Speakers

He has been operating actively for the development of local government in Poland for over 20 years already. He gained experience in public activity in non-governmental organisations, carrying out projects in the fields of education, health care, social assistance and sport.

For several years, he coordinated organisational works of Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and organised events promoting Polish culture abroad. At the same time, conducting his own business activity in Poland and Great Britain, he implemented projects dedicated to business with the use of solutions based on new technologies.

He has been officially involved in works of Gdynia local government since 2006. First as a Councillor of the Gdynia City Council and then also as the Mayor’s Plenipotentiary for non-governmental organisations issues, he coordinated cooperation between Gdynia local government and the third sector entities. He supervised organisation of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship which was held in Gdynia in 2014 and proved to be a great success.

Bartosz Bartoszewicz has been the Deputy Mayor of Gdynia for Education and Health Issues since 2014. His efforts focus also on the integration of management systems, including the issues of “smart cities”.

Zbigniew Bednarski is a graduate of the Faculty of Production Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. Participant of the scholarship program in the National University of Ireland Galway and École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers in Paris.

He has vast experience in management of Special Economic Zones and implementation of projects in the energy and oil industry. Currently the Head of the Branches Coordination Department and supervisor of the Special Economic Zones managed by the Industrial Development Agency.

Manager and telecommunications market expert, involved with the industry for over 20 years. At NEXERA, he is responsible for commercial decisions, including business and product development, customer relationship management, sales, marketing and PR. He played a crucial role in developing the company and brand from the ground up as one of the first employees and board members of NEXERA. Paweł is the creator of NEXERA’s innovative and exceptionally flexible wholesale offer, which was the first in Poland to enable retail operators to map and sell their services using the BSA model to such a considerable degree. Another one of Paweł’s responsibilities is the publication entitled #RegionyNEXERY, which is prepared under his leadership. This periodical report is one of the most cross-sectional sources of knowledge about Polish Internet users in areas where broadband Internet access is lacking or limited.

In the course of his professional career, Paweł has implemented several dozen operational, strategic and regulatory projects for both local and national operators. He headed or participated in the implementation of the first mass wholesale products in the Polish telecommunications market.

He graduated from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics with honours and is a holder of degrees in Management and Marketing and Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems. He is also a graduate of MBA studies at Manchester Business School. His other achievements include APM and PMP certificates which he was awarded as part of a group of the first project managers in Poland.

In his professional life, he is motivated by his curiosity, which makes him constantly search for answers to fundamental questions in business: why and how? He enjoys challenges and is not afraid to start over. In his free time, he is a musician, instrumentalist, composer and songwriter.

Deputy Mayor of Wrocław since 2007, responsible for investments, economic development and raising external funding. He devised and established a modern institution responsible for organization and supervision of investment projects, which significantly increased city’s organizational capacity in this area (in the years 2006-2009 the volume of implemented investmen projects grew threefold). During Wrocław’s preparations to UEFA EURO 2012 Footbal Championship he was responsible for infrastructural investment projects. He introduced project management methodology to Municipality of Wrocław. He supervises the process of developing PPP projects.

He is engaged in Smart City and Open Data projects and he is responsible for their coordination and implementation. He is also responsible for providing good conditions for development of startup companies through establishing an eco-system Startup: Wrocław.

In 2003-2007, serving as Wrocław Treasurer, he restructured City’s debts and lowered the debt indicators. For the first time in Poland he introduced a wide use of municipal consolidated account. As part of efforts to create new jobs he devised and implemented a programme supporting businesses that were investing in Wrocław and employing new workers.

Since 2001 he has been actively engaged in the work of the Union of Polish Metropoles (UPM). He is a member of UPM’s Commission for Integration
of Development Plans and Municipal Investments, he wrote numerous reviews of bills for Joint Commission of Government and Local Self-government and authored several proposals of amendments in acts concerning self-govermnet.

Manager dealing with the design and implementation of units which tasks relate to the monitoring of IT events and the management of computer security incidents. He gained professional experience working for public organizations, e.g. Polish research institute called Research and Academic Computer Network, National Defence University and number of commercial companies.

He performs several functions in the field of information security, including coordinating SOC team served MSSP services, Data Protection Officer (DPO). Currently he occupies a position as IT Security Consulting Manager CEE at Hitachi Europe.

He prepared concepts and supported the implementation of the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), including for:
• organization taking role as central national bank,
• a unit acting as a sectoral CERT (ISAC team),
• number of energy sector organizations, commercial banks, public entities, enterprises, medical facilities.

SIM3 auditor for CERT and SOC teams maturity (SIM3 methodology has been approved by EU ENISA for national CERTs maturity model).

Hui Min Chan is a Director at DP Architects. Trained as an architect, her career spans multiple disciplines to include architecture, urban planning and new media design. Her broad design experience formed the foundation for a passion in innovation and advocacy of sustainable design practices. She currently leads the firm’s efforts in sustainability and digital twin adoption.

