Prof Piotr Stepnowski

After completing primary school, he continued his education at Saint Patrick High School inHalifax and the III LO in Gdynia. He earned his master’s degree at the newly establishedinter-faculty programme in Environmental Protection at UG, after which he began doctoralstudies at the PAS Institute of Oceanology in Sopot. He obtained his PhD degree (1999) andhis […]

Tomasz Cwik

tomasz cwik

Tomek is an entrepreneur and co-founder of finQbit, with over 15 years of diverseexperience in the IT sector. He has a proven track record as an IT leader, working withand advising both international corporations and startups. His expertise spans shapingand executing IT strategies, driving digital transformation, leading R&D projects, andmanaging M&A activities for top-tier banks.Tomek […]

Prof Harald Weinfurter

Prof Harald Weinfurter

Harald Weinfurter earned his doctorate from the Vienna University of Technology in 1987 andcompleted his habilitation at the University of Innsbruck in 1996, focusing on QuantumInterferometry. From 1988 to 1991, he worked at the Hahn-Meitner Institute in Berlin and thenserved as a university assistant in Innsbruck from 1991, where he was part of Anton Zeilinger’sgroup […]

Mirosław Wróblewski

Mirosław Wróblewski – President of the Personal Data Protection Office. A graduate in law and political science (specialisation – international relations). He is the author of nearly 100 articles and academic publications on constitutional law, international law, European law, and the protection of human rights. Between 1997 and 2002 he worked in the media sector, and […]

Prof Marek Krośnicki

Marek Krośnicki is a university professor at the University of Gdańsk, where he serves asthe Head of the Division of Atomic-Molecular Spectroscopy and Astrophysics, and theDirector of the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics.He specializes in quantum chemistry and molecular physics, focusing on the use ofcomputational methods and quantum mechanical models to study the properties,interactions, […]

Rita Łyczywek 

As the Head of Technology at the CODE:ME Foundation and a Lead Software Engineer at Wizards of the Coast, Rita is a dynamic force in the tech industry. A seasoned educator and mentor, she shares her extensive knowledge of IT and programming through her popular tech blog, flynerd.pl, where she has inspired countless women to […]

Prof Konrad Banaszek

Konrad Banaszek received a PhD degree in physics from the University of Warsaw in 2000. He held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Rochester, USA, and the University of Oxford, United Kingdom followed by faculty appointments at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun and at the University of Warsaw.  He is an author or a […]

Prof Marek Przyborski

Marek Przyborski

Marek Przyborski received the PhD degree in remote sensing applied to signal processing. In the years 2016-2019 he held the position of Vice-Dean for Cooperation with Industry and Development of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology.  Currently he is a Dean of the Faculty of Navigation and Naval […]

James Matchett

james matchett

James is a Lead Cyber Security Engineer at Kainos, with over five years of experience working on healthcare-related projects. In his role, he is responsible for defending critical systems against cyber-attacks, ensuring they remain operational, securing patient data, and maintaining constant availability to provide the best possible outcomes for healthcare providers. He has led security […]

Patryk Jar

Patryk Jar

With nearly 2 decades of experience in the IT industry, Patryk has spent the last 11 years at Kainos working in innovative commercial IT projects and for over 2 years he’s been a Innovation Tech Lead. Previously, Patryk worked for 2 years at the Gdańsk University of Technology. In his role as Innovation Tech Lead, […]