Speakers
Marta Kosior-Kazberuk
Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng
Rector of Bialystok University of Technology, Head of Department of Building Structures.
For 25 years has been an employee of the Białystok University of Technology, Poland. Former Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, coordinator of educational projects within the Human Capital Operational Programme (increasing the potential of university as a factor in the development of knowledge-based economy) and participant of different projects within Erasmus+ KA 2. Her scientific achievements include ca. 200 publications.
Her main areas of research interests include topics related to the design of durable concrete and reinforced concrete structures, the effectiveness of material-structural protection for capillary-porous materials, the influence of active mineral additives on concrete properties, including resistance to various environmental factors. In collaboration with AGH University of Science and Technology, she conducted research on historical mortars used in the construction of hydraulic structures of the Augustów Canal. She was the Project Leader of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) project titled "Innovative Hybrid Composite FRP Reinforcement for Infrastructure with Enhanced Durability."
She is a member of the Polish Association of Civil Engineers and Technicians, the Section of Building Materials Engineering of the Committee of Civil Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Polish Ceramic Society. Since September 2022, she has been serving as the President of the Management Board of the Polish Academic-Industrial Forum.
Miroslaw Swiercz
Assoc. Prof. Miroslaw Swiercz, DSc, PhD, Eng
Vice-Rector for Development of Bialystok University of Technology. Graduated from the Faculty of Electronics of Warsaw University of Technology (MSc and PhD degrees in Automatic Control) and the Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw (DSc in biocybernetics and biomedical engineering). Since 1981 employed at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology - formerly vice-Dean (1999-2005) and Dean of that Faculty (2005-2012 and 2016-2020).
The areas of his scientific activity include application of methods and algorithms of artificial intelligence to system modeling and control, fault detection and localization in dynamic systems using methods of artificial intelligence and statistical process control, application of artificial intelligence methods to support medical diagnosis, processing and classification of biomedical signals for patient assessment and methods and algorithms for intelligent feature extraction and dimensionality reduction in big data sets. Author of more than 85 publications - articles in journals international and papers in the proceedings of international conferences.
Member of The Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers, IEEE (Senior Member grade, member of the Control Systems, Signal Processing and Computational Intelligence Societies). In 2006-2007 President of the Polish Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Founding member of Polish Society of Neural Networks (PTSN) - currently secretary of the Revision Committee of the PTSN. Vice-chairman of the Bialystok Branch and member of the Main Revision Committee of the Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering (PTETiS). Secretary of the Main Board of the Polish Society of Measurements, Automation and Robotics (POLSPAR). Member of two Technical Committees of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).
Mariusz Dabrowski
Mariusz Dabrowski, PhD
Director of the Investors Assistance and Business Promotion Bureau of the Podlaskie Region Marshal’s Office, responsible for the development of the Podlaskie Exporter Centre and Agricultural Valley 4.0 projects. Mariusz holds a Ph.D in economics and finance from the University of Bialystok, where he was an academic lecturer. He is an enthusiast of new technologies and economic history.
Werner Loscheider
Werner Loscheider
Werner Loscheider is Head of Division IVB4 for construction industry, lightweight construction/new materials, resource efficiency since 2014 in the Department of Industrial Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Prior to this, he was Head of the LA2 Political Coordination Division and Head of Division IIA4 Tourism Policy at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Mr. Loscheider holds a Diploma in Agricultural Engineering from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn.
Cecilia Ramberg
Cecilia Ramberg
Cecilia Ramberg is the Director of LIGHTer which is the Swedish Strategic Research and Innovation Programme on Lightweight. She has been a part of the management of LIGHTer since the start in 2013. Prior to that she was a Department Manager at Swerea IVF which is now a part of RISE, the Swedish Research Institute. Mrs. Ramberg is a senior program director at RISE. She holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Andrius Vilkauskas
Andrius Vilkauskas, PhD, Eng.
