotics, Institute of Automation at the Silesian University of Technology. In 2010, after defending his habilitation thesis, he received a habilitation degree at the Faculty of Automation, Electronics and Computer Science. He became a full professor in 2015. For many years he cooperated and served as a member of the Management Board, Head of the organizational unit dealing with classified information and Deputy CEO at WASKO SA. Professor Aleksander Nawrat is a long-time employee of the Silesian University of Technology. It performs, among others: director of the Cybersecurity Center of the Silesian University of Technology, he is also the chairman of the University Council of the Medical University of Warsaw and a member of the Council of the National Center for Research and Development.

Dr. Andrzej Nowak is Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Auburn University, after 25 years at the University of Michigan and 8 years at the University of Nebraska. He received his MS and Ph.D. from Politechnika Warszawska. His area of expertise is structural reliability and bridge engineering, and major research accomplishments include the development of a reliability-based calibration procedure for calculation of load and resistance factors. The procedure was successfully applied to calibration of AASHTO design code for bridges, ACI 318 Code for Concrete Buildings and Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. He made important contributions in bridge diagnostics and evaluation, analytical load models for bridges and buildings and the development of efficient experimental procedures for WIM measurement of truck loads, dynamic loads on bridges and fatigue load spectra. Dr. Nowak has authored over 450 technical publications, chaired 38 doctoral committees, and chaired a number of committees associated with professional organizations such as: ASCE, ACI, TRB IABSE and IABMAS. He has an Honorary Doctoral Degree from Warsaw University of Technology, he is a Fellow of ASCE, ACI, PCI and IABSE, he received the ASCE Moisseiff Award, IFIP WG 7.5 Award, Bene Merentibus Medal, Kasimir Gzowski Medal from the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, ACI Mete Sozen Award and ACI Charles Whitney Medal.

Compliance Manager at Amber & Partners Group; Coordinator of the International Committee of the Silesian Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs; Environmental Expert at the Ekon Foundation.

A forester and geoinformatics specialist, Dr. Olejnik is a graduate of the University of Agriculture in Krakow. He has served at the Ministry of Climate and Environment, initially as Chief Specialist for International Cooperation in the Department of Forestry and Hunting, where he was responsible for international negotiations, primarily within the European Union. He later became Head of the Analysis Division in the Department of Strategy and Analysis, focusing on strategic cross-sectoral analyses related to energy security.

He has completed postgraduate programs in: Geographic Information Systems (UNIGIS) at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow; Crisis Management at the War Studies University in Warsaw–Rembertów; Geopolitics and Geostrategy at the College of Business and Entrepreneurship in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Poland) and the International Caucasus University in Tbilisi (Georgia); Public Administration and Management at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics; Criminalistics and Evidence Law at the Forensic Science Center, University of Warsaw.

He is one of the reviewers of the upcoming UN GEO-7 report. Dr. Olejnik pursues his scientific and professional interests through active involvement with the International Committee of the Silesian Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs (ŚFPP) and his daily work with the Amber & Partners Group.

Professor Mariusz Panczyk has been affiliated with the Medical University of Warsaw since 2008. Since 2023, he has held the title of Full Professor at the Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences. He also serves as a Member of the University Commission for Social Responsibility and a supervisor in the “Industrial Doctoral Program” funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.

His academic interests lie in evidence-based health education, clinical data science, and digital transformation in public health. His recent research explores the integration of machine learning algorithms in clinical data management and the assessment of public health trends using interactive dashboards.

Professor Panczyk has been the principal investigator of numerous national and international scientific grants. Among them are several projects supported by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), including “Vaccinate, do not hesitate!” and “EDUNURSE COVID CHALLENGE,” focusing on promoting vaccination and mitigating the effects of the pandemic in health education. He also led the Polish segment of the Erasmus+ project “E-TLEBP Toolkit,” dedicated to developing innovative educational tools for evidence-based practice in nursing.

