Speakers of 2nd Data Economy Congress

Leader, manager and architect with over 20 years of experience in digital transformation in financial and manufacturing organizations.

He has extensive professional experience in performing the functions of:

• CIO of the bank,
• director of business strategy areas,
• program and project portfolio management,
• digitization of processes.

He gained the above experience in oil & gas companies, as well as in the consulting, banking and central government industries.
Currently, he is responsible for the digitization of refinery and petrochemical production in one of the largest companies in Europe.

Emil Andryszczyk is a promoter of an organized approach to the transformation of organizations based on:

• business process automation – BPA,
• intelligent IT tools and employee competences.

He believes that through the use of modern technologies, data platforms, AI and ML, companies face a unique opportunity to create value and competitive advantage based on data.

Expert in intangible rights, copyright law, industrial property law, and new technologies and e-commerce law.
Advises technology sector companies, especially on implementation, maintenance and other agreements typical of the IT sector, advertising agencies, TV stations, food and clothing manufacturers, and e-shop operators.
Author of a number of scientific publications in the field of copyright and EU law.She has been awarded repeatedly in legal rankings by Chambers Europe, Legal 500, World Trademark Review, and IP Stars.

CEO and founder of EBIS, one of the few technology companies operating on the Microsoft Data Stack, successfully implementing Microsoft Power BI for the past 10 years since its inception in the Business Intelligence market.

Twice recognized by Microsoft as one of the top 45 FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects worldwide. A data enthusiast who enjoys solving complex problems related to BI architecture. Highly esteemed for projects that develop data sets and corporate-level reports while fostering innovation through self-service BI capabilities and data analysis support in Excel.

He has led numerous BI implementations with SQL Server and Azure solutions, focusing on the potential for developing the systems created. Having been deeply involved with Power BI since its release, Mateusz advocates for adopting a data-driven business culture.

Passionate about technology and golf. Looking for new sports and technological challenges.

Marcin Chudeusz is the CEO and Co-Founder of DEXT.AI, a Vienna-based company established in 2020, focused on developing AI-powered software for data warehousing. Prior to founding DEXT.AI, Marcin worked as a Data Warehouse Consultant in projects across Poland, Germany, the UK, and Austria. His academic credentials include a degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Warsaw, complemented by studies in Business Informatics at the University of Applied Science in Vienna.

Karol joined Visa nearly 6 years ago. He is the co-founder of the Visa Data Science Lab in Central and Eastern Europe. Karol has over 12 years’ experience of the banking sector. He specialises in the use of data to build and implement new solutions and support business decisions in both the banking and payment industries. He promotes advanced data usage techniques, especially in model building, propensity testing and forecasting.
Karol is a data enthusiast who graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics with a degree in Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems.

The Executive Director of Renegia Capital, a developer of electric energy storage systems, renewable sources, and micro-grids. From 2015 to 2023, he served as the President of the Management Board of Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. He has over 20 years of experience in the energy and transportation infrastructure industry.

Medical Doctor. Managing Director of the Polish Hospital Federation, the largest hos-pital organization in Poland. Leader of „AI Coalition in Healthcare” for Poland. Co-founder and Chair of the Board in Data Lake and Donate your Data Foundation. Listed among „100 most influential people in Polish healthcare” for the last 4 years, laureate of “25 under 25” and „30 under 30” Forbes list. Held managerial positions in leading polish medical startups. Speaker and moderator at the most important conferences related to the healthcare sector.

CEO of Synerise – AI & BigData Company – 17th fastest growing technology company in Europe according to Financial Times in 2022. Lecturer & Researcher at AGH University of Science&Technology. Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Investor. CEO and co-owner of Wisla Krakow Football Club – one of the oldest and most titled Polish Football Club – founded in 1906. During his professional career, he used to work for/with Fortune 500 companies and got numerous prestigious national and international awards with the Synerise Team, including, among other things: Laureate of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 – 2021,2022 Edition; Winner @ ACM RecSys Twitter Challenge 2021, 2nd place; Winner @ ACM KDD Cup, OGB-LSC 2021, 3rd place; Winner @ ACM WSDM Booking.com Data Challenge 2021, 2nd place; Winner @ SIGIR eCom Rakuten Data Challenge 2020, 1st place; Title of one of the 30 most promising technology entrepreneurs in the world according to Ernst and Young 2018; Special Award in EY Entrepreneur of the Year Contest 2018; AGH University of Science of Technology 100th anniversary Award 2018; Digital Shaper Award 2018, Polish President Startup Award; Poland AI Person of The Year 2019; CEE x-Tech Awards 2019 – AI Innovation of the Year; EU Leading Innovator by Google, Res Publica and the Financial Times; Microsoft Partner of the Year 2017,2018,2019.

