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18.05.2022

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Mark Brzezinski

Ambassador of the United States to Poland

Mark Brzezinski was sworn in as the Ambassador of the United States to Poland on December 22, 2021. . Ambassador Brzezinski previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden from 2011 to 2015. In 2015, he was asked by the White House to lead a strategic effort on the Arctic as the first Executive Director of the White House’s Arctic Executive Steering Committee. Ambassador Brzezinski is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Trilateral Commission. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Poland in 1991-93, during which he researched and wrote a book entitled “The Struggle for Constitutionalism in Poland.” In 2010, he was named to the State Department’s Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He received a BA from Dartmouth College, a JD from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in Political Science from Oxford University. He is the proud father of a teenage daughter, Aurora Brzezinski.

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Mark Brzezinski
Ambassador of the United States to Poland

Magdalena Dziewguć

Google Cloud Polska

Manager with many years of experience in the new technologies sector. She studied law and psychology. Magda holds an Executive MBA from SGH and completed the GMP at Harvard Business School. She has been working for Google since 2014. Before that she was a vice-chair of Exatel SA and a member of a number of supervisory boards. Since the year 2000, she co-created a telecommunications services market for online business for companies such as Orange and Plus. She is the co-founder of Digital University and LiderSHE in Poland.
Magda’s expertise focuses on new technologies and their impact on business processes within organisations. She is an expert in the fields of innovation, restructuring and building the culture of engagement and partnership. On a daily basis, she is a mum of three: Adam, Sonia and Franek. She actively works on projects which develop the presence of women in the public sphere. Magda strongly believes that two factors change the world for the better: new technologies and more decisions taken by women.

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Magdalena Dziewguć
Google Cloud Polska

dr hab. Adam Bodnar

Uniwersytet SWPS

Professor of law at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, dean of the Law Faculty; visiting professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cologne; former Ombudsman of the Republic of Poland (09.2015-07.2021); member of advisory boards of a few international and domestic organizations (International IDEA, OMCT, ClientEarth Poland, Humanity in Action). Member of the Group of Experts of the European Commission on SLAPP.

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dr hab., prof. SWPS Adam Bodnar
SWPS University

dr Andrea Bonime-Blanc

GEC Risk Advisory

Founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, a strategic governance, risk, ESG, ethics and cyber advisor to business, NGOs, and government. A former senior global executive at Bertelsmann, Verint and PSEG, she serves on several boards and advisory boards (Crisp, WireX, the Cyber Future Foundation & NACD New Jersey Chapter), is Independent Ethics Advisor to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A global keynote speaker, a professor of Cyber Leadership & Resilience at NYU, and author of articles and books, most recently ‘Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience and Value’ (Routledge 2020) and The ESGT Megatrends Manual 2021-2022 (Diplomatic Courier 2021). Andrea was raised in Europe, lives in New York City.

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dr Andrea Bonime-Blanc
GEC Risk Advisory

Adam Bielecki

Himalaista

A climber, Himalayan mountaineer and traveler.
In 2011 he summited the fifth peak of the Word, Makalu 8463 m, without using oxygen. In 2012, together with Janusz Gołąb, he made the first winter climb of Gasherbrum I 8068 m, for which he was awarded a Colossus (Kolosy) and the National Geographic Traveler Award. He climbed K2 (2012) and Broad Peak – with the first winter ascent (2013). In the spring of 2014, he took part in a successful expedition climbing the northern wall of Kanchenjunga led by Denis Urubko.
Participant of the winter national expedition to K2. The hero of a widely publicized rescue operation on Nanga Parbat during which he managed to save the life of the French climber Elizabeth Revol. He was awarded with the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Legion of Honour. Honorary citizen of the City of Tychy. He has never used extra oxygen from his cylinder during his climbs.

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Adam Bielecki
Climber and traveler

Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz

ClientEarth

A human rights lawyer, president of the ClientEarth Prawnicy dla Ziemi Foundation. A citizen candidate for the Polish Ombudsman in 2020/21. From 2015 to 2021, responsible for the strategic litigations in the Ombudsman’s Office and for the work of the Round Table opposing online pathological contents at the Ombudsman’s Office. Graduated from the Leadership Academy for Poland, Marshall Memorial Fellowship and the Obama Foundation: Leaders Europe.

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Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz
ClientEarth

dr Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz

Fundacja Orange
President of the Orange Foundation and Chairman of the Social Dialogue Committee of the Polish Chamber of Commerce.

