Speakers | 18th International Conference Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online 24th to 27th September 2024

Sara Abrahamsson PhD

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Sara Abrahamsson PhD (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) – a researcher at the Centre for Fertility and Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and specializes in labor and health economics and the economics of education. Her research focuses on the mental health of children and youth during their school years, exploring how school policies, including technological changes in the classroom, affect academic performance and mental well-being.

Barbara Baran

The "LGBT+ja" campaign by the Empowering Children Foundation

Barbara Baran (The "LGBT+ja" campaign by the Empowering Children Foundation) – sexologist, psychologist, currently in psychotherapy school. She was a scholarship recipient at the Free University of Brussels and co-author of international publications. Co-founder of the Sexedpl Foundation; as a board member, she oversaw the foundation's activities and was responsible for providing direct support to individuals seeking help. She is the content advisor for bestselling books on sex education for teenagers and parents. She works with children, teenagers, and adults.

Agnieszka Biela

Owoc Spotkania Foundation

Agnieszka Biela (Owoc Spotkania Foundation) – psychologist, trainer, and supervisor. Certified trainer in the anti-violence method WenDo for women and co-creator of the anti-violence method SZTAMA for boys. Author and co-author of numerous publications, including "Trening Kreatywności. Jak pobudzić twórcze myślenie" (Creativity Training: How to Stimulate Creative Thinking) and "Wsparcie psychologiczno-pedagogiczne i terapeutyczne w MOW i MOS" (Psychological, Pedagogical, and Therapeutic Support in Youth Care Facilities). Co-founder and board member of the Foundation Owoc Spotkania. For 17 years, has supported children, adolescents, and those working with them in various forms.

Tomasz Bilicki

RE-START Initiative, EduAkcja

Tomasz Bilicki (RE-START Initiative, EduAkcja) – educator, completed several hundred hours of training in the treatment of mental health disorders. He studied crisis intervention in Florida. He also completed postgraduate studies, among others in motivational psychology (SWPS University) and psychotraumatology (University of Gdańsk). He also studied at Stanford and Utrecht Universities, and Harvard Medical School. Works with adolescents. Certified teacher. Expert of EduAction.

Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz PhD

President of Orange Foundation

Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz PhD – President of the Orange Foundation, which focuses on information, digital, and media education. Chairman of the board of "Dorastaj z nami" Foundation, which provides social, legal, psychological, and educational support to children and families where a parent has died or been injured while serving the public. He is a laureate of the Korczak Award in 2023 and, starting this year, serves as the Rector's Representative at Korczak University. He is trained as a psychologist, political scientist, and holds a PhD in social sciences.

Julian Czurko PhD

Owoc Spotkania Foundation

Julian Czurko PhD (Owoc Spotkania Foundation) – PhD in Humanities, trainer, coach, facilitator, youth mentor, and sex educator. Academic lecturer and author of training and coaching manuals. Works with Clean Coaching, JAK-MD, Non-Violent Resistance, and dialogue facilitation methods from the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue. Also conducts training on ICT. Co-creator and trainer of the anti-violence method SZTAMA for boys. Co-founder and President of the Board of the Foundation Owoc Spotkania.

Ewa Domańska

National Research Institute NASK

Ewa Domańska (NASK-PIB) – expert of the Cyber Threat Prevention Unit at NASK-PIB, heads the Team for the Protection of Children and Young People from Internet Threats. She specialises in issues related to the abuse of the Internet and digital devices and the impact of social media on children and adolescents. She conducts training sessions for students, teaching staff, parents and police officers on prevention. She is the author of educational and popularisation materials on internet safety for children and young people.

Ewa Dziemidowicz

Empowering Children Foundation

Ewa Dziemidowicz (Empowering Children Foundation) – psychotherapist, trainer, and expert on children's and adolescents' online safety, working at Empowering Children Foundation. She works with children, adolescents, and parents at the ECF "Child on Web" Counseling Center. She conducts training and workshops on online safety, covering topics such as cyberbullying, sexting, online grooming, and addiction to new technologies.

Joanna Flis

Pracownia pomocy psychologicznej

Joanna Flis (Pracownia pomocy psychologicznej) – psychologist, psychotherapist, PhD student. Author of books and publications on mental health. Creator of the podcast "Madame Monday po dorosłemu". Expert in the "Młode Głowy" [Young Heads] project.

