During the second day of the 7th European Congress of Local Governments, there was a discussion panel “Innovative infrastructural solutions as a chance for faster development of regions”.
Innovative technologies are within the reach of all local governments and quickly translate into improving the image of the region. There is no need to convince anyone that investments in infrastructure raise the standard of living of the inhabitants of cities and communes and may contribute to reducing the costs of local government functioning. Intelligent lighting, air quality measurement system – what is worth investing in to improve the city’s image, save on energy costs and attract investors? Is there a recipe for successful implementation of innovations in infrastructure? How did the cities that have already implemented the first infrastructure modernization projects benefit? Can we protect human life by modernizing infrastructure?
Moderator:
Maciej Mysona – DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – URBAN MARKET TEAM OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS TOR
Director managing projects related to urban development and transport. A graduate of Transport, Management and Production Engineering as well as Road Traffic Engineering. Author of several dozen strategic and planning documents related to transport, electromobility, and mobility
Panelists
Cezary Orłowski – SMART CITY EXPERT, PROFESSOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IOT MANAGEMENT), HEAD OF IBM CAS IN GDAŃSK, BANKING UNIVERSITY IN GDAŃSK OKE POLAND SP. Z O.O.
Technical IT professor. OKE Poland expert for Smart City. He managed many projects of digital transformation of organizations (including banks, IT companies) and cities. Currently, together with his team, he designs IoT systems using artificial intelligence methods for Smart Cities.
Jacek Oko – PRESIDENT OF THE OFFICE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Research worker, manager. Associated with the Wrocław University of Technology and the Wrocław Center for Networking and Supercomputing. Interested in technical, business and legal aspects of ICT networks and the information society.
Mariusz Ejsmont – TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD LUG LIGHT FACTORY SP. Z O.O.
Vice President of LUG S.A. A leading Polish expert in the field of lighting and topics related to the construction of smart cities. For over 25 years he has been co-creating the Polish lighting industry. Participant of the international debate on the light of the future
Grzegorz Napieralski – MEMBER OF THE SEJM OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
Polish politician and political scientist. In the years 2008–2011 chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance. Member of the Sejm of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th term of office (2004–2015, from 2019), senator of the 9th term (2015–2019). In the 2019 Elections, he was elected an MP from the KO list.
Monika Borzdyńska – MEMBER OF THE PGE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
A graduate of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw. He specializes in building communication and marketing strategies, crisis communication management, shaping corporate social responsibility and introducing business ethics standards in enterprises.