Dr Andrius Vilkauskas is the Dean at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Desing at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). He holds a PhD in Technological Sciences, Mechanical engineering. Before serving as a dean Andrius took various positions in Defence technologies industries at Giraite Armament Factory later he was sharing his experience in NATO Industrial Advisory Group representing Lithuanian delegation as a Head of Delegation and Deputy Head. In parallel with academic activities Andrius was working in Power and District heating manufacturing industry (CHP, Combined Heat and Power Plant) taking a part in Waste to Energy plant development from the green field till commercial operations and since 2016 taking a position as a Chairman of the Board at Kaunas Cogeneration Plant. Never less he also represents research and studies competences at Engineering and Technology Industries Association of Lithuania LINPRA taking a part as a board member and since 2020 he holds Vice President position at LINPRA.
Sebastian Rynkiewicz
Sebastian Rynkiewicz, MA
President of the Centre for Promotion of Innovation and Development, Coordinator of the Metalworking Cluster.
Graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Białystok and Postgraduate Studies in European Integration at the Higher School of Public Administration in Białystok. Scholarship holder at the University of Zurich. Expert in the field of European law, international law, and European integration. Since 2016, together with the KOM team, he has been developing the Smart Super Factory 4.0 concept in a distributed system through the use of Industry 4.0 technologies with domestic and international partners. Since 2015, he has supported industry education in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, promoting industry schools and techniques for the professions and competencies needed for Industry 4.0. He is the direct originator and implementer of Smart Education for Industry 4.0. the project, whose objectives are to support filling the competence gaps of current employees of companies in the machinery industry, as well as to support dual system education of students and pupils of industry schools and techniques. For years, it has been supporting industry education by promoting innovative solutions and drawing attention to the problems of industry education in Poland by participating in symposia, conferences, debates, and discussions in the national and international arena. It also supports the scientific sphere at the tertiary level by implementing several high-tech European projects combining science and business within the Metalworking Cluster.
Andrzej Czulak
Andrzej Czulak, PhD Eng.
Doctor and current Leader of the Polish Cluster of Composite Technology, Andrzej Czulak possesses over 20 years of experience in the composite technology industry. As a scientific researcher at the Technische Universität Dresden, Institute for Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology, and as a managing director in both Polish and German composite materials companies, he focused on designing manufacturing technologies for composite structures, including in the areas of hydrogen transportation and storage. In 2016, he founded and became the president of the Polish Composite Technology Cluster, which brings together 100 companies and institutions, and in 2021, it received the status of National Key Cluster. He is a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences Committee in the field of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy, as well as the Małopolska Innovation Council. Since 2023, he has been the President of the Małopolska Center for Innovative Hydrogen Storage and Transportation Technologies Ltd. (MCH2).
Mariusz Wasilewski
Mariusz Wasilewski
General Director of the Polish Construction Cluster.
He graduates and post-graduates of the University of Finance and Management in Bialystok.
M. Wasilewski cooperates with domestic and foreign partners, organizations and diplomatic missions; creating the image of the Polish Construction Cluster in the international arena; planning, organization and participation in trips as part of international trade fairs and economic missions of construction companies (Kazbuild - Kazachstan; BuildTech - Ukraine; BexAsia – Singapore; Bautec, Dach&Holz, Fensterbau Frontale - Germany; AquaTherm, Mosbuild – Russia; Ecobuild, Future Build – Great Britain; Batimat – France; IBS Orlando – USA; Big 5 – Dubai; Swissbau – Switzerland; Bygg Reis Deg, Eliaden – Norway; Batibouw - Belgium).
He participates as an expert in the construction industry at the national stands during the largest industry fairs in the world (on behalf of the Ministry of Development and Technology). In addition he conducts lectures / seminars on the construction sector and the offer of Polish companies on international markets (Polish, English), business meetings, construction presentations during domestic and foreign trade fairs and economic missions; organizes and conducts industry events (conferences, seminars, B2B meetings) - topics including "Foreign expansion of Polish construction companies", "Effective sale of Polish construction products on international markets". He monitors of marketing and promotional activities.
Karina Barentseva
Assoc. Prof. Karina Barantseva, PhD
Chief Operating Specialist at the National Contact Point Department for Horizon Europe (NCP Department) at the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR).
