Advisory Board

Regional civil servant, social activist, teacher and sportsman. During his social service he also has acted as the councilman in Ostrovian County. In the years 2010-2014 he has been the vice-starost of Ostrovian County. Currently, he is the Mayor of the city of Ostrov Mazowiecka since 2014. In years 1989-1990 he has acted as the chairman of the Independent Student Association at School of Physical Education. Graduate of the AWF (Jozef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw), Warsaw University in the field of geography and administration, SGGW ( Warsaw University of Life Sciences) in the field of property management. He has worked as a teacher for 20 years, including 9 years when he was the Principal of School Complex in Ostrov Mazoviecka. Since 1983 connected with Folk Sports Club OSTROVIANKA, at first as an lifiting weights athlete and then as a coach and the club president. The co-funder of the association called People with passion. The initiator of local ornithological meetings. The co-organiser of regular scientific and educational events in Ostrov Mazowiecka: Regional Conference – Passion. Culture. Heritage, The Development Forum of Ostrov Mazowiecka and Yearbooks of Ostrov Mazoviecka.
Husband and father of three.

He graduated from the Faculty of Navigation at the Gdynia Maritime University. He had been working for the Polish Ocean Lines as a navigation officer on merchant ships for 6 years.
He obtained a degree in Finance and Banking at Poznań University of Economics, postgraduate diploma in Accounting and Finance at Poznań University of Economics and EU Tax Law postgraduate diploma at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. In the years 1994-2005 he worked in the Office of Fiscal Control. In 2005 he obtained the right to practise the profession of a tax advisor and set up a tax consultancy firm. As a lecturer of tax law he cooperated with the Association of Accountants in Poland. In the years 2006-2007 he was a Deputy Mayor of Bydgoszcz responsible for strategy and development of the city, European funds programmes, investor services as well as education and sport. In the years 2007-2010 he served as the Voivode of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship. Since December 2010 Mayor of the City of Bydgoszcz.

Arkadiusz Chęciński, born in 1971 in Sosnowiec, The President of Platforma Obywatelska (name of the political party) in Sosnowiec. University graduate in Public Administration at Humanitas University. For 20 years he has been led the company in the field of quality of the steel products. In 2006 he was elected as a Councillor of the city of Sosnowiec and in December 2010 became a chairman of the City Council. In 2007-2011 he was a chief of parliamentary office of Platforma Obywatelska in Sosnowiec. In October 2011 he became a First Deputy Mayor responsible for the Public Utilities, Housing and Infrastructure. He represented Sosnowiec in Związek Miast Polskich (Polish Cities Association) and Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia. From June 2013 to November 2014 he was Member of Silesian Voivodship Board. On November 30th 2014 he won the elections for the Mayor of Sosnowiec. He received 63,16% (29284) of the votes.
Hobbies: sport, movies, traveling, music

Mayor of Tarnow from 1994 to 1998 and again since 2014 to date. Involved in the work of local government since 1990.
He was in the Tarnow City Council for 12 years. He was the city’s mayor from 1994 to 1998, and deputy mayor from 1998 to 2000. Since 2002, he has been a councillor of the Małopolska Province Local Government Council, its vice-chairman from 2005 to 2006, and vice-marshal of the Małopolska Province from 2007 to 2014.
Initiator of the establishment of the State Higher Vocational School in Tarnow and redevelopment of the Tarnow Market Square, Honorary Chairman of the Committee for the Construction of the Monument to the Victims of Stalinism in Tarnow (1998-2000), member of the Programme Council of the Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Centre in Lusławice (2010-2015), President of the Tarnow School Sports Association (2002-2004), Chairman of the Commander-in-chief Jan Tarnowski Foundation Board (1995-2008).
From 2002 to 2007, he was deputy director of the Małopolska Institute of Local Self-Government Administration (MISTiA) in Krakow. Since its inception on 31 August 2020, he has been an active member of the “Yes. Local Governments for Poland.”
He says of himself: “I feel I was meant for self-government, and I also know that self-government was meant for me”.

Krystyna Danilecka – Wojewódzka Mayor of Słupsk since 2018, before Deputy Mayor, 5 time councilwomen. She is an experienced manager with abundance of expertise in leading team in professional manner. Her personality and experience makes her especially suited to guide her team in delicate administrative matters.

