Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia in Katowice, the Faculty of Management and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Częstochowa University of Technology.

He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the International Business School at the L.Koźmiński University in Warsaw. Graduate of many postgraduate studies including Nuclear Energy (AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow), Project Management (Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice). Expert at the Poland-U.S. Energy Roundtable in Washington, multiple participant in economic missions ( including Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), expert of the International Energy Agency (India 2009, South Korea 2010). Member of Supervisory Boards in companies at home and abroad. For many years managed state-owned companies, but also entities in the private sector and with foreign capital. For many years Director of the Development Strategy Department of Tauron Polska Energia S.A. , Key Accounts Director of Alstom Power sp. z o.o., Vice President of the Management Board of Enea Serwis sp. z o.o. , Vice President of the Management Board of Elwo S.A. Currently Director of the Department of Strategy and Spatial Policy of the Upper Silesian-Zagłębów Metropolitan Area.

Deputy Director of the Department of Infrastructure and Environment of the Upper Silesian-Zagłębów Metropolis, he has been professionally involved with local government units for 20 years.

Graduate of various degrees and types of studies at the University of Economics in Katowice, the University of Silesia, the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, the School of Business in Dąbrowa Górnicza. Property manager (professional license in the field of management No. 21181 issued by the Minister of Infrastructure obtained in 2011).

Practitioner, long-time employee of the Siemianowice Śląskie City Hall dealing with property management, renovations, investments and municipal management. As Head of the Municipal Management Department of the Siemianowice Śląskie City Hall, he was responsible, among other things, for the implementation of the municipal waste management system or the development of blue-green infrastructure in the City.

In GZM he is in charge of such areas as blue-green infrastructure, energy efficiency and waste management.

Vice chairwoman of the board of directors of the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis. Supervises the work of the Department of Strategy and Spatial Policy.

From 2001 to 2018, she was Treasurer of the City of Katowice. Previously, she worked at the BUDIMEX Foreign Trade Headquarters, among others, as well as running her own business. In addition, for many years she has been involved in social activities for the benefit of local government, in particular, she was a long-time member of the Team for the System of Public Finance in the Joint Commission of the Government and Local Government, and chaired the Commission of Treasurers of the Union of Polish Metropolises. A respected lecturer and organizer of many conferences, as well as a participant in national meetings as an expert in the field of public finance, author and co-author of articles on public finance. Danuta Kaminska was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit and the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Rebirth of Poland by the President of the Republic. She is a graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice and the Kozminski University in Warsaw, where she completed postgraduate studies and obtained an MBA diploma.

The vice chairman of the board of the Upper Silesian-Zagłębi Metropolis is a Tyszan and graduated from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow.

He has many years of managerial and local government experience. Previously, he worked, among others, as deputy mayor of the City of Tychy (2000-2010), where he supervised the areas of investment, municipal services and environmental protection. He was responsible for the creation and implementation of the country’s first Low Emission Reduction Program. He also managed the city companies Agency for Promotion and Economic Development and Tychy TBS.

From 2010 to 2015, he was president of Tauron Ciepło, and then vice president of the management board for corporations of the Tauron Polska Energia S.A. group, responsible for strategic and consolidated procurement. He also held a number of social functions such as Vice President of the Association of Energie Cities Municipalities, an expert of the Parliamentary Committee for Environmental Protection and a member of the Regional Energy Council of the Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts.

Chairman of the board of directors of the Upper Silesian and Zagłębie Metropolis, the first institutionalized metropolis in Poland.

He coordinates work related to the Metropolis’ implementation of statutory tasks: shaping of spatial order, social and economic development, development and integration of public mass transport and promotion. Previously, he served as Deputy Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, where he was responsible for matters related to the European Social Fund, Environmental Protection and Economy, Tourism and Sports, among others. From 1999 to 2003 he was self-employed, then in 2003 he founded one of the first employment agencies in Poland, WORKER Sp. z o.o., which soon became one of the largest companies operating in its field. In 2005, he became a founding member and Vice President of the Association of Employment Agencies (SAZ), at the moment Poland’s largest industry employers’ organization bringing together employment agencies specializing in providing selected HR services. In 2007, he sold his shares in the company. Until 2010, he served as a member of the board, general manager introducing the investor to the Polish market. Kazimierz Karolczak is a graduate of the Faculty of Technology at the University of Silesia. He also completed the Managerial Postgraduate Studies at the Warsaw School of Economics.