Zuzanna Gawlik

Col. Dionizy Czachowski Secondary School of General Education No. 3 in Radom

Zuzanna Gawlik (Col. Dionizy Czachowski Secondary School of General Education No. 3 in Radom) – member of the advisory panel to the Polish Safer Internet Programme Centre. She has already had the opportunity to speak at conferences or panels such as creathon, mic conference, and insafe/inhope training. What is more, in her free time Zuzia explores philosophical sciences and is interested in the geopolitical situation in various corners of the world, which gives an original view of the problems faced by young people.

Justyna Gill-Maćkiewicz

Empowering Children Foundation

Justyna Gill-Maćkiewicz (Empowering Children Foundation) – psychotherapist at the Child onWeb Counseling Center (Empowering Children Foundation). She has completed comprehensive training in psychoanalytically oriented individual and group psychotherapy at the Institute of Group Analysis "Rasztów." She has also completed both basic and advanced levels of MBT (Mentalization-Based Treatment) and the Lighthouse Parenting Programme training. She gained professional experience through numerous internships, including at Bielański Hospital and the Academic Psychotherapy Center. She works with children, adolescents, and adults.

Rafał Górski

Civil Affairs Institute

Rafał Górski (Civil Affairs Institute) – President of Civil Affairs Institute. Active in social campaigns since 1995. Initiator of the campaign "Save Children from Phones!" Editor of the report "Save Children! Technological Education: E-Addictions and Electrosmog." Since 2014, responsible for the "Campaigners' Forge" program, which includes a ban on phone use for participants. Member of the Parliamentary Team for Child Cybersecurity. Editor-in-Chief of the Civil Affairs Weekly.

Maciej Groń

National Research Institute NASK

Maciej Groń (National Research Institute NASK) – legal advisor, expert in legal regulations and scientific cooperation at CSIRT NASK. Member of the LegalTech Committee at the Warsaw Bar Association. For several years, he has specialized in new technology law. As a director at the Ministry of Interior and Administration and the Ministry of Digital Affairs, he was responsible for legislative work and the implementation of directives such as e-commerce, NIS, reuse, and GDPR into the Polish legal system. He is also one of the founders of the Internet Governance Forum Poland.

Maja Gruszczyńska

Orange Foundation

Maja Gruszczyńska (Orange Foundation) – sociologist professionally involved with the third sector, educator specializing in civic and financial education for children and teenagers, and coordinator of educational projects. She has collaborated with the Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN, and the NBP Money Centre. At the Orange Foundation, she coordinates the MegaMisja programs for preschools and FabLab.

Iza Jąderek MD

Iza Jąderek MD – psychologist, psychotherapist, clinical sexologist (PTS), certified psychosexologist and European Certified Psychosexologist (ECPS), HIV/AIDS testing advisor (KC for AIDS). The first person in Poland to conduct scientific research on the impact of mindfulness techniques on reducing symptoms of sexual dysfunctions. She conducts training sessions and workshops on mental and sexual health. She is the author of national and international research and scientific articles, as well as two books.

Maija Katkovska

Latvian Internet Association/ Latvian Safer Internet Center

Maija Katkovska (Latvian Internet Association/ Latvian Safer Internet Center) – she has been coordinating the work of Latvian Safer Internet Centre since 2006. She is involved in awareness, educational and hotline work on a daily basis. To share the expertise Maija participates in different national level expert and working groups to discuss the necessary changes in laws and school’s curriculum in Latvia. Over the years, her work has been appreciated on different levels, but the highest is the Cross of Recognition from the President of Latvia in Year 2023.

Maciej Kępka

Empowering Children Foundation

Maciej Kępka (Empowering Children Foundation) – a graduate of the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialization at the University of Warsaw. He works at the Foundation within the "Child on Web" Program on educational projects. He is a co-author of numerous educational materials and is actively involved in organizing the International Conference “Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online”. He is also a co-author of the report "Pathological Content on the Internet."

Alicja Kost

mataja.pl blog

Alicja Kost (mataja.pl blog) – author of parental books, science popularizer. Blogger active on the internet and in the media for over a decade. Privately, a mother of three.