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dr Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz
Orange Foundation

Paulina Górska

Environmental influencer

Environmental activist and one of the most influential environmental influencers in Poland. According to the Influencer Marketing Hub, she runs one of the top 10 Polish educational accounts on Instagram. She has built a community of over 100 thousand people on her social media (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok), where she educates them on sustainable development. Previously the CEO of one of the companies being a part of the Wirtualna Polska Group. An expert in the Climate Leadership programme run by the UNEP/GRID Centre. A juror of competitions and festivals such as the Radio Four ‘Nieprzeciętni’ (The Outstanding) plebiscite, Łódź Design Festival, Glamour Eco Awards, Positive Impact Start-ups run by the Kozminski Business Hub and the ‘People who change the business’ award granted by the Responsible Business Forum. The Winner of the international ELLE Style Award 2020 in the Responsible Fashion category and the Sustainable Development Leader 2021 according to FORBES WOMAN.

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Paulina Górska
Environmental educator

Bartosz Węglarczyk

Onet.pl
Bartosz was a journalist at Gazeta Wyborcza, where he was the head of the foreign department 1989-2011. He was a correspondent of Gazeta Wyborcza in Moscow, Brussels and Washington. In the years 2012-2013 he was the editor-in-chief of the monthly Success. In 2013-2016 he was the deputy editor-in-chief of the daily Rzeczpospolita. He hosted the programs The World According to Węglarczyk and The Elephant and the Polish Case in Superstacja. From September 2008 to Apr 2016, together with Kinga Rusin, he hosted the weekend editions of the morning program Dzień Dobry TVN. From Jan to Dec 2014, he ran the Świat magazine on TVN24 BIS. Since Mar 2016 he is the programming director of Onet.pl and since Dec 2018 – the editor-in-chief of Onet.pl at Ringier Axel Springer Sp. z o.o.

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Bartosz Węglarczyk
Onet

Sylwia Czubkowska

Spider's Web+

Managing Editor of the Spider’s Web+ magazine. An economic and technological journalist of long standing for Gazeta Wyborcza, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and the Przekrój weekly. Nominated for the Grand Press award in the specialist journalism category three times. A four-time winner of awards of the President of the Patent Office for her texts on innovations and inventions. The winner of the ‘Topic: Refugees’ competition of the Instytut Reportażu (Reportage Institute) and the Batory Foundation with Michał Potocki. Journalist of the Year 2020 chosen by the Congress of the Electronic Economy. Graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Warsaw.

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Sylwia Czubkowska
Spider’s Web+

Karolina Sznajder

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

Political scientist, media expert and coach. Responsible for corporate communication, public affairs, internal communication and the communication of brands owned by Ringier Axel Springer. A member of strategic teams in companies representing the energy sector in Poland and Europe. Has been in charge of corporate, digital, marketing and public affairs departments in international organisations for nearly twenty years. She is also responsible for the launch of a new brand of one of the largest commodity companies on the Polish market and for the representation of the entire sector in Brussels.

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Karolina Sznajder
Ringier Axel Springer Polska

dr David M. Bersoff

Edelman Data & Intelligence

Oversees Edelman’s global thought leadership research activities including the annual Trust Barometer. Responsible for questionnaire development, identifying key insights from the data, and developing new frameworks for understanding trust, the evolving role of the corporation in society, and consumer-brand relationships. Prior to joining Edelman Data and Intelligence in 2016, David spent 18 years as a consumer insights and marketing strategy consultant at The Futures Company. In his last 5 years with the organization, he served as its Chief Insights Officer and was a member of its global board of directors. David also spent 12 years engaged in social science research at Ivy League institutions, including 4 years as an assistant professor of social psychology and research methodology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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dr David M. Bersoff
Edelman Data & Intelligence

Renata Avila

Open Knowledge Foundation

Guatemalan, CEO of Open Knowledge Foundation, an international Human Rights lawyer, specialising in the next wave of technological challenges to preserve and advance our rights, and better understand the politics of data and their implications on trade, democracy and society. She is an Affiliate with the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. She is an Advisory Board member for Creative Commons. She also serves as a Board Member of the Common Action Forum and a Global Trustee of the Think Tank Digital Future Society. She is an advisory member of the initiative Cities for Digital Rights. She co-founded the <A+> Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms, the Progressive International and the Polylateral Association, an international platform cooperative for knowledge workers.

