Jarosław Stawiarski

An experienced self-government official and politician.
A graduate in history at the Humanistic Department of the University of Marie Curie Skłodowska in Lublin, an alumnus of postgraduate studies in management.

He was a teacher, headmaster, councillor and a deputy mayor in his hometown Kraśnik. Member of National Parliament for 4 terms. He had served as the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, where as the Vice-Minister had been responsible mainly for financial support of sports infrastructure. Under his management about half a billion PLN was annually spent on new sports facilities. He also supervised the National Stadium, the Central Sports Centre and the Institute of Sport. He is a member of the bureau of the European Committee of Regions and the president of the Presidential Council for Self-Government.

On 21st November 2019 elected for the Marshal of the Lubelskie Voivodeship. Passionate about sport both in private and professional terms, always present at the most important sports events. Supports Polish national teams in different disciplines.

Sławomir Skwarek

Teacher, local government official and politician. Councilor of the Łuków district of the 1st term and of the Lubelskie Voivodeship Assembly of the 6th term, Mayor of the Adamów Commune, Member of the Parliament of the 8th, 9th and 10th terms. In the Parliament , member of the Committee: Education, Science and Youth, Infrastructure, and Culture and Media. President/founder/member of non-governmental organizations. From 2019 Chairman of the Three Seas Assembly of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland.

Yurij Kamelczuk

Member of Parliament of Ukraine from 2019 (Sluga Narodu Party – Servant of the People Party). Member of Ukrainian delegation to PACE. The Chair of interfaction group “Three seas initiative” and Member of Committee on Energy. Founder of the Ukrainian Business Community and Cardinal University

Education: Journalism, Public and State Administartion, Psychology and International Economical Relations

Paulina Szkoła

She gained experience at the Digital Poland think-tank, where she focused on promoting knowledge regarding the role of innovation and digitization in the country’s economic development. She is the author of numerous publications on the topic of the new technology sector in Poland. She completed an internship at the Robert Schuman Institute in the European Parliament in the Communication Directorate General for Internal Policy. She is a graduate of the University of Warsaw, with degrees in Journalism and Media Studies, as well as International Relations.

Margarita Ganeva

born in Sofia, graduate of the University of Economics in Prague. Since 1992, associated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. She headed various departments in the ministry, including: Department of Economic Relations. Ambassador Ganeva was Deputy Head of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Prague (2005-2008), Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria in Slovakia (2012-2016), and from May 19, 2021, she has been the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria in Poland.

dr Bartosz Przysucha

Obtained his PhD from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. He is the head of the Department of Quantitative Methods in Management at the Lublin University of Technology and the vice-dean for education at the Faculty of Management of the Lublin University of Technology. He specializes in issues related to measurement uncertainty, especially in acoustics, and the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in industrial tomography. Author of over 30 scientific publications and one monograph.

Michał Kanownik

President of the Board of the Digital Poland Association, which has been active in the market for 18 years. Member of the Council for Digitization under the Minister of Digitization. Affiliated with Digital Europe, an organization of Europe’s largest ICT sector associations, where he serves as a Board Member. He is the initiator of nationwide debates related to issues of digitization, cyber security, 5G and amendments to laws such as copyright, tax, environmental protection and public procurement. Long-time manager in the consumer electronics and IT industry, actively involved in the development and promotion of the digitization process in Poland. He effectively supports substantive and reliable discussion in the areas of companies – members of the Cyfrowa Poland Association, which are a significant part of the RTV and IT industry investing in Poland.

dr. Jakub Koper

Head of the research project entitled “Scientific research on a system for adapting the offer of vocational education to the needs of local labor markets using predictive methods and techniques”. Expert at the Department of Social and Economic Analysis of the Foundation of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Participant of the project of the Polish Society of Digitization entitled “Polish Digital Resilience Agenda 2040 – a model of strategic preparation for the antinomies of digitalization”. In the years 2021-23, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Education and Science for student affairs, as well as Director for Finance and Development at the Educational Research Institute.

Seweryn Szwarocki

DISE expert for energy strategies and a manager with experience in renowned consulting firms (EY, Sollers, IGT) public administration and top polish companies (WSE group, CPK, Totalizator). He specializes in developing and implementing business and sustainability strategies. Over the past few years, he led the strategy division at LW Bogdanka SA. Currently runs “ESG+ Consulting” advising on the implementation of ESG in Polish companies.

