Maciej Kokotek

Speaker

Maciej Kokotek PhD – political scientist, graduate of Faculty of International and Political Studies University of Łódź. Doctoral thesis defended at the Faculty of Management of the Częstochowa University of Technology. Scientifically, he specializes in entrepreneurship development. First Director of the Institute for Research on Parliamentarism in Piotrków Tryb. In 2008-2016, he created from scratch and managed as Director the Center of Entrepreneur Service in Łódź, implementing 3 billion PLN from the RPO Łódź for 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 for companies, the science sector and local governments. Mentor and jury member in the Ek-Soc Startup competition organized at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Łódź. Expert in project evaluation in the Digital Poland Operational Program. Certified moderator of the Design Thinking method. As Vice-President at the Łódź Business House, among others: advises the SME sector in selecting optimal paths and sources of financing for investment ideas. Currently, he supports the development of two start-ups in the Biotech and ICT industries.