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Renata Avila
Open Knowledge Foundation

prof. Bolesław Rok, PhD
Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego

Pernille Tranberg

DataEthics.eu

Co-founder of thinkdotank DesignEthics.eu, independent, internationally acknowledged speaker and advisor in data democracy, data ethics, data understanding and digital self-defense. She speaks to school kids, teachers, politicians, officials and NGOs, business leaders and multinationals. Former tech and investigative reporter at Politiken (1996-2005), editor-in-chief TÆNK (2005-2009), Head of editorial development at Berlingske Media (2009-2013), journalistic fellow SDU (2013-2014) and special Consultant in The Danish Business Authority (2014-2015). An author of several books incl. ‘A Data Democracy Comes With Individual Data Control’ (2021), ‘DataEthics – The new Competitive Advantage’ with Gry Hasselbalch (2016) and ‘Fake It’ with Steffan Heuer (2012) – bestseller in Denmark and Germany, published in 4 languages.

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Pernille Tranberg
DataEthics.eu

Jarek Bochiński

Fundacja Bochińskich

The founder and a board member of the Bochinski Foundation. He has worked with global leaders in the ICT industry, managed organisations and project teams from small, specialised consulting groups to large international programmes and projects involving hundreds of employees and collaborators for 25 years. He has been developing and socially managing a non-profit organisation providing education to children and young people for more than 10 years. He is passionate about positive social impact linked to the implementation of modern technologies and about business models of non-profit organisations. He and his wife Beata Bochińska collect the Polish design and they decided to set up a foundation promoting culture and supporting creativity development last year. The foundation’s key project is the ‘Dizajn na wynos’ (‘Design to go’) digital service in which a large creative team uses modern technologies to prepare engaging design exhibitions and make them available to the public.

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Jarek Bochiński
Bochinscy Foundation

dr Michał Boni

Martens Centre, SWPS
Michał Boni PhD was involved in many activities of Polish Transformation from 1989 as a minister and advisor, also author of the long-term strategy: POLAND 2030. The first minister of Digital Affairs in the Central Eastern Europe (2011-2013), one of the leaders of the consultations and work on GDPR from 2012, author of the unique document “DIGITAL POLAND” for using the EU structural funds (2014-2020) to develop digital economy and society. As a Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019), especially active in LIBE and ITRE Committees. Responsible for 5G Road Map and Gigabit society development report and others (with works on implementation). Currently cooperates with Martens Centre, SWPS University in Warsaw, APCO, SMEEurope and SMEConnect, Digital Enlightenment Forum, Blockchain for Europe.

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dr Michał Boni
SWPS University

Mika Brzezinski

MSNBC

Mika Brzezinski is the co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, founder of “Know Your Value”, author of four best-selling books, and host of the podcast “Mika Straight Up”. In 2015, Mika launched “Know Your Value”, a nationwide movement in partnership with NBCUniversal to support an empowered and inclusive community that helps all women recognize, and be recognized for, their worth in business and in life. Mika, along with Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough, was inducted into the Cable News Hall of Fame in 2016. Mika also served as a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School. In 2020, Mika’s “Know Your Value” partnered with Forbes to create its first ever 50 over 50 list, highlighting 50 women over 50 who’ve achieved incredible success later in life. Released in June 2021, the list and extended editorial is featured in a special-edition “Inclusive Capitalism” issue of Forbes magazine and now includes women from 3 continents.

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Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC

Dariusz Bugalski

K3.Podcast o dobrym życiu

Husband of Anna, father of Natalia, grandfather of Malina and Kazio. A journalist, podcaster, publicist, writer, poet and teacher. The author of the podcast K3. For many years, he worked in Radio Tok FM and in the Polish Radio 3 (Klub Trójki, Trójka Pod Księżycem, Wszystko, co najważniejsze and other regular programmes). He has written seven poetry volumes, a collection of short stories, an artistic book Jaśnienie (with Wojciech Prażmowski) and a novel Wirus [Virus]. His most recent publication is a poetry volume Korespondent Małego Przeglądu [Correspondent of the Mały Przegląd Magazine]. An academic teacher (SWPS University, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Collegium Civitas, Institute of Literary Research). She teaches communication and public speeches according to an original method.

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Dariusz Bugalski
K3.Podcast o dobrym życiu

Tomasz Chołast

zrzutka.pl

The originator and a co-founder of zrzutka.pl – one of the biggest crowdfunding websites in Poland. He has more than 15 years of experience in management, e-commerce, marketing and fintech. He successfully built companies from scratch and placed them on foreign markets, e.g., in Indonesia. The founder of the Startup Founders Association. He co-founded an agency responsible for the organisation of a few hundred mass events, concerts and festivals, as well as a marketing and interactive agency. The creator of tools facilitating work in the digital area and the founder of development start-ups. He is engaged in social projects. He studied at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business and at the Warsaw School of Economics.

