Build a strong business in the age of AI and crisis

Petros Psyllos

Programmer, electronics engineer, innovator, founder of Cybernetics Company. Works on commercial AI and electronics projects. Hosts a daily original popular science program on Channel Zero's "7:00" program.

Consultant, conducts lectures and training on modern technologies for corporations.Lecturer at SWPS, member of the SEC of the Committee on Informatics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Winner of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, MIT Review and New Europe 100 - a list of influential innovators in Central and Eastern Europe according to Res Publica, Visegrad Fund, Google and Financial Times. Recognized by the International Federation of Inventors' Associations and the French Ministry of Health and Social Affairs for his achievements in invention, he has won gold medals at the 115th Concours Lépine Invention Fair in France and INPEX in the US, among others.

He was awarded for his innovative activities by the Chinese Innovation Association, the French Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and the Belgian Minister of Budget and Public Function. Ambassador of the Podlasie Economy in the Medical Industry category. Finalist in the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Seattle.

Paula Sobieszek

In her career, she has held key roles in global organizations such as Publicis Groupe and Mindshare GroupM. As Director of Business Development at Publicis Groupe for the CEE region, she was responsible for implementing effective growth strategies at the holding level covering 20 markets in Central and Eastern Europe. She also served as Salesforce Champion, managing the implementation and development of a CRM solution covering several dozen companies in the region.

Natalia Maciejowska

Since 2015, I've been part of Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, Data, and AI. I help organizations innovate with confidence by designing intelligent, value-driven solutions tailored to their unique business needs. In my role, I act as a trusted advisor to companies across industries-translating complex challenges into scalable AI-powered solutions that drive efficiency, improve customer experiences, and enable sustainable growth. With a deep focus on pre-sales strategy and cross-functional collaboration, I bridge the gap between technology and business outcomes to accelerate digital transformation at scale.

Anna Sierakowska

Chief Commercial Officer at Kastell, she is an expert in the area of digital transformation of processes in organizations, especially in marketing and sales. She built her experience at international strategic and digital consulting firms such as Simon-Kucher & Partners, OC&C Strategy Consultants and DELVE.

Monika Grabowska

Monika Grabowska is managing director of the sales area and cooperation with settlement agents at the Cashless Poland Foundation, where she co-founded the Cashless Trade Support Program. She is responsible for business development and relations with settlement agents. She prepares and supervises sales support programs, searches for new customer groups and opportunities to reach them, conducts sales and product training. She gained knowledge of financial issues by studying at the School of Banking and Insurance in Warsaw and the Cracow University of Economics. And then she expanded it with new aspects useful in the work of a manager, i.e. postgraduate studies at the University of Warsaw and Kozminski University. She has been active in the financial market for almost 35 years, the last 18 years being the area related to the payment card market enriched with innovative solutions. He specializes in managing sales networks and building strategies for companies in the financial sector.

Paweł Maj

Co-founder and CEO of Kastell, a nationwide leader in robotics. Expert in robotic technologies in the field of cleaning and other operational processes. He has extensive experience in transferring and adapting international technological solutions to the Polish market.

Jaroslaw Sordyl

Cyber security expert, long-time manager, consultant and practitioner in the area of information systems security, including industrial cyber security - ICS/OT and incident management. Expert in building and managing SOC, CERT/CSIRT/IRT cyber security teams. Certified as Lead Auditor of Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor of Business Continuity Management Systems and Certified Lead Penetration Tester. He has served as Head of Information Security for an organization in the air transportation sector, Director of Cyber Security for corporations in the electric power and oil sectors. Board member of the European Energy - Information Sharing Analysis Center (EE-ISAC) in 2018-2019. Participant of the "IVLP Cybersecurity" program organized by DHS and the US DOJ for leaders in cybersecurity. Lecturer, speaker at national and international conferences, member of the cyber security research team affiliated with the University of Florence, Italy. Member of many cyber security related organizations and associations, including ISACA, ISSA International, ICS SANS and HTCIA.

Bartosz Gayer

Director and financial controller. CIMA member, holder of the Chartered Global Management Accountant certificate. He has more than 20 years of experience in controlling and financial management. In his career, he has worked at Żywiec Zdrój S.A. and LR Health&Beauty Systems GmbH, among others. Speaker at industry conferences, author of many articles on finance and controlling, permanently cooperating with "Controlling and Management" magazine. Business trainer and lecturer at the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza. Advisor and mentor to companies in the SME sector and start-ups.