Currently, he heads the project “#Evidence-based Warsaw’s Health Assessment,” under the global “Partnership for Healthy Cities” initiative in collaboration with Vital Strategies and the City of Warsaw, aiming to deliver a data-driven dashboard for monitoring urban health trends.

Professor Panczyk is a recognized expert in medical education and health sciences methodology. He is a grant reviewer for NAWA and the Medical Research Agency, as well as an active member of the European Public Health Association. He has authored and co-authored over 400 scientific publications, including high-impact studies on nutrition, digital health literacy, and health behaviors in both general and clinical populations.

Prof. Marek Pawełczyk is the Rector of the Silesian University of Technology and a renowned expert in control systems, vibroacoustics, signal processing, and mathematical modeling. A prolific scientist and academic leader, he has authored over 250 publications and coordinated or contributed to dozens of EU, national, and industrial projects, including Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. He also leads the university’s flagship initiatives: the Excellence Initiative – Research University and the EURECA-PRO European University.

Throughout his career, Prof. Pawełczyk has held numerous strategic academic roles, including two terms as Vice Rector for Science and Development and Head of the Department of Measurements and Control Systems. He has championed educational innovation by introducing project-based learning and interactive teaching methodologies at the university.

Internationally recognized, he served as President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration and has held leadership roles in Polish and global scientific bodies, including the Polish Academy of Sciences, where he is a Corresponding Member. He chaired Poland’s State Committee for Scientific Policy and the Progress3 Consortium of 20 Central European universities. His service includes roles with the UN Academic Network, European science diplomacy forums, and major industry-academia consortia.

He is a multiple-time recipient of awards from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and international institutions including SIEMENS, FIAT, and the Foundation for Polish Science. He was named Honorary Citizen of Bobrowniki Municipality, Ambassador of Polish Congresses, and received the Grand Prize in the “Personality” category of the “European Universities – Alliances of the Future” competition.

Pedram Mokrian is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and a lecturer at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, where he teaches and advises entrepreneurs and Global 1000 companies on entrepreneurship, technology innovation strategy, and business model disruption. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Innovera.ai, a technology firm supporting global organizations in managing innovation initiatives.

Previously, he was a Principal at Mayfield, one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firms, where he was part of the investment team managing nearly $4 billion in assets. He is a founding partner of Ratio Academy and New Line Ventures.

Pedram actively mentors and advises startups, innovation incubators, and global institutions, including Global Innovation Catalyst, Texas Medical Center Innovation Center, UNICEF, The National Science Foundation, and 500 Startups. He has served on advisory boards for organizations such as Phillips66, Moog, MISO, GE Ventures, and EY’s Global Innovation Team. His career is centered on applying emerging technologies and innovative business models to drive industry transformation.

Shana is the Executive Director of Taube Philanthropies and a scholar-in-residence at the Graduate Theological Union’s Center for Jewish Studies, in Berkeley. Her award-winning book, Solidarity’s Secret: The Women Who Defeated Communism in Poland (University of Michigan Press, 2005) was published in Polish in 2014 as Sekret Solidarnosci (W.A.B. Publishers). She has a Master’s degree in European Studies from Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Other books include Gender Politics and Everyday Life in Central and Eastern Europe, co-edited with Jill Massino (Palgrave USA 2009) and chapters in Beacon Book of Essays by Contemporary American Women Writers edited by Wendy Martin (Beacon Press 1996), and the Routledge Handbook of Women in Central and Eastern Europe (Routledge, 2020).

Founder and CEO of codejet.ai, an AI agent that builds websites, writes content, runs ads, and automates social media – all without human input. After raising $2.3M, he’s now scaling the platform to help non-technical businesses launch and grow their online presence in minutes, not months. Prior to codejet.ai Patryk built and scaled a software agency to $500K ARR by the age of 19, and now he’s focused on replacing traditional digital agencies with smart, self-serve AI.

