Jurand Drop
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Finance
Jurand Drop
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of FinanceHe is Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Finance in charge of the Departments of Public Debt, Financial Market Development, Value for Money and Accounting, Guarantee, Economic Policy Support as well as the Legal Department. He supervises the Public Finance Discipline Office, the Accounting Standards Committee and the Polish Agency for Audit Oversight. He is a member of the Economic Committee of the Council of Ministers and the Government Work Programming Team, and represents the Minister of Finance in the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers. He also serves as the Chief Spokesperson for Public Finance Discipline. In addition, he handles matters arising from the Act on the National Bank of Poland.
In the past, he has held a number of leadership positions, including the role of Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Administration and Digitization, where he was responsible for information and telecommunication policies, cyber security, and e-government.
He has extensive experience in European affairs. In Brussels, he worked as a counsellor at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union and at Directorates-General in positions related to economic reforms and information and communication technologies. During this time, he participated in the process of developing a number of European policies, including the i2010 digital development policy, the Lisbon Strategy, cohesion policy programs and, more recently, in the negotiations on the National Recovery Plan or the European Semester procedure. Among other things, he represented Poland in the Task Force on Greece, dealing with the country’s government-debt crisis.
Jurand Drop is a graduate of International Economic Relations at the Academy of Economics (now the University of Economics) in Cracow. In the past, he taught macroeconomics, mathematical economics and European monetary union at public and private universities.
Jacek Jastrzębski, PhD
Chair of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
Jacek Jastrzębski, PhD
Chair of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)He is one of the leading Polish specialists in law and finance. He has a legal background as a graduate and professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration of University of Warsaw, as well as economic background as a graduate of SGH Warsaw School of Economics. He has also completed a prestigious ‘Professional LL.M.’ legal programme at University of California, Berkeley (United States).
He combined his work in banking with his academic and scientific activities. For more than ten years he served as Deputy Director of the Legal Department at Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski. He has been employed as Professor at the Department of Civil Law of the Faculty of Law and Administration at University of Warsaw. In 2017, he was recognised in Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Central and Eastern Europe, a list of the most influential lawyers in Central and Eastern Europe.
As part of his scientific activity, he deals with civil law, commercial law and financial market law, and he is an author/co-author of more than 80 scientific publications. His PhD and habilitation dissertations have received awards from Państwo i Prawo monthly. He participated, as a speaker and host, in a series of national and international conferences, including events regarding financial market.
The President of the Council of Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki on 24 November 2023 appointed Jacek Jastrzębski, PhD, Professor at the University of Warsaw, for the position of the Chair of the KNF Board for the next term of office.
Krystian Wiercioch
Deputy Chair of the Board
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Krystian Wiercioch
Deputy Chair of the BoardPolish Financial Supervision Authority
He has 23 years of experience in supervisory activities. In 1999–2002, he worked at the Polish Insurance Supervision Authority, where he was responsible for, among others, ongoing supervision of insurance undertakings and performing inspection tasks in the area of valuation of provisions. From 2002, he worked at the Polish Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Commission, and from 2006 at the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF), holding managerial positions in the area of insurance supervision. From 2009, he served as Deputy Director, and then as Director of the Insurance Inspection Department. His responsibilities included planning and conducting inspections at insurance undertakings, insurance distributors and general pension societies. He took part in developing supervisory guidelines and recommendations and conducting pre-application and application processes for internal models of insurance undertakings. From 2020, he was Acting Managing Director of the Insurance Supervision Division, responsible for supervising insurance sector matters related to solvency, risk assessment, licensing and authorisations, and inspections.
From 2014 to 2020, he was the representative of the UKNF at the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS). Since 2021, he has served as member of the supervisory board of the Insurance Guarantee Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree awarded by the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics of the University of Warsaw, where he defended a thesis on the application of mathematics in finance. He has participated in numerous training courses and seminars in the area of insurance and actuarial science.
Izabela Leszczyna
Public Finance Committee
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Izabela Leszczyna
Public Finance CommitteeSejm of the Republic of Poland
Polish politician, a long-standing Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, and Vice-Chair of the Civic Coalition (Koalicja Obywatelska). From 2013 to 2015, she served as Deputy Minister of Finance, overseeing the development of the financial market and the social insurance system. From 2023 to 2025, she was Minister of Health in the government of Donald Tusk.
She is a graduate of Polish philology at the Jagiellonian University and has completed postgraduate studies in, among others, public finance, organizational management according to ISO standards, as well as philosophy and ethics.
