Speakers

Elżbieta Szymańska - Professor of Bialystok University of Technology, Manager of the Tourism Economy Chair and businesswoman - the partner in association The Recreation Resort “The Sailor” at the Mazury Lakes, Poland. Participant of 14 research projects and Manager of some of them, e.g.:  The impact of projects in the field of tourism and culture in socio-economic development of the region. The project carried out at the request of the Marshal Office Podlaski. Implementation period: August 2014 - April 2015.  Developing the concept of the innovation system model of health tourism. The project under the program OPUS 6 implemented by the National Science Centre. The expected implementation period - from July 2014 to December 2016.  Implementation of the project support of tourism in protected areas of the region of Podlasie - research funded by the budget allocated to scientific activities Bialystok Technical University - the implementation period: 2009-2011.  Innovation of tourism enterprises in Poland (2010-2011). The study funded by the NSC. University of Bialystok, the implementation period: 2010-2011. Expert in Foresight Poland 2020 and Member of Polish Economy Association and Senator of Bialystok University of Technology (cadence 2016-2020). The Author of about 100 publications, including 5 books). The major fields of study are as follows: management of innovations, tourism economics, sustainable tourism development, non-governmental organizations management.