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Tomasz Chołast
zrzutka.pl

Łukasz Grass

dr Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz

Former radio and television journalist, author of books. In 2016-2019, he was the editor-in-chief of Business Insider Polska, a business and information website which, within 3 years of its appearance on the market, became the second most popular business website in Poland and the first of the Business Insider family in Europe. He worked, among others in Radio TOK FM, as deputy editor-in-chief and head of news. For 6 years he was associated with TVN24, where he ran news services and the magazine “Polska i Świat”. In 2005, he was awarded by the Sukces monthly. He received the “Bull of Success” award in the Debut of the Year category. The author of the books: Hell hit me, The best. When weakness becomes strength, Three wise monkeys.

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Łukasz Grass

Van Anh Dam

INCO Academy

Over the years Van Anh has co-created several digital education programs in Poland, Indonesia and Europe for organizations including Kids Code Fun coding school, Girls Code Fun Foundation, Central Technology Hub in Warsaw and Koding Next in Jakarta. She lead and supported teams that helped over 60 000 individuals gain tech skills or have better understanding of technology’s social, economic, and political impact. Vân Anh joined the international INCO Group and is currently leading teams across 4 continents and 20+ countries as INCO Academy Head of Global Operations, to empower diverse communities with skills necessary to participate in a tech and green-driven future.

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Van Anh Dam
INCO Academy

Marcin Ilski

Fundacja Polska Myśląca/ Sceptyczni Trenerzy Rozwoju Osobistego

A coach teaching social skills, critical and systematic thinking. He has been teaching and offering individual consultations for 20 years. A specialist in team building for learners, critical thinking, language framing in public space, the dynamics and resolution of difficult and conflict situations. His experience includes more than 4 thousand hours of training for companies, institutions and NGOs. Owner of the Marcin Ilski Szkolenia company. Author and founder of the Skeptical Trainers community. His book titled ‘Życzliwy Sceptycyzm. Poradnik użytkownika’ (‘Benevolent Scepticism. A User’s Guide’) was published in 2020. Has been collaborating with the National Centre for Research and Development, the Society for Anti-Discrimination Education, Capgemini Polska sp. z o.o, Eaton Corporation, Duvenbeck Polska sp. z o.o., ABB Poland, the Civil Service Corps and Collegium Da Vinci among others.

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Marcin Ilski
Fundacja Polska Myśląca / Sceptyczni Trenerzy Rozwoju Osobistego

dr Karol Jachymek

SWPS University

Cultural studies expert, media expert, doctor of humanities, assistant professor at the Department of Culture and Media, vice-dean for student affairs at the Faculty of Humanities at SWPS University in Warsaw. Co-founder and lecturer at School of Ideas – a modern study program focused on designing social and business innovations. An expert in the field of education, youth culture, generational changes, communication in (new) new media and trends in pop culture. He conducts trainings and workshops for schools, cultural institutions, non-governmental organizations and business clients in the field of contemporary media practices, intergenerational communication and communication in social media, as well as training techniques for distance teaching, Design Thinking and creative workshop methods.

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dr Karol Jachymek
SWPS University

dr Aleksandra Janus

Centrum Cyfrowe

She has a Ph.D. in anthropology and is the director of the Digital Centre heading its Culture Opening Workshop, the curator of the “Exercising modernity” programme, co-author and curator of the Museum Laboratory initiative. Interested in the social role of cultural institutions and their relations with their audiences. She specialises in digital transformation and the provision of access to heritage resources, in the analysis and implementation of participatory strategies and audience research. A collaborator with the Centre of Research on Cultures of Memory at the Jagiellonian University, a lecturer at the SWPS School of Ideas and a board member of the publishing series titled Wystawianie Teorii and FestivALTers – a FestivALT group. Member of the Museums for Climate group and the Culture for Climate collective.

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dr Aleksandra Janus
Centrum Cyfrowe

Radosław Jasiński

Polsko-Amerykańska Fundacja Wolności
Program Director at the Polish-American Freedom Foundation, where he creates and supervises the implementation of programs in the areas of education, volunteering, NGO support and new technologies. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lublin, MBA program – at the International Management School of L. Koźmiński, postgraduate studies in European Integration and CSR. He was a scholarship holder of The Johns Hopkins University. Associated with the third sector for over 20 years (including the founder of the OIC Poland Foundation, initiator and member of the Council of the Volunteer Development Foundation, the Academy of Civic Organizations Foundation). Originator of the New Technologies Locally Program.