Michal Ziemiak, PhD
Financial Ombudsman
Michal Ziemiak, PhD
Financial OmbudsmanHas been holding the position of Financial Ombudsman since January 2025. He is an assistant professor at the Department of Civil, Insurance and Medical Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, a member of the Polish branch of the Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA), a legal counsel associated in the Regional Chamber of Legal Counsels in Toruń, a consultant and coach advising insurance companies, investment funds, insurance brokers and other financial institutions. He is an author of more than 100 articles, glosses and studies, as well as press publications focusing on civil, insurance, banking, consumer protection and medical law.
Over the period of 12 years has been practicing as a professional legal counsel, he has provided primarily ongoing support to business entities, including insurance intermediaries (brokers and agents), as well as clients of financial market entities concerning, inter alia, loans indexed to/denominated in foreign currencies, compensation payments and other benefits under insurance contracts. He was also issuing opinions on, among other things, growth strategies, draft documents, planned solutions or products, including for financial market entities.
Jan Grzegorz Prądzyński
President of the Polish Chamber of Insurance
Jan Grzegorz Prądzyński
President of the Polish Chamber of InsuranceUntil 2007, he was President of the Management Board of the Polskie Biuro Podróży Orbis Travel (Orbis Travel – Polish Travel Bureau). He was also a Member of Supervisory Boards of Canal Plus Cyfrowy and PBP SA. He was a Member of the Supervisory Board of Robyg SA. He also held managing positions in professional organizations and associations.
He was, inter alia, a Vice President of Polish Association of Tourism, a Member of the French Association of Commerce in Poland, and Vice President of the Board of the Polish Confederation of Private Employers PKPP Tourism in Leviathan. From 1981 to 1998 he lived abroad (in England and France), where he directed transport and tourism companies.
He studied at the School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw (now Warsaw School of Economics). Since 1998 he holds the insurance broker licence.
Sławomir Pomarański
Acting Director of the Insurance Inspection Department
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF)
Sławomir Pomarański
Acting Director of the Insurance Inspection DepartmentThe Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF)
He has been professionally involved with the financial market since his student years. He began his career at the Brokerage House of Bank Energetyki SA (Dom Maklerski Banku Energetyki SA), later joining the Office of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, where he continues his professional career.
He is a member of expert groups at EIOPA (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and IOPS (International Organisation of Pension Supervisors). He has participated in exchange programs between financial supervisory authorities within the European Union, as well as in aid and technical assistance programs for supervisory bodies outside the EU.
A graduate of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Law), he also completed postgraduate studies in finance and management organized by the University of Warsaw, Kozminski University, and the Polish Bank Association.
Mirosława Łopacka
Deputy Director of the Insurance Supervision Department
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF)
Mirosława Łopacka
Deputy Director of the Insurance Supervision DepartmentThe Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF)
She has been involved in insurance supervision for over 15 years. Since 2017, she has held managerial positions at the Polish Financial Supervision Authority(UKNF), where her responsibilities have included off-site financial supervision and the analysis of financial data from insurance and reinsurance undertakings.
She has supervised the verification of financial documentation submitted to the UKNF regarding the acquisition of shares/interests in insurance companies, as well as merger transactions between insurance entities. Furthermore, she coordinated tasks resulting from the KNF's role as the group supervisor (lead supervisor) for the PZU Group. For many years, she has been involved in monitoring the insurance sector's risk exposure, including as part of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (BION/SREP). She also participates in international activities within supervisory colleges and international projects.
Since October 2025, she has served as the Acting Deputy Director of the Insurance Supervision Department at the UKNF. She is responsible for the supervision of insurance and reinsurance undertakings in terms of monitoring their solvency and financial standing (including the profitability of company portfolios). She also oversees the analysis of accounting and reporting issues, as well as the examination of reports prepared by insurance and reinsurance undertakings.
A graduate in Finance and Accounting from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
Andrzej M. Fal, MD, PhD, Prof.
President of the Polish Society of Public Health
Andrzej M. Fal, MD, PhD, Prof.
