Prof. Robert G. Picard is one of the world’s leading academic experts on media economics and management and government communications policies. He is North American Advisor for the Reuters Institute in the Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Oxford, a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and an affiliated fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, Yale University. He was formerly Director of Research at the Reuters Institute, University of Oxford, and a research fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also on the faculties of the University of Canberra, Australia, the Institute of Media and Entertainment, IESE Business School in New York, the Center for Media Management and Economics at Tsinghua University in China, and the University of Tampere, Finland.

He is the author and editor of 30 books including Handbook on the Economics of the Media, Media Clusters: Spatial Agglomeration and Content Capabilities (Edward Elgar Publishing), The Economics and Financing of Media Companies (Fordham University Press), Media Product Portfolios: Issues in Managing Multiple Products and Services (Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers), Media Firms: Structures, Operations and Performance (Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers), The Internet and the Mass Media (Sage), The Newspaper Publishing Industry (Allyn & Bacon), Media Economics: Concepts and Issues (Sage), Press Concentration and Monopoly: New Perspectives on Newspaper Ownership and Operation (Ablex), and Joint Operating Agreements: The Newspaper Preservation Act and Its Application (Ablex).

Gregory Ferrell Lowe has taught at the University of Tampere, George Washington University, Vienna University of Applied Sciences, Jonkoping International Business School in Sweden, and the University of Westminster.

From 1997 – 2007 he had high-level media management experience as senior advisor for corporate strategy and development at Yle Finland, the national public broadcasting corporation (similar to the BBC in Britain), and concurrently for four years served as the designer and head of Yle Program Development.

Lowe holds a PhD in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin and an MA in mass communication from Ohio State University. In addition to his academic posts, Lowe served as president of the European Media Management Association for two terms, is continuity director for the RIPE International Initiative for Public Service Development in Media and will take over as chair of the World Media Economics and Management Conference at the conclusion of the May 2018 event in Cape Town.

His publications include 10 edited books and eBooks, as well as 45 refereed and scholarly publications on topics ranging from managing media firms to public service media, media finance, cross-border network issues, convergence, and challenges for theory development in the field. He is the series editor for the seven RIPE Readers published by Nordicom since 2003. The eighth book is titled Public Service Media in the Networked Society.

Lowe was lead editor for a best-selling book published by Springer Scientific, titled Managing Media Firms and Industries: What’s so special about media management? He has also published numerous articles in journals that include Journal of Communication, European Journal of Communication, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journal of Media Business Studies, and International Journal on Media Management.

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted is the Director of Media Consumer Research at the University of Florida. Her research expertise includes digital/mobile media consumption, branding, and strategic management in emerging media/communications industries. Her current studies involve AI in media, media brand trust assessment, audience engagement conceptualization/measurement, development and marketing of mobile media content, cross-platform audience behavior, and branded content.

Gillian Doyle is an economist with special interest in media and cultural industries. Gillian worked as a media equities analyst for a leading Swiss bank and in financial journalism prior to setting up the UK’s first Masters programme in the area of media management and economics. She now leads the MSc in Media Management at the University of Glasgow and is one of the main contributors to the core teaching in this subject area. In recognition of her contribution to research in the field Gillian was presented with the Journal of Media Economics Honour Award 2021 and she was recently awarded the European Media Management Association (EMMA) prize for outstanding contribution to scholarship.

Gillian’s research interests encompass media economics and media and cultural policy. Her work on the economics of mass media and on media ownership has been translated and published in several languages. She is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Media Economics, Journal of Cultural Economics, the International Journal on Media Management, Journal of Media Business Studies, Journalism: Theory Practice Criticism, Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, Media International Australia, Media Industries and the Nordic Journal of Media Studies.

ince 2016, Dr. María Elena Gutiérrez, current Head of the Academy of Economics and Administration at the School of Communication, represents Mexico in the annual research of the Digital News Report. Her participation consists of coordinating the methodological application of the research and interpretation of the results to ensure that the particularities of the Mexican media environment are reflected and studied in the context of international trends in the field of digital journalism.

Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska is an Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw in the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies. Additionally, she serves as the Deputy Director of the Doctoral School of Social Sciences. Prof. Jupowicz-Ginalska is an accomplished author and presenter, having published numerous papers and actively participated in many academic conferences. She is also a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Media Business Studies and the Reviewers Board for Future Internet, Sustainability, and Social Sciences. She serves on the Scientific Boards of Journalism and Media, Styles of Communication, Revista Multidisciplinar, and Journal of Creative Industries and Cultural Studies. In 2010, she won the “Golden Wings” award for her book “Media Marketing”.

Prof. Jupowicz-Ginalska initiates and leads the research project “FOMO. Poles and Fear of Missing Out” (2018-…), the first representative study of FOMO and its related phenomena in Poland. Additionally, Prof. Jupowicz-Ginalska is a co-investigator in the project “Diversity Management as Innovation in Journalism” (POLS): where she is a part of the Ukrainian Task Force focusing on D&I related to the war in Ukraine (https://managingnewsroomdiversity.com).

She is an experienced academic teacher and practitioner, having developed her skills in PR agencies, media, and as a representative of the Dean for Promotion.

Prof. Jupowicz-Ginalska is the initiator and team leader of The Knowledge-Share Communities (#university&emmahub) and an active member of the emma community. She also leads the Organising Committee of the World Media Economics and Management Conference 2025, held in Warsaw on May 20-24 (www.wmemc2025.wdib.uw.edu.pl).

Research interests: media marketing, media management, media diversity and inclusion, the impact of new technologies on human life, FOMO and related phenomena, VR, and media polarization.

Graduate of MBA studies at London Business School, HEC Paris, NHH (Bergen) and Warsaw University of Technology. Researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Information Journalism and Bibliology at the University of Warsaw. As a representative of the University of Warsaw, she co-created the Recommendations of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKIK) on the marking of advertisements in social media. She has been advising Polish and foreign companies in the professional services industry for over 15 years. Author of numerous publications and speaker at industry and scientific conferences on influencer public relations. Co-host of the live programme “Na backstage’u/At the backstage” broadcast on Anywhere TV and co-creator of the podcast “PR na backstage’u/PR at the backstage”. Former vice-president of the Polish Public Relations Association. Expert in the Sectoral Competence Council for the Marketing Communication Sector at the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development.

Research interests: public relations, influencer marketing, image crisis, social media.

Hubert Kuliński is a lecturer, media and public relations specialist, psychologist, and a PhD candidate in communication and media at the Faculty of Journalism and Book Studies, University of Warsaw. He is a member of The International Association for Media and Communication Research.

Research interests: political communication, media psychology, public relations, and communication ethics.

IT engineer, a graduate of the University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz. The lead IT specialist and webmaster at the Laboratory of Media Studies at the University of Warsaw, but also the owner of a web-fabryka.com interactive agency.

Research interests: biometrics and topics related to servers, in particular virtualization. It follows with interest the market and the development of new technologies, as well as the way they are used in the everyday life of the media, companies and ordinary people.

Ksenia Wróblewska is a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, specializing in social communication and media studies. She holds degrees in Journalism and Media Studies, Cultural Studies – Intercultural Relations, and American Studies – Culture of the United States. Ksenia’s doctoral dissertation focuses on media marketing strategies for on-demand (VOD) platforms. In addition to her academic pursuits, Ksenia works as a Project Management Team Lead in the advertising agency, where she collaborates with clients from all over the world and oversees the implementation of e-commerce, digital, and web maintenance projects.

Research interests: marketing, media marketing, social advertising, online advertising, television, social problems in the United States.

Malwina Żuchniewicz is a PhD student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, with a focus on communication and media studies. Since 2017, she has been a specialist in promotion at the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw. She has co-organized several significant conferences, including the Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association, Congress of Public Relations Professionals, and Congress of the Polish Communication Association.

Research interests: communication, crisis communication, image crisis, crisis management, social media.

Malwina Żuchniewicz is a PhD student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, with a focus on communication and media studies. Since 2017, she has been a specialist in promotion at the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw. She has co-organized several significant conferences, including the Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association, Congress of Public Relations Professionals, and Congress of the Polish Communication Association.