Jarosław Kwasek

He started his professional career in 2001 in the Capital Group of Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. He gained experience in administration, in particular in asset management of enterprises, their restructuring and in the field of audit and control, among others in the PKP S.A. Group, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and Polska Grupa Górnicza, where he created new company structures.
Since 2017, he has been involved with the Military Property Agency in Lublin. From 2020 to 2024 President of the Management Board of PGE Dystrybucja S.A.

Remigiusz Nowakowski

From 2016-2021, vice-president of Pracodawcy RP – employers organization. In 2018-20, president of the board of PILE ELBUD SA. In 2016-19 – member of the Board of Directors of EURELECTRIC. In 2015-16 – President of the Management Board of TAURON Polska Energia SA, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Tauron Dystrybucja SA and Chairman of the Strategy Committee, Member of the Supervisory Board of PKN ORLEN SA. In 2008-2015 and 2020 – Executive Director at Fortum, Heating & Cooling, Poland and Baltics. Consultant in many strategic RES, conventional power and heating projects.

Ph.D. Zbigniew Krysiak

He is the author of more than 250 publications. He has lectured at universities in the USA and India. He has over 25 years of experience in the practice of economic life. He was an economic expert at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. He is a speaker at national and international conferences and a commentator on economic life in Poland and worldwide. At the Schuman Thought Institute, he promotes and implements the ideas of Robert Schuman.

Andrzej Bondyra

He started his professional career in banking. He served as the President of the Management Board of the leasing company WBC Leasing Sp. z o. o. He has also worked as the Vice-President of the Management Board, Chief Financial Officer at Fabryka Maszyn w Janowie Sp. z o.o., Chief Financial Officer of Stella Pack S.A., Economic Director – Operational Management Coordinator of SIPMA S.A., Chief Financial Officer of BIOMED-LUBLIN WYTWÓRNIA SUROWIC I SZCZEPIONEK S.A., Chief Financial Officer/Advisor to the Management Board of INTERIM MANAGER, Managing Director of SCO-PAK S.A. in restructuring and Chief Financial Officer at production plants. Since 2019 he has been associated with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A., Since 2020 he is Vice President of the Management Board of Agencja Rynku Energii S.A.

Gabriel Gorbačevski

 Coordinates energy policy between Poland and Lithuania as Energy Attaché for Lithuania to Poland. His responsibilities include ensuring the implementation of Polish-Lithuanian strategic energy projects, such as the synchronization of the Baltic states with European transmission networks, Harmony Link, and in the past the GIPL gas pipeline. He also gained experience in energy sector companies.

Maciej Kubicki

Head of Three Seas Secretariat at the International Policy Bureau of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. Prior to joining the Presidential Administration he was a member of Poland’s Foreign Service with assignments in Libya, New Zealand and Qatar. He is a graduate of the University of Gdansk (Political Science; English Literature; International Trade).

Ph.D. Dariusz Czerwiński

Dariusz Czerwinski is a professor in the Department of Applied Computer Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Information Technology. His current research interests include the application of artificial intelligence algorithms for detection and classification of digital data, multidimensional data analysis, sensor networks and applications of the Internet of Things.

He has authored more than 100 publications, one monograph and co-authored a patent. Since 2020, he has served as Vice-Rector for General Affairs and Development at the Lublin University of Technology.

