With business development experience in Asia, greater China and in emerging markets, JB Monnier holds a PhD in solar energy from IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology). His research focuses on digital governance, strategic technology industries (semiconductors, AI, software), smart cities and infrastructure.

Professor Dorota Ilczuk is an economist specializing in the management of the cultural and creative industries sector. She researches issues concerning civic societies, creative economy, professional arts and culture labor market, and the role of producers in creative economy. Professor Ilczuk is a precursor of cultural economics as a scientific discipline. She authored and co-authored several books, including “Ekonomika kultury” (Cultural economics) (2015), and over 100 reports and articles on cultural economics, cultural industries, cultural policy, civic society, and the non-profit sector.