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Radosław Jasiński
Polish-American Freedom Foundation

Filip Jędruch

Sektor 3.0

Coordinator and creator of the Mobile Advisors’ Network active in it from the beginning (i.e. since 2012). Radio journalist, currently a reporter for Radio Gdańsk. Musical explorer, the host of the Soundbite podcast. Associated with the Tczew-based Pokolenia Foundation for many years. He trains, advises and is involved with NGOs in Pomerania. A fan of pop culture, he reads and writes in his free time.

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Filip Jędruch
Sektor 3.0

Małanka Junko

Fundacja Rozwoju Demokracji Lokalnej im. Jerzego Regulskiego

A co-founder of the Ukrainian Telegraph – a Telegram channel that provides live coverage of the events related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and fights against the Russian fake news campaign. She comes from Warsaw, but she spent her childhood in Kyiv, where she also finished school. She returned to Poland for studies and has lived here for 6 years. As soon as the full-scale war in Ukraine broke out, she created a news channel on Telegram with her brother and friends, where information from verified Ukrainian sources is published. The aim of the Ukrainian Telegraph team was to give Polish-speaking persons first-hand insight into the scale and events of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to oppose the Russian fake news campaign that has tried to conquer the Internet space for a long time. In the meantime, she is a student of Urban Studies at the University of Warsaw. She graduated from Applied Sociology and Social Anthropology and works in a NGO. Before the war, she was a social researcher specialising in female studies, urban sociology and Ukrainian post-Soviet balconies. Currently she continues her voluntary work as a translator and editor of the Polish version of Ukrainer – a Ukrainian educational and media project.

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Małanka Junko
Ukrainian Telegraph

Marzena Kacprowicz

Sektor 3.0

A social politician by education, a promoter of creative use of the Internet out of passion. She works as a programmer and supports social organisations in the use of new technologies in social activities after hours. She has been with the NGO sector for more than 10 years. The author of TuDu.org.pl, the first Polish crowdsourcing platform for the third sector, and LeverBasic.pl, a soft skills test. She has coordinated the E-volunteering Programme in the Dobra Sieć Foundation and the E-wolontariat.pl portal until 2020. In her free time, she can be found talking about how the Internet can make everyday life easier on ZrobTowInternecie.pl.

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Marzena Kacprowicz
Sektor 3.0

Adrianna Klimczak

IT Girls Foundation

Co-founder and vice-president of the board of the IT Girls Foundation. She graduated in Computer Science with a specialization in Data Science from the Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Information Sciences. For over 3 years she has been actively working as a data scientist in one of the leading analytical companies. Adrianna runs IT Girls School workshops on a daily basis and likes to help young people start their careers in the IT world. Together with her sister Wioletta, they are the heart of the IT Girls foundation and run initiatives encouraging children and young people to pursue a technological career.

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Adrianna Klimczak
IT Girls Foundation

Wioletta Klimczak

IT Girls Foundation

Co-founder and president of the board of the IT Girls Foundation. She graduated in computer science at the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology from the Warsaw University of Technology. Wiola has over 8 years of experience in the IT industry as a programmer and data analyst. At the Foundation, she is a mentor for children and youth. She regularly conducts and organizes workshops for both teenagers and adults. She plays a key role in the organization and like her sister Adrianna, she strongly believes in equal rights.

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Wioletta Klimczak
IT Girls Foundation

dr Agata Kozłowska

SWPS University

Psychologist, social policy specialist, post-graduate student of the MBA: Innovation and data analysis. Head of the Department of Social Applications of New Technologies at the Design Faculty of the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and CEO of Beviado. She advises on the use of online tools in psychological services as well as the commercialization and application of scientific research results. Her research interests include supporting psychological services through the use of ICT tools, psychometrics, and cooperation of science with the socio-economic environment.

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dr Agata Kozłowska
SWPS University

Aga Kozak

Dziennikarka

Journalist, coach, wellbeing specialist, podcaster. She writes for gazeta.pl and Gazeta Wyborcza. As a coach, she teaches stress reduction, meditation, mindfulness, good rest, sleep, pleasure and wellbeing, called ‘osiędbanie’ in Polish. Co-creator of the nationwide conference project titled ‘Women know what they are doing’ and the Institute for Good Life. A regular expert on good life for Dzień Dobry TVN (Good Morning TVN) among others, co-creator of the ‘Sharing is caring’ podcast and the (po)wolne soboty (Free/Slow Saturdays) in the Potocki Palace in Krakow.

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Aga Kozak
Journalist

Jacek Królikowski

Fundacja Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Informacyjnego
Specializes in training methodology and project management. Jacek has experience in public institutions (Central Teacher Training Center) and non-governmental organizations (Foundation for the Development of Local Democracy). As an expert of the Council of Europe, he participated in programs implemented by this organization in the years 1995 – 2005, mainly in the Balkans. Since 2005, he has acted as an independent expert, providing services in the field of social analysis and research, project development, training and project management for companies, NGOs and public institutions. In the years 2006 – 2008 he managed large training projects carried out by UNDP and the Delegation of the European Commission for the civil service in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. From 2008, he managed training activities carried out by Information Society Development Foundation under the Library Development Program. In 2017, he became the president of the Foundation.

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Jacek Królikowski
Information Society Development Foundation

Dawid Łasiński

Pan Belfer

Chemistry teacher at the General Dezyder Chłapowski School Complex in Bolechów. Since 2017, he has been creating the character of Mr. Belfr, a teacher from the Internets. He conducts live video lessons in chemistry accessible to everyone and has a YouTube channel. When not teaching chemistry, he gets involved in activities promoting modern education. Passionate about modern technologies, film, photography and the use of VR and AR in education. A member of the SuperbelfrzyRP group, he holds the title of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert – as one of the three most innovative teachers in Poland, he was invited by Microsoft to participate in the international ‘Educator Exchange’ conference of educators in Singapore in March 2018.

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Dawid Łasiński
Pan Belfer

Piotr Łęgowski

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

Head of Digital Media Campus at Ringier Axel Springer Polska. An expert in the field of content management, digital strategy, internet marketing, internet advertising, social media and teaching these issues. Over 13 years of experience in digital publishing and over 25 years in the media. Creator of postgraduate studies at the SWPS University in the field of digital media Digital Media. An experienced journalist working for the national radio network RMF FM, Polish Radio in Białystok and Krakow and others, he also gained experience at the American radio station W.A.C.E 730 AM in Chicopee, Massachusets.

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Piotr Łęgowski
Ringier Axel Springer Polska

Wojciech Mróz

Ashoka

An entrepreneur and advisor with 17 years of experience. In the last 5 years, he managed to build and sell a company that, with its average annual revenue growth of over 800%, was ranked 18 th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2019 ranking. As a shareholder and a head of sales he was also responsible for the scaling of Kodilla, one of the largest Polish IT schools. He is also an advisor to the Management Board of the Ashoka.org foundation in Poland that brings together more than 3600 social entrepreneurs worldwide. In his private life, he has been discovering the world of
music by playing Handpan for 2 years.

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Wojciech Mróz
Ashoka

Scott Mauvais

Microsoft

The Director of AI and Global Partnerships for Microsoft Philanthropies where he leads a new initiative to identify and jointly invest in social impact projects with Microsoft’s largest customers and partners. Scott has been at Microsoft for 20 years. Most recently, he was the Director of Microsoft Cities where he worked with city leaders to apply the global resources and expertise of Microsoft to foster the civic tech ecosystem and create opportunities for economic growth. Scott serves on the national boards of Upwardly Global and the Urban Age Institute and co-owns of The WELL.

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Scott Mauvais
Microsoft

Paweł Nowak

NOWY/WUD Silesia

A computer scientist by education, professionally involved in the User Experience and IT industry since 2008. Has been running a research and design company under the NOWY brand for the last four years. Before that, he had been gaining experience working as the chief UX designer and User Experience team leader at Future Processing for 8 years. He executes projects in Poland and abroad, offers trainings in UX design, agile, complexity science and systems thinking. He has been teaching User Experience Design at the SWPS University in Katowice since 2014. The author and main organiser of the WUD Silesia international conference and a co-founder of the Useful Knowledge school. Incubation Manager of the Sektor 3.0 Fund since 2021. He spends his free time reading books and travelling around the world, usually on foot.

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Paweł Nowak
NOWY/WUD Silesia

Dagmara Pakulska-Porembińska

My Digital Life

Marketer, social media coach, entrepreneur and university lecturer with over 10 years of experience in the creative industry. She trains, audits and develops communication plans in social media for local and global brands. She has already cooperated with PAH, mBank, Jeronimo Martins Polska and TVN among others. She is one of the 25 Polish LinkedIn Leaders according to the Forbes Women Poland magazine. In January 2017, she created a project titled Niby-Prasówka under which she supplies marketing and PR enthusiasts with a solid dose of industry news every week.