Since 2010 he has been a lecturer and researcher at the AGH University of Science and Technology (two faculties) in Krakow, where he co-founded (at the age of 23) award-winning courses and full-time program studies of his authorship from scratch, including; Social Informatics, E-Economy (the most innovative system of study in Poland in 2012 according to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education) and Digital Marketing. He is an ambassador of the AGH brand and a mentor in the Gov Polish Development Fund network. He graduated from two fields of study (computer science and sociology) and is currently working on an interdisciplinary Ph.D. He has participated in many conferences and is a guest lecturer at Polish and foreign universities. Together with partners, he rolled out Ph.D. Data Science Studies in Poznan. He is also the author of publications, including bestsellers, inter alia published as part of the PWN Scientific Publishers. He is the founder and creator of the AI School Program and Academy for schools and kindergartens rolled out in 2019 in Poland. Co-author of the first, the fastest, and the most significant crowdfunding action in the CEE region.

Business leader and digital transformation expert.

Since joining Fujitsu in 2006, he has held various managerial positions, including: Service Director, Head of Services and Country Head of Sales in Poland. In 2017, he became Head of Eastern Europe, managing the Fujitsu business in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. He is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology.

Bożena Leśniewska has over 20 years of experience in management for the technology sector. Currently, as the Vice-President of the Management Board in Orange Polska, she is responsible for Business Market and companies Integrated Solutions and BlueSoft. She is a member of the Responsible Leadership Council, THINKTANK Strategic Board, Orange Foundation, international association Women in Leadership and association LiderShe. Bożena Leśniewska is also an engaged mentor, helping others in achieving their goals and co-author of Europe’s first studies designed for women – Women Leadership Academy (Akademia Przywództwa Kobiet) at Koźmiński University. She was recognized by the Institute of Innovative Economy as one of ten most influential women in Polish technology sector. In 2020 she has received the top prize in category Big Companies in “100 Most Powerful Businesswomen” contest organized by Puls Biznesu. She has been recognized in „Strong Women in IT 2021 – Global Edition” report as one of women bringing change and innovation to the IT industry. She has been also featured in prestigious Forbes’ “100 Women of the Year 2021” list.

Currently at InPost, I am responsible for implementing agile methods and co-leading the stream related to Generative AI. My experience encompasses roles as an agile coach, manager, consultant, and analyst, in various industries like FMCG, banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals, etc. What I excel at and (reportedly) do well, is building motivated teams that “deliver,” improving work methods, building communities, and implementing innovations.

Director of IT Department in Totalizator Sportowy. Graduated from Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw and from The George Washington University. Has over 20 years of IT experience in a variety of sectors. Managed many complex projects, including transformation and consolidation ones. Winner of Polish Project Excellence Award oraz Digital Excellence.

The visioner with technical mastery of Data Governance, Data Management and Data Quality.

In the past, Piotr worked for Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Philip Morris in several positions and covered different responsibilities to
make the data as an asset.

Currently, he is the Head of Data Governance within AVON Company, where he is responsible for Data Governance activities and a big fan of the Data Lineage & DAMA

Robert Pławiak – Since November 2022 as Chief Digital&Technology&Information Office in Polpharma, Poland. He is responsible for all aspects of digitalization, and technology areas of IT&OT processes in the most significant pharma manufactures. In the last four years (2018-2022), as the President and Group CIO, he implemented many changes in business processes in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. He contributed to the construction of a new system for the distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 in Poland, and optimized business processes based on implementing and modernizing IT solutions, including WMS, TMS, and ERP. In the Pelion Group, he was responsible for M&A processes and completed the transfer of the management of the Swedish pharmacy network and the IT ecosystem to Poland.
Additionally, Robert is involved in expanding NGO in Poland as President of the IT LEADER CLUB POLSKA foundation. During the last ten years, was established well knows IT Academy for public sector employees that can graduate MBA level. He is a graduate of the computer systems course at the Military Technical Academy in Warsaw and MBA studies at the Warsaw School of Economics. In 2022 he finished studies at Cambridge University School in the field of Digital Disruption Transformation and Strategy. He has broad management and leadership experience reaching nearly 20 years in insurance, banking, leasing, pharmacy, and healthcare. It was gained by managing computerization processes and projects, cybersecurity, and building and deploying IT strategy in insurance and financial state institutions in Poland.
In his career so far, Robert Pławiak was related, among others, to the PZU Group (PZU SA, PZU Życie SA), the EFL Group, Bank Handlowy S.A., Inteligo Financial Services S.A., EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. (PolbankEFG brand), FunduszMikro Sp. z o.o. , FM BANK S.A., Raiffeisen Bank Poland S.A. He is also an active member of the PMI International&Polska, ISACA, and ISSA associations, and an active speaker at many IT conferences in Poland organized by PMI, ISACA, ISSA, Puls Biznesu, Rzeczpospolita. In the above companies, Robert Pławiak was developing and implementing IT strategies and team transformations and digital transformations in technology divisions subordinated to him. He was leading and acquiring IT projects on an international scale. Moreover, he was responsible for optimization and increasing cost efficiency in IT. As Chief Information Officer in the EFL Group, he was responsible for the development and implementation of the IT strategy, and IT transformation in the years 2017-2020, as well as the construction and implementation of the corporate architecture strategy and IT sourcing in the companies that are part of the EFL Group.