MA in Linguistics and Public Administration, PhD in Social Philosophy, Associate Professor. A researcher, interested in interdisciplinary studies, European Studies (European Institutions, Theories of European Integration, Multilevel Governance, the EU Policies), International Relations and International Law, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Public Administration, Democracy Studies, Semiotics, Discourse Analysis. Author of more than 70 publications.
For 25 years she was an Associate Professor, a trainer and a senior research fellow in Ukrainian Universities (Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv University of Law, National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine) and the European Humanities University in Lithuania, Vilnius.
Now she works at the position of the National Contact Point for Poland for the Widening component of the WIDERA Programme, Horizon Europe, and a member of the WIDERA Programme Committee, DG RTD. She is a certified project manager according to the International Project Management Association (level C) methodology.
Tomasz Charkiewicz
Tomasz Charkiewicz
Deputy Head of Development and International Programs Department – Bialystok University of Technology (BUT). Project / Financial officer of several projects with a total value of over 60 million EUR (co -financed by UE from EFRD and ESF, including: POKL, POWER, POIŚ, POIR, POIG, RPOWP), addressed to over 20,000 participants (POKL, POWER). He is also an Expert in Horizon EU& EU Funds.
Education:
- (in progress): Master of Business and Administration: Innovation and Data Analysis;
SWPS University, Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Woodbury School of Business UVU (USA);
- postgraduate studies: Organization and Management; Bialystok University of Technology;
- Master’s Degree: Faculty of Law – Master of Laws; University of Bialystok
Certificates:
- Prince2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management;
- AGILE PM Foundation;
- TELC Certificate in English (B1)
Emilia Malinowska
Emilia Malinowska
Director of the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Podlaskie Voivodeship Marshal’s Office, responsible for implementation Regional Operational Programme of the Podlaskie Voivodeship 2014-2020 and the European Funds for Podlaskie 2021-2027 in area of R&D and innovation. She is also responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Podlaskie RIS3 Strategy.
Vasilis Valdramidis
Prof. Vasilis Valdramidis
Prof. Valdramidis leads a strong group in the area of applied microbiology and microbial disinfection. He is a KULeuven Ph.D. graduate and has published more than 100 peer-review journal papers, 5 book editions, 17 book chapters (h-index of 38 - Google Scholar, August 2023). He is treasurer of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH) and he is member of the International Committee of Predictive Modelling in Foods (ICPMF). He is in the editorial board of 4 International peer-reviewed journals in the area of Microbiology. He has supervised Ph.D. and M.Sc. students (in total more than 20) at three different EU Academic Institutions (UCD (Ireland), DIT (Ireland), UM (Malta), NKUA (Greece)). Prof Valdramidis has supervised 10 post-doc researchers who currently work as research fellows at Universities (i.e., KULeuven, Belgium; University of Modena, Italy; University of Bristol, UK; University of Malta) and Institutes (i.e., CNTA, Spain; VTT, Finland), or in international renown industry (i.e., Lallemand Bio-ingredients, Estonia).
He was/is supervisor or co-supervisor at 4 different MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) (INPAROL (as supervisor), AMPLIFI (as co-supervisor), NanoSurf, and PlaTechMedi as secondment supervisor), while he was awarded himself a Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (CIG): FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG - Development of novel Disinfection Technologies for Fresh Produce (DiTec) (2012-2016), at the beginning of his academic career. He is PI of 3 ITN- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: (i) H2020-MSCA- ITN-2020 (TRANSIT). Training Network of Sustainable Technologies (2021-2024), (ii) H2020-MSCA- ITN-2020 (E-MUSE). Complex microbial ecosystems multiscale modelling: mechanistic and data driven approaches integration (2021-2024), (iii) H2020-MSCA- ITN-2017 (PROTECT). Predictive modelling tools to evaluate the Effects of Climate change on food safeTy and spoilage (2019-2023), and 2 RISE-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020 (FRIETS) (2021-2024), HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE (NanoCosmos). He is coordinator of the EXCEL4MED HORIZON-CSA (HORIZON-WIDERA-Excellence Hubs), supervisor host of 3 EFSA’s European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship (EU-FORA) Programme and PI of SUPREME HORIZON -RESILIENCE, FunShield4Med, HORIZON-WIDERA, Twinning and other completed EU projects.