Sean Randolph is Senior Director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a public-private partnership of business, labor, government and higher education that works to foster a competitive economy in California and the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland and Silicon Valley. The Economic Institute produces authoritative analyses on economic policy issues affecting the region and the state, including infrastructure, globalization, energy, science, and governance, and mobilizes California and Bay Area leaders around targeted policy initiatives. Dr. Randolph previously served as President & CEO of the Bay Area Economic Forum, which merged with the Bay Area Council in January 2008, and as director of international trade for the State of California, where he developed trade strategy and directed international business programs to stimulate exports and introduce California companies to overseas markets. Before service with the state, he was Managing Director of the RSR Pacific Group, an international business consulting firm specializing in Asia and Latin America, and before that served as International Director General of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, a 15-nation international organization of leading U.S., Asian and Latin American corporations. His professional career includes extensive experience in the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Congress staff, and the White House staff. From 1981–85 he served in the U.S. State Department, as officer for Asia on the Policy Planning Staff, as Special Adviser for Policy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and as Deputy/Ambassador-at Large for Pacific Basin affairs. From 1985–88 he served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, managing nuclear non-proliferation, energy research, and global oil and gas issues. Dr. Randolph holds a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts and Harvard Universities), a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, and studied at the London School of Economics. He currently serves on the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), which he chaired from 2005–2012, and on the State of California’s Public Infrastructure Advisory Commission (PIAC). He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy, and serves on the Advisory Board of the University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim, and the President’s Advisory Council of Excelsior College (New York). Dr. Randolph speaks frequently before business, government and university audiences, and writes for U.S. and international media on global, national, state and regional economic and policy issues.

Dr. hab. Monika Raulinajtys-Grzybek, prof. SGH, is a distinguished scholar and practitioner specializing in healthcare finance and management. She serves as the Head of the Department of Management Accounting at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics and leads the #SGH for healthcare Think Tank. Additionally, she directs the Executive SGH-WUM MBA in Healthcare program, a joint initiative with the Medical University of Warsaw.

Her research focuses on cost accounting in healthcare institutions, health policy, and the implementation of innovative management models in public health. She has led and participated in numerous national and international research projects, including those funded by the European Commission. Dr. Raulinajtys-Grzybek is also a member of the Tarification Council at the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tarification (AOTMiT) and collaborates with medical entities as a management consultant in controlling and as a member of social councils.

Her academic contributions include over 30 publications and active participation in scientific and implementation projects related to health service management at both national and international levels.

Dr. Jonathan Reichental is a multiple-award-winning technology leader and educator, whose career has spanned both the private and public sectors. He’s been a senior software engineering manager, a director of technology innovation, and has served as chief information officer at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California. Reichental is currently the founder of advisory, investment, and education firm, Human Future, and also creates online education for LinkedIn Learning. He has a regular column in Forbes and has written many books including Smart Cities for Dummies, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, and Exploring Cities Bedtime Rhymes. His latest include Data Governance for Dummies and Cryptocurrency QuickStart Guide.

Prof. Ilan Roth is an Associate Research Physicist at the Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, where he has conducted research since 1981. He studied at the Weizmann Institute of Science and received his PhD in physics from Tel Aviv University in 1981. A distinguished theoretical physicist, Prof. Roth specializes in electromagnetic phenomena across a wide spectrum—from the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere to the solar corona and astrophysical plasmas.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated extensively with NASA, contributing to major space missions including FAST, WIND, and POLAR. He is the co-author of a leading theory on the acceleration of helium-3 isotopes and heavy ions during solar flares. His research approach uniquely integrates in situ data analysis, numerical simulations, and theoretical modeling, often applying advanced mathematical theories to complex physical phenomena.

Prof. Roth has received multiple awards from the Max Planck Institute and has been repeatedly invited by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow for collaborative research. He has authored around 120 scientific publications, cited several thousand times. His work continues to shape the field of theoretical physics and astrophysics, driven by a passion for connecting physical processes with seemingly unrelated branches of mathematical theory.

