Speakers

Robert Tomanek is the Rector at the University of Economics in Katowice and a professor at the Department of Transportation of the University of Economics in Katowice. His field of study includes economics of transportation and urban logistics.

He is the author and co-author of 160 publications including 9 books. Since 1998 he has carried out 32 research and implementation projects related to the topics of  i.a. restructuring of transportation companies, policies and strategies of urban and regional transport development and optimization of transport economy in the public sector.

Between 1992 and 1997 he was a deputy chairman of the Municipal Transport Association of the Upper Silesia Industrial Region. He was a member of supervisory board at Polish Radio Katowice (2014-2016) and Węglokoks SA (2016-2018).

From 2005 to 2008 he was a vice-dean at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Economics in Katowice and from 2008 to 2016 a vice-rector of the University. Since 2016 he has been holding the position of the Rector of the University of Economics in Katowice.