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

Smart City and GIS Expert. Author of blog aboutimplementation of Smart City idea in Poland. Author of blog aboutimplementation of Smart City idea in Poland – www.smartcity-expert.eu.
He hasover 10 years of experience in supportinglocaladministration in the implementation of smart technologies. He in particularspecializes in smart citystrategies, digitalspatial management, using of urban data and indicators to assess the city’s performance, ISO37120 and urbangeographicalinformationsystems. He realizedprojects in the field of Smart City Strategy, GIS, e-government, urbansustainable development, urban data analysis and visualization, for amongothers for: Kielce City Hall (winner of manyprestigiousawards for the GIS system, including the awardat the World Smart City Expo in Barcelona), Gliwice City Hall, Dabrowa Gornicza City Hall, Opole City Hall, Toruń City Hall, Urban City Lab in Łódź and Metropolis of Poznań.
As anexternalexpert, he supported the first Polish city chicho btained the ISO37120 “Sustainble Development of Communities: Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life” certificateat the platinumlevelissued by World Council on City Data
He isanauthor of scientificpublicationsamongothers: “Studies of Committee for SpatialEconomy and Regional Planning” of PolishAcademy of Sciences and “Man and Environment” and also the articles published in such magazines as The GIS Professional (USA), Przegląd Komunalny, Inteligentne Miasta i Regiony, Urbanista, Electronic Administration, CAD & GIS.
He is an assistantre search at The University of Science and Art in Katowice (Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Applied Arts; Department of Spatial and Urban Planning Urban Processes and Development Unit) and lecturer at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.

A graduate of Warsaw School of Economics (International Economic and Political Relations) and Collegium Civitas (Forecasting, Strategic Planning and Foresight). He has many years of experience working in public institutions, both central and local government. He was a member of the Warsaw City Council (2006-2010).
He is an independent consultant and smart city expert. Since 2015 he has been in charge of Smart City Blog. He is a lecturer in smart cities development.
Since December 2018 he has been a deputy district mayor of Ursynów District of Warsaw recommended by the local ngo Otwarty Ursynów (Open Ursynow). He is responsible, among others, for greenery and housing resources.

Oktawia Gorzeńska is an expert on innovations and technology in education who graduated from Leadership Academy for Poland. She has been supporting educators, institutions, foundations as well as local governments for many years. Oktawia  is also a member of the steering committee and programme board of the “School for Innovator” project operated by the Polish ministries.  As a former school principal she gained experience in change management. As a result her school was awarded the title of  “Changemaker school” by Ashoka Foundation. Her leadership allowed the newly-built school to become “Microsoft Flagship School”. Oktawia is an author and co-author of publications on educational innovations and distant learning, also a TEDex speaker. Moreover she supports edtech start-up Photon to empower educators to use technology in education.

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 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).

Od 9 grudnia 2014 roku Prezydent Miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego. W latach 2010 – 2014 Radna Miasta Ostrowa Wielkopolskiego VI kadencji. Ukończyła studia na Wydziale Nauk Społecznych Uniwersystetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu na kierunku politologia, specjalność: administracja samorządowa. Działalność zawodową rozpoczęła w latach 80. jako pracownik Centrum Kultury w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim. Następnie przez około 10 lat związana z pracą w mediach (radiu oraz lokalnych i regionalnych tytułach prasowych). Od 2000 roku pracownik samorządowy Starostwa Powiatowego w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim. 30 listopada 2014 roku w II turze wyborów została wybrana Prezydentem Miasta, ubiegając się o to stanowisko z własnego komitetu wyborczego wyborców „Przyjazny Ostrów“. Od 2015 roku członek Zespołu ds. Funkcjonalnych Obszarów Metropolitarnych i Miejskich w ramach Komisji Wspólnej Rządu i Samorządu Terytorialnego. W swojej działalności samorządowej koncentruje się przede wszystkim na polityce prorodzinnej. Inicjatorka wprowadzonego w 2015 roku w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim: tzw. „miejskiego becikowego“ i bezpłatnego pobytu dzieci w przedszkolach dla których organem prowadzącym jest Gmina Miasto Ostrów Wielkopolski. Zainicjowała także wprowadzenie: Miejskiej Karty Seniora oraz Budżetu Obywatelskiego. Ma 53 lata, jest mężatką i ma dwoje dzieci.

Tomasz Kołoszczyk, CEE Public S&S Marketing Manager, Signify Poland
Responsible at Signify for business development in the field of Systems and Services for the Public Sector in CEE countries.
Experienced manager, over 18 years of experience in the implementation of innovative solutions and business development.
In his professional career, he worked for Robert Bosch, Orange Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska, PTC / T-Mobile.
He has extensive expert knowledge in the field of ICT / IoT technology and innovation management.
As an advisor – a technology expert in the areas of Smart City / IoT / ICT – he cooperated with the European Commission, Malta Council for Science and Technology, the National Center for Research and Development, the Ministry of Digitization and start-up environment.
Long-time experience in the building of innovation ecosystems.
Lecturer (Warsaw School of Economics, PARP Academy of Innovation Manager), speaker at numerous conferences, author of publications.

