AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals
The main subject matters of Maria Richert’s research are issues from materials science engineering, with achievements especially in area of deformation of metals and alloys with the use of strong plastic strain processes (cyclic extrusion compression -CWS, an equal channel angular processing -ECAP, hydrostatic extrusion – HY); achievements in producing and studying nanomaterials, analysing aluminium alloys with special regard to thermal processing of these alloys as well as modification of the composition of aluminium alloys enhancing the efficiency of extrusion, matters of surface engineering, including nitrification, settling anti erosion covering and underseal by means of new methods using plasma; achievements in the field of powder consolidation for electrical contacts. She dealt with designing composite materials, phase analysis and chemical composition in coverings and composites.
Prof. Maria Richert PhD Eng. was an author a co-author of 164 articles. They were presented in magazines such as: Materials Science & Engineering, Inżynieria Materiałowa, Inżynieria Biomateriałów, Archiwum Nauki o Materiałach, Rudy i Metale Nieżelazne, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Archives of Materials Science, Advanced Materials Science, Solid State Phenomena, Materials Science Forum, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, International Journal of Material Forming, Key Engineering Materials, Journal of Electron Microscopy, Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, Metallurgy and Foundry Engineering, Obróbka Plastyczna Metali, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Prof. Maria Richert PhD Eng. can boast of being a co-author of chapters in two foreign books in English. She is also an author of a book in Polish.
She presented 40 papers on international and national conferences and attended 50 conferences. She is a co-author of 4 patents. She took part in co-creating or managing 3 implementation to the industry (Grupa Kęty S.A., Plasma System S.A., Fabryka wentylatorów „Fawent” S.A.).
In total, during her academic career she participated as a contractor, main contractor and manager in 61 research projects. In the last 4 years, she was a manager of 4 projects and 8 industry-commissioned works. According to Web of Science data – h-index equals 12.
Vice-Rector for Organization and Student Affairs of Medical University of Lodz
was born in the 16th of September 1962. His parents were working as teachers. In 1968, he began to attend primary school No. 147, and from 1971 to primary school No. 51 in Łódź. In 1976, he began his education in high school No. 9 in Łódź, in artistic class. He graduated in 1980 and began his studies at Medical Academy of Łódź. After graduation in 1986, he was an intern in Copernicus Regional Specialist Hospital and Janusz Korczak hospital in Łódź. On the 1st of October 1987 he started working at Copernicus Regional Specialist Hospital in Łódź in the Department of Tumor Pathology. A year later he became a full-time assistant in the Department of Tumor Pathology at the Department of Oncology - the Medical Academy in Lodz, Headed by professor Leszek Woźniak. He acquired his first degree specialty from anatomical pathology in 1989, in 1993 a specialty from pathology of cancer. In 2000, he passed the European Board of Pathology. Then he opened specialization of anatomical pathology, which he acquired in 2009. Since 2013 he's been a national consultant in this field. In January 1992, defended his doctoral thesis, "Number and Distribution of Dendritic Cells vs. Intensity and Composition of lymphocytomas in skin and stomach cancer. Immunohistochemical examinations"*. Leszek Woźniak was the thesis' supervisor. In 1992, he was an intern for a short period of time from the scope of the immunohistochemistry in Max Planck Institute in Göttingen. He was a scholar of the Kosciuszko Foundation at the National Institute for Neurological Diseases in Bethesda / Frederick, USA (1994-1995), where he conducted researches on the propagation of prions in experimental Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in mice. He was dealing with primary brain tumors. Moreover, he participated in the study of hemorrhagic fever viruses. Subsequently, he received a scholarship from the Austrian Government to stay at the Institute of Neurology at the University of Vienna in 1995-1996. As a result, he wrote his habilitation thesis, called: "Molecular and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Certain Pathogenic Factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Mice"*, defended at the Faculty of the Medical Academy in Lodz (10th of June 1997). In addition to neuropathology, the subject of scientific research was related to other cancers, especially breast cancer and lymphatic system. Between 1999 and 2001 he took trips as a consultant to the University Hospital in Tromsø in Norway. In 1995, he became an Assistant Professor. Since 1998, he has been a Head of of Pathology and Oncology Department and since 2002, a Head of the Oncology Department at Medical Academy in Lodz. Also in 2002, he was entitled as a Professor, and obtained the position of University Associate Professor. In 2004 he took up his possition as full professor. Between 2002 and 2005, he worked as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Senate of the Medical University in Łódź. Between 2005 and 2008 he was working as a Vice-President of Regional Medical Chamber in Łódź and as a Chairman of the Committee for Ethics. In 2008 he became a Vice-President for Research and International Cooperation, and in the next term he became a Vice-President for Students and Organizational Issues. In his two terms, he used to be the first Deputy Rector. In 2016, he won the elections of Rector.
Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology
Lech M. Grzesiak received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), Warsaw, Poland. He is Senior Member of IEEE (2003).
In 1977, he joined WUT, where he is currently a Full Professor and holds the position of Dean of the Electrical Faculty. From 2004 to 2012, he was with the Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU), Torun as a Professor . He was also the Co-Director of the European Centre of Excellence on Power Electronics and Intelligent Control for Energy Conservation—PELINCEC 2003–2006.
He has directed more than 30 R&D projects in the field of industrial electronics. He is the author or coauthor of more than 150 papers and as well as 2 books and chapters in many of books. He is the holder of more than 40 patents. His main research interests are in the applications of artificial intelligence in control systems, generally dedicated for adjustable-speed drives including automotive electric drive, servo drives, power electronic converters, and electrical energy generating and storage systems.
Prof. Grzesiak many years was an Associate Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS and currently is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics.
He is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE).
Head of The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) in Warsaw
Head of The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) in Warsaw
PhD, Master of Science in electronics engineering, Head of The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) in Warsaw. Her research interests are focused on innovative technologies of multifunctional materials and semiconductor structures for nanoelectronics, photonics, high frequency instruments and sensor techniques. Author and co-author of over 250 publications, Head of 10 international research projects. Member of the Committee of Electronics and Telecommunications Polish Academy of Sciences. Member of the Evaluation of Research Units (Polish acronym is KEJN). Member of Interdisciplinary Team for International Cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Member of Applications Evaluation Team focused on expenditure on purchase or development of science and research equipment, which is a large Research Infrastructure and Construction Investment serving the Research or Development Activities, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, member of Scientific Council of ITE, IF PAN, IWC, PAN, ITME. Member of the Commission of Applications Evaluation and Implementation of FP7, FP6, FP7 and H2020 FP7 projects under the European Union's Framework Programmes.
Head of the Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering of Gdansk University of Technology
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Management at the University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw
In 2015 she graduated, with the PhD degree, from the Collegium of Management and Finance of SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Since 207, she has been dealing with the issue of clusters and cooperation within the area of strategic management. Katarzyna Adamiak has experience in research design, she used to work as a manager of qualitative and quantitative research. She actively participates in numerous conferences, where she has published the results of her research.
For 4 years, she has been working as an academic lecturer of subjects concerning management sciences in Polish and English language. Today she works as a Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Management at the University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw.
Head of research: combustion engines, ecology, dynamic processes, modeling of physical phenomena.
Passionate about science, research and calculation-related challenges. Associated with ecology, vehicles and equipment operation, electro-mobility, internal combustion engines, renewable sources of energy, dynamic processes modeling, and advanced mathematical techniques. He received a PhD degree in Technical Sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology. His doctoral thesis was awarded with Professor Zygmunt Szlachta PTNSS Award. Employed at Motor Transport Institute (ITS), Head and participant of numerous research projects (modelling the physico-chemical phenomena, developing of calculation methods, creating computer programs for the research results analysis), author of numerous scientific publications (in Combustion Engines, Environmental Engineering, Transport), designer of four-seater crash simulator, a device to force vibration of vehicles suspension, portable dynamometer for mopeds), active member of scientific and technical societies (PNTTE, PTNSS).
CEO of Green Electric Cars S.A. and a Managing Director of special purpose entities owned by Green Way Non-public Closed Investment Fund.
Mr Miron Maicki is a CEO of Green Electric Cars S.A. and a Managing Director of special purpose entities owned by Green Way Non-public Closed Investment Fund. He holds PhD of Economics Department of the University of Warsaw and is a graduate of the Management and Marketing Faculty and History Institute at the University of Warsaw. Mr. Maicki has experience in managing holdings, treasury-owned companies as well as cooperating with state and local governmental institutions.