Psychologist, psychotherapist. coach ICC.

She has 25 years of experience in business, in Polish and international entities. Task-oriented, she has successfully managed projects in building B2C sales networks, where she introduced new solutions in training and incentive systems. She has extensive experience in managing companies, including as CEO of a joint-stock company in the Polsat Plus Group. With her competencies and acquired knowledge, she supports leaders and managers in achieving goals, identifying resources and exceeding their own limitations. He also deals with mergers of companies in terms of integration of human resources and introduction of corporate governance. She combines psychological and psychotherapeutic knowledge with business experience from the perspective of multiple levels of management in an organization.

Psychologist, trainer and professional and personal development counselor, mentor, lecturer, therapist, motivational trainer, inspirational speaker with over twenty years of experience.

In 2006, she obtained the Completion Certificate Oxford Course in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and in 2008 she obtained the Certificate of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist from the Polish Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies in accordance with the standards of the European Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. Certified Public Relations Specialist. As a career counselor, she supports clients in developing soft skills in business and leaders in empathetic leadership. As a psychotherapist, she specializes in family therapy, couples therapy, child and adolescent therapy. She has been practicing psychology, therapy and coaching for over 20 years, specializing in cognitive-behavioral as well as systemic and motivational approaches. Among other things, she conducts addiction therapy, mood disorder therapy and family therapy in the cognitive-behavioral stream. She conducts workshops and lectures on professional and personal development, parenting competency training for parents and educators, mediation and negotiation and communication training, stress and emotion management training, professional competency development training and training for educators and teachers, crisis intervention workshops, cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy and couples and family therapy. She is the author of psychological guidebooks and an expert in media and social campaigns.

Certified business trainer. Psychotherapist, Coach.

An expert in supporting sustainable human resource development and improving key employee competencies. She is passionate about personal development and the related process of building personal awareness. She understands it not only as a way of self-realization, but also as a condition for active participation in social changes and effective functioning in the constantly and dynamically changing labor market. She is a trainer of personal development and promoter of a new dimension of training in business, with many years of experience in working with quality, as well as designing and conducting workshops in the area of broadly understood social competence development.

President of the City of Zabrze

Agnieszka Malgorzata Rupniewska – Polish lawyer, entrepreneur, manager and local government activist.

She is a graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia in Katowice. She also completed postgraduate studies at the School of Banking in Dąbrowa Górnicza, majoring in MBA.

She served as President of the Board of Directors of a company operating in the energy and installation industry and as Chief Legal Officer. In addition, she was also chairwoman of the Supervisory Board in a municipal company controlled by the city of Rybnik.

For many years she has been involved in social and public activities in Zabrze. Her activity in politics began in the Federation of Young Social Democrats and was chairwoman of of its Zabrze structures.

Since 2018, she held the mandate of a councilor of the Zabrze City Council. She was chairwoman of the councillors’ club Koalicja Obywatelska – Nowe Zabrze. In the 2024 local elections, she was elected mayor of Zabrze.

Legal advisor

Legal counsel specializing in labor law and corporate law. She participates in investment projects and organizational change processes, both from a legal and business perspective.

She advises employers on day-to-day issues in the field of labor law, changes in the rules of compensation and work organization, implementation of new legal regulations in the work environment, and actively participates in the resolution of disputed situations.

In the field of corporate law, he supports clients in day-to-day corporate decisions and activities, including by overseeing their operation in terms of compliance with regulations and drafting appropriate documentation.

She actively develops other areas of interest; in addition to law, she graduated with a degree in journalism and social communication – specializing in PR, postgraduate studies in accounting and finance, as well as postgraduate studies in project management.

She is interested in the topics of self-development, organization, and change management. She eagerly reaches for reportage content, thus learning about different corners of the world.

CEO of the Management Board of DPM Doradztwo Personalne Menedżer sp. z o.o.

Specialist in the field of Human Capital Management. For more than 25 years she has been running a family company DPM Doradztwo Personalne sp. z o.o. with specialization in recruitment of middle and senior management. He advises on HR aspects to many organizations.

For 14 years, he has been sharing his practical knowledge as a lecturer and co-founder of postgraduate studies in the area of Human Capital Management and at the MBA level at the Academy of Business School. Speaker at many conferences on the labor market and employee development.