Konrad Fijołek was born in 1976 in Rzeszów. He is a graduate of the 4th Secondary School of General Education Mikołaj Kopernik in Rzeszów and the Faculty of Sociology of the Pedagogical University in Rzeszów. In 2018, he graduated from Apsley Business School of London with the title of of Executive Master of Business Administration
In the years 1998 – 2021 a councilor of the city of Rzeszów. In 2006–2010, he was the chairman of Rzeszów City Council, and since 2010, the vice-chairman of the Council.
For many years, he has been creating numerous initiatives for the benefit of the residents. In 2015, he established one of the first municipal movements in Rzeszów – “Rzeszów Smart City”. The movement has become, inter alia, promoter of the use of modern technologies in city management.
He is the co-author of the pioneering project of Urban Lab, a municipal laboratory in the center of Rzeszów. An open place for ambitious and creative people who want to improve the quality of life in the city. A team of scientists, people from non-governmental organizations and business help in this. All of this aims to solve local problems and facilitate the life of the local community.
On June 13, 2021, he won the early elections for the Mayor of the City of Rzeszów in the first round.

Piotr Grzymowicz, BEng, Phd – a graduate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn. Doctor of Technical Sciences.
In 2001-2007, he was Deputy Mayor of the City of Olsztyn. The Mayor of Olsztyn since 2009. Until he was elected Mayor of Olsztyn, he was a lecturer at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
During the presidency of Piotr Grzymowicz, a number of investments were implemented in Olsztyn: the tram search was restored, the shores of Lake Ukiel, the most beautiful parks in Olsztyn were revitalized, the constructed Water Recreation and Sports Center “Aquasfera” was built and tens of kilometers of Olsztyn streets were modernized.
For his activities, Piotr Grzymowicz was honored with the title of the “Leader of the Self-Government 2016” by the Rzeczpospolita daily and the winner of the “Golden Tens” ranking of the “Pearls of the Self-Government 2017”, a website by “Gazeta Prawna”.

Jacek Jaśkowiak was born on 10 March 1964 in Poznań. He is a devoted community worker, sports activist, and former businessman. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, where he also earned his postgraduate studies degree in accountancy, finance and taxation. He was awarded a scholarship from GFPS (Association for Student Exchange in Central and Eastern Europe) to the University of Bielefeld in Germany.
He gained his professional experience in commercial companies in the 1990s. His past employment includes e.g. working for Dr. Jan Kulczyk at Kulczyk Tradex. From 1997 to 2014, he ran his own company, providing accountancy and advisory services to foreign entrepreneurs. Together with business investors, he contributed to creating employment for thousands of people in Poland.
Owing to his public activity, in 2010, he was appointed as a candidate for Mayor of Poznań, representing the urban movement My-Poznaniacy. He ran for the office of the Mayor of Poznań in 2014.

A resident of Sopot, boy scout, and community worker since childhood. Former pupil of the Joseph Golec primary school “no.8” and grammar school no.2 in Sopot.
Doctor of Economics at the University of Gdansk. Graduate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Gdansk. During his studies was Deputy Speaker of the Student Parliament. He completed a postgraduate in Local Government Law, and the School of Management at the University of Gdansk and Central Connecticut State University.
Councilman and vice-president of Sopot since 1990, and president of Sopot since 1998. In the years 1990 to 1998 Councilman of Gdansk Provincial Assembly and chairman of the Environment Committee. He holds the post of Vice-President of the Association of Polish Cities since 2007; delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Co-Chair of the Team for Joint Constitutional Commission of Government and Local Government.
He began his political activism in college as a member of the Young Polish Authorities Movement. He was also co-founder and board member of the VERBUM Association of Academics. He was detained, and deprived of his passport for opposition activities. Co-founder and board member of the Conservative Party and the Conservative fraction.
From 2001 to 2008 was closely associated with the Civic Platform Political Party (PO). He was the plenipotentiary of the Gdansk Region and later a member of the Board of PO (Civil Platform) in the Pomerania region.
He was an employee of the Gdansk Railway Station Project Office from 1988 to 1990.
Honours:
• Papal medal “Pro ECCLESIA ET PONTIFICE” (The Church and the Pope)
• Medal “Pro Memoria”
• Badge of the Polish Minister of Culture “Cultural Activist of Merit”
• Silver Medal of Merit for the Fire Service
• Gold Badge of Merit for Physical Education
• Craftsmen Badge of Honour
• Silver medal for services to the Police
• Gold Badge of PZ Basket
• Grzegorz Palka award, also known as; the local government “Oscar”
An extraordinary member of the World Association of Home Army Soldiers and the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association.

Jacek Karnowski is a lifeguard and founder of the Sopot WOPR (Water Volunteer Rescue Service), holds a yacht and motorboats skipper certificate. He is also a ski instructor.