In 1987-1990 he was holding a position of the Protocol Team Manager in the Foreign Cooperation Department of the Ministry of the National Education, a Member of the Management Board of hotel and tourism Gromada – Tourist group, an Executive Director of the Gromada Hotel in Warsaw, a Member of the Management Board of RUCH S.A., a Member of Supervisory Board of PHZ Bartimpex S.A. and an advisory to the Management Board of PHZ Bartimpex S.A., where he was responsible, among others, for trade cooperation with Israeli and Japanese companies. In 2001-2005 he was also the president of the Board of RUCH S.A.- the largest distributor of newspapers in Poland.
CEO of Finance Group LLC and a Member of Supervisory Board at Polski Instytut Eko Energii LLC
PhD Eng in technical sciences - academic discipline: construction and operation of machines, specialty: combustion engine and synthetic energy sources. A graduate of faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Wrocław University of Technology, major -Transport, specialization - Management and Transport System Design as well as Engineering and Ecology of the Means of Transport. He also graduated from Computer Science and Management, major – Financial Analysis.
Deputy Coordinating Supervisor of B+R&I Cluster, Economy Specialist at The National Centre for Research and Development in the field of business assessment of applications for co-financing, a specialist at KSU in technology counseling. He was a President of the Management Board at Finance Group sp. z o.o. and a Supervisory Board Member at Polish Eko Energia sp. z o.o., cooperated with science and research entities in order to implement research and development project, a lecturer at The International University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław and Wrocław School of Information Technology.
He has practical experience in: conversion of heat energy into electrical energy using Thermoelctric generator (TEG), waste use to supply combustion engine with power, creation of cogeneration systems, management of preparation and implementation of investment projects in the aforementioned fields and support with creation of research and development departments in SME.
He is a cocreator of 6 inventions submitted to Polish Patent Office, an author or a coauthor of 2 coursebooks and over 30 publications in prestigious national and foreign scientific journals, a speaker or coorganizer of number of scientific and/or business conferences.
President of the Management Board – Polish Maritime Cluster, a head of the Economics and Management Department, Gdynia Maritime University
Mr Grzybowski was the President of the Management Board of POLISH MARITIME CLUSTER, a member of Athens Institute of Education and Research, and the head of Department of Economics and Management in Gdynia Maritime University, he also held the position of visiting professor at Mid Sweden University MITTUNIVERSITET. Mr Grzybowski was also the Chairman of the Scientific Council at Security & Safety Research Institute (www.sasri.eu). He also held the seat of the Director at Baltic Sea Region Observatory. He was also the editor-in-chief in Internet Manager and Transfer Wiedzy. Expert in “Horizons 2020” program. Chairman of the Cargo Transport Logistics Department in Gdańsk in years 2014-2016. Mr Grzybowski also participated in “Intelligent Cities” program committee, as well as in European Committee for “Skills and Careers in the Blue Economy”.He was a Maritime Think Tank leader in Linkedin, and a member of Intelligent Specialization of Pomerania “Offshore technologies as well as harbor and logistics technologies, and working Team for coordination of implementing SUERMB in Poland at Ministry of Foreign Affairs”. He was also the project manager of “Commercialization of research results as well as creating entrepreneurial framework by Gdynia Maritime University”, project no.: WND-POKL.08.01.01-22-009/10, type of the project: Priority VIII: Regional Economy Staff, Operation 8.2: Knowledge transfer, implementation period: 2010-2012, and the Coordinator of Polish part of the MARCHAIN project – realized as a part of cluster of BSR StarDust projects (Baltic Sea Region Program), project no.: VINNOVA#058 StarDust, type of the project: international project, period of implementation: The Strategic Project on Trans-national Commercial Activities in Research & Innovation, Clusters and in SME-Networks, financing sources: European Union. Mr Grzybowski also occupied the position of the President of Baltic Sea Region Observatory. He also organized the Innovation Center and of TENTacle Gdynia THIK TANK – for the TENTacle project, leader of Region Blekinge, period of realization: 01 March, 2016 – 01 March, 2019 (co-funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme), as well as approx.. 90 conferences, seminars and panel discussions, including the ones of European Maritime Day. He was also the chairman of scientific seminar “Economics and Management in 21stCentury”
CEO of Polski Instytut Eko Energii Sp. z o.o., Manager for innovation and development of B+R&I Cluster
CEO of Polski Instytut Eko Energii Sp. z o.o., Manager for innovation and development of B+R&I Cluster.