Member of the board of the Family Business Initiative and, since 2014, Women’s Entrepreneurship Ambassador on behalf of the Polish Network of Women Entrepreneurial Ambassadors. Vice president of the board of the Józef Pieter Foundation.

Eagerly involved in initiatives to improve the functioning of small and medium-sized businesses. Mentor in international startup projects.

Lover of different cultures, travel and literature.

CEO & co-founder, Talenti – Women’s Talent Bank, co-founder, vice president of the Mamo Pracuj Foundation

Entrepreneur, Employer Branding Manager, Enthusiast of Diversity & Inclusion and leadership by mission. For more then twelve years she has been supporting women in their personal and professional development. She works closely with employers who believe in the idea of diversity and want to create inclusive workplaces. Co-creator and host of online courses, ebooks and webinars. Conference speaker, expert and TEDx Speaker and podcaster (Women’s Talent Podcast).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnieszka-czmyr-kaczanowska

Director of the Department of Economy and International Cooperation in the Office of the Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship. In her position she manages the work of the team dealing with servicing investors and exporters, cooperation at the interface between local government, science and business, developing international relations with partner regions of the Silesian Voivodeship and establishing new partnerships around the world. The tasks of the Department include economic promotion of the region by strengthening competencies in the creation of new, future-oriented industries, creating a good climate for investment and export.

Co-founded the first Silesian Competence Center for Industry 4.0 in Poland (2018). She developed the dual degree program and is also the originator of the Edual conference organized since 2016. She served as dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology from 2016 to 2024, and as deputy dean of the faculty from 2012 to 2016. Since 2022, she has been deputy director of the Center for Industry 4.0 at the Silesian University of Technology. She was a member of the Consultation Team of the MPiT’s Future Industry Platform Project and a member of the Council on Automotive with Electromobility. Since 2024, she has been director of the Poland in Silicon Valley office of the Center for Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Palo Alto, USA.

Her research interests include technical diagnostics, signal and image analysis, artificial intelligence applications and Industry 4.0, as well as applications of the LivingLab approach and innovation creation. Current work is mainly devoted to diagnostic inference methods based on contextual processing of large data sets.

Public Relations and Communications Womenpreneur with over 15 years of international experience also organising business and entertainment events ranging from 5 to 60,000 attendees, spanning prestigious and global events, most notably: UEFA EURO, World Youth Days, Special Olympics and Miss World. A polyglot and an avid traveller, passionate about working with people from diverse backgrounds and building strong relationships and networks. Excellent communication skills and project management skills with ability to delegate and manage cross functional public relations within an organisation. Possess a deep understanding of management and operational measures with strong entrepreneurial drive.

She has a power of streamlining organizational operations, effectively and efficiently directing operational budgets, improving revenues, and directing the business strategy. An early adopter of latest industry trends and strategies, resulting in consistently innovative and creative ideas. Problems solver before you knew you had problems, also specialises in precision guesswork based on unreliable data that changes daily.

IT Engineer graduate in Krakow (Poland), Master of Science in International Events and Festival Management at Napier Edinburgh University (Scotland) and Postgraduate in Modern Communication at Katowice University of Economics (Poland).

Works at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow. She is an assistant professor in the discipline of Materials Engineering at the Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Informatics. She serves as Plenipotentiary of the AGH Rector for Academic Circles. She is a Certified Academic Tutor, Mentor at the Female2Female Mentoring Foundation, Academic Supervisor of Individualized Study Organization and Promoter of more than 100 projects and theses. In her work, she highly values close cooperation with industry and learning about technological processes. Ms. Doktor’s scientific achievements include numerous commissioned works of a scientific and research nature, expert reports and opinions for the industrial sector. She teaches subjects on the broad topics of Materials Engineering, Stereology, Metallography and Fractography as well as Quality Management Systems and Tools. She specializes in macro- and micro-structural analysis of metallic materials. She is also involved in the Interpretationand qualitative and quantitative analysis of the microstructure of materials after heat, thermo-chemical and thermo-plastic processing. Her research interests are focused on Co-Cr alloys obtained by 3D printing for the dental prosthetics sector.

Ms. Joanna’s personality traits are mainly open-mindedness, always (!) open-minded to new acquaintances, new ideas, ideas, common goals. She emphasizes that each successive topic or project is as important and unique to her each time. She appreciates working with and for people, loves to help and support, and the finale of cooperation must always be mutually beneficial. She invests in personal development in soft skills, and expands her passions in psychology, emotional intelligence or educational kinesiology. In Gallup’s talents, she stands out for qualities such as developing others, responsibility, action strategy and empathy and integration.

Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Katowice for Equal Treatment

Clerk, versed in procedures and modes of administration. She has experience in organizing the work of the Office, managing large, diverse teams and task forces, administration and international cooperation. She is also involved in counseling and consumer education. Since 2023, she has supported the Mayor in implementing equality and anti-discrimination policies. She has worked on the establishment of the Katowice Equal Treatment Council, which becomes operational in September 2024. – Is vice chairwoman of the NCRT. The Council serves as an advisory body to the Mayor in the field of anti-discrimination in local life and identifying desirable measures for equal treatment of all residents of Katowice. In addition, as a plenipotentiary, she cooperates with organizations working to prevent discrimination, including the nationwide network of equal treatment plenipotentiaries.

Associated with Gliwice since birth. Graduate of Polish philology at the University of Silesia
in Katowice. For many years associated with journalism – including Radio Plus, Polish Television and Dziennik Zachodni. Since 2004, director of the press office at the municipal office, and then the press office of the Silesian governor. For the next 15 years she was associated with government and local administration, heading, among other things, the dialogue team. She was also in charge of crisis communications. Since 2015, director of the Marshal’s Office of the Silesian Voivodeship, where she implemented senior programs and youth programs, developed cooperation with non-governmental organizations and international entities, and worked actively on behalf of women. She was also director of the Dialogue Department at the Marshal’s Office. For years she has been actively working for the city and its residents. In 2018, she was elected to the Gliwice City Council.

In the 2024 local elections, she was elected mayor of Gliwice.

She is married to Boris and is mother to Michalina and Lena. She spends her free time most preferably traveling and with a book in hand.

Born 11.06.1982 in Katowice, Poland. Elected to the Board of Directors of the World Ice Hockey Federation in 2016, re-elected in 2021. In her previous term, she was responsible for the IIHF Referee Commission and the IIHF Women’s Ice Hockey Commission.

Currently responsible for the IIHF Referee Commission and the IIHF Digital Transformation issue, as well as the group on Creating Good Practices in Ice Hockey Development.

Graduate of the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice with a degree in Sports Management, the University of Silesia in Katowice with a degree in Management and Marketing and an Executive Master of Business Administration. In addition, completed postgraduate studies at AWF Katowice in Image Management and Sports Media Studies.

From 2000 to 2015, an ice hockey referee, from 2010 to 2014 with an IIHF international license.
Since 2012 member of the Board of the Polish Ice Hockey Association, in the rank of Vice President since 2020.

Commissioner of the Tauron Polish Hockey League, which is a men’s field hockey league.
In 2024, she became the first woman to serve as Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship on behalf of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Re-appointed to this position for 2025.

Member of the Organizing Committees of the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey World Championships, the Men’s and Women’s Basketball European Championships, the Men’s Volleyball World Championships, the Women’s Volleyball European Championships, the Men’s Handball European Championships, inter-state soccer matches, cycling races, athletics competitions.

Nagma Mohamed Mallick began her diplomatic career in Paris where she served in the Embassy to the French Republic and in the Indian Mission to UNESCO. In New Delhi, she served in various capacities in the Government of India, beginning as Desk Officer in the West Europe Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, then on the personal staff of Prime Minister Mr. I.K. Gujral in the Prime Minister’s Office, and finally as the first woman Deputy Chief of Protocol (Ceremonial).

She served thereafter in India’s diplomatic Missions in Nepal and Sri Lanka as First Secretary and Counsellor respectively. Back in Delhi, she was Deputy Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs. She was then Director in the Eurasia Division where she looked after India’s bilateral relations with Russia and the CIS countries. From July 2010 to September 2012, she was Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy in Thailand.

She was Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tunisia from October 2012 to November 2015. From December 2015 till December 2018, she was High Commissioner of India to Brunei Darussalam.

She was Head of the Policy Planning Division of the Ministry from February 2019 till January 2020 and then Additional Secretary (Africa) till August 2021, as Head of Division for relations with Eastern and Southern African nations, with supervisory duties over ties with all Africa. She is presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Poland.

Nagma M. Mallick joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1991. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Sociology. She is married and has one son and one daughter. She speaks English, French, Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam. Her interests are in Indian classical dance and music, English literature, fitness and nutrition.