She has held the position of Mayor since 9th December 2014. From 2010 to 2014 she was a member of the Town Council. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Science at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (political science, specialization: local government administration).
She started her professional career in the 1980s as an employee of Ostrów Cultural Center. Then, for 10 years she has worked in the media (radio and local and regional press titles). Since 2000, she has been a self-government employee of the Poviat Starost’s Office in Ostrów Wielkopolski.
On November 30, 2014, in the second round of elections, she was elected Mayor of Ostrów Wielkopolski. She run from her own electoral committee “Przyjazny Ostrów” /Friendly Ostrów/. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Team for Functional Metropolitan and Urban Areas as part of the Joint Commission of the Government and Local Government and the Smart City Forum’s Program Council.
In her local government activity Beta Klimek focuses primarily on developing pro- family policy and on acquiring external funds for investments. Equally important for her is the environmental protection. That is why green and blue projects are successfully implemented in Ostrów Wielkopolski. She is the founder of the municipal maternity grant called “miejskie becikowe”, introduced in 2015 in Ostrów Wielkopolski. She also launched the Senior Citizen Card and the Participatory Budget.
She is among the best polish cities mayors in the N15 ranking published in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022 by “Newsweek”.
In 2021, “for managing the city in the spirit of sustainable development and implementing activities for the development of local government in Poland” she received Złoty Klucz / the Gold Key/, a prestigious award of the magazine “Wprost”. In 2022, she took the 1st place in the ranking “Perły Samorządu” / Pearls of local government/ organized by “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”, in the category of the mayor of the cities up to 100 000 of residents.

Born in Kluczbork (Poland), October 8, 1970. He graduated from higher education – Political Science (University of Opole) and postgraduate (Public Relations in labor market institutions) from the Catholic University of Lublin. In years 2003 – 2014, the director of the District Labour Office in Nysa. In the years 2004 – 2014 – District Office in Nysa – has initiated and completed the greatest (of all labor offices in Poland) the number of projects co-financed by the European Union. The best known projects include: “Construction of houses by means of a training system for unemployed person”. From 2014 mayor of Nysa.

Tadeusz Krzakowski – a teacher, a member of local government and long-term Mayor of Legnica
Born on 25 January 1957 in Jelenia Góra, he has been connected with Legnica since the 1980s. He graduated from the Physical Education Academy in Wrocław and completed post-graduate studies in the field of Human Resources Management and Promotion of Local Government Units (Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw) and in the field of Education Administration at the Warsaw School of Economics as well as Management of Educational Institutions at the Baltic School of Humanities. He has been a member of the Union of Polish Teachers since 1982. He started working as a teacher in 1982 at the Consolidated Public School in Pieńsk and then at Primary School No. 18 in Legnica. In 1993 he became the headmaster of the Silesian Piast Integration School Complex in Legnica, which he and his colleagues established from the ground up. For years he was an expert in teacher promotion for the Ministry of National Education.
He has been associated with Legnica’s local government since 1990. From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of the City Council. From 1991 to 1994 he acted as a community member of the Legnica’s government. From 1994 to 1995 he held the position of the President of the City Council in Legnica. From 1998 to 2002 he was Vice President of the Lower Silesian Regional Assembly for the first term of office. In 2002 he was elected by the City Council to be the Mayor of Legnica. In 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 he was elected for subsequent terms of office by universal suffrage.
In 2019 he was elected to the Management Board of the Association of Polish Cities. Before that he had been the President of the Review Panel of the Association of Polish Cities for many years.

Tadeusz Krzakowski was awarded: the Badge of Merit for Legnica Province (1997), the Badge of Merit for Legnica (1999), the Medal of the National Education Commission (1999), the Silver Cross of Merit (2005), the Golden Cross of Merit (2011), the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding merits for self-governance (2016).

Legnica is his home. “I am proud of the city. Being an inhabitant of Legnica means dialogue and cooperation with inhabitants. I always try to work with people and for people, for the common good of the whole community of the city.”

Legal counsel, manager, graduate of the Law and Administration Faculty at Szczecin University. He has been the Mayor of Szczecin continuously since 2006. He is an initiator of many city-creating projects and implementation of an ambitious investment plan thanks to which Szczecin transforms and turns more towards the sea.

Born 31 December 1969 in Szprotawa, Poland. Graduated Higher School of Engineering in Zielona Gora, management and marketing dept. in 1995. Career includes vice director of computer centre in Agora Gazeta, publisher of „Gazeta Wyborcza”, IT specialist, sales representative and regional chief of sales for polish breweries, vice director of marketing in Polmos Zielona Gora, director of Ministry of Interior and Administration’s medical centre in Zielona Gora. Mayor of Zielona Gora since 2006. He was reelected in 2010 and in 2015, winning in the first round. Polish independent politician. Fan of basketball. Lives in Zielona Gora with wife Agata and two sons, Wojciech and Piotr.

