UCL Leaders 2024

Prof. Piotr Wilczek

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James’s

Prof. Piotr Wilczek

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James’s

27.01.2024

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Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech

Professor Piotr Wilczek has been the Polish Ambassador to the Court of St James’s in London since February 2022, presenting his credentials to HM The Queen in March that year. Previously, from 2016 to 2021, he served as the Polish Ambassador to the United States, where he notably strengthened transatlantic relations in defence, energy, and trade. For these achievements, he received the Amicus Oeconomiae Prize in 2020.

Before his diplomatic career, Wilczek was a tenured professor at the University of Warsaw and held leadership roles at the University of Silesia. He has been a visiting professor and guest speaker at top world universities, including Oxford, Harvard, and the University of Chicago, and participated in prestigious international conferences such as the Aspen Security Forum. He is an author of numerous books and journal articles in fields such as literary studies, early modern intellectual history, religious studies, translation studies, and rhetoric. In 2017, Cleveland State University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. He has been pivotal in fostering international collaborations, representing entities like Refo500 and the Kosciuszko Foundation in Poland.

Born in Chorzów, Poland in 1962, Wilczek earned advanced degrees from the University of Silesia and pursued further studies at Oxford and the University of London’s Warburg Institute. He was appointed Professor of the Humanities by the President of Poland in 2006.

27.01.2024

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech

#Welcome

Prof. Piotr Wilczek

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James’s

Professor Piotr Wilczek has been the Polish Ambassador to the Court of St James’s in London since February 2022, presenting his credentials to HM The Queen in March that year. Previously, from 2016 to 2021, he served as the Polish Ambassador to the United States, where he notably strengthened transatlantic relations in defence, energy, and trade. For these achievements, he received the Amicus Oeconomiae Prize in 2020.

Before his diplomatic career, Wilczek was a tenured professor at the University of Warsaw and held leadership roles at the University of Silesia. He has been a visiting professor and guest speaker at top world universities, including Oxford, Harvard, and the University of Chicago, and participated in prestigious international conferences such as the Aspen Security Forum. He is an author of numerous books and journal articles in fields such as literary studies, early modern intellectual history, religious studies, translation studies, and rhetoric. In 2017, Cleveland State University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. He has been pivotal in fostering international collaborations, representing entities like Refo500 and the Kosciuszko Foundation in Poland.

Born in Chorzów, Poland in 1962, Wilczek earned advanced degrees from the University of Silesia and pursued further studies at Oxford and the University of London’s Warburg Institute. He was appointed Professor of the Humanities by the President of Poland in 2006.

Prof. Aleksandra Przegalinska

Associate Professor and Vice-President of Kozminski University

Prof. Aleksandra Przegalinska

Associate Professor and Vice-President of Kozminski University

27.01.2024

#Welcome

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech

Aleksandra Przegalinska is an Associate Professor and Vice-President of Kozminski University, responsible for International Relations and ESR as well as Senior Research Associate at the Harvard Labour and Worklife Program. Aleksandra is the head of the Human-Machine Interaction Research Center at Kozminski University, and the Leader of the AI in Management Program. Until recently, she conducted post-doctoral research at the Center for Collective Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. She graduated from The New School for Social Research in New York. She is the co-author of Collaborative Society (The MIT Press), and Strategizing AI in Business and Education (Cambridge University Press) published together with Dariusz Jemielniak.

27.01.2024

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech

#Welcome

Prof. Aleksandra Przegalinska

Associate Professor and Vice-President of Kozminski University

Aleksandra Przegalinska is an Associate Professor and Vice-President of Kozminski University, responsible for International Relations and ESR as well as Senior Research Associate at the Harvard Labour and Worklife Program. Aleksandra is the head of the Human-Machine Interaction Research Center at Kozminski University, and the Leader of the AI in Management Program. Until recently, she conducted post-doctoral research at the Center for Collective Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. She graduated from The New School for Social Research in New York. She is the co-author of Collaborative Society (The MIT Press), and Strategizing AI in Business and Education (Cambridge University Press) published together with Dariusz Jemielniak.

Lelle Demertzi

Artist and Cultural Producer based in London

Lelle Demertzi

Artist and Cultural Producer based in London

27.01.2024

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Léllé Demertzi (Greece) is an artist and cultural producer based in London. She graduated from the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens in 2017. She also studied Acting at the Athens Conservatory Drama School. She completed the MA Raumstrategien (Practice, Theory and Critique of Contemporary Art in the Public Space) at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee in 2019. After graduation, she received a 12-Month Internship at the International Program of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and she was awarded the ARTWORKS Fellowship for Visual Arts (2020), both funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Later she worked with esteemed galleries such as Gallery1957 (Accra, London) and Citronne Galleries (Athens, Poros) as Artist Liaison and Visiting Curator, respectively. For her first curatorial attempt ‘In(de)finite Selfhoods’, she received the NEUSTART Kultur prize by Kunstsfonds Stiftung. Currently she is working as Programme Coordinator for The Alan Turing Institute, where she is also one of the Organisers for the AI&Arts Interest Group.