• 1982-1986 Major in Coal Geology and Exploration, Jiaozuo Mining Institute
• 2008-2009 Tsinghua University EMBA
• 1986-1992 Technician Engineer, Longshan Mine, Anyang Mining, Bureau, Henan Province
• 1992-2001 Chairman of Anyang Jiuzhou Industrial and Mining Materials Co., Ltd.
• 2001-2005 Chairman of Henan Jiuding Industrial and Mining Equipment Inspection Co
• 2010-present Chairman of Beijing Xinyuan Jiuding Technology Co., Ltd.
• 2010-present Chairman of Sanhe Road Mine Technology Co.,
• 2016-present Chairman of Dekuang shiye (Beijing) Technology Co.

International Growth Partner – Talenti.pl

Entrepreneur, HR consultant, leadership trainer and career coach by profession. Expert in leadership and organizational development, passionate about women empowerment. She has been conducting workshops and implementing training programs for over 15 years on 4 continents, from the United States and Brazil, through Poland and Ireland to India, China and the Philippines.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulina-maslich

Investment board member, PFR TFI

Piotr Kuba has more than 25 years of experience in the capital market in the field of fund and asset management. From 1998 to 2016, he was associated with Skarbiec Group, where he worked successively as a fund manager at Skarbiec TFI, director of the Equity Fund Management Department and director of the Controlling Department. Since 2004 on the board of Skarbiec TFI, where, as a board member and then vice president, he was responsible for the areas of capital market and private equity fund management, including real estate, product area and development strategy, as well as risk control. From 2002 to 2012, he was also a member of the supervisory board of ProService AT. At PFR TFI, he has been in charge of the investment area as a member of the board since 2017.

He graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Lodz with a degree in Numerical Methods and Programming. He holds an investment advisor’s license and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) title from the CFA Institute. Participant of the “Management” manager development program organized by ICAN Institute and Harvard Business School.

Business Director at the Perspektywy Educational Foundation, where she is responsible on a daily basis for partnership relations between universities and business, believing that in building a strong bridge between these entities is the key to a strong foundation for the economy of the country and the world. She is the co-founder of the Perspectives Women in Tech Summit – Europe’s largest conference for women in technology, science and business in which she is responsible for global outreach and building partnerships to increase the participation of women in the STEM fields in both education and the job market. A data protection specialist by passion and sense of duty.

Director General, China National Coal Association（CNCA) Vice President of Coal Sub-council, CCPIT

Ms.  Su  Chuanrong  graduated  with  a  Ph.D  from  China  University  of Mining  and Technology and has been holdingvarious leadership position at the China National Coal Association since 2002.

Besides  being  the  Director  General  and  overseeing  international  cooperation  at CNCA, she is also Vice President of Coal Sub-council, CCPIT.

From 2008 to 2018, Dr. Su worked as Director-General , Deputy Director-General of international cooperation atChina National Coal Association ，responsible  for the organization  of  International  Coal   Summit,  China  Coal  &  Mining  Expo,  China International Clean Coal & Energy Expo, and Global Seaborne Coal Summit.

From  2002  to  2007,  Dr.   Su  was  Director  of  National  Center  for  International Cooperation in Work Safety, theState Administration of Work Safety, accomplished organization, implementation and management of several international multilateral and bilateral mine safety cooperation programs.

From 1988 to 2001, Dr. Su worked as a Professor of National Training Center of Coal Mines, and directed the work of China Collaboration Center of International Labor Organization-International   Occupational   Safety   and   Health   Information   Center (ILO-CIS).

She received the Special Achievement Award from the United States Department of Labor  in  2003,  the  Special  Award  from  Embassy  of  Poland  in  Beijing  for  her contribution to China-Poland relationship in 2014.

Director Generalof Consulting Center, China National Coal Association（CNCA)

Prof. Tang Jiaxuan is Director General of Consulting Center, China National Coal Association(CNCA). He worked previously for former China Coal Ministry. 

He has long been engaged in research on coal industry policies, regulations, and standards, as well as management and technical consultancy related to coal resource exploration, development, protection, and conversion,etc.

He has successively been appointed as a member of National Mineral Resources Planning Expert Advisory Committee, a member of National Major Construction Project Evaluation Expert Group, and Director General of Planning and Consulting Expert Committee of the Third Coal Industry Technical Committee.