prof. Ph.D. n. med. Robert Rejdak

Prof. dr hab. n. med. Robert Rejdak is a graduate of the Medical Faculty of the Medical Academy in Lublin. He obtained the title of doctor of medical science in 2000. He obtained his habilitation in 2009, and the title of professor of medical science in 2013. He holds a basic (2002) and clinical (2004) diploma from the International Council of Ophthalmology. In 2023, he received an honorary doctorate from the National Medical University of Lviv.
Since 2011, he has been the head of the General Ophthalmology Clinic, and since 2021, the Chair and Clinic of General and Children’s Ophthalmology at the Medical University of Lublin. Since 2011, he has been a lecturer and coordinator of practical training in the field of vitreoretinal surgery at the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) in Lugano, Switzerland.
In clinical and research work, prof. Rejdak specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of cataracts, vitreous body and retina as well as eyeball injuries. He has performed over 35,000 operations. In 2013, he participated in the first artificial iris implantation surgery in Poland. In 2016, he was the first in Poland to perform Scharioth macular lens implantation and hybrid vitrectomy. He is a co-founder and manager of the Supraregional Eye Injury Treatment Center at SPSK No. 1 in Lublin. In 2017, the Department of General Ophthalmology headed by prof. Robert Rejdak was admitted as the only ophthalmology center in the country to the European Network of Reference Centers in the field of rare eye diseases ERN-EYE .
Prof. Rejdak published in the most prestigious national and foreign journals, e.g. in: Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology”, “Acta Ophthalmologica”, “Retina”, “Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science” and “Klinice Oczna”. Co-founder, the editor-in-chief of the Ophthalmology Journal. Promoter of 10 doctorates, supervisor of 4 habilitations and over a dozen specializations, editor of 8 monographs from the Library of Ophthalmology Practice series, co-editor of translations into Polish of two renowned specialist monographs in the field of retinology: “Retina and vitreous body” and “Angio OCT in everyday ophthalmological practice”. Prof. Rejdak scientific achievement consists of publications with a total IF = 319.531 and H = 20.
In 2019, Prof. Robert Rejdak became the president of the Association of Polish Ophthalmology Surgeons. He is also the chairman of the University Council of UKSW in Warsaw, he is a member of the Polish Society of Ophthalmology and the American Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

prof. Ph.D. Piotr Kulicki

Piotr Kulicki is a professor in the Department of Foundations of Computer Science at the Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University of Lublin. His current research interests include the application of logic to knowledge representation, the integration of artificial intelligence methods into scientific research across various fields, and philosophical reflections on artificial intelligence systems. Since 2023, he has served as the director of the Centre for Human Oriented Artificial Intelligence at the Catholic University of Lublin.

Ph.D. Paweł Karczmarek

Paweł Karczmarek received his Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the University of Gdańsk, Poland (2010) and habilitation degree (D.Sc.) in computer science from Systems Research Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences (2019). Now he is professor at Lublin University of Technology, Poland and head of Department of Computational Intelligence. His current research areas are Computational Intelligence, anomaly detection, multi-criteria decision making theory, and pattern recognition. He is an author of over 90 research papers and one monograph.

Ph.D. Andrzej Bochniak

He is the head of the Subdepartment of Computer Science in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. He is educator and researcher at the university for over 25 years. He teaches programming in languages such as C++, Java, Python and Kotlin, database design and management, and spatial analysis in GIS software. His research interests include the application of computer science, mathematics and statistics in the life sciences, including computer modelling and process optimisation. One of his interests is the use of machine learning methods including artificial neural networks to monitor the state of the environment, assessing the impact of climate change on plant and animal habitats using remote sensing methods. This provides a better understanding of ecosystem dynamics and predicts future changes, which is crucial for environmental protection and adaptation planning. This combination of advanced information technology with ecology and environmental protection opens up new opportunities for sustainable management of natural resources.

Paweł Ciesielka

A graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology with a specialisation in software engineering, he started his career at IBM Poland and then developed his skills at LOGIX Poland as a software engineer and system architect. In 2008 he joined Proacta sp. z o.o., where he worked as CTO, and in 2024 he took over the position of CEO of Proacta SA. He is also the creator of the innovative DataBION platform, which is used for advanced analysis of medical data in conjunction with genetic data. He has also developed systems to support diagnostic and therapeutic processes in breast cancer treatment. His passion for new technologies and their application in business solutions makes him a visionary in his field.

Ph. D. Kamil Filipek

Data scientist, sociologist, entrepreneur. Head of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Computer Modeling at UMCS. Completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. Principal investigator for research projects funded by the National Science Centre (NCN) and the Operational Programme Intelligent Development (POIR) (including consortia: DARIAH, European Social Survey). Implements solutions based on artificial intelligence methods, mainly in the area of natural language processing (NLP) for Polish and international technology companies. Leads the technology startup SZOP (Advanced Psychological Care System), which is developing an intelligent solution to support the identification of developmental disorder symptoms among children. His research interests include the impact of digital technologies on the structure and functioning of contemporary societies, including people’s ability to maintain relationships with others.