Jan Kozłowski

IX Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School in Warsaw

Jan Kozłowski (IX Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School in Warsaw) – member of the Youth Advisory Panel at the Polish Safer Internet Centre. Vice-chairman of the Youth Council of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and member of the Dialogue Council with the Young Generation at the Committee for Public Benefit. a youth social activist advocating for young people. He represents his peers in discussions at both government and local levels. passionate about social interactions and dependencies, as well as opportunities for youth development.

Olimpia Lipska

Janusz Korczak Primary School with Integration Classes in Smólnik

Olimpia Lipska (Janusz Korczak Primary School with Integration Classes in Smólnik) – psychologist and educator. Works primarily with children and adolescents, as well as their parents. Participant in numerous training programs such as Friends of Zippy, First Aid Kit for Emotional Health, Kids Skills, and I'm Proud of You.

Michał Maciejak

Owoc Spotkania Foundation

Michał Maciejak (Owoc Spotkania Foundation) – educator, trainer, supervisor, therapist working with individuals on the verge of adulthood, academic lecturer, co-creator and trainer of the anti-violence method for boys called SZTAMA. Co-founder and Board Member of the Owoc Spotkania Foundation, the Psychosocial Support Center, and the Support and Therapy Center. He has conducted over 15,000 hours of workshops and training sessions aimed at young people and those working with them.

Paulina Masłowska

Empowering Children Foundation

Paulina Masłowska (Empowering Children Foundation) – legal advisor; specialist in child law, criminal law, and family law; represents children who are victims of crimes in criminal proceedings, collaborates with non-governmental organizations; author of publications on the legal protection of minors, training programs on interventions for abused children, and child-friendly justice systems.

Marcelina Metera

Orange Foundation

Marcelina Metera (Orange Foundation) – educator, author of lesson plans, and collaborator with the Orange Foundation on the MegaMisja project for preschools. Owner of the True Skills Workshop. She conducts workshops for children and adults, focusing on topics such as emotions, relationships, and connections (including with nature).

Arkadiusz Michałowski

National Research Institute NASK

Arkadiusz Michałowski (National Research Institute NASK) – a specialist in the analysis of illegal content on the internet. He specializes in preventive and corrective measures related to risky behaviors of children and youth online, as well as harmful content for minors. His areas of interest include new media and how they are used by the youngest generations. He conducts lectures and workshops on safe internet use and improving digital skills.

Zofia Mironiuk

Empowering Children Foundation

Zofia Mironiuk (Empowering Children Foundation) – a graduate in Cultural Studies from the Institute of Polish Culture at the University of Warsaw. She is a specialist in educational projects and a coordinator of Empowering Children Foundation projects, including "Necio" and "Sieciaki", focused on children's online safety. Previously, she was involved in the digitization of several hundred cultural institutions in Poland and in the development of a mobile app for city exploration. She has many years of experience working with children and youth.

Paweł Ogrodzki

National Research Institute NASK

Paweł Ogrodzki (National Research Institute NASK) – trainer and educator. Expert at the Cyberthreat Prevention Department of National Research Institute NASK. Conducts workshops and training focused on healthy and safe user interactions with new technologies. Works particularly with children and adolescents, as well as with parents and teachers. Has extensive experience in co-developing, implementing, and supporting educational, artistic, and developmental projects (e.g., the Slot Art Festival workshop program and the fathers' support group at the Sto Pociech Foundation).

Kamil Oleszkiewicz

National Research Institute NASK

Kamil Oleszkiewicz (National Research Institute NASK) – specialist in cybersecurity education, crisis and promotional communication. Conducts training and seminars on countering disinformation. Soft skills and public speaking coach. Social activist within European Union programs. Gained experience in non-governmental and non-profit organizations.

Maja Olszewska

St John Bosco Private Catholic High School

Maja Olszewska (St John Bosco Private Catholic High School) – Member of the Youth Advisory Panel to the Polish Safer Internet Programme Centre. She is also active as a BIK Youth Ambassador. She has actively participated in events such as the SIF 2023 conference, the Content with Conscience 2024 conference, the INSAFE/INHOPE training, and the SID 2024 conference.

