Research Fellow at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (University of Exeter Medical School, UK) and a Senior Scientific Fellow at the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland). Trained as an environmental scientist and epidemiologist, his research focuses on modelling the impacts on human health of various aspects of the environment. He has a particular interest in exploring the ways in which the built environment affects human health and well-being.

The Head of Unit, Water Governance and Circular Economy, Urban Policies, and Sustainable Development Division of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities. In 2018, she initiated a Programme on the Economics and Governance of Circular Economy in Cities, which supports cities and regions in developing and implementing circular economy strategies. She spearhead a work on Water Governance in Cities, and on Blue Cities and she coordinated various policy dialogues on water governance, such as in Brazil and Peru. Before joining the OECD in 2013, she was research assistant and university lecturer in Environmental Economics at the “Centre for International Business and Sustainability”(CIBS), London Metropolitan University (London, United Kingdom) and the Department of Social Science of the University “L’Orientale”(Naples, Italy). She holds a Ph.D in “Institution, Economics and Law of Public Services”.

Slobodan P. Simonovic is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on application of Systems Analysis to water and environmental management. He advanced the understanding of water and environmental systems, by providing decision-makers with tools to support their sustainable management. He provides unparalleled contributions to global and local management of water that have improved the lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. His work has a significant impact on our understanding of system linkages between humans, and build and natural environments that lead to sustainable water resources management and resilience as a new development paradigm.

www.slobodansimonovic.com

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Witold Ziomek piastuje obecnie funkcję Prezesa Zarządu MPWiK S.A. we Wrocławiu, którą objął w kwietniu 2017 roku. Wcześniej przez 10 lat pracował jako Wiceprezes spółki – wówczas nadzorował m.in. obszar finansów, kontrolingu, IT, inwestycji, zarządzania majątkiem i relacji z klientami. W tym okresie spółka pozyskała finansowanie i przeprowadziła największy program inwestycyjny w swojej historii w kwocie ponad 1,5 mld zł.
Przed związaniem się z sektorem publicznym, przez 20 lat pracował w Polsce i zagranicą w firmach prywatnych, m.in. na 3-letnim kontrakcie inżynierskim w Tokio, w firmie doradztwa finansowego z obszaru fuzji i przejęć w Warszawie, jako dyrektor finansowy w międzynarodowej spółce we Wrocławiu. Zna biegle język angielski.
Jest absolwentem Politechniki Wrocławskiej, Wydziału Elektroniki oraz Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego – ukończył magisterskie studia managerskie MBA w opcji międzynarodowej.
Prywatnie jest miłośnikiem sportowej rywalizacji i uwielbia jazdę na nartach. Interesuje się także fotografią.

Witold Ziomek has been the President of the Management Board of Municipal Waterworks and Sewerage Joint Stock Company (MPWiK S.A.) in Wroclaw since 2017. Prior to being promoted to CEO he held the position of Vice President of the Company for 10 years and was responsible for all the finance functions, IT services, capital investment, asset management and customer relationship. During that period MPWiK Wroclaw successfully arranged the financing scheme that combined the EU grants and the EIB loan and executed an investment programme worth over 1.5 billion PLN – the biggest project in its history.
Prior to becoming involved in the public sector, Witold Ziomek had been employed for 20 years by private sector companies both in Poland and abroad. Among his work experience are: a three-year engineering contract in Tokyo, a management position in a Warsaw-based financial advisory firm specialising in M&A transactions as well as a position of the finance director in an international company based in Wroclaw, Poland. He is fully proficient in English.
Witold Ziomek graduated from Wrocław University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Electronics and subsequently obtained an MBA degree at Wroclaw University of Economics.
In his private life Ziomek is a big fan of sport competitions and a ski enthusiast. He also has a keen interest in photography.