Agnieszka Sznyk PhD

Agnieszka Sznyk is the President of the Board at INNOWO, the Institute of Innovation and Responsible Development in Warsaw, Poland. She holds a Doctor of Sciences degree from Warsaw Life Sciences University and a diploma in Public Relations Specialist from Warsaw University.

She is a member of the Council of Advisors operating under the President of the Łukasiewicz Centre, an economy expert at the Circular Economy Working Group under the National Smart Specializations (NSS) appointed by the Steering Committee. The committee comprises representatives from the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy in Poland. Agnieszka is also a member of the Coordinating Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform.

Agnieszka has been involved with non-governmental organizations for many years, notably as a founder and manager of the Polish Circular Hotspot (www.circularhotspot.pl) and the international educational campaign Circular Week (www.circularweek.org). Previously, she worked for WWF, coordinating numerous international and nationwide campaigns aimed at increasing society’s ecological awareness. In 2008, she received the prestigious award for the best PR specialist in the NGO sector..

INNOWO (the Institute of Innovation and Responsible Development) is a foundation, non-governmental organization and a THINK-to-DO TANK established to support the development of innovation and implementation of systemic changes for the purpose of sustainable socio-economic progress. Circular Economy is the main field of interest and expertise of INNOWO. The organization  supports decision-makers in identifying effective legislative and policy instruments to engage businesses and consumers in achieving a significant and lasting change towards sustainable production and consumption. www.innowo.org