Sandra Baniak

Analyst in the OSW project ‘Economic linkages in the region’. Previously, she worked at the Ministry of Development and Technology, Department of Trade and International Cooperation. She also participated in the project ‘Research Centre of the Tri-Mountain Initiative’ at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Graduate of international relations at the University of Warsaw.

prof. Grigoris Zarotiadis

Doktor und Magister der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Johannes Kepler Universitaet Linz Austria

Experience – Academic Positions
Current Academic Positions:
– Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, AUTh
– Chairman of the Board of the Center for Social Research and Decision Making Support, AUTh
– Director of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Black Sea and Mediterranean Studies, AUTh
– President of ASECU – Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region
– President of the Institute for Social Research Dimitris Mpatsis.
– Member of the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Black Sea
– Coordinator of the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Academic Network (BSEMAN)

prof. Agnieszka Orzelska-Stączek

Expert on the Three Seas Initiative, head of the Department of Central and Eastern Europe and Post-Soviet Research at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. A graduate of the Institute of International Relations at the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw School of Economics, she also studied at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.

dr Ieva Gajauskaite

Ieva Gajauskaite holds a PhD in Political Science from Vytautas Magnus university, Lithuania. Her training includes various long-term scientific internships, work at think-tank projects, etc. Her current research projects examine strategic partnerships, foreign interference, hybrid threats, and democratic resilience with a focus on the East Asia and the Baltic States.

prof. Iva Lopižić

Iva Lopižić is an assistant professor at the Department of Administrative Science, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb.

She is a member of the Institute for Public Administration and the Central Eastern European Society of Administrative Sciences. She has been a member of the Croatian Academy of Legal Sciences since February 2019. She is the author and co-author of more than thirty scientific and professional papers and has participated in conferences in the country and abroad. She participated in four projects. She was in the organizing committee of the domestic scientific and professional meeting Normalization of the status of public servants – a solution or a trap, and she is the co-editor of the proceedings of this meeting. She won the Eugen Pusić Award for the work of the best young scientist in 2019 with her work The Role of Deconcentrated State Administration: From Integrative and Implementation to Coordinative-Planning Role. Her areas of scientific interest include deconcentration and decentralization, performance of public affairs in territorial units, local self-government, inspection supervision and public officials.

Łukasz Wojdyga

Expert in international academic and research cooperation. A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. In the years 2008–2017, as deputy director and director of the Center for International Cooperation of the Warsaw University of Technology, he coordinated and managed the university’s international cooperation, in particular participation in global and European educational and scientific research projects, recruitment of international students and cooperation with foreign academic and business partners. In 2016, he received a scholarship from the US Department of State and Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) as part of the Education USA Leadership Institute program in the area of ​​cooperation between the academic sector and business. In the years 2017–2020, organizer and first director of the National Agency for Academic Exchange. In 2018, member of the Team of the Minister of Health for scientific cooperation with the USA. In the years 2020–2022 at the Medical Research Agency as a coordinator of international cooperation and strategic advisor to the President. Organizer and coordinator of the Warsaw Health Innovation Hub – a platform for cooperation between public and private partners in the field of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

dr hab Jacek Gołębiowski

Historian, doctor habilitated, academic teacher, associate professor at the Catholic University of Lublin, researcher of recent history and the history of Polish emigration in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2014-2022, director of the Research Centre for Polish Studies and Polish Chaplaincy at the Catholic University of Lublin; in 2022-2024, director of the M.M. Kolbe Institute for the Development of the Polish Language in Warsaw. Author of numerous publications and articles on the Polish diaspora in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, France and Spain. Worked as a permanent advisor to the Sejm Committee for Liaison with Poles Abroad and as an expert commissioned by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

prof. dr hab. Arkadiusz Adamczyk

Professor at the Institute for International Relations and Public Policy, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Head of the Department of International Relations. Director of the Institute in the Łukasiewicz Research Network; Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Visegrad Foundation and Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Prof. Wacław Felczak Institute for Polish-Hungarian Cooperation.

dr Pablo de la Fuente

Born in 1965 in Gerona, Spain. Professor in the Chair of Hispanic Affairs, Politics and International Relationships of The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. He is author of a dozen of books and around one hundred scientific publications between papers and articles. He was a commissioned officer in the Spanish Army. He also worked in a private company as a safety coordinator during the construction of the Spanish-French high speed railway Barcelona-Perpignan.

