Consultative Council | Faculty of Management and Economics at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Michał Dargacz

Airport City Director

Associated with Gdańsk Airport since 2005, initially as a student. Since 2007, fully employed in the Department of Economic Analysis and Marketing at Gdańsk Airport named after Lech Wałęsa. Subsequently served as a spokesperson and manager of premium passenger services. During his tenure at the airport, he also obtained qualifications as a ground traffic coordinator and airport security officer. Since August 2020, he has been the Director of Airport City Gdańsk, responsible for the development of the new airport investment - a business district at Gdańsk Airport. A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk.

Tomasz Limon

Managing Director of 'Employers of Pomerania'

A graduate of History from the University of Gdańsk and Management Studies at the Gdańsk Management Education Foundation. Engaged in business for several years. Promoter of ethics and corporate social responsibility, personally involved in the implementation and development of social economy. A social activist and participant in the work of many representative bodies, such as the Pomeranian Entrepreneurship Council, the Regional Councils of the Lewiatan Confederation, and the Headquarters of Pomeranian Entrepreneurs. A member of numerous esteemed bodies including the Economic Council of the Association of Universities in Gdańsk named after Daniel Fahrenheit, the Expert Council of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk, the Consultative Council of the Faculty of Management at the Gdańsk University of Technology, and the Board of the Gdańsk Foundation. He is the chairman of the Board of the Theatrum Gedanense Foundation and the Employers' Foundation of Pomerania.

Anna Pawłowska

Head of the Pomeranian Labor Market Observatory, Gdańsk

A PhD in Economics, she has extensive teaching experience at the University of Gdańsk and the WSB Merito University in Gdańsk (formerly the Higher Banking School). An expert specializing in the labor market, education, and lifelong learning, she is involved in project implementation, including research projects. Currently, she works at the Voivodeship Labour Office in Gdańsk, where she coordinates activities related to shaping regional labor market policy. Previously, from 2016 to 2022, she co-created and led the Pomeranian Labor Market Observatory.

Dorota Sobieniecka

Director of the Gdańsk Business Club
 

Publisher, journalist, lecturer, public relations, and CSR advisor. A graduate of Polish philology at the University of Gdańsk.

Member of Consultative Boards at Hevelianum, faculties of Economics and Management, as well as Technical Physics and Applied Mathematics at the Gdańsk University of Technology, SME Advocate, Hospice Foundation Pomorze Dzieciom. Public relations advisor in various companies and institutions. Lecturer in PR, Media Relations, and business ethics. Editor and translator of book publications. Collaborator of the quarterly magazine "Słowo". Member of the Association of Polish Media and the International Federation of Journalists and Writers of Tourism at UNESCO.

Member of the Pomeranian Entrepreneurship Council and the Pomeranian Women's Team.

In the past, literary manager of the Musical Theatre under the direction of Jerzy Gruza; deputy editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, columnist, and commentator for "Głos Wybrzeża"; president of the board of Baltic Press (publisher of the English-language bimonthly "Baltic Transport Journal"; director of the National Chamber of Maritime Economy.

Ewa Sowińska

Partner, Statutory Auditor of ESO Audit

Partner at ESO Audit. Former Member of the Board at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Experienced auditor with over 25 years of work experience in audit firms. Vice President of the Polish Chamber of Certified Auditors from 2015 to 2019. Member of the Program Board of the Open Eyes Economy Summit and the Solidarity in Development Congress. Member of the Consultative Board at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdańsk University of Technology. Member of the Jury of the "ESG Eagles" competition organized by Rzeczpospolita (rp.pl). Member of the Program Board of the Kompas ESG Project co-organized by Forbes. Ambassador of the 30% Club Poland. Academic lecturer in business ethics and sustainable development. Initiator and Mentor of the postgraduate studies program #ESG in practice. Founder of the Non-Financial Reporting Team. Member of the Jury of the Responsible Business Forum for the best Social Reports. Member of the Jury of the VERBA VERITATIS competition for the best work in business ethics. Speaker and Moderator of discussion panels on value economics and sustainable development reporting.

Eliza Mrozowska-Rozwadowska

Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia
 

A graduate of the University of Gdańsk at the Faculty of Economics. For over a decade, she has been associated with the Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia, holding positions such as project manager. Currently, she is responsible for managing the park's departments - the Startup Zone and the Patent Information. She has experience working with SMEs at an early stage of development. A member of the jury in scientific-business competitions such as Explory, the Gdynia Business Plan, and a member of the competition chapter for the Professor Romuald Szczęsny Award at the Gdańsk University of Technology.