Dr. Dominik Schmidt is President of Translarity and leads the Silicon Valley operations of QVT Financial, where he focuses on evaluating investment opportunities in semiconductors, software, and telecommunications. With over 24 years of experience in the semiconductor and investment sectors, he has led multidisciplinary teams in bringing complex technologies from concept to market, particularly in reconfigurable logic, wireless communications, and advanced memory. Prior to joining QVT in 2013, he held executive and technical leadership roles at Intel, including CTO of the Intel Foundry, and was co-founder and CEO of Airify Communications (acquired by Intel). He also co-founded Pixel Devices International (acquired by Agilent). Dr. Schmidt holds over 90 patents and has authored more than 70 technical papers. He earned his B.S. from UC Berkeley and M.S., Ph.D., and management degrees from Stanford University.

Jeremy manages product, marketing, and development at Sagely Health, a leading company in data-driven cancer treatment analysis. A graduate of Bates College, he is a veteran product manager who has brought dozens of large-scale products to market. Before going all in on technology, Jeremy served as the Director of Marketing and Communication at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, one of New York City’s largest academic medical centers. Jeremy led the initial planning and development of several award-winning ed-tech products, including Write the World and Listenwise. Today, Jeremy is fully engaged in using AI and human expertise to bring more hopeful treatments to cancer patients. An entrepreneur, technologist, cancer advocate, and father of three, he is dedicated to advancing healthcare.

Paweł Skowera – Head of the Internet Projects Section of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP). Expert in creating online promotion strategies, supervising and developing (UX) the PARP website ecosystem and the Agency’s presence in social media. Accessibility Coordinator at the Agency.

Julia Stroinska is a lawyer with a master’s degree with honors from the University of Warsaw School of Law, specializing in intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI). For the past five years, she has been an associate at B2R Law, where she has demonstrated expertise in various legal landscapes. Julia is now embarking on a new academic journey, having enrolled in the LLM program in Law, Science, and Technology at Stanford University. Additionally, Julia actively participates in the global AI debate by speaking at various industry conferences on law and new technology and publishing her research in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Julia has a strong connection to the United States and has been involved with USPTC for several years, serving as an active member of the USPTC organizing committee since 2022

Rafał Stroiński, Co-Managing Partner at Fieldfisher Poland, Advocate (Warsaw), US-qualified Attorney (New York)

Rafał Stroiński is an advocate registered with the District Advocate’s Bar Association in Warsaw and a US-qualified counsel and attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the state of New York. He brings to the table a strong international legal foundation with solid academic credentials, holding an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in Law from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. He was also a Fulbright and Polish Science Foundation postdoctoral scholar at Stanford Law School.

He has been consistently recognized by international legal directories such as Legal 500 and Chambers Europe as a leading private equity and corporate lawyer in Poland.

Before joining Fieldfisher, Rafał was the owner and co-managing partner of a leading Polish mid-sized law firm, where he established and led the corporate/M&A, private equity, and venture capital practices. Prior to that, he spent over 12 formative years in leading international law firms, including as a partner, co-heading the corporate and private equity practice in Poland and advising on transactions across the CEE region.

In addition to his legal practice, he has a strong track record as a non-executive (Supervisory Board) member of commercial companies. He is also one of the founders and a Board member of the Harvard Club of Poland.

Wojciech Sumelka is currently a Full Professor at the Institute of Structural Analysis (ISA) of Poznan University of Technology (PUT). His main fields of interest are constitutive modeling, non-local models, extreme dynamics, damage mechanics, and general theoretical mechanics. In 2009 he received Dr. Eng. degree in the field of mechanics. In 2014 he received Dr. Habil. Eng. degree in the field of non-local mechanics of materials. In 2021 he obtained the title of professor from President of Poland. Author and co-author of 120+ papers in scientific journals, 1 monograph, 10+ chapters in monographs, 115+ conference proceedings, and co-editor of 5 conference books of abstracts and handbooks. He is also a co-author of 3 patents. Since 2016 he is a Head of the Division of Computer Aided Design of PUT, and nowadays, he is a Vice-Rector for Research of PUT. Dr Sumelka is also an active member of many scientific and engineering associations.