Vincent Kozlovsky

He graduated with honours from the Department of Symphony and Opera Conducting at the Academy of Music in Kraków. He also studied at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Milano and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. His extensive repertoire includes symphonic, oratorio and opera works from various eras, from the Baroque to the present day. Guest conductor of the Lviv National Opera and Lviv Philharmonic, he is well acquainted with the Ukrainian musical environment.

Dr Robert Derewenda

Polish historian and local government activist. Graduate of The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, where he obtained his doctoral degree in history. Former Director of the Father Franciszek Blachnicki Institute, currently Director of the Lublin Branch of the Institute of National Remembrance. Academic teacher and Lublin city councillor. Candidate for Mayor of Lublin in 2024.

Karina Trapezanidou Skrzeszewska

Graduate of the Academy of Music in Wrocław. She has developed her career both in Poland and abroad, taking part in numerous tours in Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain, as well as performances in Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Portugal and the USA. She has over 20 leading opera and operetta roles in her repertoire. Half Greek, she works closely with the Odysseas Greek Society in Poland, promoting Greek tradition and culture (including the figure of Maria Callas).

Mieszko Mazurek

Graduate of Lublin University of Technology. Member of the Management Board of Auto Park sp. z o.o., Director of Lexus Lublin/Toyota Auto Park Lublin Branch. Auto Park Lublin has extensive experience in the area of CSR: it supports charity events and sports clubs, and since 2022, it has been the official automotive partner of the Lublin Opera (formerly: Musical Theatre in Lublin).

Grzegorz Paluch

He was educated at the Catholic University of Lublin in Lublin, the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and the University of Central Lancashire in Preston (UK). For years, he has been creating and implementing cultural projects, primarily in the field of music, theatre, literature and visual arts. He co-created, among others, the Festival of Traditional and Avantgarde Music “Codes” in Lublin and the ‘Misteria Paschalia’ festival in Krakow.

Elwira Lorenz

Economist, graduate of the Faculty of Economics of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and postgraduate studies Master of Business Administration at the Lublin University of Technology. She has several years of experience as a manager, specialising in exporting and introducing FMCG products to foreign markets. She currently works as the Director of the Department of Economy at the Marshal’s Office of the Lubelskie Voivodeship in Lublin, where she is responsible for establishing the framework necessary to support the growth of advanced international cooperation as well as entrepreneurship and investor services. 

Elżbieta Fijołek

Owner of the Giełda Eventów, an event agency that has organised nearly 350 business events for customers for twelve years. As the founder and president of the Responsible Business Club, together with the team, she has been creating one of the largest business organisations in the region, connecting and promoting entrepreneurs for their activities in the area of CSR (corporate social responsibility). The company has gained seven awards and two distinctions. One of the distinctions is the Medal of the Marshal of the Lubelskie Voivodeship and the Personality of the Year 2022 in the business category in the Lublin District, organised by Kurier Lubelski (Lubelskie daily news). 
An economist by profession, she graduated in management from the Faculty of Economics of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University with a specialisation in Marketing and Finance and Accounting. During her studies, she was an active member of KNE UMCS (the Scientific Club of Economists) and ZUSS UMCS (Student Council), where she co-organised events such as Otrzęsiny and Kozienalia (students days) and sat on the board of the nationwide Young Lewiatan Forum, where she became an Honorary Member. Currently,she is a member of the Provincial Coordination Team for the implementation of the Integrated Skills Strategy 2030 in the Lubelskie Voivodeship. 

Juliana Farbotka

My name is Juliana Farbotka. I come from charming Belarus, but since many years, Poland has taken the place in my heart. With great joy and love for craftsmanship, I decided to share my story about the beauty I have created – my colorful, patterned bags. Farbotka was founded in 2011. I created the brand and turned my passion into a successful  business. I was driven by the need to independently create things that are beautiful and useful at the same time. I wanted to do something that I love and that would make the people close to me happy. In each of my projects, there is not only a piece of leather or fabric but also the heart that I put into every detail. We sew women’s handbags that are not only practical but also unique and personal, reflecting each woman’s individual taste and style.