He graduated from the Pedagogical University in Zielona Góra. He broadened his qualifications and interests at postgraduate studies: Political sciences and computer science at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Organization and management of educational institutions at the Poznań University of Technology, Management of local government at the University of Warsaw, Project management at the WSB University In 2008, he completed doctoral studies at the Poznań University of Economic and Business.
In 2006, he was elected the Mayor of Śrem and he has held for the fourth term. He is a member of the Board of the Association of Polish Cities, vice-chairman of the Association of Wielkopolska Municipalities and Counties and the chairman of the Board of the Economic Union of the Śrem Region. Academic lecturer specializing in public-private partnerships, public service design and municipal management. Author of publications about relations: local government and MSP, public-private partnerships, digitization of administrative services.
His interests include poetry, long-distance running, water sports and motorcycling.

Małgorzata Mańka-Szulik, PhD, Mayor of Zabrze since 2006. In 2015 she was elected as the Chairman of the Board of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union. She participated in works on forming the GZM Metropolis. She is a mathematician. She graduated from the University of Silesia in Katowice. She completed postgraduate studies in management and computer science at the Silesian University of Technology. She obtained a PhD in political science at the Pedagogical University of Krakow. By the decision of the Senate of the University of Economics in 2013 she became a member of the Convention of the University of Economics in Katowice. She is the author of publications in the field of: management of external and internal communication of a local government unit and the use of IT solutions in the social communication process of a local government unit. Previously Małgorzata Mańka-Szulik, PhD initiated the creation
of Poland’s first municipal art school: School of Arts in Zabrze.

On the 21st of December 2018 appointed as the First Deputy Mayor of Wrocław, supervising the Department of City Development and Strategy and as a representative for international affairs. Responsible for creation and implementation of strategic studies for the city, agglomeration, region in the 2050 perspective. In charge of urban planning and land use plans, architecture, construction administration, city aesthetics, monument preservation, economic development, geodesy and land cadastre, sustainable development, blue/green deal, energy. Representative of the city and associations in governmental projects.

Beata Moskal-Słaniewska, Mayor of the City of Świdnica. A graduate of full-time Master studies of Journalism and postgraduatestudies of European Integration at the University of Warsaw.
For over 20 years she had been associated with local, regional and nationwide media. She had been the editorial assistant and the editor in chief of a local newspaper “Wiadomości Świdnickie”, also she had been in charge of other local newsstands. She had cooperated with the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedziela”, Polish Radio Wrocław or the newspaper “Słowo Polskie”.
In a local government elections in 2010 on behalf of Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) she was elected a councillor in the City Council of Świdnica. In 2014 she had successfully run for the presidency in Świdnica town – she had won in the second ballot.
For years she has been involved in local social issues. She is an initiator of the event for children called “Nice Star”. Beata Moskal-Słaniewska collaborates with many NGOs, such as the Association of Friends of ill Children “Heart”. She is the co-founder of the Association of Women in Świdnica.

Since 2020, the Mayor of Gliwice. Previously, a long-term Deputy Mayor of the City, responsible, among others, for spatial planning and the municipal geographic information system, real estate management and housing, the environment, as well as geodesy and cartography. Engineer, graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering at the Silesian University of Technology. After graduation, he worked for five years in industry: in Zakłady Pomiarowo-Badawcze Energetyki “Energopomiar Gliwice” and Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej – municipal heating plant. For the next 18 years, he ran his own business. For over a dozen years he has also been a lecturer in the field of real estate management at post-graduate studies at the University of Silesia, at the University of Technology in Katowice and at the Academy of Business School in Dąbrowa Górnicza. He actively participates in the life of the local community by sharing his knowledge and experience.

Andrzej Nowakowski has been Mayor of Płock since 2010. He was re-elected in 2014 to serve a second four year term, when he received the largest personal mandate, winning by an overwhelming margin in the first round of voting.
He is a graduate of Polish Philology at the Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń. For many years, he has been associated with the Władysław Jagiełło High School in Płock, where he worked as a qualified teacher of the Polish language and an educator of the youth. Since October 2002, as a Councillor of the town of Płock, he participated in the works of the Commission of Treasury and Budget. In the 2007-2010 period, he was a Sejm Deputy of the Republic of Poland (Member of the Polish Parliament) and a member of the Commission of Sports and Tourism as well as the Commission for the European Union`s Affairs.

A graduate of Politechnika Lubelska (the Lublin University of Technology), financial management specialist with extensive experience gained in managerial positions in the private enterprise sector. Since 2014, he has been working for the second term as the Mayor of Jaroslaw. His priorities are infrastructure investments, which have a very strong impact on the city’s development, external funds, constant contact with residents, e.g. during individual talks in the town hall, or regular meetings in individual city districts organized twice a year. The most important activities of the mayor also include the continuous development of the Civic Budget, improving the quality of the educational system, enriching the city’s cultural and sports life, as well as promoting the tourist potential of the city.