Dr. Svensson is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at Stanford University and the Affinity Group Leader of the Stanford Diabetes Research Center. She received her Ph.D. from Lund University, Sweden and completed her postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. Her laboratory studies the physiology and biochemistry of circulating factors and peptide hormones by using a combination of computational, proteomics, cellular, and physiological approaches. Her lab has made several findings in their pursuit to improve metabolic health, including the discovery of Isthmin as a circulating hormone that regulates glucose and lipid homeostasis. Dr. Svensson is a standing member of the NIDDK POMD study section, serves as an Associate Editor for Endocrine Reviews and is on the Editorial Board at Diabetes. She is also a co-founder of Merrifield Therapeutics. Her laboratory is supported by grants from the NIH, American Heart Association, Innovative Medicines Accelerator, SPARK, SDRC, MCHRI, Merck, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer

Rector of the Cracow University of Technology, previously Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Transport Systems at the Cracow University of Technology. He is an internationally recognized expert in transport systems, travel behavior modeling, and the functional efficiency of transport infrastructure development, with a particular focus on the modernization of railway lines and road networks.

His research addresses travel behavior in urbanized areas and includes traffic forecasting for the expansion of national and regional road infrastructure, as well as analyses of planning and strategic documents for many Polish cities. As a transport consultant, he has worked both in Poland and abroad. He has developed transport models for numerous Polish cities and regions, including Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Rzeszów, Warsaw, Kraków, Kielce, and the Mazowieckie and Małopolskie Voivodeships. He also co-authored the transport model for Thessaloniki, Greece.

He has led over 250 transport-related projects, many co-financed by the European Union, focusing on the functional assessment of road and rail investments, including the development of road and tram systems in cities such as Gdańsk, Łódź, Poznań, Wrocław, Warsaw, Olsztyn, and Kraków, as well as projects supporting the development of the Fast Urban Rail (SKA) system in Małopolska.

He headed a consortium (with Cracow University of Technology as the leader) that was the first in Poland to develop a methodology for creating a public transport plan (based on the Małopolska region) and to design a methodology for mobility research in Kraków in 2013. Since 2019, he has served as the lead consultant for the development of Poland’s national transport model, led by the Centre for EU Transport Projects. He is a member of numerous prestigious scientific and advisory boards and councils, including Chair of the Program Council for the Development of Kraków’s Transport System and a member of the Program Council of the ITS Poland Association.

Marek is CoS at Codejet.ai. With a background in business development and strategy, Marek drives special ops across hiring, GTM, and investor comms – making sure the team moves fast without breaking things that matter. Previously part of a $30M+ revenue airline ticket broker, he brings high-speed execution to every stage of growth. He’s also the co-founder of TechSesh Foundation, a Polish nonprofit educating youth about AI.

Dianne Taube is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the CEO of Taube Investments, Inc., a diversified real estate and investment company managing assets across California. In this capacity, Dianne leverages more than 25 years of experience in real estate and works alongside her husband and the company’s founder, Tad Taube. Dianne also is the managing principal of her family real estate business, which was founded by her father, Gus Panos.

As President and Vice Chair of Taube Family Foundation, Dianne leads philanthropic initiatives supporting health and wellness, education, civic and cultural life, and Jewish heritage. The foundation’s collaborative efforts extend across the U.S., Poland and Israel.

She serves on the executive committee of America First Policy Institute and is an advocate for principles of a democratic society, including open economic enterprise, self-reliance, freedom of inquiry, and limited government. She is a member of the University Board of Pepperdine University where her family foundation has endowed the Chair in International Relations and Politics at the School of Public Policy.

When Dianne commits to a cause, she builds long-term relationships to support deep impact. She has been involved in the development of major initiatives that benefit Bay Area youth for more than 25 years. Dianne currently collaborates with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine to fund cutting-edge research on youth addiction, pediatric oncology, and infectious disease. Dianne has served on the Warriors Community Foundation board since 2013 with a focus to support education and wellness for underserved Bay Area youth. Dianne also is a founding committee member and active fundraiser for Under One Umbrella, a nonprofit that benefits the Stanford Women’s Cancer Center.