President of the Polish Society of Public Healthprof. dr hab. Andrzej M. Fal. Specjalista chorób wewnętrznych, alergologii i zdrowia publicznego, założyciel i przez 15 lat kierownik Kliniki Alergologii, Chorób Płuc i Chorób Wewnętrznych w Państwowym Instytucie Medycznym MSWiA, profesor na Wydziale Medycznym Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Wcześniej dziekan tego Wydziału i Dyrektor Instytutu Nauk Medycznych. Twórca Katedry Zdrowia Publicznego na Uniwersytecie Medycznym we Wrocławiu i jej kierownik przez 7 lat. Prof. Fal od 2014 r. jest prezesem zarządu Polskiego Towarzystwa Zdrowia Publicznego i członkiem Rady Zarządzającej European Public Health Association. Jest członkiem Rady Głównej Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego, Państwowej Rady Ochrony Środowiska oraz kilku polskich i zagranicznych towarzystw naukowych.
Przez dwie kadencje był członkiem rady nadzorczej Polsko-Amerykańskiej Fundacji Fulbrighta, zarządu światowego Stowarzyszenia Bronchologii, reprezentował Polskę w Europejska Agencja Leków (EMA). Był członkiem International Board Amerykańskiej Akademii Astmy Alergii i Immunologii (AAAAI), członkiem Komitetu Zdrowia Publicznego Polskiej Akademii Nauk.
Odbył staże lekarskie i naukowe w Johns’ Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA), Brompton Hospital (Londyn, UK), Szpitalu Uniwersytetu Uppsala (Vesteras, Szwecja).
Jest autorem i współautorem ponad 350 publikacji z dziedziny alergologii, chorób wewnętrznych i zdrowia publicznego o łącznym IF>350; redaktorem podręczników alergologii, w tym „Alergologia, choroby alergiczne, astma” i „Farmakoterapia astmy i chorób alergicznych”, oraz podręcznika zdrowia publicznego. W latach 1994–1996 krajowym wydawcą „European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Newsletter”. Wypromował osiemnastu doktorów.
Został odznaczony Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi oraz Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski.
Jest laureatem szeregu nagród, tylko w ostatnich latach m.in.: Wektor 35-lecia (2025), Osobowość medyczna 35-lecia (2024), dwukrotnie Złoty OTIS, Ambasador Kongresów Polskich (2024), dwukrotnie Lider Roku w Zdrowiu Publicznym.
Professor Witold Orłowski
Economist
Professor Witold Orłowski
EconomistProfessor of economic sciences, lecturer at the Warsaw University of Technology Business School and the Vistula University of Finance and Business in Warsaw, chief economic advisor to PwC Poland. In the past, he was head of the team of economic advisors to President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, member of the National Development Council advising the President of Poland and the Government Economic Council. He also consulted numerous governments as well as national and international organizations. He authored 15 books and more than 200 scientific publications. He is a popular economic commentator and columnist cooperating with major Polish media outlets.
He is also a book on economics for teenagers, entitled: Economics for the curious, or what the kidnapped professor testified and the nationwide educational project for elementary and high school students launched on the basis thereon - www.porwaniprzezekonomie.pl.
Piotr Kobielski
Plenipotentiary for EU External Digital Relations and Digital Diplomacy
Ministry of Digital Affairs
Piotr Kobielski
Plenipotentiary for EU External Digital Relations and Digital DiplomacyMinistry of Digital Affairs
A graduate of Law and International Relations, he earned his PhD in Juridical Science from the University of Warsaw in 2014. Between 2012 and 2013, he participated in a research program in international relations at Harvard University, and he is an alumnus of The Hague Academy of International Law.
He gained his professional experience working for the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, where he was involved, among others, in proceedings before international human rights tribunals. In the years 2024–2025, he served as Director and Deputy Director for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Digital Affairs.
Since 2014, he has been an Assistant Professor at the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. He is a lecturer in law for students of computer science, cybersecurity and cryptology, mechatronics, biocybernetics, logistics, and management.
Katarzyna Sekścińska, PhD, Professor at the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
Katarzyna Sekścińska, PhD, Professor at the University of Warsaw
University of WarsawShe is a Professor at the University of Warsaw, a psychologist and an economist. She is one of Poland’s most recognized specialists in behavioral finance focusing on the financial habits of Poles. She has conducted more than 150 social surveys. She also offers training sessions, workshops, lectures and conducts coaching programs. She supports organizations in managing change and helps them align their products with customer needs. She has authored more than 50 scientific publications. She is a Board Member at the Academic Association of Economic Psychology. An author and executor of research, R&D, implementation and educational projects carried out in cooperation with key financial institutions in Poland and representatives of the fashion and lifestyle sectors.
Nicolas Jeanmart
Head of Personal & General Insurance
Insurance Europe
Nicolas Jeanmart
Head of Personal & General InsuranceInsurance Europe
As Head of Insurance Europe’s Personal and General Insurance Department, Nicolas Jeanmart contributes to the global and European debates on non-life and life insurance. In recent years, the question of how to reduce insurance protection gaps, notably in the areas of natural catastrophes, pensions, cyber and health, has kept him especially busy; he actively contributed to the protection gaps report of the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) and was co-rapporteur of the European Commission’s Climate Resilience Dialogue.
His responsibilities also span motor insurance, access to in-vehicle data, emerging risks, liability insurance, taxation and anti-money laundering (AML). Nicolas is a member of EIOPA’s Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group and has served on the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on pensions. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF).
Before joining Insurance Europe in 2010, Nicolas led the banking supervision and economic affairs department at the European Savings Banks Group (ESBG) for four years, following several roles within the organisation. Earlier in his career, he provided consultancy and training services, primarily to the financial sector, in Belgium and Luxembourg.
A Belgian-French national, Nicolas holds a master’s degree in business engineering and additional degrees in European integration and development and computer sciences.
Bogdan Benczak
CEO PZU SA
Bogdan Benczak
CEO PZU SAHe is a legal counsel who graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Warsaw. He also completed post-graduate studies at the Kraków University of Economics and MBA studies at the University of Gdańsk. He has many years of experience gained while holding positions on supervisory and management boards of various companies in Poland and the Baltic States. He has held key positions in a number of PZU Group entities. From 2008 to 2015, he was CEO of the PZU Foundation and Director of PZU's Foreign Operations Office and Business Development Office (2008-2014). Between 2008 and 2014, he was a Board Member and then CEO of UAB PZU Lietuva. From 2009 to 2017, he was CEO of UAB PZU Lietuva Gyvybes Draudimas, and from 2014 to 2017, CEO of AAS BALTA, simultaneously holding the position of Managing Director in charge of Foreign Operations at PZU SA. Between 2015 and 2017, he was a Board Member at AB Lietuvos Draudimas. Then, from 2018 to 2022, he served as Board Member and CEO of ERGO Insurance SE / ERGO Life Insurance SE. Between 2023 and 2024, he was CEO at ADB Gjensidige Lietuva.
He currently serves as Chairman of The Supervisory Boards of PZU Życie SA, Bank Pekao SA and PZU Health and is a Member of the Supervisory Board of Link4 TU SA and the Audit Committee of the Polish Insurance Association.
Marcin Nedwidek
Prezes Zarządu
UNIQA TU SA
Marcin Nedwidek
Prezes ZarząduUNIQA TU SA
Jest absolwentem Szkoły Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie oraz programu MBA w London Business School. Od kwietnia 2021 roku pełni funkcję prezesa Grupy UNIQA w Polsce. Równolegle, do czerwca 2025, odpowiadał za obszar ubezpieczeń majątkowych i życiowych dla klientów indywidualnych. Wcześniej, od października 2020, kierował Grupą AXA w Polsce. Dołączył do niej w 2018 roku jako członek zarządu i dyrektor odpowiedzialny za segment klienta detalicznego w części majątkowej. Wcześniejsze doświadczenie zdobywał w The Boston Consulting Group, gdzie rozwijał praktykę ubezpieczeniową w Polsce oraz Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej. Pracował również dla innej międzynarodowej firmy doradczej oraz banku inwestycyjnego z siedzibą w Londynie.
Marcin Nedwidek
CEO of UNIQA Group in Poland
A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and an MBA from London Business School. Marcin Nedwidek has been the CEO of the UNIQA Group in Poland since April 2021. Previously, since October 2020, he was the CEO of the AXA Group in Poland. In UNIQA, in addition to his role as CEO, he is also responsible for the retail property and life insurance business. He joined AXA in 2018. He was a member of the management board and director of the individual client area in the property part. Previously, he was associated with The Boston Consulting Group, where he was responsible for the development of BCG's insurance practice in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. He also worked for another international consulting company and an investment bank in London.
Piotr Matczuk
Prezes Zarządu
Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
Piotr Matczuk
Prezes ZarząduPolski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A.