Since 29 November 2010 is the Marshal of the Lubuskie Region, and since 2008 was the Deputy Marshall. Under her supervision of the region won second place in Poland and the prize of 55 million euros for the good implementation of the Lubuskie Regional Operational Programme, which she has been supervising since 2008. In 2013 in the competition of Golden Antennas Telecommunication and Media World, she received the Golden Antenna in the category Man of the Year, for that “as the first Marshal with courage and success consistently pursues the idea of digitization of the province.” Since 2011, she has been a representative of the Association of Polish Regions within the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. Since January 2011, a member of the Polish-German Intergovernmental Commission for Regional and Cross-border Cooperation, also serves as the Chairman of the Polish part of the Committee for Interregional Cooperation.
Since 2007 she has been a Member of Lubuskie province regional council, she was also a councilor of Żagań county as well as a municipality and town of Małomice. Before becoming a Marshal she was a director of the Lubuskie branch of the Foundation in Support of Local Democracy, director of an office of the President of the Zielona Góra, the mayor of Małomice.
Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Wroclaw and postgraduate studies in the field of management of economic units of the University of Wroclaw. She graduated from the College of Education and Culture of Adults in Warsaw.
Married, has two adult sons. More on the website http://www.elzbietapolak.pl .

Doctor of medicine, parliamentarian, politician, committed to the community and self-government. Graduate from the Physician Department of Medical Academy in Lodz. He completed postgraduate studies in the field of organization and economics of healthcare, as well as managerial studies in the field of public administration at the Management Department of University of Warsaw.

Since 1984 he is a member of The Polish People’s Party, sits on the voivodeship and national authorities of the party. He is Member of the European Peoples’ Party (EPP).

He was a senator of the Republic of Poland from 1991 to 2001 (II, III, and IV tenure). Chairman of Social and Health Policy Commission in II tenure of Senate. From 1993 – 1997 he was the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.

In 2007 he was chosen to be the Vice-chairman of the Union of the Voivodeships of the Republic of Poland. He is a member of the Bureau of the Committee of the Region and works in COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy) and ENVE (Environment, Climate Change and Energy) commissions.

A third-generation inhabitant and enthusiast of Gdynia. Born in 1963.
A Doctor of Law, he graduated from the University of Gdańsk. He is a judge by profession. From 1989 to 1994, he was the Head of the Civil Department of the District Court in Gdynia.
He has been Mayor of Gdynia since 1998. In the local government elections 2014 he obtained over 79% of votes in the first ballot.
He was among the founders of the Civic Committee in Gdynia in 1990. That year he started his local government activities in the City Council of Gdynia. Over the period 1991-1998, he was the City Council Chairperson and at the same time he represented Gdynia in the Gdańsk Voivodeship Local Government Assembly. He was also an initiator in the setting up in 2011 of the NORDA Metropolitan Forum of Commune Leaders aiming at cooperation of local governments for the development of Pomerania region.
He is also the author of a book Business activity of communes in sea ports (Gdańsk 2002) and many press articles in the fields of law and local governance; he is also a co-author of a book The Law in Sea Ports (Warsaw 1998).

Tadeusz Truskolaski (born in 1958) economist, professor of the University of Białystok, an author of over 90 scientific works. Mr Truskolaski served as the adviser to the Minister of Regional Development. Within the Government Center of Strategic Studies, he worked on the National Development Strategy and on the Development of Eastern Poland Operational Program. After the establishment of regional self-governments, he was in charge of the Regional Policy Department within Podlasie Voivodeship Marshal`s Office, where he was responsible for the PHARE program. Since 2011 Mr. Truskolaski is a member of the Committee of the Regions in Brussels – the European Union`s Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives which is the platform for regions and cities in the European Union. In 2006 Tadeusz Truskolaski ran for the office of the Mayor of Bialystok for the first time. Four years later, the people of Białystok reelected him during the first round of voting. The same decision the citizens made after the second term and in December 2014 the Mayor was sworn into his third term of office.