Dianne is committed to supporting arts and culture in the Bay Area. A member of the San Francisco Opera board of directors since 1998, she helped to lead and fund development of the Wilsey Center for Opera and its state-of-the-art Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theatre. Dianne was also a San Francisco Zoological Society board member for 20 years.

Dianne is a native of San Mateo County and a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Business. Together, she and Tad have six children and share a legacy of philanthropy and service.

Bay Area businessman Tad Taube is the chairman of Taube Philanthropies and board president emeritus of the Koret Foundation in San Francisco. He is chairman and founder of the Woodmont Companies, a diversified real estate investment, and management organization. At his alma mater, Stanford University, Mr. Taube is the founder and advisory board chair of the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, established in 1986. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution and serves on its Executive Committee, and was the founder and past chairman of the advisory board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). In addition, Mr. Taube is past chair of the Stanford Athletic Board. His involvement in Stanford Athletics includes his family’s principal gift to Stanford’s Taube Family Tennis Stadium and his significant support of Stanford’s new football stadium, built in 2006. He has served as a trustee of the University of Notre Dame de Namur, the University of San Francisco, and as governor of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and was chairman and CEO of Koracorp Industries (successor to Koret of California) from 1973 until its merger with Levi Strauss in 1979. Born in Kraków, Poland, in 1931, Tad Taube immigrated to the United States in the summer of 1939, just months before the outbreak of World War II. In 2003, Mr. Taube established a philanthropic program – the Jewish Heritage Initiative in Poland (JHIP) – which supports the revitalization of Jewish culture in now-democratic Poland. In 2007, the Republic of Poland named Mr. Taube Honorary Consul for the San Francisco Bay Area. In June 2015, then President of the Republic of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski awarded Taube the Commander’s Cross of the Star of the Order of Merit, Poland’s highest-level official state distinction for a foreign civilian, which Taube adds to his Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, received in 2004. Mr. Taube holds BS and MS degrees from Stanford University and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. His research focuses on humans in a digital environment and employs cutting-edge computational methods, AI and Big Data. PhD in Psychology from the University of Cambridge. Previously Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford’s Computer Science Department and researcher at Microsoft Research.

Dr. Albert Tomaszewski is an assistant professor at the Department of Strategic Management at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He serves as an Expert for Management Education at AI Lab SGH and as an Expert for Entrepreneurial Education at the Foundation for the Promotion and Accreditation of Economic Education. His research focuses on startups, digital transformation, and digital strategy.

He actively mentors in startup development programs, promotes a hands-on approach to entrepreneurship, and supports founders in areas such as strategy, innovation, and business models. He teaches startup-focused courses, speaks at major conferences including the European Economic Congress, and regularly publishes on the intersection of technology and management.

In 2025, he participated in the European Economic Congress, where he spoke on “Education in an Era of AI,” addressing the impact of artificial intelligence on education systems and future workforce skills.

Kinga Topolska (PhD, DSc, Associate Professor) is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, specializing in human nutrition.

She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in environmental protection from Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Having completed these studies, she decided to continue her academic education at the University of Agriculture in Krakow. Her work there focuses on the intersection of diet, nutrition and health. Since the beginning of her professional career, she has been dedicated to the prevention of osteoporosis – a global „silent epidemic”. She is particularly interested in the potential of functional foods to support health. This focus has been consistently reflected in her doctoral thesis (defended in 2004), subsequent research projects, and her scientific achievement for postdoctoral degree (habilitation) in 2019.

She was a long-standing member of the Faculty Quality Assurance Commission and later served as the Rector’s Representative for Education Quality. She also chaired the Rector’s Committee for the Ethics of Research Involving Human Participants.

She is a member of the Editorial Board of Food Science & Nutrition, as well as a member of the Polish Society of Food Technologists and the Polish Society of Osteoarthrology (currently known as the Forum on Osteoporosis and Aging). She is also involved in the Polish Portal of Osteoporosis.

