BIO

CEO and founder of Synerise one of the most advanced technology companies in the world in the field of artificial intelligence and big data with a value of more than 100 million euros, winner of numerous prestigious international and national awards, such as. : title of the fastest growing Polish technology company in Europe according to Financial Times 2022, title of the fastest growing company 2021 according to Deloitte Fast 50 CE, title of Microsoft partner of the year 2017, 2018, 2019; title of one of the 30 most promising technology companies in the world according to EY; fastest growing companies of CEE regions according to Deloitte, winner of KDD Cup 2021 – world championship in artificial intelligence, winner of Twitter RecSys 2021, winner of Rakuten Data Challenge 2020, winner of Booking. com Data Challenge 2021, winner of New Europe plebiscite for the most innovative companies in Europe, organized by Google, Res Publica and Financial Times; winner of special award in EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 for skillfully combining academic work with entrepreneurship, Poland AI Person of The Year 2019, Poland Digital Shaper 2018. Winner of the Passport of the President of Poland. In the past he was a scholarship holder of scientific and sport programs at AGH, in his youth he won, among others, the scholarship of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Since 2010 he has been a lecturer and researcher at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (teaching, among others, at the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering), where he co-created award-winning courses of his own authorship, such as Social Informatics, E-Economy (the most innovative course in Poland in 2012 according to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education – 1 million PLN award) or Digital Marketing.

On a daily basis, also a co-owner and a member of the Supervisory Board of TS Wisła Kraków S.A. football club.

In 2019 he was distinguished for his achievements with the "Absolwent AGH" ("Graduate of AGH") – for his work and achievements already as a graduate of AGH. He is also a co-inventor of PhD studies in Data Science at the Poznań University of Economics. Mentor of the Polish Development Fund Network, Member of the Board of the Foundation "Platform of the Future of Industry". Graduated from two fields of study (computer science and sociology), currently in the course of an interdisciplinary doctorate. Panelist and participant of many industry conferences (World Economic Forum in Davos, Impact CEE, IDC Predictions, Futurecom), guest lecturer at Polish and foreign universities and speaker at international government conferences such as World Government Forum in Dubai. Author of publications, including bestsellers published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Originator and creator of the AI Schools educational program for schools and kindergartens in the field of artificial intelligence. Soccer fan, vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board and co-owner of a premier league football club – Wisla Krakow SA.