Mayor of the City of Podkowa Leśna since 2014.
Member of the Management Board of the Warsaw Metropolis Association, delegate of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, member of the Monitoring Committee of the Regional Operational Program of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship for 2014-2020, leader of the Project to establish the “Masovian Fiber-Optics Union” and member of the Smart City Forum Programme Board, member of the Project Steering Committee ZONE (Integrated Low Emission Reduction System).
He graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology. He studied at the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences. He completed post-graduate studies in Construction Management at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. He has a Certificate of the Polish Association of Construction Managers recognized by the Chartered Institute of Building. He graduated in Real Estate Management from the University of Real Estate Management at the Faculty of Economics.
For many years he has been interested in the activities of local government, the essence of local governance and strategic management in local government units. He is very willing to participate in various cultural, social and charity initiatives which serve the development of the local community.
Mayor Artur Tusiński’s work towards the development of the city found recognition among independent bodies. In 2019 and 2020, he was awarded 1st and 3rd prizes for the best financial management in Poland in the category of municipalities in the Local Government Financial Ranking. In addition, he was twice awarded second prize in the Best-Run Local Governments in Poland ranking by “Rzeczpospolita” in the category of urban and urban-rural-municipalities. In 2020 Podkowa Leśna took the first prize in the nationwide Ranking of Local Governments called “Education-friendly places”. Also in 2020, the jury of the international Innovation in Politics competition awarded the Mayor of the City, Artur Tusiński, for his innovative pro-environmental activities, in particular for his approach to water retention in the process of road construction.

Krzysztof Żuk – experienced local government leader, elected Mayor of Lublin 3 times. PhD in Economics, researcher and lecturer at Lublin universities. Actively engaged in self-government since 1990.

Chairman of Świdnik Town Council (1990–1996). Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury (2007–2009). Deputy Mayor of Lublin (2006–2007) and (2009–2010). Voted Mayor of Lublin for the first time on December 5, 2010.

Mr Żuk serves as Co-president at Association of Polish Cities (ZMP); a Council and Board Member at Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP); member of Joint Commission of Government and Local Government (KWRiST) representing ZMP/UMP there; Co-chairman of Committee for Public Finance System at (KWRiST).

Attorney at Law, He has over 16 years of experience in strategic management, restructuring, new business development, mergers and acquisitions, investment PE/VC and project finance, mainly in the energy and infrastructure sector. Currently occupies the position of Partner in the Venture Investors Ltd. Previously, he worked at EDP Renewables (Energias de Portugal Group) on the position of General Counsel. Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at Warsaw University. He also has diplomas from University of Florida and the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Member of the Regional Bar Association in Warsaw.

Experienced executive manager in mobile banking, digitization and strategy, awarded the title of the Most Influential Woman in the Payment Industry. She started her banking career in Pekao SA banking group. Since 2000, she has been associated with mBank as a co-founder, recently as Director of Strategic Projects in Retail Banking. She acted as a member of the Supervisory Board of Cashless Poland Foundation. She was also an advisor for the European Payment Advisory Committee and Visa Client Council. She was a co-creator of such brands as: mBank, MultiBank, Orange Finanse, BLIK or mojeID and Chairperson of the Bank Card Issuers Council at the Polish Bank Association.
Joanna Erdman graduated in Management and Marketing from the University of Lodz and completed the ‘Leadership in Innovation’ Postgraduate Studies at SGH Warsaw School of Economics. She is also a holder of MBA degree from the Polish-American Management Centre and the University of Maryland.

A graduate of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice and the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (post-graduate studies in the field of Geographic Information Systems). He also completed post-graduate studies at the Warsaw School of Economics in the field of Project Management in the EU Structural Funds Framework.
He has 19 years of experience in implementing IT projects in local government units in the field of geodesy and spatial information infrastructure. He is an authorized surveyor and certified consultant for INSPIRE. He participated in the works of the LUMASEC Working Group of the URBACT II program. As the originator of the majority of solutions functioning within the framework of Bytomska Spatial Information Infrastructure, he published many materials on tools supporting urban space management.
For 17 years he was associated with the Department of Geodesy of the City Hall in Bytom. From October 2006, he was the head of the Field Information System Department. From 2009 he worked as Deputy Head of the Department of Geodesy, then from September 2011 he was the Head of this Department. He has participated many times (often as a speaker or organizer) in many conferences devoted to geodesy, as well as topics related to the Infrastructure of Spatial Information.
As an expert on INSPIRE, he took an active part in the works of the Infrastructure of Spatial Information. In 2016, he assumed the position of the Local Government Sector Director in Indata Cities and the Vice President of the Management Board of Hyperview Sp. z o.o. In both Companies he is responsible for implementing IT solutions that improve work in the public sector.
From 2018, as the President of the Management Board in the following companies: Akcjonerator Technologii Informatycznych PIONIER Sp. z o.o. and Akcelerator Inteligentnych Miast Sp. z o.o. he became involved in IT innovation acceleration projects, in the area of ​​Internet of Things and Smart City (building solutions and commercialization of start-ups).