Ekonomista i menedżer z 17-letnim doświadczeniem zawodowym, w tym 10-letnią praktyką w międzynarodowych instytucjach rozwojowych. W latach 2017-2024 przedstawiciel Międzynarodowej Korporacji Finansowej (IFC) - agendy Grupy Banku Światowego w Polsce, gdzie odpowiadał za realizację strategii IFC, projekty inwestycyjne i doradcze, rozwój biznesu oraz relacje z partnerami publicznymi i prywatnymi. Przed dołączeniem do IFC nadzorował realizację projektów strategicznych w PKP Intercity. W latach 2011-2014 doradca w radzie nadzorczej Europejskiego Banku Odbudowy i Rozwoju. W latach 2008-2011 analityk rynków finansowych w Narodowym Banku Polskim i pracownik naukowy Szkoły Głównej Handlowej. Absolwent studiów ekonomicznych w Szkole Głównej Handlowej oraz programu sustainable corporations w Saïd Business School na Uniwersytecie Oxfordzkim.
Piotr Matczuk
President of the Management Board
Polish Development Fund SA
An economist and manager with extensive professional experience, including ten years in international development institutions. From 2017 to 2024, he served as the representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the World Bank Group's arm – in Poland, where he was responsible for implementing the IFC strategy, investment and advisory projects, business development, and relations with public and private partners.
Previously, he oversaw the implementation of strategic projects at PKP Intercity. From 2011 to 2014, he served as an advisor to the Supervisory Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and from 2008 to 2011, he was a financial markets analyst at the National Bank of Poland.
He also has academic experience at the Warsaw School of Economics. He is a graduate of the Economics program at the Warsaw School of Economics and the Sustainable Corporations program at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Jarek Bartkiewicz
CEO, Prudential, Poland
Jarek Bartkiewicz
CEO, Prudential, PolandHe is an experienced manager and a figure with reputable position in the insurance market. He graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Warsaw. He also completed a four-year economics program at Columbia University, managed by the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw. He is also a certified actuary. He has completed numerous training courses focusing on finance, banking and insurance. His professional career has been linked, from its very early stages, with the financial sector. It began with the Pioneer investment fund and continued in TUnŻ PBK. Bartkiewicz's professional path continued at TUnŻ Zurich and then at ING Nationale-Nederlanden, where he spent nine years implementing numerous strategic projects, including those executed outside of Poland. He headed sales and marketing departments at a Spanish ING Group subsidiary. He then moved to the AXA Group, where he served as CEO of Axa Życie for several years. He has worked for the Polish branch of Prudential – a company offering insurance coverage under the Pru brand – for ten years now. In his private life, he is an enthusiast of rock music, skiing, basketball, and Iberian culture.
Dariusz Wołoszka
President of the Management Board
INFO-EKSPERT
Dariusz Wołoszka
President of the Management BoardINFO-EKSPERT
Market analyst and automotive enthusiast with 26 years of experience in the automotive industry. For the past dozen years, he has been responsible for working with insurance and leasing companies, banks, importers and CFMs. He is a residual value expert responsible for market analysis and for the development of residual value forecasting tools. He graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University and Lublin University of Technology (MBA).
Piotr Grzesik
President of the Management Board
EPRO
Piotr Grzesik
President of the Management BoardEPRO
President of the Management Board of EPRO (Phinance Group), one of the leading life insurance distributors in Poland. He has extensive experience in the insurance sector and sales network management. He has been with EPRO since 2007. Previously, he spent years in the media industry as a journalist and public relations. As a manager at Kwadrat PR Agency, he was responsible for three years for communications projects for companies in the financial and telecommunications sectors (Masterlease General Motors Acceptance Corp., PKO BP, LHI Leasing, HMI, Sygma Bank, Dom Finansowy QS, BIK Brokers, PTC ERA (now T-Mobile)).
Co-initiator of the "Pension under the Palm Trees" campaign at the de Gaulle Roundabout in Warsaw in 2009, which sparked a media discussion about the need to financially secure Poles for retirement.
He promotes high-quality, respectful communication in business. He is the creator of the website KulturaUsmiechu.pl. He was invited by SWPS University to co-lead the Academy for Leaders in Adult and Organizational Well-Being.
Andrzej Sokołowski
President of the Board of the National Association of Private Hospitals
Andrzej Sokołowski
President of the Board of the National Association of Private HospitalsAndrzej Sokołowski is a physician specializing in internal medicine. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Medical University of Gdańsk. He is Vice President of the Gdańsk Medical Chamber, serving his third term. Sokołowski is a creator and founder of the National Association of Private Hospitals and has been serving as Chairman of the Board of this organization since December 2002. Since 2004, he has been a Member of the Board of the Brussels-based European Union of Private Hospitals (UEHP). He served two terms as secretary and two terms as chairman of the UEHP General Membership Assembly.