Kinga Topolska combines scientific research with a strong commitment to education. She is an enthusiast of evidence-based nutrition education and actively participates in multiple initiatives for various age groups – from children to seniors.

Serial entrepreneur and technology executive with 32+ years driving breakthrough innovation at the intersection of AI, sustainability, and emerging tech. Exceptional ability to identify new markets and drive technology adoption across industries. Deep expertise in AI integration, autonomous systems, and smart infrastructure with a founder’s mindset focused on rapid iteration and product-market fit. Accomplished executive with extensive experience in technology and policy leadership across industries, including autonomous vehicles, ADAS, smart cities, geothermal energy, and ocean exploration. Proven track record of collaborating with government leaders, regulatory agencies, and standards organizations such as SAE, NIST, and NHTSA in the US, Europe, and China. Actively informed U.S. Congressional Leaders and the Vehicle Regulatory Agency (NHTSA) on critical developments. Expertise spans Lidar technology, autonomous systems, geothermal energy, intelligent infrastructure, and deep ocean exploration. Led high-impact projects with global corporations, universities, and research institutions. Co-founder of the Climate Innovation Coalition (CIC), a nonprofit dedicated to driving cultural shifts toward a sustainable future.
Approximately 20 years ago, he made a significant shift in his professional approach. Rather than concentrating on traditional business roles focused primarily on profit maximization, he redirected his efforts toward a purpose-driven innovation model—one that aligns with core personal values while balancing technological advancement with sustainability and systemic impact.

Soody Tronson is managing counsel at STLG Law Firm and Founder/CEO at Presque, a wearable maternity health-tech startup. Soody 25+ years of interdisciplinary operational experience in innovation, technology, law, and advocacy in startups, Fortune 100 companies, and non-profits. She counsels domestic and international clients in intellectual property and technology transactions in various sectors, including medical devices, hardware, software, and alternative energy. She is a lecturer on intellectual property, licensing, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship. She serves in board, advisory, and leadership capacities with multiple organizations, including California Lawyers Association, Association for Women in Science, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and Northern California District Export Council. She is co-author of the book “Women Securing the Future with TIPPSS for IoT: Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety, Security for the Internet of Things,” and inventor of several patents and applications.

Prof. dr hab. inż. Sebastian Werle is the Vice-Rector for Science and International Cooperation at the Silesian University of Technology. He is a full professor specializing in environmental engineering and energy. Prof. Werle leads the Renewable Energy Laboratory within the Department of Thermal Technology and coordinates the Priority Research Area: Climate and Environment Protection, Modern Energy. His research focuses on thermochemical conversion processes such as gasification, pyrolysis, and hydrothermal treatment of biomass and waste materials, aiming to produce green hydrogen and promote a circular economy. He has led several national and European research projects, including those funded under FP7 and Horizon Europe. Prof. Werle is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Power Technologies and has been affiliated with the Polish Institute of Combustion since 2010. Since 2019, he has served on the Energy Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Katowice and, for the 2024–2027 term, is a member of both the Committee on Environmental Engineering and the Committee on Thermodynamics and Combustion of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Dr. hab. Barbara Więckowska, prof. SGH, is a Head of the Health Innovation Unit at the Warsaw School of Economics. She has been a longstanding director of the Department of Analysis and Strategy at the Ministry of Health, co-creator of the oncology package and health needs maps, vital tools for healthcare planning and management in Poland. She was a member of the Tariff Council at AOTMiT and currently serves as a consultant to the National Health Fund on decision models and the JGP system, as well as an advisor at the e-Health Center. Her scientific interests include the use of quantitative methods in health system management, particularly in improving the efficiency of resource allocation and integrating new technologies into the healthcare sector with current management and financial processes.

