PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Aleksandra Jankowska
Appointed Acting President of the Board of the Intermarium Institute as of July 1, 2024. Chair of the Program Council and Founder of the Intermarium Institute Foundation.
Holds a Master’s degree in Enterprise Management from the Maritime University. An experienced manager with a long-standing track record in companies engaged in intensive international cooperation. Former Vice President of LOTOS Oil sp. z o.o., Vice President of Energa Kogeneracja sp. z o.o., Chair of the Supervisory Board of Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja sp. z o.o., President of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone, Vice President of the Social Rating Agency (ESG), President of the Foundation for the Development of Polish Regatta Sailing, Deputy Voivode of the Pomeranian Region, and long-term City Councillor of Sopot.
Previously served as Director of the Stefczyk Institute, which conducted scientific research in the field of financial and insurance cooperatives.
Completed postgraduate studies in EU Funds at the University of Gdańsk and Agriculture at the Higher School of Agribusiness in Łomża.
Her areas of interest include geopolitics, logistics, international cooperation, the Three Seas Initiative, and Arabic studies.
THE PROGRAMME BOARD
dr Józef Orzeł
Professor Piotr Grochmalski
Professor (Full Professor, PhD, DSc) at the War Studies University (Akademia Sztuki Wojennej) and Piotrków Academy. Expert in international security analysis, geopolitics, and geostrategy. Founder and first Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies at the War Studies University, as well as Founder and Head of the Strategic-Military Affairs Team of the Russian Federation within the Center for Security Studies at the same institution.
He is a renowned analyst and expert in civil-military strategy, having educated senior civil and military leadership in Poland in this domain.
He established and led an analytical and forecasting team that developed its own methodology for strategic foresight research. On behalf of institutions including the Ministry of National Defence and the Parliamentary Defence Committee, his team prepared key reports such as „Poland’s Sovereignty and National Interest: 2025 Scenarios” and its expanded international edition, „National Security Forecast: Polish Perspective”.
Originator of the geopolitical concept of Central Afro-Eurasia, co-developer of the concept of AI geopolitics, and architect of a new security paradigm that explores the correlation between the development of Artificial Intelligence and human security.
For over two decades, his analyses have consistently pointed to the threat of Russian aggression against Ukraine and the predicted geopolitical rise of Poland. He accurately forecasted the outbreak of full-scale war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, emphasizing that it would not result in a quick Russian victory.
Editor-in-Chief of „Bellona Quarterly”, the oldest Central European journal focused on security issues, published continuously since 1918.
prof. Andrzej Zybertowicz
Polish sociologist, publicist and academic teacher, professor of social sciences, associate professor of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, social advisor to the presidents of the Republic of Poland: Lech Kaczyński (2008–2010), Andrzej Duda (2015–2025) and Karol Nawrocki (since 2025).
Dr Adam Chmielecki
Holds a PhD in social sciences in the field of political science and public administration, university lecturer, publicist. Author and co-author of academic and popular science books, among other the biography of President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński.
His research and public engagement focus on the contemporary history of Poland and Central Europe, the history of the anti-communist movement - including the „Solidarity” Independent Self-Governing Trade Union (NSZZ „Solidarność”) - political systems, the political and cultural traditions of Central and Eastern Europe, security and defense, cooperation within the Three Seas Initiative. Media manager, former president of Radio Gdańsk, currently chief operating officer at the Foundation for Promotion the Solidarity.
Attorney-at-Law Łukasz Malinowski
Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Gdańsk (2004). Completed legal training and passed the bar exam in 2010, the same year he was admitted to the bar as a legal advisor.
He also completed postgraduate Executive MBA studies organized by the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Education in cooperation with the University of Gdańsk and Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management, earning the title of Executive Master of Business Administration.
In his legal practice, he specializes primarily in commercial company law, business advisory services, civil, financial, and administrative law, as well as legal matters related to the energy sector and the maritime economy. He provides legal services to business entities, including consulting in the broad field of corporate governance.
He has extensive professional experience, including over seven years in executive and managerial positions, as well as serving on management and supervisory boards of companies. This includes roles such as President of the Management Board of the Port of Gdańsk Authority S.A. (ZMPG S.A.), positions within the Energa Group, and the Unipetrol Group. During his tenure, the Port achieved record-breaking cargo handling and financial results—records which remain unsurpassed to this day.
He is fluent in English, both spoken and written.
Aleksandra Jankowska
Appointed Acting President of the Board of the Intermarium Institute as of July 1, 2024. Chair of the Program Council and Founder of the Intermarium Institute Foundation.
Holds a Master’s degree in Enterprise Management from the Maritime University. An experienced manager with a long-standing track record in companies engaged in intensive international cooperation. Former Vice President of LOTOS Oil sp. z o.o., Vice President of Energa Kogeneracja sp. z o.o., Chair of the Supervisory Board of Port Gdańsk Eksploatacja sp. z o.o., President of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone, Vice President of the Social Rating Agency (ESG), President of the Foundation for the Development of Polish Regatta Sailing, Deputy Voivode of the Pomeranian Region, and long-term City Councillor of Sopot.
Previously served as Director of the Stefczyk Institute, which conducted scientific research in the field of financial and insurance cooperatives.
Completed postgraduate studies in EU Funds at the University of Gdańsk and Agriculture at the Higher School of Agribusiness in Łomża.
Her areas of interest include geopolitics, logistics, international cooperation, the Three Seas Initiative, and Arabic studies.
THE FOUNDATION BOARD
dr Józef Orzeł
dr Adam Chmielecki
HEAD OF THE CREATIVE TEAM
Anna Pankiewicz
Director of Strategy and Development. Expert in building an image strategy and communication in public space, Master of Arts, director and documentarian. Awarded scholarships from the Minister of Culture and the Visegrad Fund, PR advisor, specialist in managing teams and strategic projects.
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