Meet the team committing themselves to fight indifference every day.
Partners
Challenge Committee
Creator and Ground Control for Markson IdeaCraft, a consultancy dedicated to brand positioning and idea development. He works with a variety of agencies, brands, and non-profit organizations on bespoke projects.
Mitch Markson
A Human Rights lawyer, CEO of the ClienthEarth in Poland. Former Coordinator for the Strategic Litigation at the Office of the Polish Ombudsman.
Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz
An accomplished leader and communications executive with 35 years of experience as a business-builder, client relationship manager, innovator and strategist. Nancy Ruscheinski is Chief Operating Officer for Zeno Group, a global integrated communications agency.
Nancy Ruscheinski
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at tech company AppsFlyer. She is a social entrepreneur and a Social Responsibility professional, with vast experience in developing and leading impact-oriented programs and cross-sector partnerships.
Liron Yochai Or
French liberal rabbi and a Founder and President of the Association “The Peace Voices”, which advocates for dialogues between religions and spiritualities.
Yann Boissière
Manager with over 19 years of experience. At Bank BNP Paribas he is responsible for creation, marketing support for specific business lines, and implementation of the bank’s strategy. He has received seven Cannes Lion awards, including Titanium and Grand Prix Glass.
Dariusz Maciołek
Her degrees include linguistics, cultural studies, philosophy, as well as automation and robotics. With a comprehensive understanding of technology and its social context, she actively engages in scientific projects focusing on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Inez Okulska
Kaja is currently the Chief Of Staff at Right To Be. She helped found Ourside (formerly Aspen Apothecary), a DTC Ecommerce niche perfume Startup. She graduated from Northwestern University where she studied Economics and Musical Theatre.
Kaja Burke-Williams
Council
Chairman of the Auschwitz Pledge Foundation; honorary Chairman of BNP Paribas Bank Polska Supervisory Board
Józef Wancer
Paula Bruszewska
Co-Founder and CEO of Exempt From Theory Foundation (Zwolnieni z Teorii)
Former German Minister of Education and Technology; former Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Jürgen Rüttgers
Aaron Tamir
Executive Director of The March of the Living
Ekkehard Thiesler
CEO of KD Bank
Marek Zając
Chairman of Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
Mira Sun
Human Rights lawyer; former Korean Ambassador to Poland
Board
Historian and medievalist. Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, co-founder and President of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. Member of many organizations and advisory teams involved in commemoration, exhibitions and memorial education in Europe and around the world.
Piotr M.A. Cywiński
Director General of the Auschwitz Pledge Foundation and co-founder, member of the Council and former General Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. He is a co-founder of Free Ukraine and Free Belarus initiatives.
Jacek Kastelaniec
Advocate, human rights lawyer. Former Head of Migrants’ and Minorities’ Rights Unit in the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Poland, co-founder of uchodzcy.info, a nonprofit organization. Currently working for an international humanitarian agency.
Joanna Subko
Director General of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. Former director for international cooperation in the Office of the Polish Ombudsman and former director for international cooperation at the Warsaw City Hall.
Wojciech Soczewica
Mentors
A research specialist and Volunteer and Internships Coordinator from the Shipyard Foundation. She is responsible for research coordination and evaluation of social projects.
Maria Adamowicz
Director of Amnesty International Poland, priding on over 15 years of professional experience in the human rights field. Lawyer, barrister, specialist in non-discrimination law. Her professional experience includes work for the European Parliament and over 14 years of work in the Commissioner for Human Rights Office in Poland, as a director of the Equal Treatment Team.
Anna Błaszczak-Banasiak
Founder and owner of Badania I Działania sp. z o.o (Research & Actions Ltd.). Social and marketing researcher, trainer, facilitator, and evaluator with 20 years of professional experience. Works with NGOs, businesses, and public institutions. Accompanies her clients in strategic decision making processes. Accompanies her clients in strategic decision-making processes.
Magdalena Tędziagolska
A founder and CEO of the Talkie.ai. He has more than 20 years of experience in the software software industry.
Paweł Lipiński
Sociologist and evaluation scientist. He works at the University of Warsaw and the School of Education (Warsaw University and Polish-American Freedom Foundation). His professional experience includes over 20 years of evaluating in educational and non-governmental sectors, designing complex evaluation systems, and publishing in evaluation theory.
Bartłomiej Walczak
Advocate at the Pietrzak Sidor & Partners Law Firm. She has gained professional experience, among others, at the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. She has also cooperated with the Office of the Human Rights Defender and the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
Maria Radziejowska
A lawyer at Knut Mazurczak Law Firm, which specialises in LGBTIQ rights protection. She holds an LLM in international law and human rights, gained experience in the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, and the European Parliament. Engaged in civil society, as a member of Love Does Not Exclude Association, and Humanity in Action network.
Milena Adamczewska-Stachura
Rafał Rudnicki
A research specialist from the Shipyard Foundation. His main scope of work is the evaluation of social programs and social research.
An independent consultant, mentor, and trainer, as well as the owner of Grupa B8, collaborates with teams from various backgrounds, including institutional, NGO, and business sectors. Primarily focusing on culture, management, communication, and social change, she has successfully executed consulting and training projects, working with over 60 cultural institutions, among others. Engaged in consulting projects across Europe, the USA, and South America.
Beata Dubiel-Stawska
Product Owner and Software Developer. Responsible for the technology side of projects: School in the Cloud, OFF school Foundation, SWPS University. For years involved in grassroots educational change. Debate trainer, contributing to the Debate Club Sector Sky, member of the New Voice Foundation, in the past involved in the work of the Polish Schools Debates National Team.
Ida Rogalska
Lead faculty at numerous MBA programs across the world, a module director at Global Leaders Institute for Arts Innovation (MBA in cultural innovation in cooperation with Harvard University), and a module director at Global Competitiveness Leadership Program at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Successfully delivered projects in Poland, USA, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Czechia, Germany, Russia and Chile.
Bartosz Stawski
Vice-chairwoman of the Human Rights Committee of the Supreme Bar Council. Member of the Polish Society of Antidiscrimination Law. From 2012 to 2018, she was a lawyer at the Office of the Ombudsman, where she investigated complaints of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. She is currently a member of the Polish Society of Anti-Discrimination Law and a member of the Love Does Not Exclude association.
Anna Mazurczak
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.