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Marcin Gorski

Olga Łabendowicz — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:44:06 +0000

Director of Legal and Organizational Department, City of Lodz Office. Lawyer specialising in the European Law. In 2006 received his Ph.D. at the Jean Monnet Chair Of European Constitutional Law of the University of Lodz. Assistant Professor at the Department of the European Constitutional Law at the University of Lodz, lecturer at the National School of Public Administration in Warsaw and at the European Institute in Lodz.

Maciej Piotr Prus

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:44:09 +0000

Polish journalist, writer, poet, co-owner of the Piękny Pies club based in Cracow. Author of two books of poetry, a collection of short stories, a novel and a book Wyznania właściciela klubu Piękny Pies (2009, Eng: Confessions of the owner of the Piękny Pies club). Former Editor-in-Chief of the Max monthly and of the Przkerój magazine (2000-2001).

Katarzyna Janowska

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:43:51 +0000

Polish press and tv journalist, since July 2011 acting Director of TVP Kultura. Former director of nTalk channel and Editor-in-Chief of Przekrój magazine.

Jan Maciejewski

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:43:31 +0000

Editor-in-Chief of the “Pressje” quarterly, member of the Jagiellonian Club. Student of law and MISH at the Jagiellonian University. Interested in history of ideas, politics and literature.

Krzysztof Mazur

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:43:09 +0000

Expert of the Centre for Analysis of the Jagiellonian Club on politics and civic matters, President of the Board of the Jagiellonian Club. Graduate of political science at the Jagiellonian University and philosophy with sociology (MISH, Jagiellonian University). Participated in the Phoenix Institute Summer Seminar at the University of Notre Dame (United States). PhD in political science, works at the Jagiellonian University. Coordinator of many projects realized by the Tertio Millennio Institute Foundation and the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk.

Rafal Gawin

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:40:54 +0000

Polish poet, literary critic, editor at Arterie quarterly magazine and Poezja Polska (ENG. Polish Poetry) webportal. Author of Przymiarki (2009) and Wycieczki osobiste/Code of Change (2011) published also in English. His articles were published in Gazeta Wyborcza daily, Odra, Opcje, Kresy, Fraza, among others. Based in Lodz.

Marcin Swiecicki

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:40:24 +0000

Polish politician and economist. He is a former deputy minister of economy, former minister for foreign economic relations as well as a former mayor of Warsaw. Święcicki was the secretary general of the Consultative Economic Council from 1982 to 1989. He served as deputy minister of economy and then minister for foreign economic relations from 1989 to 1991 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. In 1989, he was also elected to the Parliament and served for two terms from 1989 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1996. He was the mayor of Warsaw from 1994 to 1999. Then he served as an advisor to the President of Lithuania Valdas Adamku on economic reforms from 1999 to 2000. From February 2002 to 2005 he was the director of economic and environmental affairs at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In 2011, he was again elected to the Parliament.

Piotr Marczuk

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:40:03 +0000

Microsoft Government Affairs Manager. Responsible in Poland for the engagement with government officials and influentials, regulators and policy makers as well as with industry groups and NGOs. In addition, he plays also a co-ordination and supportive role focusing on government affairs and policy expertise in Zone I countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Greece, Cyprus, Malta).

Mikolaj Mirowski

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:38:48 +0000

Polish historian and columnist, cooperates with Liberté! quarterly magazine and the Forum of Polish Jews.

Maria Belka

Olga Łabendowicz — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:38:06 +0000

Graduate of Geneva University, with a Bachelor degree in Economic History and International Relations and has obtained a MSc from University of Birmingham in Development Management – Public Economic Management and Finance. She has gained experience through working with, among others, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the National Bank of Kazakhstan, European Parliament and Samek International (Petrolium Max).
She has international experience in social entrepreneurship and has been member of associations supporting local communities and initiatives for young people like SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise), STAR (Student Action for Refugees) and VENA association in her hometown Lodz. She was a delegate for the Harvard National Model UN. Holding official language certifications she is proficient in English, French and Spanish (DELE) and has advanced certifications in Russian (TRKI) and Italian (CELI).