Bartłomiej Kot
Head of Public Policy, Startup Poland
Bartłomiej Kot - Head of Public Policy at Startup Poland. He gained his policy research experience serving for over 6 years as Program Director of the Warsaw Security Forum, as well as in the Brussels Bubble: working with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies – European People’s Party official think tank. In addition to that, he has also supported private sector consultancy in ZN Consulting – the leading digital advocacy agency in Brussels with a portfolio encompassing EPP, Coca-Cola & Pfizer. Bart served for over 2 years as Strategic Policy Advisor to the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, liaising between Ukrainian policymakers and US officials, as well as other European governmental stakeholders, during the ongoing War in Ukraine. Frequent commentator in Polish and international media, featured in TVP, TVN, Polsat, Foreign Policy, Gazeta Wyborcza, Polskie Radio, TOK FM. Advisor to Polish MPs on US-Polish affairs.
2019 – Aspen Insitute CE Young Leader
2021 – Member of IRI’s Transatlantic Security Initiative
2021 – Bled Strategic Forum Young Leader
2022 – Member of NDI’s Youth Political Leadership Academy
2023 – Member of Visitors Programme of the Federal Republic of Germany MFA
2023 – Alumnus of Manfred Woerner Seminar