Peter Hostak
Peter Hostak, PhD
Peter Hošták, PhD (FunGlass – Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, head of administration and European projects office)
Since 2017, he has been leading the team responsible for project management and administrative support of the Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass (FunGlass) at the Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín in Slovakia. Together with his colleagues, he contributed to the transformation of the Center of Excellence, which in its six years of existence managed to raise more than €35M in competitive funding for domestic (11 ongoing projects) and international (4 ongoing projects – 1xH2020, 3xHE) scientific research projects.
Although the FunGlass Centre is dedicated to research in glass and ceramic-based materials, composites and coatings, Peter's scientific background is in accounting and public finance. At the beginning of his professional career, he worked as an analyst at Citibank Slovakia (financial analysis of corporate clients, strategic studies). After entering academia, he defended his doctorate in the field of accounting, information and management at Northwestern University in Chicago, and during his ten-year stay in the USA he also worked at Rush University in Chicago and at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (empirical research on credit contracts, corporate governance and performance budgeting in public administration). Last but not least, he is aware of the importance of volunteering for the development of civil society, which is why he has been serving as a member of the city council in Trenčín for the third term.
Tomasz Stypułkowski
Tomasz Stypułkowski
President of the Institute of Innovation and Technology at Bialystok University of Technology Ltd. - one of the leading SPV companies on the market, holding the status of a Research and Development Center and an Innovation Center Accreditation. The company is responsible for fostering cooperation between academia and business, commercialization, designing and implementing scientific/innovative solutions in the market. Co-founder of several startups in the technology, services, and manufacturing industries.
Vice Chairman of the Association of SPV’s in Poland - an organization whose goal is to facilitate cooperation between academia and the market, engage in dialogue with stakeholders and decision-makers at the national level.
Vice President of the Technotalents Foundation, whose main task is to support innovative projects emerging at the intersection of science and business, assess their business potential, and promote entrepreneurial attitudes.
Member of the Board of the Diamond Discoverers Association, responsible for supporting school-age youth in the process of developing their business ideas, their promotion, and commercialization.
Certified Business Trainer, certified Design Thinking trainer (Karolinska Institutet), Interim Manager in newly established business ventures.
Focused on achieving goals, using unconventional methods, and thinking outside the box.
Jaroslaw Antychowicz
Jarosław Antychowicz
President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Białystok. Mr. Jarosław Antychowicz is a long-time member of the IPH Council in Białystok. Since 2004, President of the Management Board of Infinity Group sp. z o. o. - one of the best companies in Poland with an international reach, providing services in the field of digital transformation. The brands that have trusted Infinity Group include: Schmitz Cargobull, SSAB, Domino's Pizza, Dom Development, VUE Cinemas, Multikino, Stowarzyszenie Banków Polskich, Citibank Handlowy, T-Mobile, Orlen, Bayer, Canal+ and Netia. Socially involved in many local initiatives. He serves as the Vice-President of the Eastern Court of Arbitration. On his initiative, the InfoTech Technology Cluster was reactivated and the first INFOTECH Programming Technical School in Poland was established. He is actively involved in all initiatives aimed at changing the perception of Podlasie against the background of Poland and Europe. Smart City expert in the preparation of the Białystok City Development Strategy until 2030.
Dariusz Butrymowicz
Prof. Dariusz Butrymowicz, DSc, PhD, Eng.