She has presented her work (performance, video, installation, photomontage) in solo and group exhibitions in Athens, Berlin, Zurich and Luzern, Lisbon, Salzburg, Accra, and New York. She is part of the artist duo Reservoir Peacocks, advocating for female empowerment. Recurring in her artistic practice are matters of identity, displacement and nomadism, the in-between spaces, the juxtaposition of the visible and the intangible, the corporeal, the spiritual and the digital, the humane and the mechanical, language and silence, memory and presence. She believes in our inherent ability to transform the scars into stars through creativity and freedom of expression.

More Info at: lelledi.com

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ARTificial Intelligence: What does AI mean for the Future of the Arts?

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Lelle Demertzi

Artist and Cultural Producer based in London

Léllé Demertzi (Greece) is an artist and cultural producer based in London. She graduated from the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens in 2017. She also studied Acting at the Athens Conservatory Drama School. She completed the MA Raumstrategien (Practice, Theory and Critique of Contemporary Art in the Public Space) at Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee in 2019. After graduation, she received a 12-Month Internship at the International Program of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and she was awarded the ARTWORKS Fellowship for Visual Arts (2020), both funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Later she worked with esteemed galleries such as Gallery1957 (Accra, London) and Citronne Galleries (Athens, Poros) as Artist Liaison and Visiting Curator, respectively. For her first curatorial attempt ‘In(de)finite Selfhoods’, she received the NEUSTART Kultur prize by Kunstsfonds Stiftung. Currently she is working as Programme Coordinator for The Alan Turing Institute, where she is also one of the Organisers for the AI&Arts Interest Group.

She has presented her work (performance, video, installation, photomontage) in solo and group exhibitions in Athens, Berlin, Zurich and Luzern, Lisbon, Salzburg, Accra, and New York. She is part of the artist duo Reservoir Peacocks, advocating for female empowerment. Recurring in her artistic practice are matters of identity, displacement and nomadism, the in-between spaces, the juxtaposition of the visible and the intangible, the corporeal, the spiritual and the digital, the humane and the mechanical, language and silence, memory and presence. She believes in our inherent ability to transform the scars into stars through creativity and freedom of expression.

More Info at: lelledi.com

Ewa Bogusz-Moore

General and Programme Director of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice

Ewa Bogusz-Moore

General and Programme Director of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice

27.01.2024

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In April 2019 she was invited to join the European Concert Hall Organization. She started her musical career as a cellist but after obtaining MA in Arts Management at the City University of London she devoted herself to cultural management.

Before taking the position in NOSPR Ewa Bogusz-Moore acted as a deputy director at the Adam Mickiewicz Institute where she was entrusted with developing the strategy of promoting Polish classical music throughout the world. Her business model of the “Polska Music” programme encouraged international cooperation, e.g. with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Berliner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House, or Cité de la Musique. On behalf of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, she coordinated the celebrations of Witold Lutosławski’s Year. In 2017 In 2009, she obtained the grant of the Clore Leadership Programme and was awarded the scholarship of the Leadership Academy for Poland.

Between 2005 and 2008 Ewa Bogusz-Moore cooperated with Sounds New Music Festival in Canterbury, UK. In following years Ewa worked as a music and theatre specialist at the Polish Cultural Institute in London.

For six years Ewa Bogusz-Moore as responsible for building international recognition and managing the I, CULTURE Orchestra, unique youth orchestra Since 2011 over 600 most talented musicians from Eastern Europe have taken part in this project. I, CULTURE Orchestra performed in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe and during events of highest political importance, e.g. on the occasion of Ukrainian Independence Day in 2015 at Maidan Nazalezhnosti in the centre of Kiev, in front of over 50 thousand people.

Ewa simultaneously combines orchestral management, creating and supporting musical projects with prominent organizations around the world. Her passion for the transformative power of arts together with business acumen allows her to deliver effective programs across the arts and education sectors. In 2016 she received The Honorary Award of The Association of Polish Composers for her continuous efforts to promote polish music around the world. In 2020, she was the President of the Jury of the competition for women conductors "La Maestra Paris", and in 2022 she took up the position of co-president of the European Union Youth Orchestra.

27.01.2024

ARTificial Intelligence: What does AI mean for the Future of the Arts?

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Ewa Bogusz-Moore

General and Programme Director of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice

In April 2019 she was invited to join the European Concert Hall Organization. She started her musical career as a cellist but after obtaining MA in Arts Management at the City University of London she devoted herself to cultural management.

Before taking the position in NOSPR Ewa Bogusz-Moore acted as a deputy director at the Adam Mickiewicz Institute where she was entrusted with developing the strategy of promoting Polish classical music throughout the world. Her business model of the “Polska Music” programme encouraged international cooperation, e.g. with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Berliner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House, or Cité de la Musique. On behalf of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, she coordinated the celebrations of Witold Lutosławski’s Year. In 2017 In 2009, she obtained the grant of the Clore Leadership Programme and was awarded the scholarship of the Leadership Academy for Poland.