Dr. Joseph Wielgosz is a mental health researcher, licensed clinical psychologist and digital technology specialist at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Healthcare System and the National Center for PTSD, and a former fellow at Stanford Medicine’s Center for Precision Mental Health and Wellness. His research is focused on using a spectrum of technology to improve wellness and quality of life, especially in response to traumatic stress. His work spans digital tools such as the VA Mobile Mental Health portfolio – a set of free, evidence-based mobile apps with international adaptations – as well as data-driven precision treatment models, brain markers of mental health, and mindfulness meditation and other “contemplative technologies”. He also has private- and public-sector experience in data engineering and scientific informatics.

Prof. Adam Woźniak is Vice-Rector for Development at the Warsaw University of Technology (2020–2024, 2024–2028). A specialist in coordinate metrology and quality engineering, he is a full professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Mechatronics. From 2012 to 2020, he served as Director of the Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering.

His research focuses on advanced geometric measurement techniques and reliability theory for mechatronic systems. He is the author of two monographs and over 150 scientific publications, including more than 30 in JCR-indexed journals. He has led numerous research projects, both national and international, and supervised six PhD candidates.

Prof. Woźniak is Chair of the Council for Metrology, a member of the Presidium of the Science Evaluation Commission, and the Scientific Council of TVP Nauka. He is also a member of the American Society for Precision Engineering and the Warsaw Scientific Society. From 2005 to 2006, he was a visiting professor at Polytechnique Montréal, where he now coordinates international cooperation.

A multiple-time recipient of fellowships from the Foundation for Polish Science, he was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Scientific Achievements (2013) and the Silver Cross of Merit by the President of Poland for his contributions to science. He received the title of professor in 2017.

Filip Wylęgała is a PhD candidate at AGH University of Krakow, Poland, specializing in mechanical engineering for space applications, under the supervision of Professor Tadeusz Uhl. He leads the Lunaris lunar payload mission with Orbital Space UAE, focused on lunar regolith adhesion. A two-time winner of the Over the Dusty Moon challenge (Colorado School of Mines & Lockheed Martin), he also heads the AGH research group Lunar Technologies. He lectures on Spacecraft Engineering and Systems and serves as Deputy Director for R&D at FASING Group. Filip has been nominated for ESA training courses (Product Assurance Awareness, Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations) and represented Poland at EUCYS (Ireland) and MILSET (Brazil). He received the “Dobry Pomysł” grant from the Polish Development Fund and joined the ESRIC Space Resources Incubator (Luxembourg) with Aurora-Connect project. He completed an Erasmus+ exchange at Luleå University of Technology (Sweden) and co-authored two patent applications. Filip actively contributes to the international space research community through events such as GLEX, the Space Resources Roundtable, Space Resources Week, and the Space Resources Conference. He is also a certified airplane and glider pilot with over 400 flight hours.

Michał Wyrebkowski leads sanctions and technology policy research at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute and holds a BSc from the Wharton School with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics. He is also a non-resident fellow at the German Marshall Fund and Rafal Brzoska Foundation scholar. Together with dr Maciej Kawecki he writes the most popular technology newsletter in Poland and works on a technology media outlet This is World.

Yi Cui is the Fortinet Founders Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, where he also holds appointments in Energy Science and Engineering, Photon Science, and Chemistry (by courtesy). He serves as a Senior Fellow at both the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy.

His research focuses on the design and application of nanomaterials for batteries, electrocatalysis, environmental technologies, wearables, and cryogenic electron microscopy. He is the Co-Director of the Stanford StorageX Initiative and previously co-led major initiatives such as the Battery500 Consortium and the Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium.

Prof. Cui earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2002. His scientific achievements have been recognized by numerous honors, including the ECS Battery Technology Award and the Nano Today Award.

Dr. Tomasz Zawistowski, Deputy Director for Technology Development, gained experience in preparing satellite missions at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, where he served as a project manager for instrumentation developed for the CRAF, ISTP: SWE, and POLAR missions. He led the development of Poland’s first scientific satellites, Lem and Heweliusz, which became part of the international BRITE constellation studying the pulsations of massive stars. He is the author of a concept for an Earth observation satellite utilizing a very low Earth orbit. A laureate of the Top 500 Innovators program, he has also served as an expert for the Committee on Space Research and Satellite Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences.