Meet our third Key Note Speaker – Mariusz Rafał Frankowski!

Mariusz Rafał Frankowski is a Polish politician and local government official. Since December 2023 he has served as the Voivode of the Masovian Voivodeship.

A graduate in international relations (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań) and public management (University of Warsaw), he also completed postgraduate studies in innovation management (SGH Warsaw School of Economics & Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Illinois) and holds an Executive MBA from Kozminski University.

He previously worked in regional development and EU funds management, including as Deputy Director at the Mazovian Marshal’s Office (2007–2011) and Director of the Mazovian EU Programmes Unit (2011–2023). From 2014 to 2023 he was a Warsaw City Councillor with Civic Platform, chairing the Economic Development Committee, and between 2019–2023 he was a member of the European Committee of the Regions.