Between 2005 and 2008 Ewa Bogusz-Moore cooperated with Sounds New Music Festival in Canterbury, UK. In following years Ewa worked as a music and theatre specialist at the Polish Cultural Institute in London.

For six years Ewa Bogusz-Moore as responsible for building international recognition and managing the I, CULTURE Orchestra, unique youth orchestra Since 2011 over 600 most talented musicians from Eastern Europe have taken part in this project. I, CULTURE Orchestra performed in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe and during events of highest political importance, e.g. on the occasion of Ukrainian Independence Day in 2015 at Maidan Nazalezhnosti in the centre of Kiev, in front of over 50 thousand people.

Ewa simultaneously combines orchestral management, creating and supporting musical projects with prominent organizations around the world. Her passion for the transformative power of arts together with business acumen allows her to deliver effective programs across the arts and education sectors. In 2016 she received The Honorary Award of The Association of Polish Composers for her continuous efforts to promote polish music around the world. In 2020, she was the President of the Jury of the competition for women conductors "La Maestra Paris", and in 2022 she took up the position of co-president of the European Union Youth Orchestra.

Roman Lipski

Berlin based Painter with Polish Origins

Roman Lipski

Berlin based Painter with Polish Origins

27.01.2024

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Roman Lipski is a Berlin based painter with Polish origins. His acclaimed artworks have been exhibited in numerous museums around the world. In addition, his works are part of several art collections such as the Marx collection at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Julia Stoschek Foundation in Berlin, the Alex Katz Foundation in New York and the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 2016, he developed the first AI Muse for artists in collaboration with the AI agency Birds on Mars. Lipski is a pioneer in the field of quantum art. He develops new use cases for quantum computing and creates art at the cutting edge of quantum technology.

27.01.2024

ARTificial Intelligence: What does AI mean for the Future of the Arts?

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Roman Lipski

Berlin based Painter with Polish Origins

Roman Lipski is a Berlin based painter with Polish origins. His acclaimed artworks have been exhibited in numerous museums around the world. In addition, his works are part of several art collections such as the Marx collection at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Julia Stoschek Foundation in Berlin, the Alex Katz Foundation in New York and the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 2016, he developed the first AI Muse for artists in collaboration with the AI agency Birds on Mars. Lipski is a pioneer in the field of quantum art. He develops new use cases for quantum computing and creates art at the cutting edge of quantum technology.

Dr Suran Goonatilake OBE

Visiting Professor, Computer Science Department at University College London

Dr Suran Goonatilake OBE

Visiting Professor, Computer Science Department at University College London

27.01.2024

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Dr Suran Goonatilake OBE is Visiting Professor at the Computer Science Department at University College London (UCL) and co-founder of several deep-tech companies. He did his Phd in machine learning at UCL and along with fellow students co-founded Searchspace, a company that detects ‘unusual patterns’ in financial transactions (e.g. insider-dealing), which was acquired by Warburg Pincus. He is the co-editor of two books, ‘Intelligent Systems for Finance and Business’ and ‘Intelligent Hybrid Systems’. He also co-founded the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, an initiative that finances and nurtures luxury fashion designers in London, and has produced feature films and several television series. Suran has been featured in Ad Age’s Creativity 50 and was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2005.

27.01.2024

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Dr Suran Goonatilake OBE

Visiting Professor, Computer Science Department at University College London

Dr Suran Goonatilake OBE is Visiting Professor at the Computer Science Department at University College London (UCL) and co-founder of several deep-tech companies. He did his Phd in machine learning at UCL and along with fellow students co-founded Searchspace, a company that detects ‘unusual patterns’ in financial transactions (e.g. insider-dealing), which was acquired by Warburg Pincus. He is the co-editor of two books, ‘Intelligent Systems for Finance and Business’ and ‘Intelligent Hybrid Systems’. He also co-founded the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, an initiative that finances and nurtures luxury fashion designers in London, and has produced feature films and several television series. Suran has been featured in Ad Age’s Creativity 50 and was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2005.

Krzysztof Krawczyk

Head of Warsaw Office and a Partner at CVC Capital Partners

Krzysztof Krawczyk

Head of Warsaw Office and a Partner at CVC Capital Partners

27.01.2024

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Krzysztof Krawczyk is a Head of Warsaw office and a Partner at CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms. Since joining CVC he has been a board member of such CVC’s portfolio companies as Zabka, Stock Spirits Group, PKP Energetyka, D-Marin and AR Packaging.

Krzysztof has 26 years of successful track record in European private equity and he served on the boards of numerous private and publicly-listed companies in TMT, industrial, logistics and healthcare sectors throughout CEE region.

Prior to joining CVC, Krzysztof was Managing Partner at Innova Capital, a leading mid-market private equity firm in Central Europe. Krzysztof also worked at Pioneer Investment, a Poland-based private equity fund, and Daiwa Institute of Research, an advisory arm of Japanese investment bank Daiwa. He is a member of The Polish Business Roundtable, an association of founders and CEOs of the largest companies operating in Poland, where he is a board member of organization’s charitable foundation. He is also a Board Member of the TVN Foundation as well as Valores, the first venture philanthropy fund in the CEE region.