Rafał Stankiewicz
Vice President of the Management Board
TUiR Warta SA
Rafał Stankiewicz
Vice President of the Management BoardTUiR Warta SA
He has been the Vice President of the Management Board of TUiR Warta SA since 2011. He is also the Vice President of TUnŻ Warta SA. He is responsible for overseeing the Operations and Claims Handling Division. Previously, he worked for 13 years at PZU SA. During his career, he has been responsible for several successful projects aimed at increasing efficiency and introducing innovations in claims management. Since 2013, he has served as Chairman of the Claims Settlement Committee of the Polish Chamber of Insurance. Since 2016, he has been a Member of the Fund’s Council of the Insurance Guarantee Fund, and since 2020, its Vice Chairman, and since 2025, its Chairman.
Michał Kopyt
Member of the Management Board
PZU Życie SA
Michał Kopyt
Member of the Management BoardPZU Życie SA
Michał Kopyt is an experienced technology leader and digital transformation expert with 17 years of experience in the insurance sector. He has an extensive track record of building and managing IT teams and implementing cutting-edge technological solutions.
Between 2009 and 2016, he held key positions within the PZU Group as IT Transformation Director, where he was responsible for strategic digitalization projects. These included Project Everest—the largest implementation of the Guidewire system in Central and Eastern Europe—which streamlined policy sales and administration. He also spearheaded one of the largest Agile transformations in Poland, successfully integrating IT with business operations and significantly shortening product time-to-market.
In 2016, he joined EY, serving as Executive Director at EY Global Delivery Services, where he established and developed a technology center providing IT services to European insurance and financial firms. From 2019, as a Partner and Technology Consulting Leader at EY Poland, he supported the largest companies in the CEE region in their digitalization and process optimization efforts, collaborating closely with organizations such as PZU. He was responsible for the growth of the technology practice, scaling teams, and deploying innovative IT solutions.
Earlier in his career, he gained experience at technology and consulting firms, delivering projects across the insurance, banking, and telecommunications sectors. As Insurance Practice Leader at Cube ITG, he worked with PZU on implementing new IT management methodologies. At Sygnity and Easy Net S.A., he managed ERP and Oracle EBS system implementations for international clients.
He is a graduate of the University of Warsaw. Privately, he is a husband and father of four, with a passion for sports, psychology, and gaming.
Tomasz Tarkowski
Member of the Management Board
PZU SA and PZU Życie SA
Tomasz Tarkowski
Member of the Management BoardPZU SA and PZU Życie SA
Member of the Management Board of PZU SA and PZU Życie SA supervising the claims handling, fraud prevention, and recovery areas.
He has been with the PZU Group for most of his professional life (1996-2016 and again from 2024). From 2007 to 2011, as a Member of the Board of PZU Ukraine, he was responsible for the area of claims handling, product management and risk assessment. In 2011-2016 in the Management Board of PZU and PZU Życie was in charge of the Claims Handling and Benefits Division. In 2016 he was also CEO of LINK4. In the following years, he worked for ERGO Hestia, then managed ControlExpert Poland, a company providing services and technologies for loss adjustment. From 2022 to 2024 he was a Managing Director at UNIQA TU and UNIQA TU na Życie responsible for the compensation and benefits division.
He graduated from the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology and the University of Insurance and Banking. He also completed postgraduate studies in Road traffic safety at the Military University of Technology, Economic Insurance at the Cracow University of Economics, Psychology of personnel management at the University of Warsaw and the Advanced Management Program at the IESE Business School.
Rafał Mosionek
Member of the Management Board
ERGO Hestia Group
Rafał Mosionek
Member of the Management BoardERGO Hestia Group
Since 1 January 2026, member of the Management Board of the ERGO Hestia Group, responsible for technology, debt collection, investments and ESG.
