Patrick Verhulst is the Director of “Amsterdam AirportCity” at amsterdam inbusiness and Senior Strategic Advisor for Investments & Business Climate at the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer. amsterdam inbusiness serves as the official foreign investment agency for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Patrick focuses on strengthening the international business ecosystem of the "Amsterdam Aerotropolis" (airport district). His work encompasses strengthening the investment climate, with key touchpoints including international positioning and marketing. He has a strong focus on supporting the expansion and development of established foreign investors and companies, as well as attracting new businesses. Previously, he held roles at Samsung, LG Electronics, and Heineken.

Dr. Filip Czernicki, CEO of CPK, is an attorney and Doctor of Law with expertise in aviation and company law, project management, and business consulting. With extensive experience in the aviation sector, he has led strategic projects at Polish Airports (PPL), including the expansion of Chopin Airport and the launch of Modlin Airport. A former Chairman of Szczecin Goleniów Airport’s Supervisory Board, Dr. Czernicki has overseen major investment analyses and corporate governance initiatives at PPL. He is also active in social initiatives, coordinating legal aid and serving as President of the Global Alliance for Justice Education.

Adam Pustelnik - the First Deputy Mayor of the City of Łódź. He graduated from the University of Łódź (Master of Law, International Relations), the European Academy of Diplomacy and the University of Oxford. As the Director of the Investor Service and International Relations Bureau in 2015-2019, he developed actively the cooperation with investors in Łódź, the third largest city in Poland. He worked among others in close cooperation with Indian business and played a key role in facilitation of economic relations between Indian and Polish business. After a brief stint in the private sector (Associate Director in Savills Poland, a leading real estate company), he returned to the public sector in September 2020, as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Łódź. His responsibilities cover in particular such areas as urban planning and architectural and construction administration as well as economic development and international relations.

John Banka is a commercial real estate professional with over 25 years of advisory and transactional experience in the Polish and central European markets—initially with Golub, and later joining Ernst & Young’s real estate consulting team and then Colliers International where he established the firm’s investment practice in Poland and became an equity partner. Prior to joining ARC, John established and managed an independent advisory practice providing project development, financing, investment advisory and leasing strategies for clients throughout central and eastern Europe. Earlier in his career, John worked as an economic development official—first, with the City of Chicago and subsequently, the New York City Public Development Corporation, with responsibility for coordinating significant commercial and industrial investments in both cities, including projects of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Amgen and Columbia University. John earned a B.A. with honors in Urban Studies at Furman University, a master’s degree in Urban Planning & Policy at the University of Illinois-Chicago and an MBA from Northwestern University. He has also completed a Harvard University Graduate School of Design course in urban retail strategy. John led the efforts to establish Urban Land Institute Poland and served as its first chairman.