Krzysztof holds a degree (with Honors) in Finance & Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. He is also an alumnus of Executive Program at Harvard Business School. Krzysztof has been awarded a Private Equity Person of the Year for 2015, 2017 and 2023 by the popular vote of the Polish Private Equity Association’s members.

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Krzysztof Krawczyk

Head of Warsaw Office and a Partner at CVC Capital Partners

Krzysztof Krawczyk is a Head of Warsaw office and a Partner at CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s leading private equity and investment advisory firms. Since joining CVC he has been a board member of such CVC’s portfolio companies as Zabka, Stock Spirits Group, PKP Energetyka, D-Marin and AR Packaging.

Krzysztof has 26 years of successful track record in European private equity and he served on the boards of numerous private and publicly-listed companies in TMT, industrial, logistics and healthcare sectors throughout CEE region.

Prior to joining CVC, Krzysztof was Managing Partner at Innova Capital, a leading mid-market private equity firm in Central Europe. Krzysztof also worked at Pioneer Investment, a Poland-based private equity fund, and Daiwa Institute of Research, an advisory arm of Japanese investment bank Daiwa. He is a member of The Polish Business Roundtable, an association of founders and CEOs of the largest companies operating in Poland, where he is a board member of organization’s charitable foundation. He is also a Board Member of the TVN Foundation as well as Valores, the first venture philanthropy fund in the CEE region.

Krzysztof holds a degree (with Honors) in Finance & Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. He is also an alumnus of Executive Program at Harvard Business School. Krzysztof has been awarded a Private Equity Person of the Year for 2015, 2017 and 2023 by the popular vote of the Polish Private Equity Association’s members.

Edgar Kolesnik

Partner, Abris Capital Partners; Vice President, Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK)

Edgar Kolesnik

Partner, Abris Capital Partners; Vice President, Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK)

27.01.2024

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Edgar joined Abris in 2014 and holds the position of Partner. He has over 15 years of professional work experience. At Abris, he has worked on multiple transactions in the technology, business services, and specialist manufacturing. Additionally, Edgar’s focus areas include talent management and the Baltics.
Prior to joining Abris, Edgar worked as a management consultant for over seven years, advising for leading global companies including ten Fortune 500 companies across various sectors on a wide range of strategic, operational, and organizational issues.

Edgar holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD and a dual Master’s degree from CEMS
and Warsaw School of Economics. He has obtained an Executive Education Certificate from IESE.
Edgar speaks four European languages fluently.

He is also an active founding member of PSIK Next Gen Committee through organizing events relevant for investment professionals.

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Edgar Kolesnik

Partner, Abris Capital Partners; Vice President, Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK)

Edgar joined Abris in 2014 and holds the position of Partner. He has over 15 years of professional work experience. At Abris, he has worked on multiple transactions in the technology, business services, and specialist manufacturing. Additionally, Edgar’s focus areas include talent management and the Baltics.
Prior to joining Abris, Edgar worked as a management consultant for over seven years, advising for leading global companies including ten Fortune 500 companies across various sectors on a wide range of strategic, operational, and organizational issues.

Edgar holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD and a dual Master’s degree from CEMS
and Warsaw School of Economics. He has obtained an Executive Education Certificate from IESE.
Edgar speaks four European languages fluently.

He is also an active founding member of PSIK Next Gen Committee through organizing events relevant for investment professionals.

Daniel Hulme

CEO at SATALIA and Chief AI Officer at WPP

Daniel Hulme

CEO at SATALIA and Chief AI Officer at WPP

27.01.2024

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Daniel Hulme is a globally recognised expert in AI and investor in Emerging Technologies. He’s the CEO of Satalia, which was acquired by the world’s largest media company in 2021, WPP, where Daniel is also the Chief AI Officer, and has been recognised as one of the top 10 Chief AI Officers globally. He has Masters and Doctorate in AI from UCL, and is also UCL’s Computer Science Entrepreneur in Residence and faculty member of Singularity University.

Daniel is a serial TEDx and Google speaker, and regularly keynotes on AI, ethics, innovation and decentralisation. He contributes to numerous books and articles on the future of work, has advisory and executive positions across companies and governments, and actively promotes purposeful entrepreneurship and technology innovation across the globe.

27.01.2024

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Daniel Hulme

CEO at SATALIA and Chief AI Officer at WPP

Daniel Hulme is a globally recognised expert in AI and investor in Emerging Technologies. He’s the CEO of Satalia, which was acquired by the world’s largest media company in 2021, WPP, where Daniel is also the Chief AI Officer, and has been recognised as one of the top 10 Chief AI Officers globally. He has Masters and Doctorate in AI from UCL, and is also UCL’s Computer Science Entrepreneur in Residence and faculty member of Singularity University.