Research interests: communication, crisis communication, image crisis, crisis management, social media.

Bogdan Andruszczenko is a PhD student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, specializing in media and communication. He works as a Mobility Coordinator at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. His doctoral dissertation is focusing on post-politics in social media.

Research interests: post-politics, propaganda, mediatization of politics, media image of politicians.

IT engineer, a graduate of the University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz. The lead IT specialist and webmaster at the Laboratory of Media Studies at the University of Warsaw, but also the owner of a web-fabryka.com interactive agency.

Research interests: biometrics and topics related to servers, in particular virtualization. It follows with interest the market and the development of new technologies, as well as the way they are used in the everyday life of the media, companies and ordinary people.

Martyna Dudziak-Kisio is a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, specializing in social communication and media studies. She is also a collaborator at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw in Poland. Additionally, she has managed three scientific projects and has been awarded two scholarships by the city of Warsaw.

Research interests: intersection of media issues, aging societies, and digital well-being.

Katarzyna Iwanicka, PhD, is a graduate of both the Faculty of Psychology and the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw. She obtained her doctorate in medical sciences from the Medical University of Lublin in 2015. Currently, she works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies, having previously been employed as an assistant professor at the University of Justice. Alongside her academic work, she is also a psychotherapist and holds certifications as an addiction therapist and psychosocial skills trainer. She is also a trainee supervisor in the field of addiction psychotherapy.

Researcher and lecturer of digital media and media management, assistant professor at the Department of Digital Culture and Media Ethics, Faculty of Communication of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. She is interested in ethical issues (especially axiology) of technological development, challenges of digital transformation and social challenges for decision-makers of media organizations, as well as axio-futurology.

Bogdan Andruszczenko is a PhD student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, specializing in media and communication. He works as a Mobility Coordinator at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. His doctoral dissertation is focusing on post-politics in social media.

Research interests: post-politics, propaganda, mediatization of politics, media image of politicians.

Katarzyna Iwanicka, PhD, is a graduate of both the Faculty of Psychology and the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw. She obtained her doctorate in medical sciences from the Medical University of Lublin in 2015. Currently, she works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies, having previously been employed as an assistant professor at the University of Justice. Alongside her academic work, she is also a psychotherapist and holds certifications as an addiction therapist and psychosocial skills trainer. She is also a trainee supervisor in the field of addiction psychotherapy.

Researcher and lecturer of digital media and media management, assistant professor at the Department of Digital Culture and Media Ethics, Faculty of Communication of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. She is interested in ethical issues (especially axiology) of technological development, challenges of digital transformation and social challenges for decision-makers of media organizations, as well as axio-futurology.

Hubert Kuliński is a lecturer, media and public relations specialist, psychologist, and a PhD candidate in communication and media at the Faculty of Journalism and Book Studies, University of Warsaw. He is a member of The International Association for Media and Communication Research.

Research interests: political communication, media psychology, public relations, and communication ethics.

Doctor of social sciences in the field of media studies (WDIB UW). Master’s degree in marketing (WSZiM) and public relations specialist (SNS UW and IFiS PAN). He has experience in management, conducting marketing campaigns, advertising and promotional activities, working with clients, B2B and creating websites. Bachelor’s theses supervisor.

Publishing manager, introduces London Wall Publishing books to the Polish market, cooperates with the media, public relations and marketing managers, as well as advertising and PR agencies. He has been organizing events for over 20 years and has been publishing the AutoRok automotive magazine since 2000.

A big fan of car design, new technologies, online courses and training, and e-marketing. Co-founder of DesignForum, whose mission was to promote young and talented Poles in foreign design centers. Co-founder and secretary of Car of the Year Poland.

Research interests: marketing, advertising, e-marketing and e-PR media, public relations, social and interpersonal communication
new media, internet PR, social media, influencer marketing
design thinking, UX and UI

Malwina Żuchniewicz is a PhD student in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, with a focus on communication and media studies. Since 2017, she has been a specialist in promotion at the Faculty of Journalism, Information, and Book Studies at the University of Warsaw. She has co-organized several significant conferences, including the Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association, Congress of Public Relations Professionals, and Congress of the Polish Communication Association.