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Dagmara Pakulska-Porembińska
My Digital Life

Mirella Panek-Owsiańska

Sektor 3.0

Has been active at the interface of the non-governmental, public, business and academic sectors for more than 20 years. An expert in CSR, social communication and fundraising. Author of press articles, lecturer, mentor and trainer. One of the founders of the Kosmos dla Dziewczynek (Cosmos for Girls) Foundation, a graduate from and member of the Management Board of the School for Leaders, a long-term president of the Responsible Business Forum, former spokeswoman for Amnesty International. An initiator of many groups and projects for women. Loves new technologies.

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Mirella Panek-Owsiańska
Sektor 3.0

Kinga Pańczyszyn-Liśkiewicz

Sektor 3.0

A sociologist by education. For over 6 years, she has been involved in the third sector and previously in the research industry. She was the president of the BNP Paribas Foundation and a member of the Management Board of the Polish Donors Forum. Currently she is responsible for the acquisition of funds for the Projektor Program and co-operates with other organisations in the field of fundraising and business relations. A careful observer and a good organiser, she loves diagnosing, analysing and creating practical strategies. She runs a blog Czule czuję [I Feel the Tender Way] – a space dedicated to learning emotions and building tenderness for oneself and all important things.

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Kinga Pańczyszyn-Liśkiewicz
Sektor 3.0

Paweł Pilarczyk

ITbiznes

An entrepreneur, journalist and public speaker. He runs two internet websites, ITbiznes.pl, an internet portal covering IT solutions for business and PassionFactory.pl, a blog where he shares his private passions (cars, scooters and robots). Pilarczyk is also the host of ITbiznes program aired at Biznes24 TV channel, another TV program “Cyfrowy Niezbednik” (Digital Companion) aired at Antena HD TV channel, as well as host of three podcasts: “Elektrycznie Tematyczni” about electromobility, “ITbiznes” about IT solutions for business and “Zrozumieć AI” (Understanding AI) about artificial intelligence.

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Paweł Pilarczyk
ITbiznes

Ola Polak

Fundacja Platforma Innowacji

Director of Partnerships (EMEA) at ByteDance. International expert in the field of new technologies, innovator, and mentor. For over 10 years, she has been developing business partnerships in rapidly growing technology companies, including TikTok, Google, and the media and entertainment industry. From adtech to music streaming, she leads projects balancing business needs and the value-added for the global user. Degree in Law and Service Design, privately a yogi and travel enthusiast. She lives in London.

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Ola Polak
Innovation Platform Foundation

Adam Przeździęk

FutureOf [X]

Founder of the FutureOf X forecasting studio, trend analyst, brand consultant and speaker. The author and owner of one of the most influential and oldest independent blogs in Poland focusing on trends, technologies and social phenomena – Mediafeed.pl. Member of the jury of the Epica Awards international advertising competition and the White Square Festival, an expert in the Competence Council of the Marketing Communication Sector SAR. Winner of the People of the Polish Internet polarity contest. Nominated for the Internet Man award of the ‘Brief’ magazine. Awarded by the ‘Adweek’ magazine, one of the most important magazines on advertising and media in the world. He carried out projects related to the analysis of trends, e.g. for the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group, TESCO, BP Polska, IKEA, T-Mobile, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, Deloitte, LINK4 and Rhapsody Media.

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Adam Przeździęk
FutureOf [X]

Jakub Pustuła

Firmy Jutra, program Google i PFR

A certified online marketing specialist and Google advisor in the Firmy Jutra (Tomorrow’s Companies) programme where he supports entrepreneurs by developing their knowledge and skills related to online marketing and cloud solutions. He has been supporting companies when it comes to analytics, positioning and running campaigns in Google Ads since 2017. He holds a full set of Google Partners certificates.

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Jakub Pustuła
Firmy Jutra, program Google i PFR

Rafał Rybnik

Fundacja Cadmus

Software developer and online marketing consultant. Expert in collecting and processing internet traffic data. Rafal designs and implements big data systems, software for online surveys (CAWI) and web applications.
His Foundation performs projects combining technological innovation with culture, civil society and business.