Daniel is a serial TEDx and Google speaker, and regularly keynotes on AI, ethics, innovation and decentralisation. He contributes to numerous books and articles on the future of work, has advisory and executive positions across companies and governments, and actively promotes purposeful entrepreneurship and technology innovation across the globe.

Tomasz Michalski

Strategy & Internal Consulting Director at Allegro

Tomasz Michalski

Strategy & Internal Consulting Director at Allegro

27.01.2024

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Tomasz Michalski works as Strategy & Internal Consulting Director at Allegro, the biggest e-commerce marketplace of European origin. He joined Allegro in 2021. Tomasz has over 15 years of professional experience. He is a former entrepreneur (e-commerce software house) and strategy consultant (Boston Consulting Group). He was involved in multiple digital transformation projects, both as an external consultant, as well as the P&L owner (e.g. digital transformation of the leading financial institution in Poland).

Tomasz holds a degree in Finance & Accounting from the Warsaw School of Economics.

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Tomasz Michalski

Strategy & Internal Consulting Director at Allegro

Tomasz Michalski works as Strategy & Internal Consulting Director at Allegro, the biggest e-commerce marketplace of European origin. He joined Allegro in 2021. Tomasz has over 15 years of professional experience. He is a former entrepreneur (e-commerce software house) and strategy consultant (Boston Consulting Group). He was involved in multiple digital transformation projects, both as an external consultant, as well as the P&L owner (e.g. digital transformation of the leading financial institution in Poland).

Tomasz holds a degree in Finance & Accounting from the Warsaw School of Economics.

Justyna Jackholt

Founder and Managing Partner at Bossalini Capital

Justyna Jackholt

Founder and Managing Partner at Bossalini Capital

27.01.2024

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Justyna is a Founder and Managing Partner at Bossalini Capital a London based multi family office and consultancy firm. Throughout her career, Justyna has been dedicated to helping High Net Worth Individuals effectively manage their finances. Her expertise and insights have been honed through her senior director positions at prestigious institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Clariden Leu, Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, and most recently Mirabaud Bank in London.

Justyna’s exceptional track record in the financial industry is a testament to her ability to facilitate corporate transactions, oversee real estate development projects, and connect capital with lucrative opportunities. Her deep understanding of the global financial landscape has allowed her to navigate complex markets and deliver exceptional results for her clients.

In terms of education, Justyna holds an Executive MBA from the Katz Business School in Pittsburgh, USA. Furthermore, Justyna is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments, highlighting her commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards and staying up-to-date with industry best practices. Justyna is also a member of the Woman on Boards organisation and an Advisory Board Member with the independent charity Be the Business in the UK.

With her extensive experience, diverse skill set, and commitment to excellence, Justyna is a highly respected figure in the financial industry

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Justyna Jackholt

Founder and Managing Partner at Bossalini Capital

Justyna is a Founder and Managing Partner at Bossalini Capital a London based multi family office and consultancy firm. Throughout her career, Justyna has been dedicated to helping High Net Worth Individuals effectively manage their finances. Her expertise and insights have been honed through her senior director positions at prestigious institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Clariden Leu, Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, and most recently Mirabaud Bank in London.

Justyna’s exceptional track record in the financial industry is a testament to her ability to facilitate corporate transactions, oversee real estate development projects, and connect capital with lucrative opportunities. Her deep understanding of the global financial landscape has allowed her to navigate complex markets and deliver exceptional results for her clients.

In terms of education, Justyna holds an Executive MBA from the Katz Business School in Pittsburgh, USA. Furthermore, Justyna is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments, highlighting her commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards and staying up-to-date with industry best practices. Justyna is also a member of the Woman on Boards organisation and an Advisory Board Member with the independent charity Be the Business in the UK.

With her extensive experience, diverse skill set, and commitment to excellence, Justyna is a highly respected figure in the financial industry

Margo Bykov

Engagement Manager at faculty - a leading applied AI consultancy and tech company

Margo Bykov

Engagement Manager at faculty - a leading applied AI consultancy and tech company

27.01.2024

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Margo is an Engagement Manager at faculty – a leading applied AI consultancy and tech company in London. Faculty helps organisations transform through safe, impactful and human-first AI solutions. Margo has several years of strategy consulting experience and holds a Master from London Business School.

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Margo Bykov

Engagement Manager at faculty - a leading applied AI consultancy and tech company

Margo is an Engagement Manager at faculty – a leading applied AI consultancy and tech company in London. Faculty helps organisations transform through safe, impactful and human-first AI solutions. Margo has several years of strategy consulting experience and holds a Master from London Business School.

Jan Nowina-Witkowski

Co-Founder @ Mozart AI | Unstructured Data Pipelines

Jan Nowina-Witkowski

Co-Founder @ Mozart AI | Unstructured Data Pipelines

27.01.2024

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Jan Nowina-Witkowski is a Warsaw-born, London-based entrepreneur. He has co-founded Mozart AI – ESG data collection automation software. Additionally, he is also an occasional journalist.