An experienced manager focused on fostering implementation of innovative technologies and new business development.
In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience regarding ICT/IoT technologies and innovation management. 
Expert on Smart City/IoT/ICT at European Commission, National Centre for Research and Development, Ministry of Digitalization, Malta Council for Science and Technology.
A lecturer at Vistula University (PARP Academy of Innovation Manager) and Warsaw School of Economics
An active member of CEE  start-up ecosystem (scouting, mentoring, building acceleration programs, VC Funds – due diligence and building strategies). 
A speaker at numerous conferences and author of publications regarding ICT/IoT solutions, Smart City, start-ups.

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.”

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.

Piotr Masłowski – Deputy Mayor of Rybnik since 2014. Responsible, among other things, for just transition, social policy and local development. Co-founder of the Rybnik Citizens’ Forum and Social Initiatives’ Development Centre (CRIS). In his field of interest there are: sustainable development, green cities, circular economy, food waste reducing, social economy. He initiated a number of projects run by the City of Rybnik, in the field of sustainable development and innovations: “StratKIT – Innovative strategies for public catering – sustainability toolkit across Baltic sea Region”, “ALT/BAU – Alternative Building Activation Units”, “#Deep Demonstration – #JustTransition”.

Graduate of the University of Economics (former Academy of Economics) in Wrocław, Department of National Economy (1995-2000) and University of Wrocław, Department of Law and Administration (1997-2002). 18 years of corporate and business experience: company agent and promoter, business consultant specializing in incorporation, floatation, including formation of start-ups. Successfully introduced economic entities to the Stock Exchange. Areas of specialty: IT, e-commerce, energy, advertisement, marketing, brand strategies and construction.
Co-author of the success of the European Capital of Culture 2016 in Wrocław – since mid-2015 to March 2017 Communication and Marketing Agent.
On the 21st of December 2018 appointed the First Deputy Mayor of Wrocław, supervising the Department of City Developement and Strategy. In charge of urban planning and land use plan management, architecture, construction administration, city aestetics, monument preservation, economic developement, geodesy and land cadastre.
Privately: married with two daughters.

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.

Director of the Projects and Investments Department in the Metropolis GZM.
She gained her professional experience in the Vattenfall Group, then in the TAURON Group.
In the Metropolis GZM, she is responsible for the implementation of projects such as Electricity Purchasing Group, Gas Purchasing Group, GZM Data Store, Bike-Friendly Metropolis, Metropolitan Bike, Solidarity Fund.

PhD in Economics, Management.
Assistant professor at the WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
A graduate of doctoral studies at the University of Economics in Katowice and postgraduate studies at the AGH University of Science and Technology in the fields of Gas Market and Nuclear Power Engineering.

Przemysław Staroń teaches philosophy, ethics and culture. He also conducts training sessions at Centrum Rozwoju JUMP (JUMP Center for Development), and teaches at the University of the Third Age in Sopot. Author of the book Szkoła bohaterek i bohaterów.

Additionally, he lectures about developmental psychology, and conducts workshops on working with teenagers and seniors for students of the psychology program, at SWPS University in Sopot. He is a member of the Polish Association of Business Trainers (PTTB) and the Polish Association For Therapy Through Arts (PSTS). Recipient of the Prime Minister’s Grant and scholarships awarded by the Marshal of the Lublin Province, and the Minister of Science and Higher Education. In 2018, Przemysław Staroń won the national Teacher of the Year Award. He also was among the top 50 nominees for the 2020 Global Teacher Prize, Digital Shaper 2020

The speaker is Mr. Elad Topel –
Elad is the Smart City Coordinator of Eilat City and the Eilot Region.
During his years of professional experience in the energy management sector, Elad has initiated and led many large-scale energy projects that include On-Site energy generation installations, retrofits, and resource efficiency processes.
Elad holds an M.Sc. in Ecology and Life Sciences and a B.A. in Geography. (Currently working on his Ph.D.)

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.

Dariusz Wikar – Bachelor of Engineering and Graduate of the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Business Development Manager IoT, Smart City and Campus Network at T-Mobile Polska, over 10 years of professional experience in the field of telecommunications, In 2014-2020 he was responsible for the development of B2C products at UPC Polska, at T-Mobile Polska from 2020, where he is responsible for the development of IoT, Smart City, Campus Network products, including: Intelligent Monitoring, Intelligent Parking Systems, Intelligent Lighting and Intelligent Waste Management.

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.