Master degree obtained in 1993 at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. PhD (1997) and habilitation (2005) obtained at the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdansk. Full professor since 2014. Research area covers refrigeration and heat pumps systems, heat transfer and heat exchangers, modelling of thermal-flow processes, thermal power engineering, two-phase flows, chemical engineering and processing, waste heat utilization, gas cleaning, electrohydrodynamics. In 2001 – 2006 full member of Technical Option Committee of UNEP, co-author of technical reports of IPCC (2005). Member of commission B2: Thermodynamics and Transfer Processes in the International Institute of Refrigeration, Paris (2007 – 2012, at present since 2019). Expert of National Refrigeration Forum - organization bringing together Polish companies from HVAC and heat pump industry in Poland since 2001. Full member of the Committee of Thermodynamics and Combustion of Polish Academy of Sciences. Since 2018 head of the Department of Thermal Engineering at Bialystok University of Technology.
Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski
Prof. Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski, DSc, PhD, Eng
Prof. Krzysztof Jan Kurzydłowski is a world-renowned scientist, a pioneer in research on nanomaterials and the degradation of structural and functional materials, academic teacher, advocate of commercialization of scientific research results. Professor K.J. Kurzydłowski is a recognized scientific authority in Poland and abroad, for the next generations of scientists, the founder of scientific schools, an animator of the scientific community and the initiator of many groundbreaking research in the field of materials science and related disciplines.
Albert Langkamp
Albert Langkamp, PhD Eng.
Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Technische Universität Clausthal
Study focus: Mechanics of materials, fatigue strength theory, design theory
1994 Diploma thesis: Contribution to the determination of the anisotropic material damping and the fatigue strength of glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6-GF) by means of hysteresis tensile tests.
1989 – 1994: Student assistant at the Institute of Mechanics at TU Clausthal, Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials
Since 1994: Research assistant at the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technische Universität Dresden.
2002 PhD thesis: Fracture mode-related failure models for fibre- and textile-reinforced composites with polymeric, ceramic as well as metallic matrices.
Since 2006: Managing Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre for Lightweight Structures and Materials and Robust Design at the TU Dresden
Since 2017: Institute representative for cooperation with Polish research partners
Anna Boczkowska
Prof. Anna Boczkowska, DSc, PhD, Eng
Dean of Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology
Professor Anna Boczkowska graduated from the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering in 1989. She received her PhD degree in 2000, D.Sc degree in 2011 and full professor title in 2018. Her scientific interest is mostly related to the processing and study of polymers, composites and nanocomposites. She has industrial background of 20 years in the development and application of composite materials. She is an author or co-author of over 200 publications in JCR journals, 3 monographs, chapters in 10 books, scientific editor of 2 books, co-author of 5 PL patents and 1 EU patent, over 100 conference presentations. She is a member of many international and national associations and scientific committee e.g. the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), Scientific Committee for Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Science, Polish Cluster of Composites Technology.
Ehrenfried Zschech
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ehrenfried Zschech
Ehrenfried Zschech is CTO and Co-Founder of deepXscan GmbH, Dresden, Germany. His responsibilities include R&D in the field of high-resolution X-ray imaging and the development of customized solutions for a broad range of applications. Ehrenfried Zschech received his Dr. rer. nat. degree from Dresden University of Technology. After having spent four years as a project leader in the field of metal physics and reliability of microelectronic interconnects at Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals in Freiberg, he was appointed as a university teacher for ceramic materials at Freiberg University of Technology. In 1992, he joined the development department at Airbus in Bremen, where he managed the metal physics group and studied the laser-welding metallurgy of aluminum alloys. From 1997 to 2009, Ehrenfried Zschech managed the Materials Analysis Department and the Center for Complex Analysis at Advanced Micro Devices in Dresden. In this position, he was responsible for the analytical support for process control and technology development in leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing, as well as for physical failure analysis. Ehrenfried Zschech was Department Head at the Fraunhofer Institutes IZFP and IKTS and Head of the Steering Committee of the Dresden Fraunhofer Cluster Nanoanalysis from 2009 to 2021. His responsibilities included multi-scale materials characterization and reliability engineering. Ehrenfried Zschech holds an adjunct professorship at Faculty of Chemistry of Warsaw University as well as honorary professorships for Nanomaterials at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg and for Nanoanalysis at Dresden University of Technology. Ehrenfried Zschech is Member of the European Academy of Science (EurASc) and Member of the of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (ACATECH). In 2019, he was awarded with the FEMS European Materials Gold Medal.