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Jan Nowina-Witkowski

Co-Founder @ Mozart AI | Unstructured Data Pipelines

Jan Nowina-Witkowski is a Warsaw-born, London-based entrepreneur. He has co-founded Mozart AI – ESG data collection automation software. Additionally, he is also an occasional journalist.

Dr. Ali Hossaini

co-Director of National Gallery X

Dr. Ali Hossaini

co-Director of National Gallery X

27.01.2024

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Ali Hossaini works at the cutting edge of art, technology and science. His artworks have shown in museums, theatres, galleries and festivals around the world, winning acclaim from Vanity Fair, Cool Hunting and others, including the New York Times, which calls him “a biochemist turned philosopher turned television producer turned visual poet.” He works with iconic talent, and his art has been presented by BAM, the Barbican, the Humboldt Forum and the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. He contributed to the IEEE 7000 and 7001 standards on AI governance. His work extends to brain-computer interface, including the forthcoming IEEE P2731 standard, and he serves in the IEEE European Public Policy Committee’s working group on ICT. He is a senior research fellow in the Department of Engineering at King’s College London, co-founder of National Gallery X, a Trustee of the Young Vic Theatre, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study of Nantes.

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Dr. Ali Hossaini

co-Director of National Gallery X

Ali Hossaini works at the cutting edge of art, technology and science. His artworks have shown in museums, theatres, galleries and festivals around the world, winning acclaim from Vanity Fair, Cool Hunting and others, including the New York Times, which calls him “a biochemist turned philosopher turned television producer turned visual poet.” He works with iconic talent, and his art has been presented by BAM, the Barbican, the Humboldt Forum and the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. He contributed to the IEEE 7000 and 7001 standards on AI governance. His work extends to brain-computer interface, including the forthcoming IEEE P2731 standard, and he serves in the IEEE European Public Policy Committee’s working group on ICT. He is a senior research fellow in the Department of Engineering at King’s College London, co-founder of National Gallery X, a Trustee of the Young Vic Theatre, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study of Nantes.

Aleksander Pajewski

Chief Product Officer at VitVio

Aleksander Pajewski

Chief Product Officer at VitVio

27.01.2024

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He is a London School of Economics graduate in mathematics and statistics, at a full scholarship as Kadas Scholar and Fortis Society Future Global Leaders Fellow. Aleks is a seasoned Product Manager, who led three product divisions at AiFi, world leader in autonomous retail with 115+ stores deployed worldwide. At VitVio, he’s building an AI-powered computer vision system to increase efficiency and safety of hospital operating rooms.

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Aleksander Pajewski

Chief Product Officer at VitVio

He is a London School of Economics graduate in mathematics and statistics, at a full scholarship as Kadas Scholar and Fortis Society Future Global Leaders Fellow. Aleks is a seasoned Product Manager, who led three product divisions at AiFi, world leader in autonomous retail with 115+ stores deployed worldwide. At VitVio, he’s building an AI-powered computer vision system to increase efficiency and safety of hospital operating rooms.

Jakub Wiech

Lawyer, Journalist and Publicist, Editor-in-Chief of the Energetyka24

Jakub Wiech

Lawyer, Journalist and Publicist, Editor-in-Chief of the Energetyka24

27.01.2024

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Awarded with the Student Nobel Prize in the Journalism and Literature category (2017) and with the Platinum Megawatt Prize for the best publication regarding the electricity market (2020). In 2021 awarded with the Good Journalist media award. Nominated in the MediaTory competition and for the Grand Press award. James S. Denton Transatlantic Fellow. Author of „Energiewende. A New German Empire”, „Global Warming. A Manual for the Green Conservatives” and „Mere energy”.

27.01.2024

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Jakub Wiech

Lawyer, Journalist and Publicist, Editor-in-Chief of the Energetyka24

Awarded with the Student Nobel Prize in the Journalism and Literature category (2017) and with the Platinum Megawatt Prize for the best publication regarding the electricity market (2020). In 2021 awarded with the Good Journalist media award. Nominated in the MediaTory competition and for the Grand Press award. James S. Denton Transatlantic Fellow. Author of „Energiewende. A New German Empire”, „Global Warming. A Manual for the Green Conservatives” and „Mere energy”.

Dr. Malvika Sharan

Senior Researcher at The Alan Turing Institute in London

Dr. Malvika Sharan

Senior Researcher at The Alan Turing Institute in London

27.01.2024

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I am a Senior Researcher with my main research focus on open research and community building at The Alan Turing Institute in London. With a PhD in Bioinformatics, I kicked off my professional journey at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and discovered my passion at the crossroads of research and community impact. I am the co-lead of The Turing Way and the lead of a team of community managers to make data science a global, collaborative adventure.

I also co-founded OLS (AKA Open Life Science), a non-profit organisation on a mission to build the next generation of diverse leaders through open science. I am a Software Sustainability Institute fellow and have proudly made it to the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ – 2024 list. My previous contributions to open science initiatives include advisory roles for NASA TOPS, Society of RSE, Open Bioinformatics Foundation, and MetaDocencia.