Kamila Lendzion

Director of the Lublin Opera (formerly the Musical Theater in Lublin) since September 2018.  After graduating from the Łódź Academy of Music’s Vocal and Acting Department, she continues to enhance her managerial skills with postgraduate studies at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, where she is currently studying “Cultural Diplomacy,” “Management in Culture,” and MBA.She also completed the “Manager 2.0” expert and development program organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance. She is a member of the Association of Theater Directors. A native of Lublin, she has been awarded the Medal of the 550th Anniversary of the Lublin Voivodeship.  

Monika Matysik

Monika Matysik, the owner and director of the advertising agency LIBERA, has been successfully implementing promotional campaigns and special events for national and foreign companies for almost 20 years. She has worked with top stars of the Polish stage. She deals with the promotion, marketing and sponsorship of the MOTOR LUBLIN football club. She is a graduate of the University of Warsaw. She has two children, enjoys fitness, Zumba, swimming, traveling and  learning Italian.

Agnieszka Tokarz-Iwanek

Fashion designer, owner of the TOKARZ DESIGN Polska and co-owner of TOKARZ DESIGN LLC.

Graduate of the Łódź University of Technology – Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design as well as the “Université de la Mode” – Fashion and Design.

Worked as a fashion designer for numerous well-known Polish fashion brands. Participated in many fashion shows in Poland and abroad, e.g. Art and Craft Festival Philadelphia, Fashion Show Trenton, Fashion Show New York. Awarded the main prize in fashion competitions, e.g. “Perłowa Kreacja” and “Prowokator Roku” in the Lublin Region.  Honored by the Dean of the Łódź University of Technology for her achievements and representing the university. Since 2010, she has been creating her own clothing brand. Together with her sister Aneta Tokarz-Matys, she promotes the brand in New York, where she regularly participates in individual fashion shows. For several years now she has been co-organizer of the prestigious event “Gala Mody i Biznesu” in Lublin.

Bartosz Sołowiej, Ph.D., D.Sc., Full Prof.

Vice-Rector for Science and International Cooperation of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, scientist and university manager. He graduated from the prestigious program of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education “Top 500 Innovators – Science. Management. Commercialization” at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States, and “Leaders in University Management” at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. Lecturer, scholarship holder and participant in many programs and internships, at renowned universities, e.g., in Australia, Canada, Slovakia, Serbia, Isreal and China. Expert at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Author/co-author of many scientific publications from the so-called Philadelphia List. Participant in international and national training programs on food and nutrition, and dietary supplementation. Since 2009, international lecturer (Spain, Greece, France, Turkey, Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic) on food technology and human nutrition under the Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility program. As a researcher, he works on improving the functional properties of food products, mainly dairy products; designing new products and dietary supplements for athletes and physically active people.

Marek Wojciechowski

Master’s degree in law and administration from the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. He completed postgraduate managerial studies in EU funds management, as well as Master of Business Administration at The Lublin University of Technology.

In his career, he served as Director of the National Support Center for Agricultural in Lublin and Director of the Agricultural Market Agency in Lublin. As Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, he was responsible for the successful merger of agricultural agencies in the Lubelskie region. He currently serves as an expert on EU funds (Central Expert Database of the Ministry of Funds and Regional Development). Since 2010 he has been a councilor of the Lublin Voivodeship. During this period he was, among others, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Development and Foreign Cooperation, and Vice-Chairman of the Lublin Voivodeship Assembly.

Awarded the Presidential Bronze Cross of Merit for his work for local communities. For years he has served as Vice President of the Regional Association “At the Sources of the Ciemięga River”, and sits on the Social Council of the Railway Spa Hospital in Nałęczów.

Waldemar Gustaw

Prof. Waldemar Gustaw is a graduate in Food Technology and Human Nutrition at the Agricultural University of Lublin. In 2001, he obtained a doctoral degree, and in 2009, and habilitation in the field of food and nutrition technology at the Faculty of Food Technology of the Agricultural University of Krakow. In 2014, he obtained the title of professor of agricultural sciences. Head of the Department of Plant Food Technology and Gastronomy. Vice-Dean for Student Affairs and Teaching in the years (2012-2021) and from 2021, Dean of the Faculty of Food Sciences and Biotechnology. Member of the Committee of Food Sciences and Nutrition of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The main research directions are: lactic fermentation in food technology (dairy, vegetable and mushroom products), bioactive substances in food of plant origin.

