Chambers of the Copernican Academy
Chamber of Astronomy and Mathematical-Natural Sciences
prof. Wacław Gudowski, PhD (Poland)
Royal Institute of Technology /KTH, Stockholm
Professor of neutron physics and reactor physics at the Royal Institute of Technology – KTH, Stockholm and at the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ). Educator of about 500 PhDs and MScs in reactor physics, including many Polish graduates,
Since the mid-1970s, he has conducted research in the field of construction and applications of high-temperature reactors and in the field of application of artificial intelligence (AI) to control high-temperature reactors. Since the early 1980s, he has conducted very active scientific research using the neutron scattering technique. He has conducted experiments on reactors in Studsvik (Sweden) and at the Laue-Langevin Institute (ILL) in Grenoble and on the ISIS spallation source at the Rutherford Laboratory (Great Britain).
One of the pioneers of global research on subcritical accelerator-controlled systems (ADS) for transmutation of radioactive waste and an expert in the field of Generation IV reactors. He has been working on the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR). In 1997, a researcher at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and an expert of the US Department of Energy. In 2003 and 2005 – international expert of the French Parliament in the field of nuclear energy and nuclear waste.
Coordinator of three European projects in the field of transmutation and management of radioactive waste and the development of new nuclear technologies: IABAT, RED-Impact and Asia/Link.
Expert in the field of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
https://ncbj.edu.pl/zasoby/wiadomosci/Waclaw%20Gudowski-CV-Wawa-PL%20pdf%20(2).pdf
prof. Leszek Roszkowski, PhD (Poland)
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
He obtained his PhD at the University of California in Davis, habilitation in 1993 at the Jagiellonian University, professor of physical sciences.
He is a physicist specializing in the area of astrophysics and cosmology of elementary particles. He studies the Higgs boson, “new physics” and dark matter in the Universe. Currently, as part of the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, he leads the international research team ASTROCENT. He is the initiator and chairman of the steering committee of the international series of COSMO conferences. He has received the following distinctions: “Scientist of the Future” from the Intelligent Development Forum and ASTROCent, Laureate of the WELCOME Program (Foundation for Polish Science).
He is the author or co-author of over 100 publications in international scientific journals, including a number of review papers published in Physics Reports and Reports on Progress in Physics.
prof. Marek Sarna, PhD (Poland)
Polish Astronomical Society
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Warsaw. Full professor of physical sciences. Associated with the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, of which he was the Director for 16 years.
He is a co-creator of the South African Large Telescope SALT and holds a seat on the board of the Foundation managing the project. He also serves on the governing bodies of the European South Observatory (European Council for the Organization of Scientific Research in the Southern Hemisphere) in Garching and the European Space Agency. He is also the president of the Polish Astronomical Society. Since 2015, he has been a member of the Council of the Polish Space Agency. He has been distinguished many times by the Intelligent Development Forum.
https://archiwum.nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/scientist?id=74312&_k=7lz7i3
prof. Marian Szymczak, PhD (Poland)
Copernicus University, Toruń
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the M. Copernicus University in Toruń. Full professor of physical sciences. He worked at the M. Copernicus Astronomical Center and at the M. Copernicus University in Toruń. He cooperated with many foreign astronomical centers (including the Paris Observatory and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn).
He is a radio astronomer, his scientific interests mainly include the problems of maser radiation and the study of the formation processes of massive stars, using radio interferometry methods. He is the author or co-author of many recognized scientific publications. He is, among others, a Member of the Presidium of the National Committee for Cooperation with the International Union of Radio Science.
prof. Andrzej Udalski, PhD (Poland) – Chairman
University of Warsaw
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Warsaw. Professor of physical sciences. He has been associated with the University of Warsaw throughout his scientific career, for many years he was the director of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw. He is a full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the American National Academy of Science.
He was the initiator and leader of the implementation of the Warsaw Telescope project at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Together with the largest Polish astronomical observation project OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment), he is the co-discoverer of over 80 exoplanets detected using gravitational microlensing.
He is the recipient of many prestigious awards: Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2012), 2nd degree Young People’s Award of the Polish Astronomical Society (1981), Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding scientific achievements (1996), Foundation for Polish Science Award in the field of exact sciences (2002).
prof. George Efstathiou (Great Britain)
University of Cambridge – Kavli Institute for Cosmology
He received his PhD from Durham University. He worked at the University of California at Berkeley, then at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He was the first director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology in Cambridge. He currently works at the University of Cambridge.
One of the most outstanding cosmologists of his generation. A pioneer of computer simulations of the formation of the structure of the cosmos, involved in research on dark energy. He is the winner of many international awards and distinctions, including: the Dannie Heineman Prize in Astrophysics (2005), the Gruber Prize (2011), the Hughes Medal of the Royal Society (2015) and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2022), the Albert Einstein Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Theoretical Physics (2024), the SHAW Prize (2025).
prof. Masashi Hazumi (Japan)
Tokyo University, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency – JAXA
He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 1993. The elementary particle physicist is affiliated with the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (KEK) and the University of Tokyo. He is involved in the Japanese Aerospace Agency (JAXA), where until recently he led the significant international LiteBIRD project.
Involved in many other international research and space projects. Winner of many international awards and distinctions, author of over 400 scientific publications. His current interests include issues of cosmic inflation.
prof. Didier P. Queloz (Switzerland)
Cambridge University, University of Geneva, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich – Nobel Prize Winner 2019
He received his PhD from the University of Geneva and currently works at both his alma mater and the University of Cambridge.
Together with his supervisor Prof. Michel Mayor, he discovered the first extrasolar planet orbiting a star similar to the Sun. For this discovery, he received the Nobel Prize in 2019, together with M. Mayor. He is the winner of many international awards and distinctions and a member of many international research teams. Among others, the Wolf Prize in 2017.
https://www.astro.phy.cam.ac.uk/directory/prof-didier-queloz
prof. Gianfranco De Zotti (Italy)
University of Padua
He earned his doctorate in physics at the University of Padua, with which he is still associated (he was, among others, director of the Astronomical Observatory of that University). He also worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (near Washington), European Southern Observatory in Garching (near Munich).
He sits on the management boards of ESA (European Space Agency) and many international scientific organizations. His scientific interests focus on research in the field of astrophysics and cosmology. He is a member of many international research teams.
http://facolta.scienze.unipd.it/index.php%3Fid=404&tx_wfqbe_pi1%255Buser_id%255D=1150.html
prof. Barry C. Barish (USA)
California Institute of Technology – Nobel Prize Winner 2017
American experimental physicist. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017 for his decisive contribution to the development of the LIGO project and the discovery of gravitational waves. Member of, among others, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the US National Academy of Sciences, laureate of, among others, the Enrico Fermi Prize in 2016.
He obtained his doctorate at the University of California at Berkeley, then was associated with the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He is an experimentalist, dealing mainly with high-energy physics and gravitational waves. He played a pioneering role in underground experimental studies at the Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy and directed research at the LIGO Observatory. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards: Klopsteg Memorial Award (2002), Enrico Fermi Prize (2016), Henry Draper Medal (2017), Princess of Asturias Award (2017), National Medal of Science (2023).
prof. P. James E. Peebles (USA)
Princeton University – Nobel Prize Winner 2019
He is a Canadian-American astrophysicist and cosmologist. He obtained his doctorate from Princeton University, where he continued his entire scientific career and where he became Albert Einstein Professor of Science. He is the author of many significant scientific discoveries in astronomy, in particular relating to the Big Bang theory. Since the 1970s, he has been considered one of the leading cosmologists in the world.
For his achievements, he received the Nobel Prize in 2019, in recognition of theoretical discoveries in the field of cosmology. He is a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Arts and the National Academy of Sciences. He has also received many other prestigious awards and distinctions, including: Eddington Medal (1981), Heineman Prize (1982), Golden Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1998), Gruber Prize (2000), SHOW Prize (2004), DIRAC Medal (2013).
Chamber of Medical Sciences
prof. Adam Dziki, MD, PhD (Poland)
Medical University of Lodz
He obtained his doctorate (1980) and habilitation (1992) at the Military Medical Academy in Lodz and is associated with this university to this day. Professor of medical sciences.
A surgeon with a recognized international scientific position, member of many international medical organizations. Member of editorial teams of many Polish and foreign scientific publications. Chairman of the Medical Sciences Team of the Council of Scientific Excellence. He is, among others, the author of the academic textbook “Proctology”, co-author of numerous publications in the field of oncology.