27.01.2024

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Dr. Malvika Sharan

Senior Researcher at The Alan Turing Institute in London

I am a Senior Researcher with my main research focus on open research and community building at The Alan Turing Institute in London. With a PhD in Bioinformatics, I kicked off my professional journey at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and discovered my passion at the crossroads of research and community impact. I am the co-lead of The Turing Way and the lead of a team of community managers to make data science a global, collaborative adventure.

I also co-founded OLS (AKA Open Life Science), a non-profit organisation on a mission to build the next generation of diverse leaders through open science. I am a Software Sustainability Institute fellow and have proudly made it to the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ – 2024 list. My previous contributions to open science initiatives include advisory roles for NASA TOPS, Society of RSE, Open Bioinformatics Foundation, and MetaDocencia.

Dr. Eleanor Drage

Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge

Dr. Eleanor Drage

Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge

27.01.2024

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Eleanor is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. She is CO-I on the Desirable Digitalisations project and PI on the Ammagamma project, an AI ethics and regulation project that helps companies respond to the EU AI act. She also uses feminist and anti-racist ideas to improve society’s understanding of AI, for example, to demonstrate why AI-powered hiring tools can’t de-bias hiring, and why AI can’t make neutral predictions about which protests are likely to turn violent. This work has been covered by the BBC, Forbes, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Glamour Magazine and internationally. She has also spoken about her work on the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 3 & 4, and the Irish National Radio. She is the co-host of the award-winning The Good Robot Podcast (top 5% globally), where she interviews top scholars and technologists about AI ethics, and is a TikToker for Carole Cadwalladr’s All The Citizens’ data rights channel. She’s the author of An Experience of the Impossible: The Planetary Humanism of European Women’s SF (Oct 2023), and co-editor of The Good Robot: Feminist Voices on the Future of Technology (Feb 2024), and Feminist AI: Critical Perspectives on Algorithms, Data and Intelligent Machines (Oct 2023). She has also worked with Deepmind, The Financial Times, The United Nations Data Science & Ethics GroupS, CNN, BNP Paribas, The Open Data Institute (ODI), and the Institute of Science & Technology. Eleanor is a Bye-Fellow and Tutor at Gonville & Caius College.

27.01.2024

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Dr. Eleanor Drage

Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge

Eleanor is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. She is CO-I on the Desirable Digitalisations project and PI on the Ammagamma project, an AI ethics and regulation project that helps companies respond to the EU AI act. She also uses feminist and anti-racist ideas to improve society’s understanding of AI, for example, to demonstrate why AI-powered hiring tools can’t de-bias hiring, and why AI can’t make neutral predictions about which protests are likely to turn violent. This work has been covered by the BBC, Forbes, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Glamour Magazine and internationally. She has also spoken about her work on the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 3 & 4, and the Irish National Radio. She is the co-host of the award-winning The Good Robot Podcast (top 5% globally), where she interviews top scholars and technologists about AI ethics, and is a TikToker for Carole Cadwalladr’s All The Citizens’ data rights channel. She’s the author of An Experience of the Impossible: The Planetary Humanism of European Women’s SF (Oct 2023), and co-editor of The Good Robot: Feminist Voices on the Future of Technology (Feb 2024), and Feminist AI: Critical Perspectives on Algorithms, Data and Intelligent Machines (Oct 2023). She has also worked with Deepmind, The Financial Times, The United Nations Data Science & Ethics GroupS, CNN, BNP Paribas, The Open Data Institute (ODI), and the Institute of Science & Technology. Eleanor is a Bye-Fellow and Tutor at Gonville & Caius College.

Raphael Minder

Financial Times’ Central Europe Correspondent

Raphael Minder

Financial Times’ Central Europe Correspondent

27.01.2024

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Raphael Minder is the Financial Times’ Central Europe correspondent, based in Warsaw. He has previously covered Spain and Portugal for the New York Times. Mr Minder rejoined the Financial Times in 2022, having reported between 2000 and 2010 from Paris, Brussels, Sydney and Hong Kong as the FT’s Asia regional correspondent. He is the author of two books about Spain; The Struggle for Catalonia, Rebel Politics in Spain and Esto Es España?. Mr Minder is Swiss and started out in journalism with Bloomberg News in Zurich.

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Raphael Minder

Financial Times’ Central Europe Correspondent

Raphael Minder is the Financial Times’ Central Europe correspondent, based in Warsaw. He has previously covered Spain and Portugal for the New York Times. Mr Minder rejoined the Financial Times in 2022, having reported between 2000 and 2010 from Paris, Brussels, Sydney and Hong Kong as the FT’s Asia regional correspondent. He is the author of two books about Spain; The Struggle for Catalonia, Rebel Politics in Spain and Esto Es España?. Mr Minder is Swiss and started out in journalism with Bloomberg News in Zurich.