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Rafał Rybnik
Cadmus Foundation

Anna Ryczkowska
LifeTube

Monika Schmeichel-Zarzeczna

Sektor 3.0

Trainer, educator, project coordinator. The current Training Program Manager in Sector 3.0 and co-owner of Dobrze w Kulturze. She had worked for the Municipal Public Library in Lublin for 7 years. She pursues activities using new technologies in education, designs projects and supports the development of people from different age groups. She is a Vice-President of LABiB Association and an ambassador of EPALE, an e-platform for adult learning in Europe. She holds the 2020 Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the category of cultural management and cultural staff development support. Three times distinguished by SPROUC with a place on the list of 100 people who have made a special contribution to the development of digital competences of Poles.

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Monika Schmeichel-Zarzeczna
Sektor 3.0

Michał Serwiński

Fundacja Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Informacyjnego
Editor of the Sektor 3.0 blog. A journalist and culture expert by education, professionally associated with the third sector for 13 years. He gained his experience as the head of the Fundraising Department at the Anna Dymna’s “Mimo Naj” Foundation and head of the regional office of the Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH). Co-founder and member of the board of the Stowarzyszenie Urządzacz.org. He cooperates with and advises social organizations.

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Michał Serwiński
Sektor 3.0

Dawid Szarański

Sektor 3.0
PhD student at the Faculty of Computer Science and Communication at the University of Economics. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Silesia. Scholarship holder of the University of Wolverhampton in Great Britain. He specializes in project management and digital transformation. From the beginning of his career, he has been associated with the tech industry. He worked for technology transfer centers and science and technology parks. He is the founder of the Sektor 3.0 program, which in 2018 received a distinction from the European Commission. He has PRINCE2, AgilePM, ISO27001, PSMI (Professional Scrum Master) certificates.

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Dawid Szarański
Sektor 3.0

Ewa Szymera

Instytut Przeciwdziałania Wykluczeniom

Ewa is an experienced project coordinator, passionate about initiating, leading, and managing social & digital initiatives. Her passion is driven by accelerating gender equality and alleviating social exclusion. She combines her extensive corporate experience with a keen passion for identifying social issues to create innovative, long-lasting & systemic solutions.
In 2020, she co-founded The Pink Box Foundation: a trailblazing and pioneer initiative fighting period poverty and taboo in Poland. She is also the Vice-President of The Institute for Prevention of Exclusions.
Besides co-managing the Pink Box Foundation and The Institute for Prevention of Exclusion, Ewa is currently developing the first ever Poland-wide women’s refuge search and is actively involved in creating a groundbreaking men’s mental health awareness campaign. As a proud female factor member, a curated global community for a new era of female leaders, she deeply believes in creating equal opportunities for everyone.

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Ewa Szymera
Institute for Counteracting Exclusions

Kamil Śliwowski

Sektor 3.0

Media literacy, open educational resources and online privacy animator and educator. Loves to learn by teaching others and researching new topics for his blog and newsletter (otwartezasoby.pl). For 10 years he was involved in the Creative Commons movement and organisation, both in Poland and internationally. Currently helps with the digital transformation of NGO’s and educational institutions with the wellbeing of workers and students in mind.

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Kamil Śliwowski
Sektor 3.0

Karolina Walecka

Sektor 3.0

Coordinator of the Sektor 3.0 Fund, has been working in the third sector for 12 years. Since 2015, she has been working for the Sektor 3.0 programme and the Information Society Development Foundation (FRSI) where she successfully supports communities thanks to new technologies. She is also implementing a project in FRSI with the Good Things Foundation where she is working on a tool to study and improve digital skills of NGOs in Poland. She has gained experience implementing social projects in her hometown of Stoczek Łukowski where she has founded the Social Creativity Incubator association with her friends. 

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Karolina Walecka
Sektor 3.0

Lech Wikaryjczyk

No Fluff Jobs

Head of marketing at No Fluff Jobs, Europe’s largest IT job portal with the pay range obligatory for every ad. Although a storyteller, he likes to be specific. Professional keywords: marketing, HR in IT, education. Personal keywords: husband-father, fiction, herpetology, typography, old Saabs, water
and forest. A sociologist, marketer and graphic designer by education. Experience: a marketer specialising in the promotion of new technologies and a lecturer associated with art faculties.

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Lech Wikaryjczyk
No Fluff Jobs

Natalia Żaba

Ashoka

Natalia Zaba, originally from Poland, covers Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans region for variety of global publishers including the Sky News and Al Jazeera, The Times, and organizations like the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. She has an extensive experience in media management, cross – border investigative collaborations, media development, investigative journalism. She is an alumna of the prestigious, Harvard – supported Leadership Academy for Poland, currently also a part of Influencers4Good en eavor; she is into BIG TECH and
media startups.

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Natalia Żaba
Ashoka
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