What we are seeing today reinforces our conviction that Poland can be one of the best places in the world for economic development and innovation. We want to give every Polish woman and man a genuine opportunity to pursue their ambitions here, in Poland

– said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the ceremony establishing the Future Council.

The Future Council includes representatives of the academic community, business and public institutions. Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański will oversee the Council’s work. The Council’s objective is to make Poland a leader in key fields. In this way, our country is to become not only ambitious, modern and competitive, but also secure.

I am convinced that the Council will soon present solutions and tools that will enable the Polish economy to grow even faster, with technological sovereignty as one of the first key topics. We must make our economy resilient to external threats

– said Minister Andrzej Domański.

One of the Council’s tasks will be to identify new growth engines based on innovation, human capital and intellectual property. It will focus on shortening the path from research to product and on the commercialisation and scaling up of technologies in Poland.

Poland’s future and the country’s stable development now require acceleration – in the economy, business and science alike. They also require greater flexibility and modernisation in decision-making procedures.

Poland is now the world’s 20th-largest economy – a major success, but one that cannot be taken for granted. That is why we need to build new competitive advantages and succeed in the global race. We will build them in artificial intelligence, space technologies, dual-use technologies and biotechnology

– said Minister Domański.

The Future Council includes scientists, business representatives and experts in such fields as artificial intelligence, space technologies, biotechnology, financial technologies and dual-use applications (for both military and civilian purposes).

Members of the Future Council

1. Andrzej Domański – Minister of Finance and Economy; as Minister, he is responsible for shaping the conditions for long-term economic growth and the stability of public finances;
2. Dominik Batorski – sociologist and data science expert affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw;
3. Stefan Batory – technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Booksy;
4. Grzegorz Brona – President of Creotech Instruments and Coordinator of the Sector Skills Council for the Aerospace Industry;
5. Sebastian Kondracki – Chief Innovation Officer at Deviniti and one of the creators of the Bielik model;
6. Tomasz Konik – CEO of Deloitte Central Europe and founder of the Deloitte Foundation in Poland;
7. Jarosław Królewski – CEO and Co-Founder of Synerise – one of the most advanced technology companies in Europe;
8. Rafał Modrzewski – CEO of ICEYE;
9. Aleksandra Pędraszewska – technology entrepreneur, Chief Operating Officer and start-up mentor;
10. Aleksandra Przegalińska – Vice-Rector for Innovation at Kozminski University in Warsaw;
11. Paweł Przewięźlikowski – co-founder and CEO of the biotechnology company Ryvu Therapeutics;
12. Krzysztof Pyrć – President of the Board of the Foundation for Polish Science, professor of biological sciences and virologist;
13. Mikołaj Raczyński – Vice-President for Investments at the Polish Development Fund, manager and economist;
14. Piotr Sankowski – Director of the IDEAS Research Institute and professor at the Institute of Informatics at the University of Warsaw;
15. Sebastian Siemiątkowski – co-founder and CEO of Klarna Bank;
16. Mateusz Staniszewski – CEO and co-founder of ElevenLabs, mathematician and entrepreneur;
17. Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski – European Space Agency astronaut. The first Pole in history to stay aboard the International Space Station.
18. Marta Winiarska – President of the Board of BioInMed, the Polish Union of Innovative Medical Biotechnology Companies;
19. Piotr Wojciechowski – CEO of WB Group – Poland’s largest privately owned defence technology group.