Prof. Igor Tomašević

He is a Full Professor with a demonstrated 20+ years history of working at Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade. He is skilled in Food Science & Technology, Sensory Evaluation, Food Chemistry, Food Safety and Quality Management Systems and has a background in Meat Industry and IT. Also, he is a strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Biotechnology from University of Belgrade.

For the last 2 years he has been listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists database by Stanford University.

Ph.D. Anna Berthold-Pluta, prof. SGGW

Institute of Food Sciences, Department of Food Technology and Assessment, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – WULS.

The main area of ​​research interests are issues related to the technological and health aspects of milk processing and the microbiological quality of food products, especially milk and milk products. Head of the project “Research network of universities of natural sciences for the development of the Polish dairy sector – research project” (SUP-RIM) at WULS, financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Contractor in the project “Sectoral Competence Council – High Quality Food Sector” implemented together with the Polska Federacja Producentów Żywności – Związek Pracodawców (PFPŻ). Member of the Technical Committee No. 35 for Milk and Milk Products of the Polish Committee for Standardization and the Council for Geographical Indications and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed operating at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Author or co-author of several dozen articles in the field of milk technology and food microbiology and several monographs.

Paweł Krajmas

Paweł Krajmas is an entrepreneur and co-founder and president of a producers’ association. He graduated from the Agricultural Mechanization Technical School in Dukla in 1990 and the Agricultural University in Lublin, Faculty of Production Engineering, majoring in Agricultural and Forest Technology in 1995. From 2002 to 2004, he continued his education at the Agricultural University in Lublin, where he completed postgraduate studies in quality management in food production.

From 1992 to 1995, he ran his own company, and then, until 2015, he managed the “Jasiołka” Meat Plant in Dukla, which he co-founded. The company specializes in the production of traditional sausages without preservatives, based on old recipes, which have gained recognition from conscious consumers and numerous awards.

He is also active in industry associations, including as president of the National Association of Processors and Producers of Organic Products “Polska Ekologia”. He is involved in promoting organic food on the international stage.

He values the ease of making contacts and is always willing to help others. He is passionate about survival, sailing, skiing, and mountain hiking. His most significant achievements include adapting old sausage recipes to modern times and patenting Carpathian bacterial cultures.

Prof. Dr hab. inż. Piotr Kacejko

Prof. Ph.D. engineer Piotr Kacejko is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Lublin University of Technology. He obtained a doctorate in technical sciences and then a habilitated doctorate at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. In 2006, he received the title of professor of technical sciences. He specializes in the analysis of power systems. He was an intern at the University of Glasgow. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of PGE Dystrybucja in 2017-2020. In 2006, he became the head of the Department of Electrical Power Engineering. In 2012, he was elected rector of the Lublin University of Technology, and in 2016 he was re-elected for a second term. He is the author of several books and over 200 articles in magazines and materials, as well as several dozen reports for energy units.

Prof. Ph.D. Roman Niżnikowski

Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding. Member of the National Development Council – the Council for Environment, Energy and Natural Resources of the President of the Republic of Poland, as well as Scientific Council of the Institute of Cultivation and Fertilization and Soil Science – National Research Institute in Puławy.

Rafał Lachowski

A graduate of the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw School of Economics. Since 2016, he has been creating Plantalux, which introduces innovative plant support systems in greenhouse cultivation to the market, based in particular on LED lighting. The company supplies its products to several countries around the world. He is a laureate of prestigious awards, including EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021, the Economic Award of the Mayor of Lublin 2020.

Tomasz Dec

A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.

Head of the legal team at the Eastern Regional Branch of the Energy Regulatory Office in Lublin.

Specialist in the field of Energy Law, in particular in the field of concession proceedings and dispute resolution proceedings, including disputes regarding refusal to conclude network connection agreements. His spectrum of interests includes particularly renewable energy sources.

Dariusz Szczygielski

Mayor of the Ryki County since 2018, long-time member of local government, Board Member, Institute of the Development of Local Self-Government of the Lubelskie Voivodeship. Councillor of the Ryki District Council from 2006-2014, 2006-2010 member of the Rycki District Council Board, 2002-2006 councillor of the Ryki Municipality Council.

Paweł Malarz

Manager of the renewable energy sector. He has been implementing wind and solar power projects for international investors for almost 15 years. Expert of Regional Operational Programs. He was also associated with a large energy utility. Currently manager in Qair Polska S.A. Specializes in the development of projects in eastern Poland.