Jüri Majak
Prof. Jüri Majak, PhD, Eng.
Jüri Majak is professor of Mechanics of Materials at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). He received his PhD degree in 1993 from Tartu University. In 1994 he conducted his postdoctoral research on composite materials and structures at Technical University of Denmark. Prior to joining Tallinn University of Technology in 2005, he was associate professor in Department of Applied Mathematics at Tartu University. He has leaded several research projects, of which most remarkable is “Smart composites: design and manufacturing”. Under his supervision has been defended 9 doctoral theses. He has been key-note and plenary lecturer in several conferences, organized sessions. His main research topics cover development and application of the AI methods and tools in engineering design with focus on composite materials and structures. Another latest topic cover numerical methods, particularly development of higher order Haar wavelet method with improved accuracy. He has published over hundred research papers.
Tassilo Moritz, PhD, Eng.
Tassilo Moritz, PhD, Eng.
Tassilo Moritz did his studies in the field of “Development of inorganic-nonmetallic materials” at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. He got a doctoral degree in 1995 for his PhD thesis in the field of Advanced Ceramics. After working as scientific collaborator at the Freiberg University and the Technical University of West Saxony in Zwickau he started working at the Fraunhofer IKTS in February 2000. From 2010 till 2021 he had been leading the working group “Shaping and Additive Manufacturing” at IKTS. Since January 2022 he is leading the Dept. Processes/Components at IKTS. He is chairman of the Expert Group “Ceramic Injection Molding” in the German Ceramic Society and chairman of the “User Group Ceramic Additive Manufacturing” in the same society. His specialized fields are Thermoplastic Shaping, Wet Shaping Technologies and Additive Manufacturing of ceramic components.
Henning Heuer
Henning Heuer, Prof., PhD
Henning Heuer is Professor for Sensor Systems for Nondestructive Testing at TU Dresden and in parallel director of the department of Sensors and Sensor Systems with the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems-Materials Diagnostics (IKTS), Dresden. His main interest is the development and industrialization of nondestructive inspection techniques for new generations of materials and components. With his strong background in semiconductors and their packaging and assembly technologies, his team of 50 scientist and technicians developed new generation of eddy current and ultrasonic inspection systems for materials such as railway, lightweight, thins films and battery components. He is the co-Founder of Suragus GmbH a Fraunhofer Spin off for industrialization of EddyCus® instruments.
Henryk Kubiczek
Henryk Kubiczek
Henryk Kubiczek is a manager with over 12 years of experience in managing team of specialists developing and implementing innovative technologies and solutions. He is an enthusiast of innovations at every level of enterprise, that bring a great value to everyday business.
Henryk is a graduate of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Faculty of Automatics, Electronics and Informatics. He is also a graduate of postgraduate studies at the Cracow Business School, majoring in Enterprise Management. Since 2008, he has been involved in domestic and foreign research and development projects related to energy and chemistry in the broadest sense. Today, as Director of the Strategy and Development Department at Grupa Azoty S.A., he is heavily involved in the development of the hydrogen economy and decarbonization of the chemical industry. Passionate about innovation and an advocate of cooperation with startups.
Jaroslaw Kozak
Jarosław Kozak
Founder and CEO of Technology Applied, one of the leading additive manufacturing companies in Poland. Associated with the industry since 2010.
Maciej Bukowski
Maciej Bukowski, PhD
Maciej Bukowski is an international analysis expert in the 3W department (water/hydrogen/carbon) at BGK, Polish development bank. He is a James S. Denton fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and a Transnational Security Initiative fellow with the International Republican Institute. A graduate of Sorbonne and Cornell law schools, he is completing a PhD dissertation at the Jagiellonian University on the impact of climate change on great power competition.