He has over 20 years of practical experience in the implementation of IT projects using predictive analysis, artificial intelligence in the public sector, local government, energy companies and the central government.
A graduate of the MBA at the University of Warwick United Kingdom and the Faculty of Electronics at the Warsaw University of Technology. A long-time employee of IBM, SAP, and currently Director of Sales and Business Development at MCX Pro, Member of the Board of DCX Innovations – producer of City Scanner – multisensor and aggregator of city data. Enthusiast and evangelist of digital transformation strategy at companies and green energy implementation as one of the ways of caring for our Planet.

Pani Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak jest absolwentką Wydziału Ekonomicznego Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie oraz podyplomowych studiów z zakresu integracji europejskiej na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. Posiada otwarty przewód doktorski na Wydziale Finansów Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie. Odbyła staże naukowe i zawodowe m.in. w University of Minnesota w USA, Scottish Agricultural College w Wielkiej Brytanii, University College Cork w Irlandii oraz dziale audytu środków Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej w Dyrekcji Generalnej Rolnictwo Komisji Europejskiej. Była ekspertem Parlamentarnego Zespołu ds. Absorpcji Funduszy UE oraz międzynarodowych projektów doradczych. Posiada certyfikat zarządzania projektami Prince 2. Jest autorką publikacji z zakresu wykorzystania funduszy europejskich. Otrzymała tytuł Menadżera Administracji Roku 2011. W latach 1992-1995 była zatrudniona w Instytucie Ekonomii Rolnictwa i Agrobiznesu Akademii Rolniczej w Lublinie W latach 1995-1996 była doradcą w międzynarodowej firmie konsultingowej, a od 1997 do 1998 r. pracowała w amerykańskim programie pomocowym wspierającym rolnictwo. Od 1999 do 2001 r. pracowała w Ministerstwie Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi gdzie uczestniczyła w programowaniu i przygotowaniu do wdrażania Programu SAPARD oraz funduszy strukturalnych. Od 2001 związana była z Agencją Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa, gdzie zajmowała się m.in. przygotowaniem do akredytacji dla Programu SAPARD, zarządzaniem projektami Phare, współpracą z instytucjami UE oraz krajowymi podmiotami zaangażowanymi w procesie integracji europejskiej, nadzorowała realizację poakcesyjnych programów Unii Europejskiej oraz programów pomocy krajowej. W ARiMR pełniła funkcje zastępcy dyrektora, dyrektora a od 2005 roku do kwietnia 2008 funkcję Zastępcy Prezesa. Od 2009 przewodniczy kapitule konkursu Polski Produkt Przyszłości. Od 2010 wchodzi w skład zarządu The European Network of Innovation Agencies (TAFTIE). Z PARP związana od kwietnia 2008 kiedy to została powołana na stanowisko Zastępcy Prezesa PARP. W marcu 2009 r. została powołana na stanowisko Prezesa Agencji.

Vice-President of the Board in Sprint S.A., responsible for sale of ITS solutions, Smart City and projects related to ICT systems integration and public security. Involved in ICT industry for more than 20 years. A graduate of Gdansk University of Technology and MBA program at Kozminski University.

Until March 2023, he was Director of the Office of Digitization of the City of Warsaw also serving as Chief Architect of the City’s Information Systems, where he implemented dozens of information systems for the Office and many digital solutions.
He is an experienced expert and practitioner in the implementation of information systems, modern technologies and innovative digital platforms for the realization of digital transformation of cities and their sustainable development . He has been the leader of many IT system implementation projects and architect of extensive solutions integrating information systems in the fields of transportation, logistics and administration, as well as e-services and solutions for cities such as opening data, big data and Internet of Things including international projects. He is a proponent of a systemic approach to digital transformation, building Digital service platforms, simplicity of IT systems and development of mobile services for residents.
On his initiative, the “Digital Transformation Policy of the City of Warsaw” was developed, implemented and introduced by an order of the Mayor.
He is a proponent of the concept of implementing digital urban platforms ( city as a platform) , which he has implemented in Warsaw or started implementing, including the platform for communication with residents Warsaw 19115, “MojaWarszawa” – a microservice platform for Warsaw e-services, the city’s IoT platform with a blockchain module ( iot.warszawa.pl), the open data platform api.um.warszawa.pl or the public consultation platform ( Decidim).
Finalist and participant of the OPEN DATA INSTITUTE cohort training in London for world leaders in opening public data.
Winner with the City of Warsaw of the “Computerworld ” – IT Leader 2015 Award.
In 2019, in the CIO of the Year competition of CIO Directors magazine and Computerworld, he was selected as CIO Diamond – as Municipal Digital Architect with the Jury’s justification for realizing the vision of digital city services for citizens – real and useful and not marketing “smart city”.
Completed the 1.5-year Bloomberg Leading Digital Innovation Program at Harvard Kennedy School for CIO leaders from 20 European capitals in 2021.
Received a certificate of completion of the 10-month “Innovation Training – Path of Innovation” program” after his submitted project was selected for the program for 12 world cities. The program was conducted by the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation and J. Hopkins University and there he served as the “Innovation Lead” in the Authority’s Warsaw interdisciplinary team for innovation implementation.
In October 2022, he participated in the Bloomberg Chief Innovators Studio program and Bloomberg CityLab . He is a member of the “Bloomberg Cities Network” community .

A graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Prague University of Technology (Czech Republic). For 25 years associated with the IT industry, where he deals mainly with Smart City components and systems. He has held managerial positions in companies such as: Asseco Data Systems S.A., Mennica Polska, Bull Polska, City Parking Group and Aldesa. He was responsible for the implementation and development of ITS and Smart City projects. From August 2014 to June 2016, he was responsible for business development in the field of ITS and Smart City at Asseco Poland. From July 2016, he managed the Digital Urban Infrastructure Division at Asseco Data Systems, and then until February 2021 he was responsible for the Business Development Department in the Smart City Area at Asseco Data Systems, supporting other countries from the Asseco group as part of the competence center. Currently, he is the Sales Director of the Public Atos Polska Sector. In recent years, he has repeatedly served as project manager in projects such as: City Card Systems in Rybnik and Białystok, but also ITS projects: Rzeszów Intelligent Transport System and the Navigation System for parking spaces with their metering in Rzeszów. Being part of the key personnel, he participated in the implementation of the project entitled “An innovative concept of toll collection and settlement of urban services under SmartCity”, in cooperation with the National Center for Research and Development, and in the ITSM project for the European Commission at DG TAXUD. From October 2020, he is the vice-chairman of the SMART committee at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications.

Mr. Maciej Staszak joined Emitel in July of 2015. He has many years of experience in TV and telecommunication branches and Worked in managerial positions in many companies: Cyfrowy Polsat, Polkomtel, ATM, Eutelsat Polska, TP EmiTel and Vector
Since 2002 he is cooperating with Polish and international institutions in the matter of implementing on-ground digital television in Poland. Through years he has successfully carried out many telecommunication and media projects. He also has a rich experience in many fields: sales, introducing new products to the market, development, creating strategies and leading large teams.Graduate of the Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics Department on Gdańsk University of Technology.

Manager with over 20 years of experience in overseeing companies from the telecommunications and modern technology sector.

Since the company was established in 2017, as President of the Management Board of NEXERA, he has been the driving force behind a project entirely unique in Poland – an exclusively wholesale fibre-optic access network operator. Under his leadership, NEXERA was quickly noticed and recognised in the sector both in Poland and worldwide – it received an award for the Best Implementation of Cloud Services awarded by the Best in Cloud competition jury, the title of Innovator of the Year in the Golden Antennas 2019 competition and in 2020 won the international Global Carrier Awards in the category Best OSS/BSS Deployment, thus joining the group of the most accredited telecommunication companies in the world.

Before joining NEXERA, Jacek worked for Netia for eight years, where as CTO he was responsible for the implementation of new technologies in regard to networks and IT systems, the maintenance of services and networks and integration of over 40 acquired companies. In 2002–2008, as Member of the Management Board and CTO, he created and developed the telecommunications operator Tele2, a company which began a revolution in the Polish market of telephone services.

Jacek graduated from the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology at the Warsaw University of Technology and completed postgraduate studies at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. This combination gave him the tools necessary to skilfully manage innovative organisations.

A believer in outsourcing solutions and agile organisations. He takes a pragmatic approach to solving problems, observing the market in search of the most optimal tools, engaging in creating them himself if no such tools can be found. Highly capable of making bold decisions, for the last 20 years he has been aptly predicting the development course of the multimedia and telecommunications market.

Graduated from the Koźminski University in Warsaw with a degree in Marketing, Management and Finance & Banking. His wide-range knowledge in the field of strategic management he acquired at the School of Economics and Management at Lund University in Sweden. Moreover, he accomplished International Consulting training in Audencia Nantes Management School. He gained his experience i.a. at Frosta A.G. in Bremerhaven, where he reported directly to the Marketing Director. He performed functions of general director of the Association of Frozen Foods, that brings together dozens of biggest producers of frozen food on Polish market, including representatives of global brands such as: Unilever, Farm Frites, Bonduelle. While working in the Warsaw International Fair he has contributed to organisation of three editions of the largest motor show in Poland – Warsaw International Motor Show. Subsequently, he worked in Expomedia Events Warsaw, where he held the position of director for business development and sponsorship relations. The next stage of his career was transition to conference sector.