Maciej Pilecki MD PhD

Jagiellonian University Medical College

Maciej Pilecki MD PhD (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College) – specialist in psychiatry, specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry, specialist in child and adolescent psychotherapy, psychotherapist and supervisor of the Polish Psychological Association (PTP), head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College and of the Clinical Department of Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University Hospital in Kraków, provincial consultant in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry

AMU prof. Jacek Pyżalski PhD

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

AMU prof. Jacek Pyżalski PhD (Faculty of Educational Studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) – professor at the Faculty of Educational Studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Originator, leader, and executor of over sixty international and national research projects, including prestigious international projects such as ECIP, EU Kids Online, ySkills (Horyzont 2020), and Lights4Violence (Horyzont 2020). Member of the Committee on Pedagogical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Member of the Team for Counteracting Behavioral Addictions.

Boris Radanovic

SWGfL – South West Grid for Learning

Boris Radanovic (SWGfL – South West Grid for Learning) – Boris is proficient in the field of online safety, and he has been working with the European Commission on expert missions to various countries. He is also a former member of the Trust and Safety board at Twitter and current member of Roblox safety board as well as member of the Ad hoc Awareness raising group of ENISA, Chair of the IEEE 7004 and has delivered hundreds of presentations on the topic of online safety to various stakeholders.

Anna Rywczyńska

National Research Institute NASK

Anna Rywczyńska (National Research Institute NASK) – Chair of the "Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online" International Conference Head of the Cyberthreat Prevention Department at NASK and Coordinator of the Polish Safer Internet Centre. Expert in digital technology in the context of cultural phenomena and social practices. In 2018, listed in the "100 People Who Contributed to the Development of Digital Skills in Poland."

Anna Słupska

National Research Institute NASK

Anna Słupska (NASK-PIB) – psychologist, psychotherapist, expert in the Cyber Threat Prevention Unit at NASK-PIB, works in the Team for the Protection of Children and Young People from Internet Threats. She specialises in cyber threat prevention, issues of cyberbullying and analysis of the Internet environment in terms of opportunities and threats in the context of child and adolescent development. She conducts training sessions for students, teaching staff, parents and police officers on prevention. She co-creates educational and popularisation materials.

Aleksandra Sulmicka

The School with Class Foundation

Aleksandra Sulmicka (The School with Class Foundation) – coordinator of the "Asy Internetu" Program, expert at The School with Class Foundation, author of educational materials, and co-author of a textbook on digital citizenship for high school students. She is interested in modern teaching methods that allow the adaptation of the educational process to the needs of students. A graduate of the Memy, fake newsy, prompty! Budowanie cyfrowego obywatelstwa nastolatków at University of Warsaw and European Special Studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University. She also participated in the Open World professional exchange on disinformation organized by the US Congressional Office for International Leadership

Michał Szeląg

The School with Class Foundation

Michał Szeląg (The School with Class Foundation) – Vice President of the Board at The School with Class Foundation. Trainer, and author of educational materials and program concepts aimed at teachers of all levels. He has been working at the Foundation since 2015, contributing to programs such as School with Class and "Asy Internetu" Program. A graduate of the NGO Trainers School, he designs and conducts training sessions for teaching councils. He envisions a modern school that focuses on developing soft skills and practical abilities among young people.

Magdalena Szewciów

Magda Szewciów "Warsztaty Zmiany" Workshops

Magdalena Szewciów (Magda Szewciów "Warsztaty Zmiany" Workshops) – an educator, anti-discrimination trainer, self-defense and assertiveness trainer for women (WenDo), TRE® provider – a method for working with body tension and stress, psychotherapist (in training) in the Bioenergetic Analysis approach by A. Lowen. As a trainer, she focuses on education in the areas of diversity and the prevention of violence and discrimination. She is the creator and initiator of the anti-violence method for boys called SZTAMA. She is also a member of the Anti-Discrimination Education Society.

Anna Szulc

Kazimierz Wielki High School in Zduńska Wola

Anna Szulc (Kazimierz Wielki High School in Zduńska Wola) – a mathematics teacher. Winner of the Teacher-Mediator Competition (2016), mediator, tutor, author of "Nowa szkoła" (2019), co-author of "Statut nieumarłego" (2021, 2nd edition 2023), co-author of "Nowa szkoła – szkoła wyższa" (2023). Organizer of the Empathetic Education => Empathetic Poland Conference. Participant in the Awakening School movement. For over twenty years, she has been applying developed methods based on the principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and knowledge of effective learning methods.