A manager with many years’ experience within management and supervisory boards of Vienna Insurance Group companies, successfully managed the areas of technology, change management and customer service. He was a founder of Beesafe – an insurtech company supporting VIG’s digital transformation, also led the Group’s Customer Experience Competence Centre since 2023. Previously, he had worked within the structures of insurance companies, including Aviva and Generali. He holds MBAs from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
Andrzej Wasilewski
COO
Allianz Poland
Andrzej Wasilewski
COOAllianz Poland
He joined Allianz Poland Management Board from 1 February 2024 as COO. He has extensive experience in insurance. From 2019 to 2024 he was the Head of VIG Expert, a specialised unit responsible for claims handling and operations for Vienna Insurance Group companies in Poland. Simultaneously, has was Director of Mass Claims Handling at three Polish VIG companies – Compensa, InterRisk and Wiener. Before VIG, he spent 8 years at Aviva Poland as liability underwriting director, systems thinking director and P&C claims handling director. He was also director of claims handling operational centre at PZU, Poland’s largest insurer.
He is a qualified lawyer, since 2016 arbitrator at the Polish Financial Supervision Authority Arbitration Court. Actively engaged in the works of the Polish Chamber of Insurance.
Weronika Dejneka
Członek Zarządu
PZU Zdrowie SA
Weronika Dejneka
Członek ZarząduPZU Zdrowie SA
Absolwentka Wydziału Zarządzania na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. Ukończyła także Studia podyplomowe z Zarzadzania Produktami w Szkole Głównej Handlowej oraz Warsaw - Illinois Executive MBA.
Z Grupą PZU związana od 2005 roku. Posiada wieloletnie doświadczenie w obszarach bancassurance i assurbanking oraz w obszarze produktów i sprzedaży w segmencie klientów korporacyjnych i indywidualnych a także w obszarze zdrowia.
Weronika Dejneka
Member of the Management Board
PZU Zdrowie SA
A graduate of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw. She also completed postgraduate studies in Product Management at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics and the Warsaw-Illinois Executive MBA program.
Associated with the PZU Group since 2005, she possesses extensive experience in bancassurance and assurbanking. Her expertise spans product development and sales within both the corporate and individual client segments, as well as the healthcare sector.
Ignacy Morawski
Zastępca redaktora naczelnego, główny ekonomista
Puls Biznesu
Ignacy Morawski
Zastępca redaktora naczelnego, główny ekonomistaPuls Biznesu
Ignacy Morawski, z-ca redaktora naczelnego i główny ekonomista Pulsu Biznesu, dyrektor centrum analiz SpotData, należącego do wydawcy PB. Przez wiele lat pracował jako ekonomista w sektorze bankowym (m.in. banku WestLB, czy Polskim Banku Przedsiębiorczości). W latach 2012-16 zdobył wiele wyróżnień w rankingach dla analityków makroekonomicznych, zajmując m.in. dwukrotnie miejsce na podium konkursu na najlepszego analityka makroekonomicznego organizowanego przez "Rzeczpospolitą" i Narodowy Bank Polski. W 2017 roku znalazł się na liście New Europe 100, wyróżniającej najbardziej innowacyjne osoby Europy Środkowej, publikowanej przez „Financial Times”. W 2019 r. i 2022 r. wyróżniony przez ThinkTank jako jeden z 10 ekonomistów najbardziej słuchanych przez polski biznes. W 2019 r. projekt SpotData, który założył, został nominowany do nagrody GrandPress Digital. W 2024 r. otrzymał nagrodę Ekonomista Roku od Związku Przedsiębiorców i Pracodawców, a w 2025 r. Nagrodę im. Lesława Pagi. Absolwent ekonomii na Uniwersytecie Bocconi w Mediolanie i nauk politycznych na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim.
Ignacy Morawski
Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Chief Economist
Puls Biznesu
Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Chief Economist of Puls Biznesu, and Director of the SpotData analysis center, owned by the publisher of PB. For many years, he worked as an economist in the banking sector (including WestLB and the Polish Bank of Entrepreneurship). Between 2012 and 2016, he earned numerous distinctions in rankings for macroeconomic analysts, including twice reaching the podium in the competition for the best macroeconomic analyst organized by Rzeczpospolita and the National Bank of Poland. In 2017, he was included in the New Europe 100 list, published by the Financial Times, which recognizes the most innovative individuals in Central Europe. In 2019 and 2022, he was recognized by ThinkTank as one of the 10 economists most listened to by Polish business. In 2019, the SpotData project, which he founded, was nominated for the GrandPress Digital award. In 2024, he received the Economist of the Year award from the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, and in 2025, the Lesław Paga Award. He is a graduate in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan and Political Science from the University of Warsaw.
