The Speakers

Our Distinguished Professional Speaker Lineup

Meet the speakers and moderators of LUMEN 2026 – experts, academic leaders, and practitioners who will share their knowledge, experience, and insights to support the development of modern higher education institutions.

Prof. Łukasz Sułkowski

PCG Polska

Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Phil Baty

Times Higher Education

Prof. Piotr Jedynak

Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Aneta Sobotka-Popescu

Times Higher Education

Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki

The Foundation of Polish Rectors

Prof. Jarosław Górniak

Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Prof. Paweł Laidler

Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Łukasz Nowak

PCG Academia

Jarosław Adamek

Climatic

Michał Potoczek

WEBCON

Prof. Andrzej Szarata

Cracow University of Technology

Dr Aldona Tomczyńska

National Information Processing Institute (OPI PIB)

Łukasz Wróbel

WEBCON

Prof. Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz

Gdańsk University of Technology

Michele Mennielli

LYRASIS

Marcin Witkowski

European Association of Communication Professionals in Higher Education-EUPRIO

Petr Knoth

CORE

Dr Szymon Machajewski

University of Illinois Chicago

Opening – Welcome & Opening Remark

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