Dominika Rogalinska, has held managerial positions at Statistics Poland since 2007 – most recently, from June 2023, as Director of the Innovation Department. She has many years of experience in the implementation of statistical surveys, methodological and conceptual work on the development of spatial statistics. In addition, she coordinates the implementation of innovation in Polish official statistics through modernization projects and internal development programs, such as recently launched Data Science Academy.
She holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Warsaw, and is a PhD candidate at the Warsaw School of Economics. Dominika Rogalińska is a member of the Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning of the Polish Academy of Science.

Prof. Andrzej Szarata – Rector of the Cracow University of Technology, former Dean of the Civil Engineering Faculty. Doctoral dissertation (2006) was devoted to Park and Ride modelling and was first scientific analysis of such system in Poland. Habilitation monograph (2014) is focused on induced demand modelling and its application in estimation of functional effectiveness of transport infrastructure investments. Member of the Scientific Council in: The Building Research Institute and The Railway Institute, The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways and Metro Warszawskie. The author of over 100 scientific papers covering many transportation issues: city and regional transport policy, induced demand modelling, modal split modelling, efficiency estimation of transport investments, high speed rail development, regional transport system and parking lot analysis. Main field of interest is transport policy and developing transportation models on agglomeration and regional level. He is author or co-author of over 300 projects related to development of transport system at local, regional and national level (also EU projects).

Vice President of the Management Board supervising Banking Operations and IT Division

Professionally associated with the Pekao Group since 2004. From 2018 till 2021 he has served as the Chief Transformation Officer and subsequently as the Chief Strategy Officer of Bank Pekao, responsible a.o. for the digital and operational transformation, as well as for the coordination of the work on the strategy of the Bank. From 2017 till 2018 he was responsible for the Transformation and Services Division, where he managed a.o. IT and Operations of the Bank. In 2010- 2017 he was Member of the Management Board of Pekao Leasing Sp. z o.o., where he assumed responsibility for IT, operations, insurance business, and customer service.

Previously, from 2004 till 2010 he held various leadership roles in the Corporate Banking Division of Bank Pekao,including participation in the taskforce preparing the merger of Bank Pekao with the BPH Bank. Before joining Bank Pekao, he worked as consultant for McKinsey and Co. in Frankfurt (Main) in Germany. He also served as a research associate at the University in Frankfurt (Oder) and in Giessen (Germany), as well as professional experience at Dresdner Bank. Since 2017 he has served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrum Kart. In addition, from 2017 till 2020 he was also the Vice-chairmen of the Supervisory Board of Pekao Financial Services.

From 2017, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrum Kart S.A. From 2017 to August 2020, in the Supervisory Board of Pekao Financial Services Sp. z o.o. he was the Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Supervisory Board. He was reappointed to the Supervisory Board of Pekao Financial Services Sp. z o.o. in March 2021 and serves as the Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board.

He has a Ph.D degree in economics from the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). He participated in numerous courses and trainings in Poland and abroad, a.o. Unifuture in cooperation with the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne (Switzerland).

Konrad is in charge of Government Engagement & Regulatory Affairs team in Central Eastern Europe responsible for advocacy efforts related to policy and regulatory payments landscape in CEE markets (PSD2, IFR, EV and others) and building relations with public administration and supervisory authorities.

He has been working for the payment services industry since 2006, capturing full spectrum of market players both from private (leading Polish acquirer and commercial banks) and public sector throughout the ecosystem. Prior to working for Visa he held an expert positions in Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the National Bank of Poland where he was responsible for systemic oversight of payment schemes and systems.

Member of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Plenipotentiary of the Board of PIIT for GAIA-X
CEO of Force System SA, CIO at Polski Gaz TUW (PGNIG Group), advisor at EdTech Hub Accelerator – public innovation. Previously: Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Finance for Informatization, Chairman of the Informatization Council of the Ministry of Finance, long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Institution supervising the Division of Operations and Operation of Systems, CEO of Post-Tel (Polish Post Group).
Graduate of the faculties of Finance and Banking and Computer Science and Econometrics at the Cracow University of Economics. He completed postgraduate studies in IT resource management at the Institute of Applied Informatics and Automation of the Warsaw University of Technology and the CIO Academy at the Said Business School of the University of Oxford. Engaged in management control in public administration member of the audit committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Founding member of the Polish Software Measurement Association in Poland dedicated to the study of complexity, measurement and valuation of software. Member of the Council of CIONET Poland.
In his career to date, he has worked in public administration, financial and consulting sectors. He has extensive experience in the implementation of large and complex IT projects.

Data Scientist with more than 5 years of experience in data analysis and developing machine learning algorithms. Currently working as a Senior Data Scientist at Neuca with main responsibilities focused on image analysis and forecasting. His professional experience at Neuca includes several succesfully developed and implemented prediction models and a complex algorithm for planogram compliance detection. Former member of a scientific team carrying out a project financed by Foundation for Polish Science, where the ultrafast system for image stabilization in biomedical imaging was created. A graduate of Medical Physics at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and PhD candidate specializing in the analysis of eye movements in the search for biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases.