Speakers

Henryk Borczyk, Deputy-Chair of the Management Board of Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia, a citizen of Tychy, a graduate from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, with a longstanding managing and self-governmental experience. Previously he worked as, inter alia, the Vice-Mayor of the city of Tychy (2000 – 2010) where he supervised the sectors of investments, public utility services and environmental protection. He was responsible for creating and implementing Poland’s first Low Emissions Reduction Programme. Also headed municipal companies - Agencja Promocji i Rozwoju Gospodarczego and Towarzystwo Budownictwa Społecznego in Tychy. Between 2010 and 2015 he was the President of Tauron Ciepło and then the Vice-President of the Board for Tauron Polska Energia S.A. group corporation matters, responsible for strategic and consolidated procurement. He furthermore held numerous social functions such as the Vice-President of the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cites”, an expert at the Parliamentary Commission for Environmental Protection or a member of the Regional Council for Energy at the Silesian Association of Municipalities and Poviats.