Research interests: communication, crisis communication, image crisis, crisis management, social media.

Anita Zawisza is an Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland. She completed her doctoral studies in film and audiovisual research. She is a member of several Polish associations including the Poles Abroad Digital Library (PBC) and the Polish Society for Film and Media Research (PTBFiM). Anita has scholarly experience in preserving Poland’s cultural heritage and has participated in several film festivals both in Poland and other European countries.

Research interests: socially engaged cinema, religious film research, and image research.

IT engineer, a graduate of the University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz. The lead IT specialist and webmaster at the Laboratory of Media Studies at the University of Warsaw, but also the owner of a web-fabryka.com interactive agency.

Research interests: biometrics and topics related to servers, in particular virtualization. It follows with interest the market and the development of new technologies, as well as the way they are used in the everyday life of the media, companies and ordinary people.

Agnieszka Wojtukiewicz is a PhD candidate in the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, specializing in social communication and media studies. Her doctoral dissertation focuses on news avoidance in Poland. She completed her undergraduate studies in economics and e-business at the Warsaw School of Economics, and in journalism and media studies at the University of Warsaw. Professionally, she works as a PR expert for one of the leading retailers in Poland.

Research interests: relationship between media and business, information behavior, and corporate social responsibility.

is an Associate Professor and Head of the Journalism Department at the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland. Her research interests centre on radio and community media. She is the author of the books Radio studenckie w Polsce [Student radio in Poland, 2008], Radio społeczne – trzeci obok publicznego i komercyjnego sektor radiowy [Community radio – the third in addition to the public and commercial radio sector, 2016] and Pirate Waves. Polish Private Radio Broadcasting in the Period of Transformation 1989–1995 [2022]. She is also a former Vice President of the Community Media Forum Europe, a member of the Advisory Board of Prison Radio International and the Editorial Board of the journal Media-Kultura-Komunikacja Społeczna [Media – Culture – Social Communication].

I am a habilitated doctor in media sciences, a doctor of economic sciences, an assistant professor at the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Bibliology at the University of Warsaw.
I am the author of three monographs: “Public relations in the management of organizational crisis situations. The art of communication” (Warsaw 2015), “Public relations in the space of social media” (Koszalin 2013), “Internet Public Relations. “Polish realities of public relations activities on the Internet” (Koszalin 2010), scientific editor of two collective monographs and over 80 articles on communication and public relations.

For over two decades, I have been advising and training company management boards, representatives of local governments, public institutions and other organizations.
I advise in difficult situations when the crisis reaches the media, and I also help construct strategies that include preventive actions to minimize the risk of a crisis occurring.
I carry out communication audits indicating the strengths and weaknesses of the organization’s communication, but also potential opportunities and threats.

I am the winner of the PRoton 2013 and Lew PR 2013 industry awards in the field of public relations education.

Research interests: Management of organizational communication – strategies, audits, Management of crisis situations, Social communication (including political communication), Ethics of communication, especially public relations, New media

is a habilitated doctor in Media Studies and holds a PhD in Economics. She serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Gdansk and is the Director of the Institute of
Media, Journalism, and Social Communication at the same university. Prof. Łosiewicz has authored and co-authored over 90 scientific papers and publications in the areas of public relations, social
communication, and new media. She is an expert in Science Advice for Policy by European Academies, a member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Board Member of the Polish
Communication Association.

Grażyna Stachyra, (PhD in Media Communication) is Associated Professor at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. She is former Vice-Chair of ECREA’s Radio Research Section and Co-Editor of Radio:The Resilient Medium (Sunderland, 2014), Radio Relations: Policies and Aesthetics of the Medium (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018). She is also Author and Co-Author of various articles dedicated to radio i.e., in European Journal of Communication (2012), Media Culture & Society (2015, 2019), Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media (2023).

Research areas: new forms of radio genres, anthropological contexts of radio communication, modern radio aesthetics, voice techniques in radio