Master of Mathematics - a graduate of University of Wrocław, faculty of Mathematics, specialization - Mathematics in economy and insurance. Manager for innovation.
CEO of Polski Instytut Eko Energii Sp. z o.o., Manager for innovation and development of B+R&I Cluster. She has 5-year executive experience in managing operational activity of SME sector, practical experience in assessing business plans, managing processes of drawing up, implementing and settling investment and R&D projects, experience in conducting courses in financial and insurance mathematics as well as economics.
She is a co-author of 3 inventions submitted to Polish Patent Office, a co-author of trade publication and a co-organizer of numerous science and business conferences.
Professional experience in making investments, acquiring further funding rounds and exit from investments
1. Cooperate with the POLFA pharmaceutical company in Tarchomin to obtain 6-amino-penicillin to be used in production of synthetic penicillin (1997-80)
2. Center of Inhibitors Technology (CTI) sp. z o.o.. Foundation of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan ul. Rubież 46
Development of foundations of innovative medicine projects. Projects prepared for accession to financial implementation.
a / Isolation by affinity chromatography of penicillin amidase enzyme. The aim was to obtain 6-Aminopenicillin, which was used in the manufacture of synthetic penicillinpatents: P. 126358; 219402.
b/ Development of peptide inhibitor technology for medical purposes. Inhibition of pathogenic enzymes responsible for occurrence of diseases. Their source are "human friendly" formulas, preferably food products, selected plants, placenta and fetal water of humans and animals. Finished with Polish and international patent. (EP 12163789.6).
c / Development of the use of natural cystatin as a synthetic replacement for chlorhexidine in the treatment of periodontitis in humans and dogs.
Vice-Director at the Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) - Division in Krakow
Piotr Guzdek, PhD Eng., author and or co-author of almost 60 publications in scientific journals, including 40 publications in prestigious journals highlighted in Journal Citation Reports. He participated in 12 presentations at the national conferences and in 26 international conferences. He is a co-author of one patent and three patent applications. Piotr Guzdek, PhD Eng., actively raises funds for basic research and industrial research related to development of innovative, reliable solutions for the Polish industry. He conducted 3 research projects, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the NCN. In addition, he participated as a main contractor in 4 research projects, 3 European projects and 1 POIG project.
In his research, he mainly focuses on magneto-electric materials (ceramic, metallic and composite), which, apart from the typical magnetic properties, have properties that make them practical
A graduate of vocational degree course – management, marketing, economic analysis and controlling, electrical technician electronic engineer foreman. Russian – good, English – mediocre. An electronic engineer constructor in industries such as energy, geophysics and nuclear power – control room dispatcher in a power station. He took part in exploration and study of Polish copper deposits as well as in protection against radiation – participation in construction and study of tissue-like materials for measurements of consumed dose.
In 1960-2000 an entrepreneur. At first, company of natural person Ryszard Sawa in Otwock. Since 1993 company with share capital – RYSZARD SAWA Ltd, in Józefów, employment of up to 83 people, production and trade: electronic language classes, telecommunication, including retro-style phones as well as automotive electronics. Export 70%: North America, Europe, North Africa. Conducting research and development projects of own innovations implementation in cooperation with research institutions.
In 1979-2000 a member of executive committee of Polish Foreign Trade Chamber, then a co-organizer of National Chamber of Commerce, and organizer and chair of Exporter Club at Polish Foreign Trade Chamber. Since 1999, an organizer and participant of numerous government and business trade missions.
In 2000-2016, a co-author of “Mazowsze w drodze do Unii Europejskiej” programme [Eng. Masovia on the way to European Union], a founder and CEO at “Życzliwy Przedsiębiorca w Polsce” [Eng. Kind Entrepreneur in Poland] – dealing with development of entrepreneurships, especially of micro and small ones www.bifund.org.pl
An expert at Innovation Centre of Polish Federation of Engineering Associations FSNT–NO as well as an expert in „Polska 2020” [Eng. Poland 2020] Foresight’s National Programme, an organizer and manager of INNOWATORZY PL. Cluster www. KlasterINNOWATORZY.pl
Deputy Director in the National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU
Deputy Director in the National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU responsible for Innovation. Her experise gathers cooperation industry-academia, management of international research and innovation projects and international cooperation. She is an Expert to the Programme Committee Innovation in SMEs and Access to Risk Finance. She has over 7-year experience in obtaining and management of innovation projects financed under 7th Framework Programme, structural funds, Norway Funds and Horizon 2020. Currently she holds a post of the NCP_WIDE.NET Project Coordinator under Horizon 2020. She graduated the University of Warsaw and was a scholar of Sokrates/Erasmus Program at the Mainz University in Germany. Alumnus of the Top 500 Innovators Programme at the Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Her professional portfolio gathers working for the DG Enterprise in the European Commission.