Hanna Ulańska
Partner, Leader of the Actuarial Competency within Risk Consulting
EY Poland
Hanna Ulańska
Partner, Leader of the Actuarial Competency within Risk ConsultingEY Poland
Hanna Ulańska is a Partner at EY Poland and the Leader of the Actuarial Competency within Risk Consulting in poland. She has over 15 years of experience advising insurance companies in Poland and across the Central and Eastern Europe region, with a focus on risk management, regulatory matters and valuation of insurance liabilities. She has extensive experience working with the largest insurance groups, supporting them in key regulatory, capital and transformation-related decisions across life and non-life segments. Hanna holds a degree in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics from the University of Lodz.
Lukas Kölbl, PhD
Managing Director, AI & Data
Accenture
Lukas Kölbl, PhD
Managing Director, AI & DataAccenture
He is a Managing Director at Accenture within the AI & Data practice. He is responsible for Data Science and AI & Data initiatives for the Financial Services sector across the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. He possesses extensive experience in both management and expert roles, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, statistical modeling, and decision-making across multiple industries. He holds a PhD in Statistics and Business Mathematics from TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology) and is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).
Maciej Rekosz
Insurance Sector Lead
Accenture Poland
Maciej Rekosz
Insurance Sector LeadAccenture Poland
Maciej Rekosz is the Insurance Sector Director at Accenture Poland. For over 20 years, he has supported insurance companies in executing complex business and technology transformations. He specializes in strategy definition and implementation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), claims management processes, and the launch of new products and business lines.
He is the co-author of the first and second editions of the Digitization of the Polish Insurance Sector reports, developed through a partnership between the Polish Chamber of Insurance and Accenture.
Paweł Czuryło
Managing Editor
Gremi Media
Paweł Czuryło
Managing EditorGremi Media
Paweł Czuryło is the Managing Editor at Gremi Media (publisher of Rzeczpospolita and the Parkiet Stock Market and Investors’ Daily). His previous roles include Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Digital at Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP) and Editor-in-Chief of DGP Infor group websites, Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Interia responsible for the development of the Biznes Interia portal, and Head of the Economic Desk at Rzeczpospolita.
For 25 years, he has been covering the economy and analyzing the impact of politics on financial markets. Privately, he is a longevity enthusiast and an avid runner, gravel cyclist, and dog walker (joined by his companion, Kokos).
Michał Lang
Insurance Business Department
Polish Chamber of Insurance (PIU)
Michał Lang
Insurance Business DepartmentPolish Chamber of Insurance (PIU)
Claims management expert and manager since 1998. He is a graduate of the Opole University of Technology, specializing in Automotive Engineering (Construction and Operation of Motor Vehicles). He holds an MBA from the WSB Merito University in Gdańsk and completed postgraduate studies in Internal Audit at the Kozminski University in Warsaw. He has extensive experience in managing teams of claims adjusters, loss adjusters, and service providers, as well as in controlling claims handling processes.
Agnieszka Dąbrowska
Head of Insurance Business Operations Unit
Polish Chamber of Insurance
Agnieszka Dąbrowska
Head of Insurance Business Operations UnitPolish Chamber of Insurance
She has been working in the insurance sector since 1994. She boasts extensive experience in the adjustment of motor vehicle claims, including those related to accidents abroad. She was also responsible for controlling processes (including quality control) and for designing and implementing systemic solutions. In dealing with the execution of insurance contracts, Ms. Dąbrowska has worked as both an expert and a manager. At the Polish Chamber of Insurance, she is responsible for settling claims, preventing insurance fraud, coordinating activities undertaken by the Claim Adjustment Committee and the Insurance Crime Prevention Committee, as well as for implementing all initiatives related to the above-mentioned areas.
Wojtek Kardyś
Internet communication, digital marketing and personal branding specialist
Wojtek Kardyś
Internet communication, digital marketing and personal branding specialistPhilosopher and screenwriter by profession. Passionate PR specialist, conference speaker, director, marketing consultant, coach and columnist. Lecturer in the field of Trendwatching & Future Studies at the WH AGH in Krakow.
He has been working in Internet advertising for over a decade, and has specialized in influence marketing and video content marketing for six years. Author of the first radio program in Poland entirely devoted to influencers - the Weekly Internet Review and creator of the video-course on Twitter: Twitter Without Secrets.
Co-host of the business video podcast, Kardyś & Foszer and author of a blog about social media and marketing, Netomania. Winner of many industry awards, e.g. the Golden Clips, the CSR Golden Leaf, the EB STARS, and the Force of Attraction, nominee for the 2017 Social Campaign and speaker at Ted Talks.