Ewa Tyralik-Kulpa

School of Empathy-Based Communication Trainers

Ewa Tyralik-Kulpa (Szkoła Trenerów_ek Komunikacji Opartej na Empatii, en. School of Empathy-Based Communication Trainers) – a trainer of psychosocial skills recommended by the Polish Psychological Association. She is also a psychotherapist and the author of the Natuli publishing house bestseller "Uwaga! Złość" ("Attention! Anger") published by Natuli, as well as the guide "Ewka, co cię ugryzło. Jak się zrozumieć i porozumieć" ("Ewka, What's With You? How to Understand and Communicate"). Certified Practitioner of Resonant Language by Sarah Peyton. She is permanently associated with the School of Empathy-Based Communication Trainers.

Niels Van Paemel

Child Focus

Niels Van Paemel (Child Focus) – since 2015, Niels Van Paemel works as a policy advisor at Child Focus, The Belgian Foundation for missing and sexually exploited children. With an academic background in Educational Sciences and Conflict and Development (MSc) at Ghent University in Flanders, Niels built up expertise from prevention to advocacy on various topics concerning the sexual exploitation of minors: non-consensual sharing of intimate images (NCII), sextortion, grooming and online gender based violence.

Hubert Waliszewski

Parasol Home Army Battalion High School No. 4

Hubert Waliszewski (Parasol Home Army Battalion High School No. 4) – third-year high school student, member of the Youth Advisory Panel at the Polish Safer Internet Centre

Olga Wałkuska

CERT Polska

Olga Wałkuska (CERT Polska) – translator by profession; geek by passion. For several years, she has been translating "IT into human language." And for the past year, as part of CERT Polska, she has been working to make the internet a better and safer place.

Magdalena Witecka

Poradnia Dziecko w Sieci, ECF

Magdalena Witecka (Child on Web Counseling Center, Empowering Children Foundation) – pedagogue and psychotherapist in training. At the Foundation, she conducts consultations and training for children, parents, and professionals on child and adolescent safety on the internet and the prevention of harm to young children.

Marta Wojtas

Empowering Children Foundation

Marta Wojtas (Empowering Children Foundation) – A graduate of the University of Łódź and the Intercultural Communication Studies at the University of Tampere in Finland, the Group Trainers Study at LPS, and the MBT-C and Lighthouse Parenting Programme training courses. Currently enrolled in the Psychotherapy Studies at the Laboratory of Psychoeducation.

At the Empowering Children Foundation, she coordinates the work of the Child on Web Counseling Center, working individually with adolescents and parents. She leads developmental and educational groups and trains professionals from Poland and abroad on protecting children from online threats.

Łukasz Wojtasik

Empowering Children Foundation

Łukasz Wojtasik (Empowering Children Foundation) – Expert on child online safety. Associated with the Empowering Children Foundation for 25 years. Author of Poland's first social campaign addressing online threats, "You Never Know Who's on the Other Side" (2004). Initiator and author of dozens of social campaigns and educational programs for child online safety. Certified trainer and promoter of Home Screen Rules. Author of the children's book series "Sieciaki."

Natalia Wójcicka

National Research Institute NASK

Natalia Wójcicka (National Research Institute NASK) – junior specialist in social projects in the Social Projects and International Cooperation Team at the Cyber Threat Prevention Department in National Research Institute NASK. She is a graduate of psychology at SWPS University. Since 2023, she has been involved in her work at NASK, where she coordinates the youth advisory panel at the Polish Safer Internet Program Center (PCPSI). She specializes in working with children and adolescents, creating educational materials, and conducting training sessions and workshops.

Małgorzata Wójcik PhD

SWPS University

Małgorzata Wójcik PhD (SWPS University) – PhD with a habilitation degree in social sciences in the field of psychology, professor at the SWPS University and Deputy Dean of the Faculty in Katowice. In her work, she investigates the causes and manifestations of bullying and peer group dynamics. Together with her team, she develops and implements innovative educational programmes to prevent bullying. She is currently implementing the integrated “RESQL” programme for monitoring and combating peer violence in primary and secondary schools.