Chairman of the Board in Kiędzierzynski-Kozelski Industrial Park LLC, Coordinator of Specialty Chemicals Cluster “Chem-Ster”
Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics (Faculty of Foreign Trade). In years 1990-1999 he held the Partner’s position in Access Ltd., and he was made a member of the management board of Rothschild Polska Ltd afterwards. In years 2005-2006 he worked as the Privatization Office President in Nafta Polska PLC. Mr Skwarko held the seat of the Financial Strategies and Capital Development President in CLT Maczki Bór company in Sosnowiec, and in CTL Logistics PLC thereafter. In years 2008-2009 he was a member of the Nafta Polska PLC management board, and next he was its liquidator. In years 2008-2015 he was the President of supervisory board in Lotos PLC. In years 2010-2012 he held the position of Vice President of the ZAK PLC management board in Kędzierzyn-Koźle. He is the President of the Kędzierzyn-Koźle Industrial Park Ltd since 2012.
Sebastian Grabowski graduated from the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Koszalin University of Technology, as well as the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw and General Psychology at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology (SWPS). In his research work he deals with the topic of Open Data, Interactions between the users of telecommunication networks and the Internet, and also aspects related to the Open Government. For 16 years, he has been associated with telecommunication industry. He works as a Director of Research and Development Center Orange Polska. Creator of a Polish national initiative on Open Data - "BIHAPI" www.bihapi.pl. President of ArchitectsPL Foundation promoting the idea of openness in Smart Cities. Lecturer at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University. Currently he is engaged in Social Innovation multidisciplinary projects based on the new telecommunication and IT technologies.
Graduated from Political Science and Journalism at Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznań. Electronic technician, after graduation from Electronic Technical School in Poznań. From the beginning of his career, he has been associated with Abrys Sp. z o.o.
Currently, Development Director. He has many years of experience in organizing and conducting trainings and conferences in the field of environmental protection, including environmental protection in transport and sustainable transport.Co-ordinator of three editions of Eko Media Forum - the largest exhibition and publishing event in Poland promoting ecological education. Co-ordinator representing the Polish partner in two Leonardo da Vinci projects related to the transfer of environmental knowledge. Author of numerous articles for trade magazines, including "Transport Samochodowy" quarterly. He cooperates with publishing houses, including "Czysta Energia", "Przegląd Komunalny" and www.portalkomunalny.pl. Honored by the Minister of the Environment with the honorary award for "Contribution to Environmental Protection and Water Management".
(Mech.Eng.), is a professor of the Automotive Industry Institute (PIMOT)
Coordinator of Polish Technology Platform for Biofuels and member of Coordination Committee of Polish Technology Platform of Bioeconomy. He is a member of Scientific Board of Institute of Ecology and Bioethics at public University Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw. He represented Poland in European Technology Platform as a member of “Mirror Group”, and a member of Steering Committee of Renewable Heating and Cooling European Technology Platform and he is a member of American Council on Renewable Energy. K. Biernat is a an expert in International Renewable Energy Agency, International Energy Agency, Organization States of America and Operational Programmes: Infrastructure and Environment, Innovation Economy and Human Capital. He specializes in chemical thermodynamics of environmental processes as well as obtaining technologies, quality evaluation and use of exploitative liquids, including biofuels, and biorafinery systems. He received many national and foreign distinctions, decoration and orders for scientific and pro-innovative activities. He has been a vice-president of International Jury, World-wide Showroom of Scientific Progress and Inventiveness “Brussel’s Innova - Eureka” for twenty five years. He is an author of above 200 publications in area of properties and exploitative conditionings of fuels, biofuels and other liquids as well as environmental protection. He has supervised a few dozen of master’s and engineering thesis’s in this area and is the promoter of four doctoral dissertations. K. Biernat has expert licence in the field of fuel and energy economy. He is also an examined lecturer of Polish Economic Society and Polish Federation of Engineering Associations. He is a member of many national and foreign scientific societies including American Chemical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dean of the The Department Of Economic Sciences of The University of Finance and Management (WSFiZ) in Białystok.