Tomasz Wesierski
Tomasz Wesierski, PhD
Director of the Implementation Center of Grupa Azoty S.A. responsible for the verification and implementation of research results on the market. Doctor of biochemistry, manager with extensive research and business experience in the laboratory industry. The expert area includes, among others, organization management, business development, commercialization of new solutions, as well as a range of issues related to the broadly understood laboratory industry.
Privately, he is interested in space research, natural sciences, and photography.
Jacek Karpiński
Jacek Karpiński, MBA, Eng.
General Manager of Milar sp. z o.o. (A member of the Biesterfeld Group). Graduate Faculty of Chemistry at Warsaw University of Technology and MBA at Lazarski School of Commerce and Law. 30 years experience in B2B sales of specialty materials for composite industry.
Mateusz Stefanczuk
Mateusz Stefanczuk
Company owned by Mateusz Stefanczuk, trojwymiarowi.pl, allows to create unusual things using 3D printing. Mateusz shows every day that printing is not a boring activity and does not have to be associated only with paper. His designs have universal applications: from industry to sacred objects. Professionally, Mateusz is a fulfilled entrepreneur, privately a devoted husband and father of three children. His mission for the coming months is to finish the house and create a safe oasis where everyone can find peace. He loves spending time outdoors. Long walks and cycling are an ideal form of stress relief for him. When it rains, he likes to watch a movie, preferably a sci-fi one. Additionally, he listens to podcasts and reads books on military, war and geopolitics. His grandfather instilled in him his love for such an interesting topic. In life he is guided by the principle: "I treat people the way I would like to be treated. I believe that good comes back and a smile cost nothing”.
Ariel Stepien
Ariel Stepien
Educated as an economist, specializing in business development strategies. With passion, he translates his theoretical knowledge into specific, practical solutions at RAE - a technological startup operating at the intersection of martech, fintech, and legaltech, specializing in optimization and automation of processes using proprietary CRM and PINGTREE systems. This is the proof of how effectively one can combine economic studies with business practice, creating innovative technological solutions.
Before taking on his current role, he gained experience in managerial positions in the financial and legal sectors, where he led marketing and project departments. These experiences, versatility, and an unceasing desire to create technological innovations provide a solid foundation for the further development of RAE, which is currently actively implementing AI models in its systems for further optimization and automation of the company's client processes.
Mariusz Iwanejko
Mariusz Iwanejko
A graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Sanitary and Water Engineering, 1983. A practitioner, associated with the water supply and sewage industry from the beginning of his professional career. In 1983, as an assistant designer at the Design Office of Zakłady Azotowe "Puławy". In 1988, he obtained design and implementation qualifications. From 1991 to 1994 he worked in the United Arab Emirates in contracting and supervision. Since 1996, he has been working for the Finnish company Uponor, which produces plastic pipes. Responsible for the sale of infrastructure systems as a sales representative in the region, then as a business development manager. Since 2001, he has been the head of the trenchless methods department at Uponor Polska. Together with INFRA sp. z o.o. introduced the Flexoren® (PE), Omega Liner® (PVC) and MaxiLine® (PP) systems for trenchless renovation of sewage systems to the Polish market. In the years 2007-2010, as a business development manager at Insituform Polska - a leading manufacturer of CIPP sleeves for trenchless renovation of sewage systems. 2012-2019 as president and co-owner of the executive company MD Renova sp. z o.o. dealing with trenchless renovation of water and sewage pipes, mainly by cracking, and repair of sewer wells. Since 2019 at Blejkan S.A. as marketing director. Member of the Association of Consulting Engineers and Appraisers (SIDiR).
Dawid Pieciul
Dawid Pieciul
Dawid Pieciul has been the owner of Lakor company since 2018. Lakor is a young, dynamic brand with a heart and passion for crafting custom-made furniture. The company is run by three brothers who want to share their love and passion for the craft of furniture making. Our furniture is not just everyday objects, they are works of art created with passion and attention to every detail.
At Lakor, we believe that the secret to perfect furniture lies in personal commitment, which is why every stage of production, from sketches and design to manufacturing and assembly, is closely monitored by the company's owners.