Dr. Iwo Zmyślony

Iwo has more than a dozen years of experience in innovation process management, client-centric service design and transformational consulting for change leaders in business and non-profit organizations. He has implemented dozens of workshops, trainings and transformation projects working with HR, internal communications, R&D, marketing and B2B sales, among others.

He specializes in serving clients in the printing and e-commerce industries. He has experience working with manufacturing and logistics companies. For nearly 10 years, she has been developing her P2P learning competencies by conducting intensive courses for business practitioners at the UW Open University.

Since 2022, he has served as HR Director at the Center for Digital Poland Projects (250 employees).

Michael Schrage

Digital Fellow at MIT Sloan School's Initiative on the Digital Economy. Michael Schrage's research, writing and advisory work explores the 'behavioral economics' of models, experiments and metrics as media and mechanisms for transforming how organizations create and cultivate customer lifetime value. He's pioneered and introduced 'promptathons' as tools for empowering enterprises to better understand and cost-effectively embrace generative/predictive AI capabilities. In addition to his teaching and advisory work, he is author of "The Innovator's Hypothesis" [MIT Press 2014], "Who Do You Want Your Customers To Become? [Harvard Business Review Press 2012] and 'Serious Play' [Harvard Business Review Press 2000].His latest book on 'Recommendation Engines' and the future of advice and agency was also published by the MIT Press.

His work exploring Michael's current research explores the generative future of KPAIs - KPIs as intelligent software agents - and strategic measurement analytics - in collaboration with Google, McKinsey, Cognizant, Deloitte, TCS and the Sloan Management Review -pays paying special attention to how smarter metrics influence leadership style and substance. Other research examines the interplay of 'network effects' with human capital innovation. His pioneering work in 'selvesware' - he coined the word - highlights the future of agency as digital media augment aspects, attributes, and talents of productive individuals. His January 2025 collaborative article 'Philosophy Eats AI' rapidly became one of the most read 'Sloan Management Review' thought-leadership pieces in recent years. He is an angel investor and advisor to several digital start-ups

Dr. Witold Jankowski

One of the most experienced strategy consultants in Europe. Creator and editor-in-chief of the Polish edition of Harvard Business Review (2003-2020) and MIT Sloan Management Review (2019). Initiator of groundbreaking meetings for Polish business with world management authorities in the areas of leadership and shaping organizational culture.

Lectured in MBA programs at business schools in Canada. He conducts development programs for top managers in Poland (Management™, Strategic Leadership Academy™, Personal Leadership Academy™). As a trainer and consultant, he has worked with AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Continental, CITI Bank, Goodyear, ING, Shell and Viessmann, among others.

Sam Ransbotham

Sam Ransbotham Professor of Analytics at the Boston College, Carroll School of Management. AI Editor at MIT Sloan Management ReviewSam Ransbotham is a professor of analytics at the Boston College, Carroll School of Management. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, an MBA and a PhD, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He teaches "Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence" and "Analytics in Practice." Sam was a senior editor at Information Systems Research, an associate editor at Management Science, and an academic editor at MIT Sloan Management Review. He co-hosts the "Me, Myself, and AI" podcast, available on all major platforms. He is a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School from 2022 to 2023.

Anna Connor-Łakomy

She works on the basis of self-aware, authentic leadership, supports in the development and building of effective, diverse teams, and ensures results through precise deep diagnosis, increased awareness and communication. One of the few certified Neurocolor consultants in Europe. She works in the brain-based coaching method certified by the Neuroleadership Institute. She is also a certified Scrum Master and Assessor.

Sociologist, graduate of the Institute of Applied Social Sciences and PR and Marketing at the University of Warsaw, and a fellow at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She is a PhD candidate at the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in identity studies and social neuroscience.

Dr. Maciej Chrzanowski

Provides training and consulting in the topics of productivity structures and automation using gen-AI, no-code and low-code, based on a proprietary model of digital competence development. IT project manager (DevOps®, ITIL®, MoR®, MoV®, AgilePM®, PRINCE2®, P3O®, MoP®, MSP®, IPMA® C). Lecturer at Rzeszow University of Technology, Kozminski University, WSB Merito.

Tomasz Rydzel

Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdansk and Doctoral Studies at the Warsaw School of Economics - in the field of Insurance and Pension Funds. For more than 25 years he has been improving his knowledge and practice in sales, development of insurance services and investment funds. He has held brokerage qualifications for almost 30 years, and is a member of the Association of Polish Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers. He holds certifications including LIMRA INTERNATIONAL, consultant and business trainer, EMCC coach. As an independent consultant and insurance broker, he carries out projects on securing entrepreneurs in the field of comprehensive insurance coverage. He builds insurance programs in liability insurance, property insurance, fleet insurance, financial insurance and group life and health insurance.

Magdalena Przybylska

Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. She began her career at Poland's largest insurer, PZU ZYCIE SA, where, after more than 18 years in group insurance, she decided that she was able to share her experience and understanding of employee needs as a client attorney. This is how she began her journey as an insurance broker at Quantum Brokerage Group, and for the past 7 years she has been helping businesses create tailored, often innovative life and health insurance programs. By working closely with HR departments and analyzing industry needs and specifics, she and her team tailor programs to create real protection for all employees.

Agata Skowronska-Domanska

She has been with Archicom since 2021, where today she serves as Vice President and CFO. Previously, she was associated with Echo Investment, where, in the position of Director of Strategic Planning, she contributed to the strengthening of the brand in the nationwide market. She has been working in the real estate market for 25 years, gathering experience in the largest organizations in the sector - including Skanska, Bouygues Immobilier, Yareal and Simon&Ivanhoe. The experience she has gained over the years has made her one of the leading specialists in the sector today. She specializes in the area of digital transformation of companies, focusing on both the areas of operations, processing and organizational culture. She believes that at the center of any change is the human being, and technology is his faithful ally. She is committed to promoting positive values in corporate governance, shaping the financial strategy of WSE-listed organizations, and takes steps to maintain the company's liquidity in conjunction with the overarching goal of caring for the well-being of customers. She also acts as a business coach and mentor, supporting leaders in developing competencies and implementing innovative strategies. For her achievements, she has been awarded, among others, the title of Top Woman in Real Estate 2019 in the Innovation and Technology category, and was among the winners of the Strong Women in IT 2021 poll.

Dr. Piotr Wisniewski

Creator and CEO of global robot platform DBR77, offering innovative solutions in the area of digital twins using LLM models for advanced data interpretation.

As an experienced business leader, he has managed multinational companies for more than 10 years, including five years as CEO of a global automotive component manufacturer, responsible for digital transformation strategy and process optimization in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Specializes in the use of modern technology to transform organizations and build innovative business models. Creator of the Hyperreality concept, which redefines the approach to management in digital reality. Author of the Amazon bestseller titled Digital Pathfinder.

Graduate of Harvard Business School, doctor of management sciences at Poznań University of Economics, lecturer of MBA programs at SGH and EU in Poznań. Winner of the prestigious TOP Manager award in the automotive industry.

Jacek Dukaj

Author of, among others, Black Oceans, Other Songs, Perfect Imperfection, Ice, The Vernacular, The Old Age of the Axolotl, Empire of the Clouds, Line of Resistance, and numerous short stories - including The Cathedral, filmed by Tom Baginski and nominated for an Oscar. He is the author of the essay-thriller After Writing, which shows humanity entering the post-writing era. Translator-interpreter of Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel and Jerzy Żuławski awards, repeatedly nominated for the "Polityka" Passport, also for the Nike Literary Award and the Angelus Central European Literary Award. Winner of the Koscielski Prize, winner of the European Prize for Literature and the European Science Fiction Society. Based on the novel The Old Age of the Axolotl, Netflix produced the series Direction: Night. In 2022, he won the most important Czech literary award, Magnesia Litera, in the translated literature category for his novel Ice. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, including English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Hungarian.

Dr. Marcin Piatkowski

Dr. Marcin Piatkowski is Professor of Economics at Kozminski University in Warsaw, the highest ranked business school in Central and Eastern Europe, and a Program Leader at the World Bank in New Delhi. Prior to that, he was Chief Economist and Managing Director of PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland, economist in the European Department of the IMF and Advisor to IMF's Executive Director. He also served as Advisor to Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. He holds a Ph.D. and habilitation in Economics from Kozminski University and an M.A. in Finance and Banking summa cum laude from the Warsaw School of Economics. He was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, London Business School and the OECD Development Center. He has published extensively on economic development, innovation and competitiveness. He authored a book on "Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland", Oxford University Press 2018, which has been reviewed by the Financial Times, endorsed by the world's top economists, and awarded a prize of the "Best Book in Economics" in 2019 by the Polish Academy of Sciences. His personal website is at www.marcinpiatkowski.com. He tweets at @mmpiatkowski.