Małgorzata Wokacz-Zaborowska

Director of the Pomeranian Chamber of Crafts, SMEs
 

Director of the Pomeranian Chamber of Craft and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Gdańsk. A member of the Voivodeship Social Dialogue Council, the Pomeranian Entrepreneurship Council, the Pomeranian Education Council, including the working group of the Council for Education for the Labor Market. Vice-Chair of the Pomeranian Women's Team at the Pomeranian Voivodeship Board. Coordinates the work of the Pomeranian Entrepreneurs' Staff, which brings together 14 employers' organizations from the Pomeranian Voivodeship, working together for the development of entrepreneurship and improving the conditions for conducting business in Pomerania. A member of the Consultative Council at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Gdańsk University of Technology, the Program Council of the Forum for Initiating Development, and the Board of the Hospice Foundation Pomorze Dzieciom.

A graduate of the Faculty of Applied Linguistics and European Center at the University of Warsaw. A long-time expert in international relations and security at the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland and the National Security Bureau.

A community activist and advocate for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Engaged in the activities of the civic initiative "We Want a Full Life!" and the "Our Ombudsman" initiative at the Ombudsman for Citizens' Rights. A member of the Board of the Association for Assistance to People with Autism in Gdańsk. A member of the Board of Autism-Europe organization. Active in the organizations Agreement Autism-Poland and Global Autism Advocacy Leadership Network.

Łukasz Żelewski

President of the board of the Pomeranian Development Agency
 

Since 2007, he has been the President of the Management Board of the Pomeranian Development Agency. From 2003 to 2006, he served as the Director of the Department of Economy and Infrastructure at the Marshal's Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, where he successfully privatized Neptun Film company. As the Director of the Polish Post District in Gdańsk from 1998 to 2002, he initiated and implemented development actions that resulted in the profitability of the enterprise and a significant increase in turnover. Until 1998, he ran his own business. He is a member of the Pomeranian Entrepreneurship Council and the Economic Chamber Council of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. A graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Gdańsk. He is interested in cosmology and mountain tourism.

Ewa Ropela

Manager of Startup Development Department
 

Passionate about service and business design, with experience as a project manager and team leader. She has over 15 years of professional experience in supporting startups in their early stages of development. She has designed, organized, and managed 6 editions of acceleration programs for innovative ideas. She provides business consulting, workshops, and mentoring, with over 100 startups and entrepreneurs having participated so far.

At the beginning of her career, she was associated with business environment institutions in the Tricity area. Currently, she heads the Startup Development Department at the Starter Incubator, where her knowledge is used to increase innovation in the maritime economy of the Pomeranian region.

Karolina Lipińska

Development of entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pomeranian Voivodeship

Local government official with 20 years of experience, responsible for the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. She worked in international structures, where she learned about the mechanisms of interregional cooperation and appreciated the importance of networking resulting in the creation of international projects and initiatives. She coordinated work related to the implementation of the first regional policy of cluster development in Poland. The support models and good practices introduced in the Pomeranian Voivodeship were later implemented at the national level (National Key Clusters). She coordinates works related to the Regional Innovation Strategy, the key element of which are Pomeranian Smart Specializations as well as Pomeranian Offshore Platform (e.g. first Educational Offshore Fair EDU OFFSHORE WIND 2023 www.eduoffshorewind.pl/en ). Member of the cluster policy team at the Ministry of Development and Technology and Smart Specialisation Strategies Expert Group set up by DG REGIO EC. Observing the phenomena and processes taking place in the region, she notices the essence of the importance of entrepreneurial culture, mentality, motivation and creativity. She has the opportunity to research these phenomena scientifically on the basis of her doctoral dissertation results on the impact of informal institutions on the financing of R&D in enterprises. Publish and give lectures at the Gdansk University of Technology in the field of project management, innovation processes and EU funds.

Dariusz Gobis

Deputy Director for Organization and Cooperation at the Voivodeship Labor Office

Maciej Delebis

Chairman of the board at PBS Sp. z o.o
 

Researcher, manager. Practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the field of marketing research and analysis. Since 2017, he has served as the President of the Management Board of the research agency PBS in Sopot (formerly the Social Research Laboratory), with which he has been associated since 2002.

As a member of the Polish Society of Market and Opinion Researchers (PTBRiO), the international organization ESOMAR, and the bodies of the Polish Market and Opinion Research Organization (OFBOR), he actively participates in developing knowledge and industry standards.

Marek Skrętny 

Director of Marketing and Development at Amber Brewery.

Manager with extensive experience gained primarily in the FMCG industry, working for both manufacturing companies and retail chains. Experienced in leading rebranding processes and developing growth strategies. Successfully introduced many brands and entire product categories to the market. Enthusiast of modern marketing tools and the e-commerce market.