We pay particular attention to details at Lakor because we believe they are the key to excellent furniture. Our approach is based on using only the highest quality materials and maintaining a constant focus on every element of our projects. This ensures that our furniture is not only beautiful but also durable and functional.
Katarzyna Pietrusinska
Katarzyna Pietrusinska
Sales and Marketing Engineer at Fluence.technology, polish manufacturer of femtosecond fiber lasers. Graduate of Physics at the University of Warsaw, where she was working on modelling, fabrication and characterization of plasmonic nanorod metamaterial.
Andrzej Adamcio
Andrzej Adamcio
Andrzej Adamcio, since 1999, is running company, PW ANMET ANDRZEJ ADAMCIO, dealing with metal recycling. Within a few years, they have gained an established position on the market both in Poland and in and in Germany. In 2016, we started working on recycling wind turbine blades. The company conducts numerous research and development works in cooperation with many universities from Poland. Thanks to this, they managed to apply for three patents, including: for geotechnical blocks and bridges constructed from wind turbine elements and a method of producing chipboards with additives ground power plant propeller waste. We also cooperate with many experts and scientists on further innovative solutions related to metal and plastic recycling. They are particularly proud that company built the world's first bridge composite made of wind turbine propellers. This is just one of they examples innovative and advanced thinking in the field of waste processing.
Szczepan Gorbacz
Szczepan Gorbacz
Szczepan Gorbacz graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. For over 18 years, he has been successfully managing the Amargo company, whose main area of activity is the production of plastic tanks and installations. He has completed many highly complex projects, including: for the energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and food industries, the paint and varnish industry, at water treatment plants, waterworks and sewage treatment plants.
As part of membership in, among others, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry, Polish Cluster of Composite Technologies, Wielkopolska Hydrogen Platform, Bydgoszcz Industrial Cluster, Hydrogen Center Platform, Pilot Hydrogen (H2) and, in cooperation with the Office of Technical Inspection and the Technical Committee of the Polish Committee for Standardization, actively participates in talks on new technologies and correlation of technical solutions with regulations. Moreover, in cooperation with scientific institutions, it actively participates in research and development projects related to the implementation of new technologies.
Izabela Zglobicka
Izabela B. Zglobicka DSc, PhD, Eng.
Plenipotentiary for internationalization of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology. She is employed at Bialystok University of Technology since 2018. Previously affiliated by Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science. Her scientific interests focus on bio-materials, biological matter and inspirations from Nature. She strongly believes that plants and animals have answer on every scientific questions. It is only matter of thorough re-search. Nevertheless, all starts with observation techniques, which are apple of her eyes. Expert in microscopy observations with various techniques, scanning, transmission, X-ray computed tomography and even with usage of synchrotron radiations. Holder of international internships in Norway (NIVA, Oslo) and Germany (TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Fraunhofer IKTS, Dresden). Principal investigator in international projects which involves companies and institutions abroad; contractor in several international projects.
She is curious of the world, travel lover, sees bright side of life - glass always full half. For her, impossible is nothing.
Dariusz Perkowski
Assoc. Prof. Dariusz M. Perkowski, DSc, PhD, Eng.
Associate Professor of Bialystok University of Technology, since 2009 employed at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering with scientific background of mechanical engineering. Former Vice-Dean for Student Affairs. His research interests focus on manufacturing and mechanical properties of lightweight materials, innovative composite materials with various reinforcement (i.e., glass fibers, carbon fibers), also lightweight structures and fluid mechanics as well. His activities include both an experimental approach and a theoretical approach (computer simulations, mathematical calculations). He is always interested in behaviors and processes which occurs during investigations. He is a keen observer and patient teacher. Author of many publications and scientific reports, principal investigator and contractor in projects financed by National Science Center (NCN), Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and Bialystok University of Technology. Actively cooperated with scientists from abroad. He conducted several international visit stays and internships in France (Université Paris-Sud 11), Ukraine (Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics), and Germany (Fraunhofer IKTS, TU Dresden). Member of Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Association of Polish Mechanical Engineers and Technicians and Polish Society of Composite Materials.