Justyna Berniak-Woźny holds a doctorate in Social Sciences from Leeds Metropolitan University and an MBA from Oxford Brookes University. She specializes in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development, change management, as well as process and project management.
Dr. Berniak-Woźny is the author of numerous national and international academic publications, as well as educational and training materials in these fields. She is a certified business trainer, an accredited tutor, and a certified Project Manager (Agile PM Practitioner, PMP) with extensive experience in managing projects related to higher education, academic research, and digital education.
She has actively participated in various international conferences, including EURAM, and has contributed to international research projects such as COST.
Head of the Department of Philosophy and Bioethics at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College
Specializes in metaphilosophy, political philosophy, ethics, and bioethics. Born in Wrocław in 1967, he is a graduate of the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). He earned his PhD in 1995 and completed his habilitation in 2001 at the Jagiellonian University with dissertations in the field of metaphilosophy. He was awarded the title of professor in 2008.
He is the author of numerous books, including collections of articles and textbooks, covering various areas of philosophy such as ontology, metaphilosophy, bioethics, and ethics.
Prof. Tomasz Kalinowski is an economist and former economic diplomat with 12 years of service in the diplomatic corps, most recently serving as a Counselor-Minister and Head of the Economic Department at the Embassy of Poland in Berlin.
He is a lecturer in various MBA programs in Poland and at the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
With extensive experience as an expert for parliamentary committees on economy and foreign affairs in the Polish Sejm and Senate, Prof. Kalinowski has also served as a business consultant for major economic entities and local governments in Poland.
Dr. Gary Keller is an award-winning educator. He offers his learners more than 30 years of teaching students around the world and has more than 45 published articles including 4 Best Research Paper awards from international conferences and was accorded teaching honors from several institutions. In addition to his teaching, Keller practices his academic skills as a consultant, trainer and facilitator on strategy, leadership, and creativity and innovation. As a practitioner his skills in strategic planning, team development and implementing quality enabled him to turn around several organizations and attain state and national recognition for innovative services and improving financial achievements.
Tom Ling has over 25 years of experience in designing, managing and delivering evaluations. He is a senior research leader at RAND Europe where he is head of evaluation. He leads evaluations and applied research focused on the key challenges facing organisations in health, well-being, and international development. Before re-joining RAND, Ling was head of Impact Innovation and Evidence at Save the Children where his responsibilities included ensuring that evaluations contribute to policy and change in the challenging environment of international development. Prior to Save the Children, Ling spent ten years at RAND Europe as director for Evaluation and Performance Audit following four years as senior research fellow at the National Audit Office in the UK. Before that he taught and researched in various universities.
He has over 20 years’ experience contributing to research projects with the European Commission, Save the Children, UK government departments, the National Audit Office, the Health Foundation in the UK and many others. He has published widely on evaluation, accountability, and related topics. He recently co-edited Performance Audit: Contributing to Accountability in Democratic Government (London: Edward Elgar), following his Performance Audit Handbook and The Evidence Book, a critical examination of the use of evidence in public policy and service delivery. He is a senior research associate with Cambridge University and a Professor (Emeritus) with Anglia Ruskin University.
Tom is also President of the European Evaluation Society (https://lnkd.in/dXwSVAkM)
An expert in public speaking, image building, personal branding, and communication. Alina has collaborated with leading companies such as NEUCA, USP Zdrowie, Astellas, Berlin Chemie, Sandoz, Servier, as well as organizations in banking, insurance, manufacturing, and marketing sectors.
She helps companies, organizations, and individuals deliver professional and authentic communication during public speaking engagements, business meetings, and online activities. Her training and consultations emphasize experiential methods and analysis, enabling participants to immediately translate theory into practice.
Alina holds a degree in Applied Psychology from Jagiellonian University and a certification in Service Design from SWPS University. She is the author of numerous publications, podcasts, and online courses on self-presentation and public speaking. Additionally, she was a speaker at TEDxYouth Kazimierz in Krakow.
President of Cambridge Valid Business School
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, Dr Mark Perkins is a dynamic educator in business and academic training and is Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Explorations in Arts and Sciences (CEAS). Sometime lecturer in universities in Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden, he currently trains faculty and students in various countries and runs training courses for European companies. Mark also publishes widely, and his latest articles have focussed on medical education, technology, and ethics.