Prof. Dariusz Rosati

Economist, Diplomat, Former Polish MP and MEP

Prof. Dariusz Rosati

Economist, Diplomat, Former Polish MP and MEP

27.01.2024

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Prof. Dariusz Rosati is an economist, diplomat, and former Polish MP and MEP as well as a professor at the Warsaw School of Economics. His areas of academic expertise include macroeconomic policy, European integration, finance, and international trade. He graduated from the International Trade Faculty of the Warsaw School of Economics where he obtained a post-doctoral degree in Economics in 1978. Afterwards, he started his practice as a consultant at the New York headquarters of Citibank.

Prof. Rosati advised a plethora of international organizations including World Bank, European Commission, International Labour Organization, and UNIDO. Dariusz also held a position of a visiting professor at Princeton University and a partner at Ernst & Young Poland. He headed the section of the Central and Eastern European Countries at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva. He was elected twice to the European Parliament where he participated in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and took the office of the Chairman of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Committee of the EU-Ukraine Association. As a Member of the Polish Sejm of the 7th term, he chaired the Parliamentary Public Finance Committee.

27.01.2024

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Prof. Dariusz Rosati

Economist, Diplomat, Former Polish MP and MEP

Prof. Dariusz Rosati is an economist, diplomat, and former Polish MP and MEP as well as a professor at the Warsaw School of Economics. His areas of academic expertise include macroeconomic policy, European integration, finance, and international trade. He graduated from the International Trade Faculty of the Warsaw School of Economics where he obtained a post-doctoral degree in Economics in 1978. Afterwards, he started his practice as a consultant at the New York headquarters of Citibank.

Prof. Rosati advised a plethora of international organizations including World Bank, European Commission, International Labour Organization, and UNIDO. Dariusz also held a position of a visiting professor at Princeton University and a partner at Ernst & Young Poland. He headed the section of the Central and Eastern European Countries at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva. He was elected twice to the European Parliament where he participated in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and took the office of the Chairman of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Committee of the EU-Ukraine Association. As a Member of the Polish Sejm of the 7th term, he chaired the Parliamentary Public Finance Committee.

Dr Thomas Lorman

Lecturer, School of Slavonic and East European Studies UCL

Dr Thomas Lorman

Lecturer, School of Slavonic and East European Studies UCL

27.01.2024

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He is a historian specializing in modern Central Europe. He obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in 2002, submitting a dissertation that delved into the intricacies of high politics in Hungary during the early 1920s. After dedicating seven fulfilling years to teaching at the University of Cincinnati, he was thrilled to make a return to the School in 2010, initially serving as a teaching fellow. His commitment and expertise in the field were recognized with a subsequent promotion to the role of Lecturer (Teaching) in Central European History.

27.01.2024

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Dr Thomas Lorman

Lecturer, School of Slavonic and East European Studies UCL

He is a historian specializing in modern Central Europe. He obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in 2002, submitting a dissertation that delved into the intricacies of high politics in Hungary during the early 1920s. After dedicating seven fulfilling years to teaching at the University of Cincinnati, he was thrilled to make a return to the School in 2010, initially serving as a teaching fellow. His commitment and expertise in the field were recognized with a subsequent promotion to the role of Lecturer (Teaching) in Central European History.

Melanie Garson

Cyber Policy & Tech Geopolitics Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Melanie Garson

Cyber Policy & Tech Geopolitics Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

27.01.2024

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Dr Melanie Garson is the Cyber Policy & Tech Geopolitics Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Her work focuses on cyber policy, the geopolitics AI, compute and the internet, the rise of tech companies as geopolitical actors, data governance as well as the intersection of disruptive tech, foreign policy, defence and diplomacy. She is also an Associate Professor in International Conflict Resolution & International Security in the Department of Political Science at University College London where she teaches about new and emerging technologies and the future of conflict in the digital age. She also teaches courses on international negotiation and tech diplomacy. Melanie presents regularly at international conferences globally on the implications of cyber, AI and emerging technologies on geopolitics and foreign policy, as well as provides commentary in podcasts, webinars and at major media outlets including BBC, Sky, CNN, Fox News, France 24, and DeutscheWelle.
Melanie is an accredited mediator and has worked as a solicitor in the International Disputes department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She received her PhD from University College London, and holds a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, MA).

27.01.2024

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Melanie Garson

Cyber Policy & Tech Geopolitics Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Dr Melanie Garson is the Cyber Policy & Tech Geopolitics Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Her work focuses on cyber policy, the geopolitics AI, compute and the internet, the rise of tech companies as geopolitical actors, data governance as well as the intersection of disruptive tech, foreign policy, defence and diplomacy. She is also an Associate Professor in International Conflict Resolution & International Security in the Department of Political Science at University College London where she teaches about new and emerging technologies and the future of conflict in the digital age. She also teaches courses on international negotiation and tech diplomacy. Melanie presents regularly at international conferences globally on the implications of cyber, AI and emerging technologies on geopolitics and foreign policy, as well as provides commentary in podcasts, webinars and at major media outlets including BBC, Sky, CNN, Fox News, France 24, and DeutscheWelle.
Melanie is an accredited mediator and has worked as a solicitor in the International Disputes department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She received her PhD from University College London, and holds a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, MA).

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