Speakers

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.

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 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.

Coordinator for electromobility, autonomous mobility and UTO at the Municipality of Gdansk. Acquires and implements projects in the field of sustainable mobility and smart city. Coordinated the development and is responsible for the implementation of the Strategy for Electromobility in Gdansk.
Graduated from Sociology at the University of Gdańsk. She holds a PhD in economic sciences within the scope of management sciences. She is interested in marketing communication in the field of sustainable development and sport. Previously, she was responsible for marketing communication in Hevelianum, Gdańsk’s science centre. She also worked in local government in England, participating in a project on integration of migrant workers. She took her first professional steps as a reporter for Tricity editorial offices.

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.

Partner relationship and InPost Green City expert. In Group Integer.pl, he is responsible for working with local governments, state institutions and non-governmental organizations through the management and development of the “InPost Green City” copyright program. The objective of the program dedicated to cities is to pursue a green, sustainable development policy by implementing specific green initiatives and smart city actions serving the city’s inhabitants.
Experience in the area of building partnerships and developing CSR and ESG projects has been gaining for over 10 years, successfully implementing projects in the fields of science, higher education and finance, and participating as a speaker and trainer in key sectoral events. In previous years, director of education projects at the Warsaw Institute of Banking, president of the Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland, member of the Presidium of the Polish Accreditation Committee. Co-author of a series of interviews with the rectors of Polish universities on cooperation of science with business published in the Miesięcznik Finansowy Bank.

CEO experienced in managing intelligent solutions and new technologies companies, implementing innovative business and operational models, shaping the market of new services and products by integrating technology and customer’s diversity. Building strategic partnerships.