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Economist, Strategic Advisor, Business Trainer
Research and teaching staff member at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, economist, business trainer, strategic advisor, and lecturer in Executive MBA programs.
Professor at HTW Dresden – University of Applied Sciences (2020–2024).
Representative of the Rector of the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business for Cooperation with the Middle East.
Author of over 100 scientific publications and more than 110 presentations at international and national conferences. Over 15 years of practical experience, with more than 2,000 hours of training delivered in economics and management. Developer and implementer of 32 strategies for local government development, tourism, culture, revitalization, and promotion, as well as 10 development strategies for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Additionally, authored 8 grant applications for projects co-financed by European Union funds, all of which received funding.
Managing Director For over a decade and a half Mark has been delivering Lean training, facilitating Lean process improvement events, and advising on the establishment of Lean programmes.
Mark’s clients come from a range of sectors including charity, government, health, higher and further education, law, medical research, philanthropy, and retail. They can be found around the globe in countries such as Australia, Ghana, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and the USA.
Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez is the Dean of the School of Business at Woxsen University. He holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Process Automation. Fmr. CEO & HR Manager at Irians Research Institute, a research institute specialized in the field of neuromarketing, AI, ML, cybersecurity, market research, behavioral science (with a focus on non-verbal communication), social research methods, and behavioral engineering. He has also collaborated in the organization of symposiums at several educational institutions including Oxford Brookes University, UK, and European Union-government bodies in Brussels, Belgium. He has more than 70 publications to his credit. He is a weekly contributing writer to various magazines in the field of analytics and emerging technologies. Alongside this, he is a journal reviewer and associate editor in various publications such as IEEE.
Dr Sandra Romenska is a Senior Lecturer in leadership and leadership development at the University of St Andrews Business School in Scotland, UK. She also teaches Human Resource Management for the MBA programme of the American University in Bulgaria as a visiting academic. Dr Romenska has experience delivering leadership programmes to a wide range of national and international public and private organisations. She has been an invited speaker at many global forums, including the Project Management Institute Global Congress, the World Universities Forum at Davos, UNESCO, Fulbright. Dr Romenska has managerial experience in the non-government, public and charity sector after working with Save the Children-UK, and at various leadership posts in higher education institutions. She has an MA from the University of Warwick and a DPhil from the University of Oxford.
Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Gdańsk University of Technology
Dr. Zięba holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a habilitation in Management Science. His research interests focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), family businesses, entrepreneurship, and pre-entrepreneurship. In teaching, he specializes in various aspects of economics, including macroeconomics, microeconomics, and managerial economics.
He is a certified trainer for economics educators by the National Council for Economic Education (USA) and teaches on the AMBA-accredited Master’s program in International Management. Additionally, he is a lecturer at the Doctoral School of Gdańsk University of Technology.
At the MBA level, Dr. Zięba lectures on Business Economics in the MBA program at Gdańsk University of Technology and serves as one of the Quality Leads of the program. He is a two-time scholarship recipient from the University of Glasgow (UK) and the creator of the economics podcast „Off My Desk.”the MBA level, Dr. Zięba lectures on Business Economics in the MBA program at Gdańsk University of Technology and serves as one of the Quality Leads of the program. He is a two-time scholarship recipient from the University of Glasgow (UK) and the creator of the economics podcast „Off My Desk.”
Kim D Abramson is a researcher and entrepreneur. She founded, led, and served as senior scientist for a science and technology research and development company that operated across more than a dozen countries. In her technical role, she specialised in cybersecurity, human-computer interface, and systems engineering. Prior to that, she owned and operated an international editorial consulting and public relations firm with Fortune 500 clients across North America and Europe, specialising in technical / non-technical communication, intercultural communication, editing, and writing.
Kim has also founded and served on the board of trustees of five nonprofit organisations, coordinating with elite universities in North America, Europe, and Asia, and specialising in technology, language and culture, biotechnology and life sciences, astronomy, and research-and-development, respectively. She also served on the board of directors of external charities supporting technology training and K-12 education.
Kim has been recognised for her business leadership, technology innovations, and charity work by nonprofit, private, and government entities. She holds a Master’s degree in Intercultural Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, as well as additional training in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and in International Law. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Cambridge.