Lieutenant General prof. Grzegorz Gielerak, MD, PhD (Poland)
Military Institute of Medicine
He has been associated with the Military Institute of Medicine since 1993 where he obtained his doctorate (1998) and habilitation (2005). He has been the director of the Military Institute of Medicine since 2007. Specialist in internal medicine and cardiology.
In 2022, he was appointed Lieutenant General. He has been awarded many times for his scientific and organizational achievements.
https://wim.mil.pl/o-instytucie/dyrekcja/dyrektor/
prof. Ewa Marcinowska-Suchowierska, MD, PhD (Poland)
Postgraduate Medical Education Center Warsaw
She is associated with the Postgraduate Medical Education Center in Warsaw, where she obtained her doctorate (1979) and habilitation (1988), and has been a professor of medical sciences since 1995
She specializes in internal medicine and geriatrics. She is the author of over 300 scientific publications in this field. She is a recognized international authority in the field of bone diseases (especially osteoporosis), a member of many national and international associations.
https://www.cmkp.edu.pl/ksztalcenie/szkola-zdrowia-publicznego/zaklad-geriatrii-i-gerontologii
assoc. prof. Leszek Markuszewski, PhD (Poland)
University of Technology and Humanities in Radom
For many years he was associated with the Military Medical Academy in Łódź, where he obtained his doctorate (1997) and habilitation (2011). He was the Chief Medical Officer of Prisons and the director of the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation in Warsaw. Since 2020 he has been associated with the University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, where he created and heads the medical faculty.
He specializes in six medical disciplines, is a member of many medical organizations and associations. He is a colonel in the Polish Army.
prof. Andrzej Rynkiewicz, MD, PhD (Poland) – Chairman
Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the Medical Academy in Gdańsk. Full professor of medical sciences. Vice-Dean of the College of Medical Sciences at the Nicolaus Copernicus University. He worked at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn and in many European clinics. He is a specialist in cardiology and internal medicine. He is the president of the Polish Cardiac Society, a member of many national and international research teams and medical associations.
prof. Mariano Bizzarri, MD, PhD (Italy)
Universotà di Roma La Sapienza
Italian oncologist and essayist, associate professor at the Department of Experimental Medicine at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He has been associated with this university since the beginning of his professional career. His scientific interests focus on experimental medicine, biomedicine, and space medicine. He is a member and head of many international research teams. He is also a member of many international medical organizations, including those related to space exploration.
https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/it/users/marianobizzarriuniroma1it
prof. Hans Joachim Meyer, MD, Dr. h.c. (Germany)
Georg August University of Göttingen / President of the German Association of Surgeons
He is from Georg August University of Göttingen, where he obtained his doctorate in 1972. He received his habilitation in 1981 at the Medical University of Hannover. He was also associated with the University Hospital of Cologne for many years.
He is a surgeon of outstanding international standing, president of the German Association of Surgeons (2012 – 2022). He also specializes in oncological and laparoscopic surgery. He is the author or co-author of over 600 scientific publications.
He is a member of several prestigious national and international medical associations. Honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University (2011). He has received many prestigious awards, including the honorary badge “For services to banking in the Republic of Poland” (2016), and the Gold Medal “For Merit to Polish Science – Sapientia et Veritas” (2023).
prof. Adam T. Stys, MD (USA)
Sanford School of Medicine (University of South Dakota)
He is a professor of medicine at the Sanford Cardiovascular Institute at the Sanford School of Medicine (University of South Dakota). He is an outstanding specialist in internal medicine, and in particular an internationally recognized specialist in cardiology. He directs a cardiology clinic with an internationally recognized reputation. He is a cardiology consultant to many American cardiology clinics. He belongs to several important cardiology associations in the USA and abroad. He is an American citizen.
https://www.usd.edu/research-and-faculty/faculty-and-staff/adam-stys
prof. Huey-Jen Su, MD (Taiwan)
NCKU – National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
She studied in the USA, where she obtained her PhD in Public Health from Harvard University School of Public Health. Professor Huey-Jen Jenny Su is the head of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in Taiwan and the former president of National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.
She is a distinguished professor at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, where she headed the Department of Environment and Public Health. Prof. Su has devoted most of her research efforts to the area of research on the health effects of air pollution, with a special focus on the growing concerns about microbiological hazards in the air worldwide and new chemicals in indoor environments. Her efforts in comprehensive research on indoor air quality (IAQ) led to the establishment of the second global indoor air quality law. Since 2007, she has been an associate editor of SCI’s Indoor Air, and in 2008, she was inducted into the International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences (IAIAS), the first Asian scientist to be recognized by the highest academy in a related field. She is a member of many international research teams and is also involved in the functioning of institutions responsible for public health.
https://researchoutput.ncku.edu.tw/en/persons/huey-jen-jenny-su
prof. Mansur Rahnama-Hezavah, PhD, Dr. h.c. (Iran)
Medical University of Lublin, President of the Polish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Professor of medical sciences; Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Head of the Department and Institute of Oral Surgery at the Medical University of Lublin; Member of the Council of Scientific Excellence and Expert of the Polish Accreditation Committee in the Medical Sciences Team. National consultant in the field of dental surgery. President of the Polish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Awarded with the Gold Cross of Merit, the Gold Medal for Long Service and the Medal of the National Education Commission.
prof. David Wayne McFadden (USA)
Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut
Professor David McFadden is a physician specializing in surgery, intensive care medicine and surgical oncology. He received his Bachelor of Science with honors in Psychology (1976) and his Master of Medical Sciences (1980) from the University of Virginia. He began his first clinical experience in surgery as a resident and then instructor of surgery in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University from 1980 to 1987 and in General Surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England. He held numerous academic positions in 7 universities in the States. For 18 years he worked at the University of California in Los Angeles / UCLA, successively as a resident of general surgery, general director of surgery and the “Cell Growth & Regulation” program, coordinator of surgical QI, and finally director of the endocrine surgery laboratory. From 2000 to 2007, he served as the Chief of the Department of Surgery at West Virginia University and as a Consulting Surgeon at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans’ Administration Medical Center/VAMC (200-2007). From 2007 to 2011, he taught and chaired the Department of Surgery at the University of Vermont. From 2011 to 2024, the Professor chaired the Department of Surgery at the University of Connecticut.
Professor Mcfadden is a member of 25 medical organizations. He has received 51 awards and honors for his outstanding achievements in clinical medicine and surgery. The most important include:
- Golden Scalpel Awards for Excellence in Teaching UCLA -1992, 1993, 1994;
- Best Doctor in America 1995-1996 Pacific Region, 1998, 2003-2004, 2009-2010, 2011-2015;
- Americas’ Top Doctors Cancer 2011-2015;
- Outstanding Faculty Teacher, Undergraduate Medical Students University of Connecticut: 2013, 2014, 2015;
- Connecticut Magazine Best General Surgeon (2015, 2016, 2017);
- Hartford Magazine Top General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
- Professor McFadden’s publications include 36 scientific discoveries, 4 books, 49 book chapters, and 300 articles.
prof. Dame Anna F. Dominiczak DBE, OBE, MD, FRCP, FAHA, FRSE, FMedSci
Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Glasgow
Professor Anna Dominiczak (née Penson) is an eminent physician, scientist and leader in the field of precision medicine, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. She is considered one of the most distinguished figures in translational cardiology worldwide.
She was born in 1954 in Poland. In 1978 she graduated from the Medical University of Gdansk. She developed her scientific and clinical career in the United Kingdom, where she held a number of prestigious academic and public positions. Since 2009, she has held the title of Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow. She is the first woman to hold this position since it was established in 1812. In 2010–2020, she served as Vice-Chancellor of the University and headed the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, implementing strategic projects combining research, education and innovation, including the creation of a modern research and clinical campus at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Her scientific activity focuses on cardiovascular genomics, the pathophysiology of hypertension and the implementation of precision medicine. She is the author of over 500 peer-reviewed publications, many of which have significantly influenced the development of modern diagnostics and therapy of cardiovascular diseases. Her research has been published in prestigious scientific journals, and the professor herself has given over 100 plenary lectures at international conferences.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was appointed Director of Laboratories at the British Ministry of Health, where she was responsible for launching the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory – the largest diagnostic laboratory in the history of the UK.
Since July 2022, she has been Chief Scientist – Health in the Scottish Government, responsible for the research and innovation strategy in the health sector.
State decorations:
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) – for distinguished services to science and medicine (2016)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) – for scientific and social activities (2005)
- Professor Dominiczak has received numerous prestigious awards and held significant positions in international scientific societies and editorial boards of leading medical journals.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cardiovascularmetabolic/staff/annadominiczak/#biography
Chamber of Economics and Management
assoc. prof. Mariusz Andrzejewski, PhD (Poland)
Cracow University of Economics
He graduated from three fields of study: in 1995 automation and robotics at the AGH University of Science and Technology, in 1996 accounting at the Krakow University of Economics and in 1997 computer science at AGH. In 2001, he defended his doctoral thesis at AEK entitled Requirements for disclosure of information by listed companies in Poland against the background of global solutions. In 2013, at the same university (transformed in the meantime into the Krakow University of Economics), he became a postdoctoral degree in economics (specialization in finance and accounting) based on his dissertation entitled Corrective function of financial auditing in the accounting system. He lectured at UEK, AGH University of Science and Technology, and the Higher School of Finance and Law in Bielsko-Biała. He headed the Department of Banking and Finance at the WSFiP in Bielsko-Biała, as well as postgraduate studies at the UEK. He became the Dean of the Faculty of Finance (transformed into the Faculty of Finance and Law) of the University of Economics in Krakow, and since 2019 he has been the Dean of the College of Economics, Finance and Law of the UEK. He completed foreign internships in the United States, Slovakia, Italy, Spain and Great Britain. Author and co-author of publications in the field of accounting, financing, investment planning and capital market, supervisor of 4 PhDs and reviewer of 3 habilitation proceedings. Member of the board and scientific council of the Association of Accountants in Poland, the European Accounting Association (EAA) in Poland and vice-president of the Krakow branch of the Polish Economic Society (2005–2009).
dr Sławomir Gawroński, PhD (Poland)
University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszów
PhD in social sciences in the field of political science, PhD in humanities in the field of political science. Professor at the Department of Media, Journalism and Social Communication, Dean of the College of Media and Social Communication at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów.
Graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Rzeszów (2002). Graduate of Executive MBA – Apsley Business School London and postgraduate studies in the field of “Internal Audit”. He also studied at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literature and the Faculty of Economics at the University of Trier (Germany). Member of the Committee on Social Communication and Media Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
He is a former radio and press journalist. He focuses his research interests on non-business areas of using marketing communication. Editor-in-chief of the scientific journal “Social Communication. Online Journal”, author of several dozen publications devoted to the issues of social communication and mass media.
assoc. prof. Marta Kightley, PhD (Poland)
Warsaw School of Economics
Employed as a professor at the Warsaw School of Economics at the Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy (Department of Political Economy and History of Economic Thought). In the years 2007-2010 she worked in the diplomatic service. She was the head of the political and economic department of the Polish Embassy in Seoul.
A long-time member of the NBP Educational Council and the Chapter of the NBP Competition named after Władysław Grabski for the best economic journalist. On 28 February 2020, the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, at the request of the President of the National Bank of Poland, appointed Marta Kightley as a member of the Management Board of the National Bank of Poland, effective 8 March 2020.
assoc. prof. Zbigniew Krysiak, PhD (Poland)
Schuman Thought Institute
He obtained his doctorate in 2004 and habilitation in 2015, and is currently a professor of finance at the Warsaw School of Economics. His research focuses on business valuation, including banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions, capital markets and capital management, and risk management. He has collaborated with large corporations and advised the most important public institutions in Poland.
Author of over 140 publications and over 100 scientific reviews, visiting professor at universities in the USA and India. Chairman of the Program Council of the Schuman Thought Institute.
prof. Leon Podkaminer, PhD (Poland)
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies / Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (retired)
PhD in 1972, habilitation in 1980. He worked, among others, at IER, PAN, IIASA (Laxenburg), EUR (Rotterdam). He is an emeritus employee of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), with which he has been associated since 1993. He focuses his research on issues of economic policy, macroeconomics, integration and disintegration, globalization, exchange rates, consumption patterns and relative prices. He is an expert on the convergence processes of European economies at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries.
prof. Adam Glapiński, PhD (Poland) – Chairman
National Bank of Poland
In 1972 he graduated from the Main School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw (currently SGH) and since 1974 he has been professionally associated with this university as a lecturer. Employed as a professor at the Warsaw School of Economics at the Institute of Political Economy, Law and Economic Policy (Department of Political Economy and History of Economic Thought). In the years 2003–2007 he was a professor at the Higher School of Economics and Law named after prof. Edward Lipiński in Kielce. Previously, he lectured at the Polish Academy of Sciences (1978–1983), the Inter-University Center of Postgraduate Studies in Dubrovnik (1986–1989), the University of Colorado at Boulder (1993–1998), the United States Business and Industrial Council at the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas (1996), and the Institut Superieur de Gestion (1994–2005). President of the National Bank of Poland since 2016. He is the author of numerous book publications and scientific articles. He has received prestigious awards, including: the honorary badge “For services to banking in the Republic of Poland” 92016), the Gold Medal “Meritorious for Polish Science Sapientia et Veritas” (2023).
prof. Dariusz Tworzydło, PhD (Poland)
University of Warsaw
Polish economist, habilitated doctor of social sciences in the discipline of media studies. Professor at the University of Warsaw, expert in the field of economics, social research and public relations.
He is a graduate of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, the Academy of Economics in Krakow, WSB – National Louis University, Rzeszów University of Technology, as well as courses at the London School of Public Relations.
Since 2017, he has been the head of the Department of Social Communication and Public Relations at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Bibliology at the University of Warsaw, and serves as the Dean’s proxy for the Promotion of the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Bibliology. He conducts research in the field of crisis management, the public relations market, including the PR agency sector, the role of the media in the communication process, cybersecurity and disinformation.
https://www.wdib.uw.edu.pl/pracownicy/wykladowcy/dariusz-tworzydlo
prof. Pablo De Cos (Spain)
Governor of the Bank of Spain
He graduated in economics from the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros in 1993, a year later in law from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, and a doctorate in economics from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2004. In 1997, he joined the Bank of Spain as an economist. From 2004 to 2007, he was an advisor to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. On 11 June 2018, he was appointed Governor of the Bank of Spain, a position he held until 11 June 2024.
https://www.iese.edu/faculty-research/faculty/pablo-hernandez-cos/
prof. Robert Holzmann (Austria)
President of the Austrian National Bank
He is an Austrian economist, President of the Oesterreichische National Bank and a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (since 2019) and a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (since 2014). He holds honorary positions at the South-Western University in Economics and Finance in Chengdu, the University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur and the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
Before rejoining academia in 2011, he held a number of positions at the World Bank, including 12 years as Head of Department and Acting Senior Vice President. Before joining the World Bank in 1997, he worked at universities in Austria and Germany and was also a senior economist at the IMF and the OECD.
He is the author of 39 books and more than 200 articles on finance, fiscal and economic policy issues
https://www.iza.org/person/1527/robert-holzmann
prof. Harold James (USA)
Princeton University
He obtained his Ph.D. from Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1982. He also received the Ellen MacArthur Prize for Economic History from Cambridge University. In 1986 he began teaching at Princeton University. In 2004 the German Historical Institute in Washington awarded him the Helmut Schmidt Prize for Economic History. In 2013 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lucerne. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal World Politics and chairman of the Academic Council (European Association for the History of Banking and Finance).
prof. Thomas J. Jordan (Switzerland)
Swiss National Bank/G10 Central Bank Group
He graduated in economics and management from the University of Bern in 1989, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1993. He prepared his habilitation thesis during a three-year research study at the Department of Economics at Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA). In 1998, he was hired as a lecturer and since 2003 as an honorary professor at the University of Bern. He teaches monetary theory and policy.
In 1997, Thomas J. Jordan joined the Swiss National Bank in Zurich as an economic advisor in Department I. Two years later, he became Deputy Head of the Department of Economic Studies, and in 2002 he became Head of the Research Department. At the beginning of 2004, he was promoted to Director. In mid-2004, by decision of the Swiss Federal Council, he was appointed as a substitute member of the Board of the Swiss National Bank. On 18 April 2012, by decision of the Federal Council, Thomas J. Jordan was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Swiss National Bank, taking over the management of Department I in Zurich (economic affairs, international monetary cooperation, legal services and own economy, general secretariat). He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “StabFund” – the stabilization fund of the Swiss National Bank – from its establishment in 2008 until its termination in 2013. Thomas J. Jordan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel and of the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB). As President of the Swiss National Bank, he represents Switzerland in the International Monetary Fund and is also Chairman of the G10 Central Bank Group for the Prevention of Counterfeiting (CBCDG). Thomas J. Jordan is a member of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zurich and a member of the Supervisory Board of the ETH Zurich Foundation. He is the author of numerous articles on monetary theory and monetary policy in renowned foreign journals.
Chamber of Philosophy and Theology
dr Tory K. Baucum (USA)
George Mason University, Fairfax
He was an Anglican pastor in the USA, serving as a professor at George Mason University, Fairfax, and as a seminary and university professor at Asbury Theological Seminary. After converting to Catholicism, he became actively involved in ecumenical activities, directing the Peace Institute, which promotes interfaith dialogue. He also publishes widely, both academically and publicly. He also works to support families, running the Benedictine Family Life Center in Kansas City.
In 2014, Dr. Baucum was appointed by Archbishop Justin Welby as the Sixth Preacher of Canterbury Cathedral.
prof. Nigel J. Biggar, Baron Biggar (UK)
University of Oxford
He is an Anglican minister who holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Chicago. After returning to England, he joined the University of Oxford, where he currently teaches Christian ethics. He is a canon of Oxford Cathedral. At the University of Oxford, he runs the Ethics and Empire project, where he and his team are investigating the ethical aspects of the functioning of the British Empire.
Professor Biggar was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his work in higher education (2021), received a life peerage from Kemi Badenoch (2024), was created “Baron Biggar” of Castle Douglas in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright on 21 January 2025, and was inducted into the House of Lords as a Conservative peer on 28 January 2025.
rev. dr Bernardo Estrada (Colombia)
Universidad de la Sabaña, Bogota
He obtained his doctorate in biblical theology from the University of Navarra, Spain, in 1993. He was associated for many years with the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome. He held many administrative positions there. He is an eminent and recognized specialist in New Testament theology. His scholarly monographs and articles in this field are widely recognized. He is currently employed at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
cardinal prof. Gerhard Müller, PhD (Germany)
Cardinal / former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine and the Faith
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau. He worked at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. He is the author of several hundred works in the field of theology, focusing on the issues of ecumenism, the modern understanding of Revelation and theological hermeneutics. He was the Bishop of Regensburg, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
He is the author of about 20 book publications. He received several honorary doctorates: from the Catholic University of Lublin (2004), Cardinal Wyszyński University (2007), the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (2008), the Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław (2025), the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków (2017).
rev. prof. Paweł Bortkiewicz, PhD (Poland)
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
Theologian, ethicist, professor of theological sciences specializing in moral theology. Member of the Society of Christ for Polish Diaspora Abroad, professor of theological sciences specializing in moral theology. Lecturer at the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw, then at the Faculty of Theology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, where he served as dean.
His interests focus on moral theology and theology of spirituality. He is the author of many monographs in these areas.
dr Wawrzyniec Marek Rymkiewicz (Poland)
University of Warsaw
Polish philosopher, translator and publisher. Author of translations of the works of Charles Baudelaire, Guillaume Apollinaire, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling and Martin Heidegger.
In 2000, he defended his doctoral dissertation at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw entitled The Problem of Human Identity in Martin Heidegger’s “Being and Time”. In 2016, he obtained a postdoctoral degree. He is an assistant professor at the Department of the History of Polish Philosophy of the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw, founder and editor-in-chief of the quarterly “Kronos” and chairman of the Council of the August Count Cieszkowski Foundation.
His interests include German philosophy, especially the thought of Schelling, Nietzsche and Heidegger, with particular emphasis on their relationship to classical Greek philosophy, especially Aristotle. His interests also include Polish philosophy and the history of the Polish language, which he draws on intensively in his translation work, striving to develop Polish philosophical concepts.
fr. prof. Marcin Tkaczyk, PhD (Poland)
Catholic University of Lublin
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the Catholic University of Lublin in the field of logic. Professor of humanities. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Vice-Rector of the Catholic University of Lublin.
His scientific interests focus on issues related to logic, philosophy and theology. He is the author of many significant international publications in this area.
rev. prof. Ireneusz Werbiński, PhD (Poland)
Jagiellonian Academy in Toruń
He obtained his doctorate at the Catholic University of Lublin in the field of spiritual theology. In this area, he also obtained his habilitation at the Academy of Catholic Theology. His research interests focus on hagiology, psychology, and pedagogy.
Professor of theological sciences. He worked at the Faculty of Theology of the Academy of Theology and then co-founded the Faculty of Theology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. He is currently associated with the Jagiellonian Academy in Toruń.
prof. Piotr Antoni Wilczek, PhD (Poland)
University of Warsaw
He obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Silesia in Katowice. He worked at this university for over 20 years at the Faculty of Philology, which he headed in the years 2002-2008. Since 2008, he has lectured at the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” of the University of Warsaw, where he headed the Center for Research on the Reformation and Intellectual Culture in Early Modern Europe. His research focuses on the issues of culture, literature, philosophy and religiosity in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.
He worked in Polish diplomacy as the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States (2016-2021) and Great Britain (since 2022).
He is a member of the Committee on Literary Sciences of the Faculty and Humanities and Social Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has received several honorary awards, including: Medal of the National Education Commission (2005), “Meritorious for Polish Culture” (2006), honorary title of Cleveland State University (2017), Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for merits in foreign service (2022). Active in diplomatic service as the Polish ambassador in Washington, and currently in London.
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prof. Elżbieta Karska, PhD (Poland)
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw
She obtained her doctorate at the University of Wrocław (2004) and habilitation (2010). She is currently associated with the Cardinal S. Wyszyński University in Warsaw. She specializes in international law, cooperates with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. She is a member of the Management Board of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in Vienna. She is the author of over 100 scientific publications in the field of international law.
prof. Anna Łabno, PhD (Poland)
University of Silesia, Katowice
Professor Łabno is a constitutionalist and professor of law. She served as vice-rector of the University of Silesia. She is vice-president of the Polish Society of Constitutional Law, associate professor of the University of Silesia, head of the Department of Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia. Her scientific interests include Polish and comparative constitutional law, in particular systems of exercising power, taking into account the mechanisms of systemic transformations in modern states; creating the foundations of a democratic system (including the construction of a civil society) in post-authoritarian states, in Portugal and Spain, and in Poland; as well as issues of human rights protection.
dr Conor Casey (United Kingdom)
University of Liverpool
He obtained his PhD in 2020 at Trinity College Dublin. He is currently affiliated with the University of Surrey in Great Britain. His research interests focus on constitutional law. He collaborates in this area with the Yale University School of Law. He is the author of several dozen significant scientific studies related to the issues of common good constitutionalism.
prof. Fabrizio Giulimondi, PhD (Italy)
Universotà di Roma La Sapienza
He is associated with “La Sapienza” University of Rome where he holds the position of professor. He specializes in the area of administrative law and comparative constitutional law. He is a member of international research teams. Involved in the activities of private and public institutions, author of over 100 scientific publications.
dr Marius S. Ostrowski (United Kingdom)
European University Institute, Florence
In 2017 he obtained his Ph.D. at Oxford University. He specializes in the history of ideas and the history of democratic institutions in Europe. Currently working at the European University Institute in Florence (R. Schuman Centre), he deals with issues related to the impact of social development on the evolution of democratic ideas and institutions.
He is the author and co-author of significant monographs, scientific articles, chapters in monographs, reports and studies.
https://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/MaxWeberProgramme/alumni/Max-Weber-Alumni-Bio?id=31074
prof. Adrian Vermeule (USA)
Harvard University
He graduated from Harvard Law School, worked as a professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, and then at Harvard Law School, where he is the Ralphl S. Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law. He is a member of the American Academy of Sciences.
He specializes in the area of constitutional law and administrative law. He is a promoter of the concept of the so-called constitutionalism of the common good. His monograph on this subject was considered one of the most important events in American constitutional theory in recent decades. He is the author of many highly rated monographs and scientific articles.
Manuele Vescovi (Italy)
Academia Federale
He obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Bologna.
He was involved in large Italian companies for many years. He held various positions in the regional government of the Tuscany region. He was a senator of the Italian Republic. He is a co-founder of the Accademia Federale project.
dr Krzysztof Szczucki, PhD. (Poland)
University of Warsaw, Department of Comparative Criminal Law
In 2010 he graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw, became an academic teacher and assistant professor at the Department of Comparative Criminal Law at this university. In 2014 he obtained his doctorate based on a thesis written under the supervision of Michał Królikowski titled
“The pro-constitutional interpretation of legally protected interests under Polish criminal law.”
Author and co-author of scientific publications and commentaries on legal acts (including the Act on the Supreme Court); he specialized in criminal law, constitutional law, bioethics and philosophy of law. As part of the University of Warsaw, he headed the Center for the Promotion of Polish Legal Sciences, and was also the president of the Paweł Włodkowic Institute of the Republic. In the years 2020-2023 President of the Government Legislation Center.