PhD of Economic Sciences (Wrocław University of Economics, 2006), he also graduated from postgraduate studies: Management (Bialystok University of Technology, 1999) and Management Of R&D Projects − Communication System (Bialystok School Of Economics, 2011).
Between 1999 and 2002 Councillor in Podlaskie Voivodeship Council and Member of the Board of Podlaskie Voivodeship. He co-founded Podlaskie Voivodeship Development Strategy until 2010 and coordinated work associated with creation of Podlaskie Voivodeship Tourism Strategy, and local development programmes in the field of culture, sports, education and tourism. He co-founded also Białystok Development Strategy 2011-2020 Plus. He was a member of The Joint Central Government and Local Government Committee as a representative of The Republic of Poland Marshals' Convention
since 2007. is an Assistant Professor of The University of Finance and Management (WSFiZ), since 2015 a Dean of Faculty of Economic Sciences. Has developed 22 teaching programs and postgraduate studies. Author of 4 books and more than 60 scientific articles concerning the areas of: sustainable development, tourism, regional and local development, spatial management, strategic management. He has participated in more than 50 national and international conferences and scientific seminars and gave more than 30 speaches in Polish, English and Russian.
He was an intern at the Polish Academy of Sciences and Balikesir University(Turkey), Kazimieras Simonavičius University(Lithuania), INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE COMUNICAÇAO EMPRESARIAL (Portugal). He used to be the Managing Regional Operational Programme Expert for Podlaskie Voivodeship between 2007-2013. He is the Manager and participant of many individual and team research projects (national and international) including topics concerning creativity and innovation.
Since 2007 he has been a member of the Scientific Council of the Polish Economic Society in Bialystok (PTE). Since June 2010 a Vice President of the Scientific Council of the Polish Economic Society in Bialystok. Initiator and co-organizer of the Podlaskie Voivodeship Forum of Economists. Awarded in 2015 for activities in the PTE with Silver Honorary Award. He has been a member of the Board of Association of Spatial Planning in Poznań. Since 2015 he has been working with the Poland 2000 Plus Prognosis Committee at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He received numerous awards and diplomas given by the President of WSFiZ in Białystok for scientific and organizational activity in: 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014. Medal "Distinguished for Service to The University of Finance and Management (WSFiZ) in Białystok". In 2014 he was awarded with Lecturerof The Year in popularity contest organized by "Kurier Poranny" newspaper among academics of universities of Białystok. In 2016 he was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit, given by the President of the Republic of Poland, upon the request of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, for his contribution to the development of science.
A Director of CIFAL Płock, a UNITAR/UN affiliated training centre. A coordinator for Poland of an international European Committee project – ENDURANCE- supporting local governments with preparing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP). An author of many publications on sustainable and green transport, an advisor and a creator of local government strategic documents as well as a moderator of numerous social consultations. An Editor-in-chief of popular science magazine raising the matter of sustainable city development “Innowacja i Rozwój” [Eng. Innovation and Development] (www.innowacjairozwoj.eu). An author of a blog – multimodalny.pl – sustainable urban mobility in practice.
Till 2012, a Deputy Mayor of Płock for public utility (he prepared and conducted, first ever in the history of the city, marketing research on public transport and passenger flow on basis of which a new transport network was developed, what led to systematic growth in use of public transport). Previously, a Deputy Director of the Regional Traffic Centre. An academic lecturer at Warsaw University of Technology (since 2002), a founder and long-time President of Information Society Innovation Centre. A member of Scientific Society in Płock. An author of several dozens of articles and books touching matters such as sustainable and safe transport as well as information technologies; the most important are: Development of IT network for Local Authorities. Selected organization and management problems (2007); Broadband access to the Internet (2009); E-competence in local government e-administration (2012). He has graduated from MBA studies – at The Academy of Leon Koźmiński. An enthusiast of SMART-CITY concept as a part of urban transport.
The journalist, publicist, commentator and many years’ editor-in-chief of the „Energia. Poradnik producenta i użytkownika” journal, editor of www.energetykon.pl - energy information portal. He's an outstanding expert in the field of energy as well as the observer and connoisseur, analyst commenting the changes taking place in the Polish economy, especially in the energy sector, for over 20 years.